You know you're (insert nationality here) when...

You know you're Canadian when you ...

say railways and not railroads

want vinegar with your french fries and not ketchup
 
You know you are British when you are abroad and everyone talks to you in your native tongue (how do they know? Are we that obvious?) :confused:

You drive on motorways, call fries chips, eat fish and chips out of newspaper and are happy to queue for hours to get into the Next sale at 5am on boxing day. Crazy stuff...

Also, have learned that British and Canadians are similar. Vinegar and chips, it's just right. :lol:
 
ack! i guess im not that canadian :lol: ketchup is its own food group!

but:
you know youre canadian when you know about ketchup potato chips and know they are the most delicious thing in the world

except lays changed the recipe and now they arent as good :(
 
You know you're Canadian when . . .

The major parish fund-raiser isn't bingo, it's sausage making.

You know 4 seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and Contruction

You live in a house that has no front steps, yet the door is a metre above the ground.

You don't feel the urge to purchase maple syrup at the airport.

You've defended your property from trespassers with a lacrosse stick because you don't own a gun.
 
You know you're South African when...

You only expect items that you have ordered, or are supposed to show up in shops, a MONTH after they were supposed to.

'HOWZAT?' is a part of your regular vocabulary:D
 
You know you’re a New Zealander when...
You call both hot chips and crisps ‘chips’ but no one ever gets confused as to what you are referring to.
You think it is normal that there were only two TV channels until the ‘90s. :eek:
The Police don’t carry guns.
You call swimwear ‘togs’
90% of the population lives within 30 minutes of a beach
 
You know you're Dutch when DaWacko asks you what frietje speciaal is.
You know you're Dutch when people are snagging your Heineken.
You know you're Dutch when you make fun of Belgians.
You know you're Dutch when it hurts your pride that Belgians always beat is at the 'nationaal dictee'.
You know you're Dutch when the weatherman tells you it's not going to rain and you end up totally soaked.
 
saras_girlfriend said:
You know you're Dutch when DaWacko asks you what frietje speciaal is.
You know you're Dutch when people are snagging your Heineken.
You know you're Dutch when you make fun of Belgians.
You know you're Dutch when it hurts your pride that Belgians always beat is at the 'nationaal dictee'.
You know you're Dutch when the weatherman tells you it's not going to rain and you end up totally soaked.
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You're totally right :lol:

You know you're Dutch when the people in the Hague are bitching about a stupid school system.
 
You know you are British when you giggle childishly at the word 'pants' even though you know it means trousers... And you're still a little shocked by the title 'fannysmacking'. :lol:
 
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