Top 5 Canadian Expressions

Luz Montez: Today! John Palacio: Today! Luz Montez: The Top Five Canadian Expressions. Welcome to Trip on a Deal, I'm Luz. John Palacio: I'm John and this is a little ad for us but we’re researching our story an the Olympics Vancouver and we came across a great list of the Top Canadian Slang on the sight askmen.com which gives a little bit of inspiration so perhaps to them. I mean you need to know this list if you’re going to Canada right? Luz Montez: They are just one time if you’re away. I think they’re just sort of like this. John Palacio: Well, you know you grow up in a wacky and— Luz Montez: That’s true. John Palacio: These are a little familiar to you. Luz Montez: That’s right. John Palacio: Okay, so what are these? Luz Montez: Well number five in our list of five, my favorite is KEENER. If it can look—look at it and say what a keener? It maybe a back kind of compliment basically showing this keen to show how smart they are like by saying we’re doing research and stuff like that. But frankly it’s a little bit of a brown— John Palacio: Ouch! Luz Montez: Just giving example. John Palacio: Well, also keener is kind of earthy guide too right? Luz Montez: Yeah and they can do this one. John Palacio: —number four, pop quiz. You’re walking to a market in Vancouver; an old lady asks you for a Loonie what do you give her? Luz Montez: A trip to the Bayview? I don’t know—something to say. John Palacio: Okay yeah! It’s basically and give her a back, the one dollar coin that has a loonie on it on the coin’s face. Luz Montez: A loonie it is a bird. John Palacio: That’s right! Luz Montez: That they have in Canada. John Palacio: And to further publicate things , they now have a toonie. Luz Montez: A toonie, do you pronounce the word. John Palacio: Two loonies. Luz Montez: Two loonies and there it is. There it is in our expensive money back there. John Palacio: That’s right. Luz Montez: So, you can tell the part. Number three Pop. John Palacio: Pop! And so what did you call soda when you— Luz Montez: Pop! John Palacio: You’re good so in Canada it’s all by pop. Luz Montez: Sometimes we said soda, sometimes you said soda pop. John Palacio: And what do you call a pop in— Luz Montez: A bubbler. Everybody knows the bubbler. You guys are going to get the program. John Palacio: I guess so. Luz Montez: A bubbler. John Palacio: Number two. Luz Montez: A Two-Four. You are heading to a Canadian—we don’t actually say—to say that, right. John Palacio: Okay. Luz Montez: They don’t expect you to bring a two-four, what is it? A case of 24 bottles again of beer meant to be consumed at night for all— John Palacio: The great thing here is they have a Canadian Celebrate you know Queen Victoria’s Birthday. It’s on May 24. Luz Montez: Yeah— John Palacio: So, how do they celebrate? They get completely a hammer. Hail Holy Queen, that’s right yeah. Luz Montez: I don’t want to be on a two-four. John Palacio: Yeah! Luz Montez: Interesting! Well this is important for all Americans to know if you go in to Canada so you can be a popular. John Palacio: There you go! Luz Montez: And the number one. Number one Canadian’s line we already know is the Hoser. John Palacio: Well, you probably learned this from SCTV—basically, it means a loser, comes from the hockey days with the losing team would have to hose down the ring which is fun to say right? Luz Montez: The hosers. John Palacio: Yeah! Luz Montez: No, it’s not really a word but shouldn’t— John Palacio: Yeah if it was word but I mean it is more like sort of at the sole of Canada. I don’t think it’s a word, it’s— Luz Montez: —it was left over your breath if you talk it? John Palacio: Yeah. Luz Montez: They say it’s actually— John Palacio: You do it pretty good. Luz Montez: —weak down your throat. John Palacio: It’s not like Bargo but they do say it like that right. Luz Montez: No, Milwaukee is not in Minnesota. I just want to put this on the record, on the internet— John Palacio: Do they know this? Luz Montez: They say it’s actually politely for Canadians to live in those spots for you to peak if I go and like a, it’s almost done. John Palacio: Yes. Well, more about the Vancouver Olympics, watch our show at riponadeal.com, also follow us to tour.com/ Luz Montez: triponadeal. John Palacio: That’s it! Luz Montez: And join us next week so you can trip on a deal! John Palacio: Trip on a deal!