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Globe & Mail says “American ignorance extends to Montreal smoked meat”
January 29, 2010 – 7:05 am | No Comment
Globe & Mail says “American ignorance extends to Montreal smoked meat”

The Canadian media seems to take a perverse pride in pointing out how Americans are ignorant of, or at least oblivious to, Canadian culture.

A recent video feature in the Globe & Mail“American

Top 14 destinations for expat foodies
January 25, 2010 – 7:05 am | No Comment
Top 14 destinations for expat foodies

Quick: when you think of the top “foodie” countries for expats, do you think of Canada?

Apparently, Britain’s Telegraph does.

Based on findings from the HSBC Expat Explorer Survey, the Telegraph created an  “Expat foodie…

Calvin Trillin eats poutine
November 18, 2009 – 7:15 am | No Comment
Calvin Trillin eats poutine

In the November 23rd issue of the New Yorker magazine, Calvin Trillin writes about “what may be, for better or worse, Canada’s national dish.”

He’s talking about poutine, a Quebecois creation of French fries topped…

From London to Toronto: More expat tales
October 21, 2009 – 7:10 am | No Comment
From London to Toronto: More expat tales

Last week, we shared an essay about relocating from Scotland to Canada.

Now, in “Being There: Toronto,” which appeared in The Economist’s Intelligent Life magazine, Tim Roston, who moved from London (England) to Toronto a…

Why is Thanksgiving in October?
October 12, 2009 – 7:01 am | No Comment
Why is Thanksgiving in October?

Today — Monday, October 12, 2009 — is the Thanksgiving holiday in Canada.

Canadians celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday roughly six weeks earlier than Americans do. And U.S. expats always ask, “Why?”

Here’s an excerpt from my…