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They really are very polite people.
Jul 27, 2016 7:32 PM
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They really are very polite people.
harharcharizard
Not the right meme
harharcharizard
But there's a meme for every dream
harharcharizard
Maymay
TheBritfag
Sneezed in Edinburgh one time and some bloke told me to shut up.
JimNeverHasASecondCupOfCoffeeAtHome
We do that here in america... we just shoot guns off and ride off on horseback afterwards
SweetBabyJesusBaconFlavoredNutellaMountainDewApplePieMooQuack
that could also pass for Alberta.
JoshWasHere
I work with a Canadian. My experiences make this hard to believe. But his dress code is always on point
canyouthriveat35
I've said bless you to someone in the next isle at the grocery store. They replied with "God, is that you?"
pachyderm
fucking Canadians. forcing their religion on everyone.
sarcasmandcynicism
We're polite, but that doesn't mean we're nice.
augustolive
yeah, we're really just super passive aggressive
AStainlessSteelRat
"Do not mistake my kindness and courtesy for weakness." - I forget who
VoltageXL1
We're nice at face value, but piss us off and we can turn into savages
hajime666
I'd figure you'd be meaner since your beer sucks.
hajime666
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVPDL89FQ1M forgot this part. sorry
VoltageXL1
U WOT M8
JoeinCanada
When I take photographs in the US, people constantly walk in front of me without a second thought. In Canada they stop until I am finished.
CrashedandBurned
Stay home if they lose a hockey game though. Especially in you're in Vancouver apparently.
TheEleventh
It's worse when they win......
RockinTheBeerGut
I'm only 7 months and 6 days away from becoming a Canadian citizen. Life's been so awesome since leaving Las Vegas.
disinformatique
How many years does it take for getting citizenship after getting a PR?
RockinTheBeerGut
Up to 2 yrs
disinformatique
Cool, thanks for replying :)
AgentBlackJack
Two Canadian friends moved to Las Vegas. They said no way they're going back to Canada. Different strokes for different folks I guess.
rukeman
I see you Nicolas Cage.
disinformatique
Nicolas Coppola
eatingketchupchips
congratulations :) hope you'll embrace all of our other immigrants & add to our cultural Mosaic of a country!
RockinTheBeerGut
I can't wait. Loving living here as it is. Best decision I ever made. And thank you.
mousleeps
I moved her from UK two years ago, best decision I ever made!
Allboobandmoreboob
Did you do the IEC? I was hoping to get an Invite but the last round is this week and it looks like they're all gone :-( gonna try again
eatingketchupchips
happy to hear it! what province are you in?
RockinTheBeerGut
BC. Vancouver. Plan on moving to Nova Scotia next year.
eatingketchupchips
all my roomies this year were from Nova Scotia, super fun. A bit less liberal than BC, but I'm sure you're used to that being from the US
thygif
Did you say "thank you"?
ninmonkey
"bless you". "thank you" -- But then they say "you're welcome", then what do I say?
thygif
Then you say thank you again.. I am afraid you've entered a never ending circle
TheNukaPipboy2500
Have to compensate for giving the world Nickleback
TheGreyGryphon
Fuck that y'all made him and Beiber famous not us!
CdnDecoy
Do we really need to start on this one?
CdnDecoy
Kardashians, Trump, really the list goes on... ;)
PutShoeOnHead
Trump does trump Bieber.
CdnDecoy
Trump trumps Trump...
Jjfirefly
If anyone wins the 2016 election I am moving to Canada. I guess I'll start packing.
ItsJustACatThing
Dieu te bénisse!
Fitzandthefool
Qu'il ne te fasses pas le nez comme j'ai la cuisse.
LaBotte
À tes souhaits !
CagedDemonWolf
The french canadian version of that would be : a tes souhaits . Or to be more polite : a vos souhaits .
ObamasBigBlackCaucus
I believe the correct translation is "Au soleil, sous la pluie, A midi ou à minuit Il y a tout ce que vous voulez aux Champs-Elysées."
PatricC
You're talking about Paris, Canada ?
ObamasBigBlackCaucus
I'm just glad someone got the reference :-/
goodbyetangerinesky
NOFX or Joe Dassin?
ObamasBigBlackCaucus
NOFX originally, then Joe Dassin. I love this song.
goodbyetangerinesky
Aus champs elysees! Aux champs elysees!
TheBrokenRuler
This is not a confession. Your meme is bad and your should feel bad
iravendarknessi
They're confessing that they're not sorry they moved to Canada!
Rizzivision
Sorry eh?
TheBrokenRuler
That being said, welcome to Canada! If you're in the Alberta area I'll buy you a beer.
Rizzivision
Toronto sorry buddy
SpikeTheGoat
People often stay bless you or gesundheit and I live in the US. Maybe you used to just live somewhere people weren't very polite =P
arcenlapin
1. Manners here are atrocious. My cousin held the door open for some uppity snobs and not a single one said thanks, so with each one that
arcenlapin
2. passed by she said "You're welcome. You're welcome. You're welcome." One came back outside and had the audacity to say "Oh, I thought
arcenlapin
3. you worked here." (it was a restaurant) As if that excludes you from treating someone like a human?! Called him out on it again. Asshat.
umikaloo
were you in toronto?
arcenlapin
I meant manners in the US. I've never been to Toronto, I hear it's a shithole though. Lol
umikaloo
The people aren't really jerks, other canadians love to tease toronto though!
kungfugoldfish
I bless people like that too! But I'm Texan.
Synai
I'll upvote it when you use the correct meme
lerelmmm
I was coming out of the lake today and splashed a seagull.. I said sorry to it
gothrowhell2
Yes everyone is nice in Canada, well execpt for scott hes a dick.
Orwellwasright1984
Thank you very much, gentlemen for explaining the whole "Scott" thing.
MrClive
Yeah Scott's an ass, the rest of us are pretty great though... ... Scott....
Scootsmgoots
Sorry...
TheRealHouseton
Southpark reference off the chain!
Scootsmgoots
Scott here, can confirm.
margaretolson
I'M NOT YOUR FRIEND, BUDDAY
PutShoeOnHead
I'M NOT YOUR BUDDY, PAL!
thundercactus
HE'S NOT YOUR PAL, GUY!
umikaloo
I knew a complete asshat named hayden, we went portaging, he constantly told me about how many more canoes he could carry, never carried one
NotAnUberUsername
I'm sorry you can't meme..
Wereallpinklikev
This is a lie. A single sneeze? That's not how they work. We all know you have about 4-30 in a row.
wanderingsibyl
Sounds like it could be the South US too
poopfacejenneye
I'm from Florida and I'll say bless you when someone sneezes in any situation. Crowded bus, or to myself when I'm alone. Why is this a thing
Misora
I don't know but I do it too and I'm not even Christian. It's just ingrained from a young age I guess.
kyro
Southern can confirm.
spitslap
And yelled back..."mind your own god damn business"
Cattalaster
bigMCG
My grandma always told me it was your spirit trying to escape; That kind of creeped me out so now I yell get out of them!
JessieJanson
Mine was "its a demon trying to steal your soul, you have to say 'god bless you' to stop it.
KtownBCguy
or "I have a boyfriend"
afroman
In america yes. In fact I'm sure the "Bless You." would be "FUCK YOU! YOU SNEEZED ON ME! I'M SUEING YOUR ASS!"
MemeStealingSkeleton
*sound of a thousand muffled "sorrys" in the distance*
HEXADECIMAL
He yelled back, I'm an athiest!!!
afroman
IM A VEGAN!
StinyZ
Science damn you!
Zanthy
Found my fellow American
SneakZ
Found the new Yorker
RapReplies
Cause you already nose my sneeze don't need a witness. Bars.
boombaby123
We gotta get you a proverb book or something, cause this mix and match shits gotta go.
TheNewestUsername
Did you just pick out random words and put them together?
RapReplies
Nah bro its the reply raps
Mycologics
Are there reply raps? Cause I want in. Even though I need sleep, I'll make ya head spin
InternetLawyer
Player Two has entered the game
tunastrongandfree
You could spin your head like a top, poppin out rhymes making time stop.
ErinFromTheOffice
Rectangle. America. Megaphone. Monday. Butthole.
BaloneyBob
Concur
StatisticallyInsignificantCanadian
You're halfway to an RNC speech.
choover25
GandalfsLawyer
Not trying to be a grammar nazi, but Monday is always plural if preceded by America
ticktockbent
It depends actually! It seems he was using the possessive form of Monday, rather than the passive aggressive form.
ErinFromTheOffice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1cZG29UOTQ
pantsbazooka
memento765
That's Scott. Scott's a dick.
Sarah6race
Yells back, "Sorry, eh!"
thundercactus
"eh" is only used in a statement in which you want a response. For example; "Nice weather we're having, eh?".
guactopus
New yorker here. Can confirm
Rengii
fight me
jesusismysecondname
Fight me you little bitch*
Mysuperlongimgurusername
Yo deadass, fight me
SaraSlaughter
Came to say the same thing. New Yorkers are rude AF and I'm in Western region. Cross the border in Niagara Falls, magically nice humans.
BeladridEnArr
Is this really a confession though?
MachoManRandoSandwich
THANK GOD YOU'RE HERE; THEY ALMOST GOT AWAY WITH IT
DeezN00tz
1 hell'uva!
toocheesytobehip
Is apologizing really am admission of guilt? ;)
AllTheCoolKidsPeeTheirPants
No
cousteau
Isn't this Congestion bear?
BeladridEnArr
*coughcough*
ChrischinLoois
I don't know how horribly misused memes make it to the front page
DoctorJungyBrongen
This is the most poorly used meme I've seen in awhile
agame18
People don't understand the bear!
flxtony
As a Canadian, I apoligize on behalf of OP.
CaptSumTingWong
Lol truth
Unoski
Wouldn't this be Socially awesome penguin or something?
CaptSumTingWong
I still like the guy who suggested it as Canadian apology bear, that works for me
DoctorJungyBrongen
I'd do that or the awkward seal.
ReacH8001
Which is nice
Nicbudd
No, it isn't.
CircuitCircus
Asking the real questions
Kirkwardo
That's why I down voted it
brikhouse2
Maybe he didn't enter legally.
JustBeCoolBruh
Could have stretched and gone with the socially awkward penguin.
BeladridEnArr
Maybe even success kid if that's how he felt about it
ojp1977
Well, OP is confessing to having sneezed by an open window, and that someone blessed them. I'm kinda reaching I know...
march3r
Sorry
AsABiologistWhoIsNotFunAtParties
Yeah, OP is god, and they are confessing that they did indeed go a little overboard on politeness when making Canadians, as suspected.
YodasLeftEar
OP's sorry. ha
AllTheCoolKidsPeeTheirPants
No
WhoLikesToRockTheParty
Found the American.
anaraxachorious
Maybe it could also be seen as the Canadian apology bear.
Scptt
Oooh like a spirit bear looking apologetic?
Betpa
Eyy good point
CaptSumTingWong
Some people see the glass half full...
BeladridEnArr
But the glass is refillable.
spudpicker
Needs maple leaves and a mounty hat to be legitimate.
anaraxachorious
Sounds good eh. A double double and a pair of CCM tacks too there.
eatingketchupchips
I went to a Subway in the states and was genuinely appalled that the person in front of me didn't say please or thanks once when asking (1)
Jesusthe3rd
dude.... they don't have sub sauce....
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Jesusthe3rd
NOPE no sub sauce in the USA. I'm a heathen and I don't put any sauce on my sub just a little salt and pepper I always get a weird look :(
eatingketchupchips
iirc back when i used to eat meat that's all i did too, i also thought "assorted" meant you got to choose your toppings tho lmao
Misora
You just had to keep going south. Once you cross the bible belt we get all 'please' and 'thank you' again usually.
jtms
from the south can confirm very polite
ISuperBelieveInYouTadCooper
We're not all like that, I promise! I try to be as polite/kind as possible to people in general, but esp in service/retail roles.
brightintempas
They also don't have sub sauce at subway in the US... so sad...
kuatron
Murican here, the fuck is sub sauce?
brightintempas
@kuatron it's kind of like italian salad dressing and it's used to add flavour to the sandwich
SweetBabyJesusBaconFlavoredNutellaMountainDewApplePieMooQuack
I gift straight from gods peepee tube into a bottle.
blindtrucker
Was at a McDonald's in Syracuse NY and everyone in line ahead of me was saying "I want" or "give me" when ordering. 1/2
MrTestCat
imgur job stories have taught me to be kind to retail and fast food staff. They deal with stupid people and i wanna be not so stupid. c:
Belfastlad1
I Say How are you? Can i have etc.
blindtrucker
2/2 when it was my turn, I said "hi, how are you, may I please have..." the young lady was shocked, then smiled. Told me I made her day
DickRogers
What part of Canada are you from? I see people behaving like this all the time where I live.
AreThoseMyPants
Irish pubs taught me to never order a drink by starting with "could I have". More often than not they'd reply with "I don't know. Can you?"
ratchethatchet
TIL Irish pubs are like second grade teachers
AreThoseMyPants
http://img2.thejournal.ie/inline/910240/original.gif
eatingketchupchips
for their toppings. Here it's like "yup some tomato & lettuce, please... thanks.. uhm and pickles please" (2)
CrazyCatLad
Oh lawd, as an American I get all mad at myself if I miss saying my 3rd thank you for something mundane.
Hulagirl01
Me too:)
Gineous
You must be Southern
itsybitsyspider
I am and can relate. If we didn't say "thank you" more than the mandatory three times, mama would beat us with the willow stick.
CrazyCatLad
Nope, born and raised in New Jersey but have lived in PA for over half of my life now (25).
ItsUncleSam
Holy shit, how did you turn out so nice living in Jersey? Your making the North East look bad man, we gotta be hard motherfuckers!
FeckItImAubreyPlazaNow
I wait until the end to say thank you so I'm not repeating myself twenty times. I hate repeating myself.
123345567789
Ya, and you only get a "Mmmmm" when you say sorry to someone, instead of a sorry back.
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vocalvalkyrie
Yes! New languages, the first things I learn and use most often are sorry, excuse me, please and thank you.
JavaGot
I was born and been living in the states. I do say please when I'm at the restaurants, ordering food. I would say thanks as well.
minabear
I know you're Canadian because you eat ketchup chips
eatingketchupchips
yes and they are miraculous, as are all dressed.
sonic745
And smarties!
vocalvalkyrie
Ketchup chips are so delicious we buy ketchup popcorn seasoning and now regular popcorn isn't good enough.
bigMCG
You don't eat ketchup chips in the US.....? Wtf
itznickelz
Ya wtf, Ketchup chips are amazing
minabear
Not only do we not eat them.... I'd never heard of them until I moved to Canada land
tryingtobeanasshole
And no dill pickle dip in USA. What?
Redmancometh
Wow pump your brakes kid. Thousand island + tobasco + fried pickels is a national treasure
ilipickles
I had some in Spain and I was hooked! Made my friend bring some back from Canada for me. I live in the States :(
bigcheeseguy
Sorry that you sneezed.
bkkhk
Sawry
DrJDX
Sore-ee
clutteredcanvas
Brit here. I slammed one of my cabinet doors too hard yesterday and, naturally, turned around and apologised to it.
circlebreaker
Now, now, the Canadian government has apologized for Brian Adamsneeze on several occasions.
SorryEh
Sorry eh?
whiteshadow204
User name checks out.
rrnk
This user name fits so perfect in this comments
OmfgImNotLurking
Found the Canadian
himherenowno
Soar-y
UniversalLeo1
I'm sorry that you're sorry (s)he sneezed.
deepfriedjazz
As an American, I will make you sorry you're sorry.
girlgunner
Today I said sorry for walking at normal pace through a door they were holding open for me...
sharon838
I've done that before, and I'm American!
mrsmithery
someone said sorry for using a garbage can near me at work today...
Carlisntreallythatbadofaguy
I love imgur for this shit right here
jellotheautobandasisgud
Why is this a confession
brickonator
Because OP has acclimated to Canada and is now sorry to share their story by default now.
ChameleonFacedGoon
Misuse of this meme frequently reaches FP. So people misuse it more. The cycle continues.
tanadarko
Because NOBODY ON THIS SITE knows how to use confession bear. It just needs to be renamed.
ninmonkey
That's not true. I saw a real one yesterday.
AreThoseMyPants
Maybe the confession is that he's only lived there for a week? Like, IRL he runs this facade of having lived there for ages.
Unoski
We also need to rename the Unpopular Opinion Puffin.
MOTHERFUCKINGLUCIFERMORNINGSTAR
No we just need a different penguin for popular opinions. The correct use of the unpopular opinion puffin gets down voted quickly
ninmonkey
I'm going to say something I know is popular but act like I don't.
WhitePhoenix
In Usersub, UOP is usually "socially libertarian opinions that generally don't hit the frontpage because Imgur is mostly lefties."
Zizmaster101
I was talking to a Canadian in Canada. I asked her why are Canadians so polite. She responded with I'm sorry I don't know what you mean
krimeariver41
You mean soorry
clgut
It's not that Canadians are especially polite, it's just that other ethnicities are especially impolite.
boomdeadshot
I don't think that's what ethnicity means
Radiohen
Canadian here, that´s not quite accurate, really sorry to mislead you :(
Murraylastname
It's a ruse you fool. Canadian proud! Sorry
sheriwallace123
My grandma is Canadian (born and raised in Vancouver) and she's the nicest woman I know. I love her :)
MickityMack
Am Canadian, my grandmother is also Canadian. She says I'm too fat to eat pie (I'm not). #notallcanadiangrandmas
sheriwallace123
Wtf? That sucks, I'm sorry
itsbre
Saying sorry is just something we say, like a reflex. Even though we don't always mean it.
pirateninjaunicornattacksquad
As a Canadian, the reality of it didn't hit me until I first left the country. I had no clue, to me it's just how your supposed to be.
annakata
As a canadian living abroad... why is everybody so hostile all the time? I'm sorry :(
pirateninjaunicornattacksquad
Seriously? What's so hard about being nice to each other? Can't we all just get along? :P
PamelaSplooshPoovey
I don't get it; some of the rudest, most brusque people I know are Canadian. I want to meet these fabled polite Canadians :(
TechnologicInferno
Every country has its share of assholes. Some more than others. I'm a Canadian but only apologize when I mean it. Sorry not sorry!
OrbitalTeapot
Ditto with me and Americans. There are jerks in every nationality. The majority of Canadians just happen to be polite.
melveys
Which part of Canada?
PamelaSplooshPoovey
Alberta, Toronto, various parts of BC...kinda widespread.
thundercactus
Toronto is bad, Vancouverites are so goddamn high on their own farts, I found Calgarians were super nice tho
melveys
You just need to meet some East Coasters :D
PamelaSplooshPoovey
Oh and Nova Scotia
PamelaSplooshPoovey
But if it makes you feel better the rude Nova Scotian is my favorite one :)
ShakePlays
That's the secret. We're polite as hell in public. When we are rude to you, we like you. It's like opposite the rest of civilized society
ChoboFreek
Fellow Canadian. Can confirm.
FennecAeon
You're like cold Australians!
emuthegreen
Unless they're French. Then you can't tell either way.
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duckmcquackin
Yesssss. My dads from australia. And i am first canadian born. An i can confirm this
PamelaSplooshPoovey
Aww :) Good because one of them is my aunt haha. Now, I adore her, but she IS rude and brusque haha
takinghostages
I agree. The sarcasm and rudeness is a good sign. You're in.
PamelaSplooshPoovey
*fistpumps*
ChameleonFacedGoon
I guess it's all relative, eh
groovedware
Relative? What's this all about, eh?
ninmonkey
I think all relatives means incest.
aFadingMemory
I'm sorry
ItsUncleSam
Especially living in New England. Everyone is an asshole, including myself. I wouldn't trade it for he world!
imwithcayde6andproud
Massachusetts is really the state with that shitty accent and bad drivers. Rhode Island has a little bit of accent, but it's not annoying.
ItsUncleSam
Oh, cmon, Rhode Island is Massachusetts mixed with New York, but most just have one kind of accent. We are shitty.
imwithcayde6andproud
We all can BE assholes, but we don't really.
arctictoool
No, you're thinking of Kentucky where they're all relatives
BlowOnItAndStickItIn
They have good fried chicken. Now I'm hungry.
arctictoool
Let's go to a KFC buffet. I'm starving and those places are amazing
BlowOnItAndStickItIn
They have buffets???
gamecocksrock
Soorry
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iamagrocerybag
Out and aboot
VigorousButtstuff
Clearly you've never been to London Ontario. Side note, is it that Canada is Polite? Or is it that the rest of America is all assholes?
Linkthebarbarian
London has the " Beef Baron " strip club. It's a great city.
drpainmd
America is assholes.
pirateninjaunicornattacksquad
therescue5
+1 London is a fuck hole and possibly the worst place in Canada. Very classist, racist, and arrogant.
AlphaIndustrial
Excuse me fuckface you ever been to south detriot. Aka windsor.
EricFromCanada
We have plenty of impolite citizens; they just all work for the government. (Or have their kids in minor hockey.)
xtrance
Yup hockey parents
theeturtle
This has nothing to do with your comment, but I am a fellow Eric from Canada, it's nice to meet you!
IOnceShatAPlum
Hi Eric! Have a good day, eh?
FloodingWaters
hockey is why canada is so polite. they get it out all the aggression and then they're good.
EnsignRoLaren
"Well the refs always have it out for kids who do well because they could never make it"... And my pee wee career ended.
00110001001001111010000110110110011
Or shop in Costco. Or wait in line at Tims.
imhoots
Are grouse about Target and the shit things they did...
DW05
Ugh...Costco people...
ohmegatron
Or major hockey.
colonelrussia
Probably those who is not polite wasn't born in Canada?
imachikenlol
That includes my mom...
monkeyrapecave
As a government worker...get lost ya hoser!
EricFromCanada
Not to paint all gov't employees with the same brush, but my local postal and licensing office staff are the rudest people I've ever met.
monkeyrapecave
I agree. The gov workers that are supposed to be good at dealing with people typically aren't. Just union things...
Cambino
There's something magical about kids hockey that turns dad's into assholes, mom's into bitches and drunks into professional hecklers
WhitePhoenix
And the kids wondering why everyone's so mean.
colonelrussia
Canadians are very polite, but never mess with them in the hockey
Equinox13
I used to be good friends with a Canadian. She constantly rubbed in my face how much better Canadians were. She was not a typical Canadian.
Stephiloo
Sorry, but was anything she said untrue? ;)
Equinox13
Frequently, yes.
lambaline
Sorry about that.
HungryForApples
Canadian here. Many of us do this simply for the aspect of humour. However, if we ACTUALLY offend someone...not enough sorry's can be said.
Equinox13
She was very serious about it. It got to the point where it kind of hurt being constantly reminded that I was a mere American.
HikariShade
I married a canuck and I can confirm to you that there are some extremely rude Canadians out there that like to put Americans down.
Equinox13
It seems like a universal thing. Good people and bad people everywhere, just some you hear about more than others.
kradivam
I got the very same thing from a few American friends, it's just bitter people who look elsewhere to complain.
Equinox13
We're all just people. There are good and bad ones everywhere in similar ratios, no matter what the media or the internet says.
disidi
American Canadian here. At least in Alberta and BC, I've met with an enormous amount of anti-American sentiment and weird jingoism. 1/2
Equinox13
I guess everyone wants someone to dislike.
5P4RK4
Were getting a bit tired of your shit tbh
MyBedroomIsSiberia
As a Canadian living in nw FL, this place sucks and nobody even realises it. It's hard not to be superior about it. Sorry :(
disidi
There's shitty places in Canada too. Don't judge the country for the location. There's amazing places in both countries. Socially too.
disidi
It's not something they're aware of doing for the most part, but I WAS screamed at in the airport by a Newfie; "go home you fucking Yank".
Quomp
Can you blame anyone for having anti-american sentiments?
Equinox13
No, but I can blame them for being jerks.
Equinox13
The girl I mentioned was a Newfie. She mentioned it often.
moreaujr
Yes. Even Canadians have Redneck. Do not worry, they aren't a majority.
Equinox13
They aren't a majority in America either. They're just loud and they make "good" TV (in terms of media $$$).