Regina is a beautiful place to stay, and a great place to live. The "Queen City" is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada, and has a wonderful cultural life in music, theater and dance. We are very proud of our way of life, here in Regina. If you decide to come and visit, here a few thing to note about our wonderful Canadian province that make us unique - courtesy of Canadian-isms!
You might be in Canada if:
- You understand the sentence, "Could you please pass me a serviette, I just spilled my bowl of POUTINE"
- You eat chocolate bars instead of candy bars.
- You drink pop, not soda.
- You had a Prime Minister who wasn't fluent in either of the official languages (English or French).
- You talk about the weather with strangers and friends alike.
- You don't know, or care, about the fuss with Cuba; it's just a cheap place to travel (with very good cigars).
- You get milk in bags, as well as cartons and plastic jugs.
- Pike is a type of fish, not some part of a highway.
- You drive on a highway, not a freeway.
- You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers.
- You know that Mounties "don't always look like that."
- You drive with your headlights on during the day (since 1989, all new cars have been fitted with "daytime running lights").
- You have an Inuit carving by your bedside with the rationale, "What's good enough protection for the Prime Minister, is good enough for me."
- You wonder why there isn't a five dollar coin yet.
- You use a red pen on your non-Canadian textbooks, and fill in the missing 'u's from labor, honor, color, etc.
- You know the French equivalents of "free," "prize," and "no sugar added," thanks to your extensive education in bilingual cereal packaging.
- You are excited whenever an American television show mentions Canada.
- You make a mental note to talk about it at work the next day.
- You can do all the hand actions to Sharon, Lois and Bram's "Skin-a-ma-rinky-dinky-doo" opus.
- You can eat more than one maple sugar candy without feeling nauseous.
- You know what a toque is - you own one, and often wear it.
- You know Toronto is NOT a province.
- You never miss "Coach's Corner" during Hockey Night in Canada.
- Back bacon and Kraft Dinner are two of your favourite food groups.
- If you live in some of the colder Canadian provinces, your car has a cord and plug sticking out of the grill ... it's a block heater for those sub-zero (in Celsius) days.
- You only know three spices: salt, pepper and ketchup.
- You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
- The mosquitoes have landing lights.
- You have more kilometers on your snow blower than your car.
- Canadian Tire Store on any Saturday is busier than most toy stores at Christmas.
- You've taken your kids trick-or-treating in a blizzard.
- Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled in with frozen snow and slush.
- You owe more money on your snowmobile than your car.
- The local paper covers national and international headlines on 2 pages, but requires 6 pages for hockey.
- At least twice a year, the kitchen doubles as a meat processing plant.
- The most effective mosquito repellent is a shotgun.
- Your snowblower gets stuck on the roof.
- You think the start of deer season is a national holiday.
- You head south to go to your cottage.
- You frequently clean grease off your barbecue, so the bears won't prowl on your deck.
- You find -40C a little chilly.
- You can play road hockey on skates.
- You know 4 seasons: Winter, Still Winter, almost Winter and Construction.
- The municipality buys a Zamboni before a bus.
- You perk-up when you hear the theme from "Hockey Night in Canada".
Hope this list made you smile - Just proud to be Canadian!
Clair Whittington of Exit Realty Fusion is ready to help you explore your real estate options in, or around, Regina. "Serving you with my knowledge of real estate is what I do best in the lovely village of Grand Coulee or any of Regina's surrounding communities. Contact me today."
