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That might be a regional thing, the Midwest and parts of the western US has rather straight roads, too. Canada's different, but in a lot of ways differences within the US are nearly as large as Canada-US difference IMO. And regions of Canada often share some similarities with the regions of the US across the border.
I've noticed that myself - especially in the UP. Michigan and Ontario use the same blue signs to point out things of interest, for example. Oh yeah, they're huge, huge fans of hockey in Michigan.
snj - I agree with Canadians having the "winter thing" locked up. That country knows winter...lol.
Of course, it'll be hot when I'm there. Of course.
I've noticed that myself - especially in the UP. Michigan and Ontario use the same blue signs to point out things of interest, for example. Oh yeah, they're huge, huge fans of hockey in Michigan.
snj - I agree with Canadians having the "winter thing" locked up. That country knows winter...lol.
Of course, it'll be hot when I'm there. Of course.
But not just that. It kind of comes with the territory if you're Canadian. People will know you come from a "cold" place if you go abroad. But if you're American, you could be from Alaska, California, Florida, Michigan, etc. Too disparate to really have that identity.
Don't get what there is to be scared about an ancestry result. I'm rather sure of most of mine, don't really care enough to find out whatever extra detail an ancestry test would reveal.
I still have a Canadian five dollar bill from my last trip. On the back, there's a quote:
"The winters of my childhood were long, long seasons. We lived in three places--the school, the church and the skating-rink--but our real life was on the skating rink."
What would such a quote mean to someone who's from coastal California, or Florida, or something?
It's probably questionable enough as it is to people from Vancouver, lol.
But Canadians can still claim to be connected to the desirable aspects of American country culture. Pick up trucks, the outdoors, country/folk music (Gordon Lightfoot is Canadian! ), rodeos (Calgary Stampede, for example). Guns laws are a bit more restricted there, though--that's the only downside. More Canadians actually live in the city than Americans, by percentage. But with all that open land, it's hard not to get that "frontier" feeling that makes North American living so special.
Starting a new job in about a month that is way closer to my house. No more insane commute.
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I'm rather sure of most of mine, don't really care enough to find out whatever extra detail an ancestry test would reveal.
