How do you know you're in Toronto? It's the little things

By Laura DeMarco, The Plain Dealer, June 02, 2012, cleveland.com

Extract:

TORONTO, Ontario -- "You've got to try the boiled beef and cabbage!"

Well, I did want to get the flavor of Toronto on a recent weekend trip to the cosmopolitan city 300 miles to our northeast. But did I want to get the literal flavor -- from this "very Canadian meal" recommended by the server at Canadian comfort cuisine bistro Bannock (401 Bay St.) in the bustling financial district?

The heavy meal seemed too daunting, with a Friday evening of pub-and-club hopping planned. So I asked for some lighter, but still authentic, options. Continue reading: How do you know you're in Toronto?

So you think you know everything about Canada, eh?

Dec 4 2010, Toronto Star

Extract:
On a rain-soaked morning this week, the Toronto Star conducted this admittedly unscientific experiment asking six Canadian-born to take the citizenship test. Three men and three women had 20 multiple-choice questions — samples from Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s website — and 15 minutes. To pass, they needed 15 right answers.

The exercise yielded surprising results: three flunked, one squeaked by and two passed with flying colours...

Click here to test your knowledge of Canada

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True Torontonians invited to test their knowledge of city

Seven words to describe Toronto: Terrific Ornament Reserved On Northern Treasured Orion

You can describe this city in One Word, as well.
One Word that Toronto is become synonymous with is: Growing. Someone said: diverse.
Two Words, now in fashion: Toronto eh!!! (aka MultiCultural hotspots or Multifaith sacredspaces). Someone said: Frontier Town

And, you can add on, as-you-like-it!!!

And, here comes today's newsmaker: 'Seven words to describe Toronto: Terrific Ornament Reserved On Northern Treasured Orion' from Toronto Star

True Torontonians invited to test their knowledge of city

Source: National Post , October 01, 2009

1 Toronto has an island. What's the name of Toronto's island?
2 How many families does Mel Lastman have? (Hint: He was a Bad Boy).
3 When was the last time Toronto won the Stanley Cup? (Hint: No, it wasn't before the dawn of time)
4 Who is the Stanley Cup named after? a) Mayor Stanley bb) Another guy named Stanley c) A guy named Cup
5 What country do most Torontonians originally come from? a) China b) Ital
c) Montreal
6 What is the name of the big lake just south of Lake Shore Boulevard? a)What lake? b) South Lake c) Asking me that question is lakeist
7 Other Canadians admire Toronto for: a) Its sophistication b) Good governmen
c) Successful sports franchises d) Its inexplicably high regard for itself despite having none of the above
8 The Red Rocket refers to: a) A streetca
b) Maurice Richard with a sunburn c) The Toronto Star launched into space
9 A streetcar is
a) A Ford on Yonge Street b) That big vehicle parked outside Tim's every mornin
c) A slow-moving anachronism used as a justification for permanently tearing up St. Clair Ave.
10 The traditional dividing line of Toronto is
a) Yonge Street b) The Don Valle
c) David Miller (pictured)Read more: http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/toronto/story.html?id=2052614#ixzz0Snemy6JH

Study exposes tolerance of racism ~~ Toronto Star

York U. study finds that while most condemn bigotry, majority fail to respond to anti-black acts Jan 09, 2009 04:30 AM
Comments on this story (78) Joseph Hall Staff Reporter
"When it comes to repudiation of racism, words speak louder than actions, according to a York University study that suggests people are far more tolerant of bigotry than they might express.
While people would clearly condemn racism in advance, the majority of non-black people would sit mute and indifferent as blatant acts of anti-black racism occurred before them, according to the Toronto research, published today in the journal Science." Continue reading @ Toronto Star /Science Obama or no Obama, racism is here to stay

see also:

Happy Holidays: The Rap

Note: this is not a Candian rap, it is American; but Remy has added a Multifaith and Multicultural inclusiveness, that's the True Color of Canada.

Australian definition of a Canadian (author: anonymous)

Adapted from a version* (written about an American) just as another literay piece in the Canadian media and this as a comment @ CBC's Website. [*"This appears to be a slightly modified version of a chain letter originally about America. That one was written by Peter Ferrera in the National Review, although the chain letter claimed that it was written by an Australian dentist." source]

Just read @ Don't Get Me Started / See also a comment at this blog
Note: The artist who picked up the American version has shown True Colors of Canada as well: "A Canadian may also be a Cree, Métis, Mohawk, Blackfoot, Sioux, or one of the many other tribes known as native Canadians." Much more adapted....
>>>bad typist: choose became chooses.


PS. if you didn't know, note that Santa has a Canadian postal address: In Canada, Santa's postal code is H0H 0H0.

Guess Who is a True Canadian: With Malice Towards None

You know you are Canadian when...

• You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers; You use a red pen on your non-Canadian textbooks and fill in the missing 'u's from labor, honor, and color. . Much more @ WOW Stories Wish Only Well

All-0f-the-above + You may be a little too Canadian if...

• You automatically read 'Z' as 'Zed' and don't give a damn that it doesn't rhyme with "now I know my abcs"; "Eh?" is a very important part of your vocabulary and more polite than, "Huh?" More by Istvan

You Know You are Canadian When…: This little video brings back childhood memories.