Of course we have Tim Horton's here in Hockeytown, USA. But I haven't seen them
elsewhere on this side of the border. (That would be the north side:-).
Paul
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From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On 3/24/06, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hello, Frank ...
> >
> > I'd not have recognized "the identifiable and cliched Canadianisms" as
> > I've seen the same attire and behavior in many parts of the US. Still,
> > it's always nice to see people dressed sloppily, smoking, drinking beer,
> > and freezing their asses off. You've put a ray of sunshine in to what is
> > an otherwise dreary day, as the weather in your pic is worse than that
> > which is here.
>
> <LOL>
>
> You're right, much in the photo would be de rigeur in the northern
> climes of the US. What you likely don't recognize as uniquely
> Canadian, as part of our cultural landscape, is the coffee cups; any
> Canadian instantly recognizes them as Tim Horton's Coffee cups.
>
> No matter than Tim's is now owned by the same holding company that
> owns Wendy's burger joints - Americans buying out Canadian companies
> is also part of what makes us who we are. <vbg>.
>
> cheers,
> frank
>
>
> --
> "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
>
