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Is it true that Canada has less drunk drivers than the United States?


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I just pulled this from some stats thing. It's a little outdated though (december 2001), but it was the first thing I found on google.U.S. has much higher arrest rate of impaired driving
Impaired driving can be defined as the impaired operation of a vehicle caused by alcohol or drugs. Police in the U.S. arrested 679 individuals per 100,000 people aged 16 and over (population of potential drivers). In comparison, Canadian police charged 277 persons per 100,000 population aged 16 years and over. Some of the cross-national difference may reflect variations in enforcement practices, as impaired driving charges arise from both responsive and preventative action by the police. Although males in both countries account for the large majority of persons charged with impaired driving, the proportion of females charged is slightly higher in the United States. In 2000, females accounted for 16% of total persons accused in the U.S., compared to 12% in Canada.
I have heard Canadian beer is better than American, but I wouldn't know, since I don't drink.


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Not difficult. The majority of American beer is watered-down pish.Sebby19 wrote:I have heard Canadian beer is better than American




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Yeah, also canadian beer has a higher amount of alcohol in it, drinking american beer is pretty much drinking water but gross.
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wait I thought you were a lady.


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Question that may sound either completely ridiculous or not at all
With English speaking Canadians, do they speak American English or English English?
With English speaking Canadians, do they speak American English or English English?
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We speak Canadian English
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wait is that actually a thing?Clemasterable wrote:We speak Canadian English
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According to my Language Bar, yes.
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IICR, isn't Canadian English mostly British English, but with some American mixed in to make Canadian English? Or am I wrong?
Also my computer's language bar says US, Canadian French and Canadian Multilingual Standard, and I'm Canadian.
Wait, never mind, it might be due to my computer being set on Japanese locale.
Also my computer's language bar says US, Canadian French and Canadian Multilingual Standard, and I'm Canadian.
Wait, never mind, it might be due to my computer being set on Japanese locale.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/03/11 ... 53947.html
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I actually use 'zee' and 'zed' fairly interchangeably.
And I've never used the word chesterfield. I've heard that Canadians apparently do use it, but I haven't actually heard anyone say it.
Also, something like a double double (coffee with two creams + sugars) is Canadian as well.
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The heck is a chesterfield? Some kind of couch thing?


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Sebby19 wrote:The heck is a chesterfield? Some kind of couch thing?
So, both: another word for couch as well as a type of couch.Wikipedia wrote:In the United Kingdom, a chesterfield is a deep buttoned sofa, with arms and back of the same height. It is usually made from leather and the term chesterfield in British English is only applied to this type of sofa.[8] The word chesterfield was used to describe a couch in the 1900s. The first leather chesterfield sofa, with its distinctive deep buttoned, quilted leather upholstery and lower seat base, was commissioned by Phillip Stanhope, the 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694–1773).[8] The word Chesterfield may now refer to any sofa, settee or couch with the button and quilting used on this particular sofa design.[8]
In Canada, the term chesterfield is equivalent to a couch or sofa.[9] The use of the term has been found to be widespread among older Canadians. This term is quickly vanishing from Canadian English according to one survey done in the Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario in 1992.[10] Northern California is the only place besides Canada where chesterfield is a synonym for couch or sofa.[11]
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Truth is the dialect will change if you live in Montreal, the maritimes, newfoundland, ontario, or the prairies, too. Like canada is huge, you can't really stereotype the language to one single thing!
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Quite true. I remember my friend showing me a video a few years back where someone from Nova Scotia (or that area) was speaking, and holy crow did they have a thick accent. I barely understood the guy, since I live over in Saskatchewan.raocow wrote:Truth is the dialect will change if you live in Montreal, the maritimes, newfoundland, ontario, or the prairies, too. Like canada is huge, you can't really stereotype the language to one single thing!
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_englishSnakebite969 wrote:wait is that actually a thing?Clemasterable wrote:We speak Canadian English


















