The difference between the US and Canada

[Major Nikon]

[CanSocDem]

1. Don't be fooled.

We have a government and well placed electors poised to hitch our cart to Jesusland.


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[Major Nikon]

3. I've noticed that of late

But look at it from our perspective. Your government is still well evolved past ours. At least you are standing on our shoulders as we both go down the 'traditional values' shitter of righteous micromanagement.

[CanSocDem]

6. I wouldn't call it "standing..."

...on your shoulders". More like clinging to your leg.


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[snagglepuss]

26. Harper hitching his cart to Jesusland.

Priceless image.

Bang on

[ConcernedCanuk]

29. Here's an image for ya

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[handmade34]

2. made me think of this...

http://artthreat.net/2011/03/dan-tague-live-free-let-die-money/

[CanSocDem]

4. Ha!

We used to have a fold-up message in past dollar bills that showed a devil in the Queens hair.

Damn these hidden messages....!!!

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[Art_from_Ark]

7. You didn't have to fold the note to see the devil--

it was right there in plain view

1954 $1 note (devil highlighted in red to make it more noticeable):

[Denninmi]

24. Well, maybe that explains a few things.

Like the way she treated Diana?

[JBoy]

12. I remember folding the old ones

and turning

Bank of Canada - Banque du Canada

into

Bank of Banana

[Arugula Latte]

30. All I remember is that you could turn George Washington into a mushroom.

[Major Nikon]

5. I need to learn how to fold those

[Art_from_Ark]

8. Yes, but take a look at their coins

The "D. G. REGINA" on the coin is abbreviated Latin meaning "By the Grace of God, she is Queen".

[Major Nikon]

9. Think about that for a moment

If the queen is included for traditional purposes only, where does that leave god? Seems to be projecting the same outmoded message.

[Art_from_Ark]

13. But on the other hand, Canada could have done what, say, Australia did

and omit the "D.G.REGINA" part from its coins

[ConcernedCanuk]

10. When I lived in the States for over a year I remember a sign in many of the bars.

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I also remember getting ripped off by a few bars and retailers because all the paper money was the same color.

Ours has been "color-coded" for as long as I can remember - different denominations, different color.

Unused to all the money being the same color, I would say hand over a 20 - only get change for a five or a ten.

I learned pretty quick to pay the smallest denomination possible,

and keep an eye on the bill I gave to the other person as they made change.

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[Locut0s]

11. Indeed how do you Americans keep your money strait? ;)

I rarely even look at the denomination of bills, blue = $5, purple = $10, green = $20, pink = $50, beige = $100. I've seen that you have started to add some light tinting to some denominations of late but that seems more for counterfeiting purposes and not for recognition.

[olddots]

16. we don't keep track of money in america

everybody buys everything with plastic so economic collapse will be as convenient as possible for the banks and media .

[Locut0s]

17. To be fair we use plastic just about as much...

The difference is how much debt we seem to be comfortable carrying.

Personally I find credit cards incredibly convenient, I use them for every purchase I possibly can. I just never pay a cent of interest.

[Locut0s]

14. Oh BTW that Canadian bill is also plastic :D...

We switch to plastic bills a couple of years back, much more durable and very hard to counterfeit. That silver bar on the left side of the bill is totally transparent. I think the Aussies did this first.

[Locut0s]

15. Another difference when it comes to money...

USA:



Canada:



We got rid of our penny last year. Still tons of them floating around but they are no longer used. Prices are rounded up or down to the closest nickle.

[ConcernedCanuk]

18. Actually, pennies are still used, just not minted anymore.

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If one pays cash, as I do in some cases - I use the pennies.

when I use debit - it's rounded up or down.

Pennies are still legal tender, as are $1 and $2 bills -

but I suspect that anyone that has those discontinued bills will save them, or sell them to collectors.

And some avid collectors will be grabbing every penny they can.

On another note, when I lived and visited the USA many times in the past -

they couldn't believe we had a $2 bill -thought it ridiculous.

But now - we got the TOONIE!!

Take that!

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[Locut0s]

19. Actually it's NOT rounded up or down for debit / credit...

At least that's how it works everywhere I've gone. If the bill comes to $1.21 you pay that exact amount if you pay with plastic. If you pay with cash they round it down to $1.20. Pennies are still legal tender yes but they aren't used unless the customer wants to get rid of them. Stores will take them but they don't stock or buy them anymore. I think many stores don't want to deal with them any more actually.

As for collecting it will be quite some time before pennies are worth anything, but hang on to them if you are willing to wait that long I've got a few crisp $1 bills at home.

[ConcernedCanuk]

21. You are correct - I had it backwards.

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In the mid 90's I had collected 200 $2 bills as they were phased out -

used them at face value to pay a debt - some were pristine.

Would be worth much more than $400 today methinks.

oh well.

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[whistler162]

20. We have a national anthem to a

Battle while Canada has one for canned beef!

Oh can the cow you good a tasty beast.

WEIRD PEOPLE

[tjwmason]

22. We had Charles Darwin on one of our banknotes for a while

would love to see the Fundies respond to that...

[ConcernedCanuk]

31. Did you not have a Pretzeldent recently that had not evolved yet?

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Skipped right around Darwin's theory.



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[Throd]

23. Canadians have an extra chromosome that makes them impervious to mercury poisoning.

I don't trust them.

[KamaAina]

25. They walk among us

[Throd]

28. The ones from Montreal eat babies and drink pee.

[Bunnahabhain]

27. If you only knew about the charges of racism

Yes, racism. The original bill had an Asian woman looking into a microscope. This was deemed racist in two ways. First, it encouraged the stereo type that Asians are often smart people.

The bastards!

Next, it was racist because it was not another ethnic minority, implying non-Asian ethnic minorities are not smart enough to be scientists.

The bastards!

I am seriously not joking here.