I’m Still From Canada, Eh

May 18, 2008 on 8:05 pm | In Worldview/Life |

Yes, as many know, I’m now officially an America– and damn proud of it– but it’s not like I’ll ever forget where I came from (Canada) and my ethnic heritage (India). In the case of the former, there’s been a few things lately that remind me where I’m from.

• GTA– as many of you know, GTA generally stands for Grand Theft Auto, the popular video game series, but that acronym always makes me think of “Greater Toronto Area,” since that’s what they call the suburbs around Toronto.
• OPP– whenever I hear “OPP” in that song you know you’ve all heard, I think “Ontario Provincial Police”, not the real meaning.
• Z– It’s “Zed” not “Zee”, though I must admit that saying “Zed” on the phone sure confuses people.
• Hockey apparel– to me, it’s something you can wear year round, whereas people here have a lot more sports to support (and wear apparel for) than I did in Toronto.
• Victoria Day– I joked about taking it off tomorrow…but know one knew what the day meant– learn here.