Heading to Oh
Canada and turning my y’all into an eh!
I’m leaving
tomorrow for Canada and Romancing the Capital in Ottawa an event put together
by one of my favorite authors, Eve Langlais. But a southern girl heading that
far north? What I’ve discovered is that Canadians love their slang as much as
Southerners love their twang. Check it out.
Canadian
Washroom or Biffy=Toilet
“I’ll be back in
a jiffy. I’m just going to the biffy.”
Southern
Ladies
Room=Toilet
“Please excuse
me. I’m going to the Ladies Room with Buffy.”
Canadian
Jesus Murphy=An
exclamation of surprise
“Jesus Murphy!
Do you see how tight his pants are?”
Southern
Lord have mercy=An exclamation of surprise
“Lord have
mercy. Hand to heaven, I can see everything God gave him and it is not impressive.”
Canadian
Had the
biscuit=Dead or broken
“Mike’s old Lada
had the biscuit. It was time for a new car
Southern
Bought the
farm=dead or broken
“Well butter my
biscuit. Floyd’s done gone and bought the farm.”
And how about
that Canadian Cuisine?
Poutine—French fries slathered in gravy
and cheesecurds.
Whaaattt?
Southerners love anything that is deep-fried and covered in gravy.
Ketchup Potato
Chips
We love out BBQ
and our BBQ chips in the South. I get this one Canada. I get it.
Bacon
Although I’m not
into the back bacon (Canadian bacon) my research shows that Canadians love hog.
So do Southerners. Get the skillet hot and let’s fry up some oink!
BeaverTail—or Queues de Castor (French) is a fried
dough treat that’s shaped to resemble a real beaver tail and is topped with chocolate,
fruit and even candy.
This sounds
amazing. Wonder if they can make some with pralines?
Tourtière—This is a traditional
spiced and savory meat pie from Quebec, made with diced or ground pork, veal,
or beef.
In the South we add some garlic, eat it out of a bowl and call it
Burgoo.
I
can’t wait to use my new Canadian vocabulary and I will post pictures of
everything I eat in the Great White North.
Ey y'all!
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