We are Canadians spending about three months of the year in the sunny south mainly in Florida where our vacation home is but we also make an annual trip to Las Vegas. Now officially we are not snowbird but more like somewhat snow birds. Our trips to Florida are spread out over May, September and December for two to five weeks at a time. Oh good gosh, I can so relate to Jim Carrey being a Canadian in the United States! During our recent visit to our vacation home where it was a balmy 90°F (yep they use degrees F not degrees C but quite frankly I prefer degrees K) even though folks at home were turning on their furnaces, I was once again accused of having a Canadian accent. According to my husband who is first generation Canadian born on his paternal side I do have an accent. Anyway, I don't. And for the record I proudly showed our new American friends our Loonie and Twonie too while describing how polar bears frolic in our backyard and beavers build dams in our swimming pool - just kidding! I did introduce them to peameal bacon, a southwestern Ontario delicacy and rye. They never had rye as they call it whiskey down here. Oh yes, and I did show them Canada's newest national drink, the Caesar. Good gosh, they were mesmerized! And then I got out my collection of Canadian music - Corb Lund, Celion, Quartette - you know all the goodies. It was a great time but I'm telling you it would be so easy to pull a Jim Carrey!
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