My 5 Canadian American Non-stereotypical Differences (Cont.)

4. Bathroom signs regularly have the guys and/or girls legs split apart vs. together.
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5. Canada’s paid maternity leave can be up to 52 weeks vs. USA’s can be as low as 0 weeks (don't quote me but that's what I'm told). 

Other NOTEABLES:

6. You separate the blue (non-perishables) and green bag (organic perishables) for the weekly trash vs. having all that go into one bag in the US usually…
 

7. The Canadian Corn Pops are more like the US's Cocoa Puffs without Cocoa.

8. Tim Horton’s in Canada functions much like Starbuck’s being a USA third space between work/home in the US and is a local default that's located everywhere, much like McDonald's in the US (although all three choices are present here).


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Top 10 Reasons I Love Living Near a University

1. A guy flies by on a long board my first step out of the door in the morning.
2.  People randomly trying to coerce me into a game of ping pong throughout the day.
3.  I daily bump into people I enjoy without it being in the daily agenda.
4.  People ask me questions about the most random subjects as though I'm a genius in all areas of life.
5. Late night food runs.
6. You walk around more.
7. There’s always voices & laughter echoing around campus throughout the night.
8. Talking to brilliant people who make you feel more intelligent simply by listening to them and being able to say you know them.
9. Chocolate milk & cereal available for all meals of the day…
10. There’s always someone around who can play the guitar.