The Saskatchewan-born band Sheepdogs, who won the Rolling Stone’s Choose The Cover Contest and became the first unsigned band to grace the front of the iconic music mag, have been enjoying their turn in the spotlight. Rolling Stone recently ran an interview with the band, an article that contained a lot of Canadian cliches and irked many writers, including Deana Sumanac of the CBC. She wrote about the author of the article: “Welcome to Saskatchewan – he appears to say – a land of hopeless, incomprehensible drunks with no musical talent.”
So here are the top 10 Canadian stereotypes list.
List of the Best Canadian Stereotypes
Tell us your favorite Canadian Stereotypes in the comments below.
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Top 10 Stereotypes About Canadians
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1, We only drink beer.
We don't only drink beer. We also drink lagers, stouts, liquor and wine. Sheesh!
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2. We say 'eh' a lot.
Yea, so? Americans say "huh," Australians says "aye," etc. Every country has their version of "eh." We're sick of hearing about it. Let it go.
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3. We live on a diet of back bacon and maple syrup.
You're just jealous – you know everything's better with bacon and maple syrup anyway.
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4. We only love the sport of hockey.
While hockey is a part of our culture, we're also fans of basketball (which WE invented), lacrosse (which is actually our national sport), football, soccer, and curling.
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5. Our favourite fashion accessory is the toque.
Because they're warm. And they come in an endless array of colours and patterns and styles. And anyone can pull of the look, from youngins to oldens. What national fashion accessory do you have that can do all that?
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6. It's wintertime 11 months of the year.
OK, officially winter is from December(ish) till March(ish) – that's four months people. We also have three other seasons, and summer can be scorching up here. Yep – our igloos melt and we live in actual houses during the warmer months!
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7. We are really polite.
You know what I have to say about that? Shut the hell up.
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8. We say 'aboot.'
OK, let's put an end to this stereotype once and for all. Say this word: "bout," as in "I'm going to see this boxing bout." Now put an "a" in front of it. That's how you say the word! Maybe we should be making fun of you for the way you're pronouncing it.
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9. We live amongst the polar bears.
I have never seen a polar bear in my entire life except for at the zoo and that was in Florida. End of story.
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10. We all know each other.
"Oh you're from Canada? Do you know David Smith?" There are more than 33 million people who live in this great big country of ours, so no, the likelihood that I know David Smith is pretty slim.
