![]() ![]() If Canadian society were an actor, it would be described as having "bland good looks." The Kevin Costner of nations, that's us.Įxplore with the Fergusons the wonders of Canadian cuisine (deep-fried, sugary and both) and the national pride in brewing better beer than Americans. For all its tourist-brochure-encoded imagery of majestic mountains and rugged malamutes, Canada is a hopelessly middle-class, suburban nation whose average citizens couldn't pick a moose out of a police lineup. There are pocket summaries of each province and its idiosyncracies - cunningly written to offend Canadians from all provinces equally. ![]() There are sections devoted to Canadian dialects and language quirks ("Eh?"), Canadian fashion, hair styles, and driving tactics as differentiated by region. In this book, inspired (according to the introduction) by Margaret Atwood, you'll learn about government, currency, size ("Everything is very big in Canada, from the size of the deficit to the girth of Canadian buttocks"), history and climate. The Ferguson brothers have applied their wicked senses of humor and as little actual research as possible into compiling the authoritative volume on Canadian people, place and culture. If you've ever visited Canada, or even if you live there, How to Be a Canadian is essential reading. Will & Ian Ferguson, How to Be a Canadian ![]()
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