These struggles are familiar to every Canadian
House hippos and milk cartons: the cultural code of Canadians.
Canadians are often thought of as the northern version of Americans who visit Tim Horton's instead of McDonald's and pour maple syrup over everything. Other people associate them with hockey and skiing. In fact, they are a separate nation with a fairly vibrant culture and their own chips. In this article, we've compiled a list of quirky Canadian problems. If they are familiar to you, congratulations, you are already a Canadian.
1. Emotional damage the house hippo commercial caused
In the 1990s and 2000s, an unusual public service commercial was run on Canadian television. It showed mouse-sized hippos supposedly living in Canadian homes. Kudos to the animators and editors — the miniature African animals still seem real. And behind the scenes you hear a voice typical of animal shows.
This commercial was supposed to develop in Canadians a critical attitude to what they see on the screen. This was reported by a female voice at the end of the commercial. But many children successfully skipped this part and then spent a long time believing in tiny hippos and looking for them at home. You may have already heard the story about the North American house hippos, which is now popular on social media. It's exactly the same commercial.
2. Disgusting sounds of the drill
In Canada, they routinely test emergency warning systems twice a year. To put it simply, sirens go off to sound the alarm. The sound almost gives Canadians a heart attack, it is so scary and unexpected. The trumpet of Jericho obviously sounds similar. Also, people are getting nervous — the sound of the siren does not bode well. When most of the city's residents have had time to grab their alarm bag, experience complete shock, and imagine war or fire, the sirens turn off. A cheerful voice from the loudspeakers announces that it was a drill, and already gray-haired Canadians curse their Ministry of Security.
3. Correctly cutting a milk carton is an art
Inhabitants of Asia would not be surprised by packaged milk, but in the West such packaging is rare. But in Canada there is a lot of it. People in Canada are always confused about the size of the cut on the carton. If the hole comes out too small, it creates a "cow effect" — you have to milk the milk from the bag. If the hole is too large, the milk hurries to leave its resting place and floods all around. True Canadians have poured milk out of a bag at least once in their lives.
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