Canadian Randomness

The pictures shown here represent the buses that I'm trying hard not to wreck and the traffic here north of the border. Just a few observations about Canada and the people here


Canadians are generally very polite and softer spoken than Americans.
Chinese Canadian drivers in Richmond make the drivers in Puerto Rico look real good.
Lots of very expensive homes and cars in Richmond.
Nobody cooks dinner in Richmond. There are about 25 Chinese restaurants per block and they are all very crowded from about 4 p.m. til Midnight. There are dozens and dozens of restaurants in the Richmond area.
I went into the Gung Hay Fat Choy supermarket in Richmond yesterday. All the signs were in Cantonese with English sub-titles. Almost as much mystery food as the food court at the Valley Fair Mall.
Canadian ketchup is way too sweet.
Only about 1/3 of the folks that frequent the inside of fast food joints like McDonald's or KFC clean up after themselves. Most of them leave all their trash and food leftovers on the table and floor for the $12.00/hr clerks to clean up. That usually happens about once every four hours.
Newspapers are still a major media force in Canada. There are at least 10 daily papers in the greater Vancouver area.
I finally talked to a lady on the bus yesterday that I could really understand. Turns out she is from Salt Lake City. It was good to talk to someone who had reasonable command of the English language.
The freeways up here are a mess. No one saw the need of having them done for the Olympics.
Tim Horton's donut stores are spaced about 2 blocks apart. They always have a long line at the drive-thru and a long line inside. Canucks love their coffee and donuts.
American network coverage of the Olympics pales in comparrison to CTV and the locals.
More later.