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Assuming that the majority of readers aren't Canadian or have never been here, I'm going to get all patriotic and list some basic stuff that you should know about Canada:

Geography and Climate:

It only gets cold and snowy in the winter

Canada is big but very underpopulated for it's size

Ninety percent of our population lives within 100 miles of the US border


Social structure:

Instead of a "President" we have a "Prime Minister". Instead of 'congressmen' we have 'members of parliament'

Instead of 'states' we have 'provinces' and 'territories'

We have two official languages: English and French, but nobody living outside of Ontario or Quebec really cares. Most French people can either speak english or "franglais" - a goofy combination of french and english (for example: "qui était le bâtard qui a mangé mon hot dog?" translation: "Who was the bastard who ate my hot dog?")

We have two legal systems: In Quebec the legal system is a Civil Code based on the old Napoleonic Code (guilty until proven innocent) whereas everywhere else in Canada it's based on English Common Law (innocent until proven guilty)

Our health care system is funded through taxes rather than individual medical insurance plans

Our national police force is the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. They behave and dress like police everywhere else. They drive police cars to crime scenes, not horses


Miscellaneous:

The Arctic does not begin the moment you drive across the US/Canadian border

Few Canadians have ever been to the Yukon or the Northwest Territories

We do not live in igloos

Bears and wolves do not roam our cities

Canadians do not like their country being referred to as "America Lite"