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"The North" = "Canada" now in terms of media. The Raptors have embraced it ("We the North"), and honestly I think most Canadians are perfectly fine with the na
by kmnc 11y ago
"The North" = "Canada" now in terms of media. The Raptors have embraced it ("We the North"), and honestly I think most Canadians are perfectly fine with the name, even enjoy it. Anything even remotely related to social media now uses "The North" to refer to Canada.
- sandworm101 11y agoThe tourism people aren't so hyped on the dark-and-frozen imagery. Waterloo is currently 25* and sunny. I was talking to a real estate agent last week who had to reassure an overseas buyer that Canadian summers do exist, that a heated driveway was not a necessity in Vancouver.
- cbhl 11y agoMy impression is that a heated driveway would actually make things worse because it'd melt the snow into ice, which is harder to drive on and get rid of and a general safety hazard.
- wcarss 11y agoIt actually generally heats the pavement long enough that all of the water evaporates, leading to a totally dry, unsalted slab of pavement.
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