The Statue of LibertyNew York City. The Washington Monument Washington, D.C. 555 ft 5⅛ in

The Statue of LibertyThe Statue of Liberty New York CityNew York City

The Washington MonumentThe Washington MonumentWashington, D.C.Washington, D.C.

555 ft 5⅛ in

The White HouseThe White HouseWashington, D.C.Washington, D.C.

The Lincoln Memorial Washington, D.C.The Lincoln Memorial Washington, D.C.

St. Louis ArchSt. Louis ArchSt. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis, Missouri

630 feet (192 m) tall, and is 630 feet (192 m) at its widest point

Independence HallIndependence HallPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

1,450 feet

1,046 feet

1,454 ft

SkyscraperSkyscraperss

Empire State Building

Sears Tower

Chrysler Building

8,991 feet

The Golden Gate BridgeThe Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco, CASan Francisco, CA

The PentagonThe PentagonArlington, VirginiaArlington, Virginia

Center of the U.S. Center of the U.S. Department of DefenseDepartment of Defense

Virginia State Capital BuildingVirginia State Capital BuildingRichmond, VirginiaRichmond, Virginia

Bilingual SignsBilingual SignsCanadaCanada

The Jefferson Memorial Washington, D.C.The Jefferson Memorial Washington, D.C.

The United Nations BuildingThe United Nations BuildingNew York City, NYNew York City, NY

Mt. RushmoreMt. RushmoreSouth DakotaSouth Dakota

Vietnam Memorial Washington, D.C.Vietnam Memorial Washington, D.C.

Arlington National CemeteryArlington National CemeteryArlington, VirginiaArlington, Virginia

Everything is labelled in English and French.

Everything is measured in metric. (No, the temperature does not drop fifty degrees when you cross the border, and the speed limit doesn't double.)

Milk comes in plastic bags as well as in cartons and jugs.

There's hockey gear everywhere. A guy can get onto a bus wearing goalie pads, a helmet -- everything but the skates – and nobody gives him a second look.

Restaurants serve vinegar with French fries.

There are $1 and $2 coins. The paper currency is in different colors, and it's pretty.

http://emily.icomm.ca/how.html

These are the biggest department stores: The Bay (the Hudson's Bay Company, the oldest company in North America and possibly the world

-- it was incorporated on May 2, 1670)

Eaton's (Toronto, Montréal, Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver are among the cities that have large malls called the Eaton Centre (Centre Eaton in French)). Eaton's has been having

financial troubles for several years now, and finally closed a number of its stores and sold

the rest to Sears Canada.

Zellers -- owned by the Bay, Zellers is similar to KMart (which recently pulled out of Canada)

or Target (which isn't in Canada at all

These are the most well-known Canadian restaurant chains: Harvey's -- fast food burger joint Mr. Sub -- similar to Subway The Keg (Le Keg en français) -- a big, high-end yet still generic steakhouse Pizza Pizza -- similar to Domino's Tim Horton's -- do(ugh)nuts! See below. Swiss Chalet -- sit-down chicken and ribs place Robin's -- another do(ugh)nut chain, popular in western Canada.

Mountain Dew has no caffeine. Coke and Pepsi use real sugar instead of corn syrup.

When you step on someone's foot, he apologizes. (This really happened.)

There are billboards advertising vacations in Cuba, and Cuban cigars are freely available.

Nobody worries about losing a life's savings or a home because of illness.

In pharmacies, you can buy acetaminophen or ASA with codeine over the counter, but you can't buy hydrocortisone ointments or creams without a prescription.

At county fairs and the Canadian National Exhibition, red ribbons indicate first place and blue ribbons indicate second. (Canadians: it's the other way around in the States.)

Cars (especially on the Prairies) have electrical plugs sticking out from under the hoods. These are for block heaters, to prevent engines from freezing when it's -40.

People give distances in times, not miles.

Most Canadians will tell you that the last letter of the alphabet is pronounced "zed." Sharon, Lois, and Bram, popular children's entertainers, make it a point in their performances of "The Alphabet Song" to say "zed" instead of "zee."

People end sentences with "eh," eh?