Take off you hoser

I have a really soft spot in my heart for stereotypical Canadian accents. I think that might be why I like living in the prairies so much. Every once and a while I'll encounter someone who sounds like Dave Thomas and it warms my heart. I want to befriend them and slowly steal their speech patterns over several rounds of beer.

If the title of this post alludes you, it's probably because you're not Canadian. For clarification a "hoser" is as follows:

"He's often imagined wearing heavy winter clothing, usually a flannel lumberjack shirt, Kodiak boots and a tuque. He is generally a young adult to middle age, and may be somewhat aggressive given the beer and hockey, but may conversely be passive and amiable, given the beer. In musical culture, he is correlated with classic and mainstream rock music, particularly with Rush, April Wine, Trooper and the earlier, rowdier works of The Tragically Hip. If he goes out socially, it's usually to a doughnut shop"

For further reading check out this fantastic wiki article.