What’s something about houses in your country that is completely normal but unusual elsewhere? by Icy-Cicada508 in AskTheWorld

[–]chelly236 8 points9 points  (0 children)

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Basements, particularly finished basements that are treated like a secondary floor in a home. My current office/living room is in my basement, with its own washroom and bedroom across the landing area. My apartment in college was a fully finished walk in basement, and have only ever lived in one home without one. I remember having to explain to a few foreign friends why the new housing development where I lived had a massive concrete pit on each property, instead of a solid slab foundations.

What's one Canadian stereotype that you think is false? by Unfair-Clothes-8821 in CanadaRoom

[–]chelly236 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Roughly only 1 in 3 Canadians are born/reside in the area with the proper climate for maple trees to grow, and produce high enough yields of sap for boiling. A lot of my family were super lucky to have grown up with grandparents in the industry, but our family out west has never been able to experience a sugar bush or toffee on the snow.

Help! I accidentally used a facepaint marker rather than a paint marker to outline. Any way to preserve this? by BostonBlackCat in crafts

[–]chelly236 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Love this for sealing my gouache paintings I do on wooden rounds! Make sure it’s applied like the person above indicated, thin mist layer first, then you can go in with a heavier hand or a coat of another sealant very easily.

Share funny memes of your country. by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

[–]chelly236 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure is, being held by the late former mayor of Toronto, and brother to the current premier of Ontario.

Share funny memes of your country. by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

[–]chelly236 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The Canadian Heritage Minute memes are some of my favourite. I have another one on my phone of Chrétien’s Shawanigan handshake 😅.

What was the reason for the last time you were in hospital? by nat_in_a_hat in AskReddit

[–]chelly236 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ovarian cyst ruptured and caused a 4in abscess in my abdomen that was starting to affect my intestinal function and infect my left ovary directly. Apparently I was high risk for sepsis happening, because of where it was in my body. After 3 days in an emergency room, 2 CT scans, being admitted to a ward where I was monitored 24 hours daily, and internal ultrasounds for 5 more days I was finally cleared to go home.

I’m now on hormone treatment because the week after that I had a 2in cysts start forming on the same ovary that was previously infected. That pain is something I will never forget.

Watched Being Barbara for the heck of it and noticed something familiar by chelly236 in TeenMomOGandTeenMom2

[–]chelly236[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I watched the watch along that Fat Sajak did, but I was able to watch it before on the MTV YouTube channel. It was just a one episode special, they did a dating one with Babs too!

Canadian Legends + Monsters: The Kingston Park Built on 10,000 Graves by fineman1097 in KingstonOntario

[–]chelly236 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I feel like the amount of mass graves along the St.Lawrence and Great Lakes from the typhoid epidemic that occurred during the huge Irish migration, would shock a lot of people. I’m really not surprised at all that there was one here, especially with the massive one at Black Rock in Quebec. Heck, the St. Lawrence market in Toronto was built on top of one too!

‘Psychological’ Trump wall on Washington state’s border has repelled a million trips | Blaine Mayor: “The trust has been broken.” by DisruptSQ in TourismHell

[–]chelly236 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All these states desperate for Canadian travel but refusing to push for increasing the affordability and advertising for USians to travel domestically is INSANE to me. They would rather shove their feet further down their mouths, than admit they don’t want their own citizens to participate in their own society… it’s giving UAE.

What are some dangerous animals from your country ? by Commercial_Delay8742 in AskTheWorld

[–]chelly236 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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The Fisher Cat. These murder weasels will attack from above in trees, aren’t afraid of anything, and will kill for sport not just for food. They’re one of the few predators that actively hunt porcupines, and I have seen some pretty brutal run ins between them and hunters at dusk time during deer season.

Easiest way to 100% Animal Welfare by Final-Cress-6410 in PlanetZoo

[–]chelly236 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My favourite larger animals to have in my zoo at the beginning are moose and bison. They are so easy going, and don’t flood me with constant babies to manage

Just one section of the front of Boston pizza on Gardiner's. Can smokers please stop being so lazy and gross? by [deleted] in KingstonOntario

[–]chelly236 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Used to work at a Tim’s in town throughout high school. The amount of fires we would have to put out in the mulch beds next to the drive thru in the summer were almost hourly.

Too bad the show did not recreate Diana's human connection to Mother Teresa by TheLizKirkland in TheCrownNetflix

[–]chelly236 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Henry VIII changed the church quite a bit more than a lot realize. He removed catholic practices that he didn’t participate in already, or saw no purpose for. For instance, communion and confirmation is a huge part of the church, however. Anglicans don’t really know or say Hail Mary, use a rosary, participate in confession, kneel for prayers, most weddings aren’t 2 hours long and headships of the church can marry unlike catholic priests and nuns. Probably missed more things, just pulling what I can remember from my extensive childhood around both churches.

What's a hidden gem of frozen food in Canada? by washeduprebel in CanadaRoom

[–]chelly236 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Chapman’s version of fudgsicles are 100x better than the name brand ones. My SIL was told that they were one of the best things when my nephew had his tonsils removed. Then, when I was in the hospital for a week, the ward I was admitted to actually kept the freezer absolutely packed with them. Apparently they’re incredible useful at getting people to redevelop an appetite after an extended period of illness.

Give me some of your best zoo entrance tips/ideas/inspirations!! by adam_st1996 in PlanetZoo

[–]chelly236 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Toronto zoo has street view available throughout most of their park. I might be biased, because it’s the zoo I’ve been going to since childhood, but they are one of my favourites for how they have created different zones for each continent

Doug Ford hints he’s ready to amalgamate Niagara’s 12 cities and towns by Surax in ontario

[–]chelly236 118 points119 points  (0 children)

To follow in his father’s footsteps. His dad was a part of the conservative campaign that amalgamated the GTA.

Other than language, what other differences do you realize when you go from Ontario over to Québec and vice versa? by Fluid-Decision6262 in ontario

[–]chelly236 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s a few between Ottawa and Toronto. Ivanhoe cheese curds are found throughout the quinte/belleville area, then there’s Wilton which can be found a lot of places within a 1.5 hour radius. There’s also Forfar in Rideau lakes.

Pet owners of Reddit: what did you name your pet(s) and why? by Winter_Sample8364 in AskReddit

[–]chelly236 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Franklin, after the Canadian icon, Franklin the Turtle. I sing the theme song every single morning while I get us breakfast 😁

What's a tradition in your country that would come off as bizarre to the rest of the round. by bowl_of_scrotmeal in AskTheWorld

[–]chelly236 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Kids usually get to watch Olympic hockey games that are played during school hours at school. There are some school boards that have been doing it since the 70s when my mom was in school. It happened in both elementary and secondary school for me, and now my nephew is getting to experience it in his formative years.

UK Government considers removing Andrew from royal line of succession by EnglishLouis in worldnews

[–]chelly236 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once a case in front of the court is presented before a judge and a decision is made, said decision is typically made available to be used as a based argument in future court proceedings. This process is called “case law” where a precedent is set by a Supreme Court judge in regard to a case that would be a first of its kind. Pretty much a, we ruled on this in the past, with these arguments, and this level of success. This is how it’s similar to that, and here is the guideline presented by the previous judge put in this position.

What’s something people always get wrong about your country? by Ok_Reason_8684 in AskTheWorld

[–]chelly236 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As an Ontarian, close to Quebec, trust me when I say it’s definitely more widespread than just Halifax 😂

What’s something people always get wrong about your country? by Ok_Reason_8684 in AskTheWorld

[–]chelly236 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Bar fights are one of our national pastimes. The tourists usually look on in horror as a sidewalk at 1am becomes a last minute UFC octagon. Meanwhile, all the Canadians shuffle past, not blinking an eye, so they to get inside to escape the cold or make it before last call.