Here's how to tell the U.S. and Canada apart

[thedaffodils]

Canada: Smoked Meat, Mae West.
USA: Pastrami, Twinkies.
Canada: Hour has 22 minutes.
USA: Hour has 60 minutes.

Q1: Is Smoked Meat typical Canadian food? And Are "Pastrami" and "Twinkies"Americans favorites

Q2: Is Mae West a kind of food too? I looked up in Wikipedia and found Mae West is an American attresss.

Q3: I learned "Hour has 22 minutes" is a Canadian comedy. And Can I understand "USA: Hours has 60 minutes" at its face value?

Thanks in advance!

[Ouisch]

60 Minutes is a long-running news magazine TV show.


Pastrami is a type of smoked/cured meat found most often in delicatessans in the US. It is used to make sandwiches. (It's high in cholesterol, so very unhealthy, but oh so delicious!!) In Canada, they call it "smoked meat."

A May West is a cream filled dessert cake popular in Canada. It has chocolate frosting, though, which Twinkies don't. Twinkies are cream-filled sponge cakes, and are especially popular with kids (it's easy to carry a Twinkie or two in with your packed lunch to have for dessert).

[thedaffodils]

Ouisch, thank you. You are helpful.

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by thedaffodils

Ouisch, thank you. You are helpful.

I'll bet she's eaten her share of Twinkies.

[thedaffodils]

Originally Posted by RonBee

I'll bet she's eaten her share of Twinkies.

I have a bad case of munchies! I only have beer , popcorn, and icecream but not Twinkies.

Hope you guys enjoy them.

[Ouisch]

Originally Posted by RonBee

I'll bet she's eaten her share of Twinkies.

Mmmmm, Twinkies.....I'm reminded of Archie Bunker, who once described them as "WASP soul food."