Canadians can easily 'pass for American' as long as we don't accidentally use metric measurements or apologize when hit by a car.

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There's nothing cure or funny or lovable about being cheap. It's a total turn-off.

There's nothing cure or funny or lovable about being cheap. It's a total turn-off.

Men won't read any email from a woman that's over 200 words long.

Men won't read any email from a woman that's over 200 words long.

Depression is when you have lots of love, but no one's taking.

Depression is when you have lots of love, but no one's taking.

Salad bars are like a restaurant's lungs. They soak up the impurities and bacteria in...

Salad bars are like a restaurant's lungs. They soak up the impurities and bacteria in...

Once you see someone lose it, you can never look at them the same way...

Once you see someone lose it, you can never look at them the same way...

We need to be around our families not because we have so many shared experiences...

We need to be around our families not because we have so many shared experiences...

Most people have no idea how to politely answer a phone. The English do, and...

Most people have no idea how to politely answer a phone. The English do, and...

The modern economy isn't about the redistribution of wealth, it's about the redistribution of time.

The modern economy isn't about the redistribution of wealth, it's about the redistribution of time.

When we constantly ask for miracles, we're unraveling the fabric of the world. A world...

When we constantly ask for miracles, we're unraveling the fabric of the world. A world...

Thinking you're immortal is weirdly similar to being immortal.

Thinking you're immortal is weirdly similar to being immortal.

High school is such a shared experience in North American culture.

High school is such a shared experience in North American culture.

We want our idols to be dead because it makes death a much less scary...

We want our idols to be dead because it makes death a much less scary...

What exactly is it that humans do that is specifically human? There has to be...

What exactly is it that humans do that is specifically human? There has to be...

I've got 911 on speed dial.

I've got 911 on speed dial.

If cats were double the size they are now, they'd probably be illegal.

If cats were double the size they are now, they'd probably be illegal.

Adventure without risk is Disneyland.

Adventure without risk is Disneyland.

Figure out what it is in life you don't do well, and then don't do...

Figure out what it is in life you don't do well, and then don't do...

If you don't have a spiritual practice in place when times are good, you can't...

If you don't have a spiritual practice in place when times are good, you can't...

I totally relate to Tom Cruise. He's not crazy, it's just the litany of the...

I totally relate to Tom Cruise. He's not crazy, it's just the litany of the...

Close scrutiny will show that most 'crisis situations' are opportunities to either advance, or stay...

Close scrutiny will show that most 'crisis situations' are opportunities to either advance, or stay...