10 Interesting Facts You Might Not Know About Canada
Not only attracting tourists thanks to wonderful and majestic natural scenery, but Canada also leaves impressions on many people by the diverse and interesting culture here. Are you curious about what they are? In the following, AMC team has collected 10 fascinating things about Canada which can make your tiny day and gradually vibrates your heart with Canada.
Apologize
Canadians are very serious about apologies. This is considered as cultural communication here. This is one of the “customs” significantly influenced by European countries, especially the UK. Even so, many people were surprised when Canadians say sorry (or regretted) even though it was obviously not their fault.
Animals are wild and very dangerous
When going on a nature tour, if you’re lucky, you’ll see polar bears, grizzly bears, deer, elk, cougars, and other wildlife.
These animals look beautiful from a long distance but very dangerous. If you see them on the road, absolutely do not get off your vehicle, you must lock the door and take some pictures if you want. Before entering the forest, you must ask a local guide and learn some self-defense to protect yourself in case you face one of them.
The Largeness of Canada
You might not notice, but Canada is exactly the second largest country in the world after Russia, with a total area of 9.9 million km2.
Canada has a long and vast territorial coastline, bordering the Pacific, Atlantic, and the Arctic Ocean. If you go through a week, you still can’t experience all of Canada, even though it is divided into 10 city/province units including Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island, plus 3 Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon.
Manitoba Province has the only “polar” bear jail in the world
A small town Churchill in Canada’s Manitoba province has the only polar bear prison in the world which is used to protect the locals from the attack of starving polar bears.
Churchill is considered as the capital of polar bear in the world, sometimes the number of polar bears passing through this town is more than the number of people dwelling here. Polar bear jail is definitely a place to avoid polar bears approaching the town. Local people have a habit that is “not locking doors and cars” so that people can easily find hiding places when suddenly encountering polar bears on the road.
Name of Canada
The name of Canada today is formed from a misunderstanding. In 1536, when arriving at this land, the French explorer Jacques Cartier suddenly heard a conversation among Huron-Iroquois local people. In daily communications, they always use a lot of the word “Kanata” (Kanata in the dialect means “village”). The explorer and his team were mistaken for the name of this land (or read it as Canada today).
Drinking Habit
If you go to Dawson City, Yukon, you can stop by Sourtoe Cocktail Bar. Here, what you must do is to enjoy a drink with human toes at the bottom of the glass. The motto of this shop is that you can drink quickly, drink slowly, but your lips must definitely touch the toes.
Canada always stands at the top coffee consumer and Tim Hortons is the national coffee brand here. Canadian’s coffee drinking habit is so distinguished from other countries in the world. They often do not drink with milk or sugar but prefer to drink coffee with ice cream. Many people explain it as a way to provide them healthy calories in cold days.
Hockey’s Fan
Football is the number one sport in many countries like Brazil, England or Argentina. Rugby is a classic American sport. In Canada, nothing is more than hockey — the sport uses a bat on the ice. The position of hockey in Canadian culture is even considered as a “religion” being supported by almost Canadian.
Weather Issues
Canadians prefer to talk about weather issues more than anyone else in the world. A report said that besides sports, weather-related news dominates major topics in Canadian stories. Compared to the average of 160 countries in that study, Canadian media delivered 229% more weather information than anywhere else.
Canadian’s obsession with the weather comes from the fact that Canada is a geographically diverse country, its vastness makes weather in regions, lands very different even daily and weekly differences.
However, not all Canadians are obsessed with the weather. A survey showed that only 70% said they regularly checked weather information during normal days, and only 63% said the weather forecast was important to them.
Whether you are a Canadian citizen or not, whenever you write to Santa, you will receive a reply. According to Canadian immigration authorities, Santa’s nationality is Canada because he lives in the North Pole. Therefore, this is also where Santa gets a nationality. This is such a cute thing about Canadian Government
A hotel made from ice
Hotel de Glace in Quebec (Canada) is the only hotel made from ice in North America. Each of the 44 rooms and VIP rooms here looks like a small tent. The hotel was first built in 2001. Since then, every winter, it has to be rebuilt. That’s because this hotel is only temporary. It only lasted for a few months, this year from January 4 to March 28. The hotel is made of 500 tons of ice and 30,000 tons of snow. Like other hotels, Hotel de Glace has a restaurant, a hot tub, a sauna, an ice skate bridge, and an ice-made pub. Those who want to stay here will have to consider carefully. Because the temperature in each room is only -5 to -3 degrees Celsius. They will have to sleep on a bed made of ice, lying in a sleeping bag with a warm, closed lock. Its price is quite expensive compared to other accommodations starts from 199 USD for one person/night.
Canada is not only a country worth living but also be a place for such amazing things. We hope you enjoy reading our top lists above and understanding the beautiful landscapes and culture here. If you are interested in these kinds of article or you are eager to research about blockchain or the 4th Industrial Revolution, then you can join our AMC website to find out more.
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