Canadian American RV Culture Difference

Pipeman wrote:
I, a Canadian, call my electrical power hydro. I always have. My American friends call it electric. Definition- hy·dro
/?h?dr?/
Noun
A hydroelectric power plant.
Adjective
Relating to or denoting hydroelectricity.

Yeah a fr3eind of mine taught telecommunications classes for BC Tel and they often had Americans in there. He said that he often used the term hydro until one day some guy form Alabama or somewhere liek that asked what electricity had to do with water.

A friend of mine describes Canadians as "unarmed Americans on Medicare". Apart form the fact Americans wear their politics on their sleeves, I see very little difference except we say zed and you say zee.

Also we live in C eh N eh D eh

Too bad we can't have the same discussion on the Rving Mexico South America forum. Here are seven pages of discussion, some funny, and there is no bashing. Hispanics make up a large portion of the U.S. population and the three countries; Canada, Mexico and the U.S. have a lot in common.

Maybe someday we can have the same discussion.

I, a Canadian, call my electrical power hydro. I always have. My American friends call it electric. Definition- hy·dro
/?h?dr?/
Noun
A hydroelectric power plant.
Adjective
Relating to or denoting hydroelectricity.

applegater wrote:
There is OntarioHydro, Manitoba Hydro, and maybe others besides BC Hydro, suspect hydro was used because the bulk of Canadian electricity is generated by hydroelectric generators unlike the US which relies on coal, natural gas, nuclear, as well as hydroelectric.

alot of our power created by water, but we also have nuclear, the bruce facility was one of the largest in the world when it was built.we had alot of coal, natural gas, now wind and solar, and biomas

a little power history

garyhaupt wrote:

Orion wrote:

As for 'Hydro', I noticed this when I first arrived in Canada, the buses in Vancouver were called 'Hydro buses'. When I asked people in work, why they were called that, no one knew!

They were called that because they were operated by BC Hydro.


Gary Haupt...3599...my BC Hydro employee number in '72.

Many at work knew that BC Hydro operated the buses, but they had no idea why an electricity company would have a word for water in their name. I have to admit though, that many did not know that 'hydro' related to water.
I think I finally caught on about two weeks after I'd been here!

There is OntarioHydro, Manitoba Hydro, and maybe others besides BC Hydro, suspect hydro was used because the bulk of Canadian electricity is generated by hydroelectric generators unlike the US which relies on coal, natural gas, nuclear, as well as hydroelectric.

I was in San Francisco a few years ago and visitors were excited about the new electric buses. Vancouver BC has had electric buses for 70 plus years (first they were street/trolley cars.

Even though we buy our electricity from BC Hydro, I have never referred to an RV site with power as a Hydro site. Either power or electric.

I know I get a funny look if I ask for Homo milk in my Latte at Starbucks south of the border.

We are patriotic in our families. But we do not fly a flag, wear a flag etc.

How do we show our patriotism? By running (and being elected) in Municipal, Provincial and Federal Elections. By voting and encouraging others to vote. By volunteering and encouraging volunteering in our kids and other family members. By giving back to our local, provincial and national community. By donating land to parks, and health care centres. By donating books to libraries. By working in emergency services (police, fire and ambulance) and the armed forces.

Our patriotism is in our actions.

I bring a supply of vinegar packets with me when we travel to the US, but otherwise I enjoy trying local food and drink.

Hydro comes from hydrogen..... specifically H20 water.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hydro

Stop and think just how much of our electrical power is hydro made via water powered generating stations

Manic II



in comparison with nuclear power generating stations.

:C

Orion wrote:

As for 'Hydro', I noticed this when I first arrived in Canada, the buses in Vancouver were called 'Hydro buses'. When I asked people in work, why they were called that, no one knew!

They were called that because they were operated by BC Hydro.


Gary Haupt...3599...my BC Hydro employee number in '72.