Comments on: Bizarro: Canadian C.S.I.

By: David, Chandler, AZ

David, Chandler, AZ — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:01:24 +0000

First time I heard 'oot and aboot' was from my Canadian mother. Maybe it's more of a east coast thing, eh?

By: Keighlz

Keighlz — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:25:45 +0000

I'm sorry, we here on the west coast almost never say 'eh' (aside from some of my friends who do it for fun around tourists). I have never heard any of the "Canadian" accent pronunciations here in Vancouver. Regardless this comic did make me chuckle.

By: the dude

the dude — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:25:55 +0000

don't make fun aboot the canadions, eh!

By: Eynus

Eynus — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:25:10 +0000

Canada fails.

By: Weaver

Weaver — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:26:18 +0000

I'm Canadian, and we only say "aboot" when we are referring (playfully) to Americans who make fun of us for something we don't say.

By: david chapman

david chapman — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:09:59 +0000

I'm soory but I've bean oot and aboat the hoowse on the ruuf playing badmittonne.

By: Tara

Tara — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:06:30 +0000

The west coast says "eh" a lot. But I don't really hear it as much on the east coast.

By: Asparagus

Asparagus — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:22:20 +0000

yup, count me among the many who have never heard a Canadian say "aboot", and I've lived in a major Canadian city for 42 years. How did this myth get started? We do, however, say eh.

By: DaMamaJama

DaMamaJama — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:14:27 +0000

I say "a-BOUT", but I also live near Niagara Falls, Ontario and get influenced from Buffalo media. I've been to a few eastern states (NY thru MD and DC), as well as CA and most recently WA and notice "route" being said as "r'OUT", but I generally say "root", so perhaps the "a-boot" myth is a result of differences in similar sounding and spelled words. Plus, and you can admit it, it's fun to make fun of us Canadians.

By: Øyvind

Øyvind — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:38:48 +0000

I think this is all South Park's fault.
They make relentless fun of canadians, and I think they've used the 'aboot' a number of times.
That said, I laughed til I cried when reading this strip.

By: Frankumi

Frankumi — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:10:34 +0000

There's a pie in the snow o_0

By: Neatoramawontsendmeapassword

Neatoramawontsendmeapassword — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:36:33 +0000

I don't say "aBOAT", either. My accent is probably closer to "abauoot", if you want to get really technical. I've never had any Americans get after me about it, though. They were too busy laughing at how I said "orange" ("OHrange" as opposed to their "AHrange"). I think the West Coast accent is pretty homogeneous. Not much of a difference between California and British Columbia... at least not as far as I can tell. As you start to go east, however, I think you get more differences. Love the cartoon, though. And did you know there are now FIVE severed feet for the mystery?

By: Polx

Polx — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:32:14 +0000

It's a boot

Aboot what

Aboot time you got a new joke

By: Ali S.

Ali S. — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:27:53 +0000

I never say aboot. However, people do say I have this weird way of saying "water".

By: Ola Amigo

Ola Amigo — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:20:43 +0000

This is a nice gag but I don't think most people in my neck of the woods, Colorado, really take it seriously. Let me put it this way, if they do, they probably take alot of crap from TV seriously. Pay no mind.

By: stagger

stagger — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:30:19 +0000

No, we don't say "aboot." This is a horrible lie. However, we do say "aBOAT." We are unable to hear it, though, for the same reason a fish would say "what water?" Go to California for a week or two and talk with some locals and you'll realize how pronounced your "aboat" is (well, for most of us, anyway. For some reason my mother-in-law has a very nice round "abOUT" - nothing like the Californian "aBAOUWT" but not "aboat" either. Must be good breeding).

By: ted

ted — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:08:20 +0000

Not a word you'll hear from a Canadian.

I think I heard someone from the Maritimes say "aboot" once. But, it's more of a Midwest US thing.

South Park trots it out occasionally, and it's cute.

By: jimmyhoffascorpse

jimmyhoffascorpse — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:37:38 +0000

i heard Bruce Macullah say it in the Daves I know sketch...but that's about it....
still a funny cartoon in my opinion!

By: sadtomato

sadtomato — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:46:22 +0000

I was just going to say the same thing! No one says 'aboot' in Canada! Where does this lie come from?

By: sonyarawr

sonyarawr — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:02:54 +0000

I was born and raised in Canada, and I've never heard anyone in this country say "aboot".

By: Laurabee

Laurabee — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:37:36 +0000

do people honestly think Canadians say Aboot? i've lived here my entire life, the only place i've heard "aboot" is while driving in north dakota and Minnesota... and it wasn't coming from any canadians i knew.