Is the plug outlets in Canada compatible with US plugs?

[mAdD INDIAN]

LocutusX: All you would need is a seperate power cable that has the 220V type plugs. (The throngs on the plugs are bigger and thicker in Europe). I think the monitor would also support 220V..just check the label on the back of the monitor to be sure. For your speakers and stuff, you would probably need to by a transformer which will switch 220V to 110V for your speakers.

 

[Triumph]

canada is dumb.

 

[geoff2k]

> Fellow Canucks, how many of you are sure to sport a
> red maple leaf somewhere on your person when travelling
> abroad, just to make sure no one mistakes you for an American?

I've been living in the US for the past 7 years and all of my jackets have a small Canadian flag pin on them. Nobody notices them except for other Canadians..

 

[chansen]

geoff2k, exactly.

Triumph, now you're just being a nef. BTW, where is Blacksburg, Alberta, USA?

 

[Muerto]

Triumph

"Because Canada is so non-descript. They do nothing to draw any attention to themselves at all. When was the last time Canada did anything to affect anyone else anywhere in the world? "

Well let's see. This was a long time ago but three things that were invented in Canada that had major impacts on the rest of the world are: Basketball, radio communication, and standard time. Now you tell me that those haven't affected the world in a profound way.

 

[Triumph]

ok, so that's 3 things Canada has done that impacted the world, as opposed to 238492837492839237082309482304 things the US has done. yes, both good and bad, but that's besides the point.

i like to think that i'm up on my current events. i read newspapers and listen to NPR and whatnot. i can't remember the last time i heard canada's name in the news.

 

[Muerto]

It's just because American culture and society is very closed minded, at least that's what I've noticed every time I've gone to the US. In school what did you study in your history and social studies classes? I'm willing to bet it was mostly American history and how America has affected the world. How much did you actually study about the rest of the world and their histories?

I think it depends on where in the US you live. We get news out of Washington and I've heard Canada mentioned a few times. When ever the US is mentioned in Canadian news I find it's usually the northern states just because they're closer to Canada. But if any major events happen anywhere in the US we usually hear about it pretty quickly.

And I know that the US has done many things that have affected the world. The Wright brothers were the first to fly, Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb, and the first atomic bomb was created in the US. I just wish that the average American would take the time to learn a little more about the rest of the world, especially their closest neighbour.

 

[blurredvision]

Damn, Triumph, you are really against Canadians. What did a Canadian do to you??

And about being ignorant of other countries, I had no idea that Canada plugs and electricity standards were the same, but I would've assumed so. I have never been to Canada, and know no one who is Canadian, so I am not familiar with anything Canadian. All I know is they ship lots of those damn little water bottles that people buy, and they have damn good bacon

 

[chansen]

<< i can't remember the last time i heard canada's name in the news. >>



Thank you for reinforcing my point. Your educational system and news media have failed you. I suppose the question is: Do the major news networks avoid other countries because Americans are not interested in them, and if so, is it the networks' fault that Americans are ignorant?

 

[Muerto]

&quot;and they have damn good bacon&quot;

You got that right!

And about the plug thing, if you've never been to Canada then you obviously wouldn't know. And it is a good question to ask if you don't know for sure.

It makes more sense for both of our countries to use the same standards just because we're neighbours. It makes it a lot easier to trade electronics. I'm not sure why Europe uses the 220V AC @ 50Hz standard but I'm sure they have a reason.

 

[Muerto]

I don't know what triumph's problem is. I think it's just another case of American ingnorance. Not all Americans are like that but a lot of them are.

What I find really funny is that George W. Bush, a man who is running for President and therefore is supposed to know a lot about his own country and about the rest of the world, didn't know who the US's biggest trading partner is!! He thought it was Mexico! Well guess what Bush, it's Canada. He also got our Prime Minister's name wrong in public.

 

[yllus]

<< Fellow Canucks, how many of you are sure to sport a red maple leaf somewhere on your person when travelling abroad, just to make sure no one mistakes you for an American? >>


Yep chansen, I do this. In fact, the last time I was in the States (Detroit actually) and friend and I were stopped by two cute girls who had noticed our Canadian pins (little maple leaf flags).

Being Canuck has it's advantages.