A rather jarring Canadianism

[whatthehey]

No it doesn't mean the same thing. No it doesn't make sense to be offended by use of phonemes that mean different things where they are more acceptable, but this one does indeed tend to cause a double take, and given how many Canadians live very close to the US I'm sure most of them are well aware of the US loading...


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Apparently this is a high fat but not whole milk option which doesn't show up as much under any name in the US that I've seen, but maybe it's something I've missed.

[meow2u3]

1. In this context, "homo" is short for homogenized

It just doesn't sound right to Americans.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. It used to-- we used it here for years until it became embarrassing.

[hunter]

3. 2 litres, what the hell is that?

It's unamerican!

[pinboy3niner]

4. You're loonie, eh?

[meow2u3]

6. A little more than half a gallon

That would be 2 liters here in the States, as in a 2 liter bottle of soda.

[rurallib]

5. My dad worked in a dairy

homo was a frequently used word in our house.