TheTango@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoCBC: Kleenex maker says famous tissues to be wiped out of Canada soon, citing 'unique complexities'www.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up183file-textcross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ca
arrow-up183external-linkCBC: Kleenex maker says famous tissues to be wiped out of Canada soon, citing 'unique complexities'www.cbc.caTheTango@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ca
Growing up in Canada we did not refer to tissues as tissues. We called them Kleenex. It’s one of those weird Canadian-isms.
minus-squareSeaJ@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-21 year agoIt’s more like if someone asks if you want a soda, they would instead ask if you want a Coke. You would then ask what kind they have. If you want a specific type at a restaurant, you would just say the kind you wanted.
minus-squarePetDinosaurs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year agoThis is the best explanation of this particular phenomenon that I think I’ve ever heard.
It’s more like if someone asks if you want a soda, they would instead ask if you want a Coke. You would then ask what kind they have. If you want a specific type at a restaurant, you would just say the kind you wanted.
This is the best explanation of this particular phenomenon that I think I’ve ever heard.