So I just found out I’m Canadian.
I am not a Southern Hemisphere dwelling lover of surfing and cuddler of koalas. Maple syrup flows in my veins and I have a penchant for mooses. Or is it mise?
Nah, don’t worry. There hasn’t been the big reveal of some deep dark family secret. I just took a quiz to discover my “inner nationality”.
The Internet is awash with pop quizzes that will tell you what job you should be doing, what breed of dog you would be or – my favourite – what Sesame Street character you are. (I got Mr Snuffleupagus. Of course.)
Some are a bit more obscure like the one that asks “What 4-letter word best describes you?” (Someone should develop one of those just for politicians with appropriate 4-letter word answers. I have a few suggestions.) Some will try to guess your real age or your middle name. (Actually, that last one is ridiculous…but yes, I still did it. They got it wrong. Duh.)
But you have to be picky. Some are annoyingly obvious and telegraph which answer you’re heading for so clearly, you could engineer the answer you want with your eyes closed. Or at least half-closed because, you know, you still have to see the screen to answer the questions.
Quizzes about your nationality that ask you what your favourite food is and give you options like Pizza or Sushi and what your favourite movie is out of choices including The Godfather and Godzilla are, frankly, a waste of time.
Yes, okay, so they’re all a waste of time, but I have found some of them so pinpoint accurate it’s almost creepy. And I can’t pick where they’re going with the questions either.
I was rather thrilled to be told my inner nationality was Canadian. All you lovely Canadian bloggers out there – no wonder I’ve felt an affinity. And we are soon to have a Canuck marry into the family so that’s all right. Here’s how they describe a Canadian:
I’ve never been so proud to wear a knitted jumper sweater (sigh – this could take some getting used to) with a giant maple leaf on the front.
Oh, if you’re wondering which quiz site it is that told me I am a 20-year-old Canadian Writer who is Real and a Diligently good person, it’s this one. (Direct link to Nationality quiz here.)
So. Who are you really?
LOL. And here I was about to commiserate with you! A few years ago I found out I’m 25% Irish, and not 25% Scottish like my grandfather had lead his family to believe. Okay, he was born in Lancashire, England – but all four of his grandparents and his mother were born in Ireland. 😀 😀 😀
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… oh, commiserate for the shock, not for being Canadian … and I have no objection to being so Irish. ❤
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I’m glad you clarified. I was about to say “It could have been worse. I could have been…” Mmm…best not specify. This is an international community. I could upset someone. 😀
Funnily enough, there is actually a Canadian skeleton in the family closet to do with a relative who ran off to the Yukon goldfields leaving behind a wife and child and never returned. When Dad tried to get in touch with family of the same surname in Canada (it wasn’t a common one), they didn’t respond. Shameful. 😉
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A few of the fellows did that, forgot to come back from the goldfields. 😀
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I took the test, and I’m Canadian inside as well! In good company. 😀
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Absolutely!
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HAH! It seems I join you on the Canadian side! A most interesting little quiz!
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But of course. We morally-upstanding, heroic types tend to stick together. 🙂
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What fantastic news! Next thing you know you will be my long lost sister. Now you must learn to say eh at the end of your sentences and drop the term jumper. 🙂 I’m off to see what nationality I am.
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I will amend my post to use the correct term, if you can tell me what it is, eh. Google is not helping me, eh.
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Well I think we would say sweater. The term jumper is not common here but usually would refer to a dress.
BTW I couldn’t find the quiz on the page for nationality. Am I being daft?
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Amended. It’s under the ‘Latest’ menu but here’s the direct link: http://bitecharge.com/play/nationality
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Happy to report I am the real thing. I am Canadian. Now where is that jumper? 🙂
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Would you believe French!!?? I can’t!
Your inner nationality is:
French
To say you understand people and care for others charitably would be an understatement. You are the kind of gem that people spend years trying to find. A deeply compassionate soul, you love and help others altruistically. You have a genuine affection that is easily recognizable and highly commendable. Honestly, we’d all want nothing more than to have more of you in this world!
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At least all the answers seem to be positive and uplifting, whatever the nationality. There really is good in everyone, it seems.
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Me neither Sue – did find out my inner age is 21!! Which is quite a laugh – on my way to my second – or is that fifth – childhood!
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Excellent. Love that reversal aging process. 🙂
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Not sure I dare find out! Quiz titles interesting (“How long will you live?”). Wasn’t the psychobitch in Gone Girl a quiz writer by profession? (A: True)
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Yes. I get a bit choosey about which ones I’m prepared to do. And of course I do the whole “I don’t like that answer. This quiz is rubbish.” thing. 😀
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Omg I’m American. My dad will ROFL
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Oh No!! 😀
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What’s so funny about being American? 😉
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Oh, um…it’s…well, it’s an Aussie thing…
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Oh, um…well…OK.
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😀 Just kidding.
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Yes, I know! 🙂
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I forgot M-R has been educating you on the Aussie “the more we insult you, the more we like you” thing. 🙂
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Before I find out who/what my inner nationality is, I want to do the quiz that will reveal what kind of a dog I was in the past.
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I was a Golden Retriever. Apparently. Which is, you know, nice but…boring. I was hoping for Beagle. Just because I like beagles. But then, they like to eat out of rubbish bins so maybe not.
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Good grief, parlez-vous français? Je suis une femme française.
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Alons-y! Sorry, that’s about the only français I parlez-vous.
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Neat finding… I love this post…
Sending you all my best wishes for 2015!. Aquileana 😛
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Thanking you kindly. Thanks for dropping in. See you around the blogosphere. 🙂
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How interesting. You’re an inner Canadian. Maybe you might have a long-lost Canadian cousin or grandparent, you really just never know and it could be true 😀 Sometimes I like to re-do these quizzes, picking different answers that are still true to my character and end up getting something else altogether.
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I had a friend who was so jealous I got Snuffy on the Sesame Street quiz she re-did the test to get Snuffy too. It took her 13 times to get it. 😀
I’ve also given up on some quizzes when the questions infuriate me with a lack of “All of the above” or “None of the above” options which for me are the only option to some questions.
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I am so with you there. I too give up on quizzes that I can’t find the answers to most questions. And then we begin to see that these quizzes are just games…sometimes a waste of time 🙂 Hope you’re doing well this year so far 🙂
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I wonder what characteristics an Australian has? Sorry, too lazy to do the quiz!
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Unfortunately, I suspect the result options don’t actually include Australians so I guess we’ll never know.
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I KNEW it!
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What gave me away??
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Oh, where do I begin? Charm, wit, good looks… all wrapped up in a warm fuzzy blanket of friendliness. And those are just the highlights!
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[H nods] Ah yes, of course. I see that now.
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It’s “meeses”, Heather. French for me, of all things. That was a surprise. Was it because I don’t like rain?
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Ah, thank you for the clarification. Er, I mean, merci beaucoup! 😀 That’s actually what I liked about this quiz – it’s not all that obvious what answers influence what result so you can’t second guess it.
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I came up French too – and I LIKE rain!
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Then surely they must be arbitrary assignments! I am as French as Angela Merkel!! Which is to say I tilt more German than anything else. LOL! I wonder what we had in common?
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I haven’t taken this quiz yet, but I did one similar a few months ago and discovered that I should live in New Zealand (now bear in mind that I hadn’t actually been there at that point). Imagine my delight when I did and fell in love – sadly though I don’t have enough money to be able to retire there 😦 Be interesting to find out my nationality!
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Well, this is a surprise! I wonder which answer prompted this result? I suspect it was the ambitious one (because I am not sociable, nor very caring (just ask the OH about man-flu) and what does ‘helpful’ actually mean?
Your inner nationality is: Japanese
Naturally, you are a person of very high self-worth. You are what people consider to be a very high-quality human being. The kind of person everyone aspires to be (and be with). You are capable of excelling in any pursuit you set your mind to. You challenge yourself at everything you do, and you wonderfully recognize that the only person to compete against is your past self. You are definitely on the road of enlightenment.
Better shift my fat a**e off the sofa then…. 😀
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That makes too of us, Jude. Make mine Japanese, please 🙂
… I’m not sure about the enlightenment part though!
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Turning Japanese, I think you’re turning Japanese, I really think so…. 😉
(Hm. I’m probably going to have that song stuck in my head for the rest of the day now. Sigh.)
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Oh THANKS for planting that song in my head too!!
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Well, that’s very interesting. I did a couple of others just as a test case and one said I was Irish and another that I was French. I am an international mystery, it seems. They were terrible quizzes, though (like the ones described above).
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Welcome to Canada MOSY!! I think you’ll fit right in and like it here 🙂 … and unless you’re French-Canadian, we won’t force-feed you maple syrup 😉
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I don’t mind maple syrup. It’s the “with bacon” bit I have trouble with…
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I would be the first person to admit I have a massive sweet tooth, but I find maple syrup a little cloying.
Sweet flavoured meats … just wrong.
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So wrong. Whose idea was that? Canadians have maple syrup on their bacon, Americans put marshmallows in their salad…. [H shakes her head]
Then again, we have Vegemite to answer for….
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Yeah – vegemite. I can’t get past the colour.
Food shouldn’t be black.
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I have a bag of Darrell Lea liquorice that disagrees with you.
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ooooo – I forgot about LICORICE!!!!! ❤
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Vegemite is dark brown, JS !!!! Tsk !
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Yeah. It’s just like chocolate. Very, very salty chocolate.
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NOTHING like chocolate. You should be ashamed, you frightful woman ! [grin]
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But…but…they’re just such easy targets. I can’t help myself.
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it looked black to me … now my curiosity will get the best of me and I’ll have to go out and try to find some in Toronto.
I’ll get back to you if I find it and let you know how I like it 😉
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Don’t spread it too thick, OK ? It’s brilliant on fresh bread with butter, but NOT TOO THICK !!!
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ok – I’ll remember that!
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Also on toasted sourdough. Plenty of butter, scraping of vegemite.
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so the way I’m starting to understand this, the only way vegemite is palatable is if you smear a tiny amount on lots of butter … kind of like anchovy bread. A little bit of anchovy goes a long way.
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Yes, kind of like that only not so fishy. 🐠🐡🐟
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It’s black in the jar, Joanne – dark brown when spread thin. 😀 Love it.
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Get back to us if you don’t find it and we’ll send you some!
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you’re on!
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Well, they got the nationality right, but the description doesn’t sound like most Americans I know! –
Your inner nationality is:
American
You are a deeply caring, understanding, and charitable human being. You are the kind of gem that people spend years trying to find. A deeply compassionate soul, you love and help others altruistically. You have a genuine affection that is easily recognizable and highly commendable. Honestly, we’d all want nothing more than to have more of you in this world!
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That last line is terrifying. No, honestly, we wouldn’t! Oh well, maybe certain types of you. We could have more of you, Trent. 😀
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I don’t know if the world could handle multiple Trents.
Well, handle is the wrong world.
I don’t know if the world would notice multiple Trents. Ah, more like it.
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I LOVE Canadians! (Except when they send us their freezing cold air.) Congrats on your new nationality. I don’t usually take these quizzes for some of the reasons you mention, but in this case, I did. So here it is. I am:
FRENCH
“To say you understand people and care for others charitably would be an understatement. You are the kind of gem that people spend years trying to find. A deeply compassionate soul, you love and help others altruistically. You have a genuine affection that is easily recognizable and highly commendable. Honestly, we’d all want nothing more than to have more of you in this world!”
I humbly accept this…but not too seriously :-p
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Sounds about right to me. 🙂 You’d certainly be one of the nicest French people I’ve met.
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And mine – American ! – is virtually the same !!!!
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Go figure.
I should dearly like to come across someone who’s an inner Aussie !
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I’m not sure Aussies make the cut in the options. I’d love to see the description for it, though. And these are all so lovely and complimentary. Wouldn’t you like to see one that says ‘you’re a pain in the neck’ or ‘you are insular, bigoted and paranoid’?
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I would indeed ! Or maybe “You’re selfish, thoughtless, intolerant and boring, and you need to be put out to pasture !”
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I sincerely hope you were not attempting to refer to yourself with that comment because that would be AGAINST THE RULES.
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Oh, oh … I was thinking the same thing, M of SY, but wasn’t game to say it aloud. But surely not, ‘thoughtless’ and ‘boring’ are out – and I haven’t seen ‘selfish’ either. Phew, that’s good … my mistake!!!!
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And which are them ? They ? Those ?
I should like to have them included on the Vegetable thinggy list, please !
😀
Love ya. H !!!
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Is the current scheme OK ? – or a bit loud …?
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No, not loud. Maybe not loud enough for you. 😀
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(_¤_) !!!
I’m not happy yet but. It’ll change.
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Until you mentioned 20 year old, I was sure you were describing Sue Slaught 🙂 🙂
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Yes, Sue’s real age is probably younger. 🙂
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How can you be so Canadian if you love surf and koalas that much? 🙂
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