I learned a lot today.
In Toronto, every place that serves food/drink has to have on some sort of bad background music - usually a random assortment of Top 40 from the past 25 years (think Muzak). I have yet to hear a psychocandy track since my arrival, but if I hear one more Killers song, a Canadian may have to be sacrificed.
I also learned that the Monopoly money here in Canada is their actual monetary unit and that coins are actually worth something. It might feel like your spending 75 cents for a pint, but it's really like $4 (minus 10% of course).
I've also learned that one day can be almost 70 degrees but the next will look the same outside, but it won't top 45 degrees. There's no explanation for it - "Welcome to Canada" is all I'm told.
The last thing I learned is that unless a Canadian team is playing, they really don't watch hockey here - not even the Stanley Cup playoffs. That one probably surprised me the most. The Ottawa game was packed, but the Sharks/Red Wings games and the weekend Sabres/Rangers game were being watched mostly by Americans, and a handful at best.
