Beaverton: Allure of handsome American traveller evaporates when he refers to toque as “beanie” https://www.thebeaverton.com/2023/11/allure-of-handsome-american-traveller-evaporates-when-he-refers-to-toque-as-beanie/ #satire #canada #commentary #CanadianIdentity #FeaturedPost #Culture #beanie #toque #hat
Allure of handsome American traveller evaporates when he refers to toque as “beanie”
“All countries that share a language have some differences in idiom and pronunciation. They’re usually decipherable, and can even be fun. But a grown man saying he wears a beanie? Like, a little multicoloured cap with a spinning propeller?"