Sometimes, I think I should have been born a Newfoundlander.
Don’t get me wrong. I love Alberta. I am very attached to my home province and I will always consider myself an Albertan, no matter where I may live in the future.
It’s just that some of my favourite things come from Newfoundland, and so I think that maybe I was a Newfoundlander in a previous life.
Among my favourite Newfoundland things are:
- My girlfriend (who will probably object to being called a “thing”),
- Newfoundland accents (seriously, I loves them, and not in that insulting “oh, listen to the funny Newfie” kind of way),
- Republic of Doyle (perhaps my favourite TV show of 2010),
- Pineapple Crush (so good!),
- Screech (damn good rum, though I do prefer a nice bottle of Havana Club),
- Mary Brown’s (kicks KFC’s ass),
- A rather significant portion of the professional funny people in this country, and
- Salt beef.
People make fun of Newfoundlanders a lot, but they’ve really given us a lot of awesome stuff. I think I might go to Sherbrooke Liquor Store tonight and pick me up some Quidi Vidi (Newfoundland beer) to drink while I watch Republic of Doyle.
I may not be a Newfoundlander, but I sure do like some of the stuff that province has produced.
