#1 - He always wears Kodiac boots; they will always be unlaced; unless he's working or fighting. So if you see one tieing his boots and he ain't going to work, look out! (He also owns no other footwear.)

#2 - There are a lot of words he doesn't understand - but *emotions* has got to be TOP of the list.

#3 - He doesn't wear a toque (like winter ski-hat) - he wears a hardhat liner or a fur hat with ear flaps.

#4 - Summer - winter and every month in between, he wears wool socks. (And flannel shirts are really more a myth than a reality.)

#5 - NEVER EVER uses Kleenex; has method for blowing the snot onto the ground between his thumb and midle finder and...he NEVER *gets any on anybody*.

#6 - Sleeps in only his gitch (underwear) and never anything else; generally with weapon of choice on the bedstand.

#7 - He pulls *it* up and over to take a whiz - none of that pansyass zipping or fishing around for it. Just up and over; finished, little flick to the left and right and you're good to go.

#8 - He can cook pretty well if you don't mind your colesteral sky-rocketing. Mainly everything is BBQ'ed and potatoes are a total MUST HAVE. Ketchup goes on eggs - but only if they are scrammbled (usually). Lots of gravy on mainly everything.

#9 - 90% of the time he smells like pine trees and gasoline (or diesel fuel).

#10 - WD-40 and a BigAss Wrench will fix just about ANYTHING.

#11 - Doesn't own a suit or a tie and never touks his shirt in.

#12 - Looks AWESOME with his shirt off - like when chopping wood or using a chainsaw.

(And that, my friends...is how you know one when you see one, :}

One last thought - how to know a Canadian EH! - because they totally understand when you say

" I just dropped my Poutine all over the chesterfield."