Only in Montreal, #3

I live on the French side of town in Montreal and I don’t speak any French. Part of the fun of being a linguistic minority in my neighbourhood is witnessing the activities that unfold at my local gym. Besides the local color, there is usually ridiculous music playing over the speakers – techno from the [...]

The A-Z of modern etiquette

 
 
 
 
Highlights from an A-Z guide to modern etiquette, written by Mark Hooper. For the entire list, click here.

A is for Asbo
B is for BlackberryThere is nothing more irritating in modern life than the message “sent via Blackberry”. Think: why would anyone want to know that? And what sort of person would want other people [...]

No mobile = today’s ex-communication?

As I’ve mentioned before, I have no cell phone.
My lack of cell phone mystifies a lot of people, and for good reason: 1/4 of under-30s now go cell-only. People I’m setting up interviews with can’t understand that I don’t have a mobile number to be reached at and I think this makes them a little [...]

there’s no going back

When people ask if I’m going home after I finish up school I tell them it’s not a possibility. I grew up in a small town in Northern B.C., and my Mom currently lives in an even smaller town even further north.  Below is an email that was waiting in my Mom’s inbox when she [...]