Speaking of the East Coast versus the centre of the universe, here's an exchange I recently had with a co-worker:

Her, responding to something I had said: "Oh, you crazy Newfies."

Me: "Um, Marcia*, I'm from Nova Scotia."

Her: "Well, where do Newfies come from then?"

*Not her real name

I now live in Ottawa and confess to liking it immensely, but many born-and-raised Ontarians don't know much about the country beyond their own province.

On a relevant note, a couple funny quotes from my friend Davey, who moved to Toronto from small town Nova Scotia and has become thoroughly urbanized (and who also calls me Mummy, which is a long and irrelevant story):

"Oh Mummy, Ottawa's just so quaint."

Dreamily, craning his neck at a skyscraper: "Somewhere up there, Mummy, there's a cubicle for me."

I love you, Davey!