Small Canadian Differences

In my heavily medicated recovery days at home, I got to spend some time with the TV, the Netflix, and the Tivo. Tivo, ah she knows me so well. Tivo recorded four episodes of a Canadian show called "Maxed Out" on some mysterious cable network called Style.

Maxed Out was kind of like Big Spender with Larry Winget, but without the screaming and the crying (the best parts!). It was a kinder, gentler, more Canadian Big Spender. Oh, and people actually seemed to succeed in the pseudo-follow ups, unlike on Big Spender.

So, I liked Maxed Out. But I liked it even more because of the small Canadian changes that made it exotic, not like just watching another episode of Suze Orman.

* "no-fee" bank. Wha? Isn't that just a bank?

* "out-of-area cell" and something called "long distance" on a cell. Huh? I knew I had to call my friend when she was in Canada, and she couldn't call me, but if I had long distance on my cell, Mami would be learning Skype real quick.

* multi-colored money from something called a self banking machine. Oooh aaah!

* years of back taxes. Don't they have automatic withholding?

I loved Maxed Out, and I set Tivo to record the rest. I wonder what Larry Winget is up to, since he is not doing his U.S. show anymore.