[pyreal]

It's not surprising when you understand that Newfoundland was a British colony until we joined Canada in 1949 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newfoundland_Colony). My parents were born British so there's a stronger British/Irish influence here than Canadian in many ways.

[monkeynotes]

And like England, France is just off the coast of Newfoundland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon

[coughupalung]

As a 30-something year old Canadian, I was surprised to learn about this place just last year!