15 Canadians America should trade for

15 Canadian things America should trade for to form a pop culture super team

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 16: Derek Drouin of Canada celebrates with the Canadian flag after winning the gold medal in the Men's High Jump Final on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images) /

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NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 25: A Tim Horton’s cafe is seen in Manhattan on August 25, 2014 in New York City. It has been confirmed that American fast food giant Burger King is in discussions for a possible take-over of Canadian coffee and cafe chain Tim Horton’s. Shares of Tim Hortons Inc and U.S. Burger King Worldwide Inc rose after news of the merger talk. The new company would be based in Canada which has a lower corporate tax rate than the United States. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) /

3. Dunkin Donuts for Tim Hortons

If you’re from Boston or are one of those people surprisingly devoted to Dunkin Donuts, maybe just click on through to the next slide, okay?

Alright, are they gone? Because I’m going to say something that will induce rage-filled apoplectic fits in some – Dunkin Donuts is just kind of okay.

Wait, don’t go! I mean, they do sell donuts, which are inherently delicious. And their coffee is, well, fine. And I sure wouldn’t walk onto Boston Common and start blasting the beloved donut franchise. That’s simply a recipe for a serious New England showdown.

And yet… there’s just something about Tim Hortons. Maybe it’s the familiarity. After all, Tim Hortons and those delicious, addictive timbits they sell have been around since the 1960s. Then again, it could be their ubiquity. They rival Starbucks for visual frequency. They’re also fast, cheap, and generally agreeable to anyone in your party. That sounds an awful lot like another certain coffee and donut franchise. Only, Tim Horton’s has that certain Canadian sort of something. A north of the border je ne sais quois, if you will.

So, while Tim Hortons may not be gourmet dining, they are at the very least a considerable rival to our American coffee haunts in terms of taste, style, and availability. Seriously, though, the trade may be worth it solely for those timbits and a fresh biscuit or two.

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