mind your language - Canadian version

Me. 1st year in Canada. Talking to a Canadian classmate.
Tutor: Where in Malaysia are you from again?
Me: Kuala Lumpur.
Tutor: Oh, I thought the other day you said you were from somewhere else. Kay Elle or something.
Me: Yes. K. L. Short for Kuala Lumpur.
Tutor: Oh hey, yea. Smart!

Me.1st year med school. Presenting a medical case to my tutorial group.
Me: So the patient was then given adenosin as treatment.
Canadians: What's that?
Me: What's what? Oh, the treatment?
        Adenosin.
Canadians: Urm..never heard of it. What is it again? A drug?
Me: Yes. A drug. Ah-Day-No-Sin
Canadians: Gosh, maybe we're just not catching it eh? Can you say it again, slower this time...
Me: (wrote ADENOSINE on the whiteboard)
Canadians: Ahhhhhh.....eh-deh-ner-zieene
Me: Hee...

1st year med school. A Malaysian friend talking to a Canadian classmate.
Canadian: So are you going anywhere for the holidays?
Malaysian: Yes, I'm going to OTTawa actually.
Canadian: Ott-Ta-Wa ? Is that in Japan?
Malaysian: No. OTTawa here. In Canada. Your capital ciTy?
Canadian: Oh? Ohhhhh..  You mean Oar-da-wa.
Malaysian: Haa..yes.

Me. Bumped into Canadian classmate in town.
Canadian: Hey Emie! How're you? That's a nice sweater you have on. Where'd you get it?
Me: Oh thanks. I just got it at HSC over the weekend.
Canadian: HSC? Never heard of it. Where is it at?
Me: Um.. you know, Halifax Shopping Center, the mall?
Canadian: Owhh.. H.S.C.!
                 For Halifax Shopping Center!
                 That's clever! You guys sure like to shorten everything eh?
                 Remember K.L?
Me: (owh gawd)...