"Chesterfield"? In my 32 years of being Canadian, I've only ever heard one person say that. It's a couch. But yes, Vance does seem to be into couches. - ThreadSky

corinnanotcatrina.bsky.social • 36 days ago

"Chesterfield"? In my 32 years of being Canadian, I've only ever heard one person say that. It's a couch.

But yes, Vance does seem to be into couches.

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wranglingdinos.bsky.social•36 days ago

Oh you sweet summer child.

maligator.bsky.social•36 days ago

My dad used to call it a chesterfield. He was a WWII refugee from Eastern Europe who learned to speak English from Graphic Novels while working in logging camps in BC. He always had some funny phrases for things!

sstylos.bsky.social•36 days ago

My grandma said Chesterfield when referring to a couch. She was from Chicago so maybe it was a regional thing? I think Chesterfield was the brand, like calling tissue Kleenex, they called the couch a Chesterfield. I think it’s kinda cool now. Grandma knows best 😉

jen10e.bsky.social•36 days ago

Grew up calling it a Chesterfield (Alberta( but switched when I moved to the States because no one knew what I was talking about. Lol

wintrgarden.bsky.social•36 days ago

Growing up on south shore of Montreal it was a chesterfield

canadiantrashpanda.bsky.social•36 days ago

People can call it what they want lol fuck off

jonnyvanheathen.bsky.social•36 days ago

I called it a Chesterfield as a kid but I was one of the few. I'm hoping Chesterfield makes a comeback now lol.

corinnanotcatrina.bsky.social•36 days ago

Nah, it sounds British. "Sofa" sounds more American. "Couch" is the best word.

geminfinite.bsky.social•36 days ago

Fun fact; idk who all uses it, but my Midwest grandma called it a "davenport" 🤷🏼‍♀️

kmary23.bsky.social•36 days ago

I have heard: couch, sofa, chesterfield, and divan! All the same thing!

artsytrish.bsky.social•36 days ago

We used "chesterfield" growing up as a kid in Toronto.

blair4347.bsky.social•36 days ago

Yes, for me too, growing up in Saskatchewan. But the word 'chesterfield' isn't used as much anymore. Maybe because 'couch' is easier to say and type, lol?

gemsalsberg.bsky.social•36 days ago

I just like that we went sideways for a moment, from the convo about the epic orange demon and his evil minions … to discuss ~ chesterfields vs couches. A short polite intermission. Ha. Now, back to being pissed off.

newalnow.bsky.social•36 days ago

'Chesterfield' in AB, too. It's a much more colourful word than 'couch'.

corinnanotcatrina.bsky.social•36 days ago

Nah. It sounds British. And sofa sounds American. It's a couch.

ljmcgear.bsky.social•36 days ago

Let the Maybelline Misogynist think he's leveling up.

piddlediddle.bsky.social•36 days ago

We said it growing up in Minnesota, but my dad was Canadian.

hawkeye0.bsky.social•36 days ago

It’s fairly common among native Seattlites too.

heidi-incanada.bsky.social•36 days ago

Yeah, used in Vancouver a lifetime ago

michaeltburgess.bsky.social•36 days ago

The VenusFly chesterfield is quite a menace to those with Vance’s kink.

pro-crow.bsky.social•36 days ago

We sure did.

corinnanotcatrina.bsky.social•36 days ago

I'm in BC. The only person I've ever heard use it is my dad's neighbour. Everybody else I know or heard says "couch". Very occasionally "sofa", but almost always "couch".

potcy.bsky.social•36 days ago

My wife’s grandmother used it. That’s the only person I ever heard say it

rhondastew.bsky.social•36 days ago

It was always a chesterfield in my house growing up in Calgary. I actually still use the term sometimes, now that I think about it 😂

sarah-the-plain.bsky.social•36 days ago

My grandparents used it. It is an older term but still in use.

mtlsimon11.bsky.social•36 days ago

I call it a couch too, but the joke is funnier and a little more Canadian with chesterfield. 😂

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