Forgot to mention that Simon accent was cool- not harsh like ours. I had to have him repeat phrases once in a while, because some words didn't make sense.
Like when a car is "nicked" it means it was stolen. Actually, I already knew what "nicked" meant, but that was one that I recall him using that I actually knew what it meant.

yes, it was educational. I even learned that Canadians speak English just as good as we do. And they don't all look like Lumberjacks.