tim hortons

when people over here say they "are going to tim's", everyone knows which tim they are talking about: tim hortons. tim hortons is a fast food restaurant chain that sells mainly coffee and doughnuts (des "beignes" in québecois). the chain is a true institution in canada, probably also because of its link to hockey (another one of canada's institutions). tim horton was a professional hockey player before he founded the restaurant chain. he died at a rather young age in a car accident.