It doesn't leap to top of mind as other such Canadian icons as the maple leaf, hockey, maple syrup, Mounties or the inukshuk, but Honda's seemingly omnipresent Civic — over the years in sedan, hatchback and wagon guises — comes closer to
achieving cultural status than just about any other automobile out there.
If becoming a verb is the ultimate sign of
achieving the
status of genuine
cultural phenomenon, then Marie Kondo's book, The Life - Changing Magic of Tidying Up has managed this milestone.