As a Canadian I find this so funny. 😂😂😂😂 as for you thinking the woman narrating is putting down Canada, I disagree. We are known for making fun and laughing at ourselves. We do it better than anyone else. Love your channel 😂😂😂
I'm Canadian but I lived in New York. I was hospitalized there for 6 days with a leg infection. It cost me $32,246. I returned to Canada some years later and had a stroke and was hospitalized for 6 weeks. It cost me $0 America needs to grow up and provide healthcare for their people.
@@poochie49 I keep saying US style business paid/provided health insurance is little more than middle class slavery. That's why business funded politicians are so loath to change health laws.
Yeah and because of it they have higher mother-mortality rates. My coworkers wife had post-clampsia, which in the US often leads to death. So my coworker was freaking out, but the Canadian doctor assured him things would be OK because those rates in the US are often because people ignore the symptoms due to fear of costs. All in all, she got treated in Canada and survived. It's a shame that costs prohibit patients from seeking treatment.
@@sophien5416 It is so sad. I truly feel sorry for most people in the US. What I don't understand is why people put up with it. It is clearly far from impossible: certainly not for the "greatest country in the world" - hope y'all noticed the quote marks.
Because you didn't have insurance. We still pay for health insurance at the end of the day, it's just hidden in our provincial and federal taxes. Nothing is free.
Okay, to clarify a few things: -Jim Carey, who is Canadian, was not doing "a Canadian accent" in that bit. He seemed to be doing the accent of an older First Nations person. -WatchMojo is voiced by another Canadian, Rebecca Brayton from Montreal, so she is allowed to poke a little fun at sleepy little Ottawa. -Universal access to good health care is considered a right not only in Canada, but in pretty much every developed nation on Earth, except for, ...well, ...you know. -The year that gay marriage was legalized in Canada, was the same year that simply having gay sex was decriminalized in Texas, so...there's that. -We definitely don't think of the RCMP as being a kind bad ass police squad kicking butt when things get rough. Nuh uh. They're basically the federal and provincial (except for Quebec and Ontario) police force, whereas most main cities fund their own police forces. -we kinda do say "eh" a lot and you could potentially tack it on to the end of most sentences. It's a bit like saying, "..., right?". -It's not that Canadians pronounce "sorry" in an odd way, it's more that Americans pronounce it, "sarry". -The only truly accurate stereotype on here is that the Canadian border with the US is not some arbitrary line drawn across the continent by some bureaucrats ages ago; it marks the location of the giant wall that holds back a mountain of snow and ice 7500 km across, preventing it from spilling into the States. ;o)
Personally I think the United States should quit defending the rest of the world so we can have health care and let you guys fend for yourself. Start brushing up on your Russian and Arabic.
@@hankkingsley9300 Well, you could do that, and I think that we'd do better than you imagine. However, it would take less than half of your current defense budget to pay for top-shelf universal health care for every American, and you'd still have a bigger military budget than the next 3 countries combined.
I'm Canadian. I live in Windsor Ontario which is literally across the river from Detroit.... we are basically the most southern major city in Canada. this is not a joke. July... somewhere around the year 2000, it's 110f with the humidex and I'm at the university for a summer course. this car gets off the ambassador bridge and pulls up to the side of the road and rolls down the window. "hey bro. where's the nearest Ski hill?" he had skis on his roof rack... no lie. told him to get on the 401 and just keep driving and that he'd hit snow at some point...
I had the same thing happen in 1988, in the Ottawa Valley. Texan pulled up with downhill skis wanting to know where the nearest ski hill was in July. I told him to head for Alaska lol!
@@angatippah6491 doesn't stop the fact that were minutes apart and someone crossed the border thinking there would be snow when it was well over 90 degrees out.
This totally happened last year in Manitoba, but the American had a snowmobile, asking when they would find snow enough to snowmobile... it was July!! We had to laugh, July in Manitoba is stupid hot... the guy would have had to go north a LONG ways to find snow... like the north pole 😆.
As a Canadian, I would like to see a reaction to Actors and Singers you did not know were Canadian. I think you will find this very informative and interesting eh!
This guy is smart. He knows Canadians LOVE hearing anyone talk about Canada and it’s benefits and beauty. I watched his video on the 10 best places to see in Canada and it was all Canadians who were commenting! We just like when people think we are wonderful. We all know we are.. we are just too polite to brag. I like his videos and some of his observstions
A double double at Tim Hortons is a coffee with two creams and two sugars. Timbits are the centre part of the donut forms into a ball with multiple flavourings. You can then in boxes of 6, 20 etc. Tim Hortons was a famous hockey player who founded the chain of restaurants/coffee shops. It originally started as a donut chain. They also have sandwiches, bagels, soup and breakfast, lunch and pastries now.
yeah but anything that's not a bagel, a donut or a coffee is waaaaay overpriced tbh. I mean, a tiny disgusting cheaply made sandwich for 7$ CAN?? its a joke, right??
Timbits are actually called "donut holes" everywhere else. They are made seperately, but it's how they were originally made back in the day. Also, my family and I boycott Tims now (sadly cause I liked their stuff) because they said they would get rid of paid brakes and other employee perks if the conservatives didn't win. It was so incredibly scummy and we want to show that we son't agree with abusing workers in order to make them vote against their own interests.
@@paranoiarpincess It's actually really annoying having people call the products by things that aren't their actual names. Confuses the crap out of anyone in training. They did get rid of paid breaks but on the bright side now we can do whatever we want during breaks, including leaving the property.
I was in Northern Nevada, at a pub. People next to myself amd friend started making fun of Canadians for having a Beaver as a National Animal ( which is somewhat funny - but there are reasons). I looked at them and said, " our Beavers are 6 ft tall, what you laughing at..". ( they believed me and went silent, though their eyes were full of questions.. lol)
Most of Letterkenny is shown without snow it looks like a hell of a great place to be for about 2 weeks in late June I just wonder how they can film an entire season in 14 days before the snow returns
Live in BC, 1000% correct, spring-summer-fall here it beautiful beyond measure, lived here my whole life and still wowed by it all, especially since the forests in my area are a combination of evergreen and deciduous trees so it looks incredible and ever changing year round.... that and the temperature seasonally varies between -20 (or more) to +40 (or more) Celsius depending on the season so Canadians need a pretty varied set of outfits, and footware
Living in Ottawa and watching you Google what a double-double is (coffee with two cream and two sugar) made me giggle. Such a normal term in Canada. Cute video.
The video you are reacting to gives misinformation about what "Canadian Bacon" is. What Americans call bacon is side-bacon, from the side of the pig. Canadians call that either "bacon" or "side-bacon". What Americans call "Canadian bacon" is back-bacon, from the back of the pig. Canadians call that "back bacon". "Ham" is a cut of meat from the upper leg of a pig. It is called ham no matter how it is cut, chopped or cooked. Ham is not bacon.
@@subduedpotato7216 There's two different things that get called Canadian Bacon, Peameal Bacon and Back Bacon. They're actually different. But, they're more common in different regions of Canada. Like Peameal Bacon isn't easily found in Alberta, but it's common in Ontario. But, both Back Bacon and Peameal Bacon aren't just ham. They're also cured, they just have slightly different methods how they are made. There's a video by Glen and Friends on UA-cam where he makes both and talks about the differences.
@@laurafedora5385 Peameal bacon and back bacon are slightly different (even aside from the outer coating). They're made from the same piece of the pig, but the process in which it's made is different.
I’m French Canadian (born and raised in Québec). It always fascinates me that for most English Canadian, French classes are only mandatory until 9th grade (so until about 14-15 years old), while in Québec, where most students go to french schools, English classes are mandatory until the end of college (or Cégep as we call it here), so until about 18-19 years old. It basically means that most French Canadian can understand and speak english, but the opposite is really not that common 😅
Ontario French Canadian here! We have mandatory French classes until the end of high school (17-18) and mandatory English until a year before (16-17). Most of us are fluent in both languages, but some towns are almost exclusively French speaking, especially in Eastern Ontario but also in other areas. We do have the Canadian school system, instead of the Quebec one.
Ontario French Canadian here! We have mandatory French classes until the end of high school (17-18) and mandatory English until a year before (16-17). Most of us are fluent in both languages, but some towns are almost exclusively French speaking, especially in Eastern Ontario but also in other areas. We do have the Canadian school system, instead of the Quebec one.
My sons had to take French until secondary 5. And right now, the one at Dawson, has to take French. Hopefully doesn’t have three classes next year. He’s doing a 3 year business class that would make it extremely hard when he has to also do an internship.
@TylerBucket Tim Horton was a famous NHL hockey player. When he retired, he started Tim Hortons coffee shop… They focussed mostly on coffee and donuts and cakes… It is exponentially grown into a restaurant/coffee shop! Most Canadians can’t live without it lol 🇨🇦☺️
You do know that Jim Carrey is Canadian, right? She was not making fun of Toronto. It is the business centre and we think of it as all work no fun (even if Jim Carrey was born there - Newmarket) . Montreal is the place to have fun. There are a few Starbuck's here an there but the coffee just tastes like... well hot water. Mounties are basically Canada's FBI. In Québec and Ontario would also have provincial police forces: OPP (Ontario Provincial Police in Ontario) and Sûreté du Québec in Québec. On the issue of health, it's not just Canada. Health is considered a basic human right by the UN.
Newmarket is not part of Toronto... it is barely even part of the GTA.... to take the Go Train into city central, will cost you an hour of travel time. About the same time it takes to travel from Guelph to city central...
the WatchMojo announcer is actually Canadian as well. If I remember correctly, she mentions it at the very beginning of this video, which Tyler didn't show.
It's rare to see an American embracing our beautiful Nation, even more so to see an American being so honest & upfront about their lack of knowledge in our histories & successes. You just earned a subscriber, thank you for these videos, truly.
Are you kidding. I'm American and have lived in Canada for 30 years - becoming a citizen this week. Any American would embrace this country. A civil place where people are not wackos. Even the assholes are nice.
@@landonbarretto4933 I think the difference is between people who have lived in Canada and therefore actually know the vast difference, vs people who have never been and believe whatever falsehoods or half-truths they've been told, and somehow still have an opinion.
It was fun coming back and seeing how far you've come Tyler. Of course, the only way to finish this series properly is you visiting Canada and realizing everything you have learned.
In Sudbury, we can get snow that will stay from late October/ early November until late April/ first week of May. There will also still be some ice left in some of our lakes by May. Almost 6 months of seeing snow sometimes.
@@gerrychartrand360 I can see that. They have some pretty tall mountains over there, must have assumed we might have had one around somewhere. Must have been disappointed with our little rock mounds with no snow caps.
Since ketchup chips are so normal for me, I'm always surprised how strange people from other countries find them. After all, ketchup and potato is a pretty common combination.
I'm always baffled by the immediate disdain over ketchup chips, when in my experience most Americans dip their fries in ketchup, so it shouldn't be much of a stretch.
I grew up in Northeastern Ontario. We usually had snow on the ground by Halloween & it stayed until April. There was often was still ice in the lake until early June. It felt like we had 2 months of spring, 2 of summer, 2 of fall & 6 of winter.
You should watch Canadian heritage minutes. They are short videos about Canada’s history. There’s dozens of them and you could probably watch 4 or 5 every video. The footage about basketball in this video is from a heritage minute.
As a Canadian, English is my first language but I'm definitely getting better at learning French in school. Also, I can confirm that Canadians do say "Eh", just not as much as Americans think, and I can't speak for everyone but I tend to use "Eh" instead of "Hey"
We had a friend meet a fellow from Seattle online and they got married. He had never been to Canada and when he came to visit he said "Wow I was so impressed that you have paved road, I thought they were all gravel" LOL. He was shocked at the 12 lane highways and the size of Toronto. He figured we all lived in the forest and were quite primitive and uneducated. I think we found out who was the uneducated one that day!
We are taught French in school - it is mandatory until grade 9 and then it’s optional (atleast here in Ontario) - you can also take French-immersion classes where you attend some classes purely in French, even in English speaking areas
And in Québec we are forced to take (and pass) English classes from elementary school to cégep otherwise we can't get our diplomas. The fact that French is only an elective in most of English Canada is kinda unfair given both languages are the official ones of the country 😕
here in nl we can join icf ( intensive core french) in grade 6,7 and 8 at least at our school the all of high school. some places you can go from k to 12 in french and i some places is the opposite
yeah but honestly it's not that bad. Compare to other cities. Sure compare to Montreal it's true, but compare it Calgary or Ottawa it's definitly not that bad.
Fun fact about the man who introduced universal health care: Tommy Douglas, known as the father of publicly funded health care in Canada is the father to Shirley Douglas and grandfather to Kiefer Sutherland. Tommy Douglas was premier of Saskatchewan when he introduced and implemented the idea in that province, later to be implemented across Canada.
Keep your liberal wacko ideas across the border I don't see what your problem is people who don't do a lick of work get free healthcare but the people that make the country run get the shaft so send them all back.
Fun Fact: Ottawa was chosen as our national capital to center it between Ontario and Quebec. There was also a concern that if the U.S. ever invaded Canada again, we did not want to put it in a city that Americans already knew. Kingston was a popular choice to make it the capital. But you guys already know where Kingston is.....lol It looks like the strategy worked....
It's actually in Ottawa because the government was arguing over Toronto and Montreal, the queen at the time kinda did the " time out boys" and demanded I be Ottawa. Just to get it done.
@@briannearing6016 Kingston was in contention as well. But you are right, they couldn't agree on a city and Victoria decided. I can picture Victoria meeting with our government officials and watching them argue.... and then she said her infamous quote, "We are not amused. We have determined that Ottawa will be the capital" Canadian delegation looked at each other and quietly said, "Where the f**k is Ottawa?"
A friend of mine works at the Montreal airport and told me they had to arrest an american for 1- carrying a gun 2-threatening the officer for violating his right to carry a gun (Hey, US constitution DOES NOT APPLY TO CANADA!) 3- The guy said 'Where are the polar bears? I want to collect a rug!' declaring he had the right to hunt games anywhere in the world. Imperialism at its best.
But it can be truly heartbreaking to see normal law-abiding Americans get arrested because they didn't FULLY check their vehicle before they left home and forgot about mom's little 9mil that got wedged under the seat. Even if the criminal charges get dropped they will still have to pay a very hefty fine.
Another geographic comparison that paints a good picture is that Toronto is on the same latitude as northern California. Summers in Toronto can be unbearably hot and humid.
What I want them to k now is that no, I do not know the same one person you know from Toronto that you spoke with one time. It's much bigger than they expected.
Also, Canada and the US share a very long border, and the northern contiguous states aren't in permanent winter. Would Canadian land that's one inch away be in permanent winter?
A double-double is a coffee with 2 creams, and 2 sugars. Mounties is a nickname for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. They are federal police, and cover areas of the country that don't have their own police departments, like northern communities, or little towns on the prairies.
Geez, if US Americans in general are as clueless as this about their next door neighbours then it's no wonder they know so little about Australia, the UK, and other parts of the world.
The Canadian Healthcare System is paid through taxes and although it operates like an insurance program, the Canadian system is "not for profit", unlike a typical American or Canadian insurance company. Everyone pays a little, in the hope that you don't need it, and the pot pays for those who do need it. The system is established nation wide by the Federal Government, but administered by the individual provinces and territories. The costs of medical procedures are negotiated between the government and medical authorities to establish the price of every procedure and applied nation wide. The bill to repair a broken arm in Montreal is the same in Toronto, Vancouver or any town or village. The same procedure in the U.S. can vary drastically from hospital to hospital and from state to state. Drug cost are also set through negotiation. An epi pen that sells for an average of $300 in the U.S. is $12 in Canada.
This varies between provinces. In Quebec , and I can't recall the exact price my friend was bitching about paying but somewhere around 60$. But over all, for any medication we are paying a fraction of what it costs in America. No system is perfect, but it could be a lot worse.
@@paulmackay7265 As an Albertan I am contractually obligated to make a crack about how they are so cheap in Quebec because we pay for them for you. We can now resume our regular programming and remove the tongue from the cheek.
@@deadskimountaineer and I appreciate it Malcolm. Hell, I don't even need one, but I bought one just to annoy Albertans. If you will excuse me I have to go smoke cigarettes and eat poutine.
Canadian bacon is not ham! It's wet cured (pickled) then rolled in cornflour. It's also injected with water to help seperate the fibers, it is a tough cut of meat, this prepping helps tenderize. Also, if you overcook it, it gets really tough again. We slice ours about ¼" thick and cook it hot and quick, so its still pink in the middle.
Ham is a different cut. Rolled in pea meal (before slicing) where I'm from. We often refer to it as peameal bacon. Standard "bacon" is pork belly. Ham is the top of the back leg.
I'm a Canadian and as for a double double it's not just a coffee, double double refers to double cream and double sugar. Triple Triple is 3 sugars and 3 cream.
The Mounties only wear the red serge uniform for ceremonial events. As a police force they no longer ride horses , but they are world famous for “The R.C.M.P. Musical Ride “ and also representing Canada, in parades mounted on horseback They have a long proud history. Being Canadian I can attest to the fact that a lot of us say “ eh “eg. Let’s go out tonight…eh!.. Also I have never known any fellow Canadian that says “ aboot “. Maybe it’s some regional dialect, but I’ve never heard it.
@@dakohli Yes, they still do regular police work with detachments especially in many northern communities. They are considered our Federal Police Force. The FBI is more for security and intelligence, which is the equivalent to CSIS ( Canadian Security Intelligence Service ).
@@cheryla7480 For law enforcement duties, the Mounties are the equivalent to the FBI, in fact when CSIS was formed, they were split off the RCMP who had those responsibilities originally.
"Double-double" is simply a term for a coffee with two cream, two sugar. It's the most commonly ordered coffee variety, so we came up with that handy name for it. All staff at a Tim's would know what it means. Fun fact, 'Double Double' is also what we call it when both men's and womens teams win gold in both hockey and curling at the international level :)
FYI; Tim Horton was a hockey player. Played 24 seasons for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Pittsburg Penguins and Buffalo Sabres. A Timbit started as a way of using the piece of dough punched out of the center of a doughnut to make the hole. Double Double means double cream, double sugar. ie; light and sweet Hockey is not Canada's national sport, although it is our most popular one. Our national sport is Lacrosse. Back Bacon, as the name implies, comes from the back (top) of the pig. It is very lean, almost no fat. While French is spoken mostly in Quebec and some parts of the Maritimes, all mailings, documents, letters, emails, etc., from the government are in both languages, as are all product labels across Canada. Mounties. The RCMP. Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Formed in 1920 by the amalgamation of the Dominion Police (1868) and the North West Mounted Police (1873). While they are a Federal agency with jurisdiction everywhere, they also serve at the provincial and municipal level assisting local forces and in areas where there are no local forces. They rode horses because that's how everyone got around in the days before cars and roads. They still use horses on ceremonial occasions and for patrolling areas where there are no roads. The Red Serge uniform is their Dress Uniform and is mostly ceremonial. It is not their everyday working uniform. Potato chips come in many flavours. I don't much like Ketchup/catsup. My favourite is sour cream and onion. If you order chips in England you will get French Fries. Canadian Goose is a misnomer. It is Canada Goose and they are not native to Canada. They are migratory and can be found all across North America. So don't blame us when they poop on your lawn. That's enough for now, eh!
15:31 That scene, that movie, "Bon Cop, Bad Cop", you should absolutely check that out! It's a made-in-Canada movie (yes, we make movies), a buddy-cop type of thing where a French-speaking cop from Québec and an English-speaking cop from Ontario have to team up for a case, creating some kind of national culture clash between the two. It's pretty good, and half the movie's in French, half is in English, so that's interesting as well! I dunno, maybe something to look up, and then react to, if you can find it! :)
@@Yamaelp Canadian (mostly BBC) will use alot of Canada. But yeah the west Quebec and altantic regions are the big ones. Ontario (mostly Toronto or our side of Niagara) is kinda a mid ground.
REAL Canadian bacon that they talk about is actually "peameal bacon" it's back bacon that is brined and rolled in peameal. A double double is just 2 creams and 2 sugars. A 'regular' is one of each, a triple triple you can guess.
I had heart surgery a few years ago, I needed insurance to compensate for missing work, but the hospital stay and surgery cost me nothing extra beyond the taxes I normally paid...so ya, all for it.
Where I live in Oliver, BC, we suffered weeks of over100°F-105°F weather this past summer (2022) with hardly any rain at all for weeks. We are actually considered the closest thing to a desert here. Many of our wine grape crops & fruit trees (apple & cherry) suffered as a result. Good thing we have Ice Wine. So, ya, not all of Canada is cold like Americans seem to think we are. Although we can get snow in April, we here in BC don't see that as often anymore due to global warming. Yes, that's a thing up here as well. I only just found you a few days ago and am loving your videos. I believe you must've been a Canadian in a past life.😉😋 But, curiously, why do you have such a passion for Canada...it's not something we, as Canadians see or expect to see coming from an American. Whatever your reasons, keep 'em coming. Also, as a side note, be careful of some of the info being offered in some of the videos you watch as they can be misguided. But I like how you Google things as you go. Like, no, not everyone here speaks French. Especially the further west you go. Although mandatory in school, to learn it, alot of us never use it. We understand it, just have a harder time conversing in it. I speak French but choose not to. It's a personal thing for alot of Canadians the further west you go. And though we do love our maple syrup, chugging it is not generally a thing. Thanks again, Tyler.🤗🇨🇦🇦🇺👋❤
Regarding bilingualism, I consider myself SO lucky that, as a french-speaking Canadian, I was taught English from a very young age. I think it really is a blessing to speak two languages.
BC parent here with a son in French Immersion school, and it is the single best decision I have made as a parent in my opinion. I am so proud of him, and envious that he is fluent in our two official languages :)
@@michelespracklin1704 Ah BC, such a beautiful place 😍😍🌲⛱️ Wow, you're right. It's truly a blessing for him, even though English is more useful.. French is quite hard to learn as a second language. Starting him at a young is probably the easiest way.
As a Canadian, I use "eh" quite a bit. It often tends to get used to say "don't you agree with me?" As in, "It sure is cold today, eh?" to which the other person would say either, "Yeah it is!" or "Oh, not so bad." :)
@@margaretroberts5985 no it doesn't and they are not interchangeable. Huh is a question or statement of agreement and or disbelief. You'll never hear how's it going huh? You're more likely to hear zzzuuuuup mf.
I've been working my way through all the react to Canadian things videos as my algorithm throws them at me and like This man is the most wholesome American I swear. I love it. Kinda like how American things will sometimes include a funny parody of a Canadian for the American audience. He feels like an American crafted for a Canadian audience, so he's nicer and more Canadian like than most Americans actually are lol
Double double actually is a coffee with specifically 2 cream, and 2 sugar lol. And Van Hought coffee, you'll usually see in like 75% of gas stations or 7/11's. When it comes to French, yes, the majority of French speakers are in Quebec. However, there large communities of French speakers in every province. Here in BC on the west coast, I even attended a French immersion school from grade 6-12, where I still did all my studies, but half of my studies were in French so that I could become fluent. Stats say that at least 1 out of every 3 Canadians can either speak it, or understand enough French to get by in short conversations. We also have 2 types of police. There's municipal/local police forces, and there's federal RCMP police. However, each city has the freedom to vote for which police force they want for their jurisdiction. Typically, even RCMP police officers have their own uniform though, that resembles municipal police uniforms. Not all RCMP wear the red outfits, those are kind of a formal attire for ceremonies n stuff, not daily work wear. Lol When it comes to the topic of healthcare, I don't know a ton about it, but I CAN say, that when I gave birth to my son, I walked away with a tiny bill for $165, which was strictly for the fact that I received a private room at the hospital for the 30 hours I was there. I absolutely cannot imagine managing finances for a new baby and leaving the hospital with a $10k bill. That is just asinine to me.
There is a 3rd type of police, somewhat like state troopers, provincial police in ontario, quebec, newfoundland, also military police. Some provinces have sherrifs departments with limited law enforcement authority, transporting prisoners.
@@ravarga4631 Sherriff's in BC are basically the Police within all BC courthouses. They provide security within the courthouse but also execute warrants, conduct prisoner transport etc. In Alberta the sheriff's also perform some traffic duties. I'm not sure about the other Provinces
@@beverleyeliane Well, I'm a Canadian that thinks putting anything other than salt and vinegar on fries is gross. :) So, you can imagine my views on poutine.
I was 12/13y/old living in Petawawa, it was mid-August... +30'c (90-105'f). I was sitting at a sports shop waiting for my bike to get fixed. An SUV pulled up, with Florida license plates on it. Ski's strapped to the roof, rear filled with obvious ski gear. A guy popped his head out, and asked how far he has to go to get to the snow, and hills (Petawawa is about as far as you can get from good ski locations). I had to inform him that he needed to travel straight north another 12 hours to GET to the start of some snow remaining. IF he can drive that far.
This happened to me when I was a teen working in a chip booth in the most southern part of Canada. They asked me where all the snow was and where the nearest ski lodge was. I told them to just follow highway 4 as far north as it would go and maybe in about 5 days they might find a bit of snow.
Additional information on “Tim Horton’s” coffee shop, the shop was actually named after a very “famous” hockey player literally named Tim Horton who actually died due to a car crash and so to keep his legacy alive his parents started the franchise and it’s still going strong today, one of the coffee shop’s most popular coffee sold at the shop is called the “Double Double” which is exactly as it sounds 2x cream and 2x sugar which is aptly named “Double Double”, (personal opinion: their best doughnut is the “crueller”)
Millions of Americans are subjected to a winter much more harsh the millions of Canada. Toronto and the area below and around Vancouver have a milder winter compared to northern states like Minnesota and Maine.
Most of Ontario has the same kind of winters as Minesota, upper Michigan and Wisconsin, since they all share the lake effect weather system. The coldest places are usually the landlocked continental places, such as Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Vancouver is the warmest city in Canada due to its Mediterranean style climate. It rains alot there but they don't get alot of snow.
Can I just say that I think it is so endearing to see an American learning about us and at times defending us from criticisms. "Hey! Toronto is fun!! I've seen some other videos and Toronto has fun stuff! ".... You're adorbs Tyler Bucket. 🥰
As a Kid who grew up in Ontario Canada French was a mandatory class I needed to take during grade 5 in public school and I needed at least 1 French credit in high school, I really remember hating French as a kid but I'm thankful I did learn the language as it opened a lot of avenues of opportunity as an adult.
Example of how the country is divided; in Alberta, French is mandatory until grade 5, 1hr a week minimum, so it's usually on Friday's the last hour of the day, and then there is no more language requirements. This was the situation both when I attended in the 80's and when my kids attended in the 2000's, different schools but in the same city. I took German in highschool, and 2 of my kids took Spanish, but none of us can remember anything more than bibliotheque from elementary
@@FionaApplewright I'm in Calgary, I only learned it in Grades 3/4. I was in a 3/4 split. After that it was optional. Lol. Well besides learning a few songs in French later on. Lol
Timbits are the "hole" cut from the doughnut. Rather than roll it back into the dough, they just sell it as it's own bite-sized product, in boxes of varying sizes. Great for parties and gatherings. A "double-double" is just coffee with two cream and two sugar (you can also ask for a "tripple-tripple," which is of course three cream, and three sugar). Tim Hortons popularized the term, but we use it pretty much ubiquitously around the country. You can walk into any fast food chain or restaurant in Canada, order a double-double, and everybody knows what you're talking about.
@@BlackEpyon And "regular" is just one each of sugar and cream. I learned that the hard way when I first came to Canada. I was asked if I wanted my coffee "regular" and thinking that meant "plain" I said yes.
Acadian French is still strong in Nova Scotia and NewBrunswick, we have french speaking communities peppered throughout these provinces. I can go shopping and hear English, French, and sometimes German (lots of Deutch moving here too). Just a normal day in NS 💕🇨🇦💕 Tyler, thank you so much for your interest in our beautiful country, you would fit in with us very well, I think.
All this totally depends on where in Canada. You can almost break it down and compare parts of provinces to different states. Take a poll of Albertans and Saskatchewanians compared to BC(Vancouver) or the eastern/atlantic provinces. You'll find a huge difference. Also northern parts of alberta are hugely different than southern alberta. Then we have the northwest territories, which are closer to the misconceptions about igloos.
Igloos are used when the Inuit are out hunting in the cold months. I lived in Inuvik, N.W.T for a while. It was a cool experience especially 24 hour daylight in the summer. I am originally from a rural area of Alberta. Some of us do use eh in conversation without even being aware of it. I was in a Palm Springs speaking to an American & the person asked me what part of Canada I was from. They had noticed my use of eh, I was unaware I had used it.
And the response you would probably get is either go to hell or go f*** yourself Americans are not polite 2 foreigners we don't want you in our country we already got a herd of Mexicans and blacks and all other sorts of s*** that we don't want
@@Mr_GamerYT seen it most commonly online in one of the fandoms I am in (Hetalia, unsurprisingly) but that’s why I knew it, Timmies and Tims are just tim hortons.
I'm a west coast Canadian. A group of us were in Atlanta on business and went to a local barbeque restaurant for dinner. There was about 10 of us and our accents caught the attention of the restaurant owner. He joined us and after a while asked how we could live in such a cold country. You see he watched the national news and the temps reported in Detroit/Chicago area were 72F and only 20C in Toronto just a few miles away. He laughed when we explained the metric versus imperial systems and then bought our dinners and drinks for all of us for the evening.
Tim bits are donut holes and double double means double cream and double sugar. Back bacon is different than ham, (we distinguish between the two), and side bacon is the long strips.
Here in BC Canada we have a lot of Asian people, especially on the coast. Mandarin is fast becoming the second language of BC. Even government pamphlets are printed in Mandarin as well as English.
Russian and German immigrants have been moving to Southern Manitoba in DROVES over the last 2 Decades. To the point where moving here as a Russian or German honestly won't inhibit your ability to lead a normal life at all! No matter what event you're at; School, work, etc, there's virtually always somebody around that can translate if you're not quite fluent in English yet. A lot of these immigrants have started families that have been slowly raising some German/Russian Sub-Cultures within these smaller communities throughout Southern Manitoba. It's not something I've thought about extensively until now, it's kind of cool getting to see New Cultures from around the World slowly making their way to Canada.Hell there's even been a recent boom in Philippine Immigrants in my personal local area over the past couple years just to add on.
@@snowbiden5472 Ukraine has a strong presence in Manitoba too. That is where my Grandparents went. I was born in Manitoba and am a second generation Canadian. It makes you wonder if the recent immigrants could see the war coming and decided to go to Canada.
@@laurfincher8137 Oh that's so interesting, my Mom's Parents also came from Ukraine, and my Dad's Parents from England! As far as the War goes I hope we keep taking people in as long as they need.
Honestly, I see it as a blessing to be surrounded by so many different cultures and so much diversity, there’s so much we can learn from it and just so cool, listening to people and their stories
Tim Hortons is equivalent to Dunken... okay, SO PREVIOUSLY Tim Hortons WAS equivalent to Dunken Donuts, where as Second cup was the Canadian StarBucks. There aren't that many left anymore.
I am Canadian, and I have a few Facebook friends who are American, during the summer months, we get hot weather just like you, we have gotten as high as 40" C, igloos would melt
In July we visited Florida and chatting with some locals they wanted to know if there was snow there and how cold it was there. They were amazed when I told them the temps were similar to Florida during the month of July. One guy from Tennessee thought we had snow all year round. Funny thing is that some northern states get harsher winters the southern Canadian cities.
I'll have you know Manitoba's last Winter was one of the worst in recorded history, ain't no chance in hell I'm listening to this Northern States dialogue after suffering through that lmao.
In Canada, the Mounties or RCMP are the federal police as per the video, however only a few larger cities have municipal police forces. All the smaller towns and cities throughout the country have local police stations with RCMP in it. So they are the regular police for many of us (I live in a town of 3,000 people and we have 5 or 6 RCMP officers stationed here). They stay for a few years and then get moved to another location so they can remain 'objective' and not get to be buddies with some or prejudiced against others in the community.
Actually Brian, this is not true, smaller cities and towns do have municipal police forces, mainly in Ontario though. RCMP detachments are very definitely a "western" thing
@@JoeMaamaa It's also the case on the East coast. Both cities and smaller communities have local police force, but the majority is covered by RCMP detachements.
In Ontario we have the OPP, Ontario Provincial Police with an additional 44 municipal police forces. In a google search just now I found that Toronto Police Service is the first local police service created in North America. When I lived in the BC interior about 15 years ago the province was policed by the RCMP but the small city of 10,000 that I lived in had their own police service. BC has 11 municipal police departments.
@@bblvrable There's also a nice Museum of Technology to visit. It's been a long time since I've seen it but I remember that it was quite interesting. Also, yes, Ottawa is quite boring. For having worked at the Rideau Hall for a few days straight in the early 2000's, a signage contract, the only thing left open passed 1am was the Tim Hortons. I get why Ontarians cross into the region of Gatineau(Québec) for their night out. 😁
for heavens sakes when the USA first started saying that (canadian bacon bit) it was what the hell are they talking about. they were referring to peameal or back bacon lol
@@GarySaltern You are correct as to the difference in preparation, peameal bacon is back bacon, canadian bacon brined and covered in corn meal for preservation, you are right.
Our $1 is a loonie and our $2 is a toonie. We have done away with the penny. I love the way you say Toronto. In Canada we tend to pronounce it with the second T silent ( Torono) lol
Hey! Canadian here. I will tell you that we 100% need to learn French. From Grade 4 to 9 (atleast where I'm from), you take French classes every day. After Grade 9 though, you can just drop it. Tbh, most people I know dislike learning French because learning a second language is hard, good thing they're pretty similar lol. Also, Tim Hortons is great and one of the most popular Coffee places. If you ever go to Canada, please try it! Edit: I am suprised that you guys *don't* have Ketchup Chips. They are my favourite type of chips, hand downs. They don't have that strong ketchup taste and it's hard to describe, but it's amazing. I hope my fellow Canadians can back me up on the fact that Ketchup Chips are the best
I'm happy to pay taxes for our healthcare. I have been sick all my life & have had 3 kidney transplants as well as several other surgeries. I have NEVER seen a bill in my life.
And most Canadians are glad to pay for your kidney transplants in case some day they need a kidney transplant. Or anything else goes wrong with a body that is 100% guaranteed to have a problem at some point in the future.
The RCMP also provide police for smaller towns that don’t have their own municipal police. When I was a kid our town was “issued” 2 RCMP officers as our police force for the town and surrounding rural area. Police do work on horseback sometimes, too, both RCMP and municipal. Sort of like the mounted police in NY.
I live in a small city of 100,000, and the RCMP is our only police force. You’ll only see them wearing the red serge for formal events. They wear typical navy blue police uniforms for duty.
Yeah, I grew up on Bella Coola, so we also had the couple of RCMP (which more than doubled for rodeo weekend, as things got a bit rowdy then sometimes).
Hello Tyler, I loved your video! I can say that ketchup flavoured chips are amazing! My girlfriend(from a different country) tried them and absolutely loved them. She loves ketchup btw. Either way, they are amazing to have at a party or on your own watching a movie.
Double double is basically when you get two creams and two sugars in your coffee. We call 1 cream and 1 sugar "regular" and 3 creams and 3 sugars "triple triple". Also, Canadians are required to take French classes in school, but it varies from province to province in terms of when you're allowed to drop it. For instance, I'm from Ontario (a mostly English-speaking province) and in my province, you have to take French in school every year from Grade 1 until Grade 9. You can drop it after Grade 9 if you don't want to continue learning it. At the same time, there are schools with French Immersion programs, where most of the instruction is given in French instead of English (not just in Quebec).
@@Matchatbrew369 You bet. Paying homage to the man, the myth, the legend, Wayne Gretzky 99. If you haven't heard of this give it a search. Funny video out of Red Deer, AB Tim Hortons drive-thru.
Growing up, I was taught French in school. It was basic conversation and I have never been truly fluent in French, but we also have French immersion schools that teach many kids to be fluent from a young age. I honestly wish I had been in that type of schooling when I was going through school
In my school (elementary) they taught a few French Immersion classes, but mostly English. No one liked the French immersion kids, most of them thought they were special and that their $h1t didn't stink.
The second largest city in Canada is Montreal NOT Quebec. Quebec is the name of the province Montreal is in. BUT the capital of the province of Quebec is also called Quebec and is one the the oldest cities in Canada (founded in 1608). Montreal (1642). Toronto (1793).
For someone that lives or has lived in Quebec we know if you say Quebec you're talking about the city not the province. Others do not know the difference.
When we were celebrating the 400th anniversary of the founding of Québec City some idiot journalists from Paris Match did their entire piece on Montreal. When the mayor of Québec tried to explain to them the anniversary was in Québec, not Montreal which was founded several years later. Their response was that people from Québec City were jealous of Montreal. They would not accept they had covered the 400th anniversary 400km to the west of where it happened, in the wrong city. I know it's confusing they gave our name to the whole province (it means "place where the river narrows" so it doesn't even fit the whole province) but these guys are top tier journalists who spent weeks in Montreal covering an event that was not happening there without ever realizing their mistake.
It doesn't happen a lot anymore but my cousin used to work at a gas station in the 1970's on the 401 Highway, which is like your interstate highways. A couple with kids drove in and we're asking for directions to the local ski hill. Unfortunately, they came to Canada in July with full winter gear. Could not understand why it was so hot and when will it start to snow. The temperature was 80 farinheit plus humidity.
Similar story here. I remember seeing a station wagon with US plates sitting in traffic on rue Ste-Catherine, the main drag, in downtown Montreal in the 70s with skis strapped to the top of the crammed-to-the-max vehicle. It was an absolutely sweltering summer day. The car’s occupants (parents with kids) looked so embarrassed. Of course it didn’t help that quite a few of the Montrealers walking by on the crowded sidewalks were openly shaking their heads and snickering at the sight. Yeah, I don’t think their ski vacation worked out quite the way they thought it would. 🤷♀️
funny story: thanks to hearing about the misconception Americans have that it’s always really cold in Canada, little-kid-me used to think the opposite - that the U.S. must be really WARM at all times for them to think Canada is cold. I vividly remember my 5-year-old self tugging on my grandma’s coat when we went across the border one time to look for Christmas gifts and asking her “Nan?? Why’s there snow here???” lmao
Yes, I definitely know I am a Canadian. When I say "eh" it usually follows a friendly comment I made and I am awaiting for the other person to coincide with some agreement to my "Is that not so?" Their response sometimes is a direct "yes"....other times it encourages the other person to respond with some more detail covering the same subject.
Most in the GTA typically pronounce it with the second T dropped. Tor-on-o (say it quickly). Toronto (with the last syllable emphasized is usually non GTA people).
Superman was created by two news reporters from Toronto, And Tim Horton was a Canadian hockey player. I really respect the fact you are generally interested in our culture . And googling things as a reference kudos to you Bud!. 15:19 on behalf of the majority of Canadians I’d like to apologize for him
I was visiting a friend in Niagara Falls during August a number of years ago, and a car crossed the border with Alpine skis on the roof. They rolled their window down and asked us where the snow was. I told him to keep driving north and he'd find some eventually... for all I know he's still driving north...
As a Canadian I find this so funny. 😂😂😂😂 as for you thinking the woman narrating is putting down Canada, I disagree. We are known for making fun and laughing at ourselves. We do it better than anyone else. Love your channel 😂😂😂
I think we got that capacity for self-deprecation from nana Britain. xD
Watch Mogo is also a Canadian channel too I think.
We get satire from our Brit cousins
Very true lol
Yessss we love to do that! Me and my friends are always laughing at stereotypes and joking about drinking bottles of maple syrup
I'm Canadian but I lived in New York. I was hospitalized there for 6 days with a leg infection. It cost me $32,246. I returned to Canada some years later and had a stroke and was hospitalized for 6 weeks. It cost me $0 America needs to grow up and provide healthcare for their people.
When my wife had quadruple bypass surgery the most expensive part was the parking at the hospital.
@@poochie49 I keep saying US style business paid/provided health insurance is little more than middle class slavery. That's why business funded politicians are so loath to change health laws.
Yeah and because of it they have higher mother-mortality rates. My coworkers wife had post-clampsia, which in the US often leads to death. So my coworker was freaking out, but the Canadian doctor assured him things would be OK because those rates in the US are often because people ignore the symptoms due to fear of costs. All in all, she got treated in Canada and survived. It's a shame that costs prohibit patients from seeking treatment.
@@sophien5416 It is so sad. I truly feel sorry for most people in the US. What I don't understand is why people put up with it. It is clearly far from impossible: certainly not for the "greatest country in the world" - hope y'all noticed the quote marks.
Because you didn't have insurance. We still pay for health insurance at the end of the day, it's just hidden in our provincial and federal taxes. Nothing is free.
Okay, to clarify a few things:
-Jim Carey, who is Canadian, was not doing "a Canadian accent" in that bit. He seemed to be doing the accent of an older First Nations person.
-WatchMojo is voiced by another Canadian, Rebecca Brayton from Montreal, so she is allowed to poke a little fun at sleepy little Ottawa.
-Universal access to good health care is considered a right not only in Canada, but in pretty much every developed nation on Earth, except for, ...well, ...you know.
-The year that gay marriage was legalized in Canada, was the same year that simply having gay sex was decriminalized in Texas, so...there's that.
-We definitely don't think of the RCMP as being a kind bad ass police squad kicking butt when things get rough. Nuh uh. They're basically the federal and provincial (except for Quebec and Ontario) police force, whereas most main cities fund their own police forces.
-we kinda do say "eh" a lot and you could potentially tack it on to the end of most sentences. It's a bit like saying, "..., right?".
-It's not that Canadians pronounce "sorry" in an odd way, it's more that Americans pronounce it, "sarry".
-The only truly accurate stereotype on here is that the Canadian border with the US is not some arbitrary line drawn across the continent by some bureaucrats ages ago; it marks the location of the giant wall that holds back a mountain of snow and ice 7500 km across, preventing it from spilling into the States. ;o)
Makes sense! I was thinking it's very common for Montrealers to make fun of Toronto and Ottawa for being boring 😅
Personally I think the United States should quit defending the rest of the world so we can have health care and let you guys fend for yourself. Start brushing up on your Russian and Arabic.
@@hankkingsley9300 the US's obsession with it's military complex has nothing to do with Canada.
@@michellepage2059 like I said defend yourself and don't come crying us when you get nuked or invaded
@@hankkingsley9300 Well, you could do that, and I think that we'd do better than you imagine.
However, it would take less than half of your current defense budget to pay for top-shelf universal health care for every American, and you'd still have a bigger military budget than the next 3 countries combined.
I'm Canadian. I live in Windsor Ontario which is literally across the river from Detroit.... we are basically the most southern major city in Canada.
this is not a joke. July... somewhere around the year 2000, it's 110f with the humidex and I'm at the university for a summer course. this car gets off the ambassador bridge and pulls up to the side of the road and rolls down the window.
"hey bro. where's the nearest Ski hill?"
he had skis on his roof rack... no lie. told him to get on the 401 and just keep driving and that he'd hit snow at some point...
I had the same thing happen in 1988, in the Ottawa Valley. Texan pulled up with downhill skis wanting to know where the nearest ski hill was in July. I told him to head for Alaska lol!
Detroit is north of Windsor 🙄
@@angatippah6491 doesn't stop the fact that were minutes apart and someone crossed the border thinking there would be snow when it was well over 90 degrees out.
This totally happened last year in Manitoba, but the American had a snowmobile, asking when they would find snow enough to snowmobile... it was July!! We had to laugh, July in Manitoba is stupid hot... the guy would have had to go north a LONG ways to find snow... like the north pole 😆.
As a Canadian I appreciate your interest in our country, and learning facts.
He's so refreshing!
As a Canadian, I would like to see a reaction to Actors and Singers you did not know were Canadian. I think you will find this very informative and interesting eh!
Check out the movie “The Canadian Conspiracy”.
A lot of Americans would be shocked to know that Ryan Reynolds & Ryan Gosling are Canadian 🇨🇦
@@chygirl76 but Ryan Reynolds says it so often 😂
Like Jim Carrey
I so agree
This guy is smart. He knows Canadians LOVE hearing anyone talk about Canada and it’s benefits and beauty. I watched his video on the 10 best places to see in Canada and it was all Canadians who were commenting! We just like when people think we are wonderful. We all know we are.. we are just too polite to brag. I like his videos and some of his observstions
Not only did a Canadian invent basketball, another Canadian invented the telephone.
If you're referring to Alexander Graham Bell, he was actually Scottish, who came to Canada as a British subject from 1870 to 1882.
@@nohandle1028…by THAT definition, NONE of us but the aboriginal peoples are Canadian…
@@nohandle1028 He invented the telephone in Canada, think a little bit.
Canadians also invented IMAX, insulin and the gas mask.
@@CaptainTripps420 And the zipper.
A double double at Tim Hortons is a coffee with two creams and two sugars. Timbits are the centre part of the donut forms into a ball with multiple flavourings. You can then in boxes of 6, 20 etc. Tim Hortons was a famous hockey player who founded the chain of restaurants/coffee shops. It originally started as a donut chain. They also have sandwiches, bagels, soup and breakfast, lunch and pastries now.
They're not actually the center parts of donuts. That's just a little joke, they're actually made entirely separately.
Tim Horton was born here in my hometown. We are very proud of that fact lol
yeah but anything that's not a bagel, a donut or a coffee is waaaaay overpriced tbh. I mean, a tiny disgusting cheaply made sandwich for 7$ CAN?? its a joke, right??
Timbits are actually called "donut holes" everywhere else. They are made seperately, but it's how they were originally made back in the day. Also, my family and I boycott Tims now (sadly cause I liked their stuff) because they said they would get rid of paid brakes and other employee perks if the conservatives didn't win. It was so incredibly scummy and we want to show that we son't agree with abusing workers in order to make them vote against their own interests.
@@paranoiarpincess It's actually really annoying having people call the products by things that aren't their actual names. Confuses the crap out of anyone in training.
They did get rid of paid breaks but on the bright side now we can do whatever we want during breaks, including leaving the property.
I was in Northern Nevada, at a pub. People next to myself amd friend started making fun of Canadians for having a Beaver as a National Animal ( which is somewhat funny - but there are reasons).
I looked at them and said, " our Beavers are 6 ft tall, what you laughing at..".
( they believed me and went silent, though their eyes were full of questions.. lol)
Should have told them about the 4 kg black flies
I see what you did there-- try the veal, here all night don't forget to tip your server.
that moment must of been priceless, you should of filmed it xD
Tell them if they go to BeaverLodge Alberta they can see it for themselves
@@travelingbandana personally I prefer the Scuttlebutt Lodge home of the Fishin Musician
I'm very mad that people never show our country without snow. We have BEAUTIFUL greenery
Same here!
IKR and fall is beautiful here!
Most of Letterkenny is shown without snow it looks like a hell of a great place to be for about 2 weeks in late June I just wonder how they can film an entire season in 14 days before the snow returns
Live in BC, 1000% correct, spring-summer-fall here it beautiful beyond measure, lived here my whole life and still wowed by it all, especially since the forests in my area are a combination of evergreen and deciduous trees so it looks incredible and ever changing year round.... that and the temperature seasonally varies between -20 (or more) to +40 (or more) Celsius depending on the season so Canadians need a pretty varied set of outfits, and footware
@@hankkingsley9300 summer is long in canada we have both records for higher and lower temperature
We need a video of Tyler trying Canadian food and snacks
Living in Ottawa and watching you Google what a double-double is (coffee with two cream and two sugar) made me giggle. Such a normal term in Canada. Cute video.
No one tell him about a triple triple or 4x4 🤭
Shhhhhhhhhh🤫
@@janelle9753 😂
I am Canadian didn't know what the double double was. At the same time I take my coffee someplace where it taste good lol
@@janelle9753 or the 26er and the 2 4 😂lol
The video you are reacting to gives misinformation about what "Canadian Bacon" is. What Americans call bacon is side-bacon, from the side of the pig. Canadians call that either "bacon" or "side-bacon". What Americans call "Canadian bacon" is back-bacon, from the back of the pig. Canadians call that "back bacon". "Ham" is a cut of meat from the upper leg of a pig. It is called ham no matter how it is cut, chopped or cooked. Ham is not bacon.
Beat me to it!
not only that but Canadian Bacon is also called Peameal Bacon as there is usually a coating of the stuff on the outside edge
@@subduedpotato7216 There's two different things that get called Canadian Bacon, Peameal Bacon and Back Bacon. They're actually different. But, they're more common in different regions of Canada. Like Peameal Bacon isn't easily found in Alberta, but it's common in Ontario.
But, both Back Bacon and Peameal Bacon aren't just ham. They're also cured, they just have slightly different methods how they are made. There's a video by Glen and Friends on UA-cam where he makes both and talks about the differences.
It’s back bacon what Americans think is Canadian bacon. Canadian bacon is peameal encrusted back bacon
@@laurafedora5385 Peameal bacon and back bacon are slightly different (even aside from the outer coating). They're made from the same piece of the pig, but the process in which it's made is different.
I’m French Canadian (born and raised in Québec). It always fascinates me that for most English Canadian, French classes are only mandatory until 9th grade (so until about 14-15 years old), while in Québec, where most students go to french schools, English classes are mandatory until the end of college (or Cégep as we call it here), so until about 18-19 years old.
It basically means that most French Canadian can understand and speak english, but the opposite is really not that common 😅
Alberta proud here, I can say hello, how are you, so-so, and may I go to the bathroom in French XD that is all that stuck haha
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir? Is all the French I know unless Gitchie Gitchie ya ya is also French...
Ontario French Canadian here! We have mandatory French classes until the end of high school (17-18) and mandatory English until a year before (16-17). Most of us are fluent in both languages, but some towns are almost exclusively French speaking, especially in Eastern Ontario but also in other areas. We do have the Canadian school system, instead of the Quebec one.
Ontario French Canadian here! We have mandatory French classes until the end of high school (17-18) and mandatory English until a year before (16-17). Most of us are fluent in both languages, but some towns are almost exclusively French speaking, especially in Eastern Ontario but also in other areas. We do have the Canadian school system, instead of the Quebec one.
My sons had to take French until secondary 5. And right now, the one at Dawson, has to take French. Hopefully doesn’t have three classes next year. He’s doing a 3 year business class that would make it extremely hard when he has to also do an internship.
@TylerBucket Tim Horton was a famous NHL hockey player. When he retired, he started Tim Hortons coffee shop… They focussed mostly on coffee and donuts and cakes… It is exponentially grown into a restaurant/coffee shop! Most Canadians can’t live without it lol 🇨🇦☺️
You do know that Jim Carrey is Canadian, right? She was not making fun of Toronto. It is the business centre and we think of it as all work no fun (even if Jim Carrey was born there - Newmarket)
. Montreal is the place to have fun. There are a few Starbuck's here an there but the coffee just tastes like... well hot water. Mounties are basically Canada's FBI. In Québec and Ontario would also have provincial police forces: OPP (Ontario Provincial Police in Ontario) and Sûreté du Québec in Québec. On the issue of health, it's not just Canada. Health is considered a basic human right by the UN.
Newmarket is not part of Toronto... it is barely even part of the GTA.... to take the Go Train into city central, will cost you an hour of travel time. About the same time it takes to travel from Guelph to city central...
Such a Quebecois take on Canada lol
I've seen mounties only two or three times in my life.
the WatchMojo announcer is actually Canadian as well. If I remember correctly, she mentions it at the very beginning of this video, which Tyler didn't show.
@@NatoBro Yeah Phoebe is from Montreal.
It's rare to see an American embracing our beautiful Nation, even more so to see an American being so honest & upfront about their lack of knowledge in our histories & successes. You just earned a subscriber, thank you for these videos, truly.
Are you kidding. I'm American and have lived in Canada for 30 years - becoming a citizen this week. Any American would embrace this country. A civil place where people are not wackos. Even the assholes are nice.
@@landonbarretto4933 Welcome, new Canadian! Glad you decided to stick around here for as long as you have!
@@neuralmute - Thanks. Be crazy to go back to living with wackos.
@@landonbarretto4933 I think the difference is between people who have lived in Canada and therefore actually know the vast difference, vs people who have never been and believe whatever falsehoods or half-truths they've been told, and somehow still have an opinion.
@@landonbarretto4933 Really depends on the asshole. We have our real assholes here, too. They're just uncommon and shunned by others, lol.
It was fun coming back and seeing how far you've come Tyler. Of course, the only way to finish this series properly is you visiting Canada and realizing everything you have learned.
You could probably do it for pretty much 'FREE'. People would invite you to their homes and make you dinner, show you around, etc. :)
@@Padraigan13Take him out for poutine then make him some Nanaimo and Squamish bars for desert.
@@Padraigan13 Yeah, I discovered him 2 days ago and I'd totally give him my guest room
In Sudbury, we can get snow that will stay from late October/ early November until late April/ first week of May. There will also still be some ice left in some of our lakes by May. Almost 6 months of seeing snow sometimes.
When I grew up a jeep Cherokee full of Americans stopped us on Lasalle Blvd and asked us where our ski hill was in July. Lol packed to the max.
@@gerrychartrand360 I can see that. They have some pretty tall mountains over there, must have assumed we might have had one around somewhere. Must have been disappointed with our little rock mounds with no snow caps.
Since ketchup chips are so normal for me, I'm always surprised how strange people from other countries find them. After all, ketchup and potato is a pretty common combination.
It's so interesting seeing Americans reactions to ketchup chips. Ketchup on fried potatoes is pretty bog standard there
I literally finished my bag of ketchup chips as the segment started.
American who is now north of the border and ketchup chips are life lol. I have no idea how I snacked before them lol
Oh it gets a good deal weirder regarding chips in Canada. In 1978, Hostess Chips launched three fruit flavours: orange, cherry, grape. They tanked.
@@stevetournay6103 lol. I wonder why. I mean companies do some weird stuff sometimes
I'm always baffled by the immediate disdain over ketchup chips, when in my experience most Americans dip their fries in ketchup, so it shouldn't be much of a stretch.
Ketchup Doritos are the best!
Yeah I don't think I'd want real imitation ketchup flavored powder fouling up my potato chips sour cream and onion is bad enough
@@hankkingsley9300 you don't know what you're missing. Maybe it's better that way. More for us.
Old Dutch ketchup chips are great
@@08wildhoney it is very good not my favorite, but it's good, too messy for the fingers lol
Double double isn’t just a coffee. It’s a coffee with two creams and two sugars 🥰. Also Tim Horton was a hockey player 😊
and when you ask for 2 MILK and HALF sugar, you know what you get? Double double!!! every time.
I grew up in Northeastern Ontario. We usually had snow on the ground by Halloween & it stayed until April. There was often was still ice in the lake until early June. It felt like we had 2 months of spring, 2 of summer, 2 of fall & 6 of winter.
You should watch Canadian heritage minutes. They are short videos about Canada’s history. There’s dozens of them and you could probably watch 4 or 5 every video. The footage about basketball in this video is from a heritage minute.
Good call Am, I was going to suggest the same thing.
"A strongman in tights? It'll never fly!"... "Fly no! But he can leap over tall buildings!"
I listen them all recently . In english AND French haha . Its really well made.
@@marklelievre642 Winnie...the...Pooh!
Now, the people will know.... we were here...
It’s a Canadian “thing” to poke fun at ourselves. That’s why we have so many world famous comedians.
As a Canadian, English is my first language but I'm definitely getting better at learning French in school. Also, I can confirm that Canadians do say "Eh", just not as much as Americans think, and I can't speak for everyone but I tend to use "Eh" instead of "Hey"
Yes, me and everyone I know have only ever used "eh" as a form of "hey"
Personally I say hey now
I live on the english side of Canada and learnt french fluently in school.
Or "Eh?" instead of "What?"
@@heatnicoleher que?
We had a friend meet a fellow from Seattle online and they got married. He had never been to Canada and when he came to visit he said "Wow I was so impressed that you have paved road, I thought they were all gravel" LOL. He was shocked at the 12 lane highways and the size of Toronto. He figured we all lived in the forest and were quite primitive and uneducated. I think we found out who was the uneducated one that day!
We are taught French in school - it is mandatory until grade 9 and then it’s optional (atleast here in Ontario) - you can also take French-immersion classes where you attend some classes purely in French, even in English speaking areas
Que? No entiendo
And in Québec we are forced to take (and pass) English classes from elementary school to cégep otherwise we can't get our diplomas. The fact that French is only an elective in most of English Canada is kinda unfair given both languages are the official ones of the country 😕
here in nl we can join icf ( intensive core french) in grade 6,7 and 8 at least at our school the all of high school. some places you can go from k to 12 in french and i some places is the opposite
@@emeliabutt2987 this is why I love ❤ Georgia NO minimum age to own or possess a long gun.
@@hankkingsley9300 Well then, I'm glad you live down there and not up here! :)
Him: Nobody actually thinks Toronto is boring
Canadians: yes we do
yeah but honestly it's not that bad. Compare to other cities. Sure compare to Montreal it's true, but compare it Calgary or Ottawa it's definitly not that bad.
@@Yamaelp calgary is not boring😂
Exactly what I was saying to myself! "Canadians do", but of course, in a friendly, joking way ;)
We sure do 😅
Yep... That's why they have to come to Montreal, Quebec to party!
Fun fact about the man who introduced universal health care:
Tommy Douglas, known as the father of publicly funded health care in Canada is the father to Shirley Douglas and grandfather to Kiefer Sutherland.
Tommy Douglas was premier of Saskatchewan when he introduced and implemented the idea in that province, later to be implemented across Canada.
And Donald Sutherland is Kiefer's father.
Tommy Douglas, voted a few years ago as The Greatest Canadian.
America needs a Tommy Douglas.
Keep your liberal wacko ideas across the border I don't see what your problem is people who don't do a lick of work get free healthcare but the people that make the country run get the shaft so send them all back.
I am Canadian in my 80's. I have never said 'eh' after a sentence in my life. Until last week. I did it. After which I said, 'sorry'. I was by myself.
Fun Fact: Ottawa was chosen as our national capital to center it between Ontario and Quebec. There was also a concern that if the U.S. ever invaded Canada again, we did not want to put it in a city that Americans already knew. Kingston was a popular choice to make it the capital. But you guys already know where Kingston is.....lol
It looks like the strategy worked....
It's hard to imagine the capital being in Kingston with how violent & crazy it is there.
Im Canadian and didn't know that pretty interesting
I was hoping someone would bring this up. Thank you
It's actually in Ottawa because the government was arguing over Toronto and Montreal, the queen at the time kinda did the " time out boys" and demanded I be Ottawa. Just to get it done.
@@briannearing6016 Kingston was in contention as well. But you are right, they couldn't agree on a city and Victoria decided.
I can picture Victoria meeting with our government officials and watching them argue.... and then she said her infamous quote, "We are not amused. We have determined that Ottawa will be the capital"
Canadian delegation looked at each other and quietly said, "Where the f**k is Ottawa?"
A friend of mine works at the Montreal airport and told me they had to arrest an american for 1- carrying a gun 2-threatening the officer for violating his right to carry a gun (Hey, US constitution DOES NOT APPLY TO CANADA!) 3- The guy said 'Where are the polar bears? I want to collect a rug!' declaring he had the right to hunt games anywhere in the world. Imperialism at its best.
But it can be truly heartbreaking to see normal law-abiding Americans get arrested because they didn't FULLY check their vehicle before they left home and forgot about mom's little 9mil that got wedged under the seat. Even if the criminal charges get dropped they will still have to pay a very hefty fine.
Lately our charter of freedom and rights... doesn't matter either
If you experienced our healthcare you would change your perspective.
Do some research before you froth at the mouth over our disastrous system.
8 months, or more, for an MRI is complete garbage. I'd rather pay for it and be able to get it done a lot quicker than 8 months.
@@rozg85 Not to mention stray ammo.
I want you to know that there are 27 states north of Canada's most southern point.😀
You could also add that about 50% of the Canadian population lives more in the south then the Americans living in those states
@@slab-dd6vj the southern tip of Canada is only 10 miles north(latitude) of where I live...
Another geographic comparison that paints a good picture is that Toronto is on the same latitude as northern California. Summers in Toronto can be unbearably hot and humid.
What I want them to k now is that no, I do not know the same one person you know from Toronto that you spoke with one time. It's much bigger than they expected.
Also, Canada and the US share a very long border, and the northern contiguous states aren't in permanent winter. Would Canadian land that's one inch away be in permanent winter?
A double-double is a coffee with 2 creams, and 2 sugars.
Mounties is a nickname for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. They are federal police, and cover areas of the country that don't have their own police departments, like northern communities, or little towns on the prairies.
Geez, if US Americans in general are as clueless as this about their next door neighbours then it's no wonder they know so little about Australia, the UK, and other parts of the world.
Many of them can’t even find America on a map lol
The Canadian Healthcare System is paid through taxes and although it operates like an insurance program, the Canadian system is "not for profit", unlike a typical American or Canadian insurance company. Everyone pays a little, in the hope that you don't need it, and the pot pays for those who do need it. The system is established nation wide by the Federal Government, but administered by the individual provinces and territories. The costs of medical procedures are negotiated between the government and medical authorities to establish the price of every procedure and applied nation wide. The bill to repair a broken arm in Montreal is the same in Toronto, Vancouver or any town or village. The same procedure in the U.S. can vary drastically from hospital to hospital and from state to state. Drug cost are also set through negotiation. An epi pen that sells for an average of $300 in the U.S. is $12 in Canada.
Actually, the Epipen is $100 in BC. Sucks as I have to have 2- one in the car and one on me.
Man, I wish epi pens were $12 in Canada... Add on a zero.
This varies between provinces. In Quebec , and I can't recall the exact price my friend was bitching about paying but somewhere around 60$.
But over all, for any medication we are paying a fraction of what it costs in America. No system is perfect, but it could be a lot worse.
@@paulmackay7265 As an Albertan I am contractually obligated to make a crack about how they are so cheap in Quebec because we pay for them for you. We can now resume our regular programming and remove the tongue from the cheek.
@@deadskimountaineer and I appreciate it Malcolm. Hell, I don't even need one, but I bought one just to annoy Albertans. If you will excuse me I have to go smoke cigarettes and eat poutine.
Canadian bacon is not ham! It's wet cured (pickled) then rolled in cornflour. It's also injected with water to help seperate the fibers, it is a tough cut of meat, this prepping helps tenderize. Also, if you overcook it, it gets really tough again. We slice ours about ¼" thick and cook it hot and quick, so its still pink in the middle.
Ham is a different cut. Rolled in pea meal (before slicing) where I'm from. We often refer to it as peameal bacon. Standard "bacon" is pork belly. Ham is the top of the back leg.
Cornmeal, not cornflour.
@@Aqualyra or pea meal
I'm a Canadian and as for a double double it's not just a coffee, double double refers to double cream and double sugar. Triple Triple is 3 sugars and 3 cream.
The Mounties only wear the red serge uniform for ceremonial events. As a police force they no longer ride horses , but they are world famous for “The R.C.M.P. Musical Ride “ and also representing Canada, in parades mounted on horseback They have a long proud history. Being Canadian I can attest to the fact that a lot of us say “ eh “eg. Let’s go out tonight…eh!.. Also I have never known any fellow Canadian that says “ aboot “. Maybe it’s some regional dialect, but I’ve never heard it.
The 'aboot' is very regional. I have known a couple of people from the Maritimes that say it like that. Generally, not many Canadian sound like that.
@@darkehaven I would have thought if aboot was said anywhere, it was probably by a “ Newfie “.
The Mounties are the Canadian equivalent of America's FBI.
@@dakohli Yes, they still do regular police work with detachments especially in many northern communities. They are considered our Federal Police Force. The FBI is more for security and intelligence, which is the equivalent to CSIS ( Canadian Security Intelligence Service ).
@@cheryla7480 For law enforcement duties, the Mounties are the equivalent to the FBI, in fact when CSIS was formed, they were split off the RCMP who had those responsibilities originally.
Bernie Sanders knows how Canadian health care works, therefore many Americans call it socialist or communist.
"Double-double" is simply a term for a coffee with two cream, two sugar. It's the most commonly ordered coffee variety, so we came up with that handy name for it. All staff at a Tim's would know what it means. Fun fact, 'Double Double' is also what we call it when both men's and womens teams win gold in both hockey and curling at the international level :)
In-N-Out Burger has a better double double
@@hankkingsley9300 L take
Also another fun fact, Tim Horton was a hockey player. Eddie Shack also has a coffee shop, Eddie Shack Donuts
@@tinacolbourneart1091 so does this mean coffee shop owners can become hockey players
@@hankkingsley9300 everyone can be a hockey player if they don't mind joining a beer league 😉
FYI;
Tim Horton was a hockey player. Played 24 seasons for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Pittsburg Penguins and Buffalo Sabres.
A Timbit started as a way of using the piece of dough punched out of the center of a doughnut to make the hole.
Double Double means double cream, double sugar. ie; light and sweet
Hockey is not Canada's national sport, although it is our most popular one. Our national sport is Lacrosse.
Back Bacon, as the name implies, comes from the back (top) of the pig. It is very lean, almost no fat.
While French is spoken mostly in Quebec and some parts of the Maritimes, all mailings, documents, letters, emails, etc., from the government are in both languages, as are all product labels across Canada.
Mounties. The RCMP. Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Formed in 1920 by the amalgamation of the Dominion Police (1868) and the North West Mounted Police (1873). While they are a Federal agency with jurisdiction everywhere, they also serve at the provincial and municipal level assisting local forces and in areas where there are no local forces. They rode horses because that's how everyone got around in the days before cars and roads. They still use horses on ceremonial occasions and for patrolling areas where there are no roads. The Red Serge uniform is their Dress Uniform and is mostly ceremonial. It is not their everyday working uniform.
Potato chips come in many flavours. I don't much like Ketchup/catsup. My favourite is sour cream and onion. If you order chips in England you will get French Fries.
Canadian Goose is a misnomer. It is Canada Goose and they are not native to Canada. They are migratory and can be found all across North America. So don't blame us when they poop on your lawn.
That's enough for now, eh!
15:31 That scene, that movie, "Bon Cop, Bad Cop", you should absolutely check that out! It's a made-in-Canada movie (yes, we make movies), a buddy-cop type of thing where a French-speaking cop from Québec and an English-speaking cop from Ontario have to team up for a case, creating some kind of national culture clash between the two. It's pretty good, and half the movie's in French, half is in English, so that's interesting as well!
I dunno, maybe something to look up, and then react to, if you can find it! :)
My favorite Canadian movie is Garth and Gord and Fiona and Alice .
Yes! One of my favourite Canadian movies!
Alot of American tv is filmed in Canada. Stargate SG1 for example.
@@BWBDCan yes lots of movies are shot in BC and Quebec, I think in the atlantic too.
@@Yamaelp Canadian (mostly BBC) will use alot of Canada. But yeah the west Quebec and altantic regions are the big ones. Ontario (mostly Toronto or our side of Niagara) is kinda a mid ground.
Jim Carrey is Canadian, so he does Canadian accents really well! 😁
I'd like to visit Calgary some day.
REAL Canadian bacon that they talk about is actually "peameal bacon" it's back bacon that is brined and rolled in peameal. A double double is just 2 creams and 2 sugars. A 'regular' is one of each, a triple triple you can guess.
I had heart surgery a few years ago, I needed insurance to compensate for missing work, but the hospital stay and surgery cost me nothing extra beyond the taxes I normally paid...so ya, all for it.
Where I live in Oliver, BC, we suffered weeks of over100°F-105°F weather this past summer (2022) with hardly any rain at all for weeks. We are actually considered the closest thing to a desert here. Many of our wine grape crops & fruit trees (apple & cherry) suffered as a result. Good thing we have Ice Wine. So, ya, not all of Canada is cold like Americans seem to think we are. Although we can get snow in April, we here in BC don't see that as often anymore due to global warming. Yes, that's a thing up here as well.
I only just found you a few days ago and am loving your videos. I believe you must've been a Canadian in a past life.😉😋 But, curiously, why do you have such a passion for Canada...it's not something we, as Canadians see or expect to see coming from an American. Whatever your reasons, keep 'em coming.
Also, as a side note, be careful of some of the info being offered in some of the videos you watch as they can be misguided. But I like how you Google things as you go. Like, no, not everyone here speaks French. Especially the further west you go. Although mandatory in school, to learn it, alot of us never use it. We understand it, just have a harder time conversing in it. I speak French but choose not to. It's a personal thing for alot of Canadians the further west you go.
And though we do love our maple syrup, chugging it is not generally a thing. Thanks again, Tyler.🤗🇨🇦🇦🇺👋❤
Regarding bilingualism, I consider myself SO lucky that, as a french-speaking Canadian, I was taught English from a very young age. I think it really is a blessing to speak two languages.
I am a Quebec anglophone. I feel the same gratitude about learning French :)
BC parent here with a son in French Immersion school, and it is the single best decision I have made as a parent in my opinion. I am so proud of him, and envious that he is fluent in our two official languages :)
@@michelespracklin1704 Ah BC, such a beautiful place 😍😍🌲⛱️ Wow, you're right. It's truly a blessing for him, even though English is more useful.. French is quite hard to learn as a second language. Starting him at a young is probably the easiest way.
Que? No entiendo nuttin.
It is. I wish I knew a second language, doesn’t even have to be French.
As a Canadian, I use "eh" quite a bit. It often tends to get used to say "don't you agree with me?" As in, "It sure is cold today, eh?" to which the other person would say either, "Yeah it is!" or "Oh, not so bad." :)
Eh sounds better than huh, which is what most Americans say.
@@margaretroberts5985 no it doesn't and they are not interchangeable. Huh is a question or statement of agreement and or disbelief. You'll never hear how's it going huh? You're more likely to hear zzzuuuuup mf.
Well in America you would hear Jesus H f****** Christ it's too God damn f****** cold for this s***
I've been working my way through all the react to Canadian things videos as my algorithm throws them at me and like
This man is the most wholesome American I swear. I love it.
Kinda like how American things will sometimes include a funny parody of a Canadian for the American audience. He feels like an American crafted for a Canadian audience, so he's nicer and more Canadian like than most Americans actually are lol
Double double actually is a coffee with specifically 2 cream, and 2 sugar lol.
And Van Hought coffee, you'll usually see in like 75% of gas stations or 7/11's.
When it comes to French, yes, the majority of French speakers are in Quebec. However, there large communities of French speakers in every province.
Here in BC on the west coast, I even attended a French immersion school from grade 6-12, where I still did all my studies, but half of my studies were in French so that I could become fluent.
Stats say that at least 1 out of every 3 Canadians can either speak it, or understand enough French to get by in short conversations.
We also have 2 types of police. There's municipal/local police forces, and there's federal RCMP police. However, each city has the freedom to vote for which police force they want for their jurisdiction. Typically, even RCMP police officers have their own uniform though, that resembles municipal police uniforms. Not all RCMP wear the red outfits, those are kind of a formal attire for ceremonies n stuff, not daily work wear. Lol
When it comes to the topic of healthcare, I don't know a ton about it, but I CAN say, that when I gave birth to my son, I walked away with a tiny bill for $165, which was strictly for the fact that I received a private room at the hospital for the 30 hours I was there.
I absolutely cannot imagine managing finances for a new baby and leaving the hospital with a $10k bill. That is just asinine to me.
...and provincial police (e.g. OPP)
3 provinces have a provincial police service (Ont, Pq, Nfld). BC talked about establishing one about 25 yrs ago, but it never came about.
There is a 3rd type of police, somewhat like state troopers, provincial police in ontario, quebec, newfoundland, also military police. Some provinces have sherrifs departments with limited law enforcement authority, transporting prisoners.
@@ravarga4631 Sherriff's in BC are basically the Police within all BC courthouses. They provide security within the courthouse but also execute warrants, conduct prisoner transport etc. In Alberta the sheriff's also perform some traffic duties. I'm not sure about the other Provinces
@@kr1958 And «INDIAN» police on Reserves.
Gotta love how Americans put ketchup on potatoes but not potato chips because that would be weird.
Lol same with poutine. Cheese fries or gravy on the side is fine, but mix them and they think it’s gross. 😂
@@beverleyeliane Well, I'm a Canadian that thinks putting anything other than salt and vinegar on fries is gross. :) So, you can imagine my views on poutine.
@@rjcurrie61 well. we mostly consider vinegar on fries to be gross so it even out lol
I was 12/13y/old living in Petawawa, it was mid-August... +30'c (90-105'f). I was sitting at a sports shop waiting for my bike to get fixed. An SUV pulled up, with Florida license plates on it. Ski's strapped to the roof, rear filled with obvious ski gear. A guy popped his head out, and asked how far he has to go to get to the snow, and hills (Petawawa is about as far as you can get from good ski locations). I had to inform him that he needed to travel straight north another 12 hours to GET to the start of some snow remaining. IF he can drive that far.
This happened to me when I was a teen working in a chip booth in the most southern part of Canada. They asked me where all the snow was and where the nearest ski lodge was. I told them to just follow highway 4 as far north as it would go and maybe in about 5 days they might find a bit of snow.
Yes this has happened to us several times
Happened to my mom with a couple of guys from New York city.
Additional information on “Tim Horton’s” coffee shop, the shop was actually named after a very “famous” hockey player literally named Tim Horton who actually died due to a car crash and so to keep his legacy alive his parents started the franchise and it’s still going strong today, one of the coffee shop’s most popular coffee sold at the shop is called the “Double Double” which is exactly as it sounds 2x cream and 2x sugar which is aptly named “Double Double”, (personal opinion: their best doughnut is the “crueller”)
Millions of Americans are subjected to a winter much more harsh the millions of Canada. Toronto and the area below and around Vancouver have a milder winter compared to northern states like Minnesota and Maine.
Yeah I moved from BC to the US and the winters are colder (and windier) here.
Agreed; however, most other province's do have winters to run from, with temperatures sometimes exceeding -40C.😱... I miss BC🥺
Most of Ontario has the same kind of winters as Minesota, upper Michigan and Wisconsin, since they all share the lake effect weather system.
The coldest places are usually the landlocked continental places, such as Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Vancouver is the warmest city in Canada due to its Mediterranean style climate. It rains alot there but they don't get alot of snow.
Can I just say that I think it is so endearing to see an American learning about us and at times defending us from criticisms. "Hey! Toronto is fun!! I've seen some other videos and Toronto has fun stuff! ".... You're adorbs Tyler Bucket. 🥰
God love ya. You ARE learning! If you look up Cape Breton Island Nova Scotia, you will learn a ton of history.
As a Kid who grew up in Ontario Canada French was a mandatory class I needed to take during grade 5 in public school and I needed at least 1 French credit in high school, I really remember hating French as a kid but I'm thankful I did learn the language as it opened a lot of avenues of opportunity as an adult.
Example of how the country is divided; in Alberta, French is mandatory until grade 5, 1hr a week minimum, so it's usually on Friday's the last hour of the day, and then there is no more language requirements. This was the situation both when I attended in the 80's and when my kids attended in the 2000's, different schools but in the same city. I took German in highschool, and 2 of my kids took Spanish, but none of us can remember anything more than bibliotheque from elementary
Calgary for me. I only needed to learn French in Grades 3/4. I am so glad I didn't need to learn more of it, I hated French. Lol
@@FionaApplewright I'm in Calgary, I only learned it in Grades 3/4. I was in a 3/4 split. After that it was optional. Lol. Well besides learning a few songs in French later on. Lol
@@art2cute we were in Calgary at this time too. I was also in a 3/4 split. How weird is that. I think my youngest was too
@@FionaApplewright that’s actually pretty awesome =)
Timbits are the "hole" cut from the doughnut. Rather than roll it back into the dough, they just sell it as it's own bite-sized product, in boxes of varying sizes. Great for parties and gatherings.
A "double-double" is just coffee with two cream and two sugar (you can also ask for a "tripple-tripple," which is of course three cream, and three sugar). Tim Hortons popularized the term, but we use it pretty much ubiquitously around the country. You can walk into any fast food chain or restaurant in Canada, order a double-double, and everybody knows what you're talking about.
You think they cut the hole out of the doughnut? I’d recommend watching a video on the making of doughnuts.
Also 4X4 which is four cream and four sugar
@@chestertan8624 You're right. They cut the hole INTO the doughnut.
@@BlackEpyon And "regular" is just one each of sugar and cream. I learned that the hard way when I first came to Canada. I was asked if I wanted my coffee "regular" and thinking that meant "plain" I said yes.
@@marygraham6966 I just ask for black.
Acadian French is still strong in Nova Scotia and NewBrunswick, we have french speaking communities peppered throughout these provinces. I can go shopping and hear English, French, and sometimes German (lots of Deutch moving here too). Just a normal day in NS 💕🇨🇦💕
Tyler, thank you so much for your interest in our beautiful country, you would fit in with us very well, I think.
I think that it's cool that you are trying to educate yourself!!! Thank you.
All this totally depends on where in Canada. You can almost break it down and compare parts of provinces to different states. Take a poll of Albertans and Saskatchewanians compared to BC(Vancouver) or the eastern/atlantic provinces. You'll find a huge difference. Also northern parts of alberta are hugely different than southern alberta. Then we have the northwest territories, which are closer to the misconceptions about igloos.
Who's going to pay for it...are you? We're too busy paying for your defence. Note the goofy Canadian spelling.
There are lots of distinct accents around the various regions of Nova Scotia. You can tell where people originate from by their regional accents.
Igloos are used when the Inuit are out hunting in the cold months. I lived in Inuvik, N.W.T for a while. It was a cool experience especially 24 hour daylight in the summer. I am originally from a rural area of Alberta. Some of us do use eh in conversation without even being aware of it. I was in a Palm Springs speaking to an American & the person asked me what part of Canada I was from. They had noticed my use of eh, I was unaware I had used it.
Cannot wait for you to start reacting to Heritage minutes!
Don't forget the house hippos
@@nickdestcroix And the crack spider!
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This is a fun video to watch as Canadian
Canadian here, I usually use the term "eh" when I'm around American's because it's funny seeing their reactions!
And the response you would probably get is either go to hell or go f*** yourself Americans are not polite 2 foreigners we don't want you in our country we already got a herd of Mexicans and blacks and all other sorts of s*** that we don't want
And then when they mimic back at me with 'eh', I reply 'huh'. This will often go back and forth a few rounds before they realize they do it too.
As a Canadian, it's weird not seeing someone know what timmies is. it just feels so odd.
I'm a Canadian and I don't know what timmies is. Is it short for Tim Horton's?
@@Mr_GamerYT as a canadian yes, timmies or tims are both nicknames for tim hortons.
@@firelilydesigns8871 me and everyone I know calls it Tims. I've never once heard anyone call it timmies
@@Mr_GamerYT seen it most commonly online in one of the fandoms I am in (Hetalia, unsurprisingly) but that’s why I knew it, Timmies and Tims are just tim hortons.
@@Mr_GamerYT yes
I'm a west coast Canadian. A group of us were in Atlanta on business and went to a local barbeque restaurant for dinner. There was about 10 of us and our accents caught the attention of the restaurant owner. He joined us and after a while asked how we could live in such a cold country. You see he watched the national news and the temps reported in Detroit/Chicago area were 72F and only 20C in Toronto just a few miles away. He laughed when we explained the metric versus imperial systems and then bought our dinners and drinks for all of us for the evening.
Tim bits are donut holes and double double means double cream and double sugar.
Back bacon is different than ham, (we distinguish between the two), and side bacon is the long strips.
I'm from Montreal, born and raised and it's not a rare that people speak more than 3 languages at all. It's actually very common.
Here in BC Canada we have a lot of Asian people, especially on the coast. Mandarin is fast becoming the second language of BC. Even government pamphlets are printed in Mandarin as well as English.
Russian and German immigrants have been moving to Southern Manitoba in DROVES over the last 2 Decades. To the point where moving here as a Russian or German honestly won't inhibit your ability to lead a normal life at all! No matter what event you're at; School, work, etc, there's virtually always somebody around that can translate if you're not quite fluent in English yet. A lot of these immigrants have started families that have been slowly raising some German/Russian Sub-Cultures within these smaller communities throughout Southern Manitoba. It's not something I've thought about extensively until now, it's kind of cool getting to see New Cultures from around the World slowly making their way to Canada.Hell there's even been a recent boom in Philippine Immigrants in my personal local area over the past couple years just to add on.
@@snowbiden5472 Ukraine has a strong presence in Manitoba too. That is where my Grandparents went. I was born in Manitoba and am a second generation Canadian. It makes you wonder if the recent immigrants could see the war coming and decided to go to Canada.
@@laurfincher8137 Oh that's so interesting, my Mom's Parents also came from Ukraine, and my Dad's Parents from England!
As far as the War goes I hope we keep taking people in as long as they need.
@@snowbiden5472 I am English on my Mom's side and my Dad's side is Ukrainian! Grandparents from England and Ukraine.
Honestly, I see it as a blessing to be surrounded by so many different cultures and so much diversity, there’s so much we can learn from it and just so cool, listening to people and their stories
A double double is how you order a coffee with 2 creams and 2 sugars. FYI, Tim Horton was the name of a Canadian Hockey Player. Of course.
Tim Hortons is equivalent to Dunken... okay, SO PREVIOUSLY Tim Hortons WAS equivalent to Dunken Donuts, where as Second cup was the Canadian StarBucks. There aren't that many left anymore.
I am Canadian, and I have a few Facebook friends who are American, during the summer months, we get hot weather just like you, we have gotten as high as 40" C, igloos would melt
In July we visited Florida and chatting with some locals they wanted to know if there was snow there and how cold it was there. They were amazed when I told them the temps were similar to Florida during the month of July. One guy from Tennessee thought we had snow all year round. Funny thing is that some northern states get harsher winters the southern Canadian cities.
So very true in regards to the northern states.
I'll have you know Manitoba's last Winter was one of the worst in recorded history, ain't no chance in hell I'm listening to this Northern States dialogue after suffering through that lmao.
Remember meeting someone from Florida who thought we had ice covered river and lakes year round!
Well, 27 states are further north than Toronto. Whatever we're gonna nuke you anyhoo.
In Canada, the Mounties or RCMP are the federal police as per the video, however only a few larger cities have municipal police forces. All the smaller towns and cities throughout the country have local police stations with RCMP in it. So they are the regular police for many of us (I live in a town of 3,000 people and we have 5 or 6 RCMP officers stationed here). They stay for a few years and then get moved to another location so they can remain 'objective' and not get to be buddies with some or prejudiced against others in the community.
Actually Brian, this is not true, smaller cities and towns do have municipal police forces, mainly in Ontario though. RCMP detachments are very definitely a "western" thing
@@JoeMaamaa It's also the case on the East coast. Both cities and smaller communities have local police force, but the majority is covered by RCMP detachements.
@@ameliegoguen1430 this is good to know. I admit I haven't been for a trip to the east coast yet, but it is on the list.
Cool. I learned two new things today. Thanks!
In Ontario we have the OPP, Ontario Provincial Police with an additional 44 municipal police forces. In a google search just now I found that Toronto Police Service is the first local police service created in North America. When I lived in the BC interior about 15 years ago the province was policed by the RCMP but the small city of 10,000 that I lived in had their own police service. BC has 11 municipal police departments.
I’ve lived in Ottawa for the last 35 years. I can assure you it’s quite boring. And I absolutely love it for that reason. 🇨🇦
From what I can tell, the only things of note in Ottawa are the Parliament buildings and the canal.
Was fun when the truckers came to town
@@bblvrable There's also a nice Museum of Technology to visit. It's been a long time since I've seen it but I remember that it was quite interesting. Also, yes, Ottawa is quite boring. For having worked at the Rideau Hall for a few days straight in the early 2000's, a signage contract, the only thing left open passed 1am was the Tim Hortons. I get why Ontarians cross into the region of Gatineau(Québec) for their night out. 😁
There’s a reason “Make Ottawa Boring Again” became so popular this winter!
Glad to see another Ottawa native confirmed that - saved me the trouble! ;)
I really enjoyed your videos and comments plus learning more about the whole world
As a born and raised Canadian, Ive always understood the name Canadian Bacon to be in reference to peameal bacon
for heavens sakes when the USA first started saying that (canadian bacon bit) it was what the hell are they talking about. they were referring to peameal or back bacon lol
I hear the term pea meal once in a while but out where I am we say back bacon.
canadian bacon, back bacon, peameal bacon, all the exact same thing
@@_Y.Not_ Not exactly. Premeal bacon is brined and covered in corn meal. In the days of sailing ships traveling to the
@@GarySaltern You are correct as to the difference in preparation, peameal bacon is back bacon, canadian bacon brined and covered in corn meal for preservation, you are right.
As a Canadian... years ago I went to Arizona. Everyone there thought by my accent that I was from Vegas.
Our $1 is a loonie and our $2 is a toonie. We have done away with the penny. I love the way you say Toronto. In Canada we tend to pronounce it with the second T silent
( Torono) lol
Atlanta is pronounced Alana
People in Ontario pronounce it “Torono” in BC it’s pronounced Toronto.
I find that you're a lot more open-minded and interested in others than the average American! 👍
Hey! Canadian here. I will tell you that we 100% need to learn French. From Grade 4 to 9 (atleast where I'm from), you take French classes every day. After Grade 9 though, you can just drop it. Tbh, most people I know dislike learning French because learning a second language is hard, good thing they're pretty similar lol.
Also, Tim Hortons is great and one of the most popular Coffee places. If you ever go to Canada, please try it!
Edit: I am suprised that you guys *don't* have Ketchup Chips. They are my favourite type of chips, hand downs. They don't have that strong ketchup taste and it's hard to describe, but it's amazing. I hope my fellow Canadians can back me up on the fact that Ketchup Chips are the best
I don't even like ketchup, but I love ketchup chips
I'm happy to pay taxes for our healthcare. I have been sick all my life & have had 3 kidney transplants as well as several other surgeries. I have NEVER seen a bill in my life.
And most Canadians are glad to pay for your kidney transplants in case some day they need a kidney transplant.
Or anything else goes wrong with a body that is 100% guaranteed to have a problem at some point in the future.
I’m personally happy that my taxes are used to save lives of friends, neighbours and people I have never met. It’s good for all of us.
We don't even pay much for it. Prices are fixed and the economy of scale means that everyone paying a little bit adds up to a lot.
The RCMP also provide police for smaller towns that don’t have their own municipal police. When I was a kid our town was “issued” 2 RCMP officers as our police force for the town and surrounding rural area. Police do work on horseback sometimes, too, both RCMP and municipal. Sort of like the mounted police in NY.
I live in a small city of 100,000, and the RCMP is our only police force. You’ll only see them wearing the red serge for formal events. They wear typical navy blue police uniforms for duty.
Yeah, I grew up on Bella Coola, so we also had the couple of RCMP (which more than doubled for rodeo weekend, as things got a bit rowdy then sometimes).
Hello Tyler, I loved your video! I can say that ketchup flavoured chips are amazing! My girlfriend(from a different country) tried them and absolutely loved them. She loves ketchup btw. Either way, they are amazing to have at a party or on your own watching a movie.
Double double is basically when you get two creams and two sugars in your coffee. We call 1 cream and 1 sugar "regular" and 3 creams and 3 sugars "triple triple".
Also, Canadians are required to take French classes in school, but it varies from province to province in terms of when you're allowed to drop it. For instance, I'm from Ontario (a mostly English-speaking province) and in my province, you have to take French in school every year from Grade 1 until Grade 9. You can drop it after Grade 9 if you don't want to continue learning it. At the same time, there are schools with French Immersion programs, where most of the instruction is given in French instead of English (not just in Quebec).
Don't forget "the great one" 9 creams, 9 sugars.
The great one?
@@Matchatbrew369 You bet. Paying homage to the man, the myth, the legend, Wayne Gretzky 99. If you haven't heard of this give it a search. Funny video out of Red Deer, AB Tim Hortons drive-thru.
Growing up, I was taught French in school. It was basic conversation and I have never been truly fluent in French, but we also have French immersion schools that teach many kids to be fluent from a young age. I honestly wish I had been in that type of schooling when I was going through school
Me too! I’m trying to learn French so I can get a government job (gotta get a good pension lol)
Que? No entiendo ni una palabra
In my school (elementary) they taught a few French Immersion classes, but mostly English. No one liked the French immersion kids, most of them thought they were special and that their $h1t didn't stink.
The second largest city in Canada is Montreal NOT Quebec. Quebec is the name of the province Montreal is in. BUT the capital of the province of Quebec is also called Quebec and is one the the oldest cities in Canada (founded in 1608). Montreal (1642). Toronto (1793).
For someone that lives or has lived in Quebec we know if you say Quebec you're talking about the city not the province.
Others do not know the difference.
When we were celebrating the 400th anniversary of the founding of Québec City some idiot journalists from Paris Match did their entire piece on Montreal. When the mayor of Québec tried to explain to them the anniversary was in Québec, not Montreal which was founded several years later. Their response was that people from Québec City were jealous of Montreal. They would not accept they had covered the 400th anniversary 400km to the west of where it happened, in the wrong city. I know it's confusing they gave our name to the whole province (it means "place where the river narrows" so it doesn't even fit the whole province) but these guys are top tier journalists who spent weeks in Montreal covering an event that was not happening there without ever realizing their mistake.
Jim Carry is Canadian..and its a perfect native northern accent performed with love😅
Hey! I’m Canadian and there’s so many of your question that I never thought Americans thought about as it’s normal for us 😂
It doesn't happen a lot anymore but my cousin used to work at a gas station in the 1970's on the 401 Highway, which is like your interstate highways. A couple with kids drove in and we're asking for directions to the local ski hill. Unfortunately, they came to Canada in July with full winter gear. Could not understand why it was so hot and when will it start to snow. The temperature was 80 farinheit plus humidity.
I wish I was there to witness that X3.
that is very funny😂
Similar story here. I remember seeing a station wagon with US plates sitting in traffic on rue Ste-Catherine, the main drag, in downtown Montreal in the 70s with skis strapped to the top of the crammed-to-the-max vehicle. It was an absolutely sweltering summer day. The car’s occupants (parents with kids) looked so embarrassed. Of course it didn’t help that quite a few of the Montrealers walking by on the crowded sidewalks were openly shaking their heads and snickering at the sight. Yeah, I don’t think their ski vacation worked out quite the way they thought it would. 🤷♀️
Would LOVE TO SEE you do a video trying Canadian food 😂 like poutine and ketchup chips.
Nanaimo Bars!!!!
@@badhairdaylady ugh. Cannot. Stop. Eating. Once. You. Start. Haha
A double-double is a coffee with 2 cream, 2 sugars
funny story: thanks to hearing about the misconception Americans have that it’s always really cold in Canada, little-kid-me used to think the opposite - that the U.S. must be really WARM at all times for them to think Canada is cold. I vividly remember my 5-year-old self tugging on my grandma’s coat when we went across the border one time to look for Christmas gifts and asking her “Nan?? Why’s there snow here???” lmao
I thought that too.
Yes, I definitely know I am a Canadian. When I say "eh" it usually follows a friendly comment I made and I am awaiting for the other person to coincide with some agreement to my "Is that not so?" Their response sometimes is a direct "yes"....other times it encourages the other person to respond with some more detail covering the same subject.
Growing up in Toronto Its ridiculously rare to hear it pronounced Tor-on-to and you would probably get a weird look. We pronounce it as “Tron-oh”
I was thinking the exact same thing, kept repeating it to myself for 2min 😂 And I'm from Quebec
I am from Toronto and never heard it pronounced as Tron-oh. I have heard it pronounced as "Teron-ah, though. I have used that a lot.
Most in the GTA typically pronounce it with the second T dropped. Tor-on-o (say it quickly). Toronto (with the last syllable emphasized is usually non GTA people).
Same with Atlanta Georgia it's more a a l a n a h just like. Allbinny and Karo.
Also for people reading GTA, it has nothing to do with Rockstars games. GTA stands for "Greater Thraw-no Area"
Double Double is a a coffee with 2 sugar and 2 cream
Superman was created by two news reporters from Toronto, And Tim Horton was a Canadian hockey player. I really respect the fact you are generally interested in our culture . And googling things as a reference kudos to you Bud!. 15:19 on behalf of the majority of Canadians I’d like to apologize for him
There’s nothing for us to apologize for when it comes to Justin Trudeau. Don’t be such a Trump!
Don’t feel bad about not remembering Ottawa I usually try to forget it and I’m Canadian😂😂
We also have a huge number of heritage ads from the 80s and 90s you should check out. I personally liked the house hippo one.
I was visiting a friend in Niagara Falls during August a number of years ago, and a car crossed the border with Alpine skis on the roof. They rolled their window down and asked us where the snow was. I told him to keep driving north and he'd find some eventually... for all I know he's still driving north...
I live there. Not the first, defiantly not the last.