I am 37 and was born and raised in Canada. Never tried maple syrup or even saw it anywhere except the airport or gift shops. Maybe it’s because whweee I am it’s just not as big a deal. And then I tried it for the first time this year. It was so expensive. It’s good! But my goodness its sweet, don’t need as much!
"Flanders Fields" a poem written during the First World War by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. The poem was published in December 1915. The poem became a symbol of the sacrifices of all who were fighting in the "First World War". Today, the poem and the poppy flower continue to be a part of Remembrance Day ceremonies in Canada. "In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row". a war zone during WWI Belgium in Flanders and Ypres
YES really maple syrup would completely blow your mind out of the water.. and only French people pronounce it POUTIN.. the rest of us say it just like you. Did anyone else keep answering his questions like as if he could hear you? This is fast becoming one of my favorite channels to watch when I need a giggle!! Thanks Tyler 😁
Poppies are attached to the clothing by a steel pin. Quite easy to poke yourself - especially when putting it on your clothing. Sometimes, moving the wrong way will get you poked too. That's the poppy joke here !
@@vaudreelavallee3757 here I thought they were this way so they'd fall off and you'd need to donate to get another.... My wife and I just stick a little Canadian Flag pin through the center with a proper backing to it.
Tyler, you are so endearing. That whole Timbit/poppy skit had me trying to explain to you through my computer screen, LOL! I hereby crown you an honorary Canadian. You must now start pronouncing your last name like "Bou-QUET" and yes, I stole that from "Keeping Up Appearances".
Very funny! Laugh about the poppy and tim bits (round centres of the donuts : round balls coated in different sugars) sold at Tim Hortons coffee. The poppies are sold with a stick pin ,and yes they are sharp, ouch, lol. mine never stays on my clothes, I lose a couple every season. Lol.
@Joella, surely, you must mean "honourary," or are we saving that for once he starts reflexively apologizing to inanimate objects he has inadvertently bumped into?
Me as well. When I look at packages and see the weight in grams, I quickly convert it to pounds/ ounces, ( especially with meat). Temperature, volume and distance though, I am purely metric! Stay safe, stay sane, stay Strong Ukraine 🇺🇦
Ive worked in commercial kitchens, labs and eventually as a nurse so I was exposed and am able to convert from metric to imperial easily. Ialso remember that an American gallon is different from imperial gallon but not sure how much of a difference it is.
Same. I still use both, depending on the circumstances, like Sir David of Tor. I always use imperial for weights, but metric for pretty much everything else.
I think we as subscribers should send Tyler a box of Canadian snacks. All Dressed chips, ketchup chips, Hickory Stix, a Caramilk bar, Coffee Crisp, Crunchie, Smarties, Crispy Crunch, a box of Dare maple cookies, Jos Louis....
I offered and all i got was a request to add him on telegram and when i did, he said i won an iphone 13 and a PS5 and asked for some personal info...no card or bank information bit still, very fishy...
@@travisdecheno5670 This is a scam that is happening to channels all over UA-cam. Seems like almost every comment I make now gets a repy from someone pretending to be the content creator, telling me I've won a prize or something. I report them all as spam. Hopefully UA-cam will be doing something to fix this soon...
Tyler, I guarauntee you, that like me, most of your Canadian audience sang along with the entire Sleep Country commercial, up to and INCLUDING the "DING!". It's arguably the most widely recognized commercial across the entire country.
For the quintessential, old school comedic representation of Canadiana, surely there's no alternative to finding an old video of Bob and Doug MacKenzie from the 1980s. This comedy duo was played by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, and was the perfect send-up of a US idea of what a Canuk is really like.
We wear a poppy every November for RemembranceDay those who fought in the wars. You put the poppy on to show respect the veterans sell them for a donation. They have a pin to attach to your clothing and yes it is easy to stick yourself
The Maritimes is the grouping of the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, if you add in Newfoundland and Labrador it is referred to as the Atlantic Provinces. The poppy is worn in the few weeks leading up to Remembrance Day (Nov 11) and if you don't put it on properly you get poked. The 2 guys on the TV talking about hockey are Ron MacLean and Don Cherry (in the fancy suit). Cherry is either loved or hated because of his views on how hockey should be played. Most Canadians use kilometers for speed and distance, Celcius for temp, but still use pounds especially when talking about a person's weight, and feet and inches for a person's height. Poutine is a French word, the pronunciation you use for poutine is the English one, the little boy in the vid used the French pronunciation.
The only thing I would add is that in Newfoundland we also measure distance by time! If you ask someone how far is St. John's, you might get "about 7 hours drive". I wasn't even aware of this until it was pointed out to me. LOL.
@@panderson3821 this is true in parts of Ontario as well lol No need for the question "How long does it take?" But you might need to ask "how many kilometers?" Lol
@@panderson3821 I think that’s an Atlantic Province thing, I’ve lived in New Brunswick and PEI and distance was measured in time both places. I know how long it takes to drive to Montreal and Toronto but have no clue what the actual distance would be lol
As a Canadian, your videos are great. Canadians are not shy to poke fun at ourselves. These are a couple Canadian shows (Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes) that embrace, explore and joke about our country. Really funny stuff.
I think the best part about being a Canadian is we are just inclusive people, we don’t really care if people make fun as long as people are laughing and happy, when I talk to people that haven’t been to Canada I always joke that I’ll need to feed my polar bear for the ride to school the next day hahaah
Tyler, You would most likely be interested in asking google why Canadians ( and the commonwealth ) wear a poppy to commemorate Remembrance day, November11th A Canadian Doctor) , John McCrae, serving in the army in WW1 wrote a beautiful poem called “in Flander’s Field” after the death of a soldier. The poppy’s use as a symbol of Remembrance was inspired by this beautiful and sad poem. There are several other symbols of the poppy cited as well.
Thank You Mary Lou , Crl. John McRae was my great uncle . So glad that some of us know the depth of what great sacrifice so many gave for this great country Canada . God Bless and I pray you and all your Loved ones stay safe. Byron Stephen.
The metric system joke is because although its our official system, we don't use it exclusively or consistently. We generally use it for things like distances (kilometersvs miles). But other measurements we lean towards imperial. For weight, we talk in pounds more than kilograms. Height, we also tend to use feet and inches instead of centimeters (although cm is what'son our drivers licenses lol). For temperature we are all over the place! We use Celsius for air temperature and Fahrenheit for water... we are heavily influenced by our southern neighbors lol 😆. That said, lots of us can figure out the general conversions if we think hard enough. Love your videos. Can we send you any Canadian snacks to try? Would love to watch that!
It's more that we never finished the conversion when the Americans backed out of it. At the local grocery store, the price of meat is per kilogram, but the weight on the package is imperial. It's fun.
@@GarettHarnish Locally-produced food items generally ONLY list grams or kilograms on their packaging (although I'm sure some companies, particularly those selling to an older demographic, include both metric and imperial). For example, I just demolished (over the last 3 days) a bag of chips that was labelled as 550 grams (without an imperial equivalent given). I think there's even a law that says that foreign products must have metric measurements on their packaging (just like they must have a French translation of everything that's written in English), but nobody is required to put imperial on there. My theory on why people still use pounds and feet/inches for their own dimensions is simply that this is how we all grew up - ever since we understood language itself, our growth was being told to us in those units. So we all know our measurements in imperial units, and we teach our kids _their_ measurements in those units...and doctor's offices, knowing that everyone is using imperial, will always ask your weight in pounds and height in feet/inches. It is self-perpetuating. When you start putting ONLY kilometres and kph on road signs, you are forcing people to figure it out and make the change, and the fact that speedometers on cars had both measurement systems visible made it easy to transition, to the point where now, only American-made cars MIGHT include mph and kph on the speedometer (many cars made for the Canadian or European market will just have kph). Same with buying things at the store. If you are perpetually forced to use a certain unit system in order to live your life, well, you start to THINK in terms of those units.
Some references you didn't get - A lot of Canadians move to the Parries to work on the oil rigs. The Maritimes is known for its fishing industry. Out west (BC) has a large population of Asian people. They were considering to make Chinese an official language. Poppies are on a stick pin and most Canadians wear them every year leading up to Nov. 11... Remembrance Day. Timbits = Donut holes... you know this. The guy in the weird cloths is Don Cherry. He was a hockey player and coach who commentated on the games during Hockey night in Canada. We typically use pounds instead in kilograms for weight except the grocery store scales. I always have to do the math in my head to understand how much of something I am buying. 1 Kilogram = 2.2 pounds... because the price will say $1.99 per pound but the scale is in kilograms... annoying. Great video. It was pretty funny and you caught a lot of the jokes.
"A lot of Canadians move to the Prairies to work on the oil rigs". I've heard that there are so many Newfies in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan that they celebrate New Year's Eve twice: once when it's midnight in Newfoundland and again when it's really midnight locally!
A Bluenoser is one who hales from Nova Scotia. In fact, our dime has the Bluenose on it. The fastest clipper in the water at one time. We wear a red poppy, on the left side, above our heart, on Nov 11 in Remembrance of our fallen soldiers. The pin often pokes you.
He is wearing a poppy for Rememberance Day. Most of us always loose our poppy because they have a sharp pointy end…like a needle. 😮 Scratches, stabs and missing poppies are the norm! Anything for the Veterans. Let it be known….we always replace it with a new one. The money collected for all poppies goes 100% to Veteran programs.
I remember people saying when it first came out, that if you froze it and threw it at something hard, the middle would pop out. But I never did try it.
I remember when toonies came out and replaced the paper $2 bill that a lot of people complained they were fragile. That’s because they found elaborate ways to damage them. Freezing and using vice grips to pop out the centre. Which is odd because I’ve never accidentally put a dollar bill in the freezer and then a vice grip, so it would seem to be a rare problem to encounter. And we could just rip paper bills or set fire to them which you can’t really do with coins.
I love watching your videos...I live near Toronto and I literally do my own reaction to your reaction 😂 out loud for no one to hear! Keep it Bud! It's a lot of fun to watch... Eh?!
Tyler I wish you would do a summer road trip and post the whole thing. It would be pure gold! Plus you should leave a post office box so some of us Canucks can send you food and maple syrup.
Forgot to say earlier, growing up our parents would buy table syrup. It was good and a cheap option for a family of 8. When we were all grown up and had left the house, they started buying pure maple syrup and that's when and where I tasted it for the first time. There is no comparison. Pure maple syrup is the best.
As someone has posted, many of us Canucks of a 'certain age' have grown up using a mix of both metric and imperial. An example has my height on my driver's license in feet and inches. For long distances and temperature I use metric, however for my height and weight, I have used imperial. Bit I also know my weight in metric only because of my years in high-school wrestling.
The fancy syrup glass bottles are for gifting and tourists! We really buy maple syrup in cans from grocery stores unless you’re picking a fancy pricey bottle from a sugar shack you’re visiting or something. Huge markup for the fancy bottles! Classic tourist trap heh.
In Ontario where I live, everyone and their dog makes maple syrup so you can always get it from someone you know! Or the farmer's market if all else fails. And yeah, I make my own.
Ok a few things that you didn't know 1. Tim Bits ... from other places called Donut Holes 2. Bluenoser .. someone from Nova Scotia (from the Bluenose ... a Canadian Fishing boat that won the Americas Cup) 3. The crying was because they were Toronto Maple Leaf fans. They haven't been successful since 1967. 4. The poppy is worn for Remberance Day (Nov 11). It is a pin that is often lost and does poke you. It is in reference to the poem by John McRae (In Flanders Fields). 5. Garburtor ... a garbage disposal unit. 2 4 ... a 24 case of beer. 6. Barenaked Ladies are from Toronto. As they were becoming well known the mayor of Toronto said he didn't want them at the New Year celebration because the were naked women. 7. The Don guy is Don Cherry. He was the coach for Boston Bruins for several Stanley Cups (champions). He became a colour commentator for the show Hockey Night in Canada 8. Canada actually spends less per capita in tax money than the States dies 9 Nickelback is picked on in Canada too 10. Your syrup is real it is just different than maple syrup. Personally I prefer maple syrup but I also like other types as well
Slight correction, the use of the term Bluenoser did not come from the schooner named Bluenose. Actually, it was exactly the reverse. The term 'Bluenose,' used as a nickname for Nova Scotians, dates from at least the late eighteenth century. The first recorded use of the word was in 1785 by the Reverend Jacob Bailey, a Loyalist clergyman living in Annapolis Royal after the American Revolution. PS: Nova Scotians are quite happy to be called Bluenosers.
I’d love it if you react to some classic Canadian tv, like Corner Gas, Letterkenny, Mr Dress Up, Kids in the Hall, etc! I’d love to send you some Canadian snacks if I can too
I'd like to add SCTV, Kim's Convenience, Anne with an "E", Orphan Black, Murdoch Mysteries, Still Standing, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Trailer Park Boys, Wind At My Back, Heartland, Flashpoint, Due South, North of 60, The Rez, Transplant...................
Even though I'm from Canada and my family has been here for centuries, I don't know anything about what being Canadian is because I'm Québécois. The more I watch your videos, the more I learn what is Canada, thank you. P.S.: Poutine is in french.
Well, I'm learning too... about Ontario and some other differences. Not sure what a bluenoser is. Sketch of the raptors jersey between the Leafs and the Blue Jay's.. 😅
Tyler, I love your shows, eh. Being from the isle of Newfoundland, I love your show on NL, but you didn't get to visit St. John's, so be sure to check us out when you get a chance eh? Also you'll love the book HOW TO BE A CANADIAN by Will and Ian Fergurson. I hope I got the spelling correct eh. The funnist book by some great talented Canadians.
In French, we don't pronounce the E at the end most of the time. We also often don't pronounce the S, T, X, L, P, C, B, D, G and other letters at the end also.
I love your videos, as a Western Canadian It is awesome to see someone react to different parts of our weird and wonderful culture. Haha I am doing one of the most Canadian Challenges I could think of on my channel haha. Thanking a new person/profession each day for 365 days 😂
Love the kg question! This is too true, I use the metric system for everything except my (peoples) height, weight and the temperature of the pool. Can’t get those straight! 😂
The two guys you were asking about are Don Cherry and Ron McLean. The two worked together for near 35 years on television. For years they were the highlight of the first period intermission on the Hockey Night In Canada (think Monday Night Football in it’s hay day). Flamboyant Don a former coach would be “interviewed” by straight man Ron in what was dubbed “Coach’s Corner”. It was 1 part educational /instructional for kids and 2 parts pining for the old days where tough guys ruled the ice rink. Don would wear these horrific suits that looked like they were made from a chesterfield that was upholstered in the early 70s (you should google him). Unfortunately, his social conservative views lead him to make comments that just aren’t acceptable and he was dropped mid season a few years back. For many the firing didn’t happen soon enough. But the duo were certainly iconic Canadians and certainly recognizable to anyone over the age of 25 in Canada.
I applaud you for googling some of the things you didn't get right away. The graffiti joke reminded me of a movie you should consider watching - a "mockumentary" called Canadian Bacon. It pokes fun at both the U.S. and Canada, our relationship, and a potential war. Stars John Candy, among other great actors of the time. Dan Aykroyd is in the graffiti scene which is better than the one shown here. Directed by Michael Moore.
Dunkin Donuts' "Munchkins" are the equivalent of Tim Horton's Timbits. Basically, fried donut holes. And yes, you've heard the term and questioned it repeatedly. Lol
As to the barenaked ladies, I have a fond memory. As a kid, I basically grew up at the Winnipeg Folk Festival (the largest folk music festival in North America, people come from all over, even the US, to attend each year). My parents were volunteers, so the family had backstage access. One day, when the line-up for the food tent backstage was extremely long, this brand new band nobody had heard of decided to break out their instruments and entertain the waiting hungry people. This band was, of course, the barenaked ladies. Complete with the upright bass!
We didn't start with the metric system until I was in Grade 8 so the Imperial system is still very much ingrained in me and the majority of our generation and the next. Young Canadians are probably more versed in metric. Also, we need to keep both imperial and metric tools for fixing things on hand as it depends on where the item is made as to which tool you will need.
I am a hobby machinist and I had to buy metric and imperial measuring tools like calipers, micrometers and dial indicators... Frankly, I prefer to work in metric, but I am fine with imperial system when it comes to measure things in 1/1000th of inches! :) The problem is with tooling, I have sets of inches, metric drills, end mill cutters etc.... And these are expensive you have no idea!
This without a doubt is one of my favorite places to go when I've got a few minutes . Everything from our anthem , our slang , provences and the people . I think it's just great ! . 👍 Thank You Tyler !.
Now you need a PO Box so we can send in some real syrup… and ketchup chips! And Don Cherry, the permanent halloweenish hockey commentator on tv, is the only Canadian thing I’m absolutely ashamed of
You people should be ashamed of yourselves, you absolute hosers. Grapes is a national fuckin’ treasure and if you got a problem with him then you got a problem with me, and I suggest you let that one marinate bud.
@@JesusFriedChrist I was commenting about the PO Box. The Don Cherry thing I am a bit more neutral on. I enjoyed him as a kid and bought his rockem sockem videos in the 90s. However I found he lost his marbles as he aged. His comments regarding "you people" was really really bad but I think he may have said it out of dumb ignorance rather than intentionally. I don't think it warranted a firing if he was willing to apologize for his comments. I guess it came down to his long history of offensive language (French, foreigners etc.) that eventually got him canned.
Wow, the commercials brought back memories. From Body Break with (can't remember his name) & Joanne McCloud, Sleep Country (which still airs today), Drugs and house hippos.
One distinctly Canadian thing is the degree of bilingualism in our daily lives, everything from package labels to street signs. In Ottawa, the local bus/train service is provided by OC Transpo, and all the stop announcements are bilingual. It makes sense in some cases (like "Highway 417"/"l'autoroute quatre-cents dix-sept"), but seems like overkill for others (like"Spur"/"Spur"). The first time I heard that I thought "Well thank God they said it in French because I NEVER would have understood the English".
The bilingualism rapidly drops off in the Prairies, the further west you go. In Alberta, anything federally regulated is, of course, in both languages, but the average person is more likely to encounter Cantonese, German, Punjabi, and most especially Tagalog.
@@canuckasaurus I remember years ago watching a show about language disparity (I think it was W5). A bilingual fellow first went to Quebec City and pretended he couldn't speak French. He tried to get directions to a pharmacy, and regardless of their proficiency in English, everyone he stopped tried to tell him in English. He then went to Edmonton and pretended he couldn't speak English. As soon as they heard the French, everyone he stopped just waved him off and walked away. Mind you, the segment could have been heavily edited for content, but it was still eye-opening.
@@kaidayengsze3977 This could be explained by the level of bilinguism in our two national languages. Québec is generally more bilingual than western Canada. People in Edmonton are less likely to be able to help a French speaker. I don't think we should read too much into this. I would add to your comment that when an English speaker attempts to speak French in Québec (assume a broken French), people will instinctively switch to English. This behavior is often seen as rude, eventhough it is most of the time coming from good intentions.
For many Canadians we sometimes talk about food in metric measurements (a litre of milk) although we use mostly use imperial measurements (cups) for baking and lbs for meats. Most people talk about their weight in pounds. Distance we use KMs but to measure things we use inches and feet.
"Bluenoser" is an expression or nickname given to inhabitants of Nova Scotia. It's from the famous racing sailship that was built there, the Bluenose, which is featured on the 10 cent Canadian coin. I don't believe it's derogatory.
we call it poutine (teen) everywhere else in Canada besides Quebec - where poutine (tin) is used - in fairness they named it as it is french - so the rest of us apparently say it wrong.
Poutsin, to be linguistically accurate. The Québécois French dialect uses "ts" and "dz" instead of "t" and "d" in some words that have the following syllables: ti, tu, di, du.
Pou-teen is correct only in the sense that that’s the way you would say it when pronouncing the word in English. Which you are. Those who say Pou-tine are usually Francophone or bilingual Canadians who are referring to the true Québécois poutine :)
For a short time when they toonies first cames out, the freezing points of the two metals would be different so you could smash then apart with a hammer after you froze them for a bit. The metal composition was altered so they could no longer be defaced.
Lol the metric system issue is definitely a thing. I'm from Nova Scotia and I don't know anyone who uses the metric system for height and weight. Also, if someone is telling you the length of a general item, they'll say it in inches, not centimeters. For everything else we use the metric system. I think the only reason Canada decided to use the metric system is because it makes math easier but we're just too lazy to learn how to use it in any other way haha.
I use imperial for height and weight, but I also know the metric values of them. It's just unlikely anyone will know what I'm talking about if I use them.
In addition to Gary Logan's explanations: -Timbits are donut holes. -Ron MacLean and Don Cherry (The crazy suit) were the hosts of Hockey Night in Canada for a looong time. -The west coast: reference to marijuana which is supposedly smoked a lot more in British Columbia and that Vancouver has a high oriental population. -The prairies: a reference to working on the oil rigs. The guy is wearing an Edmonton Oilers hockey jersey. Edmonton is the closest big city to the oil sands. The guy with the green ball cap looks like a wheat farmer? - Bluenoser: THe Bluenose is a famous sailboat from Nova Scotia. built 1921. A celebrated racing ship and fishing vessel. "The name Bluenose originated as a nickname for Nova Scotians from as early as the late 18th century." (This is no longer used) -The reference to losing another game is about the Toronto Maple Leafs (ice hockey)and Toronto Blue Jays (Baseball) consistantly having losing seasons. This video is old since the Toronto Raptors (Basketball) actually have had a few very successful seasons (Just before the pandemic) -The guy in the Montreal Canadians (ice hockey) shirt is a French Canadian. -The joke about the poppy isn't really funny though you do have to mind the pin which is about 1 1/2" long (There is no clasp) -Guy saying ketchup flavoured (We accept both spellings) is wearing the stereotypical toque (A winter hat with a pompom, pronounced two-k (just the sound of the letter "k") -All Dressed chips are a hard to describe flavour. Onion, chives, vinegar, plus ... We also have all dressed pizza but that's like a deluxe or combination pizza. -Sleep Country was a national chain of mattress sellers -"“Two four” (a case of 24 beers), “twenty sixer” (a 750 ml bottle of liquor) and “forty-pounder” (a 1.14 liter bottle of liquor) were all virtually unknown outside the Great White North. " -The States is referring to the U.S.A. -Giv'er (Give her) means to give it all you've got/ try the best you can. -Keener: a person, esp a student, who is keen, enthusiastic, or zealous -a hoser (From the late 70's early 80's) “hillbilly” and “redneck” - though without the overtly racist connotations of the latter word. A hosehead or hoser is a derogatory slang term for an “idiot” or “loser,” this was originally stereotyped as Canadian beer-drinking bumpkins. It came from the "Doug and Bob McKenzie Show" -Beaut used in the form "It's a beaut!" From beautiful and used to describe things like cars, a freshly caught fish, a motorcycle etc. -The Yukon is the territory directly east of Alaska. -A Mickey is a flask of booze - Pop is soda (Coke, Sprite ...) -Toboggan is a sled people use to slide down a snow-covered hill. It normally refers to a wooden one that is made from parallel slats of wood curled back on themselves at the front. -Stag: A (Ususally wild) party for the groom before he gets married. -Hydro is what Canadians call electricity (Probably because a lot of their electric power comes from hydroelectric dams) -Homo milk: Homogenized/3.25% fat -Double double: At Tim Horton's (Canada's national coffee chain) it refers to a coffee with two sugar and two cream. Tim Horton, one of the founders, was a NHL hockey player. It is now Brazilian owned. A garburator is the monster under the kitchen sink that consumes all your food scraps! Or: "an electrically operated device in the plughole of a kitchen sink that breaks up food refuse so that it can travel down the waste pipe." - That "Justin" is the Canadian not-so-popular Prime Minister (Like a president) -Yes, the Bare Naked Ladies are Canadian. Gordon Lightfoot is a guitar playing folk singer. George Stroumboulopoulos is a media personality, mostly known as a broadcaster. -chesterfield is an out-dated term for a sofa/couch. -R.C.M.P. or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is our national police force. They handle regular policing, narcotics, internet fraud amongst other things; however, some provinces and some cities have their own police forces. In Ottawa, Canada's capital city, the RCMP, the OPP (Ontario) and the Ottawa Police all have jurisdiction in various areas. The RCMP keep an eye on the embassies to prevent attacks and monitor protests and polices federal lands.. The OPP covers the provincial highways, #417 (also referred to as the Queensway) and the #416. -Canada has two official languages, English and French; however, only New Brunswick, the Yukon and Manitoba are officially bilingual. -Canada adopted the metric system in 1975; however, we still say a pint of beer, recipes are most often in imperial, ovens are in fahrenheit and lumber is still measured in imperial amongst a few others. - And few Canadians say 'eh' anymore.
And also the Poppies is a red flower with a black center that is held by a pin that stabs you in the chest every time you move. We wear them from the last Friday of October for remembrance day on November 11 (it's our version of Veteran's day)
In a couple of the major cities in Canada, a photo booth type thing was put in the corner of local TV station. It was for aspiring musicians to show their talent. The money was used for local charities and some of the videos were played on air. The Bare Naked Ladies was one of those groups that made a video. They latter said they would have picked a better name for the band had they known how popular they were to become. They made the original video as a lark, something to do while visiting downtown Toronto.
@@wizardsuth I looked it up after I posted to see if it was on UA-cam, and realized my mistake. I found it by the way. Sara Mclaughlin is on the video too.
Poor Tyler, he doesn't know how much he missed. I have to admit, it was pretty hilarious! Tyler didn't catch the music in the background that was relevant to the certain scene. The Sleep Country Canada and Body Break was hilarious and of course I couldn't not sing along. Was I the only one talking to my monitor attempting to explain multiple things to Tyler at the same time?
CBC stands for Canadian Broadcasting Channel. This video was the crown corporation promoting a Canadian UA-cam video made by IFHT Films which got 2.7 million views.
The Maritimes are New Brunswick, prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and labrador. Tim bits are donut holes sold at Tim Hortons. He’s in pain because he stabbed himself with a poppy pin as he said in the video. The poppy pin is an artificial flower (poppy) worn in both the UK and Canada to show remembrance of the sacrifices of the military veterans. It’s normally worn in late October through early November.
2:21 Not just hockey, bud. The guy on the left is wearing a Maple Leafs jersey, that’s their hockey team. Guy in the middle is wearing a Raptors jersey, that’s basketball. Guy on the right is wearing a Blue Jays jersey, that’s baseball.
Poppies are a symbol for vets. a Poem was often recited at school, at least when i was a kid. In Flanders Fields In Flanders Fields, the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.
Tyler, is there a difference between Kobe Steak and stir fry steak? 🫢 Pure 🇨🇦Canadian Maple Syrup🇨🇦 is liquid gold compared to regular ,artificial Pancake Syrup. No comparison.
Those two guys are Don Cherry and Ron McLean. They were a longtime duo during intermission on Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts. Don, in particular, is a hockey legend, both as a former coach and colour commentator. He was betrayed by McLean a couple of years ago for saying some "unwoke" comments he made about immigrants. As for the kilogram thing. You're under the impression that Canada is a fully metricated country. Officially, the federal government converted from Imperial to metric in 1977, but unofficially, Canadians never bought into the metric system 100%. So, what we have today is more of a mixed, or hybrid, system if half Imperial, half metric. For example, we say our height and weight in feet, inches and pounds, but use Celsius for temperatures. Our highway signs list kilometers for speed limits and distances, but real estate is measured in feet, yards, and acres. Gas is sold by the litre, but meat and produce is sold in pounds. THe UK is similar to Canada with having a mixed Imperial/Metric system.
About Poppies on Remembrance day, The British to it as well. A Canadian soldier wrote this during the first world war. In Flanders Fields BY JOHN MCCRAE In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.
Hello from Newfoundland! Great video! You crack me up, I love watching your reaction to things that are so commonplace here. And yes Nickleback gets roasted here too. :)
Weight is pounds, height is feet, any other measurement of distance is metric, outside temperature is Celsius but pool temp and food temp is Fahrenheit, liquid is litres and millilitres
I grew up in Toronto in the seventies and eighties so it was a mixture of metric and imperialism. The older I get the more I go toward metric for things like weight and driving because I've been driving with kilometers per hour for 37 years. But a lot of times if you ask me my weight I'll tell you in pounds.
The poppy reference is that those little pins used in the centre (note 're' and not 'er) always end up stabbing you at some point. Tim Bits are doughnut holes. Garburator=Garbage disposal (in sink type). When the 2$ coins came out, there was a flaw in the manufacturing and you could sometimes pop out the centre. That was rectified a long time ago and most of those coins wouldn't be in circulation any longer. Yes, we all understand the metric system.. or some or half. It's complicated..
Man I wish we were all immune to the cold. -40° in Winnipeg sucks. That said, I have definitely seen people shovel their driveways while wearing shorts and a t-shirt, and more than once.
If you like the Canadian Stereotypes you really need to watch Canadian Bacon. Movie that basically pokes fun at tons of the stereotypes we have here with 4 Americans trying to navigate their way around Canada, Stars John Canady, Rhea Pearlman, Alan Alda...its hilarious if you understand the references. Also Pure Maple Syrup has no competitor, it really is night and day. But its also much more costly than the Artifical stuff like Aunt Jemima...but most Canadians probably have a bottle of Aunt Jemima because the Pure stuff is expensive, especially out of season.
Poppy worn on november 11 in commemoration of our vetrans and soldiets who died. In Flanders Fields BY JOHN MCCRAE In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.
Tim bits the center cut out of the donut, small round donut. We understand both systems but use them for separate things ( Distance metric, Weight Imperial. etc.), MacDonald first prime minister of Canada. Really enjoy your videos.
We use kilometers and celcius but for our height and weight many people still use feet/inches and pounds. Not sure why. Please get some authentic maple syrup so you can judge for yourself. Hope you like it. 🇨🇦
I'm Canadian (Montréal born and raised) and moved to Ontario when my kids were young and I just LOVE watching your videos! You're superbly entertaining!
There is a HUGE difference between real maple syrup and the fake stuff. Yes it would blow your mind
I am 37 and was born and raised in Canada. Never tried maple syrup or even saw it anywhere except the airport or gift shops. Maybe it’s because whweee I am it’s just not as big a deal. And then I tried it for the first time this year. It was so expensive. It’s good! But my goodness its sweet, don’t need as much!
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I bet if he set up a PO box, some Canadians (with more funds than me, anyway) would send him some, plus other goodies.
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Especially the very dark. Taste is very intense, like a cross between molasses and English treacle.
"Flanders Fields" a poem written during the First World War by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. The poem was published in December 1915. The poem became a symbol of the sacrifices of all who were fighting in the "First World War". Today, the poem and the poppy flower continue to be a part of Remembrance Day ceremonies in Canada. "In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row". a war zone during WWI Belgium in Flanders and Ypres
YES really maple syrup would completely blow your mind out of the water.. and only French people pronounce it POUTIN.. the rest of us say it just like you. Did anyone else keep answering his questions like as if he could hear you? This is fast becoming one of my favorite channels to watch when I need a giggle!! Thanks Tyler 😁
Lol yup... I have found myself talking to the computer screen many times answering his questions but its still not working...:)
YES!
I thought I was the only one talking to my phone while watching the video. It's so much fun watching these. He needs to watch Rick Mercer. 😄
Yep, I was answering him too lol
I answered him too. lol.
One of the subtle inside jokes was the presence of Canadian Tire Money. It wasn't mentioned but those in the know saw it each time it appeared.
Poppies are attached to the clothing by a steel pin. Quite easy to poke yourself - especially when putting it on your clothing. Sometimes, moving the wrong way will get you poked too. That's the poppy joke here !
In the old days, when poppies were not made as cheeply, there was a little end that you could put over the pokey part.
Yeah it's basically a sewing needle with a flower on the end.
Would anyone else stick a pencil eraser on the end to end the pain? 😂
@@vaudreelavallee3757 here I thought they were this way so they'd fall off and you'd need to donate to get another.... My wife and I just stick a little Canadian Flag pin through the center with a proper backing to it.
@@luckybug479 I usually fold over a small piece of scotch tape at the end so it not only stays on but it can not poke you.
Tyler, you are so endearing. That whole Timbit/poppy skit had me trying to explain to you through my computer screen, LOL! I hereby crown you an honorary Canadian. You must now start pronouncing your last name like "Bou-QUET" and yes, I stole that from "Keeping Up Appearances".
Me too!!!
Very funny! Laugh about the poppy and tim bits (round centres of the donuts : round balls coated in different sugars) sold at Tim Hortons coffee. The poppies are sold with a stick pin ,and yes they are sharp, ouch, lol. mine never stays on my clothes, I lose a couple every season. Lol.
Me too! I was yelling answers at the TV screen. We need to make him an honourary Canuck. He has earned an official Tim Horton travel mug. LOL
I yell at the screen sometimes I am so desperate for him to get it
@Joella, surely, you must mean "honourary," or are we saving that for once he starts reflexively apologizing to inanimate objects he has inadvertently bumped into?
Younger canadians understand the metric system but some of us grew up during the change from imperial to metric, myself included.
Me as well. When I look at packages and see the weight in grams, I quickly convert it to pounds/ ounces, ( especially with meat).
Temperature, volume and distance though, I am purely metric!
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Ive worked in commercial kitchens, labs and eventually as a nurse so I was exposed and am able to convert from metric to imperial easily. Ialso remember that an American gallon is different from imperial gallon but not sure how much of a difference it is.
It’s always fun that grocery store flyers advertise meat is $x per pound, you go and all the prices are based on $x per KG. Lol
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Same. I still use both, depending on the circumstances, like Sir David of Tor. I always use imperial for weights, but metric for pretty much everything else.
So many Canadians 🇨🇦 on here answering his questions as we watch haha! Love it 🤣
I think we as subscribers should send Tyler a box of Canadian snacks. All Dressed chips, ketchup chips, Hickory Stix, a Caramilk bar, Coffee Crisp, Crunchie, Smarties, Crispy Crunch, a box of Dare maple cookies, Jos Louis....
Good list of snacks, except for the "all dressed" and "ketchup chips". Please don't send him those ... they are gross!! And I'm Canadian!
@@pinky2245 Ketchup is my favourite :(
@@pinky2245 I like all dressed...
I offered and all i got was a request to add him on telegram and when i did, he said i won an iphone 13 and a PS5 and asked for some personal info...no card or bank information bit still, very fishy...
@@travisdecheno5670 This is a scam that is happening to channels all over UA-cam. Seems like almost every comment I make now gets a repy from someone pretending to be the content creator, telling me I've won a prize or something. I report them all as spam. Hopefully UA-cam will be doing something to fix this soon...
Tyler, I guarauntee you, that like me, most of your Canadian audience sang along with the entire Sleep Country commercial, up to and INCLUDING the "DING!". It's arguably the most widely recognized commercial across the entire country.
Now it's stuck in all our heads. lol
Did you ever hear "The legend of the chevy farm" commercial? super catchy! Mostly an Edmonton thing I think.
For the quintessential, old school comedic representation of Canadiana, surely there's no alternative to finding an old video of Bob and Doug MacKenzie from the 1980s. This comedy duo was played by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, and was the perfect send-up of a US idea of what a Canuk is really like.
We wear a poppy every November for RemembranceDay those who fought in the wars. You put the poppy on to show respect the veterans sell them for a donation. They have a pin to attach to your clothing and yes it is easy to stick yourself
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The Maritimes is the grouping of the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, if you add in Newfoundland and Labrador it is referred to as the Atlantic Provinces. The poppy is worn in the few weeks leading up to Remembrance Day (Nov 11) and if you don't put it on properly you get poked. The 2 guys on the TV talking about hockey are Ron MacLean and Don Cherry (in the fancy suit). Cherry is either loved or hated because of his views on how hockey should be played. Most Canadians use kilometers for speed and distance, Celcius for temp, but still use pounds especially when talking about a person's weight, and feet and inches for a person's height. Poutine is a French word, the pronunciation you use for poutine is the English one, the little boy in the vid used the French pronunciation.
The only thing I would add is that in Newfoundland we also measure distance by time! If you ask someone how far is St. John's, you might get "about 7 hours drive". I wasn't even aware of this until it was pointed out to me. LOL.
@@panderson3821 this is true in parts of Ontario as well lol
No need for the question "How long does it take?" But you might need to ask "how many kilometers?" Lol
@@panderson3821 we do it out here in BC, too, especially when figuring distance to places like Toronto. Seems to depend upon how far one is going.
And the prairie provinces are Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
@@panderson3821 I think that’s an Atlantic Province thing, I’ve lived in New Brunswick and PEI and distance was measured in time both places. I know how long it takes to drive to Montreal and Toronto but have no clue what the actual distance would be lol
As a Canadian, your videos are great.
Canadians are not shy to poke fun at ourselves.
These are a couple Canadian shows (Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes) that embrace, explore and joke about our country. Really funny stuff.
Too bad Rick quit doing rants
I think the best part about being a Canadian is we are just inclusive people, we don’t really care if people make fun as long as people are laughing and happy, when I talk to people that haven’t been to Canada I always joke that I’ll need to feed my polar bear for the ride to school the next day hahaah
Also love Jim Gaffigan dedicating half a special to poking fun at Canada, and the other half at Spain. Hope to see Tyler react to it.
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True
I miss Rick Mercer soooooooooo much. This hour has 22 minutes is very funny.
Tyler, You would most likely be interested in asking google why Canadians ( and the commonwealth ) wear a poppy to commemorate Remembrance day, November11th
A Canadian Doctor) , John McCrae, serving in the army in WW1 wrote a beautiful poem called “in Flander’s Field” after the death of a soldier. The poppy’s use as a symbol of Remembrance was inspired by this beautiful and sad poem. There are several other symbols of the poppy cited as well.
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Don't forget that the Poppy is an official copywrited symbol of the Royal Canadian Legion. A Veterans support organization.
Thank You Mary Lou , Crl. John McRae was my great uncle . So glad that some of us know the depth of what great sacrifice so many gave for this great country Canada . God Bless and I pray you and all your Loved ones stay safe. Byron Stephen.
The metric system joke is because although its our official system, we don't use it exclusively or consistently. We generally use it for things like distances (kilometersvs miles). But other measurements we lean towards imperial. For weight, we talk in pounds more than kilograms. Height, we also tend to use feet and inches instead of centimeters (although cm is what'son our drivers licenses lol). For temperature we are all over the place! We use Celsius for air temperature and Fahrenheit for water... we are heavily influenced by our southern neighbors lol 😆. That said, lots of us can figure out the general conversions if we think hard enough. Love your videos. Can we send you any Canadian snacks to try? Would love to watch that!
It's more that we never finished the conversion when the Americans backed out of it. At the local grocery store, the price of meat is per kilogram, but the weight on the package is imperial. It's fun.
@@GarettHarnish Locally-produced food items generally ONLY list grams or kilograms on their packaging (although I'm sure some companies, particularly those selling to an older demographic, include both metric and imperial). For example, I just demolished (over the last 3 days) a bag of chips that was labelled as 550 grams (without an imperial equivalent given). I think there's even a law that says that foreign products must have metric measurements on their packaging (just like they must have a French translation of everything that's written in English), but nobody is required to put imperial on there.
My theory on why people still use pounds and feet/inches for their own dimensions is simply that this is how we all grew up - ever since we understood language itself, our growth was being told to us in those units. So we all know our measurements in imperial units, and we teach our kids _their_ measurements in those units...and doctor's offices, knowing that everyone is using imperial, will always ask your weight in pounds and height in feet/inches. It is self-perpetuating. When you start putting ONLY kilometres and kph on road signs, you are forcing people to figure it out and make the change, and the fact that speedometers on cars had both measurement systems visible made it easy to transition, to the point where now, only American-made cars MIGHT include mph and kph on the speedometer (many cars made for the Canadian or European market will just have kph). Same with buying things at the store. If you are perpetually forced to use a certain unit system in order to live your life, well, you start to THINK in terms of those units.
We also use °F for the oven.
Celsius for air and Fahrenheit for water temperature is dead on! 😂
@@JesusFriedChrist Ya, the only "F" that I see anymore is for the oven.
Some references you didn't get -
A lot of Canadians move to the Parries to work on the oil rigs.
The Maritimes is known for its fishing industry.
Out west (BC) has a large population of Asian people. They were considering to make Chinese an official language.
Poppies are on a stick pin and most Canadians wear them every year leading up to Nov. 11... Remembrance Day.
Timbits = Donut holes... you know this.
The guy in the weird cloths is Don Cherry. He was a hockey player and coach who commentated on the games during Hockey night in Canada.
We typically use pounds instead in kilograms for weight except the grocery store scales. I always have to do the math in my head to understand how much of something I am buying. 1 Kilogram = 2.2 pounds... because the price will say $1.99 per pound but the scale is in kilograms... annoying.
Great video. It was pretty funny and you caught a lot of the jokes.
"A lot of Canadians move to the Prairies to work on the oil rigs". I've heard that there are so many Newfies in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan that they celebrate New Year's Eve twice: once when it's midnight in Newfoundland and again when it's really midnight locally!
You forgot that the reference to the West (BC) was the guys were high, as BC is known for their bud. lol
BC is known for weed
A Bluenoser is one who hales from Nova Scotia. In fact, our dime has the Bluenose on it. The fastest clipper in the water at one time. We wear a red poppy, on the left side, above our heart, on Nov 11 in Remembrance of our fallen soldiers. The pin often pokes you.
I am a proud Blue Noser. 💙 But I'm from the island and from the Bay b'y... Not the Pier dear. 😉
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😌 Lol. It is a maritime expression from NFLD. I am to be corrected, it seems. 🤗
In Quebec, we call fake syrup "sirop de poteau" which is syrup that comes from a post rather than a tree.
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He is wearing a poppy for Rememberance Day.
Most of us always loose our poppy because they have a sharp pointy end…like a needle. 😮
Scratches, stabs and missing poppies are the norm! Anything for the Veterans.
Let it be known….we always replace it with a new one. The money collected for all poppies goes 100% to Veteran programs.
A pencil eraser can fix that. I found out on my 3rd free trip to the hospital due to the blood loss.
@@b.w.6535 great idea, I'll try that. Thanks
@@b.w.6535 Wow. Mind blown can't believe I didn't think of that. Thanks bud!
cut about 1/4 inch from a large elastic band, works great!
@@b.w.6535 All these years I've just been bending the pin so it comes back out the shirt and hides behind the poppy
When the toonies first came out everybody tried their hand at popping out the centre. The design flaw was corrected later, taking the fun out of it
I remember people saying when it first came out, that if you froze it and threw it at something hard, the middle would pop out. But I never did try it.
@@LLearners I did. Couldn't get it to separate. ;)
@@kmacgregor6361 Points for effort though :)
I remember when toonies came out and replaced the paper $2 bill that a lot of people complained they were fragile. That’s because they found elaborate ways to damage them. Freezing and using vice grips to pop out the centre. Which is odd because I’ve never accidentally put a dollar bill in the freezer and then a vice grip, so it would seem to be a rare problem to encounter. And we could just rip paper bills or set fire to them which you can’t really do with coins.
I love watching your videos...I live near Toronto and I literally do my own reaction to your reaction 😂 out loud for no one to hear! Keep it Bud! It's a lot of fun to watch... Eh?!
Tyler I wish you would do a summer road trip and post the whole thing. It would be pure gold! Plus you should leave a post office box so some of us Canucks can send you food and maple syrup.
Forgot to say earlier, growing up our parents would buy table syrup. It was good and a cheap option for a family of 8. When we were all grown up and had left the house, they started buying pure maple syrup and that's when and where I tasted it for the first time. There is no comparison. Pure maple syrup is the best.
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A Bluenoser is someone from Nova Scotia. The Blue Nose was a famous schooner built in Nova Scotia and it is on our dimes.
As someone has posted, many of us Canucks of a 'certain age' have grown up using a mix of both metric and imperial. An example has my height on my driver's license in feet and inches. For long distances and temperature I use metric, however for my height and weight, I have used imperial. Bit I also know my weight in metric only because of my years in high-school wrestling.
The Poppy pin is a pin that has no covering on the end, so the pokey part stabs you often lol
The fancy syrup glass bottles are for gifting and tourists! We really buy maple syrup in cans from grocery stores unless you’re picking a fancy pricey bottle from a sugar shack you’re visiting or something.
Huge markup for the fancy bottles! Classic tourist trap heh.
Lol you said sugar shack... we may have to explain to Tyler what that is :)
In Ontario where I live, everyone and their dog makes maple syrup so you can always get it from someone you know! Or the farmer's market if all else fails. And yeah, I make my own.
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Ya, we get the plastic jug. haha
They also sell that kind of touristy maple syrup in maple leaf bottles at gift shops in places like Vermont.
A Blue nosier is someone from Nova Scotia, even more Lunenburg NS . it's where the legendary racing schooner was built The Blue nose.
Ok a few things that you didn't know
1. Tim Bits ... from other places called Donut Holes
2. Bluenoser .. someone from Nova Scotia (from the Bluenose ... a Canadian Fishing boat that won the Americas Cup)
3. The crying was because they were Toronto Maple Leaf fans. They haven't been successful since 1967.
4. The poppy is worn for Remberance Day (Nov 11). It is a pin that is often lost and does poke you. It is in reference to the poem by John McRae (In Flanders Fields).
5. Garburtor ... a garbage disposal unit. 2 4 ... a 24 case of beer.
6. Barenaked Ladies are from Toronto. As they were becoming well known the mayor of Toronto said he didn't want them at the New Year celebration because the were naked women.
7. The Don guy is Don Cherry. He was the coach for Boston Bruins for several Stanley Cups (champions). He became a colour commentator for the show Hockey Night in Canada
8. Canada actually spends less per capita in tax money than the States dies
9 Nickelback is picked on in Canada too
10. Your syrup is real it is just different than maple syrup. Personally I prefer maple syrup but I also like other types as well
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Slight correction, the use of the term Bluenoser did not come from the schooner named Bluenose. Actually, it was exactly the reverse. The term 'Bluenose,' used as a nickname for Nova Scotians, dates from at least the late eighteenth century. The first recorded use of the word was in 1785 by the Reverend Jacob Bailey, a Loyalist clergyman living in Annapolis Royal after the American Revolution. PS: Nova Scotians are quite happy to be called Bluenosers.
Tyler - you need to re-watch this video with a Canadian who can explain everything to you - LOL
This is a great idea!! And could be done remotely.
I suggest watching the 'I Am Canadian' ads
I’d love it if you react to some classic Canadian tv, like Corner Gas, Letterkenny, Mr Dress Up, Kids in the Hall, etc!
I’d love to send you some Canadian snacks if I can too
Can confirm. Corner Gas was a delight :D
I'd like to add SCTV, Kim's Convenience, Anne with an "E", Orphan Black, Murdoch Mysteries, Still Standing, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Trailer Park Boys, Wind At My Back, Heartland, Flashpoint, Due South, North of 60, The Rez, Transplant...................
@@samparsons9550 agreed Corner Gas was a great show and so is the new animated version of Corner Gas
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Even though I'm from Canada and my family has been here for centuries, I don't know anything about what being Canadian is because I'm Québécois. The more I watch your videos, the more I learn what is Canada, thank you. P.S.: Poutine is in french.
Well, I'm learning too... about Ontario and some other differences. Not sure what a bluenoser is. Sketch of the raptors jersey between the Leafs and the Blue Jay's.. 😅
Tyler, I love your shows, eh. Being from the isle of Newfoundland, I love your show on NL, but you didn't get to visit St. John's, so be sure to check us out when you get a chance eh? Also you'll love the book HOW TO BE A CANADIAN by Will and Ian Fergurson. I hope I got the spelling correct eh. The funnist book by some great talented Canadians.
In French, we don't pronounce the E at the end most of the time. We also often don't pronounce the S, T, X, L, P, C, B, D, G and other letters at the end also.
I love your videos, as a Western Canadian It is awesome to see someone react to different parts of our weird and wonderful culture. Haha I am doing one of the most Canadian Challenges I could think of on my channel haha. Thanking a new person/profession each day for 365 days 😂
Best video yet. You analyzing the poppy lol lol lol
Love the kg question! This is too true, I use the metric system for everything except my (peoples) height, weight and the temperature of the pool. Can’t get those straight! 😂
The two guys you were asking about are Don Cherry and Ron McLean. The two worked together for near 35 years on television. For years they were the highlight of the first period intermission on the Hockey Night In Canada (think Monday Night Football in it’s hay day). Flamboyant Don a former coach would be “interviewed” by straight man Ron in what was dubbed “Coach’s Corner”. It was 1 part educational /instructional for kids and 2 parts pining for the old days where tough guys ruled the ice rink. Don would wear these horrific suits that looked like they were made from a chesterfield that was upholstered in the early 70s (you should google him). Unfortunately, his social conservative views lead him to make comments that just aren’t acceptable and he was dropped mid season a few years back. For many the firing didn’t happen soon enough. But the duo were certainly iconic Canadians and certainly recognizable to anyone over the age of 25 in Canada.
I applaud you for googling some of the things you didn't get right away.
The graffiti joke reminded me of a movie you should consider watching - a "mockumentary" called Canadian Bacon. It pokes fun at both the U.S. and Canada, our relationship, and a potential war. Stars John Candy, among other great actors of the time. Dan Aykroyd is in the graffiti scene which is better than the one shown here. Directed by Michael Moore.
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This is one of your funniest videos, especially your reaction. Thanks for the laugh, Tyler! BTW, come to Canada sometime. We'd love to have you.
Dunkin Donuts' "Munchkins" are the equivalent of Tim Horton's Timbits. Basically, fried donut holes. And yes, you've heard the term and questioned it repeatedly. Lol
As to the barenaked ladies, I have a fond memory. As a kid, I basically grew up at the Winnipeg Folk Festival (the largest folk music festival in North America, people come from all over, even the US, to attend each year). My parents were volunteers, so the family had backstage access.
One day, when the line-up for the food tent backstage was extremely long, this brand new band nobody had heard of decided to break out their instruments and entertain the waiting hungry people. This band was, of course, the barenaked ladies. Complete with the upright bass!
We didn't start with the metric system until I was in Grade 8 so the Imperial system is still very much ingrained in me and the majority of our generation and the next. Young Canadians are probably more versed in metric. Also, we need to keep both imperial and metric tools for fixing things on hand as it depends on where the item is made as to which tool you will need.
I am a hobby machinist and I had to buy metric and imperial measuring tools like calipers, micrometers and dial indicators... Frankly, I prefer to work in metric, but I am fine with imperial system when it comes to measure things in 1/1000th of inches! :)
The problem is with tooling, I have sets of inches, metric drills, end mill cutters etc.... And these are expensive you have no idea!
This without a doubt is one of my favorite places to go when I've got a few minutes . Everything from our anthem , our slang , provences and the people . I think it's just great ! . 👍 Thank You Tyler !.
Now you need a PO Box so we can send in some real syrup… and ketchup chips! And Don Cherry, the permanent halloweenish hockey commentator on tv, is the only Canadian thing I’m absolutely ashamed of
I was literally about to write this myself 😂
You people should be ashamed of yourselves, you absolute hosers. Grapes is a national fuckin’ treasure and if you got a problem with him then you got a problem with me, and I suggest you let that one marinate bud.
I was so happy when he was taken off TV 😂
@@JesusFriedChrist I was commenting about the PO Box.
The Don Cherry thing I am a bit more neutral on. I enjoyed him as a kid and bought his rockem sockem videos in the 90s. However I found he lost his marbles as he aged. His comments regarding "you people" was really really bad but I think he may have said it out of dumb ignorance rather than intentionally. I don't think it warranted a firing if he was willing to apologize for his comments. I guess it came down to his long history of offensive language (French, foreigners etc.) that eventually got him canned.
Yes he definitely needs a PO Box!
Wow, the commercials brought back memories. From Body Break with (can't remember his name) & Joanne McCloud, Sleep Country (which still airs today), Drugs and house hippos.
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One distinctly Canadian thing is the degree of bilingualism in our daily lives, everything from package labels to street signs. In Ottawa, the local bus/train service is provided by OC Transpo, and all the stop announcements are bilingual. It makes sense in some cases (like "Highway 417"/"l'autoroute quatre-cents dix-sept"), but seems like overkill for others (like"Spur"/"Spur"). The first time I heard that I thought "Well thank God they said it in French because I NEVER would have understood the English".
I can't recall the last time I saw a street sign in French here. Official documents are about the only place it crops up.
The bilingualism rapidly drops off in the Prairies, the further west you go. In Alberta, anything federally regulated is, of course, in both languages, but the average person is more likely to encounter Cantonese, German, Punjabi, and most especially Tagalog.
@@canuckasaurus I remember years ago watching a show about language disparity (I think it was W5). A bilingual fellow first went to Quebec City and pretended he couldn't speak French. He tried to get directions to a pharmacy, and regardless of their proficiency in English, everyone he stopped tried to tell him in English. He then went to Edmonton and pretended he couldn't speak English. As soon as they heard the French, everyone he stopped just waved him off and walked away. Mind you, the segment could have been heavily edited for content, but it was still eye-opening.
Oh, yeah. Like on average I think most of us could figure out a menu cause we have the French side for everything
@@kaidayengsze3977 This could be explained by the level of bilinguism in our two national languages. Québec is generally more bilingual than western Canada. People in Edmonton are less likely to be able to help a French speaker. I don't think we should read too much into this. I would add to your comment that when an English speaker attempts to speak French in Québec (assume a broken French), people will instinctively switch to English. This behavior is often seen as rude, eventhough it is most of the time coming from good intentions.
Have a look at the commercial for Canadian beer……..”I am Canadian”………Joe Canadian. It’s about 20 years ago, but it still makes me laugh.
"Stab yourself with a poppy"
*internal screaming*
I used to get tape and wrap the hell out of the end. Hated being stabbed
always pin it sideways, not down like the guy did in the skit. Common sense Eh!
@@michaelmardling3152 I did. And would still get stabbed. Lol. So tape it was
I'm never worried about stabbing myself, I'm more the kind to wonder how to keep it from falling off clothing.
easer ends of pencils have always helped me
For many Canadians we sometimes talk about food in metric measurements (a litre of milk) although we use mostly use imperial measurements (cups) for baking and lbs for meats. Most people talk about their weight in pounds. Distance we use KMs but to measure things we use inches and feet.
You must checkout the 1994 commercial I AM CANADIAN- best commercial ever made that has stuck with me as a canadian my whole life eh
And the Québec (French language) version of MuchMusic was called MusiquePlus
Tyler, I love how every time you see a video with Timbits, you always say "I've never heard of those". They're just donut holes mate.
Thanks!
15:36 The reason is because this is a french word!
"Bluenoser" is an expression or nickname given to inhabitants of Nova Scotia. It's from the famous racing sailship that was built there, the Bluenose, which is featured on the 10 cent Canadian coin. I don't believe it's derogatory.
we call it poutine (teen) everywhere else in Canada besides Quebec - where poutine (tin) is used - in fairness they named it as it is french - so the rest of us apparently say it wrong.
Poutsin, to be linguistically accurate. The Québécois French dialect uses "ts" and "dz" instead of "t" and "d" in some words that have the following syllables: ti, tu, di, du.
Since we invented it, we gent to name it. This includes how to pronounce it😂
I have to admit that even though I'm Canadian, I don't love poutine.
@@jeancollier2930 I don’t love it either and maple syrup is fine but not something I have a lot either
Pou-teen is correct only in the sense that that’s the way you would say it when pronouncing the word in English. Which you are. Those who say Pou-tine are usually Francophone or bilingual Canadians who are referring to the true Québécois poutine :)
For a short time when they toonies first cames out, the freezing points of the two metals would be different so you could smash then apart with a hammer after you froze them for a bit. The metal composition was altered so they could no longer be defaced.
The pin through the poppy is brutal. Some changed to a tie pin to avoid being punctured
There is a technique to it. A very nice lady from the Legion showed me. Only took 60 odd years.
You can always bend the pin on the poppy.
LOL at the sound snippit of "Body Break" right when he's about to ride up the ramp.
Lol the metric system issue is definitely a thing. I'm from Nova Scotia and I don't know anyone who uses the metric system for height and weight. Also, if someone is telling you the length of a general item, they'll say it in inches, not centimeters. For everything else we use the metric system. I think the only reason Canada decided to use the metric system is because it makes math easier but we're just too lazy to learn how to use it in any other way haha.
I use imperial for height and weight, but I also know the metric values of them. It's just unlikely anyone will know what I'm talking about if I use them.
Canadians often use Imperial measurements when cooking, e.g. cups and teaspoons instead of millilitres.
In addition to Gary Logan's explanations:
-Timbits are donut holes.
-Ron MacLean and Don Cherry (The crazy suit) were the hosts of Hockey Night in Canada for a looong time.
-The west coast: reference to marijuana which is supposedly smoked a lot more in British Columbia and that Vancouver has a high oriental population.
-The prairies: a reference to working on the oil rigs. The guy is wearing an Edmonton Oilers hockey jersey. Edmonton is the closest big city to the oil sands. The guy with the green ball cap looks like a wheat farmer?
- Bluenoser: THe Bluenose is a famous sailboat from Nova Scotia. built 1921. A celebrated racing ship and fishing vessel. "The name Bluenose originated as a nickname for Nova Scotians from as early as the late 18th century." (This is no longer used)
-The reference to losing another game is about the Toronto Maple Leafs (ice hockey)and Toronto Blue Jays (Baseball) consistantly having losing seasons. This video is old since the Toronto Raptors (Basketball) actually have had a few very successful seasons (Just before the pandemic)
-The guy in the Montreal Canadians (ice hockey) shirt is a French Canadian.
-The joke about the poppy isn't really funny though you do have to mind the pin which is about 1 1/2" long (There is no clasp)
-Guy saying ketchup flavoured (We accept both spellings) is wearing the stereotypical toque (A winter hat with a pompom, pronounced two-k (just the sound of the letter "k")
-All Dressed chips are a hard to describe flavour. Onion, chives, vinegar, plus ... We also have all dressed pizza but that's like a deluxe or combination pizza.
-Sleep Country was a national chain of mattress sellers
-"“Two four” (a case of 24 beers), “twenty sixer” (a 750 ml bottle of liquor) and “forty-pounder” (a 1.14 liter bottle of liquor) were all virtually unknown outside the Great White North. "
-The States is referring to the U.S.A.
-Giv'er (Give her) means to give it all you've got/ try the best you can.
-Keener: a person, esp a student, who is keen, enthusiastic, or zealous
-a hoser (From the late 70's early 80's) “hillbilly” and “redneck” - though without the overtly racist connotations of the latter word. A hosehead or hoser is a derogatory slang term for an “idiot” or “loser,” this was originally stereotyped as Canadian beer-drinking bumpkins. It came from the "Doug and Bob McKenzie Show"
-Beaut used in the form "It's a beaut!" From beautiful and used to describe things like cars, a freshly caught fish, a motorcycle etc.
-The Yukon is the territory directly east of Alaska.
-A Mickey is a flask of booze
- Pop is soda (Coke, Sprite ...)
-Toboggan is a sled people use to slide down a snow-covered hill. It normally refers to a wooden one that is made from parallel slats of wood curled back on themselves at the front.
-Stag: A (Ususally wild) party for the groom before he gets married.
-Hydro is what Canadians call electricity (Probably because a lot of their electric power comes from hydroelectric dams)
-Homo milk: Homogenized/3.25% fat
-Double double: At Tim Horton's (Canada's national coffee chain) it refers to a coffee with two sugar and two cream. Tim Horton, one of the founders, was a NHL hockey player. It is now Brazilian owned.
A garburator is the monster under the kitchen sink that consumes all your food scraps!
Or: "an electrically operated device in the plughole of a kitchen sink that breaks up food refuse so that it can travel down the waste pipe."
- That "Justin" is the Canadian not-so-popular Prime Minister (Like a president)
-Yes, the Bare Naked Ladies are Canadian. Gordon Lightfoot is a guitar playing folk singer. George Stroumboulopoulos is a media personality, mostly known as a broadcaster.
-chesterfield is an out-dated term for a sofa/couch.
-R.C.M.P. or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is our national police force. They handle regular policing, narcotics, internet fraud amongst other things; however, some provinces and some cities have their own police forces. In Ottawa, Canada's capital city, the RCMP, the OPP (Ontario) and the Ottawa Police all have jurisdiction in various areas. The RCMP keep an eye on the embassies to prevent attacks and monitor protests and polices federal lands.. The OPP covers the provincial highways, #417 (also referred to as the Queensway) and the #416.
-Canada has two official languages, English and French; however, only New Brunswick, the Yukon and Manitoba are officially bilingual.
-Canada adopted the metric system in 1975; however, we still say a pint of beer, recipes are most often in imperial, ovens are in fahrenheit and lumber is still measured in imperial amongst a few others.
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And few Canadians say 'eh' anymore.
"I've never heard of Timbits"
Me 😭
And also the Poppies is a red flower with a black center that is held by a pin that stabs you in the chest every time you move. We wear them from the last Friday of October for remembrance day on November 11 (it's our version of Veteran's day)
In a couple of the major cities in Canada, a photo booth type thing was put in the corner of local TV station. It was for aspiring musicians to show their talent. The money was used for local charities and some of the videos were played on air. The Bare Naked Ladies was one of those groups that made a video. They latter said they would have picked a better name for the band had they known how popular they were to become. They made the original video as a lark, something to do while visiting downtown Toronto.
_Speaker's Corner_ was a public forum for people to voice their opinions, but a few performers used it as free advertising.
@@wizardsuth I looked it up after I posted to see if it was on UA-cam, and realized my mistake. I found it by the way. Sara Mclaughlin is on the video too.
Thanks for reminding me.
Poor Tyler, he doesn't know how much he missed. I have to admit, it was pretty hilarious! Tyler didn't catch the music in the background that was relevant to the certain scene. The Sleep Country Canada and Body Break was hilarious and of course I couldn't not sing along. Was I the only one talking to my monitor attempting to explain multiple things to Tyler at the same time?
I think Canadians are generally quite relaxed. Health care is good.
Awwww Tyler your sweet enough to be a Canadian! “ all crunchy arm “ 😹🖤
Tim bits are like what you would probably call donut holes....... Just little round bite-size donuts without the hole, they are the hole 😂
CBC stands for Canadian Broadcasting Channel. This video was the crown corporation promoting a Canadian UA-cam video made by IFHT Films which got 2.7 million views.
The Maritimes are New Brunswick, prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and labrador. Tim bits are donut holes sold at Tim Hortons. He’s in pain because he stabbed himself with a poppy pin as he said in the video. The poppy pin is an artificial flower (poppy) worn in both the UK and Canada to show remembrance of the sacrifices of the military veterans. It’s normally worn in late October through early November.
The Maritimes does not include Newfoundland and Labrador. If you include Newfoundland it is referred to as the Atlantic Provinces.
2:21 Not just hockey, bud. The guy on the left is wearing a Maple Leafs jersey, that’s their hockey team. Guy in the middle is wearing a Raptors jersey, that’s basketball. Guy on the right is wearing a Blue Jays jersey, that’s baseball.
Our poppies come with a pin to attach it to your clothing, but they are also notorious for stabbing you.
Poppies are a symbol for vets. a Poem was often recited at school, at least when i was a kid.
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders Fields, the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
Tyler, is there a difference between Kobe Steak and stir fry steak? 🫢
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Yeah, with real syrup you can taste the tree, in a good way.
This was outstanding. SO many missed references... I just want to call you and tell you each one play by play!
Those two guys are Don Cherry and Ron McLean. They were a longtime duo during intermission on Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts. Don, in particular, is a hockey legend, both as a former coach and colour commentator. He was betrayed by McLean a couple of years ago for saying some "unwoke" comments he made about immigrants.
As for the kilogram thing. You're under the impression that Canada is a fully metricated country. Officially, the federal government converted from Imperial to metric in 1977, but unofficially, Canadians never bought into the metric system 100%. So, what we have today is more of a mixed, or hybrid, system if half Imperial, half metric. For example, we say our height and weight in feet, inches and pounds, but use Celsius for temperatures. Our highway signs list kilometers for speed limits and distances, but real estate is measured in feet, yards, and acres. Gas is sold by the litre, but meat and produce is sold in pounds. THe UK is similar to Canada with having a mixed Imperial/Metric system.
Don also played
@@jeffreycairns767 True, two NHL games and the AHL career. But, that's not what he's known for.
About Poppies on Remembrance day, The British to it as well. A Canadian soldier wrote this during the first world war.
In Flanders Fields
BY JOHN MCCRAE
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
You should definitely come for a visit. You'd find out how similar we are, but you'd also find out how hilariously true some of the stereotypes are!
Hello from Newfoundland! Great video! You crack me up, I love watching your reaction to things that are so commonplace here. And yes Nickleback gets roasted here too. :)
Pure maple syrup is nothing like the other syrup. There is nothing else like it.
Weight is pounds, height is feet, any other measurement of distance is metric, outside temperature is Celsius but pool temp and food temp is Fahrenheit, liquid is litres and millilitres
"Put in" is the most common Canadian French pronunciation of poutine. They invented it, so they know how to pronounce it.
The joke with the RCMP telling them to write in French too is taken from the movie Canadian Bacon. Such a funny movie with John Candy!
I grew up in Toronto in the seventies and eighties so it was a mixture of metric and imperialism.
The older I get the more I go toward metric for things like weight and driving because I've been driving with kilometers per hour for 37 years.
But a lot of times if you ask me my weight I'll tell you in pounds.
The poppy reference is that those little pins used in the centre (note 're' and not 'er) always end up stabbing you at some point. Tim Bits are doughnut holes. Garburator=Garbage disposal (in sink type). When the 2$ coins came out, there was a flaw in the manufacturing and you could sometimes pop out the centre. That was rectified a long time ago and most of those coins wouldn't be in circulation any longer. Yes, we all understand the metric system.. or some or half. It's complicated..
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Man I wish we were all immune to the cold. -40° in Winnipeg sucks.
That said, I have definitely seen people shovel their driveways while wearing shorts and a t-shirt, and more than once.
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great job breaking down the video I thought right at the start these would go right over your head but well done as usual!
If you like the Canadian Stereotypes you really need to watch Canadian Bacon. Movie that basically pokes fun at tons of the stereotypes we have here with 4 Americans trying to navigate their way around Canada, Stars John Canady, Rhea Pearlman, Alan Alda...its hilarious if you understand the references.
Also Pure Maple Syrup has no competitor, it really is night and day. But its also much more costly than the Artifical stuff like Aunt Jemima...but most Canadians probably have a bottle of Aunt Jemima because the Pure stuff is expensive, especially out of season.
John Candy was a great CANADIAN comedian and actor who died way too early
He needs to watch Strange Brew and The Great White North with Bob and Doug MacKenzie.
@@laurabailey1054 Strange Brew is also great, and GWN is a cult classic.
Omg, Don Cherry's outfits on Hockey Night in Canada with Ron MacLean was soo fitting for a drinking game🇨🇦
Poppy worn on november 11 in commemoration of our vetrans and soldiets who died.
In Flanders Fields
BY JOHN MCCRAE
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
Poppies are painful. I wanna invent one with a. Safety pin
For a slightly larger donation to the Legion you can get a true pin with a backing stop or a permanent poppy that's coloured like our coins.
@@ninemoonplanet oooh that’s good to know!
Tim bits the center cut out of the donut, small round donut. We understand both systems but use them for separate things ( Distance metric, Weight Imperial. etc.), MacDonald first prime minister of Canada. Really enjoy your videos.
We use kilometers and celcius but for our height and weight many people still use feet/inches and pounds. Not sure why. Please get some authentic maple syrup so you can judge for yourself. Hope you like it. 🇨🇦
I'm Canadian (Montréal born and raised) and moved to Ontario when my kids were young and I just LOVE watching your videos! You're superbly entertaining!
Timbits are just a little round ball of donuts 🍩
In the US they are called donut holes
I’m so happy you reacted to this video!!
Seriously Tyler you just need to send me a PO box or something...I will send you the canafian staples to try...like pure male syrup
They changed to metric in 79,constructions inioerial, cooking and some sewing. Measuring cups have both measurement 14:56
It’s pronounced poo-ts-inn in French. Poo-teen is the closest pronunciation that anglophones usually use.
"If a vampire bites you they will not be nourished by your blood" Omg I'm cackling over here haha! Great video, Tyler