As an immigrant in Canada I can say healthcare. I owe my life to Canada. I had brain cyst that put my life into danger. I've got a brain surgery in a week after being diagnosed (and that was because I ask for a week to arrange things with my kids) and now 7 years after I'm getting MRI every 2-3 years to check me. And everything was and is free. I can't say enough
As a Canadian with Fibromyalgia I may not be dead without Canadian Healthcare but I'd probabaly have never gotten the diagnosis and my quality of life would have been much lower because I wouldn't have been able to afford treatment. I may not owe my life to the Healthcare system but I sure do owe my livelihood and quality of life to it.
@@minimaxmiaandme.4971 People in USA also pay taxes and then they pay for their healthcare on top of it. So when I say "free" , I mean that we don't pay on top of our taxes. And this is the case in every other country that have public healthcare that is covered by taxes.
Earlier this year I was rushed to the hospital and had blood tests, X-rays and a cat-scan. I was diagnosed, treated, had 2 blood transfusions and was in the hospital for three weeks. Then I was transferred to a rehab hospital for 2 weeks until they were satisfied that I could walk, take a shower on my own and just to function in everyday life. It didn't cost me a cent. I've had at least 4 surgeries over the years and never had to worry about how I was going to pay for it. I don't care what anyone says. I wouldn't live anywhere else. Canada is the best.🥰-2024
I don't. Nearly all Canadians learn about the USA from childhood, and not in school, but simply cuz we get bombarded by USA culture through Hollywood TV and Movies and by USA magazines, less relevent since the internet took over, although USA commentors are so naive about Canada it makes Canadians look pitiful how much we care about them and how much they COULDN'T care a less about us. Also, this video is totally Trudeau-Liberal slanted as shown at 3:30, as most Americans think MOST Canadians LOVE Trudeau, where as most, espcially in The West, DON'T...........
I learnt 2 things about other countries I had no idea about. I was like, “wait wat? Other countries don’t have ketchup chips? Wait wat? Other countries don’t have milk bags? Wat the....”
I just found these videos a couple days ago.. I find it interesting how many things they get right and also they few things they get wrong. Pretty cool stuff
I have an American friend who fell off of a ladder and thought she might have broken her leg, but she decided to wait a day to be sure before going to the doctor. To a Canadian: this is *insane*
We moved to Canada 10 years ago from the United States. Couldn’t be happier. Go back-and-forth twice a year to visit, family and friends. I live on Vancouver Island, and in the North Carolina mountains, I feel like a live in two of the best places on earth.❤
As Canadians in Florida once, we saw a cyclist hit by a parked car’s door being opened. The poor girl was in pain, and when people rushed to help, the first thing she said was, « Don’t call an ambulance. I don’t have insurance. » We were stunned. What a terrible thing that that was her first thought. A nurse on thé scène told her to go to such-and-such hospital, as they were obligated to take her, and she could pay as little as five dollars a month towards her bill. The next thing the poor girl did was call her boyfriend to actually apologize for having an accident! !! I guess she knew she’d be wracking up a huge bill they’d have difficulty paying. What a way to live.
Yes and no. A job will be held for you while off. An employer does not have to give you the same job back. But is required to give you an equivalent job with the same level of pay and benefits. Having said that. Companies that I worked for always gave the same job someone had prior to leave. The same thing applied to anyone who served in the CAF Reserves. If an employee was called to active service, their job was guaranteed when they returned from service.
Canada is far ahead of the USA in terms of workers rights, but we still lag well behind the leaders in the world. I don’t think we’re good enough to flex on USA for this topic.
The labour law here is not a subject of debate for decades. Labour and management sort out their issues, sometimes noisily, on their own. The legal/labour law and structure system works.
I also wanted to share this video from 2010, right after the Vancouver Winter Olympics. The other side of Canada that most Americans don’t see ua-cam.com/video/P-u3o2hvdUg/v-deo.html
Hey now, we can't be too critical on him here eh? We have the metric system so it's easy to do multiples of 10 😛 ...maybe he was applying US imperial math 😂
⚜️From Quebec ⚜️ I’m proud to be a part of the Canadian society. Proud to be a French Canadian to. It opened so many things and comprehensions at the international….. Be blessed, all of you. ✋🏼👍🏼🇨🇦🍁
I was born in Ottawa, lived in Quebec then Ontario, now 50+ years in B.C. I wish all Canadians could have my experience of knowing Quebec, many children all across Canada do speak French now, but I wish the west could know the east (Quebec and Maritimes) better! Vive Canada!
Am a full blooded Canadian. Love my country and its traditions. But I enjoy your videos so much. You are so fair with your opinions and honestly a delight to listen too. Thank you so much for putting us in a good light. Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 ❤️
Canadian and new subscriber here. Maternity leave in Canada is now up to 18 months long. Some people take a year off whereas others opt to take the full 18 months. Also - ketchup chips are not too bad - they have a sweet and savoury flavour (Canadian spelling), so give them a try!
They tried Ketchup, spicy Ketchup, Mustard, Pickle flavoured just to see what was popular. I have not seen Ketchup for awhile, though I stopped eating chips. Could be the reason.
Colour me green and gold, we older Australians spell it the same. signed your Commonwealth neighbour from the other end of the world. Upsidedown salute.
The English language and spelling between American and Countries of the Commonwealth are different partly because Canada and other countries kept the British ties and Americans didn't. My Grandson also says that after the American Revolution, some words were easier to Americanize over time due to newspapers and the cost of paper as well as spacing on the pages. I haven't seen the the US Constitution but I bet some of the words use the original English spelling.
And I believe the 18 months can be split between both parents so you can go 9 months each simultaneously. Employment Insurance provides some income during this time.
24:10 The odd thing about Canada is officially we are metric, but imperial is still used in many areas. As well, most of us don't know both measurements for 1 particular thing. For example, most of us know our weight in pounds, but don't know it in kilograms. We know our height in feet and inches, but not in metres or centimetres. Construction is still mostly dominated by the imperial system as well. We say things like: I'm 6 feet tall. I weigh 180 pounds. I want 250 grams of deli meat and 1 pound of ground beef. The speed limit is 100 kilometres per hour. It's 20 degrees (celsius) outside. Set the oven to 400 degrees (fahrenheit) for 30 minutes.
We only use it and incorporate it as we have to do business internationally and alot with the US, so we dumb ourselves down so they can still understand.....
Well, a lot of this is due to our southern neighbor being stuck with the imperial system still (though, not when it comes to science, they use metrics then). Most commercial exchanges need to be conducted in the imperial system (for transporation, warehouse space, etc.) and merchandise coming from the US will be labeled with imperial measurement, etc. We need to use both system to accommodate them and make things easier for everyone. But yeah, it's funny how we can switch between both systems all willy nilly, even within a single sentence. I can tell you the temperature outside in celsius just fine, but couldn't tell you the water temperature of a swiming pool in celsius if I tried, ain't that odd? It's a nice 23 degrees outside, and the pool is 85, perfect for a swim.... If you told me 30 instead of 85, I wouldn't know if it's good or not, lol. In the last year or so, I've been trying to use metric when talking about personal weight/height. The confused look on people's face is kinda hilarious... PS: I'm a graphic designer and normally I use the imperial system for printing purposes and use the common formats like "letter" or "tabloid", though I'll have to swtich when getting stuff printed in China for our products. I *HATE* the metric formats... A1: 594 x 841 mm ?? A4: 297 x 210 mm ?? A5: 210 x 148.5 mm ?? Why isn't it rounded better?? Ugh...
As far as nature I can’t really even put into words the depth on how I feel about Vancouver island 🏝 it really is a (paradise) that when the sun 🌞 goes away for the winter rain 🌧 comes and tourists go away the true mystical Spirit of the place comes out.. lush misty temperate-rainforests with trees 🌲 reaching 95 metres..pure peace and quiet the only sound is the ocean 🌊.. and nothing feels more natural to this backdrop than the traditional cultures from its original peoples who are the heart and soul of the island..☝🏼🧡🇨🇦
@@celticlass8573 Victoria yes..it’s not as bad as Vancouver..and reasonable in smaller towns and rural areas.. if I can manage living here anyone can lol 😆
A good example of Canadian Multiculturalism. Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon posting a video of dancing Bhangra in Nova Scotia beside a women doing Scottish step-dancing to a bagpipe tabla soundtrack. It's not just keeping some nostalgia for sometime/somewhere else. It's about bringing living heritage together.
The best way to describe Canadian Multiculturalism vs American Multiculturalism is that Americans are a melting pot, multiple flavors that blend together to make something tasty, while Canadians are a mosaic, multiple parts and pieces that fit together to make a beautiful piece of art
I'm from the Vancouver area. The people who started the "Stanley Cup Riots" were really not true Canucks hockey fans, but were looking for an excuse to cause problems, and were a small minority of the city. Yeah, we were upset that the Canucks were again denied the cup, but we suck it up and look forward to the next season. Those who rioted had planned ahead to cause trouble, win or lose. They came prepared with the makings of molotov cocktails, and with things to trash everything.
As a Canadian of a certain age, I measure distance in kilometers, height in feet and inches, weather temperature in Celcius, but bake in Fahrenheit, gas in litres, but drinks in ounzes. I'm truly bilingual.
Being a proud Canadian I am very pleased that you are taking the initiative and making an effort to learn more about our country. Just one thing though, you are correct that we have one tenth of your population however, about you math on the “number of deaths per year” thing: 554 x 10 = 5540 NOT 10,000 Our education system is better too. 😂 Oops! That was mean…sorry!
The US has a "melting pot", whereby a newcomer is meant to assimilate into American culture. Multiculturalism on the other hand, allows newcomers to keep their traditions and beliefs; adding to the larger tapestry of Canadian culture. These approaches are polar opposites.
This is true. In my city, there is a different cultural event every weekend. So I get exposed to so many different people that it's helped me in international business when I was working in that realm. Also, the food is great.
We do expect a certain amount of assimilation immigrants can't just come here spouting their beliefs and ignoring our culture. Certain metrics must be met to become a Canadian citizen and Quebec expects you to learn French! We can be very divisive too especially Western Canada versus Eastern Canada and more.
I have always been a fan of multiculturalism. Our strength has always been our diversity, not a singular identity. Multiculturalism is a newer concept in Canada. My Great Grandfather and Grandfather's generation... we were still 'very British'. And we were not kind to other nationalities. But our roots to multiculturalism was sown after the 7 Years War. When the British Government guaranteed language, social and religious rights to the French speaking population. They guarantees were there, but governments did ignore it at times. That was a unique guarantee. Never before in British/ American (read as North American... not the U.S.) history did a group of people had been offered that.
It is important to note she said 7% of the World's renewable fresh water supply. That's actually incorrect to a degree, look at a water table of Canada, Manitoba is a thin bit of land over a huge amount of water as the Hudson Bay extends all below and is desalinated by the land. We are pretty close to 20% of the World's fresh water.
@@MrBonners Actually according to Google water is both a renewable resource as well as non renewable. The cycle of nature provides the renewable….it is only non renewable when there are interruptions in natures cycles like drought etc.
@@cheryla7480 True. But he was right about the other thing. While groundwater can percolate inland from the ocean a bit (depending on the local geology), the process will never desalinate the water - even the most fine-grained soil or rock substrate that is permeable to water will also be permeable to dissolved sodium and chlorine ions. Fresh groundwater is meteoric - it comes from the sky via rain and snow. Also, the OP made it sound like Hudson Bay extends inland underneath all of Manitoba (presumably as an aquifer). This is absolutely untrue. Manitoba has a lot of groundwater, some of it saline (due to the presence of salt in sedimentary rocks), but almost none of it is currently attached to Hudson Bay, flowing inland or whatever. However, most of Manitoba's water is taken from rivers and lakes, for which the province is renowned. Minnesota brags about its 10,000 lakes (on its license plate no less), but Manitoba has over 10X that number. And it's just as well, because while all freshwater is technically renewable under the right circumstances, rain and snowmelt-fed surface water sources are _immediately_ renewable (barring disruptions to the water cycle, like droughts), while groundwater, if overused, can run out (and it takes ages to replenish), and glacially-sourced surface water can lose its renewability if those glaciers lose more mass each summer than they gain back in the winter.
@@cheryla7480 It is not renewable. The amount of water on the planet a million years ago is the same water and amount here today, not counting the odd comet collision adding more. There is no such thing as reNEWable water or source of it. You or nature only recycles it. Paper is from the forest which is a renewable resource.
They skipped the topic of the "polite Canadian " until provoked. The original "stormtroopers " were Canadians in ww1. The world's longest sniper shot, a Canadian shot down the red baron. The list of Canadian military accomplishments and individual bravery are endless
@@mckessa17 not confirmed and still a debate today. The only thing for sure is that he was dogfighting 2 Canadian planes at the time he was shot down, most likely by an Australian AA Gunner since it happened over there sector, but who actually? Who knows…
As an immigrant in Canada, I love the openness of Canada. I live on 35 Acres but am a half an hour from Kingston, two hours from Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal and 8 from New York city: - Driving distance from all amenities, but surrounded by beautiful lakes and forests. Flying is much more expensive, but one can hop across the border and catch an American plane! Most of us live close to the border. The health care is great! My wife has had Lewy body dementia for 30 years. Living anywhere else, her illness would have bankrupt us long ago. Oh, milk in a bag is fantastic! Just put the bag in a jug made for it, cut the tip off and it works perfectly! Very little plastic to recycle
Oh so much to say about this video. I am a dual citizen and would love to move to Canada. Beautiful, yes!!! Healthcare, higher education, and maternity leave. My daughter has two friends going to McGill. One is dual citizen is able to be viewed as a Québécois meaning her tuition is only costing her 5K (Canadian) per year! That is without scholarship, that is truly insane. Also, my cousin (living inCanada) gave birth to her daughter had been out on maternity leave for 5 months prior to giving birth. As I (in the US) hadn’t even conceived my daughter yet. I conceived, had my daughter, 8 weeks maternity leave (c-sec) and returned to work before she returned to work. My daughter went to daycare only 1 day per week and it cost me more than the $35 per week it cost her for full-time daycare. No wonder they are happier and forgive people when they do something wrong. I spent my summers growing up there with my aunts her were school teachers. They were the funnest and most carefree people I have ever met with beauty all around us we didn’t have to travel far to “escape.” A friend was working all over Europe, he learned quickly to say he was Canadian rather than American. Other countries view Canada more favorably. Lastly, my daughter and I were heading to Montreal for the afternoon and got a flat tire. There was a car dealer down the road, I walk there to ask if they could tell me who to call that might be able to help us. They helped us, within 45 minutes we were back on the road and they didn’t want to charge us! I gave them tips and hopefully they think highly of there neighbor’s to the south.
Dude, you need to post a PO box so we can send you some ketchup and all dressed chips. Especially if you mix it all together with BBQ - it's amaze-balls! 👏 Having travelled the world a bit, I can honestly say that really love living here (especially for raising children). If you move here though, just remember that the big cities are a different ball game. They are usually very expensive to live in. But if you don't mind that, it's really great.
I moved to the Doninion of Canada at age 31 and I regard it as the best thing that I ever did in my entire life. Québec and Canada have their flaws, but compared to what goes on in the U. S. of A., Canada wins hands down. I' 79 years old, so I have lived by a big margin most of my life here in Québec and Canada. (I started off in Ontario.)
It is for now. I refer to Québec and Canada both when I am trying to account for all possibilities. No wishful thinking allowed in my skull. @@taytay1313
Something that Americans do not understand is that the Dominion of Canada is a much more decentralised nation than the Ignited States of "Oink!" (i.e., U. S. of A.) happens to be. Our constitution (the British North America Act, with all of its amendments and revisions) delegates far more power unambiguously to the provinces than the U.S. Constitution does so. Therefore, to regard Canada as being as federal and centralised as the U. S. of A. is constitutes a delusion. The feds constantly tug away, trying to wrest power in all kinds of ways from the provinces, but, ultimately, they do not succeed.
I discovered your videos last evening and subscribed after watching the 3rd or 4th. Today, I see that you have gained another 1500 subscribers in 24 hours. Good for you, it's well deserved.
As a Canadian, while your mind was blown that you can take a year off in Canada after giving birth, my mind was completely blown that it’s only 2 months in the US. I did not know that! That’s so short!
He was not really correct about that though. There is NO mandatory paid parental leave at all in the US. It's up to employers if they want to offer it as a benefit. Apparently 55% of US employers offer paid maternity leave, and 45% offer paid paternity leave. Companies that employ more than 50 people within 75 miles are required to give you UNpaid leave, up to 12 weeks. Apparently California and New Jersey have paid maternity leave, but only 4 weeks. Smaller businesses aren't required to even give you any time off at all, even unpaid.
The thing about ketchup chips that you need to remember is that, like french fries, potato chips, at their core, are essentially deep fried sliced potatoes. So if you enjoy the taste of ketchup on your "freedom fries" you will LOVE the taste of ketchup chips. My brother played his college and pro hockey career in the states and every time he went from Canada to the US he would bring cases of ketchup chips with him, mostly to sell to his American friends who he got hooked on the taste. They would pay upwards of $20 a box (Oh yeah our Old Dutch brand chips come in boxes too).
Canada is peaceful with other countries in general, but with a few exceptions. Canada and Belarus had a long-standing feud for years, which went so far as Belarus specifically closing its Canadian embassy. Though now Belarus is pissing everyone off, so their rocky relationship with Canada isn't really unique anymore. There have also been tensions between Canada and Russia, China and Saudi Arabia over human rights concerns.
You should check out Tom Brokaw explains Canada to Americans, quick little piece msnbc did about Canada for the 2010 Winter Olympics which was in Vancouver that year. There’s some pretty cool facts about Canada that might surprise you.
I’ve watched a few of your Canadian videos (great job btw) and they keep showing clips of this iconic commercial but it’s long. You have to watch it, because it’s a message to Americans and touches on SOOO many topics. Plus it’s just awesome! Search for the “molson Canadian I am joe” commercial. P.s. my name is Joe as well lol so makes the end of the commercial amazing for me :)
When I was in University here in Canada, one of the people in residence with me was from Boston. He paid more to attend the school than I paid because he was an international student. He mentioned one time that his parents were paying more for his younger sister to attend private school in Boston than he was paying to attend University in Canada.
I just discovered your channel recently and really enjoy you trying to learn about other countries. I'm from Canada 🇨🇦 and it's really interesting to see people from other countries react to our place. Thanks and keep smiling 🤘 🙂
indeed.. I moved to Edmonton from Halifax in 91.. and I had people who wouldn't believe me that we would buy milk in plastic bags and put them in a holder.. it seemed just too insane.
As a Canadian, born and bred, I can approve most of this !! Health care, though really struggling right now, is at least not going to bankrupt you. Crime in my city ( Winnipeg, Manitoba ) is a real thing, but in my area, is not really a big problem. Gun violence is rising, but still relatively uncommon. I don't worry if my doors are unlocked. I can drive out of town in less than an hour, and experience the most beautiful sunset over a field of grain, with not a person, or powerline, or highway in sight. I can watch the Northern Lights by a campfire with no worries. Winters are cold and dark, true, but the summers here, and fall, are truly worth seeing.
A note about the healthcare system: yes it’s “free” although we pay in other ways but yes, compared to the states it’s “free”. But it’s not all butterflies and roses. For instance, if you need tests done, tests that could potentially save your life if done early enough…..you may not get them for 6-9-12 months or over a year away. In many cases, tests need to be done immediately. Sometimes you may get that but many times, there is just too long of a wait. I’ll give you a personal example comparing the Canadian and American health care system. My mom and dad lived in the states for the winter, they also had insurance through Canada for any healthcare needed in the states from my dads career as a teacher. It is very good insurance. My mom started getting seizures on a Tuesday, by Friday morning of that week, she had had all the necessary tests and was going in for brain surgery to remove a tumor. If she would have been in Canada, there is absolutely no way that would have been done in less than a week as it was in Phoenix. She then did a bit of recovering from the surgery and was medi vac’d to a hospital in Calgary, Alberta, the province that we live in here. Once there, she could get care quite quickly because everything had been done in the states already, so she was already “in the system” from being brought in from Phoenix. She did have to wait a few weeks to get everything in place with doctors and neurosurgeons. Now at the hospital in Calgary, they did have an mri machine that was more advanced than the one in Phoenix so the neurosurgeon decided to do another surgery to remove even more than what they were able to remove in Phoenix. This was because of the advanced mri machine and so they could see more detail etc. So long story short, she had another surgery and was able to have a pretty decent existence until after Christmas that year. She ended up dying about a year from her original diagnosis of brain cancer which was made in Phoenix. We, as a family could have one more year with her spending as much time with her as possible and just enjoy our time together as much as is possible under the circumstances. Had she happened to be in Canada at the time of her first seizures, we would have had considerably less time knowing that she had brain cancer and she very likely would have been too far along by the time they had done all the tests to even try treatment. She had 2 surgeries, full radiation and a little bit of chemo in all. If her treatment would have started in Canada, she may have not been able to get even an mri for 6 months or more. You can see how that greatly effects treatment, chances of recovery, precious valuable time spent with family. So there is definitely something to be said for the states system in that you do not wait nearly as long for assessment, diagnosis and treatment. Not to mention the crazy crazy wait times that we have in any walk in clinic or emergency treatment at a hospital.
That isn't a very good comparison as you are cherry picking facts. It would be better to explain what would have happened if they lived in the states without any health insurance and then your mom had her health issues. She had something that many American's don't have and that is Canadian Insurance.
I had an American ask me how we survive in all that snow. (I was in Florida). It truly surprised me, I had to explain that we have summer with temperatures in the mid to high nineties, I laughed, then I told her that we don’t have snow year round.
Love what you do. Totally makes up for the Americans who weren’t very nice to me when I worked in touristy retail places. Thanks for taking an interest.
ha ha ha.. yeah.. I worked at the Sony Store in West Edmonton Mall in about 92.. and at that point the masses of tourists I was interacting with from the U.S. were my first exposure to Americans.. and many of them were just outright rude.. they had a particular way of speaking to 'the help'.. etc.. over the years in retail I developed a rather negative view of Americans based on this. Until a couple years later I got the opportunity to go for a drive.. and ended up driving all over the United States for 3 weeks.. and boy was I glad I was so wrong.. I don't know what it is about the mindset Americans take when they leave their country.. (some americans).. but man I had a great experience with Americans in a general sense. Open and friendly for the most part.. It is a GREAT LAND.. though.. as tourists.. lighten up a bit. :P
As long as you buy from the new government 'dealer' and his overpriced bush weed :) Just as illegal as before for the DIY regular Joe.. Now it will be a bunch of rich connected people and friends of the government who will get all the licenses.. I'd be impressed if they simply decriminalized it up to a reasonable amount of product or plants. Nope.. they want your $$ as usual. Nothing to celebrate really.
We have to thank Tommy Douglas for our health care system. I believe he was Premier of Saskatchewan- related to actor Donald Sutherland - and was Keefer Sutherland’s grandfather.
I learned I had a kidney tumor at the end of Spring, my kidney was removed this summer, today I learned it was cancer so I'll need 2 scans a year for 5 years to make sure it didn't have a chance to spread, the hospital will call me in February for the first scan. All without me having to worry about the cost of it all, I did not even have to fill any kind of insurance paperwork. If I was American then I might currently be worrying about the cost of those scans and might decide not to have them since the cancer has "only" a 15% chance of coming back.
Yesssss…..I’m Canadian…if I was an American, going to a doc appt or having to go to the hospital and having to pay a huge bill, that’s like fighting misery WITH misery…
@@lmor7110there is a way to not pay taxes ? Tired of paying for everyone healthcare and never ever getting sick (only reason i ever entered an hospital was to visit someone and that include my ex gf pregnancy)
@@bobbeatbox I understand your feelings, as I’ve only gotten tonsils removed & a few minor surgeries, no maternity. However I’ve seen loved ones receive major care in our hospitals & I’m so grateful I didn’t have to remortgage my house to pay for it.
@@lmor7110 im not against the service and i wont mind paying for people who need it and WORTH to live . . . But thats not the case , people abuse of it and go to the clinic for a simple fever . . . As a kid i got a broken ankle , my mom "walk on it and stop complaining" and it healed without medecine . . . There should be a fee/taxe for those who go visit the doctor everyday for no reason (like police should only focus on real crime not stupidity like drinking alcool in a public park or anything that dont put anyone in danger) but sadly we are far to live in a perfect world or country
Pardon the long post but you asked for it, in a way. The speaker is Rick Mercer. And after reading, hit youtube for the shows. On September 28, 1998, I found myself on the East Plaza of the Capitol Building in Washington, DC, waiting to shoot a rant for “This Hour Has 22 Minutes.” A well-dressed, middle-aged white guy with a Capitol Hill security pass on his belt happened to wander by. He looked down at one of the road cases. There was a faded sticker that featured the CBC logo, and underneath it the words “Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.” He read those words out loud, rolling them over his tongue. He had a great accent. Broad and southern. He looked at me and said, “Canadian Broadcasting Corporation?” “Yes,” I answered. “The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.” He pondered this information. Then his eyes lit up. He snapped his fingers, pointed at me with a big smile and said, “CANADA!” This guy was no slouch when it came to connecting the dots. I said, “Yup, we’re from Canada.” “Wow,” he said. “What are you doing way up here?” Not really wanting to get into a long explanation, I simply made up an answer on the spot. I said, “Oh, just doing a story about the presidential summit between Canada and the United States.” “Of course,” he said. “Heard about that on the radio this morning.” But there was no summit. I had just made it up. I decided to push it a little and see where this would go. “It’s a big deal in Canada,” I said, “But we can’t figure out what to name the thing.” “Typical,” he said. “That’s politics for you.” I won’t say that a light bulb went off in my head. But it did dawn on me that this man, who might run the Pentagon for all I knew, was the type who’d like nothing more than to talk at great length on subjects he knew nothing about. And so I uttered the words that would change my career forever: “Would you have a few minutes to answer some questions about the relationship between Canada and the US?” “For Canadian TV?” he said. “I’d be happy to.” I hurried over to my director and cameraman and said, “Let’s do a quick interview with this guy.” And then the Pentagon man and I were on-camera. “The summit between the United States of America and Canada is about to begin,” I said. “President Bill Clinton is about to welcome President Ralph Benmergui of Canada to Washington.” “The issue,” I continued, “is that neither country can agree on what this summit should be called-the Clinton-Benmergui Summit or the Benmergui-Clinton Summit?” Our friend took the diplomatic route. “I think it should be called the Benmergui-Clinton Summit.” He hadn’t twigged to the fact that Canada doesn’t have presidents so I hardly expected him to know that if there were a summit it’d be a Chrétien in attendance and not a Benmergui (Ralph was a CBC TV and radio personality at the time). “Well,” he said, “it’s alphabetical order.” I paused, and looking a little bit confused said, “I’m sorry, it’s what?” “Alphabetical order.” “How’s that work exactly?” “Well,” he said, as if talking to a child, “A comes before B, B comes before C, and it goes on like that until you get to Z.” “Ahhhh,” I said, “alphabetical order! Cool. We don’t have that in Canada.” “Well now you do!” he said. He walked away pleased as punch that he’d been of such great assistance. And he wasn’t the only one. Over the next few hours, I interviewed many people about Canada’s President Benmergui and our discovery of alphabetical order. “You won’t regret it,” one woman said. “It sure comes in handy.” The next day was showtime. I still hadn’t seen the bonus bit that Geoff (my road director Geoff D’Eon) cut together from our street interviews. He’d been in the suite editing it until the last minute. When it was played back before our live audience, not only were the laughs fast and furious but the audience had a look of shock on their faces. They couldn’t believe what they were seeing and hearing: regular Americans who believed Canadians had no idea that A came before B. As the huge applause died down someone yelled out, “Play it again!” The crowd began to clap in unison as if they were demanding an encore from a rock band. We rolled it again in the monitors. Second time around the reaction was the same if not bigger. The next night, “Talking to Americans” aired for the first time in the season opener. It had 1,319,000 viewers. An incredible number. There was much celebrating. And radio stations all over the country were playing the audio over and over again. That night I was on the phone to my parents in St John’s and my father brought up the segment. This was very strange. We spoke all the time but rarely about the show. Dad is the epitome of modesty and has always been uncomfortable with the notion of show business. “I watched the show this week,” he said. “Saw that ‘Talking to Americans.’” I said, “What did you think?” “Well,” he said, “I can’t believe how many people have brought it up to me. Jerry called to say it was the funniest thing he’s ever seen. And the neighbours came over and asked me if you’d be doing more of them.” I said, “Dad, you have no idea. I’ve never had a reaction to a piece like this ever. People are mad for it.” Then Dad said, “Promise me you’ll never do that again. It’s in terrible taste.” As I have always maintained, my father is a saint and certainly a better man than me.
Fun fact: number 6: that was a commercial for molson Canadian, and everyone could recite the whole thing. It’s about a minute long. UA-cam molson Canadian commercial
Actually, in Canada a parent can take up to 18 months off for child birth. You get paid up to 55% of your income for a year, but that gets stretched if you decide to take between 12 months and 18 months. You have to first top up your EI (employment insurance), but then you can draw from it. Oh... And it doesn't cost you any thing to give birth at the hospital...
Plus... many employers (especially public sector employers) offer a maternity/paternity leave "top up" that usually gets you to 80% of your normal salary for the first year of leave.
Was in a small Ontario town (Carleton Place) this week. There was a winter boot left on the side of the main street. I thought it looked out of place and said to myself, "there's a boot"? Then I thought.... damn American tourist just wanted to hear one of us Canadians say it!!!
It’s funny that it’s also his unit that liberated hill 280 in the Vietnam war, and the Americans make a movie and give themselves a pat on the back… Here is for you Tyler… ua-cam.com/video/Dn7LAvHPtiM/v-deo.html Or better… ua-cam.com/video/eFf1UfVa8Lc/v-deo.html
True and worried that the Americans will march in and take it when they get desperate. Just like they do/did to other countries. It can be intimidating living above them even though many Americans don't know we do because they don't have a basic understanding of geography. Who knew that Italy was North of the States?? Me neither!
I dont even have a key to lock my house door, its always unlock, just in case somebody need a place when im not there. Like car accident or bear etc. I heard in some place in canada, they have law to be sure car are unlock, just in case your are attack by grizzly bear.
The milk in bags is only in one province, and don't hate on Ketchup chips until you've tried them. I have friends in the US that have smuggled them back home every time they visit lol.
As the video you watched is 6 years old, you should know that parental leave for having a baby (or even adoption of new kid of any age), parental leave is now roughly 18 months.
I took the 18 months + 2 months from accrued vacation from work = 20 months off. I'm always shocked when I speak with/hear that my American counterparts are off on Mat Leave only to return 6 weeks later.
My grandparents went to California every winter. My grandma used to play into the stereotypes 😂 She would tell people that they took the dog sled to the airport and that they lived in an igloo 😂
We were literally told in school that if you wear the Canadian flag while travelling you are likely to be treated better. Some Canadians use it as a way of saying ' I am not an American' because the accent is very similar.
A teacher of mine in high school told us a story once of a bus tour she was on in Europe. There was an American bus and a Canadian bus, and the American bus left the station about an hour before the Canadian one. They were headed across a national border, and when the Canadian bus reached the checkpoint they noticed the American bus had been stopped at the border. The Canadian bus was let through quickly, and proceeded to the hotel where the groups were staying. Apparently, the American bus didn't arrive till hours later, being held up at the border for hours...
The longest, most serious beef that Canada has is probably from America - from burning down your White House to lumber sale/trade squabbles. Sure, we go through tense times with various international issues, but I would be significantly richer if I had a dollar (CA) for every time I heard the phrase “make Canada the 51st state” from down south.
One thing about the reputation comment. This is actually really nice when traveling. I find when I am in other countries, the people are a lot more patient with me, and more friendly when they hear I am Canadian.
As a Canadian I am terrified to visit the US because my thought is that people are all walking around with a gun. I can't even imagine seeing one person waking around with a gun in Canada unless it's hunting season.
There are LOTS of handguns in Canada. About 1 million legal ones, according to the gov't. And lots more illegal ones, there is handgun violence in nearly every big Canadian city nearly everyday, and that is just what gets in the news. But nice sweet Canadians like the ones here think it "doesn't exist"............
cmon its not like that you sound like you have never been there. Go there. Americans are awesome. I live in Toronto and my experience visiting the US is they are more friendly than Canadians, or Torontonians at least.
The reason the milk is in bags, stems from our change to the metric system... Bagged milk uses less plastic so the switch was made when the existing equipment had to be updated anyway.
@@jaynethomas7380 then it would be across the country, it's not. All packaging is in metric quantities. Outside of Que. and Ont. milk is in jugs and cartons. Being in plastic bags has nothing to do with metric.
If you think of all Canadians as friendly just wait until you get to see videos about our roles in ww1&ww2 and our current military strength. You’re going to be surprised and Canada currently holds the longest range sniper kill on record.
I have to tell you I’m offended how they portrayed Canadian hockey fans. That footage was from One specific incident. She made it sound like we are all just drunk cowboys every time there’s a hockey game. If someone does know anything about Canada. That is a strange way to portray us in a reasons why to move to Canada. Interesting.
The single biggest advantage here is that the temperature is dialled WAY back on our politics, and that percolates down to everyday life. the vibe here is much less tense, angry and confrontational. Most of my friends don't even KNOW what my politics are and haven't asked. And they're just not important enough to argue about.
Exactly. And the same goes for religion. In the southern states your neighbours will ask you what church you go to. In Canada it's seen as bad manners and gauche to ask someone about their religious beliefs.
most Canadians are very much aware of how Americans live since it is pretty much how we live and we do get US channels and we are not censored from what is happening.
And most Americans do not and would not watch Canadian TV even if it WAS available to them. Canadians watch American TV cuz they are too dumb, naive, and un-patriotic to NOT watch it. I stopped watching American TV in the 1980's, cuz most of it has been trash since then, and most Canadian TV always WAS trash, except News and Documentaries, and the occasional music show.
As a born and raised Canadian, still living in the providence of my birth, in fact I am only an hour and a half from my childhood home, i love it here for the Hunting and Fishing.
Diamonds, gold, uranium, and rare earths all here in abundance. Plus the incredible diversity of menus to eat from literally all around the world. Vancouver is a huge port which ships lumber, foods and good from Asian, South American, Australian, and the Indian subcontinent back and forth. Korea, Singapore, Tokyo, Delhi, Canberra and more.
Hey Tyler! As a Canadian I really enjoy your videos to get an idea of how others perceive us. It is a common perception that Americans don’t know a lot about Canada… but hey you are changing that! Ive noticed in several of your videos you refer to Quebec as a city.. “ Toronto, Montreal, Quebec “ but in fact Quebec is a province (like your states) and the city of Montreal is in the Province of Quebec. Love your videos… keep them coming. :)
Exactly. I think it depends on what you are use to. I grew up on a dairy farm and our milk was pasteurized but was as close as straight from a cow as you can get and be safe. No bags. No jugs or cartons. Unfortunately, grandfather sold the farm.
I have an ecg and a cardiologist appointment shortly. And yes i know its not free. But i pay taxes anyhow. So if you need their services. Use them. I wish i didn't need them, but they're available since i do.
My favourite thing about USA is their patriotism and love of celebrating and decorating for special days like Halloween, Christmas, St. Patrick's Day but we are pretty good at those things too and we do love our country.
America is considered a 'Melting Pot' and Canada is more like a 'Salad Bowl' or 'Cultural Mosaic' . Immigrants In the USA are expected and/or encouraged to assimilate into the American culture whereas immigrants in Canadians are encouraged to embrace and hold onto their culture.
That's largely a myth Canadians like to tell themselves. The US is just as ethnically diverse as Canada and immigrants are expected to adapt to the dominant English- or French-speaking cultures, depending on whether they move to Quebec or the rest of Canada.
Watch Canada's reaction to the 2010 Golden Goal if you want to see real hockey fans, we're hockey crazy, and we celebrate like no other country on earth 🇨🇦 🍁
1972 Canada\Russia series , not a hockey fan but I still get emotional over it. I remember there were TV sets in our school cafetaria and we got the afternoon off to watch the last game, the decisive game. We went crazy when Canada won.
I wish there was a video you could cover related to specific differences within Canada, for example, I live in Alberta and we do not have bagged milk. Could be interesting, because many of the differences are due to how geographically disconnected our provinces are from each other! In general, these videos all seem to ignore major cities with over 1 million people like Calgary and Edmonton. P.S Ketchup chips are bomb
we did have bagged milk once upon a time (early 80's). I think the fact that the plastic became brittle in the prairie wind had us change back to cartons. Too much spilt milk!
I’m a Canadian and I’m so grateful to live in this beautiful country! I’ve lived in Saskatchewan, Ontario, the NWT, British Columbia and now and the majority of my life in Alberta. I can say that they’ve all been amazing and unique but the people are always welcoming. The natural beauty in each of them is also very special, there’s something different to witness in each province. Also, I’m not a fan of ketchup but ketchup chips are pretty good, lol, I think you should come to Canada and come experience as much of the country that you can in the months of June to about August or September. I’m pretty confident that you’ll love it 🇨🇦🍁
Or he could also come to Ottawa in the winter to experience the skating on the Rideau canal during winterlude and watch the snow or ice sculptures, eat a hot beaver tail and hot chocolate then the next day he could try a poutine and go out for timbits. The Christmas lights on parliament Hill are also stunning. He can experience the beauty of being out in the snow. He could try and toboggan down a hill. Best way to experience winter. So many more I could think of but this is just a few things. Then on his way home, he could purchase a bottle of real maple syrup. 😅
As a Canadian I love watching these videos and seeing how Americans view Canada… plus all schooling (not private schools) like catholic and public schools are completely free…
Well, paid private schools elementary and high schools do exist in Canada but they are pretty rare because the public education system is good and our egalitarian streak tends to have us view private schools are snobbish rather than prestigious.
And most provinces offer free language schools so children from immigrant families can learn Italian, Portuguese or whatever language they speak at home with their parents or grandparents.
So... personally I am not a fan of ketchup chips, but as too why, it makes sense if you think about it. How many people do you know who put ketchup on potatoes in some way or another (fries anyone?). Many people consider the flavours to already mesh well, so why not?
Heh. Tyler should see some of the wild chip flavours (with a "u"!) besides ketchup. Especially going back in time a bit. In 1978, Hostess Chips released three new flavours: orange, grape and cherry. (They tanked.)
Alberta is the only province that has two nfl hockey teams so we have something called the battle of Alberta which gets super heated because people fight over which Alberta team is the best!
The lady got that wrong. We dont get "almost" a year maternity leave in Canada, we get 12 months at 55% of your salary or 18 months at 33% of your salary and that can be split with your spouse. Its done through the govt through Employment Insurance. You must have worked at least 400 hours that year to get employment insurance for your maternity leave. I needed 700 hours for my first pregnancy. Its money taken off our chq and paid back to us through EI. Working women fund thier own maternity leaves here.
As to Melting pot vs Multiculturalism, Ask an American their nationality and they will say American. I have a close friend who is 3rd generation. I had to dig to discover that she is of German descent. Most Canadians still have a special closness to their homeland's culture. Note, as to child birth, in the States it can cost into tens of thousands of dollars! 40 dollars just to hold your new baby! Giving birth in Canada is covered by the tax covered health care. Add all the paid, time off work! My wife gave birth to 4 kids. I can't imagine having the costs, plus insurance premiums and copays and drugs. Peace and Love from Canada
Tyler, i'm really enjoying your channel. Its cool to get an honest american perspective of what most canadians think is an awesome place to live. I'd love to see you react to Leo Major a french/canadian WW2 hero. His story is impressive to say the least https:ua-cam.com/video/eFf1UfVa8Lc/v-deo.html
Yes, but as a US citizen you CAN"T just decide to MOVE to Canada! There's a whole detailed/complicated process to immigrate here so that Canada can decide if they actually WANT you!LOL!
@@dianefrohwerk7494 ---- Absolutely we don't, most Americans will continue self-identifying as Yanks after they move here, and that includes Far-Left Democrats, Far-Right Republicans, and Far-Center Centrists, who think Trudeau is the Greatest leader EVER. No we don't need ANY and don't want ANY of these types..........
Canada opened up its borders to American men who didn't want to fight in Vietnam. Canadians were pressured by the US to join them in Vietnam, but Canada refused, citing it wasn't a just war. Since Canada believed it wasn't just we offered refuge to Americans who refused to fight in it.
We didn't give in to Moron-in-Chief Dubya's pressure to join the disastrous Murkin invasion of Iraq, either. Then-PM Chretien made the right decision, even though it resulted in the predictable Murkin bullying.
2:44 that's literally shot from the corner at the top of my street in Kensington Market! we're pretty proud of our little neighbourhood's reputation as possibly being the most diverse community in the country.
As a Canadian I just started watching your videos and love them. However myself and my family have travelled to the USA several times and (our brothers and sisters to the south) the people are amazing/friendly. Best neighbours any country could have!
Interesting #10 and #5 are similar. Multiculturalism in Canada means you can be and do anything and the parts make up a whole. Whereas in Canada we see America more as a bunch of people trying to live together without killing each other. That’s an exaggeration. But you know what I mean. Just a bunch of parts. Maybe that’s just me.
As an immigrant in Canada I can say healthcare. I owe my life to Canada. I had brain cyst that put my life into danger. I've got a brain surgery in a week after being diagnosed (and that was because I ask for a week to arrange things with my kids) and now 7 years after I'm getting MRI every 2-3 years to check me. And everything was and is free. I can't say enough
I'd be dead without it that's for sure.
As a Canadian with Fibromyalgia I may not be dead without Canadian Healthcare but I'd probabaly have never gotten the diagnosis and my quality of life would have been much lower because I wouldn't have been able to afford treatment. I may not owe my life to the Healthcare system but I sure do owe my livelihood and quality of life to it.
Not free, the Canadian public pays for your healthcare and their own through taxes.
@@minimaxmiaandme.4971 I think they just mean free upfront.
@@minimaxmiaandme.4971 People in USA also pay taxes and then they pay for their healthcare on top of it. So when I say "free" , I mean that we don't pay on top of our taxes. And this is the case in every other country that have public healthcare that is covered by taxes.
Earlier this year I was rushed to the hospital and had blood tests, X-rays and a cat-scan. I was diagnosed, treated, had 2 blood transfusions and was in the hospital for three weeks. Then I was transferred to a rehab hospital for 2 weeks until they were satisfied that I could walk, take a shower on my own and just to function in everyday life. It didn't cost me a cent. I've had at least 4 surgeries over the years and never had to worry about how I was going to pay for it. I don't care what anyone says. I wouldn't live anywhere else. Canada is the best.🥰-2024
As a Canadian, I really enjoy watching you discover Canada.
I don't. Nearly all Canadians learn about the USA from childhood, and not in school, but simply cuz we get bombarded by USA culture through Hollywood TV and Movies and by USA magazines, less relevent since the internet took over, although USA commentors are so naive about Canada it makes Canadians look pitiful how much we care about them and how much they COULDN'T care a less about us. Also, this video is totally Trudeau-Liberal slanted as shown at 3:30, as most Americans think MOST Canadians LOVE Trudeau, where as most, espcially in The West, DON'T...........
I learnt 2 things about other countries I had no idea about. I was like, “wait wat? Other countries don’t have ketchup chips? Wait wat? Other countries don’t have milk bags? Wat the....”
Also weed is legal, sooooo there’s that.
Totally agree, as a Canadian
I just found these videos a couple days ago.. I find it interesting how many things they get right and also they few things they get wrong. Pretty cool stuff
I have an American friend who fell off of a ladder and thought she might have broken her leg, but she decided to wait a day to be sure before going to the doctor. To a Canadian: this is *insane*
yeah.. we have the very Canadian issue of trying to reduce the number of people going to emergency for a hangnail. hehe
@@ioncladstudio2688Our healthcare has tanked in the past 15-20 years. My buddy had a brain tumor and the doctors let him die.
Yay Canada.
We moved to Canada 10 years ago from the United States. Couldn’t be happier. Go back-and-forth twice a year to visit, family and friends. I live on Vancouver Island, and in the North Carolina mountains, I feel like a live in two of the best places on earth.❤
I used to go to the Island alot for business, and I loved it. Still do.
Born here lol not leaving this wonderful place
Welcome to Canada. We live in Victoria 🙋♀️
Doing Alabama and Vancouver Island. Love the South. Love the Island.
As Canadians in Florida once, we saw a cyclist hit by a parked car’s door being opened. The poor girl was in pain, and when people rushed to help, the first thing she said was, « Don’t call an ambulance. I don’t have insurance. » We were stunned. What a terrible thing that that was her first thought. A nurse on thé scène told her to go to such-and-such hospital, as they were obligated to take her, and she could pay as little as five dollars a month towards her bill. The next thing the poor girl did was call her boyfriend to actually apologize for having an accident! !! I guess she knew she’d be wracking up a huge bill they’d have difficulty paying. What a way to live.
Just a note. Parental leave is also paid. And your job has to be held until you come back.
Yes and no. A job will be held for you while off. An employer does not have to give you the same job back. But is required to give you an equivalent job with the same level of pay and benefits.
Having said that. Companies that I worked for always gave the same job someone had prior to leave.
The same thing applied to anyone who served in the CAF Reserves. If an employee was called to active service, their job was guaranteed when they returned from service.
@@gryph01 you forget it can be split between parents in any proportions they wish.
@@MrBonners Yes, it can
Canada is far ahead of the USA in terms of workers rights, but we still lag well behind the leaders in the world. I don’t think we’re good enough to flex on USA for this topic.
The labour law here is not a subject of debate for decades. Labour and management sort out their issues, sometimes noisily, on their own. The legal/labour law and structure system works.
As a Canadian I’m proud that my education has enabled me to multiply 500 by 10.
I also wanted to share this video from 2010, right after the Vancouver Winter Olympics. The other side of Canada that most Americans don’t see
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right eh
😂😂😂😂😂
Lol
Hey now, we can't be too critical on him here eh? We have the metric system so it's easy to do multiples of 10 😛
...maybe he was applying US imperial math 😂
⚜️From Quebec ⚜️ I’m proud to be a part of the Canadian society. Proud to be a French Canadian to. It opened so many things and comprehensions at the international….. Be blessed, all of you. ✋🏼👍🏼🇨🇦🍁
Confrère québécois, je partage ton sentiment!
Born in Ontario, Vie au Québec tabarnack
Pareil ici
I was born in Ottawa, lived in Quebec then Ontario, now 50+ years in B.C. I wish all Canadians could have my experience of knowing Quebec, many children all across Canada do speak French now, but I wish the west could know the east (Quebec and Maritimes) better! Vive Canada!
From the Wet Coast.....West was a typo. You have a lot to be proud of as many do in the History of our Country. May your God watch over you.
Am a full blooded Canadian. Love my country and its traditions. But I enjoy your videos so much. You are so fair with your opinions and honestly a delight to listen too. Thank you so much for putting us in a good light. Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 ❤️
Indigenous then?
Canadian and new subscriber here. Maternity leave in Canada is now up to 18 months long. Some people take a year off whereas others opt to take the full 18 months. Also - ketchup chips are not too bad - they have a sweet and savoury flavour (Canadian spelling), so give them a try!
Loved your point about our spellings. Had to chuckle. I'm of the same mindset. . . honour, colour, licence, neighbour--you get it!
They tried Ketchup, spicy Ketchup, Mustard, Pickle flavoured just to see what was popular. I have not seen Ketchup for awhile, though I stopped eating chips. Could be the reason.
Colour me green and gold, we older Australians spell it the same. signed your Commonwealth neighbour from the other end of the world. Upsidedown salute.
The English language and spelling between American and Countries of the Commonwealth are different partly because Canada and other countries kept the British ties and Americans didn't. My Grandson also says that after the American Revolution, some words were easier to Americanize over time due to newspapers and the cost of paper as well as spacing on the pages. I haven't seen the the US Constitution but I bet some of the words use the original English spelling.
And I believe the 18 months can be split between both parents so you can go 9 months each simultaneously. Employment Insurance provides some income during this time.
24:10 The odd thing about Canada is officially we are metric, but imperial is still used in many areas. As well, most of us don't know both measurements for 1 particular thing. For example, most of us know our weight in pounds, but don't know it in kilograms. We know our height in feet and inches, but not in metres or centimetres. Construction is still mostly dominated by the imperial system as well. We say things like: I'm 6 feet tall. I weigh 180 pounds. I want 250 grams of deli meat and 1 pound of ground beef. The speed limit is 100 kilometres per hour. It's 20 degrees (celsius) outside. Set the oven to 400 degrees (fahrenheit) for 30 minutes.
Bazingaaaaaa ❣️ ❣️ ❣️ 💯 ❤️
We only use it and incorporate it as we have to do business internationally and alot with the US, so we dumb ourselves down so they can still understand.....
Recently I have moved to 100% metric. I am 178cm and 94kgs (I need to lose a bit of weight)
Yes we are fluent French, English and Metric, imperial good diversity. I like it
Well, a lot of this is due to our southern neighbor being stuck with the imperial system still (though, not when it comes to science, they use metrics then). Most commercial exchanges need to be conducted in the imperial system (for transporation, warehouse space, etc.) and merchandise coming from the US will be labeled with imperial measurement, etc. We need to use both system to accommodate them and make things easier for everyone. But yeah, it's funny how we can switch between both systems all willy nilly, even within a single sentence. I can tell you the temperature outside in celsius just fine, but couldn't tell you the water temperature of a swiming pool in celsius if I tried, ain't that odd? It's a nice 23 degrees outside, and the pool is 85, perfect for a swim.... If you told me 30 instead of 85, I wouldn't know if it's good or not, lol. In the last year or so, I've been trying to use metric when talking about personal weight/height. The confused look on people's face is kinda hilarious...
PS: I'm a graphic designer and normally I use the imperial system for printing purposes and use the common formats like "letter" or "tabloid", though I'll have to swtich when getting stuff printed in China for our products. I *HATE* the metric formats... A1: 594 x 841 mm ?? A4: 297 x 210 mm ?? A5: 210 x 148.5 mm ?? Why isn't it rounded better?? Ugh...
As a Canadian man, I took a year off when my son was born. It's part of our health care system.
It is not part of health care. It is part of unemployment benefits.
As far as nature I can’t really even put into words the depth on how I feel about Vancouver island 🏝 it really is a (paradise) that when the sun 🌞 goes away for the winter rain 🌧 comes and tourists go away the true mystical Spirit of the place comes out.. lush misty temperate-rainforests with trees 🌲 reaching 95 metres..pure peace and quiet the only sound is the ocean 🌊.. and nothing feels more natural to this backdrop than the traditional cultures from its original peoples who are the heart and soul of the island..☝🏼🧡🇨🇦
Isn't it super expensive to live on Vancouver Island?
@@celticlass8573 Victoria yes..it’s not as bad as Vancouver..and reasonable in smaller towns and rural areas.. if I can manage living here anyone can lol 😆
@@njandrews4105 Interesting, though cheaper than Vancouver isn't saying much lol. Good to know though! Thank you for the insight! :)
Whatever
@@Sean-o9r jealous ? lol 😆
I’ve never left Canada because Canada alone has way too much offer, it will take a lifetime to travel around and see everything Canada has to offer♥️
And even then, you won't see everything
Sometimes we take for granted just how lucky we are. Thanks for the reminder! ♥️🇨🇦
So, so, so true!
canada is quickly becoming an expensive communist shithole. im starting to feel less and less lucky
A good example of Canadian Multiculturalism.
Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon posting a video of dancing Bhangra in Nova Scotia beside a women doing Scottish step-dancing to a bagpipe tabla soundtrack.
It's not just keeping some nostalgia for sometime/somewhere else. It's about bringing living heritage together.
Very well said! (I'm a big fan of Gurdeep Pandher; he's in the Maritimes right now according to his IG.)
That’s good , I like immigrants to be screened better so we don’t get the problems that Europe is having with the radicals
The best way to describe Canadian Multiculturalism vs American Multiculturalism is that Americans are a melting pot, multiple flavors that blend together to make something tasty, while Canadians are a mosaic, multiple parts and pieces that fit together to make a beautiful piece of art
@@chairofthebored There seems to be a problem keeping the radical extremist out of both countries , better screening would be great
Love Gurdeeps vids
I'm from the Vancouver area. The people who started the "Stanley Cup Riots" were really not true Canucks hockey fans, but were looking for an excuse to cause problems, and were a small minority of the city. Yeah, we were upset that the Canucks were again denied the cup, but we suck it up and look forward to the next season. Those who rioted had planned ahead to cause trouble, win or lose. They came prepared with the makings of molotov cocktails, and with things to trash everything.
Agreed. I forgot who won. Just not impressed...more than likely the winning team started the riot as it was not THEIR TOWN. Totally ascinine.
Anarchists
you don't get to choose who your fans are.......every fanbase has the good, the bad and the ugly.
At least it was the making of the iconic picture of the couple kissing on the road! The Kiss that was sent around the World!
And in true Canadian fashion, many people came out afterward and helped with the cleanup.
As a Canadian of a certain age, I measure distance in kilometers, height in feet and inches, weather temperature in Celcius, but bake in Fahrenheit, gas in litres, but drinks in ounzes. I'm truly bilingual.
Being a proud Canadian I am very pleased that you are taking the initiative and making an effort to learn more about our country.
Just one thing though, you are correct that we have one tenth of your population however, about you math on the “number of deaths per year” thing:
554 x 10 = 5540 NOT 10,000
Our education system is better too. 😂
Oops! That was mean…sorry!
The US has a "melting pot", whereby a newcomer is meant to assimilate into American culture. Multiculturalism on the other hand, allows newcomers to keep their traditions and beliefs; adding to the larger tapestry of Canadian culture. These approaches are polar opposites.
This is true. In my city, there is a different cultural event every weekend. So I get exposed to so many different people that it's helped me in international business when I was working in that realm. Also, the food is great.
We do expect a certain amount of assimilation immigrants can't just come here spouting their beliefs and ignoring our culture. Certain metrics must be met to become a Canadian citizen and Quebec expects you to learn French! We can be very divisive too especially Western Canada versus Eastern Canada and more.
I have always been a fan of multiculturalism. Our strength has always been our diversity, not a singular identity.
Multiculturalism is a newer concept in Canada. My Great Grandfather and Grandfather's generation... we were still 'very British'. And we were not kind to other nationalities.
But our roots to multiculturalism was sown after the 7 Years War. When the British Government guaranteed language, social and religious rights to the French speaking population.
They guarantees were there, but governments did ignore it at times.
That was a unique guarantee. Never before in British/ American (read as North American... not the U.S.) history did a group of people had been offered that.
multiculturalism= different food=better
Well said. So correct. Smooth move bub.
It is important to note she said 7% of the World's renewable fresh water supply. That's actually incorrect to a degree, look at a water table of Canada, Manitoba is a thin bit of land over a huge amount of water as the Hudson Bay extends all below and is desalinated by the land. We are pretty close to 20% of the World's fresh water.
No such thing as 'renewable water'. The land does not desalinate salt water. Fresh water flows into Hudson Day not from it.
@@MrBonners Actually according to Google water is both a renewable resource as well as non renewable. The cycle of nature provides the renewable….it is only non renewable when there are interruptions in natures cycles like drought etc.
Quebec has over 1 million lakes alone.
@@cheryla7480 True. But he was right about the other thing. While groundwater can percolate inland from the ocean a bit (depending on the local geology), the process will never desalinate the water - even the most fine-grained soil or rock substrate that is permeable to water will also be permeable to dissolved sodium and chlorine ions. Fresh groundwater is meteoric - it comes from the sky via rain and snow. Also, the OP made it sound like Hudson Bay extends inland underneath all of Manitoba (presumably as an aquifer). This is absolutely untrue. Manitoba has a lot of groundwater, some of it saline (due to the presence of salt in sedimentary rocks), but almost none of it is currently attached to Hudson Bay, flowing inland or whatever. However, most of Manitoba's water is taken from rivers and lakes, for which the province is renowned. Minnesota brags about its 10,000 lakes (on its license plate no less), but Manitoba has over 10X that number. And it's just as well, because while all freshwater is technically renewable under the right circumstances, rain and snowmelt-fed surface water sources are _immediately_ renewable (barring disruptions to the water cycle, like droughts), while groundwater, if overused, can run out (and it takes ages to replenish), and glacially-sourced surface water can lose its renewability if those glaciers lose more mass each summer than they gain back in the winter.
@@cheryla7480 It is not renewable. The amount of water on the planet a million years ago is the same water and amount here today, not counting the odd comet collision adding more. There is no such thing as reNEWable water or source of it. You or nature only recycles it. Paper is from the forest which is a renewable resource.
They skipped the topic of the "polite Canadian " until provoked.
The original "stormtroopers " were Canadians in ww1. The world's longest sniper shot, a Canadian shot down the red baron. The list of Canadian military accomplishments and individual bravery are endless
longest recorded and confirmed sniper kill for a while was a canadian.
@@wepntech check again, the British took it for a bit, but we got it back. If I'm not mistaken we hold 3 of the top 5 as well.
An Australian shot down the Baron with a lucky shot.
@@mckessa17 he just happened to be fleeing the hail of bullets from Chuck Browns sopwith camel.
@@mckessa17 not confirmed and still a debate today. The only thing for sure is that he was dogfighting 2 Canadian planes at the time he was shot down, most likely by an Australian AA Gunner since it happened over there sector, but who actually? Who knows…
As an immigrant in Canada, I love the openness of Canada. I live on 35 Acres but am a half an hour from Kingston, two hours from Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal and 8 from New York city: - Driving distance from all amenities, but surrounded by beautiful lakes and forests. Flying is much more expensive, but one can hop across the border and catch an American plane! Most of us live close to the border.
The health care is great! My wife has had Lewy body dementia for 30 years. Living anywhere else, her illness would have bankrupt us long ago.
Oh, milk in a bag is fantastic! Just put the bag in a jug made for it, cut the tip off and it works perfectly! Very little plastic to recycle
Oh so much to say about this video. I am a dual citizen and would love to move to Canada. Beautiful, yes!!! Healthcare, higher education, and maternity leave. My daughter has two friends going to McGill. One is dual citizen is able to be viewed as a Québécois meaning her tuition is only costing her 5K (Canadian) per year! That is without scholarship, that is truly insane. Also, my cousin (living inCanada) gave birth to her daughter had been out on maternity leave for 5 months prior to giving birth. As I (in the US) hadn’t even conceived my daughter yet. I conceived, had my daughter, 8 weeks maternity leave (c-sec) and returned to work before she returned to work. My daughter went to daycare only 1 day per week and it cost me more than the $35 per week it cost her for full-time daycare.
No wonder they are happier and forgive people when they do something wrong. I spent my summers growing up there with my aunts her were school teachers. They were the funnest and most carefree people I have ever met with beauty all around us we didn’t have to travel far to “escape.” A friend was working all over Europe, he learned quickly to say he was Canadian rather than American. Other countries view Canada more favorably. Lastly, my daughter and I were heading to Montreal for the afternoon and got a flat tire. There was a car dealer down the road, I walk there to ask if they could tell me who to call that might be able to help us. They helped us, within 45 minutes we were back on the road and they didn’t want to charge us! I gave them tips and hopefully they think highly of there neighbor’s to the south.
Dude, you need to post a PO box so we can send you some ketchup and all dressed chips. Especially if you mix it all together with BBQ - it's amaze-balls! 👏
Having travelled the world a bit, I can honestly say that really love living here (especially for raising children). If you move here though, just remember that the big cities are a different ball game. They are usually very expensive to live in. But if you don't mind that, it's really great.
I moved to the Doninion of Canada at age 31 and I regard it as the best thing that I ever did in my entire life. Québec and Canada have their flaws, but compared to what goes on in the U. S. of A., Canada wins hands down. I' 79 years old, so I have lived by a big margin most of my life here in Québec and Canada. (I started off in Ontario.)
Quebec is part of Canada ❤
It is for now. I refer to Québec and Canada both when I am trying to account for all possibilities. No wishful thinking allowed in my skull. @@taytay1313
Something that Americans do not understand is that the Dominion of Canada is a much more decentralised nation than the Ignited States of "Oink!" (i.e., U. S. of A.) happens to be. Our constitution (the British North America Act, with all of its amendments and revisions) delegates far more power unambiguously to the provinces than the U.S. Constitution does so. Therefore, to regard Canada as being as federal and centralised as the U. S. of A. is constitutes a delusion. The feds constantly tug away, trying to wrest power in all kinds of ways from the provinces, but, ultimately, they do not succeed.
I discovered your videos last evening and subscribed after watching the 3rd or 4th. Today, I see that you have gained another 1500 subscribers in 24 hours. Good for you, it's well deserved.
As a Canadian, while your mind was blown that you can take a year off in Canada after giving birth, my mind was completely blown that it’s only 2 months in the US. I did not know that! That’s so short!
@@80sCanadian TRUE!!!!!
He was not really correct about that though. There is NO mandatory paid parental leave at all in the US. It's up to employers if they want to offer it as a benefit. Apparently 55% of US employers offer paid maternity leave, and 45% offer paid paternity leave. Companies that employ more than 50 people within 75 miles are required to give you UNpaid leave, up to 12 weeks. Apparently California and New Jersey have paid maternity leave, but only 4 weeks. Smaller businesses aren't required to even give you any time off at all, even unpaid.
@@kmacgregor6361 😱 that is very shocking!!!!
Tyler, have you ever visited Canada?
The thing about ketchup chips that you need to remember is that, like french fries, potato chips, at their core, are essentially deep fried sliced potatoes. So if you enjoy the taste of ketchup on your "freedom fries" you will LOVE the taste of ketchup chips.
My brother played his college and pro hockey career in the states and every time he went from Canada to the US he would bring cases of ketchup chips with him, mostly to sell to his American friends who he got hooked on the taste. They would pay upwards of $20 a box (Oh yeah our Old Dutch brand chips come in boxes too).
Canada is peaceful with other countries in general, but with a few exceptions. Canada and Belarus had a long-standing feud for years, which went so far as Belarus specifically closing its Canadian embassy. Though now Belarus is pissing everyone off, so their rocky relationship with Canada isn't really unique anymore. There have also been tensions between Canada and Russia, China and Saudi Arabia over human rights concerns.
BS.
@@MrBonners One exception is sending combat forces to Afghanistan. I opposed that from the very beginning.
The battle of Hans Island against Denmark has only been resolved in 2022 after 50 years
@@ventrue24601 Not a real battle though. Exchanging bottles of whiskey and schnaps on a large rock for 50 years. More of a friendly rivalry. :)
You should check out Tom Brokaw explains Canada to Americans, quick little piece msnbc did about Canada for the 2010 Winter Olympics which was in Vancouver that year. There’s some pretty cool facts about Canada that might surprise you.
Yes he did a beautiful piece!
I’ve watched a few of your Canadian videos (great job btw) and they keep showing clips of this iconic commercial but it’s long. You have to watch it, because it’s a message to Americans and touches on SOOO many topics. Plus it’s just awesome!
Search for the “molson Canadian I am joe” commercial.
P.s. my name is Joe as well lol so makes the end of the commercial amazing for me :)
Best Canadian commercial ever!
Canadians really are supper polite. I even apologize to myself when I hit the wrong key on my computer keyboard.
When I was in University here in Canada, one of the people in residence with me was from Boston. He paid more to attend the school than I paid because he was an international student. He mentioned one time that his parents were paying more for his younger sister to attend private school in Boston than he was paying to attend University in Canada.
I just discovered your channel recently and really enjoy you trying to learn about other countries. I'm from Canada 🇨🇦 and it's really interesting to see people from other countries react to our place. Thanks and keep smiling 🤘 🙂
I'm a Canadian who doesn't like ketchup chips and only some parts of Canada sell milk in bags. I loved your "You savages!" Comment. Sooo funny!🤣
indeed.. I moved to Edmonton from Halifax in 91.. and I had people who wouldn't believe me that we would buy milk in plastic bags and put them in a holder.. it seemed just too insane.
never heard of anyone hating ketchup chips. I hate real ketchup and even i still like the chips
As a Canadian, born and bred, I can approve most of this !! Health care, though really struggling right now, is at least not going to bankrupt you. Crime in my city ( Winnipeg, Manitoba ) is a real thing, but in my area, is not really a big problem. Gun violence is rising, but still relatively uncommon. I don't worry if my doors are unlocked. I can drive out of town in less than an hour, and experience the most beautiful sunset over a field of grain, with not a person, or powerline, or highway in sight. I can watch the Northern Lights by a campfire with no worries. Winters are cold and dark, true, but the summers here, and fall, are truly worth seeing.
A note about the healthcare system: yes it’s “free” although we pay in other ways but yes, compared to the states it’s “free”. But it’s not all butterflies and roses. For instance, if you need tests done, tests that could potentially save your life if done early enough…..you may not get them for 6-9-12 months or over a year away. In many cases, tests need to be done immediately. Sometimes you may get that but many times, there is just too long of a wait. I’ll give you a personal example comparing the Canadian and American health care system. My mom and dad lived in the states for the winter, they also had insurance through Canada for any healthcare needed in the states from my dads career as a teacher. It is very good insurance. My mom started getting seizures on a Tuesday, by Friday morning of that week, she had had all the necessary tests and was going in for brain surgery to remove a tumor. If she would have been in Canada, there is absolutely no way that would have been done in less than a week as it was in Phoenix. She then did a bit of recovering from the surgery and was medi vac’d to a hospital in Calgary, Alberta, the province that we live in here. Once there, she could get care quite quickly because everything had been done in the states already, so she was already “in the system” from being brought in from Phoenix. She did have to wait a few weeks to get everything in place with doctors and neurosurgeons. Now at the hospital in Calgary, they did have an mri machine that was more advanced than the one in Phoenix so the neurosurgeon decided to do another surgery to remove even more than what they were able to remove in Phoenix. This was because of the advanced mri machine and so they could see more detail etc. So long story short, she had another surgery and was able to have a pretty decent existence until after Christmas that year. She ended up dying about a year from her original diagnosis of brain cancer which was made in Phoenix. We, as a family could have one more year with her spending as much time with her as possible and just enjoy our time together as much as is possible under the circumstances. Had she happened to be in Canada at the time of her first seizures, we would have had considerably less time knowing that she had brain cancer and she very likely would have been too far along by the time they had done all the tests to even try treatment. She had 2 surgeries, full radiation and a little bit of chemo in all. If her treatment would have started in Canada, she may have not been able to get even an mri for 6 months or more. You can see how that greatly effects treatment, chances of recovery, precious valuable time spent with family. So there is definitely something to be said for the states system in that you do not wait nearly as long for assessment, diagnosis and treatment. Not to mention the crazy crazy wait times that we have in any walk in clinic or emergency treatment at a hospital.
That isn't a very good comparison as you are cherry picking facts. It would be better to explain what would have happened if they lived in the states without any health insurance and then your mom had her health issues. She had something that many American's don't have and that is Canadian Insurance.
I had an American ask me how we survive in all that snow. (I was in Florida). It truly surprised me, I had to explain that we have summer with temperatures in the mid to high nineties, I laughed, then I told her that we don’t have snow year round.
Canada had a truly adorable war with Denmark that just recently ended. Definitely worth Googling
Yes. The famous Whiskey war. Lol
Love what you do. Totally makes up for the Americans who weren’t very nice to me when I worked in touristy retail places. Thanks for taking an interest.
ha ha ha.. yeah.. I worked at the Sony Store in West Edmonton Mall in about 92.. and at that point the masses of tourists I was interacting with from the U.S. were my first exposure to Americans.. and many of them were just outright rude.. they had a particular way of speaking to 'the help'.. etc.. over the years in retail I developed a rather negative view of Americans based on this. Until a couple years later I got the opportunity to go for a drive.. and ended up driving all over the United States for 3 weeks.. and boy was I glad I was so wrong.. I don't know what it is about the mindset Americans take when they leave their country.. (some americans).. but man I had a great experience with Americans in a general sense. Open and friendly for the most part.. It is a GREAT LAND.. though.. as tourists.. lighten up a bit. :P
Since this was made, I'd like to point out that pot became completely legal in 2017.😁 So that's 11 reasons to move to Canada. 😉
Let’s make that 11 & 12
The best reason. We have great pot. 🙂
As long as you buy from the new government 'dealer' and his overpriced bush weed :) Just as illegal as before for the DIY regular Joe.. Now it will be a bunch of rich connected people and friends of the government who will get all the licenses.. I'd be impressed if they simply decriminalized it up to a reasonable amount of product or plants. Nope.. they want your $$ as usual. Nothing to celebrate really.
My town grows the government ganja
Unless you are a Canadian Cross Border truck driver.
We still have to follow US Federal law.
We have to thank Tommy Douglas for our health care system. I believe he was Premier of Saskatchewan- related to actor Donald Sutherland - and was Keefer Sutherland’s grandfather.
Employment insurance also provides mat leave, paternity leave, AND EI also provides medical leave.
I learned I had a kidney tumor at the end of Spring, my kidney was removed this summer, today I learned it was cancer so I'll need 2 scans a year for 5 years to make sure it didn't have a chance to spread, the hospital will call me in February for the first scan. All without me having to worry about the cost of it all, I did not even have to fill any kind of insurance paperwork. If I was American then I might currently be worrying about the cost of those scans and might decide not to have them since the cancer has "only" a 15% chance of coming back.
Glad it was caught in time. Good luck with scans, I bet they'll be clear👍
Please be well.
Milk is in bags only in eastern Canada. In Alberta, where I live, it comes in waxed cardboard or plastic jugs for the most part.
Here in British Columbia pretty much the same. If you're into organic milk/cream you can purchase it in glass containers with a refundable deposit.
Bagged milk used to be a thing in BC, but was phased out decades ago.
Noooo. I live in Toronto area and we get milk in bags. Lol. It's here as well.
I have lived in Newfoundland, Alberta, New Brunswick and Ontario. I only found bagged milk in Ontario.
Manitoba too...
As a proud Canadian I appreciate my free health care. I couldn't even imagine going to the hospital or doctor and getting a bill!!
Yesssss…..I’m Canadian…if I was an American, going to a doc appt or having to go to the hospital and having to pay a huge bill, that’s like fighting misery WITH misery…
I hope you’re paying your taxes… in which case you are contributing to Medicare
@@lmor7110there is a way to not pay taxes ? Tired of paying for everyone healthcare and never ever getting sick (only reason i ever entered an hospital was to visit someone and that include my ex gf pregnancy)
@@bobbeatbox I understand your feelings, as I’ve only gotten tonsils removed & a few minor surgeries, no maternity. However I’ve seen loved ones receive major care in our hospitals & I’m so grateful I didn’t have to remortgage my house to pay for it.
@@lmor7110 im not against the service and i wont mind paying for people who need it and WORTH to live . . . But thats not the case , people abuse of it and go to the clinic for a simple fever . . . As a kid i got a broken ankle , my mom "walk on it and stop complaining" and it healed without medecine . . . There should be a fee/taxe for those who go visit the doctor everyday for no reason (like police should only focus on real crime not stupidity like drinking alcool in a public park or anything that dont put anyone in danger) but sadly we are far to live in a perfect world or country
Pardon the long post but you asked for it, in a way. The speaker is Rick Mercer. And after reading, hit youtube for the shows.
On September 28, 1998, I found myself on the East Plaza of the Capitol Building in Washington, DC, waiting to shoot a rant for “This Hour Has 22 Minutes.”
A well-dressed, middle-aged white guy with a Capitol Hill security pass on his belt happened to wander by. He looked down at one of the road cases. There was a faded sticker that featured the CBC logo, and underneath it the words “Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.” He read those words out loud, rolling them over his tongue. He had a great accent. Broad and southern. He looked at me and said, “Canadian Broadcasting Corporation?”
“Yes,” I answered. “The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.”
He pondered this information. Then his eyes lit up. He snapped his fingers, pointed at me with a big smile and said, “CANADA!”
This guy was no slouch when it came to connecting the dots.
I said, “Yup, we’re from Canada.”
“Wow,” he said. “What are you doing way up here?”
Not really wanting to get into a long explanation, I simply made up an answer on the spot. I said, “Oh, just doing a story about the presidential summit between Canada and the United States.”
“Of course,” he said. “Heard about that on the radio this morning.”
But there was no summit. I had just made it up. I decided to push it a little and see where this would go.
“It’s a big deal in Canada,” I said, “But we can’t figure out what to name the thing.”
“Typical,” he said. “That’s politics for you.”
I won’t say that a light bulb went off in my head. But it did dawn on me that this man, who might run the Pentagon for all I knew, was the type who’d like nothing more than to talk at great length on subjects he knew nothing about.
And so I uttered the words that would change my career forever: “Would you have a few minutes to answer some questions about the relationship between Canada and the US?”
“For Canadian TV?” he said. “I’d be happy to.”
I hurried over to my director and cameraman and said, “Let’s do a quick interview with this guy.”
And then the Pentagon man and I were on-camera.
“The summit between the United States of America and Canada is about to begin,” I said. “President Bill Clinton is about to welcome President Ralph Benmergui of Canada to Washington.”
“The issue,” I continued, “is that neither country can agree on what this summit should be called-the Clinton-Benmergui Summit or the Benmergui-Clinton Summit?”
Our friend took the diplomatic route. “I think it should be called the Benmergui-Clinton Summit.”
He hadn’t twigged to the fact that Canada doesn’t have presidents so I hardly expected him to know that if there were a summit it’d be a Chrétien in attendance and not a Benmergui (Ralph was a CBC TV and radio personality at the time).
“Well,” he said, “it’s alphabetical order.”
I paused, and looking a little bit confused said, “I’m sorry, it’s what?”
“Alphabetical order.”
“How’s that work exactly?”
“Well,” he said, as if talking to a child, “A comes before B, B comes before C, and it goes on like that until you get to Z.”
“Ahhhh,” I said, “alphabetical order! Cool. We don’t have that in Canada.”
“Well now you do!” he said. He walked away pleased as punch that he’d been of such great assistance.
And he wasn’t the only one. Over the next few hours, I interviewed many people about Canada’s President Benmergui and our discovery of alphabetical order.
“You won’t regret it,” one woman said. “It sure comes in handy.”
The next day was showtime. I still hadn’t seen the bonus bit that Geoff (my road director Geoff D’Eon) cut together from our street interviews. He’d been in the suite editing it until the last minute.
When it was played back before our live audience, not only were the laughs fast and furious but the audience had a look of shock on their faces. They couldn’t believe what they were seeing and hearing: regular Americans who believed Canadians had no idea that A came before B.
As the huge applause died down someone yelled out, “Play it again!” The crowd began to clap in unison as if they were demanding an encore from a rock band. We rolled it again in the monitors. Second time around the reaction was the same if not bigger.
The next night, “Talking to Americans” aired for the first time in the season opener. It had 1,319,000 viewers. An incredible number. There was much celebrating. And radio stations all over the country were playing the audio over and over again.
That night I was on the phone to my parents in St John’s and my father brought up the segment. This was very strange. We spoke all the time but rarely about the show. Dad is the epitome of modesty and has always been uncomfortable with the notion of show business.
“I watched the show this week,” he said. “Saw that ‘Talking to Americans.’”
I said, “What did you think?”
“Well,” he said, “I can’t believe how many people have brought it up to me. Jerry called to say it was the funniest thing he’s ever seen. And the neighbours came over and asked me if you’d be doing more of them.”
I said, “Dad, you have no idea. I’ve never had a reaction to a piece like this ever. People are mad for it.”
Then Dad said, “Promise me you’ll never do that again. It’s in terrible taste.”
As I have always maintained, my father is a saint and certainly a better man than me.
Fun fact: number 6: that was a commercial for molson Canadian, and everyone could recite the whole thing. It’s about a minute long. UA-cam molson Canadian commercial
Actually, in Canada a parent can take up to 18 months off for child birth. You get paid up to 55% of your income for a year, but that gets stretched if you decide to take between 12 months and 18 months. You have to first top up your EI (employment insurance), but then you can draw from it.
Oh... And it doesn't cost you any thing to give birth at the hospital...
Yeah, but universal healthcare is communisme…. Smh
Plus... many employers (especially public sector employers) offer a maternity/paternity leave "top up" that usually gets you to 80% of your normal salary for the first year of leave.
Was in a small Ontario town (Carleton Place) this week. There was a winter boot left on the side of the main street. I thought it looked out of place and said to myself, "there's a boot"? Then I thought.... damn American tourist just wanted to hear one of us Canadians say it!!!
LOL.Good one is 😄
you should look up the story of Leo Major, a canadian war hero from ww2
yep he was the real Rambo
I am Canadian. Just subscribed.
100% watch the story of Leo Major. Badass québécois.
It’s funny that it’s also his unit that liberated hill 280 in the Vietnam war, and the Americans make a movie and give themselves a pat on the back…
Here is for you Tyler… ua-cam.com/video/Dn7LAvHPtiM/v-deo.html
Or better… ua-cam.com/video/eFf1UfVa8Lc/v-deo.html
In the Hospital for 3 weeks, had triple bypass surgery, cost for the surgery plus medications, meals and hospital stay was.$45 for my TV
Really like this one Tyler! One of your best frankly. I'm getting hooked on your series mainly because you presented so well
I believe it's over 20% of the world's fresh water supply with millions of lakes in addition to the Great Lakes.
Would you believe 33.125%
True and worried that the Americans will march in and take it when they get desperate. Just like they do/did to other countries. It can be intimidating living above them even though many Americans don't know we do because they don't have a basic understanding of geography. Who knew that Italy was North of the States?? Me neither!
Will someone send Tyler a bag of Hostess ketchup chips, I wanna see a reaction video.
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Ketchup Doritos too!!
Or Lay's All Dressed chips. It's an oddly regional thing in the US; in Kansas I saw them everywhere but in California I can't find them anywhere.
😂
There is a video on Canadian chips, cheesies etc. 2024, I believe Tyler likes the ketchup chips...
I dont even have a key to lock my house door, its always unlock, just in case somebody need a place when im not there. Like car accident or bear etc. I heard in some place in canada, they have law to be sure car are unlock, just in case your are attack by grizzly bear.
The milk in bags is only in one province, and don't hate on Ketchup chips until you've tried them. I have friends in the US that have smuggled them back home every time they visit lol.
As the video you watched is 6 years old, you should know that parental leave for having a baby (or even adoption of new kid of any age), parental leave is now roughly 18 months.
Don't forget the football, 3 downs, wider and longer field. A totally different game
My math could be a little off but I think that 500 multiplied by 10 is 5,000 not 10,000
Was gonna say the same thing.
Don't be to hard on him. remember he went to an American school.
@@2727rogers I feel bad for laughing so hard at your comment
I took the 18 months + 2 months from accrued vacation from work = 20 months off. I'm always shocked when I speak with/hear that my American counterparts are off on Mat Leave only to return 6 weeks later.
Tyler, you belong here, dude. We really appreciate your interest, and praise. Best wishes for you, and your family. ❤❤❤❤
My grandparents went to California every winter. My grandma used to play into the stereotypes 😂 She would tell people that they took the dog sled to the airport and that they lived in an igloo 😂
We were literally told in school that if you wear the Canadian flag while travelling you are likely to be treated better. Some Canadians use it as a way of saying ' I am not an American' because the accent is very similar.
A teacher of mine in high school told us a story once of a bus tour she was on in Europe. There was an American bus and a Canadian bus, and the American bus left the station about an hour before the Canadian one. They were headed across a national border, and when the Canadian bus reached the checkpoint they noticed the American bus had been stopped at the border. The Canadian bus was let through quickly, and proceeded to the hotel where the groups were staying. Apparently, the American bus didn't arrive till hours later, being held up at the border for hours...
The murder count extrapolated would be 5,000, not 10,000, so more than twice as many. China has not been too happy with Canada lately.
China isn't happy with anybody except Russia and Iran! I happily wear that as a badge of honour for Canada.
Yes I noted his mistake too. And the population of the US being 9 times greater than that of Canada, the difference in the murder rates is even worse.
Well, that speaks a lot to the education system. *burn*
Russia isn't happy with us either.
The longest, most serious beef that Canada has is probably from America - from burning down your White House to lumber sale/trade squabbles. Sure, we go through tense times with various international issues, but I would be significantly richer if I had a dollar (CA) for every time I heard the phrase “make Canada the 51st state” from down south.
One thing about the reputation comment. This is actually really nice when traveling. I find when I am in other countries, the people are a lot more patient with me, and more friendly when they hear I am Canadian.
Oh and yes milk comes in packages of 3X1 litre bags but it also comes 500no 1 litre, 2 litre cartons as well as 2 and 4 litre jugs.he
As a Canadian I am terrified to visit the US because my thought is that people are all walking around with a gun. I can't even imagine seeing one person waking around with a gun in Canada unless it's hunting season.
Yes GUNS in USA is a symbol of power "I can defend myself". It makes me freeking out.
We are everywhere and we make you safer despite your hoplophobia.
@@opusmax1 LMAO says the guy in the developed country with the most gun violence in the world :))
There are LOTS of handguns in Canada. About 1 million legal ones, according to the gov't. And lots more illegal ones, there is handgun violence in nearly every big Canadian city nearly everyday, and that is just what gets in the news. But nice sweet Canadians like the ones here think it "doesn't exist"............
cmon its not like that you sound like you have never been there. Go there. Americans are awesome. I live in Toronto and my experience visiting the US is they are more friendly than Canadians, or Torontonians at least.
The reason the milk is in bags, stems from our change to the metric system... Bagged milk uses less plastic so the switch was made when the existing equipment had to be updated anyway.
BS, has nothing to do with metric and bagged milk is only in Ontario.
@@MrBonners And in Québec
@@luciebrisson5881 also nothing to do with metric.
@@MrBonners google it!!!! It's all about metric. I'll wait. 😂
@@jaynethomas7380 then it would be across the country, it's not. All packaging is in metric quantities. Outside of Que. and Ont. milk is in jugs and cartons. Being in plastic bags has nothing to do with metric.
If you think of all Canadians as friendly just wait until you get to see videos about our roles in ww1&ww2 and our current military strength.
You’re going to be surprised and Canada currently holds the longest range sniper kill on record.
I've met plenty of Canadian jerks too lol
The longest-range sniper who is from Quebec is currently in Ukraine on average taking out 50 opponents daily
Canadians are recognized amongst very courageous people
Lots of winter sports, curling , cross country skiing, downhill skiing and snowboarding. Ice fishing, and of coarse hockey.
Milk in bags is a Eastern Canadian thing, specifically Ontario. Everywhere else it is in either cartons and jugs.
I have to tell you I’m offended how they portrayed Canadian hockey fans. That footage was from One specific incident. She made it sound like we are all just drunk cowboys every time there’s a hockey game. If someone does know anything about Canada. That is a strange way to portray us in a reasons why to move to Canada. Interesting.
Hockey riots have been around for a long time. The first one I remember was in Montreal in the 50s when Maurice Richard was suspended.
@@kazkazimierz1742 I’m not saying they don’t happen. But not like she made it sound.
Montreal hockey riots are not at all uncommon.
The single biggest advantage here is that the temperature is dialled WAY back on our politics, and that percolates down to everyday life. the vibe here is much less tense, angry and confrontational. Most of my friends don't even KNOW what my politics are and haven't asked. And they're just not important enough to argue about.
Exactly. And the same goes for religion. In the southern states your neighbours will ask you what church you go to. In Canada it's seen as bad manners and gauche to ask someone about their religious beliefs.
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In places, definitely.
most Canadians are very much aware of how Americans live since it is pretty much how we live and we do get US channels and we are not censored from what is happening.
And most Americans do not and would not watch Canadian TV even if it WAS available to them. Canadians watch American TV cuz they are too dumb, naive, and un-patriotic to NOT watch it. I stopped watching American TV in the 1980's, cuz most of it has been trash since then, and most Canadian TV always WAS trash, except News and Documentaries, and the occasional music show.
American TV is FICTION!!!
I'm so glad I came across your channel today. Just finished watching your reaction to places to visit in Canada as well!
As a born and raised Canadian, still living in the providence of my birth, in fact I am only an hour and a half from my childhood home, i love it here for the Hunting and Fishing.
Diamonds, gold, uranium, and rare earths all here in abundance. Plus the incredible diversity of menus to eat from literally all around the world.
Vancouver is a huge port which ships lumber, foods and good from Asian, South American, Australian, and the Indian subcontinent back and forth. Korea, Singapore, Tokyo, Delhi, Canberra and more.
The NHL is the professional hockey league in Canada, the compete for the Stanley cup every year. Both countries have NHL teams.
Hey Tyler! As a Canadian I really enjoy your videos to get an idea of how others perceive us. It is a common perception that Americans don’t know a lot about Canada… but hey you are changing that! Ive noticed in several of your videos you refer to Quebec as a city.. “ Toronto, Montreal, Quebec “ but in fact Quebec is a province (like your states) and the city of Montreal is in the Province of Quebec. Love your videos… keep them coming. :)
But what about the capital city of Quebec
@@jasondean7358 good point Jason! I didn't think of that. Paid that is what he is referring to, which makes it my bad. :) Thanks!
* perhaps that is what he is referring to
Him saying Québec, in reference to the city is incorrect, it is Québec the province, and Québec City the city.
Ketchup flavoured chips are great!!! Don't bash them. Milk bags are easier to store in the freezer. A lot of people freeze milk bags
I am from Vancouver B.C. and have never seen "milk bags" in any of our stores that I am aware of.
@@alitram5942 not all provinces do. I know I do and I find them easier to deal with overall. They take of less room too
Exactly. I think it depends on what you are use to. I grew up on a dairy farm and our milk was pasteurized but was as close as straight from a cow as you can get and be safe. No bags. No jugs or cartons. Unfortunately, grandfather sold the farm.
I have an ecg and a cardiologist appointment shortly. And yes i know its not free. But i pay taxes anyhow. So if you need their services. Use them.
I wish i didn't need them, but they're available since i do.
My favourite thing about USA is their patriotism and love of celebrating and decorating for special days like Halloween, Christmas, St. Patrick's Day but we are pretty good at those things too and we do love our country.
I love the American enthusiasm and friendliness which is exactly what Tyler exemplifies.😊
Politics in Canada used to be balanced.
But since we have been infested with the #ConGlobalFascists like so many major democracies, it*s being ruined.
I don*t eat KetchupChips.
I have never had milk in a bag.
Maybe that bagged milk was an Eastern thing?
Provincial #Con governments are ruining #PublicHealthCare. Intentionally, along with everything else.
Provincial #Con governments are ruining #CanadianPublicHealthCare. Intentionally, along with everything else.
America is considered a 'Melting Pot' and Canada is more like a 'Salad Bowl' or 'Cultural Mosaic' . Immigrants In the USA are expected and/or encouraged to assimilate into the American culture whereas immigrants in Canadians are encouraged to embrace and hold onto their culture.
That's largely a myth Canadians like to tell themselves. The US is just as ethnically diverse as Canada and immigrants are expected to adapt to the dominant English- or French-speaking cultures, depending on whether they move to Quebec or the rest of Canada.
@@terryomalley1974 Eh... it's and it's not. Some places in the US are good about maintaining immigrant culture but other places are awful at it.
That's the ONLY thing the US has over us.
Watch Canada's reaction to the 2010 Golden Goal if you want to see real hockey fans, we're hockey crazy, and we celebrate like no other country on earth 🇨🇦 🍁
That's a moment I will never forget. I could hear my neighbours all screaming too.
1972 Canada\Russia series , not a hockey fan but I still get emotional over it. I remember there were TV sets in our school cafetaria and we got the afternoon off to watch the last game, the decisive game. We went crazy when Canada won.
@@fedodosto3162 Yes! I was 13 and there were TV sets in my school too. Our neighbour went with the team as their official doctor.
I wish there was a video you could cover related to specific differences within Canada, for example, I live in Alberta and we do not have bagged milk. Could be interesting, because many of the differences are due to how geographically disconnected our provinces are from each other! In general, these videos all seem to ignore major cities with over 1 million people like Calgary and Edmonton. P.S Ketchup chips are bomb
we did have bagged milk once upon a time (early 80's). I think the fact that the plastic became brittle in the prairie wind had us change back to cartons. Too much spilt milk!
BC also got rid of bagged milk in the 80s
Yes!! We are more then Qubec and Ontario ! The Prairies are always missed!!
I’m a Canadian and I’m so grateful to live in this beautiful country! I’ve lived in Saskatchewan, Ontario, the NWT, British Columbia and now and the majority of my life in Alberta. I can say that they’ve all been amazing and unique but the people are always welcoming. The natural beauty in each of them is also very special, there’s something different to witness in each province. Also, I’m not a fan of ketchup but ketchup chips are pretty good, lol, I think you should come to Canada and come experience as much of the country that you can in the months of June to about August or September. I’m pretty confident that you’ll love it 🇨🇦🍁
Or he could also come to Ottawa in the winter to experience the skating on the Rideau canal during winterlude and watch the snow or ice sculptures, eat a hot beaver tail and hot chocolate then the next day he could try a poutine and go out for timbits. The Christmas lights on parliament Hill are also stunning. He can experience the beauty of being out in the snow. He could try and toboggan down a hill. Best way to experience winter. So many more I could think of but this is just a few things. Then on his way home, he could purchase a bottle of real maple syrup. 😅
Canadians know everything about Americans, you've been on our TV screens since the beginning.
That is the WHOLE PROBLEM in Canada...........
American TV is FICTION!!!
As a Canadian I love watching these videos and seeing how Americans view Canada… plus all schooling (not private schools) like catholic and public schools are completely free…
Well, paid private schools elementary and high schools do exist in Canada but they are pretty rare because the public education system is good and our egalitarian streak tends to have us view private schools are snobbish rather than prestigious.
And most provinces offer free language schools so children from immigrant families can learn Italian, Portuguese or whatever language they speak at home with their parents or grandparents.
So... personally I am not a fan of ketchup chips, but as too why, it makes sense if you think about it. How many people do you know who put ketchup on potatoes in some way or another (fries anyone?). Many people consider the flavours to already mesh well, so why not?
All dressed kicks ass well
Heh. Tyler should see some of the wild chip flavours (with a "u"!) besides ketchup. Especially going back in time a bit. In 1978, Hostess Chips released three new flavours: orange, grape and cherry. (They tanked.)
Good. They sound awful.
Alberta is the only province that has two nfl hockey teams so we have something called the battle of Alberta which gets super heated because people fight over which Alberta team is the best!
The lady got that wrong. We dont get "almost" a year maternity leave in Canada, we get 12 months at 55% of your salary or 18 months at 33% of your salary and that can be split with your spouse. Its done through the govt through Employment Insurance. You must have worked at least 400 hours that year to get employment insurance for your maternity leave. I needed 700 hours for my first pregnancy. Its money taken off our chq and paid back to us through EI. Working women fund thier own maternity leaves here.
As to Melting pot vs Multiculturalism, Ask an American their nationality and they will say American. I have a close friend who is 3rd generation. I had to dig to discover that she is of German descent. Most Canadians still have a special closness to their homeland's culture. Note, as to child birth, in the States it can cost into tens of thousands of dollars! 40 dollars just to hold your new baby! Giving birth in Canada is covered by the tax covered health care. Add all the paid, time off work! My wife gave birth to 4 kids. I can't imagine having the costs, plus insurance premiums and copays and drugs. Peace and Love from Canada
Tyler, i'm really enjoying your channel. Its cool to get an honest american perspective of what most canadians think is an awesome place to live. I'd love to see you react to Leo Major a french/canadian WW2 hero. His story is impressive to say the least https:ua-cam.com/video/eFf1UfVa8Lc/v-deo.html
Yes, but as a US citizen you CAN"T just decide to MOVE to Canada! There's a whole detailed/complicated process to immigrate here so that Canada can decide if they actually WANT you!LOL!
Which we don't.
@@dianefrohwerk7494 ---- Absolutely we don't, most Americans will continue self-identifying as Yanks after they move here, and that includes Far-Left Democrats, Far-Right Republicans, and Far-Center Centrists, who think Trudeau is the Greatest leader EVER. No we don't need ANY and don't want ANY of these types..........
unless you're rich. Then you can just pay your way in..
Canada opened up its borders to American men who didn't want to fight in Vietnam. Canadians were pressured by the US to join them in Vietnam, but Canada refused, citing it wasn't a just war. Since Canada believed it wasn't just we offered refuge to Americans who refused to fight in it.
We didn't give in to Moron-in-Chief Dubya's pressure to join the disastrous Murkin invasion of Iraq, either. Then-PM Chretien made the right decision, even though it resulted in the predictable Murkin bullying.
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that's literally shot from the corner at the top of my street in Kensington Market!
we're pretty proud of our little neighbourhood's reputation as possibly being the most diverse community in the country.
As a Canadian I just started watching your videos and love them. However myself and my family have travelled to the USA several times and (our brothers and sisters to the south) the people are amazing/friendly. Best neighbours any country could have!
Amen!
Interesting #10 and #5 are similar. Multiculturalism in Canada means you can be and do anything and the parts make up a whole. Whereas in Canada we see America more as a bunch of people trying to live together without killing each other. That’s an exaggeration. But you know what I mean. Just a bunch of parts. Maybe that’s just me.