American Reacts to the WEIRDEST Things About Canada (Part 2)
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- As an American I know that there are many things that are very different in Canada compared to the United States. Today I am very interested to continue learning about some of the things that Canada does that the rest of the world considers to be weird and unusual. If you enjoyed the video feel free to leave a comment, like, or subscribe for more!
I am an immigrant to Canada. The day I apologized to my wardrobe for bumping into it, I knew I had become Canadian.
I am a citizen now and still LOVE it here.
You don't know how annoying and dumb you sound by repeating what. You can't take constructive criticism is that the reason why you don't read the comments.
The hockey league section was kind of mis-leading; The NHL was founded by 4 Canadian teams which technically means the "National" refers to Canada. The Boston Bruins were added about 7 years after its founding. A couple quick stats about the NHL; 7 Canadian teams - 25 American teams; 41.4% of players are Canadian - 28.4% are American. The NHL is definitely where Canadian players aspire to be.
One reason more Candian cities don't have NHL teams is players are paid in USD$. Canada has higher taxes.
I’m glad you brought this up. I thought it was presented in a misleading manner as well
Also, there's a few ahl teams in canada
@@mrmacq It's not directly linked to the USD thing, that's just to make the Salary Cap even across the border. The taxes come into play with a lot of players preferring lower tax environments, and players have to pay taxes on their income based on where they incur the income, which means even playing in higher tax Canada means you pay more in taxes
The Stanley Cup that is the NHL award is Canadian. It was given by Lord Stanley to a worthy sport.
There was a large winter storm over north eastern North America last year. People in American cities were dying in their cars from hypothermia. Every. Single. Canadian. was aghast with horror. Meanwhile in Canada, during the same storm in Ontario a young couple found themselves hosting 10 Korean tourists and their driver for Christmas.
In 1978 (77? IDK, I was barely out of diapers), we got hit with a massive winter storm (like all of Ontario,Quebec, Eastern Canada and US). Our house was on one of the main roads that went from one end of the city to the other. When the storm hit, cars just started getting stuck. My parents just started inviting people in and served up coffee, hot chocolate, whatever we had, wile the emergency snow clearing crews cleared the roads enough to allow them to dig their cars out and get home.
I have no idea how many people we had in, but there were probably a dozen or more cars stuck within a couple hundred meters (roughly equivalent to same in yards).
Canadian solidarity, especially in winter, has traditionally been very strong.
Rick Mercer is a National Treasure (and a fellow Newfoundlander) His "Talking to Americans" special is must see tv. Also, listen to some of his "Rants" - great humour & some uncomfortable truths
People may think curling is boring, but it's actually a very strategic game
You only need to play it once, to realize how insanely good those pros actually are.
And how physical it really is.
Chess is alot more strategic, and I can't imagine watching it either.
@@vivisector9999 but chess is very passive, and only cerebral.
Curling has a big physical element to it.
Truth. The boring comes from the announcers. They put me to sleep every time...lol.
Yes, kind of like chess on ice
Lmao, the idea that we say sorry because we want to be different from Americans is ridiculous. It’s learned behaviour
I was just going to say that it's just automatic. natural. without thinking about it, it comes out. Nothing to do with not being American or having a hidden meaning
Exactly. Never have I encountered someone actively meaning anything else than bien polite when saying that, let alone someone actively trying to differentiate themselves from Americans. As far as I've ever heard in 36 years anyway.
It’s called manners. Not our fault if they are absent in the rest of the world!!!!
Never even considered it as a national difference. Exactly - learned behaviour.
Lol
This is so funny....An American, watching a video narrated by a British man who lives in the Chec Republic about Canada...
Lol. Exactly. I remarked the same after part 1 of this reaction.
Yes, and he was incorrect and ill informed about alot of things he said. Didn't do his homework.
A famous Canadian author who wrote about Canadian history (Pierre Berton) wrote a small book about how our weather formed our national psyche and he was bang-on. Historically, ignoring the problems of people during the winter could actually lead to death. Someone with a flat tire on the side of the road in minus 20+ weather can be at real risk.
Exactly! You COULD just pass that person by... But in communities that were that small at the time? It was pretty likely that you were gonna need that person to provide a service that was going to keep YOU alive in the future!
It's "Cars and houses all unlocked in polar bear country", right?
To be fair, I think much of 'murica has that exact problem but worse. If you're driving around at -20, you think you'd bring some warm clothes, and you can last awhile in the cold. But.. Say you get stranded in the middle of the hot desert in 'murica, doesn't matter what clothes you bring, you need help soon or else you're toast (no pun intended).
@@TheDylls not only polar bear area but even in high wilderness area like Southend. Many Cabins are left unlocked and many even have books to log in your visit.
One year my friend and I came Across a Wolverine and we quickly made are way into someones home. We startled the woman who was alone there but when we told her why we barged in and she saw it. She was very friendly and even made us some coffee.
@@jamesanyang2980 That's so cool!
I have been in canada for over 35 years, and we are expected to look out for each over in times of need. If someone is broken down on the side of the road I would feel obligated to try and help, or at least inquire about their well being
Hey Tyler in fact the modern game of football started in Canada, the rules were adopted by the Harvard University football team in 1874 after playing Montréal’s McGill University. The CFL started in 1909, the Toronto Argonauts (1873) are the oldest profesional football team in North America. Other usless sports trivia; the Queen’s now the King’s Plate is the oldest continuous horse race in North America, the oldest golf course in North America is in Niagara-on-the Lake Ontario. The first recorded game of baseball took place in Beachville Ontario in 1838 a year before Abner Doubleday’s 1839 game in Cooperstown NY.
Saying " sorry" and being polite is the glue that holds our multicultural society together .
Not for long
LOL
Alot of problems solved by saying Sorry as you humble yourself before individual and it defuses alot of tension and puts less stress on both parties. Americans try to stand their ground and it just build up stress. So Canadians defuse stress by simple apology 😅😊
@@death13a Also important to note that it is not an automatic admission of guilt. At least in Ontario, you can't be seen as at fault for something because you said sorry to the other party.
Yes I agree with that! When we say sorry we automatically assume a no fault position! Great point
In our family, our politeness was required by our parents and it carries on. If it's practiced in the home, it will keep going. No matter where you live, teach these things to your kids and it will happen in your family too.
Yesterday, as I was leaving the grocery store, I stopped my cart to let a woman get in front of me. So she said "sorry" for really no reason, except that I stopped, which i choose to do. Then I said, "No, it's fine," like it was my fault now. The whole thing was quite ridiculous, except for the fact that we had a lovely conversation on the way to the parking lot after that and then wished each other a good day. I would think that we Canadians just naturally make more friends by being so darned polite.
As a Canadian, I love our weirdness. I love how you are coming to know us.
We are a mess of all different incorporate cultures. And It's beautiful 😊😊😊
Only a weirdness to Americans, Europeans get us, as it is within them as well, maybe in different ways but we are appreciated there
Yes and my last name is Weir lol but the best thing about my name is that it’s in the dictionary where most people’s last names are not.
But I love how he’s getting to know things where most Americans don’t really know anything about us
Something unique to Canada that wasn't mentioned is that we have a maple leaf on the McDonald's logo. I've checked the logo in a few other countries but no one else has anything similar like their flag or national symbol or something. Another thing is that our national anthem is in both official languages, but the meaning is entirely different in each language.
The McDonalds thing happens because the Canadian McDs are separate from the American McDs. When McDs opened in China, that was the Canadian McDs, not the American.
I'm an American and I LOVE to watch curling. It's so soothing to watch that rock smoothly leave the players hand and slide across the ice.
Plus the amazing way they somehow weave around the block stones because of the Sweepers 😅
As a Canadian, I didn’t realize this until very recently, but another “weird” item unique to Canada is Tiger Tail ice cream. It’s one of those love or hate foods, definitely nostalgic to many adults with grew up between the 50s and 70s. Who would think orange flavoured ice cream with a black liquorice swirl would be good?! PS still my personal favourite flavour ❤
Regardless of being Canadian, I think the whole world could use a lesson on etiquette and manners. There is to much anger and ignorance out there, and it's getting worse. How much better would your day be with a nice gesture or compliment from a stranger instead of getting flipped the bird or a gun in your face??? sigh...
Never mistake politeness for "niceness". A Canadian will still stab you, but we will apologize while doing it.
@@dwi2921 Well.....maybe some will, but not all....and agreed, they will ALWAYS apologize.
( I meant not every Canuck would stab you)...
Not just Canada, there are parts of Minnesota/North Dakota where you can get hurt for disparaging the sport of curling.
What I like about living in Canada; If you want to get away from people, go for a drive, you can drive for miles without meeting another car. If you drive in the country, and happen to see a house with people outside, they all wave like they are happy to see another human being. Always be ready to stop and help someone with car troubles, in the winter it could be a matter of life or death, as you could freeze to death or get eaten by wolves. Country folk would usually leave an outside light on to help anyone lost or in trouble.
I live in Richmond BC, which isn't the main city, but it's not a 'small town' by any means either, and it houses the airport for Vancouver. But despite that, I like going on a bike ride after 10pm. Despite being part of the 'big city' still, there's like no traffic that late at night as long as I avoid the busiest of streets. I used to live in Vancouver though, and I really miss going around the Stanley park seawall at night. I'd see like 0 people between first and 3rd beach.
Please, I beg everyone to realize that Canada is regional. Not everything that is pitched as Canadian is the case for all of Canada! What annoyed me in the few years I lived in the States was that anything different from the States was weird or quaint. There, I’ve said it ;) But you have handled this very well :) something Americans need is to understand Canadian sense of humour. And please please many things like cold and snow are no different than States bordering with Canada.
Lies, Bostonians have the same accent as Texans =P, they have the exact same weather too! Except Alaska, they are even more samerer to Georgia.
Honestly, it has zero to do with feeling superior to the great, USA. Your like our Big brother, ❤we love you guys! It’s seriously ingrained in us from childhood. It truly is a very polite country. I’m from out east, considered to be the friendliest part of Canada, and we’re darn proud of it too ❤🇨🇦
I've been to every professional sporting event, and I must say that curling is my favorite to watch live. It almost seems therapeutic. The energy is so positive and pure, inside and outside the venue.
For nonpro try going to a dragonboating festival. Fierce competition but so energetic and friendly and supportive
@@laundrygoddess4 Too true!
@@laundrygoddess4I'm in Calgary. I think our Dragon Boat races are coming in August. It happens in a local park on the shores of the Bow River. It's a fabulous place to watch the races.
Curling is such a funny sport. Its really popular, but no one seems to know much about it. My friend from WI was upset that she couldn't get the date she wanted for her wedding, because of a curling event. She didn't know what curling was, so she called me. Being a Canadian, she figured I know what sport was disrupting her plans.😅
While in Fla a few months ago, I was in Publix and a lady ran in to my cart accidently and I said Sorry. She smiled and said, are you Canadian? We laughed.
My dad said “sorry” in the 1930’s when bumped into wheat stacks on the family Saskatchewan farm as a Saying sorry was ingrained into me as a child too, it has nothing to do with being different than an American. I had no idea it wasn’t used so much elsewhere until travelled.
Years ago our family dog was lying on the floor near the TV set that was playing something. I had to walk between him and the TV. I apologized for blocking his view when I went to the front door. That made me realize just how ingrained manners were in my family. LOL
as a Canadian I sure notice when people aren't polite or don't say sorry when bumping into my shopping cart for instance. It becomes a feeling that comes out as they probably weren't raised here.
Once again, Thank You Tyler. I love to see Americans going out of their way to learn about Canada
i personally find watching curling to be less boring than an average baseball game lol
Same
Since you pointed this out, I'd have to agree with you. There are few things I find more boring than baseball, watching it or playing it.
Watching baseball is like watching paint dry. It is so boring!
@@ktkat1949 Paint drying is far more exciting to watch than baseball.
One of the things which I have observed is different in Canada is wedding cakes. Every wedding I have attended has used a fruitcake. Unlike ordinary cake fruit cake has an almost indefinite shelf life. This includes a tradition that the new couple keep a slice of the cake, wrapped up in a doily and tied with a ribbon to celebrate the baptism of their first child.
Those of us of Icelandic Canadian descent will use vinarterta as the base for our wedding cakes. It doesn't last nearly as long 😂
In Quebec, there is no fruit cake.
Fruit cake is at best, for when you have guests over.
I haven’t seen a fruit cake served as a wedding cake in Canada in the last 30 years.
@@Caprabone I LOVE vinaterta! We had Icelandic neighbours who would give us a vinaterta for Christmas.
Ketchup chips are surprisingly sweet and dressed is just all the main flavors mixed together. It would be BBQ, salt and viniger, sour cream and onion etc. both are good and both are so normal here that I was shocked when I found out you guys don't have them
Tyler, you should do a video about Canadian football! It is the same basic sport as American football, but there are some game-changing rules differences (that I think make Canadian football WAY more exciting). Ninh Ly has a great video on the differences between American and Canadian football, as well as a more in-depth explanation of Canadian football, both of which are pretty short
All dressed chips are the Canadian chip. It's basically a little bit of all the flavours at the factory. If you bring them to a party, then everyone is sort of happy and no one really complains.
We are also the only place that has All dressed Pizza. (which is short for: Sauce- Peperroni-Green pepper- Mushroom-Cheese- (bacon sometimes) )
Everyone else I went to, just had such plain pizza(only 1 or 2 topping), like put stuff on that thing.
We love our "all dressed" variants..
In that way, it’s sort of analogous to Canadian culture: all kinds of different flavours, existing side by side, where you can make out the different parts even though they’re all together.
I cringed when I heard the narrator say Canadians consider themselves superior to Americans. I don't find that to be true generally, but on the specific topic of being knowledgeable about other cultures and countries, yes, we recognize and celebrate that we are better at that than a typical American. Not so much that we look down on them for it, but more of a nod to the obvious eccentricities of a beloved cousin.
The company that produced Hostess chips in Canada, Hostess Food Products, was not the same company as the one that produced Hostess Cupcakes and Twinkies.
Hostess Food Products entered into partnership with the American firm Frito-Lay in 1987 and merged with that company in 1988.
As the video says, Hostess as a brand declined in popularity and the chips were re-branded as Lays.
The only Hostess branded chips still made by Lays is a type of shoestring fried potato sticks called Hickory Sticks.
Few things to know about poutine. Originally, the poutine were made using russet potatoes and therefore the chips are not crispy. Also the cheese curds are very popular and excellent on their own. You can visit your local grocery store first thing in the morning and pick up a package of warm cheese curds which will make a squeaky sound when eaten. Cheese curds used in poutine are usually fresh and not refrigerated which allows them to soften or melt better.
Which would be why fast food poutine would NOT be as good. The curds would be from processed cheese that you find on frozen pizzas or packaged shredded cheese.
@@Gwennedd Pretty sure that's a violation of our Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
@@marianneo7068, if it already isn't, we need to make it so.
We gotta send this guy a care package,chips, cookies ect .Then we could get an opening and reaction vid
I was thinking the same thing. I'd love to say Tyler try some unique Canadian food.
YEAH! That would be awesome! I'd love to see his reaction of him trying our ketchup and all dressed chips.
It is true that we can sometimes say sorry to an inanimate object it just comes out. I remember doing that in my 20s one time on a busy street, accidentally walked into a pole. I said “sorry! “And then immediately felt embarrassed that I had just said sorry to a non-person. Later, I learned that it’s a pretty common Canadian thing to do, and so who cares, many people do it.
😂😂love this comment it’s true!
We're not taking the chance it was someone and you didn't notice.
Better safe then actually sorry..
Yes, it's just a natural reaction. Like if someone steps on your toe and you automatically say 'sorry' - not that you're really sorry your foot was in the way of where they were stepping.
@@jawstrock2215 😆 yes that’s true!
I've done the pole thing, and I was way older than my 20s.
Canadians are polite for a few reasons one of the main reasons is we have to be. Some us live in the middle of nowhere it good to be nice to your neighbors because if your life is in danger they will be willing to help you. thats why we are so connected with other people in our communities . ive had this happen before in Northern Alberta we let a family stay in our house till they could get their truck out of the ditch and it was -40 outside their lives were at risk because of the cold. its has always been a part of who we are because we dont want people to lose their lives
Here some fun facts, about our sports here in Canada. Canada has two national sports, ice hockey and lacrosse. Lacrosse was the official sport of Canada between 1859 to 1994. In 1994, Bill C-121 made hockey the official Canadian winter sport and lacrosse became Canada's official summer sport.
Also, another Canada favourite chip is Hickory Sticks.
All Dressed chips is hard to explain other than the BBQ seasoning is enhanced with a slightly sweater taste but yes they taste great. Don't be scared in trying them if you get the chance!
Curling... If you NEVER played it, it can be really hard to appreciate. Play it ONCE and then you're hooked. And most people in Canada play it at least once. So there you have it!
I grew up in a village of around 1100 people and they built a curling rink there. Those chips are pretty damn good but out of the 3 shown, I would choose the ketchup chips. Sorry about that. Dairy Queen does as well and it's pretty good.
Lol. I think I grew up in the perfect area. I'm originally from Hartland, New Brunswick and growing up along the border to Maine, USA, I found the Americans quite friendly. Maybe because the landscape and climate are so similar, we had a tendency to treat each other with respect. Fishing, trucking,farming and working in the lumber industry seemed about the same on both sides of the border and made the transition of crossing easier.
Whenever I’ve been across the border (namely, NY state, Minnesota, North Dakota) in recent years I have found everyone EXTREMELY friendly and helpful. Like as friendly as my home province of NL.
Ditto Vermont!
There’s about two months before fall starts again and we can start getting snow, but it doesn’t stay until October usually. Technically we had snow in Alberta in June, and snow storms can happen into May pretty regularly but it’s mostly off the ground around April. So we get about 5-7 months without snow or just melting after the storm. We have to embrace the snow and cold in our sports
Regular Canadian here, "All Dressed" chips taste like they took the flavor powders of Ketchup, Salt & Vinegar, and BBQ mixed it all together and made it one flavor.
10 years ago, the province of Saskatchewan (population ~1.1 million) had more curlers than all of the United States. Not sure if this is still true as curling has been growing in the US due to the Olympics and Canadian Snow Birds.
Well dude, that (and Alberta) is where all curling players are. Even the rest of Canada doesn't really care at all about that sport, especially in Québec. Nice to see other Canadians win the olympics but that's it really.
@@gustru2078 Quebec only cares when a Quebec's team is doing well.
This is true of all sports really.
Even in the Olympics, we care just that bit more if the athlete is from Quebec.
@@jawstrock2215 Of course but you don't get the point. Curling is not popular everywhere in this country so to say that it is *very* Canadian is inaccurate. Ain't curling one of the things that represents the prairies more than any other place in the country? And it's only normal to root for people who are from your own nation. If someone from Qc and someone from the RoC compete in the same discipline, I'm obviously going to support the person from Qc just as you would support the person from the RoC.
Rick Mercer is a gold mine of videos for you. A good Rick Mercer rant is a thing to behold
Please review Rick Mercer’s Talking to Americans!
They are excerpts from Canadian TV show This Hour Has 22 Minutes, and highlights the lack of awareness that Americans have about their neighbours to the North in the most hilarious and absurd way.
For poutine, must remember that it needs to be a beef gravy rather than milk gravy which is popular in US. I don't think it would taste very good with milk gravy.
Beef gravy - YES!! A must. I will go out of my way to find my Poutine at Costco. I stay away from the typical fast food chains - McDonalds, A & W, Burger King, etc.🤮
Curling is the ice equivalent to a Shuffleboard or Bocce Ball, pretty much like a giant game of marbles but in a lane instead of circle.
Tyler, one thing that I have not yet written about or read regarding the use of the Canadian eh (or as I like to write "ay" for phonetics) is that it tends to be used far more often in an informal setting among friends. Unless you are a habitual "ay" sayer, you would not likely say it often when talking during a business meeting, conversation with a police officer, or someone you hope will hire you.
Curling is a great time! You don't need to skate and you drink beer with friends after. And All Dressed chips are bomb!
Curling is so much fun, I started curling last year, and it’s so great, and fun to watch!
I've always been interested since I was a kid. Never did it though. I like bowling though, and to me it seems like a more advanced form of bowling, on ice, and best of all, WITH BROOMS (ok I kid about that last part)
The "national" in NHL refers to Canada.
If you can't get cheese curds you can make them easy and quick, or substitute using fresh mozzarella, then powdered chicken gravy, it won't be poutine but it will be as close as you can get.
Curling's popularity in Canada largely developed from a winter sport for many farming communities across Canada. Something to do during the winter months for almost all ages. Send the boys to hockey practice while dad, mom, granddad and granny have their curling league to go to. Small curling rinks sprouted up throughout all provinces in Canada. Rules have changed over the years as it is no longer allowed to eat a hamburger or drink a beer on the curling ice. The game of curling isn't boring, just misunderstood by those who think it is.
Every small community has a Community Centre. I think the Federal Gov't made it mandatory back in the late 70s or early 80s and poured money into it. I was living in a small town in northern Ontario and my first year of hockey in 1979 was outdoors.
Anyway, with every town having a Community Centre and indoor hockey rinks most of these CCs also included a curling rink if one didn't already exist, and sometimes a library or small theatre or weightroom or half-gym or racquet courts. But curling was now in every town as of early 80s and curling can be done by a lot of age groups. In the dead of winter you can't do much outdoor activity, and not everyone can skate or afford to play hockey, so curling becomes a big participation and recreational game in the winter. It's a very social game and alcohol isn't just tolerated, it's expected. For adult leagues and tourneys, anyway.
Curling and hockey were played in every small place all over Canada from the beginning of this country. They were played outside on an ice surface. if no place available they made sheets of ice. Community rinks became more prominent after WW2 especially in small communities. Curling originally came from Scotland.
Many small town community centres were built for the 1967 Centennial of Canada’s Confederation and were funded by the Bank of Canada with no intertest.
Actualy there are five canadian teams in the AHL: The Laval Rockets in the province of Quebec, the aformentionned Marlies, The Calgary Wranglers, The Abotsford Canucks and and the Belleville Senators.
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1. I think most Canadians are like me. "Sorry" is ingrained in us, and we don't actually set out to say sorry. It's an unconscious thing that just comes out when it should be said. Even if it doesn't need to be, like if someone accidentally bumps into me, we both usually end up saying sorry, without even thinking about it. We just don't forcefully say sorry all the time. It's just an ingrained civility that I think keeps the peace.nwe even say sorry for saying sorry too much. Believe me, that's a conversation people have had. LOL
2. All dressed and ketchup chips don't taste like what you probably think it does. And they are delicious. We also have sour cream & onion, roast chicken, salt & vinegar, storm chips, magic masala, hickory sticks, sour cream & bacon, poutine chips, au gratin, BBQ, sea salt & pepper, cheesies & corn twists,just to name a few.
You should get a PO box that's what other youtubers do, we Canadians would love to send you sachets of poutine gravy, bags of ketchup chips, and bottle of vintage maple syrup
One other “weird thing according to Americans” that we eat in Canada is vinegar on our fries. It’s funny to go to McDonald’s in America and order fries and ask for vinegar packs. The workers all look at us funny. In our restaurants we have vinegar jars on our tables along with the ketchup or HP sauce.
While I agree that Canadians likely say sorry more often than any other country, I believe we likely say thank you and please more often as well.
I have travelled a lot and I can confirm this. Once you say please and thank you they automatically say oh you are Canadian.
Tyler Bucket, There is a contest every year for temporary flavors of chips that will be made for a specific amount of time.
Another aspect you should check on is the difference between Canadian and American milk.
We are super polite because it's the way we were raised.
Poutine is served in many ways. Often places have a choice of cheese., cheese curds or cheddar or other cheeses. And yes, aside from cheese and gravy, some people will add ketchup and some vinegar. Just never ask for vinegar or ketchup in any restaurant in the US, lol at least not in Philly....
I'm laughing at myself as I read how many of my fellow Canadians are drawn to your videos.
Since 2019 Canada also has a professional men's soccer league, the CPL, the Canadian Premier League, currently consisting of 8 teams. A women's league is in the works.
The guy nailed it. Pretty much every uniquely Canadian cultural trait is motivated by the desire to distinguish ourselves from Americans. Because the US is so much larger, more economically and militarily powerful, and culturally dominant throughout the world, Canadians often feel overlooked or lumped in with Americans because we generally look and sound similar (to people outside North America). As a result, we look for ways to convince ourselves and others that Canadians are, in fact, a distinct nationality.
The funny thing is that by going thru great lengths to "be different than Americans'' we end up trying to copy everything the Europeans are doing, regardless of how bad the results are ...
I'm not sure that's the reason why. I feel like our own government often has some kinda complex and likes to copy-paste the states, specifically California. So the average Joe Canadian tries to put the brakes on that behavior to some extent.
Dude, the NHL was started in Canada. It consisted of 6 teams, 2 from Toronto, 1 from Hamilton, 1 from Ottawa, and 2 from the province of Quebec. It wasn't until the 1920's that American clubs were welcomed in. This was because 3 Canadian clubs had folded. This was the "Original 6", the Maple Leafs, the Canadiens, the Quebec Bulldogs, the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, and Detroit Falcons. After Quebec folded Chicago Blackhawks joined, and the Falcons became the Redwings.
You have to try Canadian chips (and Cheezies), it would make a great video and give you a new favourite chip flavour
When I moved from Northern Ontario to Southern Ontario they did not have Old Dutch chips...I would bring them back with me after a trip home and everyone loved them. 2yrs after I moved they became available in Southern Ontario.
‘Cheezies’? You mean Hawkin’s right.😂
@@nothingpersonal878 You know it
Curling is big in smaller communities, gives people a chance to travel to neighboring towns for Bonspiels (tournaments). It's really just an excuse to drink, Lol!
Canada produces the best players in the NHL consistently. As such, our juniors get drafted straight into the NHL. We have no need for our own Pro league as It would be empty.
Tyler, your next série must be a try Canadian stuff, visit Canada from coast to coast, try bagged milk, chips, chocolate, poutine,restaurants etc! 😊
We canadians should send you some unique foods found here like ketchup and all dressed chips. Smarties (the chocolate kind here is very dif) maybe a coffee crisp .. stuff like that... 😂
Love watching curling competitions. The athletes can make that rock spin so percisely and stratefically.
FYI, “fast food” poutine is a very recent thing (like 5-10 years). And I think it was first a McDonalds thing and then others like Harvey’s and A&W followed suit. Before that it was served at a “poutinery” as well as cafeterias, diners and some fish and chip shops (generally non-franchise restaurants that served French fries).
Fast food "poutine" was a yearly thing as I remember it in the 90's, we were excited when it came around and then remembered why it was a mistake at the first bite. I'm told it hasn't changed much ...
Yeah, and to clarify, fast food poutine is not bad. I'm not even a big poutine fan but give me fries and give me poutine, I'll take poutine any day. Though tbh I'd prefer onion rings... Except Burger king's. Their onion rings are too dry. Gotta have SOME greasiness to them.
@@robertsmith4681 McDonalds poutine isn’t bad. A&W is ok, and Harvey’s is gross (mostly because the gravy, like everything else tastes like soap and bleach because they apparently don’t rinse anything after washing it). But yeah, none of them come close to like proper restaurant or diner poutine.
I think poutine really comes down to the quality of the gravy. The fries and cheese curds are just sort of fine regardless, but good or bad flavoured gravy makes it either delicious or gross.
@@TheHandOfFear The cheese can make a huge difference.
The study he was talking about was done by McMaster University. Google McMaster University 50 most tweeted words and it should pop up. A lot of the American words were negative and the most negative word from the Canadian list was "exams".
Ketchup and All Dressed are two of my favourite chip flavours. This is the one area where I am very Canadian.
All dressed isn't as confusing as you are making it. Think of it like in everything bagel. It's Just a bunch of other popular chip flavours combined.
Salt and vinegar is pretty good, too.
Personally, I like my fries with salt & vinegar. It's not weird! Take salt and vinegar, stir in some tomato paste, and you've got ketchup.
@@DaveGIS123 salt and vinegar is my other favourite, it just isn't exclusively Canadian, so I didn't mention it.
I've always found it fascinating what different flavor locals can have, and always wonder why it's not just offered everywhere.
Fast food poutine is A-, it gives you the fix you need but it is not A+ McDonalds poutine is made with McDonalds fries so it can get soggy quick, but it is nice and the curds are squeaky.
Tyler you are correct. Most if not all fast food chains serve subpar poutine. Only a true Quebecer can be certified authentic
They also serve poutine with taters in Quebec which is gross.
I think the point about people depending on each other causing Canadians to be polite is a good explainable.
I continue to really like your content, Tyler! Please, for the love of god, when you eventually come up here for a visit, do not get your poutine from a fast food chain. That is OK for young people drunk food, LOL. Let us know what area you are visiting and I'm sure we can recommend the best places to enjoy an authentic poutine 😄
One of the differences in the use of "sorry" stems from the legal implications... In Canada, you can say, "Sorry", without accepting legal liability. In the USA, apologizing is an admission of responsibility... and you can and will be sued as a result.
Thank you Tyler for making me love my country even more because of your videos! ❤
Omg that Rick Mercer ask an American special is hilarious 😂
So many of us were raised to be polite. It's just part of who we are. Don't get me wrong, we can be major aholes but it takes a lot. 😂
Fun fact - all stones used in Olympic Games curling events are made in Mauchline , Ayrshire with granite from Ailsa Craig , a volcanic plug standing alone in the Firth of Clyde , aka Paddy's Milestone.
Curling…incredibly boring to watch, incredibly fun to play.
That's exactly how I feel about the sport😅
An easy way to remember what the All Dressed flavours are instead of trying to memorize the entire list of ingredients is to realize that it's just a blend of four other flavours of chips: Ketchup chips, Sour Cream and Onion chips, BBQ chips, and Salt and Vinegar chips. As for what it tastes like, it's kind of like a sweet bbq flavoured chip with a tangy salt and vinegar kick.
Lol, I live in a town of just over 1000 people.
We still have a hockey rick and an outdoor curling rink that's used by all ages just to put that into perspective.
Sports are important!
Thank you @tylerbucket for another interesting video. We don't have a professional hockey league as the NHL is OUR hockey league, especially if one were to look at the country of origin of individual players on each team. I like your accent and cadence... you give off that "Mr. Rogers" vibe.
Great video to react to. I am one of the small percentage of Canadians who is not a hockey fan (Shhhhh.... Don't tell anyone), so I grew up playing Curling in the winter. One of my fellow curling buddies ended up being on Team Canada, and had participated in the Olympics and the World Championships, which was pretty cool.
You are correct to think that Poutine is awesome, and I am surprised too that it hasn't spread to the US. I have a friend in Florida who has never been to Canada, so when we go down there we bring her Canadian treats. Once I brought the cheese curds and gravy, and ordered fries, so made her a poutine. She ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT! As well as Ketchup and All Dressed Chips. Sometimes people make a face at the thought of Ketchup chips, but if you like ketchup on your French fries, then it's pretty much the same thing.
All dressed is my favourite chip flavour. Not really sure how to describe it, except that it has a bit of heat to it like BBQ with more of an acidic bite to it like salt/vinegar, with a hint of spice.
I've been watching your videos for a long time, and enjoying your reactions to canadian culture. As a Canadian watching you, I wanted on multiple occasions to reach out and answer your questions that periodically stick out. Which got me thinking you could have a one on one interview with a Canadian to answer your questions that might not be well described on the internet. I myself would enjoy to answer some of your questions to the best of my abilities. Keep on the content.
All dressed chips are absolutely amazing. I don't get chips all that much, but when I do I always grab a bag of those
"Can you capture the taste of poutine in a chip?"
What flavor do you think "regular" is..? It's called French Fries. They're both fried potatoes.
Which is why Ketchup chips exist. French Fries and ketchup. It's not disgusting, it's common, just in a different format.
I love Costco poutine!
You’ll have to set something up so you can receive gift boxes of Canadian treats & snacks. A taste of Canada!
Football comes from Canada. It was developed at the University of Toronto and entered the US in 1874 when McGill University of Montreal introduced the sport to Harvard. The CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1869) and Toronto Argonauts (1873) are decades older than any team in the NFL and the CFL crowned 54 Grey Cup champions before the US held its very first Super Bowl. The NHL used to be based in Montreal but the league's headquarters moved to New York in 1989.
My father always said that curling was the worst excuse to get drunk ever thought of.
Did you know the bags are colour coded? Clear is regular cow milk of all sorts. But blue is lactose reduced, and pink is goat. A lot of Canadians don't even know that part, heh! Also, the cheese curds used in Poutine squeek when you chew them. That's why we use curds and not regular cheese. Fast food poutine is passable, but not as great as the real thing.
We learned how to curl for Gym class in high school. We would walk in the snow to the local curling club and got to play it. It is really fun , lots of sweeping, sliding on the ice, trying to get your rock to the other side and get it in the Centre of the button. Girls and guys could play it together as it isn’t a contact sport. It is definitely something more fun to play than watch, but there is lots of strategy as well.
When I lived in Montréal we regularly ordered an all-dressed pizza and a case of beer for delivery.
Although, I have noted about kindness, I was driving through New Hampshire and saw a state trooper helping someone change a tire on the roadside. Canadians don't own kindness, or politeness, or community. Thanks Tyler for the video