Yeah I agree about the commonwealth part. I was in London recently and they made me queue at the "other passports" queue at Gatwick. Why isn't it the "EU nationals and commonwealth" queue? (only lowkey upset because their queue was going much quicker!). I'm sure it's the same for Australia, but it almost feels like we're a distant cousin of the UK, despite answering to the queen.
If you were to stick a tap into a maple tree expecting syrup to come out, you'd be very disappointed. When the sap oozes out of the tree, it's mostly water with a slightly sweet taste. It has to be boiled for a long time till most of the water has evaporated, and then you have maple syrup. I like maple syrup, but I don't buy it very often because it's really expensive. Having been raised in Saskatchewan, I never really had occasion to try poutine till I moved to Toronto in my thirties, and even then I never actually had it till I visited Montreal a few years after that. Since then, it's really caught on. I guess the rest of Canada was waiting for me to try it and give it my stamp of approval. I'm not crazy about it. I mean, it's OK, but it looks kind of gross and it simply cannot be good for you. By the way, you want to try soy sauce on chips. I stumbled upon that by mistake when I was at university in the late '70s, thinking it was malt vinegar (the cafe I was at was Chinese, but it also had chips and burgers, and there were two bottles on the table that looked almost identical and I doused my chips with soy sauce). I discovered that I loved it, and I've been having soy sauce on chips ever since. People look at me like I have two heads when I ask for it, as they did when I visited Hartlepool a few years ago, but then they try it and say "Wow!" I never heard of bagged milk till I moved to Toronto either. But it really is a more efficient way to transport milk as the bags weigh practically nothing, which means the trucks can carry more at a time and use less gas. And the bags are recyclable. You just put the bag into a jug, snip off one of the corners and hey presto! I took French from grade 7 through grade 12, as well as four years at university, and I hardly ever have a reason to use it. But I can in a pinch, like when I visited Belgium and France a few years ago and made a conscious effort not to speak English. Knowledge gets rusty over time, but it's amazing how much of it you remember when you have to. Pineapple on pizza is awesome, like so many things where you mix sweet and savory-pork chops with apple sauce, for instance, or Pad Thai, or *OMG salted caramel* !!! As for being in the Commonwealth, I say god save the Queen! The monarchy is one of the things that keeps us from being American. I like the idea of having a head of state that is above politics and doesn't answer to a political party. That said, we hardly ever see her, and we have a Governor General who represents her. Right now our GG is Julie Payette, a former astronaut! I'm not all that crazy about Justin Trudeau and I think he got where he is mostly because of his name. His father was prime minister for most of the years from 1968 to 1984, and one Trudeau was enough. As a socialist (NDP), I just don't like the idea of politics being a family business, and political dynasties just perpetuate a ruling aristocracy. I'd rather we spread the power around rather than concentrate it in the hands of a few. Besides, we already have a perfectly good Royal Family (see above). I hardly ever say, "eh", but I know how and when to. I do say "sorry" a lot, though, like most English-speaking Canadians. And the last letter of the alphabet is *zed* not zee, no matter what a lot of younger Canadians think. I hope this helps. Sorry if it doesn't. And now that I've subscribed to your channel, I hope you'll return the favour.
A lab that created vaccines, which saved their lives. It seems there are benefits to industry. Both countries could also do better with mental health. Sad the world lost Robin. Canada seems to admire American arts and entertainment.
@@bernmcnicholl8345 you can tell your cousin that we have in Canada many members of the far right. In fact the Proud Boys was started by a Canadian. Trumpism did not evolve out of a vacuum.
I’m a Canadian with a few things to say: 1. Maple syrup is great. I like it on my pancakes and use it to make maple salad dressing. 2. It’s referred to as Kraft Dinner or KD in Canada. It’s actually quite a technical dish and can in fact take years of university to master. It’s all in the correct ratio of butter & milk (that comes from a carton, not a bag) and in the technique to mix it which yields the spectacular creamy-ness that I know you’re missing. 3. Poutine is the best. Your welcome. I love to order poutine at the ski chalet. It’s a great warm snack after coming off the slopes!! Or you can order what’s called the turkey stuffing poutine and make it a whole meal 4. I’ve often heard our Prime Minister described as dreamy and have heard that he resembles the Disney prince from The Little Mermaid. (I kind of agree) 5. We do have a lot of women in power, but have room for more! 6. Pineapple on pizza is never something I’d choose... but seeing as we’re all happy go lucky and accepting over here I’ll just let those pineapple pizza lovers be. 7. The US is great, I have family that live there and love to visit. We do not like to be confused with Americans though :) 8. I do say ‘Eh’ a lot when I’m talking. “Eh, you going to the beach today?” - used to grab someone’s attention before a question is posed “I think it time to leave, eh?” -used to turn a statement into a question and thus implying the response you want from that question. “How about the weather, eh?” - used in a question for no apparent reason “Have a nice day, eh” - used in a statement for no apparent reason Hope you all have a nice day eh!
You guys are so cute && funny! As I Canadian I will try my best to answer your questions! We don’t like really being confused with America because they stand for many different things than us, also a lot of people give the USA a bad reputation and we Canadians don’t want that! Kraft produces a lot more than just boxed Mac and cheese, for example they make salad dressings which in my opinion are the best ones out of the given options at the store. Our prime minister is definitely geared more towards the youth and the future of the coming generations, he is very up to date with what is going on in his country and a lot of the older Canadians don’t like him for that but he was voted in office mainly by the youth and I think that he is doing many of the things he promised to those who voted for him! It’s all about voting! Pineapples on pizza isn’t as bad as people think. I personally think that when paired with something salty (like olives, maybe anchovies if you’re into that) it makes a great sweet and salty combo that is satisfying... but I’m also bias since I’m Canadian 😅 Maple syrup is not as commonly used here as people would think. We use it just as much as other countries I believe. We do have a lot of sweets that have maple in them or maple flavouring but other than that we just use it on things like pancakes and some people ice cream! Fun fact: maple syrup is made from the sap of the maple tree, it is boiled with sugar to make its sweet flavour. I wouldn’t say that everyone in Canada is happy, I don’t think there is anywhere in the world where everyone is happy but Canada does have a lot to offer that makes people feel comfortable and safe which I think would make anyone happy. Our healthcare, laws, relationships with other countries, jobs/pay rates, etc. All have a huge impact! The French language is mandatory to be taught until the 9th grade. After that you are allowed to choose whether or not you continue with it. It is mainly only used in Quebec and they do get irritated (I think this would be the best word to use) when you speak English to them. I went there on a trip once and noticed that they really appreciate more and are nicer if you at least try to make an effort to speak French! Bagged milk, oh my what a topic. So believe it or not we do have milk that is sold in cartons... I just think bagged milk is more popular to talk about because it’s weird. They started bagging milk long ago because it was lighter and less fragile than putting it in glass bottles... from than until now it has just kinda been a thing that we do! Being apart of the commonwealth doesn’t bother me personally. It doesn’t have an effect on my everyday life or way of living so I don’t even really think about it? I’m sure some people have stronger opinions about it but I really believe that the majority could care less. Lastly, probably the most common assumption about Canadians... so, we do NOT say eh at the end of every sentence... but on the other hand we do say it quite a bit. It is mainly used as an alternative to ‘right?’ For example I might say “the weather is quite nice today eh?” Thanks for the fun video and I hope my answers provided some knowledge :P have a wonderful day!
Canadians are quite lucky to have mandatory French lessons through grade 9! My poor American kiddos must learn Spanish all of the sudden while our schools barely teach English phonics anymore! Like, at least let the poor kids have one strong, literate language! American fail here...
No sugar is added to make maple syrup. It take many gallons of sap from sugar maples which is boiled down until it reaches a syrup. If it is reduced even further, it forms maple sugar.
Not everywhere requires or offers French in school though. Out west it's much less common, and in some farming communities German or Dutch would be a more common second language.
Well let's be honest most of us eat it so much because it's $0.88 per box & in college or minimum wage job has you on tight budget KD Is what keeps you from starving lol
Think Canada is overshadowed by US more because of population than anything else. Canada has approximately the population of (only) California. Apparently, you are unaware of Quebecois pride. Imagine Scotland if the Scots all still spoke Gaelic. Quebec separatism is sometimes stronger, sometimes less strong, but French is not going away. Nor should it. It's a beautiful language, and the language of a number of African countries, too. Had to dredge it up from memory a couple of times at art museum in Houston when I worked there, to communicate to people from other countries. We have the expression 'lingua franca' because French was the international language, of diplomacy, before English. No doubt it drives the French nuts that English is now the lingua franca! (Except in Quebec!) 😽
Many Canadians don't speak French, although it is taught in school. But what is wrong with speaking as many languages as possible? Aren't you learning Spanish and Japanese? French is a beautiful language!
Quebec and New Brunswick have a high french speaking population Ontario has communities that have a large french speaking population like the city I was raised in Sudbury :)
Lots of french in St. Boniface, Manitoba where I'm from (also lots in rural francophone communities in the province, Ste. Agathe, St. Pierre Jolys, St. Malo, etc)
I can assure you that the Hawaiian pizza is not the worst thing to ever come from Canada. That title belongs to Justin Beiber. Even if Satan was Canadian, Beiber would still hold that title.
I agree. If the Canadian press was honest, Trudeau would be held accountable for being a complete ass. His women appointees are hit and miss, with some being completely unqualified.
Kelleen Louchart at least your president tries to care about his country’s citizens, trust me your president is a better leader than my prime minister , my prime minister says our veterans are asking for too much while our government is bringing these refugees and putting them in hotels and yet we have huge homeless problem where people are dieing in Toronto he has left our borders open in Quebec his SNC scandal he has worn “black face” at least three times also “brown face” the list goes on trust me trump is a better option than Trudeau
Kelleen Louchart also don’t forget Trudeau gave a former terrorist who killed a United States armed forces member 10 million dollars for saying we as Canadians and our government turned our back on him and he should be forgiven
Question 2: Kraft dinner is really cheap, like a dollar or something, and it's what a bunch of college and university students eat because of that fact.
People who live in New Brunswick, Canada are taught French in school and also speak French because its a bilingual province. I live a Canada and I have never eaten poutine and the only time I eat Maple syrup is on pancakes and waffles.😅😅
When I read this I though no we don't. Then I read it out loud to my self and started laughing. Yes you are so right. Lmfao we do say it like that bahaha
Actually, we say neither. We say it the same as Yanks just with a more narrow emphasis on the "ou" sound versus the more broad pronunciation of the same by Americans.
I’m a United States Citizen that lives in Minnesota and I’m proud to live next door to the Canadians. They’re a hard working people with a lot of heart and a beautiful country to call home. God has definitely blessed Canada and it’s people.
Also, we are all immigrants to Canada! ♥️🇨🇦 My ancestors came from France, Ireland, Scotland and Germany, so, I guess you could say all the Canadians who originally left these four countries , were the happy , polite ones....and the sour pusses stayed behind ! 😊👍🏻😀
My dad used to travel to the USA for work every few months. And I remember him telling me a story about having a nice chat with a guy at the pub, who looked over and said "You know, you Canadians are way more patriotic than us" And my dad was stumped, because the USA is like the epitome of being proud of one's patriotism & freedom, he couldn't understand what this guy meant. The guy went on to explain that yes, Americans are proud, with their flags on their lawns and their very loud culture of being strongly patriotic, but he said he noticed that Canadians are no less patriotic about our own country, we're just quiet about it. He said that anyone who is so confident in their country and its power that they don't even need to flaunt it, he said "You're just quietly proud and you don't need to show off how patriotic you are just for the sake of it, you just know you love your country." That story always stood out to me. ♥️
The reason you hear more about the US vs Canada is due to the US doing everything bigger and louder and bolder. Canadians tend to be more reserved and humble, traits we share with and were influenced by our Commonwealth brethren.
Pineapple on pizza is delicious. Also, it is very popular in Hawaii. While vacationing there most small pizza shops have several varieties with pineapple. They also like bbq chicken and pork on pizza.
thats great to hear, and here in Canada , ,there are places like Piazzola who make it great as well, while other larger chains like Pizza Pizza make it very bland, and its no wonder many people dont like it because of that alone. Pizza Pizza has been around fpr like 40 years here too, while the smaller pl;aces are just getting popular recently
Wow, lots of Canadian stereotypes, eh? 1. Canada is such a vast country that it is dangerous to generalize. For instance, in my province milk is sold in cartons, not bags. 2. You showed American version of Kraft Mac and Cheese. Please don't confuse us with Americans! 😻In Canada we call it Kraft Dinner or KD. I loved it as a kid but seldom eat it now.
Rob Mullin Kraft Dinner is made in Canada. It does have some non-Canadian ingredients though. The pasta and dairy ingredients are Canadian. Deconstructing a Canadian classic: tracking the origins of Kraft Dinner globalnews.ca/news/2044985/deconstructing-a-canadian-classic-tracking-the-origins-of-kraft-dinner/
It was originally marketed as Kraft Dinner. The name was changed in the US to Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. It is marketed in the UK as Cheesy Pasta. . Kraft does not have separate recipes for Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, Kraft Dinner, or Cheesy Pasta. Regardless of where it is manufactured, where the ingredients are sourced from, or what market it is packaged for, it is the same product in a box.
I bet they've never tried pineapple on pizza. You don't taste it alone, it blends in and gives a nice flavour. Also I rarely have maple syrup. When I do, it's on pancakes or waffles, or breakfast sausages :) also I use it in desserts, like maple fudge. I definitely don't replace water with it hahaha. I drink a gallon of water a day that I get right from a brook haha.
American here who is in frequent contact with Canadians. "Oot and aboot" is definitely an exaggeration, but these words can be shaded in that direction relative to American pronunciation. It may have to do with the Scottish heritage of early Canada. The most reliable tell for a Canadian vs. American is that Canadians say "project" and "process" with an actual "o", compared to American prah-ject and prah-cess.
As a Canadian (who happens to have mostly Scots ancestry) I can tell you that the "oot and aboot" thing is absolutely the result of Canada's Scottish heritage. Sometimes, if you listen very carefully to how Canadians speak and then compare it to how the Scots speak, you can hear a slight lilt.
Canada has 2 official languages English and French. French was made an official language in Canada in order to help the francaphone population maintain their unique culture and heritage, so that it doesn't become watered down by English which tends to overshadow everything. French is primarily used in the province of Quebec and across the bridge in Ottawa the Nation's capital (province of Ontario), as well as many other communities peppered across the country. Together English and French have helped Canada become a more diverse country, more accepting of each others differences. The relationship hasn't always been easy and it's not perfect, but as our society continues to evolve the relationship between the English and French population grows stronger.
Joel & Lia: In response to your first question, imagine you live in a flat where downstairs, you've got loud people living there who love to party and have a blast (America) and then upstairs, they just quietly tolerate it and mind their own business in a mature way (Canada). That's what our relationship is like. We rarely hear any bad news coming out of Canada, so we assume that they are just peaceful people. I've been watching a number of your videos now and can guess that you two, based on your interests, would love the Pacific Northwest: Oregon, Washington and towards Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada. These places are the mecca of experimental foodie culture, wines, ciders, marijuana, home of major high tech industries, spirituality, green living, artsy-fartsy types, hippie culture, mild weather, and love of the outdoors. As a side note: Because you are both actors, you'll find the indie film industry thriving throughout the Pacific Northwest and there are many TV shows and films being shot in Vancouver, B.C. Outside of the Pacific Northwest, filming these days is done a lot in Atlanta, Georgia because of tax incentives for the filmmakers. I encourage you both to do the traditional road trip that's very American, going from coast-to-coast, across the country. Please do the same in Canada. Their landscapes are breathtaking too!
Question for Joel and Lia: So ... based on that silly analogy posted above of the US being your loud neighbo(u)rs downstairs having tons (loads) of fun, with their friends (mates) while (whilst) the mature upstairs Canadian neighbo(u)rs are playing canasta with their grandparents. I ask: which floor would you rather be on, eh? That's what I thought. You're welcome!
There you go again being a hoot, but you probably pissed of a bunch of people in Quebec. A few years ago there was a separatist movement by people ,mostly in Quebec , that wanted that province to be a French speaking country. There was a vote which failed but I imagine there are still a number of people who still want it.
There is still a separatist-nationalist movement in Quebec, which explains the continued existence of the Parti Québecois. It's not as actively separatist as it once was, but it's still there. To put it in a British context, think of the Scottish independence movement and the SNP
As American living in the Pacific Northwest. I feel like I have more in common with my neighbors in British Columbia then folks in the American South. Also non french Candians do have accents different from the Americans. I can tell I'm talking to a Canadian within seconds.
In my personal opinion I found this video pretty offensive beacuse I'm Canadian, especially the French part because did you know that French is the official language of 29 countries ( Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, the Ivory Coast, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Haiti, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo and Vanuatu. ) So yeah.. and I've gotten so many job opportunities in this fact of knowing French. This is no hate but..I'm just being informal ( btw this video was great )
Im sorry if you were offended. French is very hard for those of us, who don't speak it, but I hear, so is American English. My oldest daughter speaks French, and I'm so impressed!! It is beyond my abilities, but I knew there were/ are French Canadians and I understand why. That being said, French is still hard. Im glad they did a Canada questions video too. I'd love to learn more about your country.
I hear you. Im sure they didn't mean to be offensive, and French is really really hard. But thanks for informing us all the countries that speak French. I never knew. Just think, if they didn't trigger you I would still be unaware of all those countries. Wow. Funny how that works. Again thanks for the I information, and please have a nice day.
French Canadian here and proud Quebecer. To answer your question, we do still speak French, but mainly because it’s part of our heritage. Like you said, we were a French colony and for that fact we kept our cultural identity throughout the centuries. More than just the language we speak, my ancestors and nowadays, us Quebecers, don’t feel like English offsprings nor identify to it’s culture because we were ruled by them. The rest of Canada barely speaks French by the way :P Happy you like our Quebec dish aka Poutine!! Haha By the way love your videos!!! Love from Canada :))
I love Quebec because it is one of the few places left that actually stand up for Western values unapologetically. Even France doesn't do that anymore.
I wouldnt say barely...theres a reason the following terms exist Franco-ontarian Franco-manitoban Franco-albertan And so on and so forth as well as new brunswick
Pamela Fitzgerald Well actually the French didn't give us poutine. The Canadians did because it's a French-Canadian food, which means it's from Québec.
Awesome video! The dynamic between the US and Canada is very interesting. Being from Minnesota, I've been asked by other Americans (southerners and east coasters mostly) if I might be Canadian. That's because we have a similar "lilt" in our manner of speech to many of our maple leaf brother and sisters to the north. I lost my accent in the military but quickly pick it back up if I go back to where I grew up. If I were a Canadian and people frequently thought I was an American, it'd likely irk me a little. Canada is a great country, the best neighbor anyone could hope for, have plenty to be proud of, and have one of the coolest national flags around. Being in the Army for 28 years, I've worked with military folks from lots of other countries. This might be kind of odd but I think folks in the US Army are a lot more like the Brits than we are to Canadians. Canadians seem to be much more laid back whereas, in the US Army, we are equally as uptight as our British military brethren. Being a little uptight in the military (aka "nervous in the service") isn't always a bad thing. Yes Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is like plastic; it's horrible and I am equally perplexed why anyone eats it. On the other hand, the Hawaiian Pizza is pure heaven! Bagged milk? Nothing wrong there and we have that in Minnesota as well but haven't seen it elsewhere.
We have milk in a bag in Wisconsin too, but only at Kwik Trips, which is a regional gas station here. I believe it is cheaper to put milk in a bag vs a carton or bottle. Plus, it is easier to ship in cases. I buy it once in awhile because it is sold at a cheaper price.
Aww that almost bought a tear to my eye what you said about Canada being the best neighbours anyone can ask for and so on 🙌 It's nice to hear compliments between countries instead of stoic patriotism and competition. Nice one, as we like to say in Britain! 🍻
Actually the oldest settled area of Canada is Newfoundland. St. John's, Newfoundland is the oldest city in North Amercia. John Cabot in 1497. And the vikings landed in Newfoundland 1000 yrs before Columbus and the settlement in Newfoundland is a UNESCO world heritage site.
A couple points, from a Canadian: - Canada might be overshadowed by the US to you, but that's because you're not Canadian. They are our loud (obnoxious) closest neighbours and trading partners, but they're a more populous country. Canada has 1/10 of the population of the USA. When it comes to international hockey tournaments, that's when we apparently get the loudest and proudest. Also, I get insulted when it's assumed I'm American because we want to carve our own identity that's separate from the USA. - The Kraft Macaroni & Cheese you showed is the American version. In Canada, it's marketed as Kraft Dinner and it even says so on the box. Why do Canadians like Kraft products? We just do. It's familiar to us. - Hawaiian pizza is enjoyable because it's ham and pineapple. I'm guessing it's dubbed Hawaiian because both pork and pineapples are really big in Hawaiian culture (think Luau). And if you think that combining ham and pineapple is strange, consider that in many places (and namely in families like mine), if you have a ham made for Easter dinner (very common here), it's garnished with pineapple and cherries. The sweetness of the fruit counters the salty savouriness of the ham. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau himself explained that when he appointed his cabinet, it would be 50% female. His rationale was that at the time, it was 2015 and it would only make sense that the cabinet would reflect the actual demographics of his voters. - You see Canadian maple syrup because we're the #1 producer of it in the world. The #2 producer is the USA, as they only produce it in Vermont. It's not enough to export. Also, you don't just drink the sap from the tree... it takes 40 gallons of maple sap to produce one gallon of maple syrup - Quebec speaks French primarily because it is their heritage (hello, empire) and that heritage is protected by law. Only one province or territory is officially bilingual (English & French) according to their own provincial law, and that's New Brunswick. - I'm guessing milk is in bags (only in the eastern half of the country) because of shipping and packaging costs (?). Some other places have milk in bags too, apparently (as in a few US states). If you can come up with a less cumbersome way to package 4L of milk, I'm all ears. (Western Canada uses plastic jugs, but they take up more plastic) - I like the Royal Family and being part of the Commonwealth, but I wish that still being part of the Commonwealth had movement benefits (moving or travelling to the UK still requires a Canadian passport and I have to pay for a visa to enter the UK) - We really only say 'eh' at the end of rhetorical questions. For example, if the weather is hot, someone might greet you or strike up a conversation with 'It's hot out today, eh?' because of course it's hot out. If you have an aquarium in your home, someone might come over and ask 'So you like fish, eh?' because it's obvious you do, or else you wouldn't have an aquarium. The purpose is to start small talk. When you hear an American impersonate a Canadian, you know they don't know how to use 'eh' correctly because it sounds wrong. And as for 'How's it going, eh?' it's really like when Brits say 'You alright?' In your example of 'Just going to bed, eh?' is like stating you're going to bed, and the 'eh' basically is to elicit a response from the person we're talking to. We're not just abruptly stating "I'm going to bed." because it might be perceived as rude or curt. Also, some regions use 'eh' way more than others.
1.Canadians kick USA hockey but. 2. Canadians have accent diversity just like the USA AND the UK. Someone from Liverpool doesn't sound like someone from Sussex. Someone from Toronto doesn't sound like someone from St. John. 3.Kraft Dinner? Ew. Kraft singles? Ew. Kraft peanut butter? Yes! 4. In the words of the Prime Minister, WHY is exactly one of the reasons we have so many women in Parliment. 5. Pineapple is delicious. 6. French is party of our history and culture. Leave it be. 7. We have carton milk but you get more and for less money in bagged milk. Also, more recyclable. 8. The Commonwealth is cool, the royal family are like classy Kardashian's at this point. Not exactly major. 9. Eh slips out sometimes, just like sorry does but it's not as frequent as marketed.
N Allardyce sure Canadians kick butt in hockey but if it wasn't for the U.S. and the NHL those hockey players would not be able to get paid like they do!
Which would be why I called the Royal Family classy. They are talked about constantly, people want to be like them, they want to know what's going on and what the Royal drama is. However, much like the Kardashian family, that's all people really care about. I'm not trying to slander Her Majesty or Her family, just make a comparison.
N Allardyce I disagree, the queen overseas the U.K. government, and advices the prime minister, and the royal family as a whole are philanthropists and charity organisers as well as a huge part of British culture, they may just be celebrities to other countries but not in the U.K. The queen has the highest levels government clearance and meets with the prime minister every week. I don’t see the comparison with the Kardashians, the only thing that likens them to each other are the way they are portrayed by the press.
@@8ry11e also I think that there have been "pineapple ham" recipes around way longer than Hawaiian pizza, just google it and see how many there are now ! And what about Mango, lemon or orange chicken ,or cocount meat recipes ?
Canadians are proud to have two official languages, English and French. Maybe if you studied about Canadian history, you would understand why we have the two languages. Having the two languages co-exist helps our country be more respected worldwide. Besides Canada is a mosaic and not a melting pot. The idea of doing away with French over English is an insult to Canadians.
The “Questions for Canadians” was a great episode and really enjoyed it. I have always liked and admired Canada and the diverse culture that makes it such a strong country. Canada is a self ruling sovereign state even though it is a member of the Commonwealth. Canada has its own Monarchy which has Queen Elizabeth as their Head of State. Her Majesty is the Canadian Queen, not a British Monarch ruling over another country. A fact that gets glossed over is that She is the Queen for 16 different Commonwealth countries. And she is that countries Queen. Sorry for the tirade Joel & Lia, but it was a statement in your piece about the connection of the Canadian and UK governments that you missed the connection. Thanks for producing your series.
1. Because USA has way more money to create awesome movies like terminator. Plus they have way more people that are dumb and smart so they would get on the news more. 2. It's just a popular product in Canada. Like why is Taco Bell so popular in the us, I mean you could get tacos at any restaurant. 3. Our Justin Trudeau is not amazing 4. After he created pinapple on pizza I pulled out my ak-47 assault rifle and went pew pew 5. It's just our kind of syrup. We eat it normally with pancakes and stuff. We don't chug it like water. 6. I mean it's hard to say but I think it's because we got so much different land like snow, hot places, and so much water to make us happy. 7. The reason we speak French is because its a normal language in Canada. Country's have two languages 8. It depends on what part of Canada. Like where I live we do have normal non bagged milk but for people who do it's just normal and we can't really change that. 9. It's ok I like it but for this question it depends on who you ask but for me it's ok. 10. Eh is just a common thing people think we say. It's not true we don't say it, people might say it but like 99% percent of Canadians don't.
I am a dual citizen Canadian and American, so I may have an interesting perspective! :P 1. I think it's a combination of Americans having a more in-your-face attitude whereas Canadians tending to be more polite. I kind of compare it to the relationship between Australia and New Zealand. I think it's also because the US has more money and plays a bigger role in the world economy, so the world watches what the US does more because it has more of a stake in it. And then finally, of course the US having a batshit crazy president doesn't hurt in terms of them taking up all the attention... :P As for why Canadians don't like it when they're assumed to be American, I think Canadians dislike it more that Americans are considered the default. It's fine if you can't hear the difference in our accents (there's definitely a difference. I can usually tell if someone is Canadian by hearing them talk, unless the American is from Minnesota, then all bets are off :P), but it doesn't hurt to ask. I could be wrong, but could it possibly be similar to someone from Northern Ireland being assumed to be from Dublin or something along those lines? I would also say, again with my analogy between Aus and New Zealand, that people from New Zealand probably get ticked off being assumed to be Australian. Their accents are different, but they're subtle enough that people not from there get them confused sometimes. Probably best just to ask rather than assume haha. 2. KD (Kraft Dinner) is delicious haha. It's just easy comfort food. Mix in some cut up hot dogs, maybe some ketchup. Yum! PS don't think Brits should start critiquing cuisine anytime soon :P Fun fact though, that image you put up of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is from America. In Canada it's called KD because it has so little real cheese that Canada says it can't be called mac and cheese or else it's false advertising, so went with calling it Kraft Dinner instead! Definitely kinda sketchy! 3. Justin Trudeau is cute, but he's actually not as popular in Canada as he is abroad! I don't know if he'll get re-elected! Guess a lot depends on who his competitors are... 4. Hawaiian pizza is disgusting. I lived in Hawaii for a few months, and no one eats it. I also saw in Canada something called "Hawaiian salad" that consisted of marshmallows and other weird ingredients! So gross! 5. I only have maple syrup on my pancakes. People aren't obsessed with eating it in my experience, it's just one of Canada's bigger exports I think. There are parts of the US that make it too though, like Vermont. 6. I don't know why haha. Universal health care, good education, natural beauty, nice people probably are contributors to it 7. Ooooh the French topic can be a touchy subject! Be careful with how you talk to Canadians about this one, especially where you are in Canada. I am by no means knowledgable on the subject, but you'll mostly see French spoken in Quebec, as well as in pockets in other provinces like Ontario and New Brunswick. Basically, a big part of Quebec becoming part of Canada was that it would maintain its French heritage. The Quebecois are very proud of their heritage, and consider themselves very distinct even from France. There have been attempts at being their own country as well. I love the unique culture Quebec brings to Canada, but not everyone agrees with me haha. And just a side note, because when I say I'm Canadian most people assume I speak French, the majority of Canadians actually are not fluent in French. You're much more likely to have a francophone who is also somewhat competent in English than vice versa. You have to learn it in school, but most people don't use it regularly enough to be able to be competent in holding a conversation. They also teach formal French in school, which is very different from how Quebecois speak it in terms of pronunciation and vocabulary (Quebecois use a ton of slang), so it's not really all that functional anyway. 8. I don't get the bagged milk thing either. It's pretty wasteful in my opinion. I don't like milk all that much though so not something I deal with all that much. 9. I like being in the commonwealth for personal reasons (my husband and I plan on moving to the UK next year and because we are citizens of the commonwealth and have British grandparents we are eligible for an ancestry visa which if we weren't citizens of a commonwealth country we would not be eligible for). But some people find it makes our government system kind of stupid (we have a governor general who is kind of like a stand in for the Crown?). I do think that aspect is a bit old-fashioned and silly, but nothing wrong with being proud of your history. 10. I hear more rural Canadians say "eh" more frequently than urban Canadians, but even then you will hear it more frequently than anywhere else. What I think it universal to Canadians is we say "sorry" a lot! A tip for determining if it's a Canadian or an American, have them say "sorry" and 9 times out of 10 there will be a clear difference. Canadians say "SO-rry" while Americans say "SA-rry" (like an Indian sari).
Q1: we have a lot more of a subdued sort of cultural identity, not as in your face as the US which means when that country is your neighbour, you get overshadowed a lot, this coupled with the fact we are a junior trade partner to them Q2: it’s very important, we know how to get it just right, also the stuff in England and elsewhere probably doesn’t taste as good. It’s also pretty quick and easy if you know what you’re doing Q3: I don’t know, there are a lot of Canadians who would disagree pretty heavily Q4: it’s a matter of personal preference, sweet and savoury sort of deal. I’m honestly indifferent to it Q5: often if there’s a breakfast it’ll be there (sometimes we put it on eggs or sausage as well) and for quite a few desserts we eat it as well. Short answer, quite a lot, more than on just pancakes and waffles Q6: probably an additive to the maple syrup makes us happier, but we aren’t allowed to show the process of maple syrup refining, state secrets and whatnot Q7: I’m from the west coast and French is almost never spoken outside a French immersion or French class environment. It’s basically just the east, especially Québec as they really prefer to preserve their heritage and will demand you speak French in Québec Q8: again, the bagged milk is mainly an east thing, out west we have solid cartons, but the bags are a bit cheaper and easier to store if I’m correct, maybe someone from like Saskatchewan east can clarify Q9: I personally like being part of the commonwealth, a greater sense of community and cooperation is excellent Q10: yes, a lot of us do finish sentences with eh. Not all of us, but a lot of us
I’ve found that the majority of French and French communities start in Ontario and continue east to Quebec and the maritimes. And the university I plan to go to next year is in a French community so they offer all programs in both French and English and they offer a lot of courses in Ojibway as well. French isn’t huge where I’m from but if you can speak it you’re more likely to get jobs and better scholarships. And a rep from the government came to our school to give a presentation and said that if 2 people apply for a job with all the same qualifications but one speaks French, they get the job. It’s a highly sought after skill. French is mandatory in school from grade 4-12 and a lot of schools have extended or immersion programs and the students graduate being certified bilingual (that’s what I did) and in those classes I found a major socioeconomic divide (at least at my elementary school, not secondary). Everyone in the ‘french program’ had families with higher incomes, they had higher grades, more athletic and more involved than those in ‘English program’ and there was a rivalry for a long time (it was quite dramatic)
I buy bagged milk cause it's cheaper and you get more... lol Otherwise, we buy milk in cartons (or tetra pack as you call them Lia ;) ). Trudeau is like our Obama, some people like him, some people dont. American politics has a huge influence in Canada so Trump being the president in the US definitely helps the Liberal cause in Canada.
My ex is a Québécois and he would always complain about Commonwealth and Brits ruling in Canada. He complained just about anything though. Climate changes, health care, doctors being unapproachable etc. So he belongs to the minority of not-so-happy Canadians, apparently. Rant over😁
The British won Quebec in the war, France sold out the Québécois people in favour of keeping the island of Guadeloupe, in the Caribbean, for the lucrative sugar plantations. Québécois people were allowed to return to France in the 18 months following the treaty. If they couldn't get to France proper, there was still the tiny French possession of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, off the coast of Newfoundland. Sooooooo... your ex's ancestors didn't leave while they had the chance. Oh well, he can whine to France for abandoning him for some sugar, I guess? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯😏
BCPR Thanks for your comment😊 It’s reminded me of someone long (well, not so long) forgotten. Also, it made me realize that all the unhappiness he had was purely self created. And had nothing to do with those in power. He was just unhappy
Live on the border of U.S & Canada, were like family, we don't like others talking about our family members. We can joke about each other, heaven help the one that does say something about our family.. you see? Respect each
Bagged milk is only sold in the east of Canada and normal carton milk is sold in the west. Ive heard that they break the bag and put it in a pitcher. Also french is only spoken in Quebec yet everything has to be in french and English (mainly store items}. and yes we say eh? alot
Well, there are only 36 million of us... vs 360 million (?) of our neighbours live south of the border. That may be why you don't hear about us as often. We actually do use "eh?" to create a question; some of us more often than others. French is predominantly used in Quebec and in some specific areas in Ontario and the Atlantic provinces, but for the majority of Canada, only English is spoken. Kraft Dinner (as it is called in Canada vs 'Kraft Macaroni and Cheese' in the US) is loved by Canadians. I don't eat it and haven't eaten it for a very long time. I think it's sorta seen as comfort food by some. Re: pineapple on pizza, we're sorry about that. Oops. Fun fact, California Roll (sushi) is invented in Vancouver, Canada, not in California. Not apologizing for that one! Re: the bagged milk, it's only sold in eastern Canada, I believe. I think the thinking behind that is that it generates a lot less waste. Most Canadians don't mind or like being part of the commonwealth, although I don't think we think about it too much.
Bagged milk from my knowledge is only in eastern Canada, and it’s only in the big cities, but we also have it in cartons and jugs. Even in the cities with bagged milk most people just buy the cartons anyway.
Hahaha. Do you really think that's how maple syrup is made? 🙈 You would be VERY disappointed if you drank sap right out of a sugar maple tree. Trees don't produce syrup. They produce sap that has to be boiled down a lot. 40 gallons of sap produce only 1 gallon of syrup. I'm not a Canadian, but where I live in Wisconsin a lot of maple syrup is produced. (BTW, its super good here too) I guess we're pretty close to Canada... super interesting video. 👍👍👍 thanks 😎
Maple syrup was invented by the indigenous peoples of North America. The northeastern U.S. also makes a lot of maple syrup. I'm sure the syrup of both countries is of comparable quality since they use the same formula.
Hello, I'm Canadian and I'll try to give you good answers based on my opinion. :) Well, I personally have never been mistaken as American, so it's sort of hard to answer this question. But it's almost like somebody calling a Britain Indian... it's wrong. I think it's just because we aren't Americans so it's not fair to be called Americans. Now, I don't necessarily think it's bad thing to think that someone who is Canadian is American, but if they do tell you that they're not than maybe just being respectful of that. But, to be honest, it's very hard to tell us apart, especially since most of us have the same accent. Kraft products are big because Kraft is more than just mac and cheese. There is Kraft cheese, Kraft salad dressing, Kraft meat, and many more. Plus, Kraft mac and cheese is popular because it's easy to make. It's like instant noodles. It's also really good :) Thank you! I personally think Canada is in a great state acceptance wise. I feel like the majority of Canadians are accepting towards each others, no matter what your background is or what gender you are or what country you're from. If you want a fresh start, Canada is a great place to go. I've never actually tried Hawaiian pizza before so I can't really judge on this, but it's sort of something that people like. You know, everyone likes different things. Some people like cake, some don't. It's really a personal thing. Where I'm from in Canada, maple syrup is pretty popular. Most people I know have maple syrup on their food. It's very popular to put it on pancakes, waffles, even ice cream. My family even collects it ourselves. What you have to do is we hammer the little trout? (I don't know what it's actually called, but it's sort of like a long funnel) in the tree. Then add a bucket hanging off of the "trout". Eventually, the sap will drip into your bucket and once you have a full bucket, you boil it, add sugar, and there you go. You have maple syrup. If you guys have maple trees in England, you can make your own maple syrup too, it's actually pretty simple. I think we're happy because we appreciate our wonderful country. Our country is so accepting and it's so easy to meet new people. When everybody around you are acting kind, it becomes contagious. Sometimes when I'm having a bad day, I'll just go to the supermarket, somebody will smile at me, and then I'll feel better. (also, it's because we have polar bears) We speak french because it's part of our past. It's a part of who we are. If we just gave that up it would be like giving up a piece of us, you know? Also, the french do get a little frustrated when you speak English there and, like, expect them to understand you... but I guess I understand that. It would be like somebody that speaks a different language comes into your country and expects you to understand them. It's not really fair. I also LOVE french. It's such a beautiful language. Everything you say in it is so elegant. I honestly don't know why we still have our milk in bags. We do have cartons too, but bagged milk is just more popular. I don't mind being in Commonwealth. I don't know about other people but, I don't really think much of it. No. We do not say eh at the end of every sentence. I think mainly people in Newfoundland say it, but even there really. I have never, in my entire life, heard someone say eh, except when I was visiting America and they were mocking us about it. I really hoped this help you understand us a bit more! :) Love from Canada!
The thing about KD is that it's cheap and easy to make. I love pineapple on pizza. It's probably in the top 3 of our preferred pizza toppings. The father of our current PM was also PM. His name was Pierre Elliott Trudeau who was quite the ladies' man before he got married. I took French in school. You need to know French to work for the federal government so it's a useful skill to have. Bagged milk is not a thing outside of Ontario and some other areas. I live in Alberta, and I rarely use the word eh.
English Canada is very close to the US in language and culture. Going back to the revolution, in 1783, many Americans who were loyal to the crown went to the Maritimes, Ontario, and Quebec to start new lives. In the 1890s in particular, a lot of their descendants returned to the US. Three of my great grandparents were born in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. So, many Canadians and Americans are cousins (just as many are with the British--in fact, many Americans are genetically more British than many people in Britain). In addition, there has been a flow of French Canadians into New England, and in Maine, for example, we can hear people speaking French in many places. Anyway--not to go on too long--there is much to admire about Canada, and I feel a kinship with the Canadian people as well as the British. I love you two and your videos.
Interesting fact: Many people in the US. have a lot of German ancestry. This is especially prevalent in the Midwest. I'm American, and I have mostly German ancestry.
Samantha Gaudet Yes! it's more just bc it's so inexpensive and quick to make, but i also think it's only really somthing you eat when you're young or on a very tight budget one box can easily feed 2 ppl and bc it's pasta it fills you up.
As an American who lives near the border of Canada, I might be able to help sort things out a bit. America is the loud, racist, drunken, belligerent neighbor, grilling in the backyard and shouting semi-intelligibly about FREEDOM with a loaded gun tucked into the waistband of his pants. Canada is the polite, reasonable, long-suffering neighbor, who always ends up being the designated driver and apologizing to everybody America gets sick on, stumbles into, or takes a swing at on the way home. Canada would like to get home at a reasonable hour, talk to family with his indoor voice, and maybe have a good, long think about developing relationships with some less exhausting friends.
Still a stereotype. A lot of us are quiet follks who did not vote for Hillary or Donald Trump, or even own a gun. We are creative types who work quietly behind the scenes and are also activists doing our best to restore sanity to our country, in spite of any bad stuff currently occuring.
Goodness what terrible mean-spirited stereotyping - "belligerent"? You must not have spent much time in the US and certainly know nothing about Americans.
You are mistaken. We tap into trees and out comes maple sap, which has very much the consistency of water. After you get a bucket full, then you put it in a pot over a fire to evaporate a lot of the water, and it boils down to the sweet syrup. The syrup does not come directly out of the maple tree.
Fun video! As a Canadian (about to move to London - 2 weeks yay!) I'll do my best to answer these for you 1. Canada has about a tenth of the population of the USA (less than the population of California alone) - fewer people = less drama on the world stage. Canada has regional accents the same as any country, so we don't all sound the same ;) but I think the offence taken has a lot to do with world perception. I would say Canada has a better reputation, so as a Canadian, why would I want to be associated with our rouge southern neighbours. Would you correct someone if they thought you were Irish or South African? 2. No idea - Kraft M&C is gross.. 3. Yay! Go women in powerful positions! We can still use more! 4. Agreed, pineapple on pizza is gross.... Undo! 5. Not much maple syrup consumption, just on pancakes/waffles and the like. Sometimes will with put in on bacon too, yum yum. Side note Vermont in the USA produces a lot of maple syrup too (the trees don't respect our boarders, rude!) but Canadian is totally superior ;) 6. Lots of fresh air, lakes, mountains, and sunshine = Happiness. 7. A former PM passed a law for Canada to have 2 official languages, English and French, so it will never go away now. About 20% of our population speaks French as their first language and most of them live in the province of Quebec (Montreal is in Quebec). In all other provinces and territories the dominant language is English. 8. I have only ever lived in western Canada (BC, Alberta, Yukon)and have never had my milk in a bag, it's always been in cartons or plastic jugs. It must be a regional thing. Side note - we say tetra pak too, but in general only when referring to the empty containers. 9. The commonwealth has made getting work visas super easy for me (Australia and UK), so thats awesome. My opinion is: I like and am interested in the Royal Family, but if they ever tried to stop our government from passing our own laws, I would not be ok with that. They technically do have this power, but I don't think have ever exercised it. 10. 'Eh' is a regional thing (second largest country in the world - loads of regional dialects) - particularly in the maritimes and far east. Lots on Canadians say 'hey' instead of 'eh'. That was a good Q and A, hey? See what I did there :) All the best Xo
The last time the monarch refused to sign a bill into law was 1707, and even then it was because it was quicker for the Government to just ask for it to be vetoed. So there's nothing to worry about there. Even the last time a monarch used that power of their own accord was to stop a law that would have meant that only people who owned land could be an MP.
Yo hoooooooold up. KD is blessed, especially when it's piping hot & fresh from the pot. It's cheap, tasty and fills me up for the price of a Toonie. Though, President's Choice White Cheddar is starting to become my new favourite.
Hey I'm Canadian.. 1. I would say we're overshadowed simply becuase there are more thing and more item that come out of America compared with Canada. 2. I ( along with most) dont have anything against American I might get upset but just because we are a different comments 3. Kraft is actually really good, most people I know either way it becuase it fast they like it or their lazy.. 😋. 4. No comment 5. I love pinapple on pizza.. And I don't really understand why the debate about wthere it should be on pizza or not is so big.. But it's ok if someone dosent like it... So... 6.. 😆... So as far I'm concerned we pretty much eat it just with pancakes.. And I thinks that's all some really like it and eat more than others but I don't think anyone actually eats as much a buddy in the movie elf... 😋😋
well i'm from new brunswick and only like 29% of us speak french as a first language, but it's actually the second highest of the whole country. of course following Quebec. it's mainly french in the northern part of the province though, aka the parts that are closer to quebec.
Very clever guys! Loved this! Thanks for your fun insight. Who eats pineapple pizza? Seriously?!? As an Italian I am outraged! LOL Thanks! Love and cheers! 👍💗😘🇬🇧
My question for Canadians is ... Are you offended by Monty Python's "Lumberjack" song? Side note: We Americans (at least my generation of Americans) loved the song even to the point of memorizing and singing it often ... something the Monty Python crew thought very strange and almost insane. They were probably right about that.
Fun video! Thanks. I'm Canadian, living in Japan. 1. I personally am not offended when people call me American. Truth be told, we do sound the same and There are 10 times my re Americans in the world. 2. Kraft salad dressing is okay but Kraft Dinner is awful. My half-Japanese children won't eat it. .3. The PM? Glad you like him. He's lost his shine. I find him a pretty boy heavy on platitudes and light on content. A regular politician with a pretty face. Recently, two of his senior female cabinet ministers and one female MP have resigned because the PM got angry because they wouldn't listen to him. 4. Poutine is great! It's a great Quebecois dish! You can't hate French Canadians and love poutine..... Well you can, but it's hypocritical. 5. French is great! I love speaking French! Can be used all over the world. I live the fact that Brits use so many French words... Aubergine... Courgette.... Why don't the upper-classes in the UK speak Angli-Norman anymore? Such a shame... 6. Maple Syrup is used a lot in Eastern Canada.... Québec and parts of Ontario.... Great in cookies and pies too if you like baking. 7. I believe plastic milk bags are common only in Eastern Canada. Live the word "tetra-pack"! 8. My grandmother's generation we're proud of being British in Canada.... United Empire Loyalist heritage. The younger generation couldn't care less either way... 9. I didn't say 'eh" but my sister died all the time... Sounds cute! Thanks again! Thank again!
🇨🇦First of all we still speak french because we have two provinces (Quebec and New Brunswick) where their first language is French and also because french is one of our official languages Ok so almost all over Canada it's necessary to take french in school as a second language (if your not in Quebec) which means there's a lot of people who actually hate french because they being forced to learn it. Outside of the major french areas (Quebec, New Brunswick) there isn't very many places that speak just french meaning not too many people get asked "can just speak English please". Also something that I've found in Quebec is that they get really annoyed/ laugh at you when you are an anglophone trying to speak french so they'll just switch automatically to english it's kind of frustrating especially when your actually trying to learn the language.
The best syrup comes from Vermont. Maple syrup was discovered by Native Americans. You need to have many Maple trees at a northern latitude to get the sap to flow on warm, sunny days in the Springtime.
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haha Do you have a religious objection to their drinking coffee?
Yeah I agree about the commonwealth part. I was in London recently and they made me queue at the "other passports" queue at Gatwick. Why isn't it the "EU nationals and commonwealth" queue? (only lowkey upset because their queue was going much quicker!). I'm sure it's the same for Australia, but it almost feels like we're a distant cousin of the UK, despite answering to the queen.
If you were to stick a tap into a maple tree expecting syrup to come out, you'd be very disappointed. When the sap oozes out of the tree, it's mostly water with a slightly sweet taste. It has to be boiled for a long time till most of the water has evaporated, and then you have maple syrup. I like maple syrup, but I don't buy it very often because it's really expensive.
Having been raised in Saskatchewan, I never really had occasion to try poutine till I moved to Toronto in my thirties, and even then I never actually had it till I visited Montreal a few years after that. Since then, it's really caught on. I guess the rest of Canada was waiting for me to try it and give it my stamp of approval. I'm not crazy about it. I mean, it's OK, but it looks kind of gross and it simply cannot be good for you.
By the way, you want to try soy sauce on chips. I stumbled upon that by mistake when I was at university in the late '70s, thinking it was malt vinegar (the cafe I was at was Chinese, but it also had chips and burgers, and there were two bottles on the table that looked almost identical and I doused my chips with soy sauce). I discovered that I loved it, and I've been having soy sauce on chips ever since. People look at me like I have two heads when I ask for it, as they did when I visited Hartlepool a few years ago, but then they try it and say "Wow!"
I never heard of bagged milk till I moved to Toronto either. But it really is a more efficient way to transport milk as the bags weigh practically nothing, which means the trucks can carry more at a time and use less gas. And the bags are recyclable. You just put the bag into a jug, snip off one of the corners and hey presto!
I took French from grade 7 through grade 12, as well as four years at university, and I hardly ever have a reason to use it. But I can in a pinch, like when I visited Belgium and France a few years ago and made a conscious effort not to speak English. Knowledge gets rusty over time, but it's amazing how much of it you remember when you have to.
Pineapple on pizza is awesome, like so many things where you mix sweet and savory-pork chops with apple sauce, for instance, or Pad Thai, or *OMG salted caramel* !!!
As for being in the Commonwealth, I say god save the Queen! The monarchy is one of the things that keeps us from being American. I like the idea of having a head of state that is above politics and doesn't answer to a political party. That said, we hardly ever see her, and we have a Governor General who represents her. Right now our GG is Julie Payette, a former astronaut!
I'm not all that crazy about Justin Trudeau and I think he got where he is mostly because of his name. His father was prime minister for most of the years from 1968 to 1984, and one Trudeau was enough. As a socialist (NDP), I just don't like the idea of politics being a family business, and political dynasties just perpetuate a ruling aristocracy. I'd rather we spread the power around rather than concentrate it in the hands of a few. Besides, we already have a perfectly good Royal Family (see above).
I hardly ever say, "eh", but I know how and when to. I do say "sorry" a lot, though, like most English-speaking Canadians. And the last letter of the alphabet is *zed* not zee, no matter what a lot of younger Canadians think.
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Being British: Joel & Lia I love pineapple pizza
Why does what a person’s gender matter in a position of power? Shouldn’t it be who is the most qualified regardless of what is between their legs?
As a Canadian I was trying my hardest not to lose it. Does anyone else relate?
Yep
Yeah, this was an extremely hard video to sit through...
Yeah
Yep
I though this was insulting and ignorant on multiple levels. I'll just leave it at that.
#1 answer: if you live in Canada, it's like living next to a fraternity, we have really loud and noisy neighbors
Haha!!! 😆 having Canada as a neighbor is like having the most low key neighbors that never cause any ruckus.
@@krystlemurphy8514 NeighboUrs
we just tend to sit back and watch America through the window and laugh.
I’m American and I can approve this message we’re so crazy
😂 so true
The late comedian Robin Williams once said Canada was like the nice apartment above the meth lab.
My cousin in New Hampshire sent me that quote at the height of the pandemic and Trump. It was kind of true at time.
A lab that created vaccines, which saved their lives. It seems there are benefits to industry. Both countries could also do better with mental health. Sad the world lost Robin. Canada seems to admire American arts and entertainment.
@@bernmcnicholl8345 you can tell your cousin that we have in Canada many members of the far right. In fact the Proud Boys was started by a Canadian. Trumpism did not evolve out of a vacuum.
Canada is a wonderful place to live. That's why we're happy.
And we could literally have the WORST car crash and we pay the hopital 0$
@@Qillitak and Trudeau is anything but "amazing"....
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idk abt u bro but i am just not happy
I’m a Canadian with a few things to say:
1. Maple syrup is great. I like it on my pancakes and use it to make maple salad dressing.
2. It’s referred to as Kraft Dinner or KD in Canada. It’s actually quite a technical dish and can in fact take years of university to master. It’s all in the correct ratio of butter & milk (that comes from a carton, not a bag) and in the technique to mix it which yields the spectacular creamy-ness that I know you’re missing.
3. Poutine is the best. Your welcome. I love to order poutine at the ski chalet. It’s a great warm snack after coming off the slopes!! Or you can order what’s called the turkey stuffing poutine and make it a whole meal
4. I’ve often heard our Prime Minister described as dreamy and have heard that he resembles the Disney prince from The Little Mermaid. (I kind of agree)
5. We do have a lot of women in power, but have room for more!
6. Pineapple on pizza is never something I’d choose... but seeing as we’re all happy go lucky and accepting over here I’ll just let those pineapple pizza lovers be.
7. The US is great, I have family that live there and love to visit. We do not like to be confused with Americans though :)
8. I do say ‘Eh’ a lot when I’m talking.
“Eh, you going to the beach today?”
- used to grab someone’s attention before a question is posed
“I think it time to leave, eh?”
-used to turn a statement into a question and thus implying the response you want from that question.
“How about the weather, eh?”
- used in a question for no apparent reason
“Have a nice day, eh”
- used in a statement for no apparent reason
Hope you all have a nice day eh!
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I am also Canadian and I agree with you Lauren Bee, maple syrup is awesome.
Saying 'eh" must be a regional thing because I don't hear it at all where I live in Atlantic Canada.
@@savetheoceans1281 heck yass
@@johnbrowne3950 same I live in Canada and I've never heard anyone say eh
I'm American and Canada is an awesome neighbor to have!
Canadians are so friendly just like people from the South in the USA
Thank you from Canada! :)
Claire Melton Canadians are not friendly. believe me, I've met some
Thx I’m Canadian and that is very nice
Puzzle Master yes they are!!!
You guys are so cute && funny!
As I Canadian I will try my best to answer your questions!
We don’t like really being confused with America because they stand for many different things than us, also a lot of people give the USA a bad reputation and we Canadians don’t want that!
Kraft produces a lot more than just boxed Mac and cheese, for example they make salad dressings which in my opinion are the best ones out of the given options at the store.
Our prime minister is definitely geared more towards the youth and the future of the coming generations, he is very up to date with what is going on in his country and a lot of the older Canadians don’t like him for that but he was voted in office mainly by the youth and I think that he is doing many of the things he promised to those who voted for him! It’s all about voting!
Pineapples on pizza isn’t as bad as people think. I personally think that when paired with something salty (like olives, maybe anchovies if you’re into that) it makes a great sweet and salty combo that is satisfying... but I’m also bias since I’m Canadian 😅
Maple syrup is not as commonly used here as people would think. We use it just as much as other countries I believe. We do have a lot of sweets that have maple in them or maple flavouring but other than that we just use it on things like pancakes and some people ice cream! Fun fact: maple syrup is made from the sap of the maple tree, it is boiled with sugar to make its sweet flavour.
I wouldn’t say that everyone in Canada is happy, I don’t think there is anywhere in the world where everyone is happy but Canada does have a lot to offer that makes people feel comfortable and safe which I think would make anyone happy. Our healthcare, laws, relationships with other countries, jobs/pay rates, etc. All have a huge impact!
The French language is mandatory to be taught until the 9th grade. After that you are allowed to choose whether or not you continue with it. It is mainly only used in Quebec and they do get irritated (I think this would be the best word to use) when you speak English to them. I went there on a trip once and noticed that they really appreciate more and are nicer if you at least try to make an effort to speak French!
Bagged milk, oh my what a topic. So believe it or not we do have milk that is sold in cartons... I just think bagged milk is more popular to talk about because it’s weird. They started bagging milk long ago because it was lighter and less fragile than putting it in glass bottles... from than until now it has just kinda been a thing that we do!
Being apart of the commonwealth doesn’t bother me personally. It doesn’t have an effect on my everyday life or way of living so I don’t even really think about it? I’m sure some people have stronger opinions about it but I really believe that the majority could care less.
Lastly, probably the most common assumption about Canadians... so, we do NOT say eh at the end of every sentence... but on the other hand we do say it quite a bit. It is mainly used as an alternative to ‘right?’ For example I might say “the weather is quite nice today eh?”
Thanks for the fun video and I hope my answers provided some knowledge :P have a wonderful day!
Ashesmydeer as a fellow canadian I agree with just about everything you have time say ( well spoken!) except the pineapple on pizza bit! sorry :)
Canadians are quite lucky to have mandatory French lessons through grade 9! My poor American kiddos must learn Spanish all of the sudden while our schools barely teach English phonics anymore! Like, at least let the poor kids have one strong, literate language! American fail here...
No sugar is added to make maple syrup. It take many gallons of sap from sugar maples which is boiled down until it reaches a syrup. If it is reduced even further, it forms maple sugar.
Not everywhere requires or offers French in school though. Out west it's much less common, and in some farming communities German or Dutch would be a more common second language.
👏👏👏 True, North, Strong and free!!! Lol 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
As a Canadian I have an instinctual urge to defend Kraft Dinner to the death
Lol on the KD. Taste 150% better than marmite.....no matter how you serve it. It is the 5 second fix for Mac ‘ n Cheeze! 👍🏻😀
Well let's be honest most of us eat it so much because it's $0.88 per box & in college or minimum wage job has you on tight budget KD Is what keeps you from starving lol
Spent a week for my birthday traveling around Canada and IT WAS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC, I love Canada so much and the cities are so beautiful ❤️
I live in Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Laura Isaza
Yes Canada is beautiful
Hello
@@lipop0177 you are asome
1. Canada isn't always winter
That's all :3 what i wanted to say
• Taekook •
Yes I agree
Our summers are beautiful and hot. Kamloops is a desert, and is unbearable in the summer. Alberta is very nice, average 20 degrees Celsius.
Think Canada is overshadowed by US more because of population than anything else. Canada has approximately the population of (only) California. Apparently, you are unaware of Quebecois pride. Imagine Scotland if the Scots all still spoke Gaelic. Quebec separatism is sometimes stronger, sometimes less strong, but French is not going away. Nor should it. It's a beautiful language, and the language of a number of African countries, too. Had to dredge it up from memory a couple of times at art museum in Houston when I worked there, to communicate to people from other countries. We have the expression 'lingua franca' because French was the international language, of diplomacy, before English. No doubt it drives the French nuts that English is now the lingua franca! (Except in Quebec!) 😽
Many Canadians don't speak French, although it is taught in school. But what is wrong with speaking as many languages as possible? Aren't you learning Spanish and Japanese? French is a beautiful language!
No it's true. It's a great thing coz we Brits are so lazy when it comes to learning new languages!
Fun fact: In the western world people often speak only one language, but in the eastern world it's common to grow up speaking two languages.
Western world? What about Belgium and Switzerland
Belgium and Switzerland are exceptions. Obviously, I was generalizing.
Overgeneralising I think western world =/= UK and US
Do you think we WANT to be compared to the USA!?
Oh come on neighbor are we really that bad🙃
Yes yes you are every country hates you (sorry)
@@eevoid1208 lol people are literally risking their lives to get into the United States! That's how much they hate us!
@@carlaw6981 yes
Quebec and New Brunswick have a high french speaking population Ontario has communities that have a large french speaking population like the city I was raised in Sudbury :)
Another Sudburian here:) Small world huh :)
My family is from Verner
@@rayjay5836 Lol yet another peroson close by :)
Lots of french in St. Boniface, Manitoba where I'm from (also lots in rural francophone communities in the province, Ste. Agathe, St. Pierre Jolys, St. Malo, etc)
Haha, and I'm yet another Sudburian. Well, from Chemmy actually, but close enough LOL
*I’m not from Canada but I’ve been there*and in Argentina we also have bagged milk idk it is not that weird I think
lol yes thankyou
Not gonna lie, I'm a Brit, and I LOVE pineapple on pizza... Guilty!
I can assure you that the Hawaiian pizza is not the worst thing to ever come from Canada. That title belongs to Justin Beiber. Even if Satan was Canadian, Beiber would still hold that title.
Atheist In Louisiana Satan is Canadian
Think you got your justin's mixed up
Agreed.
Nickelback
I agree
"Why is your prime minister so amazing and why do you have so many women in power?" "It's amazing!"
*Internal screaming*
Mr. Hog ?
I agree. If the Canadian press was honest, Trudeau would be held accountable for being a complete ass. His women appointees are hit and miss, with some being completely unqualified.
@@DD-ej1hg You can say the exact same thing about our current US "President".
Kelleen Louchart at least your president tries to care about his country’s citizens, trust me your president is a better leader than my prime minister , my prime minister says our veterans are asking for too much while our government is bringing these refugees and putting them in hotels and yet we have huge homeless problem where people are dieing in Toronto he has left our borders open in Quebec his SNC scandal he has worn “black face” at least three times also “brown face” the list goes on trust me trump is a better option than Trudeau
Kelleen Louchart also don’t forget Trudeau gave a former terrorist who killed a United States armed forces member 10 million dollars for saying we as Canadians and our government turned our back on him and he should be forgiven
Question 2: Kraft dinner is really cheap, like a dollar or something, and it's what a bunch of college and university students eat because of that fact.
3:33 I took offence to everything u said about my BEAUTIFUL PINEAPPLE PIZZA 😂
I agree
Also, it’s the combination of the salt in the ham and the sweetness of the pineapple. 🍕
You are wrong
I really cringed at that part
thunderplace ontario
Sweet and salty. Pineapple and ham on pizza is literally food science.
People who live in New Brunswick, Canada are taught French in school and also speak French because its a bilingual province. I live a Canada and I have never eaten poutine and the only time I eat Maple syrup is on pancakes and waffles.😅😅
Canadians dont say “Oot and Ah-boot”, they say “Oat and Ah-boat”
No they say about
Yea, Ah-boot is something we wear on our Ah-feet
When I read this I though no we don't. Then I read it out loud to my self and started laughing. Yes you are so right. Lmfao we do say it like that bahaha
car bow Ayyyyyyyyyyyyy!
Actually, we say neither. We say it the same as Yanks just with a more narrow emphasis on the "ou" sound versus the more broad pronunciation of the same by Americans.
I’m a United States Citizen that lives in Minnesota and I’m proud to live next door to the Canadians. They’re a hard working people with a lot of heart and a beautiful country to call home. God has definitely blessed Canada and it’s people.
Thank you.
Thx Daryl Drennan I'm Canadian and I'm glad to hear that.
The description at 6:00 of your family is literally the best desciption of Canada. We are very multicultured and accepting.
A typical Canadian statement. Canadians always forget to say "except for Quebec"
We are happy beacuse of our beautiful scenery and free healthcare.
Also, we are all immigrants to Canada! ♥️🇨🇦 My ancestors came from France, Ireland, Scotland and Germany, so, I guess you could say all the Canadians who originally left these four countries , were the happy , polite ones....and the sour pusses stayed behind ! 😊👍🏻😀
What’s health care
@@carlaw6981 ---> in the US I think you call it bankruptcy court...
I’m American and also wish we had more traits like Canada and Uk! HOWEVER, pineapple on pizza is best thing EVER. Come for me Joel and Lia 💪🥰
Julie Drake no
I grew up in the town Chatham Ontario where Hawaiian pizza was invented!! It's the very best. And Lia he was Greek 😁❤️
My dad used to travel to the USA for work every few months. And I remember him telling me a story about having a nice chat with a guy at the pub, who looked over and said "You know, you Canadians are way more patriotic than us"
And my dad was stumped, because the USA is like the epitome of being proud of one's patriotism & freedom, he couldn't understand what this guy meant.
The guy went on to explain that yes, Americans are proud, with their flags on their lawns and their very loud culture of being strongly patriotic, but he said he noticed that Canadians are no less patriotic about our own country, we're just quiet about it.
He said that anyone who is so confident in their country and its power that they don't even need to flaunt it, he said "You're just quietly proud and you don't need to show off how patriotic you are just for the sake of it, you just know you love your country."
That story always stood out to me. ♥️
The reason you hear more about the US vs Canada is due to the US doing everything bigger and louder and bolder.
Canadians tend to be more reserved and humble, traits we share with and were influenced by our Commonwealth brethren.
Thank you your the first people who say that we don’t say aboot
We only lay on the thick accent for the Americans ;)
@@andrewbooth5533 lol that's true
One small , tiny area says “aboot”....but 99.99% of Canadians do Not say “aboot”. 👎🏻😀 Not that there is anything wrong with saying “aboot” !
Pineapple on pizza is delicious. Also, it is very popular in Hawaii. While vacationing there most small pizza shops have several varieties with pineapple. They also like bbq chicken and pork on pizza.
thats great to hear, and here in Canada , ,there are places like Piazzola who make it great as well, while other larger chains like Pizza Pizza make it very bland, and its no wonder many people dont like it because of that alone. Pizza Pizza has been around fpr like 40 years here too, while the smaller pl;aces are just getting popular recently
also I think that there have been "pineapple ham" recipes around way longer than Hawaiian pizza, just google it and see how many there are now !
Here in Australia, ham & pineapple pizza is very popular...yum!!
I love mango and grapes too but on a PIZZA? COME ON!!!! 🙄
Wow, lots of Canadian stereotypes, eh?
1. Canada is such a vast country that it is dangerous to generalize. For instance, in my province milk is sold in cartons, not bags.
2. You showed American version of Kraft Mac and Cheese. Please don't confuse us with Americans! 😻In Canada we call it Kraft Dinner or KD. I loved it as a kid but seldom eat it now.
Ah thanks Claire! We're looking forward to learning more about Canada from the comments!
Claire Morash in Wisconsin you can get milk in a bad at 7 11 stores
Claire Morash Yeah and it’s all made at the Kraft Factory In Lowville,NY....so what’s your point lol
Rob Mullin Kraft Dinner is made in Canada. It does have some non-Canadian ingredients though. The pasta and dairy ingredients are Canadian.
Deconstructing a Canadian classic: tracking the origins of Kraft Dinner
globalnews.ca/news/2044985/deconstructing-a-canadian-classic-tracking-the-origins-of-kraft-dinner/
It was originally marketed as Kraft Dinner. The name was changed in the US to Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. It is marketed in the UK as Cheesy Pasta. . Kraft does not have separate recipes for Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, Kraft Dinner, or Cheesy Pasta. Regardless of where it is manufactured, where the ingredients are sourced from, or what market it is packaged for, it is the same product in a box.
I bet they've never tried pineapple on pizza. You don't taste it alone, it blends in and gives a nice flavour. Also I rarely have maple syrup. When I do, it's on pancakes or waffles, or breakfast sausages :) also I use it in desserts, like maple fudge. I definitely don't replace water with it hahaha. I drink a gallon of water a day that I get right from a brook haha.
American here who is in frequent contact with Canadians. "Oot and aboot" is definitely an exaggeration, but these words can be shaded in that direction relative to American pronunciation. It may have to do with the Scottish heritage of early Canada. The most reliable tell for a Canadian vs. American is that Canadians say "project" and "process" with an actual "o", compared to American prah-ject and prah-cess.
As a Canadian (who happens to have mostly Scots ancestry) I can tell you that the "oot and aboot" thing is absolutely the result of Canada's Scottish heritage. Sometimes, if you listen very carefully to how Canadians speak and then compare it to how the Scots speak, you can hear a slight lilt.
Canada has 2 official languages English and French. French was made an official language in Canada in order to help the francaphone population maintain their unique culture and heritage, so that it doesn't become watered down by English which tends to overshadow everything.
French is primarily used in the province of Quebec and across the bridge in Ottawa the Nation's capital (province of Ontario), as well as many other communities peppered across the country. Together English and French have helped Canada become a more diverse country, more accepting of each others differences. The relationship hasn't always been easy and it's not perfect, but as our society continues to evolve the relationship between the English and French population grows stronger.
Joel & Lia: In response to your first question, imagine you live in a flat where downstairs, you've got loud people living there who love to party and have a blast (America) and then upstairs, they just quietly tolerate it and mind their own business in a mature way (Canada). That's what our relationship is like. We rarely hear any bad news coming out of Canada, so we assume that they are just peaceful people.
I've been watching a number of your videos now and can guess that you two, based on your interests, would love the Pacific Northwest: Oregon, Washington and towards Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada. These places are the mecca of experimental foodie culture, wines, ciders, marijuana, home of major high tech industries, spirituality, green living, artsy-fartsy types, hippie culture, mild weather, and love of the outdoors.
As a side note: Because you are both actors, you'll find the indie film industry thriving throughout the Pacific Northwest and there are many TV shows and films being shot in Vancouver, B.C. Outside of the Pacific Northwest, filming these days is done a lot in Atlanta, Georgia because of tax incentives for the filmmakers.
I encourage you both to do the traditional road trip that's very American, going from coast-to-coast, across the country. Please do the same in Canada. Their landscapes are breathtaking too!
Question for Joel and Lia: So ... based on that silly analogy posted above of the US being your loud neighbo(u)rs downstairs having tons (loads) of fun, with their friends (mates) while (whilst) the mature upstairs Canadian neighbo(u)rs are playing canasta with their grandparents. I ask: which floor would you rather be on, eh? That's what I thought. You're welcome!
@@jettblack6537 i'm Canadian, and love to play canasta with my friends. Quiet game? Not the way we play it!
There you go again being a hoot, but you probably pissed of a bunch of people in Quebec. A few years ago there was a separatist movement by people ,mostly in Quebec , that wanted that province to be a French speaking country. There was a vote which failed but I imagine there are still a number of people who still want it.
In todays society separatists arent as common as they were in like my grand parents generation. im from quebec but i'd never separate from canada!
My ex was from Québec, she liked being part of Canada but her brother and his friends hated it. It was a fun conversation haha
There is still a separatist-nationalist movement in Quebec, which explains the continued existence of the Parti Québecois. It's not as actively separatist as it once was, but it's still there. To put it in a British context, think of the Scottish independence movement and the SNP
It was a very close vote
As American living in the Pacific Northwest. I feel like I have more in common with my neighbors in British Columbia then folks in the American South. Also non french Candians do have accents different from the Americans. I can tell I'm talking to a Canadian within seconds.
So true!
In my personal opinion I found this video pretty offensive beacuse I'm Canadian, especially the French part because did you know that French is the official language of 29 countries ( Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, the Ivory Coast, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Haiti, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo and Vanuatu. ) So yeah.. and I've gotten so many job opportunities in this fact of knowing French.
This is no hate but..I'm just being informal ( btw this video was great )
They are english, they dont care. They rather spit in our faces than respect who we are.
Im from ontario! We love you Quebecers! Dont worry :)
Im sorry if you were offended. French is very hard for those of us, who don't speak it, but I hear, so is American English. My oldest daughter speaks French, and I'm so impressed!! It is beyond my abilities, but I knew there were/ are French Canadians and I understand why. That being said, French is still hard.
Im glad they did a Canada questions video too. I'd love to learn more about your country.
jeb_ jeb_ #triggered
I hear you. Im sure they didn't mean to be offensive, and French is really really hard. But thanks for informing us all the countries that speak French. I never knew. Just think, if they didn't trigger you I would still be unaware of all those countries. Wow. Funny how that works. Again thanks for the I information, and please have a nice day.
We dont say eh all the time at the end of sentences but most the time it comes out more like a question or a response .
French Canadian here and proud Quebecer. To answer your question, we do still speak French, but mainly because it’s part of our heritage. Like you said, we were a French colony and for that fact we kept our cultural identity throughout the centuries. More than just the language we speak, my ancestors and nowadays, us Quebecers, don’t feel like English offsprings nor identify to it’s culture because we were ruled by them.
The rest of Canada barely speaks French by the way :P
Happy you like our Quebec dish aka Poutine!! Haha
By the way love your videos!!! Love from Canada :))
Mathieu Marsolais great answer !
I love Quebec because it is one of the few places left that actually stand up for Western values unapologetically. Even France doesn't do that anymore.
I wouldnt say barely...theres a reason the following terms exist
Franco-ontarian
Franco-manitoban
Franco-albertan
And so on and so forth as well as new brunswick
Do you want Quebec to leave canada and form it's own country?
Mathieu Marsolais from Alberta (English) and speak fluent French and English, required till age 14 :) I love French
We are so happy because of Poutine !!!!! We speak French because they gave us the poutine and we have to honour them.
Pamela Fitzgerald Well actually the French didn't give us poutine. The Canadians did because it's a French-Canadian food, which means it's from Québec.
As an American idk what Poutine even is XD
@@TheRealMikeyP jesus christ the cheese is not supposed to be melted (cheese-curds)
Awesome video! The dynamic between the US and Canada is very interesting. Being from Minnesota, I've been asked by other Americans (southerners and east coasters mostly) if I might be Canadian. That's because we have a similar "lilt" in our manner of speech to many of our maple leaf brother and sisters to the north. I lost my accent in the military but quickly pick it back up if I go back to where I grew up. If I were a Canadian and people frequently thought I was an American, it'd likely irk me a little. Canada is a great country, the best neighbor anyone could hope for, have plenty to be proud of, and have one of the coolest national flags around.
Being in the Army for 28 years, I've worked with military folks from lots of other countries. This might be kind of odd but I think folks in the US Army are a lot more like the Brits than we are to Canadians. Canadians seem to be much more laid back whereas, in the US Army, we are equally as uptight as our British military brethren. Being a little uptight in the military (aka "nervous in the service") isn't always a bad thing.
Yes Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is like plastic; it's horrible and I am equally perplexed why anyone eats it. On the other hand, the Hawaiian Pizza is pure heaven! Bagged milk? Nothing wrong there and we have that in Minnesota as well but haven't seen it elsewhere.
Thanks for that John! We love learning from you guys!
We have milk in a bag in Wisconsin too, but only at Kwik Trips, which is a regional gas station here. I believe it is cheaper to put milk in a bag vs a carton or bottle. Plus, it is easier to ship in cases. I buy it once in awhile because it is sold at a cheaper price.
Yeah, right on. At Kwik Trip.
Aww that almost bought a tear to my eye what you said about Canada being the best neighbours anyone can ask for and so on 🙌 It's nice to hear compliments between countries instead of stoic patriotism and competition. Nice one, as we like to say in Britain! 🍻
Bag milk is in WI too. Hawaii2 pizza is awesome thanks Canada!! And I think Midwesterners esp Minnesotans and Wisconsinites are pretty laid back.
Living in Southern Ontario, all I have to do is cross the Niagara River to hear the difference in the way we speak.
Fun fact. The "canadian accent" is actually the accent in eastern Canada and not in Western provinces
I love your videos but pineapple on pizza is delicious and people put peppers and tomatoes on pizza which are also fruits
Lily S I need the ham too or I don’t like it but the way the pineapple juice mixes with the ham and dough, it’s amazing
Technically so are tomatoes
Lily S Pizza is supposed to be savoury, not sweet! Pineapple or any sweet food on pizza is just wrong!
What about Italian sausage? I find it quite sweet with the fennel in it.
R K-T I don't like Italian sausage but last time I had it, it wasn't sweet to me
As an Italian I can hear my pizza ancestors crying... lmao.
As always I loved this and thanks for making my mood for today:) x
hahaha! ❤️
LOL@ my pizza ancestors.
Andrea LOLLL pizza ancestors 🤣
Andrea pizza is a New York invention well pizza with all the topping on it
bert farry yeah sure honey
My cousins are Canadian and they say 'aboot,' etc . . .
Actually, I'm seriously thinking of moving there, I think they're more sensible as a whole.
i dont say aboot or eh, but people in the us could tell i had an accent
Wow. I guess they are the first ones ever cause I’ve never heard a single other Canadian say aboot.
@@nicholasonciul5770 i have lived in b.c' and alberta and i have never heard any one say aboot
Actually the oldest settled area of Canada is Newfoundland. St. John's, Newfoundland is the oldest city in North Amercia. John Cabot in 1497. And the vikings landed in Newfoundland 1000 yrs before Columbus and the settlement in Newfoundland is a UNESCO world heritage site.
Thank you, I did learn it in school but I forgot about it. Love from Québec 💛
@@suzannahmontreal1051 Yeah. Isn't Canadian History facinating. Stay safe and healthy!
A couple points, from a Canadian:
- Canada might be overshadowed by the US to you, but that's because you're not Canadian. They are our loud (obnoxious) closest neighbours and trading partners, but they're a more populous country. Canada has 1/10 of the population of the USA. When it comes to international hockey tournaments, that's when we apparently get the loudest and proudest. Also, I get insulted when it's assumed I'm American because we want to carve our own identity that's separate from the USA.
- The Kraft Macaroni & Cheese you showed is the American version. In Canada, it's marketed as Kraft Dinner and it even says so on the box. Why do Canadians like Kraft products? We just do. It's familiar to us.
- Hawaiian pizza is enjoyable because it's ham and pineapple. I'm guessing it's dubbed Hawaiian because both pork and pineapples are really big in Hawaiian culture (think Luau). And if you think that combining ham and pineapple is strange, consider that in many places (and namely in families like mine), if you have a ham made for Easter dinner (very common here), it's garnished with pineapple and cherries. The sweetness of the fruit counters the salty savouriness of the ham.
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau himself explained that when he appointed his cabinet, it would be 50% female. His rationale was that at the time, it was 2015 and it would only make sense that the cabinet would reflect the actual demographics of his voters.
- You see Canadian maple syrup because we're the #1 producer of it in the world. The #2 producer is the USA, as they only produce it in Vermont. It's not enough to export. Also, you don't just drink the sap from the tree... it takes 40 gallons of maple sap to produce one gallon of maple syrup
- Quebec speaks French primarily because it is their heritage (hello, empire) and that heritage is protected by law. Only one province or territory is officially bilingual (English & French) according to their own provincial law, and that's New Brunswick.
- I'm guessing milk is in bags (only in the eastern half of the country) because of shipping and packaging costs (?). Some other places have milk in bags too, apparently (as in a few US states). If you can come up with a less cumbersome way to package 4L of milk, I'm all ears. (Western Canada uses plastic jugs, but they take up more plastic)
- I like the Royal Family and being part of the Commonwealth, but I wish that still being part of the Commonwealth had movement benefits (moving or travelling to the UK still requires a Canadian passport and I have to pay for a visa to enter the UK)
- We really only say 'eh' at the end of rhetorical questions. For example, if the weather is hot, someone might greet you or strike up a conversation with 'It's hot out today, eh?' because of course it's hot out. If you have an aquarium in your home, someone might come over and ask 'So you like fish, eh?' because it's obvious you do, or else you wouldn't have an aquarium. The purpose is to start small talk. When you hear an American impersonate a Canadian, you know they don't know how to use 'eh' correctly because it sounds wrong. And as for 'How's it going, eh?' it's really like when Brits say 'You alright?' In your example of 'Just going to bed, eh?' is like stating you're going to bed, and the 'eh' basically is to elicit a response from the person we're talking to. We're not just abruptly stating "I'm going to bed." because it might be perceived as rude or curt. Also, some regions use 'eh' way more than others.
awesome explanation
As a food scientist, my neck snapped at "tetrapak"
1.Canadians kick USA hockey but.
2. Canadians have accent diversity just like the USA AND the UK. Someone from Liverpool doesn't sound like someone from Sussex. Someone from Toronto doesn't sound like someone from St. John.
3.Kraft Dinner? Ew.
Kraft singles? Ew.
Kraft peanut butter? Yes!
4. In the words of the Prime Minister, WHY is exactly one of the reasons we have so many women in Parliment.
5. Pineapple is delicious.
6. French is party of our history and culture. Leave it be.
7. We have carton milk but you get more and for less money in bagged milk. Also, more recyclable.
8. The Commonwealth is cool, the royal family are like classy Kardashian's at this point. Not exactly major.
9. Eh slips out sometimes, just like sorry does but it's not as frequent as marketed.
N Allardyce sure Canadians kick butt in hockey but if it wasn't for the U.S. and the NHL those hockey players would not be able to get paid like they do!
The Kardashians are rich trailer trash.
Which would be why I called the Royal Family classy. They are talked about constantly, people want to be like them, they want to know what's going on and what the Royal drama is. However, much like the Kardashian family, that's all people really care about. I'm not trying to slander Her Majesty or Her family, just make a comparison.
I completely agree with you.
N Allardyce I disagree, the queen overseas the U.K. government, and advices the prime minister, and the royal family as a whole are philanthropists and charity organisers as well as a huge part of British culture, they may just be celebrities to other countries but not in the U.K. The queen has the highest levels government clearance and meets with the prime minister every week. I don’t see the comparison with the Kardashians, the only thing that likens them to each other are the way they are portrayed by the press.
I love pineapple pizza! 😂🍍
Urgh!!!!!! Unsubscribe!!!!!!!
Being British: Joel & Lia 😂😂😂
Nope just friends
Yea that’s the best👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@@8ry11e also I think that there have been "pineapple ham" recipes around way longer than Hawaiian pizza, just google it and see how many there are now ! And what about Mango, lemon or orange chicken ,or cocount meat recipes ?
Canadians are proud to have two official languages, English and French. Maybe if you studied about Canadian history, you would understand why we have the two languages. Having the two languages co-exist helps our country be more respected worldwide. Besides Canada is a mosaic and not a melting pot. The idea of doing away with French over English is an insult to Canadians.
We say eh and it’s slang for huh or you think and we don’t say it at the end of every
sentence
Most Canadians just use eh instead of right
Ex. The weather is nice today, eh?
The “Questions for Canadians” was a great episode and really enjoyed it. I have always liked and admired Canada and the diverse culture that makes it such a strong country.
Canada is a self ruling sovereign state even though it is a member of the Commonwealth. Canada has its own Monarchy which has Queen Elizabeth as their Head of State. Her Majesty is the Canadian Queen, not a British Monarch ruling over another country. A fact that gets glossed over is that She is the Queen for 16 different Commonwealth countries. And she is that countries Queen.
Sorry for the tirade Joel & Lia, but it was a statement in your piece about the connection of the Canadian and UK governments that you missed the connection. Thanks for producing your series.
They have some French communities all over Canada, but most are in Quebec. In the US, there are some native French speakers in Maine and Louisiana.
Not to mention Spanish from Texas to California.
French is spoken in Manitoba as well, Winnipeg is one of the most diverse and cosmopolitan cities I have ever visited
1. Because USA has way more money to create awesome movies like terminator. Plus they have way more people that are dumb and smart so they would get on the news more.
2. It's just a popular product in Canada. Like why is Taco Bell so popular in the us, I mean you could get tacos at any restaurant.
3. Our Justin Trudeau is not amazing
4. After he created pinapple on pizza I pulled out my ak-47 assault rifle and went pew pew
5. It's just our kind of syrup. We eat it normally with pancakes and stuff. We don't chug it like water.
6. I mean it's hard to say but I think it's because we got so much different land like snow, hot places, and so much water to make us happy.
7. The reason we speak French is because its a normal language in Canada. Country's have two languages
8. It depends on what part of Canada. Like where I live we do have normal non bagged milk but for people who do it's just normal and we can't really change that.
9. It's ok I like it but for this question it depends on who you ask but for me it's ok.
10. Eh is just a common thing people think we say. It's not true we don't say it, people might say it but like 99% percent of Canadians don't.
The most unique thing about Canada is its cultural diversity. No other country is so culturally diverse.
I am a dual citizen Canadian and American, so I may have an interesting perspective! :P
1. I think it's a combination of Americans having a more in-your-face attitude whereas Canadians tending to be more polite. I kind of compare it to the relationship between Australia and New Zealand. I think it's also because the US has more money and plays a bigger role in the world economy, so the world watches what the US does more because it has more of a stake in it. And then finally, of course the US having a batshit crazy president doesn't hurt in terms of them taking up all the attention... :P
As for why Canadians don't like it when they're assumed to be American, I think Canadians dislike it more that Americans are considered the default. It's fine if you can't hear the difference in our accents (there's definitely a difference. I can usually tell if someone is Canadian by hearing them talk, unless the American is from Minnesota, then all bets are off :P), but it doesn't hurt to ask. I could be wrong, but could it possibly be similar to someone from Northern Ireland being assumed to be from Dublin or something along those lines? I would also say, again with my analogy between Aus and New Zealand, that people from New Zealand probably get ticked off being assumed to be Australian. Their accents are different, but they're subtle enough that people not from there get them confused sometimes. Probably best just to ask rather than assume haha.
2. KD (Kraft Dinner) is delicious haha. It's just easy comfort food. Mix in some cut up hot dogs, maybe some ketchup. Yum! PS don't think Brits should start critiquing cuisine anytime soon :P Fun fact though, that image you put up of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is from America. In Canada it's called KD because it has so little real cheese that Canada says it can't be called mac and cheese or else it's false advertising, so went with calling it Kraft Dinner instead! Definitely kinda sketchy!
3. Justin Trudeau is cute, but he's actually not as popular in Canada as he is abroad! I don't know if he'll get re-elected! Guess a lot depends on who his competitors are...
4. Hawaiian pizza is disgusting. I lived in Hawaii for a few months, and no one eats it. I also saw in Canada something called "Hawaiian salad" that consisted of marshmallows and other weird ingredients! So gross!
5. I only have maple syrup on my pancakes. People aren't obsessed with eating it in my experience, it's just one of Canada's bigger exports I think. There are parts of the US that make it too though, like Vermont.
6. I don't know why haha. Universal health care, good education, natural beauty, nice people probably are contributors to it
7. Ooooh the French topic can be a touchy subject! Be careful with how you talk to Canadians about this one, especially where you are in Canada. I am by no means knowledgable on the subject, but you'll mostly see French spoken in Quebec, as well as in pockets in other provinces like Ontario and New Brunswick. Basically, a big part of Quebec becoming part of Canada was that it would maintain its French heritage. The Quebecois are very proud of their heritage, and consider themselves very distinct even from France. There have been attempts at being their own country as well. I love the unique culture Quebec brings to Canada, but not everyone agrees with me haha. And just a side note, because when I say I'm Canadian most people assume I speak French, the majority of Canadians actually are not fluent in French. You're much more likely to have a francophone who is also somewhat competent in English than vice versa. You have to learn it in school, but most people don't use it regularly enough to be able to be competent in holding a conversation. They also teach formal French in school, which is very different from how Quebecois speak it in terms of pronunciation and vocabulary (Quebecois use a ton of slang), so it's not really all that functional anyway.
8. I don't get the bagged milk thing either. It's pretty wasteful in my opinion. I don't like milk all that much though so not something I deal with all that much.
9. I like being in the commonwealth for personal reasons (my husband and I plan on moving to the UK next year and because we are citizens of the commonwealth and have British grandparents we are eligible for an ancestry visa which if we weren't citizens of a commonwealth country we would not be eligible for). But some people find it makes our government system kind of stupid (we have a governor general who is kind of like a stand in for the Crown?). I do think that aspect is a bit old-fashioned and silly, but nothing wrong with being proud of your history.
10. I hear more rural Canadians say "eh" more frequently than urban Canadians, but even then you will hear it more frequently than anywhere else. What I think it universal to Canadians is we say "sorry" a lot! A tip for determining if it's a Canadian or an American, have them say "sorry" and 9 times out of 10 there will be a clear difference. Canadians say "SO-rry" while Americans say "SA-rry" (like an Indian sari).
I like how the briefly showed the American version of kraft dinner lol
1) people talk about drama and Canadians don’t got drama😂😂 we get mad cause Americans are considered a rude country
Q1: we have a lot more of a subdued sort of cultural identity, not as in your face as the US which means when that country is your neighbour, you get overshadowed a lot, this coupled with the fact we are a junior trade partner to them
Q2: it’s very important, we know how to get it just right, also the stuff in England and elsewhere probably doesn’t taste as good. It’s also pretty quick and easy if you know what you’re doing
Q3: I don’t know, there are a lot of Canadians who would disagree pretty heavily
Q4: it’s a matter of personal preference, sweet and savoury sort of deal. I’m honestly indifferent to it
Q5: often if there’s a breakfast it’ll be there (sometimes we put it on eggs or sausage as well) and for quite a few desserts we eat it as well. Short answer, quite a lot, more than on just pancakes and waffles
Q6: probably an additive to the maple syrup makes us happier, but we aren’t allowed to show the process of maple syrup refining, state secrets and whatnot
Q7: I’m from the west coast and French is almost never spoken outside a French immersion or French class environment. It’s basically just the east, especially Québec as they really prefer to preserve their heritage and will demand you speak French in Québec
Q8: again, the bagged milk is mainly an east thing, out west we have solid cartons, but the bags are a bit cheaper and easier to store if I’m correct, maybe someone from like Saskatchewan east can clarify
Q9: I personally like being part of the commonwealth, a greater sense of community and cooperation is excellent
Q10: yes, a lot of us do finish sentences with eh. Not all of us, but a lot of us
I’ve found that the majority of French and French communities start in Ontario and continue east to Quebec and the maritimes. And the university I plan to go to next year is in a French community so they offer all programs in both French and English and they offer a lot of courses in Ojibway as well. French isn’t huge where I’m from but if you can speak it you’re more likely to get jobs and better scholarships. And a rep from the government came to our school to give a presentation and said that if 2 people apply for a job with all the same qualifications but one speaks French, they get the job. It’s a highly sought after skill. French is mandatory in school from grade 4-12 and a lot of schools have extended or immersion programs and the students graduate being certified bilingual (that’s what I did) and in those classes I found a major socioeconomic divide (at least at my elementary school, not secondary). Everyone in the ‘french program’ had families with higher incomes, they had higher grades, more athletic and more involved than those in ‘English program’ and there was a rivalry for a long time (it was quite dramatic)
Pineapple and Canadian bacon on pizza is the best thing ever. It's pure genius.
Yep👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Bacon on anything... except maybe.... Pickles
I buy bagged milk cause it's cheaper and you get more... lol Otherwise, we buy milk in cartons (or tetra pack as you call them Lia ;) ). Trudeau is like our Obama, some people like him, some people dont. American politics has a huge influence in Canada so Trump being the president in the US definitely helps the Liberal cause in Canada.
You're welcome? (Trump)
Canada was awesome before Trump. And will be when he's gone.
My ex is a Québécois and he would always complain about Commonwealth and Brits ruling in Canada. He complained just about anything though. Climate changes, health care, doctors being unapproachable etc. So he belongs to the minority of not-so-happy Canadians, apparently. Rant over😁
The British won Quebec in the war, France sold out the Québécois people in favour of keeping the island of Guadeloupe, in the Caribbean, for the lucrative sugar plantations. Québécois people were allowed to return to France in the 18 months following the treaty. If they couldn't get to France proper, there was still the tiny French possession of
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, off the coast of Newfoundland. Sooooooo... your ex's ancestors didn't leave while they had the chance. Oh well, he can whine to France for abandoning him for some sugar, I guess? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯😏
BCPR Thanks for your comment😊 It’s reminded me of someone long (well, not so long) forgotten. Also, it made me realize that all the unhappiness he had was purely self created. And had nothing to do with those in power. He was just unhappy
French Canadians love to complain.
Live on the border of U.S & Canada, were like family, we don't like others talking about our family members. We can joke about each other, heaven help the one that does say something about our family.. you see? Respect each
Bagged milk is only sold in the east of Canada and normal carton milk is sold in the west. Ive heard that they break the bag and put it in a pitcher. Also french is only spoken in Quebec yet everything has to be in french and English (mainly store items}. and yes we say eh? alot
One of the reasons we're so happy is because we have the best weed in the world
Well, there are only 36 million of us... vs 360 million (?) of our neighbours live south of the border. That may be why you don't hear about us as often. We actually do use "eh?" to create a question; some of us more often than others. French is predominantly used in Quebec and in some specific areas in Ontario and the Atlantic provinces, but for the majority of Canada, only English is spoken. Kraft Dinner (as it is called in Canada vs 'Kraft Macaroni and Cheese' in the US) is loved by Canadians. I don't eat it and haven't eaten it for a very long time. I think it's sorta seen as comfort food by some. Re: pineapple on pizza, we're sorry about that. Oops. Fun fact, California Roll (sushi) is invented in Vancouver, Canada, not in California. Not apologizing for that one! Re: the bagged milk, it's only sold in eastern Canada, I believe. I think the thinking behind that is that it generates a lot less waste. Most Canadians don't mind or like being part of the commonwealth, although I don't think we think about it too much.
Oh yeah, maple syrup is probably consumed as often as you have pancakes or waffles so not that often, unless you eat pancakes or waffles a lot. LOL.
Bagged milk from my knowledge is only in eastern Canada, and it’s only in the big cities, but we also have it in cartons and jugs. Even in the cities with bagged milk most people just buy the cartons anyway.
And when milk is in a bag it’s meant to last a long time cuz it comes with three bags of milk and it’s usually cheap
Would love to provide answers to all your questions, I love how y’all ask questions without it being condescending at all
@@plainsight1249 fair to assume that, IDK where I picked that one up but I assure you I am as Canadian as the words colour and centre 😂
Hahaha. Do you really think that's how maple syrup is made? 🙈 You would be VERY disappointed if you drank sap right out of a sugar maple tree. Trees don't produce syrup. They produce sap that has to be boiled down a lot. 40 gallons of sap produce only 1 gallon of syrup. I'm not a Canadian, but where I live in Wisconsin a lot of maple syrup is produced. (BTW, its super good here too) I guess we're pretty close to Canada... super interesting video. 👍👍👍 thanks 😎
Dude be Canadian "liters"
Thomas Hachie Um actually it's "litres" if you wanna be Canadian
@@justkeepyappin lol im from canada and fucked that up
Maple syrup was invented by the indigenous peoples of North America. The northeastern U.S. also makes a lot of maple syrup. I'm sure the syrup of both countries is of comparable quality since they use the same formula.
My dad is from Canada! You should watch Being Canadian on Netflix. It’s so interesting. 🇨🇦
Being a Canadian I thought this video was very offensive
Hello, I'm Canadian and I'll try to give you good answers based on my opinion. :)
Well, I personally have never been mistaken as American, so it's sort of hard to answer this question. But it's almost like somebody calling a Britain Indian... it's wrong. I think it's just because we aren't Americans so it's not fair to be called Americans. Now, I don't necessarily think it's bad thing to think that someone who is Canadian is American, but if they do tell you that they're not than maybe just being respectful of that. But, to be honest, it's very hard to tell us apart, especially since most of us have the same accent.
Kraft products are big because Kraft is more than just mac and cheese. There is Kraft cheese, Kraft salad dressing, Kraft meat, and many more. Plus, Kraft mac and cheese is popular because it's easy to make. It's like instant noodles. It's also really good :)
Thank you! I personally think Canada is in a great state acceptance wise. I feel like the majority of Canadians are accepting towards each others, no matter what your background is or what gender you are or what country you're from. If you want a fresh start, Canada is a great place to go.
I've never actually tried Hawaiian pizza before so I can't really judge on this, but it's sort of something that people like. You know, everyone likes different things. Some people like cake, some don't. It's really a personal thing.
Where I'm from in Canada, maple syrup is pretty popular. Most people I know have maple syrup on their food. It's very popular to put it on pancakes, waffles, even ice cream. My family even collects it ourselves. What you have to do is we hammer the little trout? (I don't know what it's actually called, but it's sort of like a long funnel) in the tree. Then add a bucket hanging off of the "trout". Eventually, the sap will drip into your bucket and once you have a full bucket, you boil it, add sugar, and there you go. You have maple syrup. If you guys have maple trees in England, you can make your own maple syrup too, it's actually pretty simple.
I think we're happy because we appreciate our wonderful country. Our country is so accepting and it's so easy to meet new people. When everybody around you are acting kind, it becomes contagious. Sometimes when I'm having a bad day, I'll just go to the supermarket, somebody will smile at me, and then I'll feel better. (also, it's because we have polar bears)
We speak french because it's part of our past. It's a part of who we are. If we just gave that up it would be like giving up a piece of us, you know? Also, the french do get a little frustrated when you speak English there and, like, expect them to understand you... but I guess I understand that. It would be like somebody that speaks a different language comes into your country and expects you to understand them. It's not really fair. I also LOVE french. It's such a beautiful language. Everything you say in it is so elegant.
I honestly don't know why we still have our milk in bags. We do have cartons too, but bagged milk is just more popular.
I don't mind being in Commonwealth. I don't know about other people but, I don't really think much of it.
No. We do not say eh at the end of every sentence. I think mainly people in Newfoundland say it, but even there really. I have never, in my entire life, heard someone say eh, except when I was visiting America and they were mocking us about it.
I really hoped this help you understand us a bit more! :)
Love from Canada!
The thing about KD is that it's cheap and easy to make. I love pineapple on pizza. It's probably in the top 3 of our preferred pizza toppings. The father of our current PM was also PM. His name was Pierre Elliott Trudeau who was quite the ladies' man before he got married. I took French in school. You need to know French to work for the federal government so it's a useful skill to have. Bagged milk is not a thing outside of Ontario and some other areas. I live in Alberta, and I rarely use the word eh.
English Canada is very close to the US in language and culture. Going back to the revolution, in 1783, many Americans who were loyal to the crown went to the Maritimes, Ontario, and Quebec to start new lives. In the 1890s in particular, a lot of their descendants returned to the US. Three of my great grandparents were born in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. So, many Canadians and Americans are cousins (just as many are with the British--in fact, many Americans are genetically more British than many people in Britain). In addition, there has been a flow of French Canadians into New England, and in Maine, for example, we can hear people speaking French in many places. Anyway--not to go on too long--there is much to admire about Canada, and I feel a kinship with the Canadian people as well as the British. I love you two and your videos.
Interesting fact: Many people in the US. have a lot of German ancestry. This is especially prevalent in the Midwest. I'm American, and I have mostly German ancestry.
I am American and had my DNA tested and I had higher percentage of British than some British ppl I watched on UA-cam.
Richard Norwood We use American slang, but spell proper words like the Brits.
We eat Kraft cause it’s cheap. I ate a lot in college. Not so much now.
Samantha Gaudet
Yes! it's more just bc it's so inexpensive and quick to make, but i also think it's only really somthing you eat when you're young or on a very tight budget one box can easily feed 2 ppl and bc it's pasta it fills you up.
Samantha Gaudet I eat it because it tastes amazing.
As an American who lives near the border of Canada, I might be able to help sort things out a bit.
America is the loud, racist, drunken, belligerent neighbor, grilling in the backyard and shouting semi-intelligibly about FREEDOM with a loaded gun tucked into the waistband of his pants.
Canada is the polite, reasonable, long-suffering neighbor, who always ends up being the designated driver and apologizing to everybody America gets sick on, stumbles into, or takes a swing at on the way home. Canada would like to get home at a reasonable hour, talk to family with his indoor voice, and maybe have a good, long think about developing relationships with some less exhausting friends.
Wow. I guess some Americans really are intolerant buttholes.
Still a stereotype. A lot of us are quiet follks who did not vote for Hillary or Donald Trump, or even own a gun. We are creative types who work quietly behind the scenes and are also activists doing our best to restore sanity to our country, in spite of any bad stuff currently occuring.
You hit the nail on the head, although i am sure that some of our American neighbours are very nice people.
Goodness what terrible mean-spirited stereotyping - "belligerent"? You must not have spent much time in the US and certainly know nothing about Americans.
You are mistaken. We tap into trees and out comes maple sap, which has very much the consistency of water. After you get a bucket full, then you put it in a pot over a fire to evaporate a lot of the water, and it boils down to the sweet syrup. The syrup does not come directly out of the maple tree.
I don’t feel like I’m ruled by a queen because Canada became independent in the 80s and so it’s just for show now but I like the relationship
Fun video! As a Canadian (about to move to London - 2 weeks yay!) I'll do my best to answer these for you
1. Canada has about a tenth of the population of the USA (less than the population of California alone) - fewer people = less drama on the world stage. Canada has regional accents the same as any country, so we don't all sound the same ;) but I think the offence taken has a lot to do with world perception. I would say Canada has a better reputation, so as a Canadian, why would I want to be associated with our rouge southern neighbours. Would you correct someone if they thought you were Irish or South African?
2. No idea - Kraft M&C is gross..
3. Yay! Go women in powerful positions! We can still use more!
4. Agreed, pineapple on pizza is gross.... Undo!
5. Not much maple syrup consumption, just on pancakes/waffles and the like. Sometimes will with put in on bacon too, yum yum. Side note Vermont in the USA produces a lot of maple syrup too (the trees don't respect our boarders, rude!) but Canadian is totally superior ;)
6. Lots of fresh air, lakes, mountains, and sunshine = Happiness.
7. A former PM passed a law for Canada to have 2 official languages, English and French, so it will never go away now. About 20% of our population speaks French as their first language and most of them live in the province of Quebec (Montreal is in Quebec). In all other provinces and territories the dominant language is English.
8. I have only ever lived in western Canada (BC, Alberta, Yukon)and have never had my milk in a bag, it's always been in cartons or plastic jugs. It must be a regional thing. Side note - we say tetra pak too, but in general only when referring to the empty containers.
9. The commonwealth has made getting work visas super easy for me (Australia and UK), so thats awesome. My opinion is: I like and am interested in the Royal Family, but if they ever tried to stop our government from passing our own laws, I would not be ok with that. They technically do have this power, but I don't think have ever exercised it.
10. 'Eh' is a regional thing (second largest country in the world - loads of regional dialects) - particularly in the maritimes and far east. Lots on Canadians say 'hey' instead of 'eh'. That was a good Q and A, hey? See what I did there :)
All the best Xo
Calgary did have bags of milk.....back in the olden days LOL ( early 80s?)
The last time the monarch refused to sign a bill into law was 1707, and even then it was because it was quicker for the Government to just ask for it to be vetoed. So there's nothing to worry about there.
Even the last time a monarch used that power of their own accord was to stop a law that would have meant that only people who owned land could be an MP.
Lynn Burrell KraftDinner is amazing
I usually say eh but write hey in messages because it seems a bit gimmicky to write eh 😂
Yo hoooooooold up. KD is blessed, especially when it's piping hot & fresh from the pot. It's cheap, tasty and fills me up for the price of a Toonie. Though, President's Choice White Cheddar is starting to become my new favourite.
Hey I'm Canadian..
1. I would say we're overshadowed simply becuase there are more thing and more item that come out of America compared with Canada.
2. I ( along with most) dont have anything against American I might get upset but just because we are a different comments
3. Kraft is actually really good, most people I know either way it becuase it fast they like it or their lazy.. 😋.
4. No comment
5. I love pinapple on pizza.. And I don't really understand why the debate about wthere it should be on pizza or not is so big.. But it's ok if someone dosent like it... So...
6.. 😆... So as far I'm concerned we pretty much eat it just with pancakes.. And I thinks that's all some really like it and eat more than others but I don't think anyone actually eats as much a buddy in the movie elf... 😋😋
"don't have anything against American" LOL yeah right.
You're talking about eastern Canada, not the rest of the place
We're so happy we were not born below the 49th parallel...
well i'm from new brunswick and only like 29% of us speak french as a first language, but it's actually the second highest of the whole country. of course following Quebec. it's mainly french in the northern part of the province though, aka the parts that are closer to quebec.
You two NEED to listen to the "take off"song by Bob &Doug McKenzie &Geddy Lee of Rush! I think of it as Canada's way cooler national anthem!
Here it is! ua-cam.com/video/8Jm4LoOaAWI/v-deo.html lol
Well, I like Canada, the French language as well (I'm learning it at school) and Hawaiian Pizza is my favourite. :D
And I'm Hungarian... :D
haha so many different cultures!
Yes! 😄
Very clever guys! Loved this! Thanks for your fun insight. Who eats pineapple pizza? Seriously?!? As an Italian I am outraged! LOL Thanks! Love and cheers! 👍💗😘🇬🇧
teknekon I eat pineapple pizza! I LOVE ITTTTTTTT
Jonathan Parks thank you for giving pineapple pizza a chance! 👍 🍍
I am a Canadian and have gone bonkers after listening to this fact 😂😂
Jonathan Parks I tried it. I spit it out. You can have all you want. Enjoy. Hahaha
I love a good Hawaiian pizza! Shredded ham, green peppers, a bit of mushroom and onion, and pineapple of course!
My question for Canadians is ... Are you offended by Monty Python's "Lumberjack" song?
Side note: We Americans (at least my generation of Americans) loved the song even to the point of memorizing and singing it often ... something the Monty Python crew thought very strange and almost insane. They were probably right about that.
Nope. Generally Canadians are happy when someone notices us.
Fun video! Thanks.
I'm Canadian, living in Japan.
1. I personally am not offended when people call me American. Truth be told, we do sound the same and There are 10 times my re Americans in the world.
2. Kraft salad dressing is okay but Kraft Dinner is awful. My half-Japanese children won't eat it.
.3. The PM? Glad you like him. He's lost his shine. I find him a pretty boy heavy on platitudes and light on content. A regular politician with a pretty face. Recently, two of his senior female cabinet ministers and one female MP have resigned because the PM got angry because they wouldn't listen to him.
4. Poutine is great! It's a great Quebecois dish! You can't hate French Canadians and love poutine..... Well you can, but it's hypocritical.
5. French is great! I love speaking French! Can be used all over the world. I live the fact that Brits use so many French words... Aubergine... Courgette....
Why don't the upper-classes in the UK speak Angli-Norman anymore? Such a shame...
6. Maple Syrup is used a lot in Eastern Canada.... Québec and parts of Ontario.... Great in cookies and pies too if you like baking.
7. I believe plastic milk bags are common only in Eastern Canada. Live the word "tetra-pack"!
8. My grandmother's generation we're proud of being British in Canada.... United Empire Loyalist heritage. The younger generation couldn't care less either way...
9. I didn't say 'eh" but my sister died all the time... Sounds cute!
Thanks again!
Thank again!
Quite random, but I would LOVE to go to Canada one day😍❤️ Have you guys been there yet?
Yeah same! I have never been, but Lia has! j x
Being British: Joel & Lia Oh that's cool😍 Where exactly has she been? Would love to go to Vancouver ❤️
She said it in the video. She came to Montreal (my city).
I live in Montreal too :)
Cool. East end or West end?
🇨🇦First of all we still speak french because we have two provinces (Quebec and New Brunswick) where their first language is French and also because french is one of our official languages
Ok so almost all over Canada it's necessary to take french in school as a second language (if your not in Quebec) which means there's a lot of people who actually hate french because they being forced to learn it.
Outside of the major french areas (Quebec, New Brunswick) there isn't very many places that speak just french meaning not too many people get asked "can just speak English please".
Also something that I've found in Quebec is that they get really annoyed/ laugh at you when you are an anglophone trying to speak french so they'll just switch automatically to english it's kind of frustrating especially when your actually trying to learn the language.
Quebec is over 80% French speaking. New Brunswick is 30%. Ontario about 5%, mostly in the north of the province.
I’m love pineapple on pizza Thankyou Canadian.... do u like tomatoes 🍅 on pizza .... tomatoes are fruit so it does belong on pizza
The best syrup comes from Vermont. Maple syrup was discovered by Native Americans. You need to have many Maple trees at a northern latitude to get the sap to flow on warm, sunny days in the Springtime.