British People React to the Canadian Accent! 🇨🇦

[@ThoseTwoBrits1]

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[@jonah1721]

hi joel & lia!!!!

[@GReea]

Stop to try to divide two countries we are neighbors with Canadians with love them we do not care how they speak or are they look or are they say a word try to unify in this divided country they were living in now a days stop adding gasoline to the fire speak more of what unifies US instead of making differences just a suggestion

[@1stAmbientGrl]

You forgot to include the link to his video. 🙈

[@gng11]

This video explains it all about Canadian English and accents: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3rShaOhgpqBbJY If the UK and US had a baby, Canada would be its linguistical child. We spell mainly British but talk like Americans today, except not entirely. We also had Canadian dainty at one point. JJ says aboot just to be different. It's not common.

[@elizabethfreeman9907]

You all should react to March Bands here in thr USA...college and highschool...it's a huge thing.

[@donnadonner5744]

I don’t know where that guy lives but 99% of Canadians don’t talk like that.

[@ralphvelthuis2359]

He's from BC.

[@lilangel6216]

I've been to B.C. I have literally never heard anyone pronounce about like that

[@leisurelyloner3542]

That dude bugs me. I don't think it's real. We do have a distinct pronunciation of "about," but it doesn't sound like that. I've come across a number of discussions between Canadians speculating on where his accent comes from (maybe they say that in Nova Scotia? Maybe in rural BC? Maybe in Newfoundland? The prairies?) and over and over, someone from that region would say no, they definitely don't say that there. I've also heard him say "aroond" instead of around, and Canadians don't say that word differently from Americans at all. So I think he's intentionally hamming it up. And because he's gotten kind of prominent, he's always used as an example of how Canadians speak.

[@lilangel6216]

@@leisurelyloner3542 unfortunate

[@robertpearson8798]

He pronounces it aboot for effect. Nobody I’ve ever met actually says that. We do however, pronounce it differently from Americans, as Joel and Lia noticed.

[@teresapimentel8432]

As a Canadian who has extensively travelled throughout, I have never heard anyone say aboot.

[@TheMVCoho]

100% you say aboot then if you don't hear it. ;-)

[@deegeef]

As a speaker of standard Canadian English, I can assure you that “about” and “a boot” do not sound alike. It does, however have a sound that does not exist in American English, due to Canadian Raising. Since Americans can’t make the sound, they say “aboot” (or sometimes “aboat”), which is as close as they can get.

[@nollypolly1869]

I say ah-BOWT/BOHT. Almost like boat but not quite. Never oo like too, boo, moo In southern Ontario.

[@laurafedora5385]

Maybe the east coast. I think most people thinking the east coast when they think of a Canadian accent

[@coreyrees840]

@@laurafedora5385 not at all, Ontario/Manitoba.

[@jchristo4180]

If a Canadian actor is interviewed on American TV, you can't really tell they're Canadian. But if a Canadian hockey player is interviewed on American TV, you immediately say, "He's Canadian!"

[@angelvargas5966]

Exactly ion no why everyone is saying dat canadian and american accent are different we got everything da same as the other one

[@fuckheinschitt239]

Yeah most Canadian artist accent have American accent, slang.

[@kevinprzy4539]

I could easily tell Ryan Gosling and Ryan Reynolds were Canadian, there quite a few people that come from Toronto into my state and they all said the word about like “aboat”

[@tomhalla426]

Even Canadians think JJ McCullough has an exaggerated accent. Look at the comments on his site.

[@deegeef]

His pronunciation is a mystery to all. One assumes he does it on purpose to court attention.

[@nadiaahern]

I love that the whole provincial government of Quebec had him on their agenda to denounce him. How many people can say they were denounced by a whole province?

[@RobertsAdra]

JJ McCullough is a hoser. He is an American kissa$$ and thinks he knows it all. I'm just sorry people think that he is ... us.

[@brennanroy7842]

@@deegeef everything that man does screams "I do it for attention"

[@linefrenette9116]

@@nadiaahern It's Normal that the whole province is on his back He likes to insulting Quebec (Quebec bashing) through he's videos

[@smhedge]

Joel @ 3:00 "she's not Queen of Canada..." Every Canadian - "Sorry, but yes, she is!"

[@playden70]

Not every Canadian. I have no use for royalty. ;)

[@cult.leader]

@@playden70 technically she is though, “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of Canada. She has dedicated her life to public service and continues to serve Canada and Canadians. On her 21st birthday (April 21, 1947), she addressed the Commonwealth and dedicated her life "whether it be long or short" to the service of others.” From www.Canada.ca. If I remember correctly the Governor General represents her and we follow them when she isn’t here.

[@playden70]

@@cult.leader It is true that she is the head of state and that the governor general represents her here on Canadian soil. However, it's more symbolic than anything these days. The tradition continues, but Canada does not require the queens permission to conduct it's affairs. We are essentially independant of the UK. But I do see where you are coming from. It however still doesn't change my position that royalty has no meaning for me. These people are not more important than ordinary people. All human lives are of equal value and importance in my eyes.

[@cult.leader]

@@playden70 ahhh I get it, yeah idrc about royalty either but it is what it is ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@kellyhenderson9972]

We’ve been independent from the UK since 1986-87. She’s just a figurehead at this point. We don’t defer to the Queen on our states of affairs. We are still part of the commonwealth, but we are not ruled by the UK.

[@ThomasJM]

Queen Elizabeth II is the Queen of Canada, however because she isn't always here we have a governer general as our head of state.

[@deegeef]

No, the Queen is Canada’s Head of State. The Governor General is the Queen’s representative in Canada,

[@ThomasJM]

@@deegeef that's pretty much what I said

[@shirleyk7647]

@@ThomasJM Some think that means the Queen rules Canada. She doesn’t even rules England. Both have elected governments that decide on things.

[@ThomasJM]

@@shirleyk7647 exactly all she does is sign laws into being and give advice to the prime minister. Although she is the only one who can declare war and deploy the armed forces as they sign a loyalty oth to her and her ares and not to the government.

[@shirleyk7647]

@@ThomasJM And Canada used to immediately go to War when Britain did at one time. My point was that the Queen reigns but does not rule over our every day lives. Actually every province makes their own rules. For example, she does not decide what rules apply to Covid here. Our own Premiers and Health administers decide that. They do not have to go to the Queen to get royal approval.

[@carriebarnhill4317]

Not all Canadians sound the same. The accent from Newfoundland would be probably be the one that is really different and even different parts that of Newfoundland you would get differences.

[@deegeef]

True, but the differences from Montreal to the West Coast are relatively minor and have more to do with class and education than with geographic location.

[@TheMVCoho]

True. We have one of them here in south east of the USA. No one has understood more of 15%-20% of what this guy says, but he loves talking. Maybe that is because everyone is politely smiling and nodding at him.

[@Lrxxx321]

Yea Ontario has like 50 lool

[@veraderosier3038]

Saying all Canadians sound the same is like saying all Brits sound like the Queen in which case if you talk to someone who knows nothing about England they just automatically assume that people who live there speak like the Royal Family.

[@JesusFriedChrist]

@@deegeef No, class and education have little to nothing to do with it. It’s all about geography. Not only are the accents different from coast to coast, province to province, but one of the biggest differences is between metro and rural areas. Whereas the metro accents are more similar and tend to stick closer to General Canadian, the accents in Rural areas tend to have larger variation. The Newfies have their accents, which can vary from town to town. Cape Breton Islanders have their accent. Nova Scotia has its accent. New Brunswick is similar to Nova Scotia, but with more French. Same with PEI except without the French. The Québécois have their various French accents, metro south, rural south and north. Southern Ontario has their accents, which range from Letterkenny to Drake to Bieber. Northern Ontario sounds like Manitoba, but Manitoba also has a large Métis population and their French-Native influences. Sask and Alberta have their prairie accents. So does BC, there’s a difference between the Coast and the Interior/North. Of course, there’s the General Canadian accent, but it slightly varies from region to region, and different places use different lingo, even if you don’t notice it straight away. Differences are differences, even when they’re small. And then there’s all the different Native accents across the country, and all the accents of foreigners who come here and learn to speak Canadian English but with their own twist on it. Canada is a big country. Just like how people in New England don’t sound the same as North Carolina, who don’t sound the same as Florida, who don’t sound the same as Minnesota, who don’t sound the same as California, you can’t say it’s all the same. It’s not. It may seem so to someone that doesn’t know better, but it’s not.

[@tinamariechartrand1410]

Trust me.... Canadians and Americans can differentiate between the accents in a heartbeat!! 🇺🇸 😂🇺🇸

[@jackjacobson3893]

Yes 🤣🤣

[@user-cq8hv1qr5n]

I disagree 95% of Canadians don’t speak this way. Most Canadians have the “general American accent” like RP English is to the UK. As a Canadian I could never tell the difference between the predominant Canadian accent and a general American accent. My American friends can’t either, they thought I was American when I first met them. And yes that is a huge pet peeve for most Canadians😅

[@tinamariechartrand1410]

Well I'm an American living in Canada. I'm in Ontario and it's not just words that are said differently. It's the way they speak. It's almost as if they sing when they speak and often most comments are spoken sounding like a question to Americans. And I'm asked daily here if I'm American because of the way I speak.

[@user-cq8hv1qr5n]

@@tinamariechartrand1410 I'm on the west coast our accents are generally known to be more American sounding. You might not have a general american accent, other american accents definitely stand out to us

[@anonnnymousthegreat]

I work in a hospital and did a patient’s exam that had an interesting accent. And for some reason i assumed canada. So i asked them if they were from canada and they said they were, but was living in chicago for a couple years. I also was to notice because i’ve lived in wa state, wisconsin, pa and ky. So the canadian accent stands out where i’m at now, which is ky.

[@vbvermont]

Canada has such a wide range of accents, I’m surprised this 11 minute video only covered one vowel combination! LOL Newfoundland is the strongest I’ve heard but you also have French, Scottish and Irish influences.

[@whatshappeningtodayfolks]

Like most countries, the Canadian accent varies from region to region. The Atlantic accents tend to be the most distinct due to the separation from the rest of the country by the French speaking Quebec. I would have to say, however, that the accent demonstrated in this video isn't that common.

[@moniquedamphousse9682]

With many other countries represented as well, such as Ukraine, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and on and on and on =)

[@johntobin2819]

I think you will find that each distinct accent variations in Canada depends on where your Ancestors came from.

[@johntobin2819]

Who your neighbours are is also an influence, nature vs. nurture is a piece of it as well

[@damitbobby6677]

The states also have different accents. Its all in where u go in north America

[@suzannehawkins383]

We don’t say aboot, no Canadian does. That comedian doesn’t represent Canadians, he makes fun of us.

[@richardmennel2415]

I have heard Canadians say "aboot" I have even seen in in movies and t.v. what is a dead give away, and not all Canadians say it, is adding "aye" at the end of the sentence. Respect for my Northern neighbors.

[@julianb1474]

De nile is just a river

[@suzannehawkins383]

@@richardmennel2415 I’m a Canadian. I’ve lived in almost all the provinces . No aboots, a Newfie accent is the closest. You’ve no doubt heard continuous parodies of a Canadian accent on the media .

[@julianb1474]

@@suzannehawkins383 You're proving my point that Canadians don't hear it. I'm in Ontario and hear it all the time.

[@swtv1754]

To an American it sounds diiferent, but aboot is closest we can try to describe it. I live in Seattle and used to party in Vancouver because of their 19 year drinking age. I have never met a Canadian who would admit that they say about different than Americans. We can hear it. It's just hard to explain. Also English speaking Canadians say the O in Montreal almost like a u. Again not quite, but very hard to explain.

[@RossM3838]

The French Canadian accent both for English and French is wholly unique to Canada.

[@annaburch3200]

I speak FRENCH French and at a travel agent training in Orlando, I went over to day hi to the table of agents from Quebec. They couldn't understand me! LOL!!! But the one agent who was sitting with them from Paris said she understood and that my FRENCH French accent was very good and the group had been making fun of her accent the whole time she was with them. It REALLY is different!!!

[@rorrimorthegreat6096]

@@annaburch3200 yeah, there is a big difference between our accent and the French accent, even French ppl wont understand us sometimes

[@raynemichelle2996]

@@rorrimorthegreat6096 I sometimes watch TV5 and there are all those programs from Europe and the French sounds very different. I can understand it, but it sounds like they were sucking on a lemon before speaking.

[@maruad7577]

There are at least three different French accents in Manitoba alone.

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

@@annaburch3200 I highly doubt they couldn't understand you

[@robertpearson8798]

Canadian accents, especially west of Quebec, are flat enough that it’s relatively easy for us to quietly infiltrate the American Entertainment and Broadcast industries, often without anyone realizing it. Resistance is futile!

[@arnoldrivas4590]

As an American, or more specifically a Californian, I welcome our new Canadian overlords!

[@robertpearson8798]

@@arnoldrivas4590 New, I think not. It started with Mary Pickford and Raymond Massey, continued with Lorne Green and Peter Jennings, and still goes on with Ryan Reynolds and ........Justin Bieber. Maybe we have gone a little too far.

[@deegeef]

I can never hear Bieber singing “Sorry” without wondering how long it took him to learn to pronounce it like an American.

[@robertpearson8798]

@@deegeef He’s Canadian so “Sorry” comes easily.

[@lboogie2679]

Lol! So true. But once you guys say about it’s over!😂

[@lissachelle4950]

Saying there is no difference between a Canadian and American accent is like when someone tells you they can’t hear the difference between English and Australian accents. It’s actually pretty obvious.

[@shirleyk7647]

Not always. It depends on the area and individual.

[@ivetterodriguez1994]

I think Saskatchewan sounds the most American. I might be confusing it with a province nearby.

[@Scuba1Steve]

Yeah the midwest American accent sounds way more like the stereotyped Canadian accent then the actual canadian accent.

[@damitbobby6677]

I'm a Canadian that works in Detroit area and they can't even tell if I was from Canada or the states

[@lemonz1769]

@@damitbobby6677 I'm an American with lots of Canadian family so I always thought everyone could hear the difference in the accent but maybe my ear is just trained 🤷🏻‍♂️ I can always tell when it's a Canadian shopper in front of me in line at Target or the outlet mall.

[@TimBee100]

The queen IS the queen of Canada.

[@jenniedarling3710]

I'm wondering if Joel knew that really and was just trying to get a reaction. I can never tell when they are being sarcastic.

[@charlesstuart7290]

Soon Queen of Canada - but not Queen of Scotland

[@istvanglock7445]

Certainly she is. The Canadian and UK monarchs are different legal entities, but the two positions are currently occupied by the same person.

[@kellyhenderson9972]

Technically we are not ruled by the Queen since 1986.

[@istvanglock7445]

@@kellyhenderson9972 Depends on what you mean by ruled. The Queen is Canada's Head of State. She has to give royal assent (via her representative in Canada, the Governor-General) to all legislation in order for it to be passed into law. Of course, she doesn't refuse royal assent to anything that is constitutional. When an election is called, she will invite (via her Governor-General) the leader of the winning party to be PM. She can fire a PM, appoint a PM, dissolve Parliament. Almost always, the monarch follows traditional protocols. But not always. If a minority government becomes deadlocked, the PM is expected to ask the Governor-General to dissolve Parliament and call new elections. If the PM doesn't do this, the Governor- General may step in and do it unilaterally. If a PM gets out of line, and starts behaving autocratically, unethically, or unconstitutionally, the Governor-General could fire them and call new elections - hasn't happened in Canada, yet.

[@christiangirl79]

I’m from the east coast of Canada and I’ve never heard anyone say aboot.

[@deegeef]

Because nobody in Canada says “aboot” - that is the best approximation that Americans can come up with for the way we do say it.

[@1stAmbientGrl]

How about "aboat"?

[@julianb1474]

Canadians don't know they're doing it.

[@TheMVCoho]

@@julianb1474 True. Bless em, they mean well.

[@JoDee172]

@@1stAmbientGrl How about, "abwat"? 👍

[@johnalden5821]

OK, so she literally IS queen of Canada.

[@originalub]

She is definitely The Queen of Canada.

[@johnalden5821]

@@originalub And long may she reign!

[@misterprickly]

Ya. If the Canadian government was to fall (which almost happened) She'd step in as leader.

[@kellyhenderson9972]

No. Not since the eighties.

[@blurkid33]

@@kellyhenderson9972 She is Queen of Canada. We are a Constitutional Monarchy. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Canada

[@suzannehawkins383]

Actually the Queen is indeed the Queen of Canada. We have a vice-regent Governor General who represents the Queen when she is not here.

[@mayloo2137]

Even when the Queen is here, she has no say in Canadian affairs.

[@chiprbob]

JJ explains in one of his videos why he pronounces "about" as "aboot". Basically it has to do with his sense of humor and the false stereotype that all Canadians pronounce it that way.

[@LatinMusicFansUK]

The Scottish were one of the first groups to settle in Canada. That's where the accent comes from. It's also why Nova Scotia is called Nova Scotia. It means new Scotland.

[@lionelhutz5137]

Canada was, for the most part early on, a Celtic colony (Scots/Irish)

[@terryomalley1974]

Parts of it, perhaps, but there are many other influences, such as Irish, French, English and, most importantly l, American.

[@chuckwin100]

Canada's Governor General is the Queens rep here. For a legislation to become law she has to give Royal Assent.

[@sirdavidoftor3413]

She is also commander of the arm forces..... not the Prime Minister! Stay safe, stay sane, and the best of the season to you

[@cathygillies7271]

The Queen is head of state in Canada and is represented by the Governor General. That's our tie to Britain and as part of the Commonwealth.

[@shallowgal462]

Not spelled Governour?

[@chuckwin100]

@@shallowgal462 No. The English spelling is Governor.

[@chuckwin100]

@@cathygillies7271 She still has to give royal assent for bills to become law. We are still well tied to Britain.

[@EatYorCrust]

FYI that guy is from Vancouver where I'm from!!! He speaks strangely like it is put on, people from Vancouver don't speak like that. I notice the way he speaks too is strange and I notice the aBOOT.

[@TheMVCoho]

Maybe i'm on wrong but, I often feel Canadians sound a bit put on as if they are trying to sound different. And its a handful of words like aBOOT they just go all in on. I'm sure its just natural though.

[@billcoleman4258]

It’s an essential part of JJ’s shtick.

[@Emily-qd9bq]

@@TheMVCoho ive tried doing that haha, but i cannot. i just end up reverting back to how i normally would say the words without thinking- whether that means i sound Canadian or don't

[@Natashaa_1]

Guys what are you talking about 3:00 she is literally the Queen of Canada lmao. How do you guys not know this...

[@socialistsolidarity]

I'm a Brit and I can tell the difference between Canadian and American accents, but I do work with Canadians. Also, the accent from Halifax gets me all the time. 🤣😂

[@tomzito2585]

You may notice that some of the features and sounds of the Canadian accent overlap with that of a Scottish and/or Northern Irish accent due to the influx of immigrants from those regions to Canada in the late 19th century. Also, many Loyalists (Colonial Americans) who sided with England moved from the rebelling colonies to Canada during the American Revolution, which resulted in their unique melting pot of old British accents. Those Loyalists are also at the root of the friendly rivalry between the U.S. and Canada, and why US Americans tease Canadians for their passivism and aversion to conflict. If the tendency to be rebellious is at all genetic, it would explain quite well the difference in temperament between Canadians and US Americans, as the passive ones went north.

[@familybills2908]

Exactly.

[@misererenobis8900]

I suspected that re the accents due to the Scottish influence e.g. Nova Scotia etc.

[@rebeccasimantov5476]

Newfies (people from Newfoundland) have a really strong Irish twang...

[@lorraineb682]

@@rebeccasimantov5476 My dad is from Ireland. Sometimes when we visited Newfoundland, he hears someone's accent, and says which Irish county they sound like they're from

[@rebeccasimantov5476]

@@lorraineb682 That's so interesting...btw I'm from Australia and would like to visit the Maritime provinces of Canada one day!

[@BobsCreativeDays]

We don’t all sound like that! We also some words differently than the US. We have kept the “u” in colour and neighbour contrary to the US. I have never said “aboot” or “hoose”. In Quebec we pronounce it the same way as we would mouse - we wouldn’t say moose as that is a whole other type of animal

[@BrianAlt]

Canadian vs. American: Proh-gress, proh-ject, proh-cess versus prah-gress, prah-ject, prah-cess.

[@romul34]

JJ is the only person I’m aware of that says “aboot” and I think he does it just to be a bit different and make a point. Nobody else here in Canada seems to say that but the raising phenomenon is definitely a thing. Why don’t you check out Newfoundland accents? They have strong similarities to Ireland and English speech. Cape Breton in Nova Scotia has a heavy Scottish Gaelic influence. They are probably the only notable exceptions to typical Canadian/US Midwest accents.

[@cathygillies7271]

My theory is that the strong Scottish influence in Canada has given us the 'oot' sound in Canadian raising. Listen to some Scots speaking and you'll hear it.

[@skyhawk_4526]

@@cathygillies7271 Sounds like a good theory to me. I've noticed a lot of slight Scottish sounding inflections in many Canadian speakers and always wondered about that.

[@vincentruvo6988]

I can't tell the difference between some Canadian and American accents.

[@Jack_Stafford]

ELIZABETH II is the queen of Canada, it says so on the money. :-) We love Our Queen!

[@shirleyk7647]

Well some do, but I wouldn’t say we all do. Not dislike, just not considered as important as in our parents and grandparents generation.

[@emmakivisild3431]

I’m a Canadian who went to university in New Jersey. My fellow students always asked me to say “out and about the house.“ I have to say though that JJ McCullough has an extreme accent.

[@bigsauce6645]

She is the Queen of Canada btw. When she’s here her official title is the Queen of Canada and the other Commonwealth realms. Every Canadian soldier and sailor swears an oath to her as queen of Canada

[@originalub]

When speaking to American customers over the phone, many have said they think I have a British accent. Also the Canadian guy from KZbin that you used for examples is crazy. We do not say about for about.

[@shirleyk7647]

American Southerners have asked friends of mine in Washington state if they were from England, and they were born and raised in the USA. So it’s not just Canadians that might sound British to some Americans.

[@ivetterodriguez1994]

Yeat it sounds more like "oat" and "out". Together. I like the guy's content though even if the exaggeration in his accent is a bit much.

[@MWood-ry8uu]

"The Canadian Rising" has Scotch-Irish influences.

[@jemma50]

Also, the Vikings settled in the East of Canada, so Scandinavian influences as well.

[@MWood-ry8uu]

@@jemma50 yes, I've heard that as well. I was surprised that Joel and Lia didn't hear the Scottish influence, that's why I pointed it out.

[@MWood-ry8uu]

@@jemma50 funny I know a Jemma "D" (Doherty).

[@jemma50]

@@MWood-ry8uu Cool! Jemma is actually my fantasy name and the D is for Dance. ;)

[@jemma50]

@@MWood-ry8uu I was surprised they didn't pick up on that as well. I've heard lots of Scottish accents where they say 'aboot'. lol

[@crinkle2649]

Both Canada and the U.S. had fur traders and settlers from other countries coming in and smashing their accents together.

[@arraymac227]

Googles response to 'does Canada have a queen?' In today's constitutional monarchy, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of Canada and Canada's Head of State.

[@rneufeld6886]

The best description of the “about”, “house” “route” vowel sound that is stronger in some areas of Canada than others is that it is a more relaxed sound. Instead of the diphthong “A” (as in add, apple, after) to “O” (as in open, oat, okra) this accent’s diphthong transitions from “eh” (as in empty, escape, emblem) to “oo” (as heard in tooth, loose, new). I’m from Saskatchewan I definitely do not say “aboot”, but I will say “about” in a relaxed manner than sound like ab“eh-oo”t.

[@robs8882]

yeah, I live in Md and hear many words with O pronounced as A. Pra-cess instead of Pro-cess

[@67lilbear]

Now check out the Newfie (Newfoundlanders) accent or the Québécois (French Canadian) accents. You'll be scratching your heads for months!

[@capitaldar01]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKKvpnyOrNh_etk this is what you're looking for

[@67lilbear]

@@capitaldar01 I know what they sound like, that's my point...

[@lorraineb682]

@@capitaldar01 no, it's this kzbin.info/www/bejne/d53SoImPedZqaNE

[@robertpearson8798]

Canadia? I prefer Canuckistan myself. As a Canadian living about 45 minutes from Niagara I can hear a difference in accents as soon as I cross over to New York State. And he say’s aboot for effect, not because it’s natural. Please note as well that there’s no uniform Canadian accent, especially in the Maritimes. Helena Bonham Carter played a character from Nova Scotia (Cape Breton) in a movie (Margaret’s Museum) a couple of decades ago and found the accent challenging to get right. Once you get to Ontario however, the accent changes very little all the way to the West Coast. Then of course, there’s Quebec.

[@robs8882]

is Canada a religious country is that what the Stan is for?

[@baxterkinshella1934]

Eastern Canadians do the "aboot" but western Canadians do not. BC accent sounds exactly like Washington state and California. We have no idea what "Newfies" (from Newfoundland) are talking about. Can't understand a word of it.

[@raynemichelle2996]

This is really not correct. I live in Nanaimo and most people I know do not say about like an American. They definitely don't say aboot, but it is different. We also say words like sorry, process, and pasta differently from Americans. We wear runners, park in a parkade, use the washroom, colour with pencil crayons, the alphabet ends with zed, and I call my mother "mum." Americans don't do any of that.

[@sassulusmagnus]

There are many Canadian accents. What a Canadian accent sounds like depends on what part of Canada you're in.

[@faithfulforever6331]

Queen Elizabeth IS definitely the Queen of Canada!

[@MrBenbaruch]

Im American and believe me the Canadians have a distinct accent.

[@TheMVCoho]

Yes! Very true.

[@shirleyk7647]

That can depend on where and the individual. My husband had never been to Canada, visited New York from his state of California and he often got asked if he was Canadian.

[@lorraineb682]

Canadians have several distinct accents

[@JoDee172]

All Canadians?

[@lorraineb682]

@@JoDee172 even you have an accent.

[@leonarddurecki5988]

You hear the "boot" sound but it's not as exaggerated as it is here, also they tend to say dollar as "doler" while us Americans say it like "dahler".

[@kates7277]

Never clicked so fast - Canada represent (Victoria BC)!! As you know there's a ton of variation within Canadian/American accents. People from BC, Canada sound pretty much the same as those from neighbouring Washington State but different from those from other parts of Canada (Newfoundland say...). And the Southern US accent sounds nothing like ANY Canadian accent (or any other American accent for that matter). It's all regional just like in the UK.

[@cynthiamaria9556]

Also a Victoria BC Joel & Lia follower! 👋

[@kates7277]

@@cynthiamaria9556 Nice!! Great to “meet” ya 😉

[@debbiegreig7079]

Me too...Langford girl here.

[@tbgrace]

I'm from the Interior, but yes you couldn't be more correct Kate S.

[@kates7277]

@@debbiegreig7079 yass!

[@Prindad]

I find it difficult to differentiate between a Canadian and an American accent. I'm a Canadian, and yes, she's our Queen too.

[@drewc981]

How did I already know JJ McCullough was going to be part of this video lol He's a journalist and youtuber from Vancouver British Columbia and even as a Canadian myself, the way he says "about" used to drive me nuts! lol For the record, I live in Ontario, not too far from Toronto

[@gordonwallin2368]

That guy is the only guy who speaks like that-I'm Canadian and I haven't heard anyone with an accent like him, in the world's second largest nation. I think he's definitely not representative of the whole country.

[@caseyflorida]

"progress" and "project" are two words I see different from my Canadian work team. In America we say "pr-aw-gress" and "pr-aw-ject" and the Canadians say ""pr-oh-gress" and "pr-oh-ject"

[@moniquedamphousse9682]

Actually, it's pronounced pr-OH-gress when using it as a verb. Do you think you pr-OH-gressed as far as you would have liked? And then it's pronounced praw-gress when it's a noun. You didn't make much praw-gress on that assignment, did you? As for project, it's pronounced pro-JECT if used as a verb. Did you proJECT the image from your phone or your camera? It's pronounced praw-ject when used as a noun. What are you going to do for your science prawject?

[@shirleyk7647]

No we all don’t . Said the same as you do.

[@LearnToRefine]

U.S. : "Sorry" .. the "o" is like "toxic" Canada : "Sore-eee". The "o" is like "boring"

[@robertschwartz4810]

It depends on where you live.

[@JonathanMartinez-vk5pk]

We say “sorre” where I’m from.

[@carson5196]

WI here. I'd say ours is close to the indian ladies dress ---SARI

[@crusherbmx]

I've never noticed a difference. I've noticed "about" and "car", "about" is never "aboot" though, it's a little different to that, "abow-oot". And "car" is "ker" even in the west, it's distinctly "care" in the east.

[@tonytiangco]

Some Canadian accents are similar to a Wisconsin accent. Sections of Quebec has it's own. Western Canada is similar to most of the US.

[@PurpleCastles]

Agreed! I'm from Wisconsin and I swear my accent is part Canadian.

[@deegeef]

Yes, when I lived in the States, I was occasionally asked if I was from Wisconsin (sometimes Minnesota).

[@DWLeggette]

I agree, I'm from Alberta and when I was visiting Oklahoma someone thought I was from Montana because of how I spoke.

[@cplmpcocptcl6306]

From Mpls, they sound like us. It’s annoying.

[@cruz6413]

I’m Canadian and every time I hear a accent I’m like I don’t have a accent but clearly I do, weird how I don’t think I have a accent

[@marilynmcphail9221]

Canadians pronounce “been” with a long e whereas many Americans say bin.

[@shirleyk7647]

That again, is regional.

[@marykoufalis7666]

That is a blanket statement that is not true. I am from Montreal and we say 'bin'. As do all friends and family from Toronto and Vancouver. What province are you from?

[@marilynmcphail9221]

Mary Koufalis I’m from Ontario and have lived in Alberta and have noticed a distinct difference in some vowel pronunciations between Canada and the States. No one I know says “bin.” Just an observation...

[@marykoufalis7666]

@@marilynmcphail9221 what I don't appreciate is the blanket statement he makes because it leaves viewers with completely wrong information. No one in Montreal pronounces it that way. It's ignorant.

[@Lonejustice1]

It was once said "The sun never set over the British Empire." Also, check out the show Letterkenney.

[@ctalcantara1700]

Hi Joel and Lia, the “invasion” you mentioned is the Scottish influence on Canadian speech and cultural history. Canada was basically a Scottish colony.

[@linefrenette9116]

No, a French colony

[@reaper7264]

No Canada and what is now the US were British colonies.

[@linefrenette9116]

@@reaper7264 The history of Canada explained in 10 minutes / Epimetheus kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKuXZWN7qqt-brM

[@seansalter1679]

I suggest you brush up on your Canadian history. Be Safe Don't Hate

[@Dr-Alexander-The-Great]

Hey guy. The other day my girlfriend asked me to hand her, her lipstick. I accidentally handed her a glue stick. She still isn’t talking to me. Merry Christmas 🎄

[@MWood-ry8uu]

Try pasting something with her favorite lipstick and see if she still talks to you, lol.

[@johnalden5821]

That's because you convinced her it was an accident.

[@kenbrown2808]

*ISN'T

[@MWood-ry8uu]

@@kenbrown2808 you are right

[@MichaelScheele]

Joel & Lia, can you distinguish between Australians and New Zealanders by their accents?

[@pipercharms7374]

I can as a brit but I have family in New Zealand so that might be why.

[@KerriGilpin]

There’s a great linguistics video on that by a linguistics expert.

[@SweetBabyJesusOnTheCross]

@@KerriGilpin well it would be difficult to give it much weight if it came from a fry cook for Jack-in-the-Box now wouldn't it?

[@ritaa1359]

Exactly and it’s noticeable watch vids on it there’s a difference

[@georgephillips3625]

We can tell the difference. Many canadians sound like someone from Minnesota but others have a French accent.

[@cplmpcocptcl6306]

The ones I’ve met DO sound like us. It is annoying.

[@marykoufalis7666]

You are so off the mark in your comment.

[@crazycorgi4242]

Definitely not Minnesota even people in Niagara Falls Canada and USA don’t talk alike

[@kellyhenderson9972]

No. East coasters are the only ones who sound like they’re from Minnesota. No one in Ontario sounds like that.

[@reaper7264]

Minnesota? So Canadians and Americans have the same accent? Or do you think people from Minnesota are Canadian?

[@michaelmullard4292]

I got Surf Shark when you recommended it the first time. It’s great! Love 🇨🇦! Especially the Canadian Rockies and British Columbia!

[@teaghandueck9620]

My cousin has a shirt that says “I’m not perfect, but I’m Canadian and that’s close enough!”

[@arraymac227]

One big difference: Canadians drive in a carr, and New Englanders drive in a cah.

[@kellyculp5714]

Asking a Canadian why they sound like an American and like asking a New Zealander why they sound Australian lol...so much offense all over the place

[@ritaa1359]

Umm actually it is offensive to say that New Zealanders r Aussies because they way they talk is nothing like the way an aussie talks it’s a strong e sound and u can hear it for example listen to the way aussies say the word Megan compared to the way New Zealanders say that word it’s not the same but most Canadians sound like Americans not all of them sound like the guy in the video

[@VickiCampbell-1216]

Hey guys! I've heard there was a big Scottish settlement/influx eons ago. Hence the slight sound of a Scottish accent in Canada 😁😊

[@XLC-zd8dn]

Oh no. Her Majesty is the “Queen of Canada”. When she is in Canada and being introduced it starts with “Her Majesty, Queen of Canada, The United Kingdom, and Head of the Commonwealth.” JJ has a very strong west coast Frasier Valley Accent.

[@XLC-zd8dn]

Ontario through to most of BC sound more neutral Canadian Accent. About is pronounced like you would hear on most tv shows. You missed Quebec with the French Accents, and the Maritimes, and the strongest being the Newfoundland accent.

[@kathleenyates6026]

So proud of being CANADIAN 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@zindagi618]

as a Canadian, I love British people. they fascinate me tbh.

[@reneemarting6171]

It so interesting to me that you can’t hear any accent for anything except words like ‘about’ because to me and American (I’m from Michigan) I instantly heard his accent as soon as he started talking. It is definitely more intense on those words, but he had a really strong accent. A lot of Canadians I know or have seen on KZbin just barley sound different than me, but I could hear his accent very clearly!

[@leeolson1]

Years and years ago I was Navigator on a submarine and we were pulling into Haifax, Nova Scotia for a port visit. Talking to the port authorities and the pilots I could have sworn we were pulling into my home state of Minnesota - their accent sounded exactly the same. I was shocked, but felt like I was going home.

[@PunchBuggyDreams]

Awww...that's so nice!

[@gracer1486]

Apparently that guy lives in my city... I’ve never actually heard anyone say “aboot” or that. It’s the weirdest thing tbh

[@whelk]

The old joke goes 'Canadians and Americans are basically the same. The easiest way to tell the the difference is to say that to a Canadian.'

[@briant3143]

You guys are hilarious. I wish I were sitting there with you when Joel said, “We don’t have that sound.” And Lia said, “We don’t.” and the o in don’t is almost exactly the sound that Joel just said you don’t have. Hahahah. I’m from Boston and spend lots of time in Canada so I’m totally used to the accent and can tell someone’s Canadian after like two words. We also like each other, just as we like the Brits and all your commonwealths, dominions, colonies, etc. 😊 As an aside, there is an o sound made in the UK that I just can’t imitate. I think it’s from around London and it’s when people say “no” with like three syllables. It sounds kind of like “nai-o”. I have no idea how that’s easier to say then just “no”.

[@Within_Cells_Interlinked]

I can always tell a Canadian from an American as soon as they say the word “progress”.

[@johnbartlett8510]

I am surprised that the Canadian use of the attachment “ Eh” at the end of a vast number of sentences was not identified! Happy Christmas!!

[@jemma50]

John Bartlett, 'eh' is not universally used in Canada, and certainly not after every sentence as some think. ;)

[@johnbartlett8510]

Jenna, it was not my intent to ascribe the affectation to all Canadians . However, Having spent many years working with Canadian companies I have grown used to hearing the expression widely used. By the way: Christmas Pud’ looked good.

[@skyhawk_4526]

Joel & Lia: "I don't think we have that sound in the UK." Scottish people: "Aren't we in the UK?"

[@raynemichelle2996]

Not for long

[@jlpack62]

Don't worry about not discerning Canadian accents from the USA; many of us on this side of the pond can't discern specific English accents from each other. It's all good.

[@edwardmiessner6502]

Exactly! We usually can't tell Australian and New Zealander accents apart from one another

[@Emily-qd9bq]

yep, definitely agree. i can differ northern accents from southern ones in England but that is about it.

[@therabbits69]

She is the Queen of Canada, when she visits here that is her official title. "The Queen of Canada"

[@cole.j02]

I live in the US, and I can definitely hear a difference between his accent and the accents in the US (other the then "ou" part), but I can understand why you two might hear it. :)

[@TheMVCoho]

same

[@Trevlead]

Canada is a constitutional monarchy. Our Monarchy is Queen Elizabeth. The Governor General is the Viceregal mean the Queen’s representative in Canada. Calling a Canadian American is like calling a Scot English.

[@nollypolly1869]

"They don't want to be known as Americans" Uh, yeah? Do you want to be referred to as Welsh or Scottish? You're a completely different country. So are we.

[@ivetterodriguez1994]

I've met a few Latin Americans that insist I call the whole continent America and everyone on it "Americans". It has to do with the Spanish language, which I grew up with. Anyway in that case you're also American in regards to the continent. Congrats.

[@nollypolly1869]

@@ivetterodriguez1994 good for them? I mean, you can be South American or North American, but you're not American unless you actually reside in the USA.

[@ivetterodriguez1994]

@@nollypolly1869 No, 'm sayn t's a thing wth the Spansh language and te continent model tey're taught. I don't actually go along with t.

[@ivetterodriguez1994]

And tink te pot and La r oel were making s tat many Canadans get defensive, feel nslted, and smug about ter place of birth of whc they and others have no control in.

[@jasonarthurs3885]

For the record....I'm Canadian and JJ has the most stereotyped Canadian accent imaginable. He is the single Canadian that actually says 'aboot'. None of the rest of do.

[@TimBee100]

That guy pronounces about like that but I don't know anyone else who does.

[@todo1526]

The Queen is the queen of Canada in our constitution

[@tad27612]

The "ou" in parts of the southern US (parts of eastern Virginia and North Carolina) is also the same as in Canada. You may hear it in Cornwall in the UK as well.

[@TheMVCoho]

This is true.

[@nadiaahern]

People I know from the U.P. of Michigan and Minnesota sound more stereotypically 'Canadian' than I-an actual Canadian-do! I always thought the stereotype came from the French colonial side and not the British.

[@blacksanto9981]

I went to the UK for the first time and visited many places in London. One thing that I noticed as a foreigner is that my ACCENT stood out to people almost instantly. Everyone in the underground kept watching me speaking wondering what part of America I'm from. Another cool thing is a relative of mine noticed that I kept saying "EHH". and EHH is such a canadian stereotype, that I unconsciously use it all the time. It's basically our version of "INNIT". I enjoyed the UK so much, and had this deeper understanding as who I am as a Canadian going there for the first time. I looked at my passport with our coat of arms on it and realized that we have the UK flag on it, and that we are an extension of the crown. Our national Police service were literally Queen's Gaurds, and still are. I hope to return one day soon, such a beautiful city.

[@Beth92800]

I do the same when I hear 👂🏻 “about” “out” “sorry” those are tell tells for me ohh you aren’t American. IMDB who is this fabulous person. 😂

[@MichaelScheele]

Matt Stone and Trey Parker referenced that part of the Canadian accent in 'South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut." Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas also did to some extent in their Bob and Doug McKenzie skits.

[@Justafox305]

Also when Seth rogen says sorry, you can def hear his Canadian accent

[@osheajackson8975]

How did you do to put a flag in your KZbin name ?

[@lilangel6216]

Bob and Doug skits were over exaggerated. They made everyone think Canadians say about like that, and can't be further from the truth

[@Beth92800]

@@osheajackson8975 I am a Joel & Lia member which gives me the flag.

[@sellingsunshinecoast]

She is Queen of Canada.

[@lilangel6216]

FINALLY! 🇨🇦

[@therealEmpyre]

As I, an American, understand it, the Canadians say a-boat, not a-boot.

[@rizkitamilenia]

The easiest way for me to spot a Canadian is when they say "about" 😅

[@mayloo2137]

Or zed, not zee.

[@Emily-qd9bq]

@@mayloo2137 true

[@alanmacification]

The Canadian accent you are describing is the general urban accent west of Ottawa. The small town and rural accents are more pronounced, - and noted for the use of " she " in place of " it " and the word " Bud " or " Buddy ". The Maritime Provinces are a different world entirely.

[@Kosebjorn]

Canada has the Queen on their coins. One of them has the Queen and one side and a bear on the back. They joke that the coin shows the Queen and her bare backside.

[@DAWNSIE1961]

I don't think the majority of Canadians say "ABOOT". I don't know anyone that does.

[@akaramp.]

Me when i saw this noti: wait a minute...there’s a Canadian accent?

[@angelvargas5966]

It's technically american accent they jus try to make it different 😂but obviously Canada and america are the same

[@carolelve4462]

All of Canadians speak with different dialects of English depending on where they are brought up.

[@frankkelly2245]

The Scots colonized English Canada, might be a big reason for the Canadian raising.

[@reaper7264]

They also colonized the US so shouldn't it be the same?

[@frankkelly2245]

@@reaper7264 it is, in the border areas.

[@andrew20146]

JJ has a very unusual accent for a Canadian. To most Canadians, he sounds like an American trying to do an exaggerated Canadian accent.

[@shufoy1]

You should really respond to the Newfoundland and Capr Breton accents. They are wonderfully colourful.

[@InformationRequired]

As a Canadian, JJ is the only person I've ever heard say aboot.

[@robertgronewold3326]

I'm just curious if Joel and Lia have figured out that they both have intrusive "R's" in their language as well. Such as them saying "Law'r' and Order". haha

[@robertgronewold3326]

@Linda Richards It's literally called an 'Intrusive R'. It's very much a southern English thing. My friends from the Manchester area never do it. haha

[@S4g3Th3M4g3]

Canadians tend to be more kind, friendly and more cautious and that’s coming from a Canadian myself

[@Scott2122232425]

Nobody says aboot in Canada. He is stereotyping out accent .