Canadians Discuss Canadian Stereotypes - SimplyPodLogical #15

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On this episode of SimplyPodLogical, Cristine and Ben talk about Canadian stereotypes, the cultural and political differences between Canada and the United States, and whether they would consider moving to the US for better business opportunities.
0:00 - Hey what's up holo everyone
0:19 - Cristine is sponsored by tea!
3:41 - Do Canadians drink bagged milk?
6:33 - Our thoughts on the lack of free health care in the USA
12:04 - Canadian slang words
18:36 - What do we think are the biggest political differences between Canada and the US?
23:16 - What we think about Canadian television shows
26:29 - What has Canada invented?
27:53 - How good is poutine and what is “Canadian" food?
32:16 - Does English Canada “hate” French Canada?
39:26 - Do Canadians eat a lot of macaroni and cheese?
40:24 - Tax differences between Canada and the US
45:42 - Acknowledging Canada’s history of colonialism/treatment of Indigenous peoples
49:15 - How often do we get recognized in Canada?
50:43 - Do you have to move to LA to be a successful KZbinr?
58:15 - Have we ever thought about moving to the US?
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[@nativetigers9310]

I cannot believe you talked about Native Americans... I feel so loved and actually seen... You brought up the MMIW and I nearly cried. Hearing someone with your platform actually bring it up.. I feel seen. Thank you Cristine, from the bottom of my heart. I myself am a N.A., I am a full blooded Navajo on the Navajo Nation and I am always on high alert, because i don't want my mom to find out I'm missing. Then I'm found in the ditch, dead. YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION TO SPEAK ON IT. PLEASE BRING IT UP TO THE LIGHT. MY PEOPLE ARE DYING, MY SISTERS ARE MISSING WITH NO KILLERS IN PRISON. MY SISTER TRIBES ARE HURTING. I'M HURTING. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT UP. You are an amazing human being Cristine. Thank you for helping my People be seen. Ahé'heé.

[@coltjames988]

I remember watching a documentary on CNN talk and visit the various N.A. reservations in the USA. And honestly, the indigenous people need more awareness. They truly need our help. Whether it's Canada or the US, the fact remains that indigenous women are much more likely to go missing or murdered. And that's not okay.

[@stinkylizzzy4830]

I'm so sad because I'm N.A but i don't have a res as my dad hates the fact that he is n.a so he kinda just ditched that part of his life so idek what res i would ig "belong" to idk how to explain it because it very complicated but i hate how i don't know where i belong i feel like I'm missing my other half but i dknt eveeen know where I'd start to try to figure it out so i feel for all the missing and murder beautiful lovely woman and there family's

[@coltjames988]

@@stinkylizzzy4830 Res as in reservations? Reservations were set up to force Natives off their own land. The trail of tears is part of that. And a lot of natives died. And, USA wasn't that great to the natives of Hawaii either. I think you're referring to tribes. However, a good way of finding out which tribe you belong to is doing a DNA test. Like from 23andme.com or Ancestry.com if you have the funds.

[@zorih2841]

Colt James dna testing does not identify what tribe someone belongs to. It will only say the percentage of Native American.

[@zorih2841]

lizzy is drowning I would check with the tribes near you or hints of where your dad’s family is from. I know my tribe has an enrollment office and they do get phone calls and emails from people requesting their certificate of Indian blood. You could try reaching out to the tribal offices and give them your information and your dads.

[@kerrymatthews1354]

I just love how the fact that Cristine's sponsors are actually things she likes and uses! Not just random shit. 😘😘

[@DaydreamEmily]

No Raid Shadow Legends here 🙌🏻

[@angelawang7126]

No NordVPN here

[@kerrymatthews1354]

OMG thanks everyone! If you wouldn't mind checking out my channel, I would appreciate it very much! 😘

[@auntie1234]

NO BANG ENERGY 😂

[@Stettafire]

@@angelawang7126 NordVPN gives you great security.... except that isn't really why you should use a VPN. Sorry, software developer here. Mini rant. The attack they claim to protect against, you have protection against if your website traffic is encrypted. (And guess what HTTPS does?) So, the average person does not need a VPN just for normal browsing of the web. probably the only thing a VPN is good for, for a normal non-technical person, is for making it appear like the user is in another country. But, seeing all these bogus security claims from these VPN companies really grinds my gears. It's all fear mongering and making people think they need to buy expensive software that they don't need or understand. Yes, VPNs can be useful, but NOT for what they're advertising! The advertising of these companies is so shady, and these clueless youtubers promoting them should know better!

[@annawojtkowiak7561]

I'm Polish. I'am a student writing a thesis, needed some statistic data from few countries and had problems finding them. I wrote to 6 different countries and only Canadian goverment wrote back :) Moreover, they thanked for interest

[@lovesikghost]

almost cried during the American vs. Canadian health care discussion because i live in America and i cannot fathom the thought of walking into a doctor's office just for a check up and not paying at least $50-$100...

[@wholesome6642]

Facts

[@christianmazerolle7094]

My boyfriend has dislocated his shoulder, 5 times in the last year. (It's more complicated than being clumsy.) And it's cost us nothing each time! We're very thankful.

[@lovesikghost]

@@christianmazerolle7094 :'(

[@beastofbussycreek]

@@christianmazerolle7094That sounds heavenly... I went in for just a check-up the other day and it's costing me $60 to do preventative things

[@shastamckinsey9153]

I have pretty good health care through my dad, and it still costs $30 a visit. Which is much better than most Americans, but not sustainable long term for things like therapy. Especially since we’re a family with 3 kids and an assortment of issues. (Adhd, autism, depression) on top of that all of us are currently in college. What are people supposed to do, if even at middle class we’re struggling?

[@AmethystNotTaken]

I absolutely love how the sponsorships are stuff that Cristine likes, first the oats, now David’s Tea. Also that tumbler is 🔥, I have the pink one and their tea is really good. Glad to hear the code is back!

[@davidbasurto2903]

Amethyst Pretty sure Roots Canada is going to be the next sponsor

[@AmethystNotTaken]

David Basurto I really hope so.

[@thereisa]

Agree!

[@courtneywoodyard7305]

That tumbler is even prettier in person! I bought it like a month ago when I first saw it. I love it! 😍

[@izzykitty9988]

David Basurto omg i hope coz they expensive!!!

[@jsaunders2152]

The expression 'don't cry over spilled milk' actually comes from a time when most milk was gotten by hand milking a cow. When the cow kicked the bucket of milk and it spilled everywhere it meant that you just lost all the milk for that day, as a product or for your own family.

[@crazyowlgirlcncowner]

When they said, "Double-Double" during the slang part I thought about the In-N-Out burger since I am from California. 😆

[@SD-hs2pk]

I wanted to cry just reading this!

[@IndigoDetry]

i am american and my boyfriend is Canadian, so going to his house and seeing a bag of milk in his fridge was interesting 😂

[@Bettertobebloody]

Yes. As a Canadian with an American boyfriend. I will say that we constantly tease eachother with stereotypes! I love him but like still. It’s hilarious

[@andream6172]

It’s not only Canada, Mexico does it to it was weird the first time I went to my home country 😂

[@danielnaman6371]

Bailey Giese m

[@erikaaponte7905]

I used to think that America used milk bags too

[@turnergonzalez5009]

😂

[@nirvanawright7478]

Ben used to be so shy on camera and now hes the star of this podcast lmao

[@shpogz5384]

i watch this shit for ben and cuz cristine is cute lol

[@epicjoyfulcreations4580]

Now we’re just waiting for that Roots sponsorship...

[@loranna_lorannadan]

Nah, next it'll be Timmy's!! :) Or the Body Shoppe.

[@LifeAsItIs478752]

Loranne Arboleya lol it will definitely not be Timmies. They don’t like Tim Hortons all that much

[@isobelmasson5040]

@@loranna_lorannadan the body shop is british :)

[@locallibrabinch4915]

ben saying “honey, i’m not a cheese expert” made my night.

[@LesyaSachenko]

i was looking for this comment for 5 minutes! that was the cutest thing

[@cliona2229]

Ellie Woodward I know it was so cute!

[@cliona2229]

It's at 28:30 if anyone is wondering

[@Kat-qr7hv]

But his description of cheese curds squeaking on your teeth made me never wanna try poutine ever

[@nicodiangel6503]

Kat but... you should

[@alexaalvarado7801]

Ben's voice sounds like the "captain speaking" part of the plane ride sometimes lmao.

[@SD-hs2pk]

Great podcasting voice

[@ajthefujoshi]

Or ebook reading voice.

[@TetrisAddiction]

3.25% milk in the US is called Whole Milk- for anyone curious

[@sharisandthegang]

I’m over here like “‘no that’s not popular here!” And it actually is. Wow 😂

[@aleahc1379]

Ohhhhhhhhhhh

[@michealpersicko9531]

I mean deductive reasoning should make it obvious that whole has 3% or more of a fat content if we see 2% reduced fat in the usa but again we are talking about average american consumers here and i am not going to suggest as an american that we aren't known for being stupid.

[@heatherduke7703]

Well it's silly to only call whole milk homogenized... The fat content has nothing to do with that process, the 2% and 1% milk is homogenized also. In fact, if you want to get non-homogenized milk here in the US, it's usually only offered full fat!

[@drummergirl6776]

did you notice how Beyyynn said 'steep claim' tea jokes

[@kavyac9437]

First oats and now Tea😂💅 Cristine is fulfilling all her dreams😌 also ily hehe

[@Daepicunicorn]

damn, they just left out total drama island. That show was a cultural reset

[@hamsackk]

as an american who grew up watching that show, i always got so mad when i tried to play the total drama games and it told me you could only play it if you were in canada, and to "have some canadian bacon" i was so pissed lol

[@madilyne]

whaaaat! i totally thought total drama island was australian since it’s a major thing here in australia.

[@mniasuwu5728]

@@madilyne a lot of Canadian cartoons work with Australia! Our animated media is like a joint gift to the world ☺️♥️♥️

[@izzizeev2815]

and stoked lol

[@OmGoshItsWaffles]

Facts and degrassi! That show was everything when it aired

[@marinarademacher6134]

Here in Argentina we have Milk in bags too. I never thought it was something strange😂

[@sofiamanrique7792]

The milk in a box is fancy for us haha

[@anamirandarocha3414]

Oh I didn't know that, I think the closest thing we have in Brazil is condensed milk in bags.

[@incoref]

Same for Ukraine 😄

[@laurarami7240]

Same Mexico

[@Kanika_Rawat_]

Same for India!

[@wintersfire1182]

I appreciate the discussion on American health care. My husband was diagnosed with Liver Cancer (15 cm tumor in the right lobe of his liver) when he was 29. While we are beyond grateful that he survived, we were saddled with incredible debt due to his treatment. We actually became homeless at one point so that we could continue to get treatment. Yes, we had health insurance. Thankfully we had family to take us and our newly adopted son in at the time, but it's crazy that we literally had to make choices about feeding our family or treating his cancer. Even 6 years later we are still paying the bills. I don't know the answer for how to make health care in America better, but we definitely shouldn't have people have to choose between housing, food, and life-saving surgeries.

[@olesia2799]

This is so sad, I hope your husband is ok.

[@wintersfire1182]

@@olesia2799 Thank you! He is officially 5+ years cancer free. We were able to buy our first home last year, and our son is graduating from high school this week! Life is great. We are just on a grind to pay off all the debt.

[@scarlettcurling4784]

Now that is what I call a badass bitch💖

[@Pepa14pig]

I’m really sad to hear this. Most people see USA as an ideal contry to live in. I’m from Europe and our health care covers almost everything. Can’t believe a country chooses to spend more money on wars than on saving lives of their own people. I’m glad you got through it.

[@ashkash9581]

Around halfway through the podcast, Ben called Cristine “Honey” 🥺 they’re so cute.

[@belleb3]

wait whennn 🥺

[@therandovids3385]

Well that's a cute relationship for ya

[@jennivee5621]

mc donald’s 28:30

[@chrischross4116]

@@jennivee5621 I thank all of you for your contribution to my smile

[@moniquamonroe7765]

As an American the "double double" made me think of the burger chain In-n-Out. Where a burger with 2 meat and 2 cheese is called that.

[@kellyperdomo649]

Same!😂😂😂😂

[@nicolecourtney8688]

Haha same i was like I KNOW THIS!!! LOL -Californian 🙈🙊🙉

[@tessocallaghan9128]

I love how I’m Canadian and I’m watching a podcast about Canadians talking about Canadian stereotypes lol

[@zoe_holder09]

Beyyn: body loving benefits Cristene: Can I bath in it? 😂

[@liapoe9813]

XD

[@Felly1992]

the next video. Cristene taking a Tea bath.... again 😂

[@MsJeanneMarie]

lol Beyyn. lol

[@zoe_holder09]

Asha T sorry! Auto correct

[@ginjabiccie936]

Felly1992 again again 😂😂😂😂

[@TheVarvarka]

Ben talks about cold: "maybe that's why Canadians are a little more friendly" Me, Russian and freezing in May: NOPE.

[@cb9825]

Точно!🤣

[@rabinka3763]

I spent the last few years in Canada (BC), and, man, it's never been this cold as it is in Moscow rn

[@mimimosa259]

Rabinka37 BC weather I think is more mild because of the mountains. It’s colder in the plains but still we probably can not compare that to Russia

[@cognitdiss]

Вы там где в мае мëрзнете?) У нас в Сибири вторую неделю +30 XD

[@happyskippers1470]

Omg, I feel bad. I live in Nova Scotia and our winters are cold, but luckily we are having a heat wave right now

[@me2525]

How did two countries, both formed out of English (and French) colonies become so distinct? All the conversation about healthcare, politics, and culture boils down to a short history lesson. The United States was formed when 13 colonies joined together to fight for "freedom" (and by freedom I really mean a fight to not pay taxes to the country that started them). While Canada gained independence through peaceful means and we maintain a strong relationship with the UK as well as all the other countries in the Commonwealth. Today, Americans believe in and stand for the struggle for "freedom." This is why many are still not interested in their taxes going towards other people's healthcare, why many are afraid to give up guns, and why immigrants are often expected to melt into the culture (hence it is called a melting pot) and become "American." In Canada we refer to ourselves as a Mosaic and we celebrate people maintaining connections to their culture and country of origin. This is also why their isn't as much of a Canadian identity. Even Canadians who have been in Canada for generations often maintain customs from their countries of family origin. Today we are quite distinct from each other in many ways. If you are more of an individualist (want to work to get ahead, work for what you want, and let other people work for their own), the States might be a better place for you. If you have a strong sense of community and working for the best of all people within your borders and abroad, Canada might be your place. I am a dual citizen, born and raised in Canada with MUCH time growing up in Washington and Oregon, and both countries are wonderful. But at the core hold some fairly different values.

[@moolikeachicken]

Being from Wisconsin, there are so many things that bleed in here that so many of these questions are so odd 😂😂 like "is it really that cold?" Bruh, it was -40 degrees F last winter here 😂 Also #indigenouslivesmatter

[@Lovelyclarii]

The episode I was waiting for. As a Canadian, this is hilarious.

[@ac3076]

Same doe

[@cmkereszt]

Im Canadian 2, and i was totally with u

[@ac3076]

Catherine Keresztesi ME TOO

[@chenilletueuse1]

As a quebecker, i really enjoyed the tactfulness that they used to discuss the position of my province in the country. I kinda expected it, tbh!

[@gabsalvas6975]

There is difference in between our country but compare us to US culture and we will unite 😂

[@cheritrickster]

First sponsor was oats!? And their next sponsor it TEA!? How?!

[@tiredbun7951]

Cheri Trickster magic

[@davidbasurto2903]

I got a feeling their next sponsor will be Roots Canada

[@Takayiotakuchan]

Maybe the next one will be roots!!! :D

[@Natalie-101]

Next itll be bananas!

[@Beadface]

Dont forget holo taco!

[@lesfibresfantastiques7265]

Cheese curd is cheddar or sometimes gouda, and it's a day's old, not more. The squeak comes from the freshness

[@elizabethrudolph7482]

This. Curds have to be VERY VERY FRESH. Definitely not "aged".

[@aristaprins897]

Bagged milk is sold in South Africa also. 💁‍♀️

[@seeingyouaround]

you get it in europe too, it's just americans apparently who find it weird..

[@andreasm123]

Also in Mexico

[@medhabhutaniicse2528]

@@andreasm123 India as well

[@tazzy29]

Love how the sponaors are so on brand: Week 1 oats Week 2 tea. Next week cat treats in a holo bag :-D

[@KamikoInu]

Tazzy29 Another week, sweatpants! Roots!

[@tazzy29]

@@KamikoInu yes absolutely!

[@iwantu2luvme4me]

Cristine: How do we explain this to someone living in Iowa? Me sitting here in Iowa: 👁👄👁

[@iwantu2luvme4me]

Franjo Matković yep!

[@mayfly6423]

Dude same. I was just cleaning my kitchen while listening to this and I heard ‘how do we explain this to some in Iowa’ and I literally clapped and scared my dogs.

[@abbihannig5899]

I'm in Iowa too and just did the exact same thing 😂

[@mjobe16]

Me too! 😂

[@honeynight6526]

Kinda unrelated but i love catching moments when Ben calls Cristine ,,Honey,, , i think its so cute:3 28:30

[@miss-fortunate]

Awe that was really cute!

[@niamhbailey8293]

I think because they don't call each other couple nicknames when they do it's so cute

[@saratakkoush6109]

this is one of the most interesting podcasts i'm listening to it again.. its so intriguing we should get a part 2 of this later down the line

[@0AnimeLova0]

i feel like Nikkie Tutorials is an example of someone who is like deep into the community but farthest away from LA haha

[@yoshiiinblack]

I don't watch her, but when I watched the show which got broadcast as a substitute for the ESC I immediately recognized her. Would have never guessed she's Dutch though.

[@maddietillem6778]

Wait she doesn't live in LA?

[@0AnimeLova0]

@@maddietillem6778 She permanently lives in the Netherlands

[@emiliaklein7854]

does anyone else think that when ben said "honey, I'm not a cheese expert!" to Cristine, it was rlly cute? hahah

[@Someone-zf2wc]

For the bagged milk spilling technique, the corner thing they said is correct for me, but when I pour milk by using one hand to hold the pitcher and one hand to hold the opposite corner that the milk is coming out from. This endures a more accurate pouring.

[@sofip6293]

i love how they think 13% vat is "a lot of tax"... in my country it's 22%

[@Katie0119]

23% here, 40% income tax and no universal healthcare or free tou bloc transport. I think we’re getting a crappy deal lol

[@sofip6293]

@@Katie0119 wait your income tax is the same for everyone??? ours depend on your income. transport is subsidized so it's not really expensive and there are special bus passes for different groups that make it free or much cheaper.

[@Katie0119]

@@sofip6293 once you earn over €35k, you are taxed at 40% plus other taxes. The lower rate is 20%. The “liveable salary” is considered to be €40k minimum, and that’s really just to pay bills and have a very basic standard of living. Public transport is terrible, unreliable and very expensive. It can cost over €15 to get from one side of the city to the other (maybe 10-15km). But owning a car is even more expensive. Most who live in the capital can’t afford a car or have to sacrifice a lot of other things to afford it if they want to work outside of the city and don’t want to spend hours commuting on buses. I’m talking about Ireland by the way and Dublin in particular.

[@katie18976]

In my country it's 20%, so yeah, can relate 😅

[@crystal_blocks8626]

You know Cristine has reached her peak when David’s Tea is sponsoring her podcast

[@averyb1116]

SHE FINALLY GOT SPONSORED BY DAVID!!! in her "Mixing All My Teas" video, she said that she wanted to be sponsored by Davids Tea and it finally happened!

[@bluetopazify]

She also got a sponsorship for her birthday. It’s on her main channel, when Ben made her a birthday cake.

[@vasundhra4086]

It has happened before too... On her 31st birthday, she made a tea cake and ben gifted her with a sponsorship with DAVID'S TEA... 🍵🍵☕☕

[@gunjeed]

I think David’s tea was slightly forced to notice cristine cause I think a lot of simply fans were like please sponsor simplynailogical cause I definitely saw like one or two comments like that on the David’s tea site ☕️ 😮

[@averyb1116]

Gunjee 9493 probably

[@averyb1116]

bluetopazify oh ok I didn't know that.... So I guess I kind of overreacted.

[@danc5644]

You're damn right I will advocate for universal healthcare! Served in the military for 4 years, got out with an honorable discharge with no claimed disabilities. Worked for a few years and developed a genetic autoimmune disease (psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis). I had to quit my job because I had it covering over 60% of my skin eventually. Was in pain every day and neither Veterans Healthcare or my job's private insurance would cover the medication for it. I went several years before I was able to get insurance through my college to cover the meds. America can't even take care of its veterans properly when it comes to healthcare, let alone all of its citizens. I'm sure there are people in much worse situtations than what I've told. Not a nice place to live for people that need to get on their feet. I'd leave right if I wasn't still neck deep in school and other financial restrictions. These conservatives act like anyone can just get a good enough job to put a roof over your head, deal with no insurance, and get out of a swamp of debt in only a short few years. Then they blame drugs for being the reason people are poor half the time. I know a lot of poor people who have never touched a drug in their life, they are poor because they can't pay the transactional costs that come with BEING POOR, such as not being able to start a bank account or get a loan. The shit stacks here man, especially with the sky high divorce rates creating negative residual generation fallout.

[@rachelhoffman9671]

I live in Massachusetts and recently took a Canadian Studies class in college, so it was great to hear you both talk about some of the topics that were covered!

[@MiZzShiN3]

Awe thank you so much for talking about the First Nations topic , im tsilqotin from b.c, my nation is the first to claim title rights to our lands , meaning we went to provincial court for it, we also just won a long court case against a mining company to not mine on our lands

[@alana.dyer.author]

Congratulations on that win hun!! I am part Ojibwa and Miqmaq and proud to have that in my heritage.

[@bn1142]

I love how when Ben mentioned 'Loonies and Toonies', Cristine exclaimed "That's obvious! Meanwhile I'm wondering are you talking about Loony Tunes the cartoons?.. No?... Umm, is it a nickname for crazy people then? Did NOT guess it was Candadian currency :o

[@Sarah-ew3ku]

Haha, loonies are called that bc they loons on them and I guess toonies are that because they’re loonies times 2!

[@bn1142]

@@Sarah-ew3ku okay but what's a loon? :D

[@daniellestefik3735]

Belynda Nichols it’s a type of bird.

[@Sarah-ew3ku]

Belynda Nichols they’re similar to ducks but are more rare sort of and they call really loud and they duck under the water for a really long timd

[@tvgubber]

Same

[@gretchenislost1741]

i don’t know how many people know this but the us has more than two political parties too, we just have two main ones

[@LifeAsItIs478752]

Sure but effectively there are only 2. Only two that have enough power to get into office and because of the “winner take all” voting system in the USA, it’s likely to drift to and stay as a two party system. Even in American media, non democrat/republican are almost always referred to as Independents. In Canada, an independent is literally someone who doesn’t have a party. Also in the states they always refer to something as being bipartisan (other places call it non-partisan because there’s more than 2).

[@dianetraynere]

Only 2 parties debate

[@adriannachacon]

I think DavidsTea needs to just make Cristine a permanent affiliate already

[@vitoria.no.c]

“How do I explain this to someone who lives in Iowa?” IT IS MY TIME TO SHINE lol

[@susan2120]

All of us Iowan's turned out heads like "Hold on... we know things!"

[@RebeccaMundschenk]

Right? I lived there my whole life and I feel equipped to answer any Iowa questions.

[@bridledandbare9135]

Hawkeye state

[@rachelmayfield3367]

Yes!

[@elizabethmarvelfan9033]

I was born in ottowa for 5 years then we moved to UK but are moving back in the next 6 months

[@melissachai]

13:32 'how have I never heard that?' 'I don't know you never asked' me in future relationships: 'so, has your dad _ever swam in Tim Horton's pool?'_

[@expensivepink7]

the mosaic analogy is so beautiful ...

[@annlyp6303]

the red green show is the BEST thing ever!! they have episodes on youtube, it's amazing. It was such a part of my childhood. loved it.

[@TeaDeLuxe]

Podlogical: We have a 20% discount off David's Tea. Me: *sighs, opens wallet*

[@sommeone]

I feel like this is the most immediately effective sponsorship I've experienced so far. I haven't thought about David's Tea in months, and now I'm looking through both their tea and travel mugs to buy something

[@colleen9182]

they literally made me want to buy it so bad!!!!!

[@ollieelastname674]

The entire time they were talking about healthcare I was thinking about how Rob and Corinne had to release merch to pay for Rob's medical bills

[@simonopps]

Yeah and then imagine to pay for something like that and not having the opportunity to do something like this. I don't get why some US citizens are against having a universal health care.

[@sadstorys2815]

I didn’t know that they had to do that, that’s awful I couldn’t ever imagine not having free health care

[@GenderIsAnIllusion]

@@simonopps From an outside perspective (Australian) I was also curious, because there was a kinda-big ad campaign against privatisation a couple of years ago, so I looked into it. Apparently people think that it would cause some huge increase in taxes because their 'normal' medical bills are so expensive. What they don't realise is that private hospitals and private companies hike up the prices to ridiculous levels (or so I've heard from many many places on the internet). So if America were to finally catch up to the rest of the world and set up universal healthcare then, while there would be a small tax (in Aus it's 2% of our taxable income), it would be nowhere near the current price of healthcare. If you look up 'Australia medicare levy' and go to the ato.gov.au website there is a better explanation of how things work.

[@peacechickification]

Right? I follow someone on Instagram that has come out of ‘retirement’, starting an only fans to be able to pay for the medical bills from having a preemie. I’m glad as fuck she has a side hustle she can make money with, but shit. It’s hard enough raising a kid without having to spend a boatload on their first month in a hospital to ensure they don’t die.

[@Kat-qr7hv]

Koichi the problem in America is that the people making millions of dollars off of privatized healthcare basically pay politicians way into congress/senate and then there’s no way to pass any decent legislation because our representatives are personally being paid off to allow normal Americans to die because we can’t afford healthcare. Rich get richer, poor stay poor. That’s America for ya.

[@winnie6202]

PLEASE do another video about Canada!!! I'm planning to go finish Grad school and start my career up there and this information really helps! much love!

[@InDustWeTrust19]

also omg yes davids tea sponsoring you!!I freaking love their iced teas so much, I bought a tea infuser from them last year just so I could binge on them all summer

[@caitlynhennessy2763]

This is literally the only podcast I will watch

[@caitlynhennessy2763]

Lemon Muffin I’m not usually interested in podcasts so I’ve never listened to one of theirs, but I will listen to one next thanks!

[@lordeplatypus2470]

The jenna & julien podcast is awesome (in my opinion) as the other commenter mentions them - one that a lot of people go back to is the guessing recipes one from there. Dont wanna spoil too much - but they even make guessing recipes sound hilarious

[@revertinthemaking]

Why is that? I could probably suggest a couple for you. I think they are very compatible with Simply. I'm not necessarily looking for wholesomeness, but I'm also not looking for Joe Rogan. Grackle, from the UK, is darling. Start earlier in her Works, she's becoming more mature now.

[@neesacostello9821]

Lorde Platypus j&j do the guessing recipes one? Or someone else?

[@laurastarbrook1308]

It's them and then Jenna and Julian

[@beetroten7178]

“Ireland, or somewhere weird like that”. Me being from Ireland found that hilarious. For Ben, we have a very low corporate tax because no international companies wanted to locate here, and we lowered the corporate tax to attract them here and give Irish people jobs. Random example, when Apple finally set up a location near where I live, over 30,000 jobs were created which is wonderful.

[@emilyosullivan6770]

I live in Ireland and I found this hilarious too lol.

[@candace200]

Yeah and PayPal opened a call center there

[@BlogWhatTheFruitcake]

That was such a weird comment from Ben, I thought I misheard 😆 I moved here about 10 years ago. It's small compared to home, but definitely not weird!

[@nimishakeskar2332]

One of the best videos on KZbin! Thank you for this gem, Cristine and Ben :-)

[@TheRhapsodyGreen]

I got excited, I did not realize this was from seven months ago and was ready to jump over to David’s tea and order more tea with that code. 🤣🤣🤣

[@lexiiiiii05]

Ben: this isn’t tax time with Ben Me: OH, BUT IT IS THO 😂

[@markheyes727]

Ikr

[@markheyes727]

Where are his secret to tax?

[@FlailTV]

Re: the thing about multiple languages on product labels, I think it's a reasonable expectation. Lots of non-English speaking countries still have English text on all their labels. I think lots (maybe most) things I buy in the UK have maybe French, German, sometimes Spanish or Italian on labels. I think in any multicultural society, you kind of have to factor that stuff into the budget. More inclusivity is never a bad thing.

[@zuzuspetals9281]

In the US most of our products have Spanish on the labels along with English. I agree that many countries have two languages on theirs.

[@rebeccamccordic7137]

I grew up in the UK and have never seen another language on produce???

[@iam1911]

I live in Sweden, so labels have at least Swedish, Norse, Danish and Finnish. Usually they also have English, German and French. THAT is a lot of translation...

[@HarunaMaurer]

@@rebeccamccordic7137 I live in Spain and chain supermarkets like Carrefour, Lidl or Aldi that are present in other EU countries have all their products labeled in more than one language, usually countries language (my case Spanish), French, Portuguese, Italian, English, etc. Haven't you noticed? I think you guys have Lidl and Aldi's too

[@andreanelaroche5717]

In Quebec there is the French Language institute (Institut de la langue française) that defend the language because we were having issues keeping the rates of french use high. We want to protect our culture and heritage so in order to protect it and prevent people from just flooding our markets without caring about us we asked to implant this. So there is laws about if your product name or commercial place makes easy for french people to understand what you are selling, you must put a sub title, a translation or stuff like that under your brand name/product. ex: if you have a Pokemon card pack, it would be written ''jeu de cartes'' or a descriptive of the product underneath it.

[@TheJessDoer]

Omg, I'm Canadian and i loved this podcast! Thanks for telling people 0its really like to live up here. I grew up in Alberta and now live in BC. Pretty much everything you said is true for where I've lived. You actually brought up a lot of things I don't always appreciate about our wonderful country, thank you for the reminder!

[@monicass3409]

I'm learning things about my own stereotypes and political system that I wouldn't know otherwise, thank you Ben and Cristine!

[@nerdykiwi981]

As a Canadian who lives in Canada I’m only here to ensure that they state the facts 😂😂😂

[@izzykitty9988]

Nerdy Kiwi same

[@cherries4164]

SAME

[@tamaraaboualwan9532]

I love the smile on Cristine’s face while Ben talks about the sponsor

[@haileybarrett8866]

I'm american and I love the Red Green show! 😆 My dad raised me on it and we have all the box sets. Got to even see him live around 1-2 years ago for one of the shows final tours! ❤️💚

[@BabydollD87]

I am late, I just wanted to thank you for mentioning about Métis Culture as I never heard of them before... I have learnt something new today

[@katarzynan3724]

26:00 Cristine: Avril Lavigne Ben: Drake Me: CELINE DION

[@joakuz]

Well also Justin Bieber.... 🤭

[@mariloulevesque6764]

YAAAAASSS CELINE!

[@iamannedroid]

NICKELBACK

[@SamirSaid]

Yes me tooo

[@charlotteeldred3968]

who is celine dion? i think i am too young

[@graciealonadrewry4336]

A common decision made in America: Do I go to the hospital or do I eat?

[@expensivepink7]

this has GOT to change... I'm so appalled :( [btw i am from the US]

[@lrdichmann]

Idk about all the states but I know that most states around where I live have a free healthcare option? 🤔

[@graciealonadrewry4336]

@@lrdichmann there is Medicare and Medicaid BUT alot of struggling families don't meet the qualifications and it takes months to be approved.

[@InkblotTheExile]

As a Canadian currently living in Victoria, I love how Ben called it Victoria Island instead of Vancouver Island.

[@allygrace6265]

I’m from Victoria too, and I found it soo funny. People always forget about Vancouver island, even though the capital of the province is there lol

[@ThisismeiamJo]

I enjoy listening to podcasts because we get to listen to more of ben and it just amazes me that Ben is so intelligent. Im always enlightened

[@chinguandfriends1800]

FINALLY CRIS IS GETTING HER DAVID’S TEA SPONSORSHIP AFTER ALL THIS TIME

[@maggiedink6715]

She had one on her last birthday

[@Avantisnailss]

Nana Hs she also got them to sponsor her for her 31st birthday

[@lindilotter6042]

Canada: we have two official languages and everything needs to be translated into both South Africa: 11 languages

[@revertinthemaking]

in Quebec, almost everyone speaks at least two languages, and it is more common, in my opinion, to encounter people there who speak at least three languages. Montreal also has a section that has the highest concentration of new immigrants in all of North America. It is called Park Extension, or Park X for short. the vast amount of Canadians only Speak English.

[@teheheitsme]

if it's any consolation the different provinces and territories have their own official languages too. The North West Territories in northern Canada has something like 14 official languages (to be fair many of them are endangered and mostly serve as a way to try and represent and preserve cultures that are being revived)

[@vasundhra4086]

In India, we have more than 800 languages but 22 of them are considered as scheduled... Including Bengali, Maithili, Nepalese, Sanskrit, Tamil, Urdu, Assamese, Dogri, Kannada, Gujarati, Bodo, Manipur (also known as Meitei), Oriya, Marathi, Santali, Telugu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Malayalam, Konkani and Kashmiri. *AND HINDI AND ENGLISH ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES!!!*

[@sriracha_sauce]

@@vasundhra4086 I've met people from India around the world who have told me about their languages and it seems so amazing yet stressful to keep up with them, I assume it's similar to going to a more culturally dense part of Canada where not everyone speaks English so depending on where you are there are communities of people who speak different languages to each other ( think like, China Town)

[@barbararondinelli5482]

In switzerland we have officially 4 languages, not 11 but still a ‚lot‘

[@ashleynowicki1181]

It's so funny hearing you talk about Tim Hortons. I live in SE Michigan and we have them everywhere. I also used to work at one so I know the double double!

[@davishropshire5361]

They’re also in Maine!

[@Brianna.00]

Here is East Central Saskatchewan, Yorkton area, some days during the winter can go down to -45C. That's not often but it does happen. Our regular temp during the winter is -25C and you do get used to it and it's a dry cold so it doesn't seep into your bones like the cold in southern Ontario does.

[@patriciaplouffe9239]

To answer your profound questions about cheese in Poutine: it’s not an aged cheddar, it’s a fresh one, ideally fresh frome the day! The cheese has been soaked in salted water That’s what makes it squeaky. And yes, the squeakiness is proof of quality!

[@jenthebubble1914]

Patricia Plouffe this sounds amazing!!! 😋

[@rochelle1117]

Ben: Canadians are generally polite. Amy Cooper: Hold my double-double.

[@alana.dyer.author]

Why is this so true 🤣🤣🤣

[@srjohnst]

Omg I didn't realize she's Canadian 😡 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@atme365]

She's CANADIAN!!

[@ninjaahjumma]

SHE’S CANADIAN?! OH NO

[@Gr95dc]

she's canadian? damn that's a shame

[@renis17]

I am a 22yo Brazilian woman and back in 2014, when I was 15, I went to Nanaimo for an exchange highschool programme during 6 months. It was great and watching this made me really nostalgic! your content is the best, thanks for that

[@FakeFreckles]

the conversation on the role of Quebec was super interesting! As a person who plans on moving from the USA to Quebec and living as a french speaker and American-French-Canadian, it's nice to known that most Canadians have opinions on french canada that are less divisive than people like JJ McCullough. SO MUCH LOVE FOR Y'ALL FROM KENTUCKY!!! J'ADORE VOTRE CHAÎNE

[@MeegsyB]

Forever sad when Cristine mentions David's Tea since it doesn't ship internationally, and yet everything from there looks so GOOD. I want to support your business, David, please let me buy from you!

[@mozzy646]

Sorry Megan, but you're just not apart of the 9%

[@amywalsh8544]

Dude, David's Tea is amazing. It's one of the few stores that I could literally spend hours in, and the stores are usually very small, too. I love it!

[@bridgethale5942]

There are Facebook groups where people buy and sell David's products! Mostly mugs and cups but sometimes when someone tries a tea and doesnt love it they will sell it too!

[@louisejensen8671]

Megan B ME TOO!! I live in Denmark, northern Europe, and I am just dreaming of the day david will ship internationally! 😭

[@paulinesjourney6726]

We had a DavidsTea here in my city in Ontario and they have closed now..... probably because of this COVID crap. 😞

[@shandelVxo]

Thank you for actually breaching the conversation about First Nations and not skipping it over because it is a big and daunting topic, and also THANK YOU for not sugar-coating it and saying it is a dark and negative history! Also, you need to watch Letterkenny - not related at all to First Nations but you both will greatly enjoy Letterkenny! lol

[@GabbyGoggin]

I have family in England who I penpal(I am Canadian)and in the last letter I received, my cousin told me you’re her favourite youtuber! As a long time subscriber myself, this was super exciting, she is really into Canadian culture, and I thought it was funny I was bonding with someone over a youtuber, crazy times.

[@SLTheOneAndAwesome19]

I grew up in Ottawa and left when I was 15 and come back occasionally because my brother still lives there. I can't visit Ottawa without going to the Byward Market and getting some Beavertails. When Ben was describing the squeak of the cheese curds in poutine I got very nostalgic - I haven't had proper poutine for YEARS because I don't eat dairy anymore.

[@jaimebeazer5948]

I’m 12 years old and Canadian, and we learn about residential schools and indigenous peoples. We’ve pretty much learnt about it since elementary school.

[@rml2765]

And you’ll keep learning about it until high school

[@ralphbanaga8096]

And college too - if the program you are in does intergrate the historical consequences that is currently present in the indigenous community in its curriculum.

[@claranorris5418]

Not tryna disrespect, but I was hoping it would end once I got into high school. It doesn’t end.

[@mikalah510]

Clara Norris as an Indigenous person from the US, you should keep learning about the horrible history of residential schools and forced assimilation of First Nations people. First Nations/Indigenous people are still feeling the effects of these injustices brought upon them hundreds of years later. I’m extremely thankful Cristine and Ben brought this up, because like most issues a lot of youtubers like not get into politics or racial issues because they’re hot topics. Even though advocating for POC shouldn’t be an issue, it still seems to be.

[@SATMannell]

@@claranorris5418 I get that you'd probably be tired of hearing a story told almost on repeat, but at a post secondary level, I found it to be about a different discussion. More about the fallout of the attempted cultural genocide on the current population and state of affairs. Granted, it'll depend on the classes and profs that you take.

[@kf4471]

Watching this whole podcast: “I want to move to Canada. *Cries in American.”

[@fonsineknshr]

Me too! (Not American tho but I also cry in not being Canadian)

[@Marcylala]

Same

[@r4d1at0r]

Your really don’t it’s so boring here lmao

[@jefflarin3774]

Try crying in syrian😭😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣💔💔

[@dokadnietak7708]

@@r4d1at0r i really do, my country is becoming a looney show now and if it doesn't change im gonna move to Canada, I love it there

[@Brianna.00]

The Kawartha Lakes area is super beautiful. Kawartha Dairy has some of the best ice cream! Since moving from that area in Ontario to Saskatchewan, that is one of the things I miss, also all the big maple and oak trees. They are unable to survive the winters out here in Sask.

[@xblindedbythelightx]

I’m from Quebec and I’ve visited hospitals in Amsterdam and Tokyo and I’ve got to say Dutch hospitals are far better than in Canada. It’s free, but you don’t have to spend 8 hours in a clinic, (I spent 1 hour waiting) you don’t have to wait months to have mental health care etc etc. In Tokyo, you have to pay 30% of the cost, but you can literally almost always see a doctor ASAP. In Quebec, I’ve had to wait 8 or 9 hours to see a doctor who is overworked, and even when I need to ask follow up questions, it’s been impossible to go back and talk to them. It’s just a mess. They are overworked. Of course it’s better than in America, but it’s not great either.

[@isabellamacarthur8617]

I'm Canadian and some of the questions seem so strange to me. Also when pouring the milk you need to hold the other end of the bag so it doesn't spill!

[@emmas3754]

Isabella MacArthur i know! As a Canadian it was really interesting to see what people want to know!

[@lovelol199012]

You can also cut both corners so the air makes it not fold and spill everywhere! I discovered this trick not too long ago lol.

[@cruztastrophe]

@@lovelol199012 I'm not even Canadian, but this was my first thought when I saw the clip. Anytime I have to pour a container like that, I cut an air hole.

[@annaclaudia3540]

I'm from Brazil and this is one of many similarities.

[@anikohorvath9180]

We also had these milk bags in Hungary, now it is not so popular but still available. We also have cocoa and milk coffee in them. I also hated when the bag collapsed in the jug when there was not much milk left.... :D

[@studygurlmu]

As someone who works in a Native American school in the US, I GREATLY appreciate you speaking about the Indigenous People and a very small portion of the heinous acts that happened to them. I am not Native American, but the US education system in the 90s and early 2000s NEVER talks about what was done to them. I have learned so much about the history that occurred and I feel any amount of light shed on that truth is necessary to spark anyone's interest in learning more about the genocide done in North American.

[@MsMdip]

Do you have any sources to recommend checking out?

[@jensine3683]

I think that’s unfortunate. I’m currently in the US education system and we learned about it in great detail, although I learned a fair amount of it in my gifted program. I’m sad that it wasn’t like that everywhere in the US

[@studygurlmu]

@@jensine3683 I think a big reason for why my education was limited in this was due to school systems I was educated in, Virginia and Michigan. Both areas were very conservative so textbooks approved by those districts were also conservative. I am trying to get better and learn, and am fortunate to work with very passionate Haudenosaunee teachers who are helping me learn and giving me directions on where to find more. I think more systems are getting better at disclosing the darker side to US history, but more should be done in the upper-grade levels and secondary education.

[@studygurlmu]

@@MsMdip Let me look up some information that can be accessed easily by the public that's a part of open domain. The one book I have been reading that helped me was "Lies my teacher told me" by James W. Loewen.

[@rxqueen333]

What’s hilarious about you guys talking about Iowa so much is that when I was in Canada and people asked me where I was from, and I told them Iowa. They responded, “Oh, I love Ottawa!” 🤣🤣🤣

[@heatherjensen3327]

The anthropology term akin to your 'mosaic' is 'salad bowl' where there are individual pieces that stand out on their own but together encompass a whole.

[@ericastanislav9493]

Me in Iowa: “What?! You know about us Iowa fans?! 😱 I feel so seen!” Also, I majored in Sociology and Research Methods with a minor in Criminal justice. I’m so happy when you talk about it! You’re both basically working my dream job that I wished to get out of undergrad!

[@s30123]

I did the same... Sitting in des moines like "she knows it's a state?" 🤣

[@abcw114]

My grandmother was from Iowa. Definitely some fuzzy feelings there at its mention.

[@juliamontejo1520]

Omg when they were talking about theory a few weeks ago i felt SO SEEN as an anthro minor

[@RandiPoitras]

Ben: you came out of your igloo? Cristine: No, of course not!

[@tiffanynafziger2529]

I am listening to this episode on Apple podcasts and I came to the KZbin video just to comment and say that I was born in ‘91 and watched Red Green ALL THE TIME with my dad. I loved that show so much. When we went on our grade 8 retreat to Mt. Mary (it’s a catholic school thing) we went on a hike and SAW ONE OF THE SETS! It made me very happy.

[@pokikii]

THE RED GREEN SHOW was my grandpas all time fave and would let me stay up late to watch with him :) so glad you shouted that out!

[@galileaavina325]

ben: here's another one: loonies and toonies cristine: well that's obvious me, a californian:👁👄👁

[@SD-hs2pk]

Loonies= $1 Toonies= $2 But as coins

[@galileaavina325]

sd v ahhh okay thanks for the clarification!

[@radshad6069]

Omg that's meeeeee 😂😂

[@TaylorStrutton]

@@SD-hs2pk and toonies have 2 metals in it, which makes it even better

[@auditoryeden]

Loonies have a loon (the bird) on them, just for clarifcation. It's like when Americans say "Benjamins" for $100 bills

[@Sustainabledoula]

Thank you for speaking on the indigenous history of your country. Thank you for speaking about those who are missing or those whose lives have been lost. I pray that we see improvements for all countries indigenous populations in representation and care.

[@slater3249]

I remember watching the red green show like 15-20 years ago it was on PBS in the US

[@pascha310]

love when you guys talk about Ottawa! Makes me feel very connected, like hey! I know that place you're talking about. I'm glad you guys haven't moved to LA .

[@lilahmares8309]

Me an Iowan: *hurt about being stereotypical America* Also me an Iowan: “can’t wait to get fried butter at the state fair.”

[@lrizzard]

who the hell thought it was a good idea to cook fats inside more fats

[@madisonreif4694]

Oh Des Moines, you treasure

[@Nat-bv3vk]

What is fried butter?😂

[@fonsineknshr]

@@Nat-bv3vk a stick of butter coated with batter and deep-fried, really. Haven't ate one myself though.

[@Wilma.Flintstone]

@@fonsineknshr - dear lord, that is the most disgusting that I have ever heard of

[@PacifistPea]

"If the women don’t find ya handsome, they should at least find ya handy." Lol The Red Green show was pretty iconic canadiana.

[@UniquelyPenny]

I love that this is the first comment I saw! Man I loved this show!

[@TheBeanerBum]

I used to watch this with my grandma at like 1am (she didn’t have cable) when I was a kid 😂. She loved that show.

[@LucretiaPearl]

"I'm a man. And I can change. If I have to. I guess." LOL! Great show!

[@daalelli]

Red Green!!! My dad got my hooked on that, and I passed it on to my daughter.

[@aamnatahir5336]

As a Canadian i loved this episode and laughed so much