EMBARASSING Things Americans Have Said to Canadians | American Reacts

[@angelinashankle75]

Tyler, you are NOT a typical American. Just wanting to learn about our country is not typical American behavior!!

[@TomHuston43]

🤣🤣🤣

[@LouismarieBelanger]

Darn right! 😉😉😉

[@canadianbench2554]

I've been wanting to say this since he first popped up in my KZbin feed.

[@g8kpr3000]

Just acknowledging that other countries exist, is not Typical American behavior.

[@lesliemccormick6527]

BehaviOUR.😊

[@revmurrayarchibald-fisher7729]

One American gal at an Alberta college asked me “Who’s that?” while pointing to the lady on our $20. I told her, “That’s our Queen”. “No!” she gasped! I rejoined, “Yep! & she’s married to a Prince!” The gal was completely beside herself and said: “But that’s only in fairy tales!” After assuring her that the Queen & Prince Philip were real people, her face drained of all colour as she said, “Don’t tell me dragons are real too!” … how I wish I would have driven her to Drumheller (dinosaur capital of the world) to see all the “dragons” we had slain!!

[@tmcgrenere]

Best reply award!

[@musicalnomad8]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@lunalove2222]

Only in Alberta is the Legal Drinking Age 18...Everywhere else it's 19 yrs

[@NeilmacRory]

@@lunalove2222it’s also 18 in Manitoba and Quebec, and it used to be 18 in Ontario, but they jacked it up a year some time ago. I’m guessing you live in Alberta and you’ve proudly ’never been east of Winnipeg?’ Canadian westerners are just as ignorant of Canada east of Winnipeg as any American.

[@scds1082]

that is a hilarious story

[@Zynnix]

You definitely encounter Canadians. We just don't announce ourselves like all Americans seem to do.

[@natty5129]

😂

[@AnabelleLiveGood]

Right !!

[@Ko_Qc]

right lol and so many talented people (musicians, actors, etc) that every1 knows are actually canadians but they work in usa because thats where the big scene is also dont take it badly but tyler most of the time you talk to much over the videos in your reactions 😏 the subject are good but please dont do too much xd

[@Fujoshi13]

😂😂😂 True!

[@johnandrews3568]

haha I posted the same thing and saw this. lol

[@AllenDarling-d7n]

On our honeymoon to Edinburgh Scotland in 1967 my wife and I were having breakfast in the hotel dining room when a man entered and instructed the waitress in a loud voice" I'll have coffee; eggs, bacon and toast in that order" from the other end of the dining room another man shouted " Hey where in the States are you from? The new diner replied "Maine". The other man shouted back " I'm from Pennsylvania ,hell ain't it nice to meet a fellow American in a foreign place". Not wishing to let the waitress hear our Canadian accents and think we were American, we both slipped into upper class British accents Later in London I had parked our rental car at a meter on the Victoria Embankment close to our hotel. The meter had to be fed every half our until 6pm. It was 4pm so I'd have to come back four times to avoid a ticket from the lady traffic warden nearby. The English money was confusing and as I was trying to sort out what to put in the meter, the traffic warden helped me. Upon hearing me speak she said I was an American. I replied that no I was Canadian. Upon hearing this the warden said give your money till 6 and I'll feed the meter for you. The Brits know the difference.

[@PyeGuySailing]

@@AllenDarling-d7n I love this

[@lmor7110]

Americans are typically so loud as tourists. They really do stand out overseas

[@jacquelinesmith2242]

I agree!! I'm Canadian and went to Quebec City and there was a stereotypical boisterous American being extremely rude and loud to the waitress . We made sure she knew we were from Ontario!!!😊

[@pureandsweet]

Omg yes. Near London, when we said we were french canadian, the parking attendant said: Ah! Québécois! And we got free parking.

[@karphin1]

Yay!!

[@LindaM2005]

After I moved to Canada, my sister kept asking me if I had common things, like rye bread, or tissues. I finally had to send her pictures of what a grocery store looked like to convince her that I moved to Canada, not outer Mongolia.

[@juliesollis9262]

@@LindaM2005 😂😂😂

[@MedicOnTheMove1]

That's hilarious! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@kaboom-zf2bl]

my aunt (when she was alive) lived in Arizona ... and the majority of her neighbours were trying to figure out her accent ... or why she never wore a winter coat in winter... 1 winter in arizona aint cold ... 2 her coat was back in Ottawa Canada for when she came up for family reunions .. and yes it stayed in my closet for her for 30 years ... still is actually ...

[@personincognito3989]

* isn't​@@kaboom-zf2bl

[@Noahidebc]

@@LindaM2005 😂 😂

[@gavinlusk2446]

I've a friend who moved from Rhode Island to here in Ottawa. After a year or so living here, he would complain about all the mocking he was getting about American stereotypes. A few years after that, he said "I used to hate the comments, but man, my country is trying so hard to live up to all of them." Anyway, he's a Canadian citizen now.

[@WJCTechyman]

As a Canadian, I think we could improve on a number of things as well. We can still improve our healthcare system, mas transit in rural areas of Ontario, make education more accessible and improve it as well, just to list a few ideas. When Trump was elected in the states, and in and around the time he was also campaigning, it's interesting how many Canadian people with the same mindset of him and his supporters came out of the woodwork.

[@TheEyesOfAnAngel]

@@WJCTechyman In MY naked Canadian eyes😳👁👁, that's a case of monkey-see, monkey-do. (And no, I'm not a "liberal")

[@gordowg1wg145]

@@WJCTechyman Remember that Canadian who moved his family to Russia, a while back, because he was homophobic (I've always suspected people like that are over-compensating...)? He did no research, didn't arrange work, lost much/most of his money, and last I recall he was desperate to leave and return to Canada! Classic "MAGA Moron" - it'd be 🤣🤣🤣if he didn't have kids, but he did and so it's just 😞😢😢😢

[@kathleenclark5877]

@@WJCTechyman The horrifying phenomenon of Trump is that his dreadful, close minded, uneducated , unintelligent racist mindset as-the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES made all of the above PERMISSABLE. He was saying out loud what all sorts of like-minded people were thinking but who were told not to express those awful thoughts. They were heaving sighs of relief and giving vent to all sorts of unacceptable beliefs. He gave birth to MAGA. How repulsive.

[@lacteur1]

US reporter to Canadian tourist: "Do you know how many stars are on that US flag?" Canadian tourist: "Of course. 50." Canadian reporter to US tourist: "Do you know how many maple leaves are on that Canadian flag?" US tourist: "Oh my goodness, it's far too windy to count them!"

[@adam-fl9kq]

I went to an American High School, which taught that the capital of Canada is Toronto. In spite of the fact that Toronto is the center of the universe, the student, a Canadian, who corrected the teacher, was sent to the principal's office for correcting the teacher. When the student father intervened and told the principal that the daughter was correct, the principal's response was, "Well, it was written in the book, so it is correct." Apparently, we don't know our own capital.

[@Motogal6]

One maple leaf only, but they have no freaking clue?

[@susanteichroeb9088]

😂😂😂

[@bobmilner4762]

@@Motogal6 I think maybe she did.

[@guynadeau9783]

on a visit to hilton head s. carolina i met a couple from chicago- we spoke french and the man asked where we were from i said montreal oh he said is montreal near vancouver ---i said yes it is a suburb of vancouver ???????wow

[@stumo57]

Heh. Not only does Windsor have the same climate, it's actually directly SOUTH of Detroit.

[@DblyaC]

As a windsorite I shudder everytime that journey song starts playing

[@jorisridderdevanderschuere1830]

the warmest city in Canada is Victoria (BC), Abbotsford (BC0, Vancouver (BC), St. Catherine (ON), Halifax (NS), Windsor (ON) average cent degree in winter

[@wendyh2708]

​@@DblyaC I'm in Devonshire Heights. I hear ya!

[@lululacanuck3824]

It’s kind of hilarious that an American would argue a Canadians fluency in English, considering that Americans have created many pretend English words like “conversate”.

[@lululacanuck3824]

Toronto is the largest Canadian city at 6.4 mil encompassing the GTA - Greater Toronto Area, its suburbs.

[@dragonborne]

My family owned a gas station/restaurant on the highway heading towards Jasper. An RV with American plates stopped to fill up, this was back when the Canadian dollar was closer in value to the US dollar (around .95 cents at the time) and they pumped $200 of fuel into their RV. When it came time to pay, the husband handed an US $100 bill to the attendant. When it was pointed out that it wasn't enough, he went on a tirade that the US dollar was worth double in Canada and then started on how Canadians should be thankful to America for saving us in WWII. This went on for 15 minutes until the RCMP were called and then the racial insults started (we being Chinese). I felt so sorry for the kids and the wife.

[@BarkerVancity]

i remember when it was higher in mid 00s

[@mattdarrock666]

Ironnically, the americans probably had the save the germans from us canucks, in WW2

[@tnbrfller]

Canada was in World War Two long before the USA showed up, and wanted all the credit. They teach their own version of numerous global events.

[@tmcgrenere]

I fear this is a sad reality though all americans i have known were kind like us.

[@neetscholar4149]

Oh yeah, we Canadians should be SO thankful about them Americans taking over leadership of the war efforts from the Brits, and using our troops as literal cannon fodder to locate enemy postions, and bombard them from a safe distance, and call basically 80% of our troops getting sent back in body bags "an overwhelming victory" to brag about for 80 years since... >.>

[@mmblue3986]

I worked for Canadas Largest Mall and Many Americans when making a complaint stated “I’m an American” like being American gave them secret privileges. Also one American Woman called my coworker who was black…the N word. It was the first time in his life somebody called him that…because in Canada we don’t have the extreme racism that America does.

[@BarkerVancity]

we do...just not towards black people....at least here in vancouver. but again its probably not as bad as the americans, all they see is colour

[@fumblerooskie]

@@BarkerVancity Agreed. There is plenty of racism in Canada, but most Canadians are polite enough to keep it to themselves.

[@normjones4204]

As a black person living in Canada I can assure you it is not unusual to be called that from time to time. Probably less than in the USA but it does happen.

[@Old_Ladies]

Yeah my family are Mexican Mennonites and they experienced some racism when they moved to a small town in Canada. Most racism I see though is towards First Nations people or indigenous people. There is also a lot of hate towards the LGBTQ community especially in small towns in Canada. Same for Muslims especially those who wear the burqa. The larger towns and cities tend to have less racism probably because they are much more of a mixed population and studies show that when you interact with other groups you tend to stop being racist against them. Many small towns are vast majority white and conservative.

[@Nitesraven]

There is racism in Canada but it's more passive aggressive.

[@shalewarbringer7848]

When I was younger, I worked in a convenience store just by the Trois-Rivieres Grand Prix racetrack. There were lots of American tourists who came and tried to pay with american bills. They were sometime angry that their money was not legal tender here. As I am such a kind-hearted person, I offered to swap their 10/20 dollar american bills for canadian bills in order for them to pay for their groceries. The fact that the canadian dollar was worth 0,70$ american dollars at the time was also a great motivation to be kind 😂😂😂 The lesson here: When you visit a foreign country, get the right currency.

[@joellehoude1225]

It depends where you live in Canada. I live in the Niagara Falls area and we accept US dollars.

[@graham7255]

I worked in Canadian banks and we would exchange all currencies except Communist currencies. You just needed I.D.

[@tedlaver]

To be fair, their money is accepted in many places around the world. Here in Victoria BC most businesses accept USD and usually with a fair exchange rate. The problem is when customers expect their change in American currency… which is illegal, not to mention completely impractical.

[@gordowg1wg145]

@@joellehoude1225 But dollar for dollar exchange rate, or did you have two prices?

[@joellehoude1225]

@@gordowg1wg145 There was an exchange rate. But change was always given in Canadian funds, which was not liked by a lot of people.

[@amhelm86]

I was watching Border Patrol one time and they had an American guy from Texas stopped. He didn't declare his handgun and when they found it and were charging him, he stated "I'm an American. I have the right to carry it." I'm sitting there thinking , yeah, in America, this is a different country.

[@Ki11erAce]

Quite a few years ago there was an American sheriff (can't remember what state he was from)on holidays, arrested in Calgary for carrying a handgun. I'm sure the local cops would have just let him off with a warning, but he was belligerent, going on about his rights, so they confiscated the gun, charged him, and I believe they deported him

[@cowboywayne35]

I think everyone's seen that video lol

[@marcjampolsky5280]

If he took a couple days while he was in Canada he could take the Canadian firearm safety course, then apply for his RPAL (you don't need to be a citizen) and he would have been allowed to bring it in once registered with the CFO With the new laws over the last couple years you wouldn't be able to..... But before that, sure He could still bring many shotguns and rifles with him now

[@marcjampolsky5280]

​​@@Ki11erAceif he took his cfsc and got his rpal he could have had it in Canada BUT he would still need to follow storage/transportation laws and would not have been allowed to carry

[@fumblerooskie]

Lots of Americans have never travelled outside the country, let alone their own state. It's not surprising that they might think their rights in the U.S. apply globally.

[@GoWestYoungMan]

Most Americans encounter Canadians all the time but just never clue in that the person is Canadian. Unless you live in some small town off the beaten track, you've likely encountered Canadians 100s of times.

[@mattdarrock666]

I met one everyday, when i look in the mirror...

[@SM-sy5cd]

We are sneaky that way 😂

[@LouismarieBelanger]

@@mattdarrock666 Swift that is.

[@CathCross]

Americans don't care about anyone but themselves

[@daerdevvyl4314]

mattdarrock666 The Canadians in the mirror! Yes, they want to enter our world and enslave us ALL!

[@darlenelim8972]

Let's be truthful...not many people think Americans are the sharpest knife in the drawer!

[@carolynrobe5957]

That is something a prejudiced person might say.

[@Diane-s5g]

It’s not their fault, it’s their education system.

[@darlenelim8972]

@@carolynrobe5957 Just stating a fact.

[@jennifermarlow.]

@@darlenelim8972 That's why we've had a brain drain since I was a teen in the 70s. Our universities are now in the dumpster, though, like the Americans. *le sigh*

[@wendyh2708]

Americans tend to be highly ignorant of anything that isn't 'American'. That however, is not the fault of the average America. It is the fault of their education system.

[@Bumperump]

Canadian here, 65+ yrs old and have travelled A LOT all my adult life, still do. My experience with Americans throughout my travels has ALWAYS been negative. I find them loud, obnoxious and disrespectful of other countries' people & cultures. I refer to Americans (to this day) as 'wave that flag, beat that chest while declaring, I'm American.' The way they treat others, while in these people's countries (including Canada) is utterly disgusting, to the point of mortifying.

[@AWood-z9g]

I won't disagree, but in their own country I've found them friendly and hospitable. I've driven across their country both professionally and personally and rarely run into a 'stereotypical' American. I ran out of gas, once, in the middle of Bumtickle, Iowa. I coasted into some farmer's driveway off a secondary highway. He gave me gas and refused my money(but accepted a bottle of Magnotta malbec). Outside of Canada the US is my favorite place to travel.

[@edwarddu6919]

@@AWood-z9g Ah yes, the midwest hospitality and the hidden social cues of southerners. They're the friendliest people you'll ever met if they like you. It's sad how slowly, they're becoming more hostile to strangers due to... recent politics.

[@stephaniepotter5999]

My hubby and I met a guy on vacation. He was amazingly friendly and upbeat. Even said if we were ever in Texas to look him up...he then asked what we thought about the American Immigration policies. He was genuinely shocked when we said that we didn't know enough about it to comment because Canada has different policies and is a different country. He then proceeds to lecture us on how youngins like us are the future of America and need to understand the politics. How it was a disservice to all Americans when we didn't understand the government system. He just could not wrap his head around the fact that Canada had a different government system. I finally explained that it would be like asking someone from Europe and he clued in. He apologized and was super interested in learning more about Canada. Cannot emphasize enough that he was nice...just that he didn't have the "Canada is a different country and has different policies" button in his brain.

[@marlainerose3340]

I find most Americans to be very straight forward and you know exactly what they think. I had a very positive experience with an American family, who were so kind to me when I got left stranded at the airport in L.A. Not only did they drive me to my destination., they had me join them for a meal. Thank you so much, good people in America and in Canada.

[@xavieraeastman8477]

When visiting the states I was asked how far down did I have to go on dog lay to be able to catch a bus?

[@xavieraeastman8477]

I've been asked did I have so-so from Montreal, Quebec when I live in Saskatchewan?

[@xavieraeastman8477]

I've been asked did I have so-so from Montreal, Quebec when I live in Saskatchewan?

[@reenie4299]

​@@xavieraeastman8477was asked by an elderly lady in Florida, 'you're from Canada-- do you know John and Marilyn so-and-so'. Turns out , that was my brother's best friend 's parents. Totally reinforced her notion that all 200 people in Canada know each other

[@robdan4528]

When I was a teenager, I worked at a truck stop and although there are a lot of great Americans, there were obviously a share of entitled jerks. A number of times I was handed American currency and was told how lucky I was to receive American dollars. A few times, I handed back their change in Canadian Tire Dollars. They didn't have a clue what they where receiving.

[@Nickelini]

Best comment on here so far. Brilliant

[@francescathomas3502]

Canadian Tire Dollars?? we chose to throw ours out when that program ended... 2009 I think...

[@jennifermarlow.]

@@francescathomas3502 What? You can still use it. Throwing money away, well I NEVER! Ontario?

[@sandikosowan8032]

Canucks here... f stellar 8:12

[@darnellgraveline1595]

You should have been head of the bank of Canada!

[@amberkeith921]

As an American, this is sooo embarrassing! I'm so sorry, Canadians!! Admittedly, I was once naive but have educated myself. I was never as bad as some of the stories above though. It doesn't help that our schools don't teach us much about other countries and our TV programs depict most of these stereotypes. And yes! Americans do encounter Canadians more than they think but what I've found is that Americans assume they're from Wisconsin or Minnesota. Lol and that's if there is any accent to be heard. Not everyone has one. I'm from Ohio (about 7 hours or 405 mi/652 km) from Toronto. I can pick up on a little of the Ontario accent, which is very subtle. Many Canadians will cross the border for shopping. I also went to school with a few Canadians who moved to the States. Canadians, please understand that not every American is ignorant. I love my Canadian neighbors and friends!! ❤

[@TheEyesOfAnAngel]

I'm Canadian😇& I had a Minnesota-born friend who came to Canada when he was 2 (his little sister was born here in Canada). He always sounded very American to me, so I've never understood this _"Minnesotans sound Canadian"_ thing. I roll my naked eyes😳👁👁at that stereotype. PS: thanks for liking us!☺

[@amberkeith921]

I agree! The accents are very different!! With my job, i meet a lot of different people. So I've heard quite a few different accents and dialects. I don't blame you for rolling your eyes at these stereotypes!! Lol​@These2EyesDontLie

[@TheEyesOfAnAngel]

@@amberkeith921 Sweet!😍And by the way, that USA friend of mine & his Canadian sister were surprising. He acted Canadian, with his laid back mannerisms, while his sister often picked on him, laughing & being generally obnoxious to him. He took it so calmly. LOL

[@jennifermarlow.]

I have a sister-friend in Defiance. It seems that people from that area know more about Canadians than a lot of places. My other friend from Fort Wayne, just a short drive away, is the same. Hey, from Nova Scotia. :)

[@seacrow53]

And don't/didn't you find that making an effort to learn, not just about Canada but about other countries in general, was a very positive experience. In my Canadian province, (back in the day) when we were in Grade 7, as part of our geography class we had to learn and MEMORIZE every state in the US AND their capitol. Fortunately, any American I've had interaction with was pretty nice. Met a lovely couple from NC in early summer and now I'm worried about them, wondering how they fared with Hurricane Helene.

[@MrMktMaster]

We met a tourist from Seattle who was visiting our town in southern Ontario. She said she had never been so far north before. She couldn’t believe it when I told her she was much further south than she would have been if she was at home!

[@debbie541]

27 USA states are farther north than Canada's southernmost point.

[@obcmissions]

Americans have asked if we have gas stations in Canada, or should they fill up before crossing the border. Yes, it’s true!

[@ericwickman920]

I'll bet she's been to Alaska too.

[@twildabuckingham]

Lol do you know that parts of California are more northern than parts of Canada? 😂

[@marilynbryson]

It’s interesting to me when I hear an American joke about the way we Canadians pronounce the last letter of the alphabet. They always say, “oh that’s the Canadian way to say zee.” But in reality, it’s the ENGLISH pronounciation. The only ones who call ZED zee are Americans. Maybe they should follow the rest of the English speakers and pronounce it correctly, ZED!

[@dickmanson2081]

Sure, and adopt the metric system too, while they're at it.

[@johnnygood4831]

Except that they will tell you they invented English. 😆

[@normjones4204]

You should hear them justifying the use of zee, I've them tell me that words with zed have the zee sound so it makes sense. I had to point out that zap, zen, zip, zone, zinc, maze, haze, and a whole lot of words with zed do not make the zee sound.

[@ThisGuyDakota]

As a Canadian, I call it zee. I know it's wrong but zed just sounds so off. Like why does it need a whole other consonant in it? How are kids supposed to sound out the word "zebra" if it's zed? Zedebra???

[@ThisGuyDakota]

@aaaaaadasjfodsfdjfbdshifb Better than zedone. Most consonant sounds can't actually be made without a following vowel sound, even if it just comes out as a breath.

[@Hamsteak]

Actually, the funny thing is; with Americans that live in detroit, they actually live north of Canadians living in Windsor

[@kjmorley]

I’m embarrassed to admit that as a Vancouverite I was unaware of how far south parts of Ontario were. I figured it out when I started growing cannabis, and discovered why plants do so much better in Sep/Oct in ON than BC. 😂

[@HealthWise-2024]

I used to win bar bets in Detroit with this one! 🤣

[@GoWestYoungMan]

I had an American tell me that all those Canadian celebrities like Keanu Reeves, Justin Bieber, and Pamela Anderson don't speak with their normal Canadian accent when you see them on tv. According to him, they impersonate Americans when the camera is on. When I told him they're talking with their regular Canadian accent he said that couldn't be true because you don't hear them saying 'Ooot and A-boot!' I suppose he also thinks our jaws aren't connected to the rest of our head because that's how Canadians are depicted on South Park.

[@lightgiver7311]

Obviously, you have never visited Newfoundland - lol. When I went to the east coast, I did notice slight accents, but in some parts of Newfoundland - Holy Cow.

[@TheEyesOfAnAngel]

Rolling my naked Canadian eyes😳👁👁. Keanu Reeves isn't Canadian, he's Lebanese. And Pamela "Anderson" married Tommy Lee, so her name is Pamela Lee

[@pamelaliegh]

Pam isn’t married to him anymore + in Canada when a man punches you in the face you are no longer required to use his name after you divorce them. He looses all respect from the men around him. Pamela comes from Ladysmith, on Vancouver Island in BC. She is most definitely Canadian + she most definitely has a maiden name . Her name. Americans don’t seem to think DV is as serious as Canadians do. It’s so sad 😢

[@helenevoyer5317]

​@@TheEyesOfAnAngelyes Keanu Reeves is born in Beirut but the only citizenship he has is the Canadian citizenship.

[@TheEyesOfAnAngel]

@@helenevoyer5317 Citizenship is nothing but paperback writing, LOL! Reeves doesn't have any Canadian ancestry, and doesn't look Canadian. Not a true Canadian, LOL

[@ianmcmurtrie3345]

One annoying thing I find with Americans is that they will still be using American currency 500 miles inside a foreign country (Canada), yet you go 20 miles into the States and don't even THINK of trying to slip in a Canadian 5 cent piece on a purchase. This irks me no end.

[@Sharon-bo2se]

US coins are a heavier gauge than ours so ours can jam their machines. Our machines take either.

[@Ron-cm1eo]

On holidays only one store would take our money he changed all of our money banks wouldn't even take it​@@Sharon-bo2se

[@100PaulRees]

My late husband of 34 years was from Detroit. He was a Quaker and in the 70s helped draft dodgers cross into Canada. He eventually moved himself to Canada. He was a great person...even if he was American 😂😂😂❤😊

[@dragonabsurda]

My aunt and uncle encountered a couple US motorcyclists on the ferry from Victoria to Vancouver and they started chatting. The motorcyclists spent 2 weeks traveling from the east coast to the west coast and were now "hopping up to Canada" to shorten the ride back home. They thought Canada was smaller and that it would only take them 2 days to get home. After they were disabused of this notion, they had to make panicked calls back home to let work and family know that they were going to be several days late getting back. 🤦

[@gordowg1wg145]

That's like people vising Australia and expecting to drive across it in a couple of days - the country is very close to the same area as the contiguous 48 states! Even in NZ we get tourists expecting to spend a day or two driving the length of the country - from end to end it's ~1300 miles/2100km, with a ferry trip in between that might add delays in sailing - and a strictly enforced 61mph/100km/hr speed limit for most roads.

[@kathleenclark5877]

@@dragonabsurda Dear heaven. Guess that’s the American educational system.

[@FaithySch]

😂😂😂 with the Rockies and the hwy being so far north, it’s going to take them twice as long to get home! (But the trip through the Rockies will be beautiful!! Saskatchewan will be 😴😴

[@daydream_believer]

I'm laughing so hard right now!! Wow!

[@shirleycampbell1026]

​@@FaithySchYou don't know Saskatchewan if you think that!

[@KeithDCanada]

Most of my experience with American visitors to Canada, was back when I was in air traffic control, and we dealt with private pilots flying over the border, for their customs stop before heading north on fishing vacations. Most were very surprised that much of the area, back then at least, was not IFR (instrument flight rules) but was basic VFR (Visual Flight rules). A lot of comments about being backwards, some pilots getting lost and having to be guided over radio. Even had a run in with 2 US Military aircraft, which were flying north up to Cold Lake, and were only authorized to fly over our airspace 'not below' a certain altitude. When approaching the airport where I worked, the two jet aircraft turned onto final, as if coming in for a landing, with no authorization, and began to descend, again with no authorization. We had to turn a small prop plane off of final in an emergency instruction to get it out of the way of the jets.... who landed without clearance.... then proceeded to taxi themselves off the runway.... without clearance. It was one of the most ignorant things I saw in my whole career as a controller.

[@daydream_believer]

Seriously troubling situations!!!

[@helenforrestal580]

Come visit in August!!!!!!

[@tmcgrenere]

The igloo trope is real. 40 yrs ago in texas a dude asked what my father did for a living. i replied he designs and builds igloos, he believed me 100

[@tmcgrenere]

In august a car with a ski rack full of americans pulled me and ask where is the snow? I told them to take the 400 hwy north until they found it, ha!

[@LoveCats9220]

@@tmcgrenere😂😂😂

[@hotsylvie]

😅😅😅😅😅

[@debbie541]

@@tmcgrenere LOL northeastern ontario here , see plenty of usa cars (license plates) here with ski's on the roof or racked over trunks , only it's July and in the summer time when it is 30C >

[@KrysLeggett]

I had an American customer on the phone tell me that he could tell I was Canadian because I "spoke that fancy English" and that it sounded like I "used all the letters in the word."

[@kjmorley]

As soon as we drop an “about” the jig is up. 😂

[@luisbenavidestorrelli5134]

But you don't pronounce the 2nd "T" in Toronto 😅

[@edwarddu6919]

@@luisbenavidestorrelli5134 Eh, Torontonian here, we do, albeit a modified pronounciation. Sometimes, it's more like a d sound but it is still there. Now, if you want a place name that has letters dropped, look at Etobicoke. We drop the -ke. (Note: I typed out the rest of the message first before realizing that I used eh very stereotypically. Totally not on purpose.)

[@luisbenavidestorrelli5134]

@edwarddu6919 I don't know what to say then, I live in Toronto (I'm not from Toronto) and I work with a lot of Torontoanians and everytime they say Toronto they say like Torono

[@cjewasiuk]

I had a lady the other day getting off a cruise ship ask me why everything was closed? I said it was Labor Day. She looked at me funny and said, "But we are in Canada, and Labor Day is a US holiday. Then she went on a rant about Canadians stealing holidays.

[@kathleenclark5877]

@@cjewasiuk REALLY? Good grief!

[@audreytessier526]

I wonder what she would have to say about Thanksgiving. Americans model their Thanksgiving between the Pilgrams and the Wampanoag people in 1621, Canadians trace their first Thanksgiving happening in 1578.

[@theodencortes5627]

Canada is basically usa2.0 but without all the violence racistism and free healthcare (I'm Canadian btw)

[@debbie541]

@theodencortes5627 NOT ,,, the truth is that Canada is more like the U.K.. our government is modeled on the British system. Our healthcare is more like the UK, as are our gun laws. Food laws, Killing by police is very rare. We absolutely keep religion out of our politics. the culture of the usa & canada are actually miles apart…

[@theodencortes5627]

@@debbie541 thanks for adding more context

[@chrisgraham2904]

Canadians don't only have interactions with Americans when Americans visit as tourists. Many thousands of international corporations operate in Canada as separate Canadian corporations, but are based from American companies, with American head offices. Examples like Microsoft Canada, IBM Canada, General Motors Canada, Ford Canada, Chrysler Canada, Xerox Canada, Amazon Canada...and the list goes on and on. I worked for 30 years of a Canadian international corporation and traveled often to the New York head offices and American employees often visited the Canadian operations for meetings and events and to share expertise. We heard all the stereotypical questions and comments from our American neighbours. It never took very long before the Americans are telling Canadians that everything in America is bigger and better, although they were visiting the Canadian operations to learn how to automate and computerize their manufacturing, or administration systems to achieve higher efficiencies and profits.

[@personincognito3989]

They always think everything is bigger and better

[@chrisgraham2904]

@@personincognito3989 During the second world war, my father was Canadian Army artillery, and my mother was an RAF Air Women. Americans gained the reputation by most Europeans and the British as being loud and boastful about everything in America being bigger and better.

[@Gwennedd]

I get the same tropes of "bigger, better" when trying to educate an American about Canadian heathcare systems. They try to argue that we have to pay more in taxes ...and it wasn't free because...taxes. Then they try to argue that their docs and procedures are better because everyone from other countries are always trying to get surgical work done in the US...which is only true of mili-fraction of cases.

[@jennifermarlow.]

As for the corporate types, the humblest in that way (believe it or not) was the guys from Boots & Coots. We had a rig fire, and they were here to contain it. One would think that being from Texas, AND so famous in the oil business, they would be full of it. But, nope. One of them did wear a 10 gallon hat, a big white one. :) Mobil Oil Halifax, 1980s.

[@Vio-ot4ft]

Not to mention the fact that Canada is bigger. Bigger. lol

[@bl_leafkid4322]

Drinking age in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec 18 yrs rest of Canada 19 yrs

[@g8kpr3000]

Also, Quebec it's sort of just a suggestion :P Every year our highschool had a grade 10 (14-15yr olds) trip to Quebec City. When I was in Grade 9, two girls in grade 10 had to be escorted home on a bus by themselves, with a teacher, because they not only went to a bar and got served, but they got drunk. When discovered, their parents were immediately called, and the parents had to pay the cost of a full bus to bring them back. That was the end of our Grade 10 Quebec Trips.

[@Old_Ladies]

​@@g8kpr3000Happens in Ontario too though I don't know how often. Kids would stand outside the beer store and ask if an adult would buy them beer.

[@charmainecano1617]

Speaking of class trips, in grades 6 and 7 when I lived in the west island of Montreal (Pointe Claire) our trips were to Belle Neige in the laurentiens, loved those ski trips!!!

[@djdissi]

The rest of Canada is 19? Sheesh you sound like an American

[@Sylver_Echo2923]

​@djdissi They aren't wrong though so.... what's the issue? 😂😂😂

[@Astra_Polaris]

Super long comment but I wanted to add my experience. I really like your content because I get to see someone so respectfully trying to learn about us. It's a huge change of pace from what I'm used to from Americans talking about us. I'm from Alberta, Canada, and I lived in Texas for a year and a half when I was in junior high/middle school, and it was hell. My mother married a guy from the military, which is why we had to move even though he kinda wanted to move to Alberta to be with us. I was living on base in Fort Hood and went to a school on base, and dear lord, it's a miracle I had any friends. The jokes and stereotypes about Canadians were one thing, I could laugh and joke about it with them, throwing in my own jokes about the weather (personal favourite is that we know the 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and construction), but what was a huge problem was the amount of people treating me like an invader sent to detroy the government. Like, buddy... pal... I was 13!! I'm not kidding. It wasn't even just a "haha, look, a Canadian on an American military base, they're gonna leak our military secrets, oh no!" and then we just chill and play Pokémon. No, it was a legit, "go away, invader!" We had a news paper project though at one point an it made the headline assignment super easy. At least the neighbour girl was fun and I'm still friends with the one guy that was nice to me to this day, even though we haven't seen each other in years. Shame on my drama teacher though for her intentional attempts to humiliate me and chase me out of her class, and that other teacher who threw a fit right after I arrived halfway through the school year because I didn't have all 50 states and their capitals memorized before arriving in time for a pop quiz on it that would count towards my grades. I remember crying while writing the Canadian provinces and territories and their capitals on a sheet of lined paper to test myself on that when I got home because I was homesick and scared and wanted to find something to comfort myself with. We eventually moved back though because my mother was abusing my step dad and they got a divorce. I feel bad for him and hope he's doing well these days. One thing I'll miss is the outings with his awesome family in Dallas, and swimming on Christmas day in his sister's pool. They were good people.

[@cathennebury1183]

I spent a portion of my youth living in Prince George, BC (the central interior of BC). I remember my dad telling me about how he met Americans coming from the more southern states driving all the way up with skis on their cars for a ski vacation in July (yeah, we have summer in the central interior too). I really got a kick out of taking a cross border trip to North Dakota…I was living in Winnipeg, MB at the time) as an adult on Canadian Thanksgiving. The cashier at a JC Penny really impressed me when after finding out we were Canadian asked, “isn’t it your Thanksgiving today?” Delighted she knew a fact about Canada we smiled and said yes! Then she ruined it by asking if we celebrated Christmas on December 25th like America ….

[@darcymartin7608]

The majority of my encounters with Canadians was just how uneducated they were about Canada and Canadians. Even if they were from less than 200 miles from the border. They were curious but the questions they asked.....sometimes it was difficult not to laugh. The one time I had an encounter with a "typical" American was on a train coming from Halifax to Montreal. This older man was from Philadelphia had the audacity to tell me there are no "real" Canadians in the NHL. This was in 1976 when the only players in the NHL were Canadian and American. So, my partner and I started listing all the Canadian players on the Philadelphia Flyers team at that time. The vast majority if not all the players on the Flyers team were Canadian. This American got all huffy and stormed off. His wife was embarrassed, apologized for her husband and followed him. My partner and I just clinked our beer glasses and enjoyed the scenery. Job well done on our part.

[@amgelarock426]

Well done indeed! As Barbadian woman who have had much interactions with Americans they also perceived that people in the Caribbean all wore grass skirts!

[@Borderlinegoldenretriever]

I think you meant to write Americans and not Canadians

[@cassiopee26]

@@amgelarock426 oh my goodness...🤦‍♀

[@lacteur1]

@@Borderlinegoldenretriever Let's hope so, LOL!

[@amgelarock426]

@@Borderlinegoldenretriever Yes, I was referencing Americans who I had alot of interactions with, who thought that people from the Caribbean wore grass skirts and lived in straw huts, and they were blissfully ignorant of any other notions but there's! I herd that so often I lost count!"🙂

[@angelinashankle75]

Our favorite pastimes include complaining about the weather and Americans lol

[@Noahidebc]

😂 If you live down along the west coast it’s the rain!!

[@angelinashankle75]

@Noahidebc I am on the East Coast, and normally we complain about the wind! Specifically, the Nor'easter!! Lol. I have to say though, last winter wasn't too bad. All of the big storms did not land on the coast

[@stephaniepotter5999]

Albertan here and damn it's cold

[@Noahidebc]

@@stephaniepotter5999 I have family there. Don’t go there often but been there during the winter season and brrrr!

[@acelockeheart1649]

@@stephaniepotter5999 BC boy here and damn it be toasty in this province.

[@JayneSmyth-od3wi]

I worked in a grocery store. A woman come through with her groceries, and tried to pay with a card. It wouldn't work. I asked her what kind of card it was. She told me it was a "???" Card. I didn't know what she said, so I asked her what that was. She got very angry at me and yelled that it was Food Stamps and the government pays for it. I started laughing and said "Yeah, the government of the United States, not the government of Canada.

[@TheKathleenbaird]

Born in Detroit, always lived in the northeast suburbs until I married a Canadian and moved to the Greater Toronto area in 1974. Growing up, NEVER understood why the USA weather reports stopped dead at the border, as if NOTHING existed outside the States. (Note: Windsor, Ontario is SOUTH of Detroit.)

[@revmurrayarchibald-fisher7729]

Another American student at that College in Alberta was from California. He was surprised he didn’t get a ride on a dog sled from Calgary out to the college. I asked, “If Canadians could land your jetliner at an airport, how could you not know we would have modern highways, cars and buses?”

[@christianeangell6831]

As a Canadian, I like you. You are refreshing and willing to learn about our country😊

[@mikewilson4480]

I was told by a Texan that she thought the snow reached the border and never thawed...and that she was surprised that we all didn't live in igloos. She was so floored that we had a warm summer.

[@gail9566]

I went to Jasper Ntl Park many times when I lived up north. Always got a kick out of American and Japanese visitors with their eiderdown jackets zipped up on a +30 day. Canadians had shorts, sandals and t- shirts on.

[@joellehoude1225]

I lived in Niagara Falls when I was young. I also worked in the tourist industry. We've had people tell us that they were going to Vancouver tomorrow. They were driving. I had to tell them it takes 24 hours to leave Ontario and then they have a few other provinces to get through before getting to their destination. They were shocked.

[@miraleatardiff8543]

Damn! Back in '76 I started a rumour amongst my friends in Washington State that there was a 6 foot wall of snow at the Canadian border. It finally reached Texas! LOL! Seriously though, my friends and I used to wonder 'What? Do people think there is a 6 foot wall of packed snow at the border?'. Apparently some - not all, thankfully - do. Tyler, keep up the good work educating your fellow Americans.

[@Cookie_Kaiju]

When I was in Australia, people assumed my accent was American until I told them I was Canadian. Then they would apologise profusely for calling me American 😂 And all the complaints I heard when I worked retail and had to tell tourists we don't accept American money. Like, why is it so hard to show some respect as a traveller and have some local currency on hand?

[@kerrybutler5908]

I have met many Americans in different countries. It amazed me how little they knew about whatever country they were in. I was in Mexico when I met two American families who were trying to use a street atm and were obviously verry frustrated. I told them to only use an atm that was in a building as they were locked up at night and less likely to be tampered with. I told them there was one in a cantina two blocks away that gave pesos and American dollars. I was informed very loudly that they did not want any @#$% Mexican crap, they wanted good old American dollars. I just looked at him and thought "Man, you are begging to be ripped off in so many ways" and walked away.

[@ThursdayNext67]

A selection of my encounters with Americans, in person or online: "Do you take dollars?" , "Do you have summer?" , "Where is the bridge off the island?" , "How long is the drive to Toronto? ( this was in BC)"

[@TomHuston43]

These examples were said as jokes.!😎

[@KoraCarlson]

@@TomHuston43Omg! Here you are again! Just lookatcha, commenting everywhere. Anyway, I assume you were the one who said them, as only the person who said them can realistically declare them as jokes. I mean , not funny, but not everyone has the same sense of humour. Having worked in a touristy area, I can assure you that other people have also said these things. And if they were jokes then man, they can take it far! Like really, really, really far. So if what you say is true, then the American commitment to a bit is phenomenal. Annoying, and not doing a damn thing to correct the stereotype of the confidently incorrect American, but there you go.

[@linelemay6803]

Many tourist don’t realise the size of Canada. This story is not about an american but a guy from France. A family member was the owner of a gaz station in the Lac St-Jean region Qc (6 hours from Montréal). One day a frenchman asked him how he could get to Vancouver for the weekend. 😂

[@thehellyousay]

4 days if they drive through america, 7-8 days if they drive across canada.

[@elspethread9737]

As a kid I went to a camp in upper NY State. Because of dumb questions I told them Toronto was a tent city with igloos in the suburbs. The camp was quite a bit north of Toronto. We used to go to a town a few hundred km north of Toronto. Mid summer, 25-30c, Americans would arrive with skis on their car wanting to know where the snow was. Vance just said school shootings are inevitable. We have had 3 in 30 YEARS. no where else but the US.

[@christopheraitken3396]

I am a 67 year old Canadian. I lived east of Toronto from ages 1-7. Most of our television programming was American. The first national anthem I learned was the American. In school, in those early years, we sang God Save the Queen

[@CyphersPryde]

We lived in Calgary and had a friend who worked in Drumheller, they have a massive natural history museum dedicated prominently to dinosaurs as it is a huge depository bones, like alot of Alberta is and shectold us about 1 woman from the south who complained to her because we didn't have any live dinosaurs "as advertised"! She said and I quote "We didn't come all the way up here to look at a bunch of bones!" She complained her way up the food chain until she and her thoroughly humiliated family were asked to leave.

[@miraleatardiff8543]

Yes, the Royal Tyrrell Museum does get its fair share of people who have strange notions about dinosaurs. The Jurassic Park movies don't help matters much.

[@gordowg1wg145]

You should ask her how many are 'christians' 😄

[@susanandrews2294]

I've been to the Royal Tyrrell, it's magnificent. So are all the 'bunches of bones' lol.

[@micron001]

This is really hard to believe. I mean, think about it. Things like this strike me as a stereotypical story like the type the Americans would repeat amongst themselves about us, but it's in reverse. Maybe I'm just having a tough time thinking that ANYONE could be that mind-bending STUPID.

[@CyphersPryde]

@micron001 work in any kind customer service for awhile, then get back to me lol

[@joannebonin5757]

well a friend of mine was working in Amherst Nova Scotia , They were working on the power lines . Two Americans with ski's in July asked them where is the best Skiing was ? They directing them to Wentworth Valley ( real good in the winter time ) The two guy's thanked them and moved on lol They had a good laugh over that lol

[@tmcgrenere]

I have the same story haha!

[@TomHuston43]

@@tmcgrenere, This could never happen.

[@NatoBro]

I too have had that happen to me. They were on their way to Mont-Tremblant. This was in July. I explained that there wasn't any snow this time of year, but they insisted. Hope they enjoyed themselves. lol

[@jennifermarlow.]

Happened to me, in Halifax, 70s.

[@bobsacamano1274]

I’m Canadian, raised in a border community. Have worked and socialized with Americans all of my life and can say with some authority that the absolute dregs of American society are on social media. On the other hand, those I’ve met face to face are basically like most Canadians: kind and considerate. So in a world getting increasingly hostile, let’s just acknowledge we’re lucky to have each other as neighbours.

[@kathleenclark5877]

@@bobsacamano1274 Well said! As a Canadian.

[@wocookie2277]

I served in the Canadian Forces, and always enjoyed having them on spring exercise. Three feet of snow in May was always entertaining. Especially the guys from Fort Knox. Had every piece of kit they had on at once. To us it was springtime on the prairie. There are also cases of Canadians being jailed driving with a Canadian drivers license in the States.

[@juliesollis9262]

@@wocookie2277 Really??? Like the news 5 yrs ago, stick shock, and Tyler's youtube just recently. Amazing and frustrating ☹☹

[@marcjampolsky5280]

The drivers license thing is so silly.... We literally have a treaty with them saying our licenses are valid and visa versa

[@wocookie2277]

@@marcjampolsky5280 I know yet our own Canadian government has given travel advisories about it. Happened in more than one state, and they do the same thing to other out of state drivers too, so we are one of you I guess, in being targeted for revenue by local police.

[@thehellyousay]

american cops see out of state plates, they start salivating for a "civil asset forfeiture" opportunity because they are legally allowed to rob you of cash under that doctrine. apparently, in america, money can form intent to commit crimes, and american police are allowed to punish you for crimes they claim you "may commit". once they pull you over, they are incapable of admitting that their only reason was the hope of robbing you "legally", so you're going to get charged with something, then cut loose, and have to pay for your car back.

[@gorgha3988]

I am Canadian, and lived in the US for 10 years, had all sorts of crazy shizz said to me/asked of me. Like "Do you guys have donuts up there." That said, the most F'd up encounter I had with an American might actually be one I had back home here in Canada. I was in the hospital with my father, visiting my mother who was sick at the time. We were down in the lobby/waiting room and this man was being arrested. He was yelling, screaming, fussing, trying to break free from the cops. All the while yelling "YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME! YOU CAN'T ARREST ME! I'M A F$&@ING AMERICAN! YOU CAN'T ARREST AN AMERICAN!"

[@personincognito3989]

Yeah when they announced that they're Americans it's so naively arrogant and stupid and they don't realize they just are adding to the stereotype. Americans you're not in America you were in the continent of North America but you are not in the country of America you are in Canada

[@g8kpr3000]

> YOU CAN'T ARREST AN AMERICAN!" Did he also say "I could've shot him! Why didn't I shoot 'em!!!" like the heritage minute? American's being Americans since the 1800s.

[@KathyCouch-vl7tn]

The country south of Canada is called the United States. Both the U.S and Canada are situated on the continent of America.

[@lacteur1]

@@KathyCouch-vl7tn No they aren't. They're on the continent of NORTH America. The terms "America" and "Americans" have been in usage for 248 years and everyone understands what they mean. Do you live in Canada? By your logic, you're also an American. I don't know about you, but NEVER call me an American.

[@Jacobpoffenorth]

Do you mean North America?

[@mass4552]

I was working at a truck stop years ago and would meet American drivers daily and have always found them to be personable and friendly. Sometimes they would ask questions about things that are different in Canada (usually the colour of our money) but nothing outrageous or rude.

[@Cookies-i2f]

I think truckers are nicer and more well traveled. They learned how to conduct themselves because relationships in trucking are important.

[@WinterWarlock261]

My favourite was: "Do you have a 4th of July in Canada?" Answer: YES!! Yes we do!! It comes between the 3rd of July and the 5th of July. Infact, we even have an entire 31 days in July!! Every year!! A whole 31 days!! And entire 365 days every year for the whole year itself!! We just don't celebrate the 4th of July though because it's a day like any other, just like the 3rd of July or the 3rd of June or the 12th of December. They're just days. Ordinary days with nothing special about them. But if you mean an equivalent to America's Independence Day, then you probably mean Canada Day on July 1st.

[@cassiopee26]

Love the sarcasm 😆

[@kathleenclark5877]

@@WinterWarlock261 EPIC!

[@CarboneCat]

I confirm that Americans tend to be loud. I was hiking in the Alps and every time we walked by Americans, they were always talking to each other loudly.

[@tnbrfller]

Indeed, my wife and I used to dine in a high end fishing lodge on the west coast of BC, which attracted people from all over the world. We used to joke about being able to quickly identify guests from the USA as they were always the only one's complaining about the food, and being loud.

[@dragonabsurda]

When I worked in a souvenir shop in Harrison Hot Springs, BC, I was amazed at the number of times that American tourists (usually from WA) went off on me because we would exchange USD to CAD for purchases, but did not have a separate USD cash box to give them US change. On the flip side, the most polite and well-mannered person I met while working there was a high-schooler from Liberty, MO. Edit: There were times when the exchange rate was pretty close to parity - even a brief period in my memory when the Canadian dollar was stronger than the US dollar. So there were time when stores would take USD at face value even though the USD was slightly stronger because the tiny difference was eaten up by the cost of processing money exchanges in-house.

[@lesliemccormick6527]

I had a couple, early 40s, in my lane at the grocery store where I work. I asked them if they "collected points". They looked mildly confused. I explained about our loyalty card. They told me that they were American, from Colorado, so I carried on. They were whispering. Suddenly the man produces a 'Kroeger' card and says he DOES have a loyalty card. Long story short, I wasted my breath trying to 'splain that it would not work and he kept insisting it was a "good American card", and that I "just try it" with the air of someone convinced success was imminent. Of course it did not scan. He asked me to "keep trying". I declined to do so. His wife pipes up, "Well, it always works at home." Her tone one of being helpfully polite to someone she thought was a bit dim. "Is there someone you can call to help?" I said, in a very polite and apologetic voice, "Ma'am, I regret to inform you that Canadian and American companies and systems are not interchangeable or compatable as they are from two different countries. Sorry." She shrugs as her husband says, "Well, it was worth a shot!" Was it?? Was it after being told repeatedly that it would not work?? Sheesh.

[@Nickelini]

My old Vancouver Safeway card worked in the western US and Hawaii (but only at Safeway, of course!). Even after Canadian Safeway discontinued it, I still used it for discounts in the States. It felt weird and I would never have assumed it worked. One time I was buying Tillamook cheese in Oregon and after the conversation with the cashier about my Safeway card and my comment that I liked this cheese, he looked at me like I had two heads and asked "Don't you have cheese in Canada?" So that night an American got to tell his friends about the weird Canadian who came to the store to buy cheese.

[@lesliemccormick6527]

@@Nickelini Safeway is an American chain, like Walmart, so not surprised your card worked. My store is all Canadian and the card they wanted to use was for Kroger, a very definitely U.S. chain, who have recently merged with Albertson's, which owns Safeway, so who knows, maybe you can get your cheese at a savings at more than just Safeway the next time you go south of the border.😉 What bugged me, though, was that I told them it would not work and they argued. The hutzpah.

[@schoonergirl2658]

I was born in the 50s cars didn’t have heaters to keep the windows clear in winter then so we had clear plastic frost shields inside the windows to see through. Dad met an American who thought it was great we had bulletproof windows in our cars. Another thought the plugs available for us to plug our block heaters in was provided for American tourists to plug their RVs in. And an American soldier at our Canadian base in Europe was amazed that we speak English, French and American!🙄

[@bunzeebear2973]

I had a VW aircooled. My dad drove the van. In the winter he would leave his side window open half inch. I asked why as it was cold in the van. He said "The windshield fogs up from breathing, so by leaving the window open the moisture leaves the glass clear. AH!!! The reason why. Moisture gets sucked out and little comes in. . That has always worked on any car. Also, the cleaner the glass, the more likely it will fog up. A real thin layer of oil or car wax will stop it from fogging up.

[@schoonergirl2658]

@@bunzeebear2973 Believe me, at -40 before the windchill you DON’T want the window open, even a little! The frost shields meant you could see out of the windows but keep them closed. They were stuck to the inside of the window and thin enough to roll the window down. Our first car with a heater was a real treat in the winter.🤗

[@miraleatardiff8543]

I remember the frost shields in the 60s and dressing warmly to drive anywhere in the winter, especially when the temperatures are ranging between -40 and -55.

[@brendamiller5785]

I remember those frost shields!

[@dravont73]

@@bunzeebear2973or spit if you’re in a pinch.

[@Jays_World]

Canadians have all heard the familiar trope about Americans crossing into Canada in the summer and looking to go snow skiing. I have personally had this happen to me (so, not a second hand story :-)). The first time was in July 1967, in Niagara Falls Ontario, when two bros in a Mustang with a ski rack with snow skis on the back pulled up and asked me how long it would take to get to Whistler, B.C., as they wanted to get some skiing in. I told them that if they took turns driving, non-stop, day and night, they should be able to make in about 72 hours. I also pointed out that they had the wrong skis, as they'd only be able to do water skiing at that time of year, and even that would be difficult, as Whistler is a mountain (although there are many lovely lakes nearby).... They were not happy to hear that...

[@wingzero7316]

There is an American KZbinr who makes really good history videos but outside of history his knowledge isn't as good. I used to play warzone occasionally with person. He told me he will never visit Canada because it doesn't have diverse environments/terrain and he laughed at me when I told him, British Columbia has mountains and rainforests, Alberta has a desert called the badlands and every province, and territory is different. He also didn't think Canada has amusement parks, thought Canada was too cold to have cockroach and other stupid beliefs about Canada.

[@kmacgregor6361]

To be fair, cockroaches are not common here. I've never seen one.

[@wingzero7316]

@@kmacgregor6361a lot of apartment buildings in Canada have roaches. Canada has a native cockroach called woodland cockroach, it also native in USA

[@jennifermarlow.]

BC has a desert, too. Kamloops. And the boreal forest stretches from coast--to-coast, all the way to Newfoundland.

[@lauriebilozyr5560]

It is British Columbia.

[@outerjex]

Im a Canadian and i just want to say that when i went to the U.S everyone treated us really well, and helped us find places we needed to go and it surprised me because of the stereotypes😂

[@Cookies-i2f]

I find there are nice people everywhere.

[@cynthiasteinborn9171]

I believe anyone moving to another country should do their research. I'm a Canadian working with 2 African women who came last September to Canada. One was driving on a rural road in Ontario. There was forest on both sides. She was scared a lion, elephant or crocodile was going to jump out. I explained we don't have those animals to her relief. I said you might see a deer, moose or rarely a bear. I thought the conversation was funny and a little bizarre 😅

[@Shan_Dalamani]

Hopefully someone explained to her that she shouldn't feed them or even go near them.

[@EyeKnow1111]

I experienced something similar in a local Mom's group on FB where a newcomer to Canada asked where the nearest 'sea' was, and 'what about mountains?' We live in Ontario. 🤦🏻‍♀️ We tried to explain the Great Lakes to her and break the news about the mountains but she was very disappointed.

[@wendy77777]

@@Shan_Dalamani so true I was in Yellowstone as a kid in the forest ranger told me that the week before that a man saw a bear with his kids so he went and got the honey and put it on his kids are so that they would lick them the boy lost his arm. He thought it be like Yogi bear or Winnie the Pooh I guess. Wanted to warn me because I just bought a teddy bear and I was Canadian. I might not know how dangerous they were. He was being very nice.

[@Shan_Dalamani]

@@wendy77777 There actually are Canadians stupid enough to think that bears are like stuffed toys and deer are like Bambi. You'd think they would know better, but whatever. My parents went to Yellowstone on their honeymoon, and my dad had an idea many years later that he and I could take a trip there, and to the Grand Canyon (indulging my interests in geology and geography). Life got in the way of that idea, unfortunately. It would have been wonderful.

[@pookieloo7707]

I’ve met many Americans and most are great, kind, lovely people. The only thing I noticed that they all had in common, is some things they say would be considered rude in Canada, but is the norm in the US.

[@lorieclark184]

I dated a up state New Yorker.I met his family I found them to be rude.I was creeped out by some of the people when I went to cape cod,a black man came up to me I hopped back in the car and locked the door. I found Americans reserved.I also found my American boy friend kept me quiet a and hidden. He had a weird way of living.He found a girl friend down there that ended us.

[@nickd4310]

In the U.S., hate speech, which incites hatred toward minorities, is constitutionally protected, while in most countries it is criminal. Many Americans feel that this restriction means that other countries do not have free speech.

[@gordowg1wg145]

I look at it as "the right to say what one thinks - provided one thinks first!" If they'd practice the second part more, the place would be much better for it - unfortunately the people who need to most are the ones least likely to do so.

[@mizfizzify]

went to Mexico and was waiting my turn at the ATM. The American ahead of me was screaming because she put in an American card and got Mexican pesos! She thought I would be on her side!

[@ocan355]

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is one of the most beautiful documents in the world. Ever. It guarantees that certain rights and freedoms are protected and will be protected under the law. It basically means that all people are equal under the law across the entire land. You don't even have to be Canadian. If you set your feet in Canada you are protected by this charter. Except for some rights, like the right to vote, you are considered equal to every other person in this country. Rarely, very rarely, are those rights and freedoms suspended. Like in the case of war or . . . say, if you use thousands of huge trucks and shut down the borders and cities as a form of protest. That is probably what the person who said that Canada does not have free speech was referring to. Free speech has limits.

[@kato64]

And the SCOC has confirmed that invoking the Emergency Measures Act was indeed illegal in that instance. Only two PMs have invoked it during peace time and they both have the surname Trudeau.

[@larryyockell]

I lived 10 miles from Niagara falls. I had an American pull over to ask how far he would have go to find snow for skiing. I told him to drive a thousand miles further north. This was in July.

[@lindsayambler9706]

Brilliant.! Lol

[@PyeGuySailing]

A week ago I was watching a video on KZbin where the Canadian comedian was doing a skit. He said "Zed" instead of the American "Zee". An American didn't like that the Canadian said "Zed" and thought everyone else in the world is saying it wrong because. He said" you don't go to the Zed-oo"...(to see animals) I'll let that sink in. He then said that it's stupid because letters don't have names that are different then they sound. 😂

[@Nickelini]

OMG. That's a new one. So many versions of American cluelessness

[@Vio-ot4ft]

Canadian here-I once overheard an older gentleman in a store (with a British accent, no less) tell his grandson that, here in Canada, because we say 'zed,' that words with 'Z' were pronounced differently, as in 'zebra,' (pronounced to rhyme with Debra.) I had a hard time not commenting loudly to my BF about zebra this, and zebra that, zebra, zebra ZEBRA!

[@PyeGuySailing]

@@Vio-ot4ft many of us say Zebra the way Americans do because of cultural creep. But if you look at the word, it is supposed to sound like it rhymes with Debra. There are two consonants after the e....making it a soft E. Z-eh-b-r-ah. If it were spelled Zeebra then the way Americans say it would be correct.

[@Vio-ot4ft]

@@PyeGuySailing I'm a Canadian in my 50s and NO-ONE here says it like that, or ever has, except for that British guy I overheard. Maybe you're him and are embarrassed? In regards to "cultural creep," things change, buddy. Also, do you say "zehh-ro" for the number before 1?

[@PyeGuySailing]

@@Vio-ot4ft lol...I'm Canadian as well. First off I say it that way but i did admit most Canadians say Zebra the American way. Secondly. Zero is a hard E because it's a consonant then a vowel then a consonant then a vowel Z-E-R-O....see how there's only one consonant in between the E and the O? That's why Zero sounds like that...not because the letter sounds like "ZEE'... I'm honestly embarrassed for you that you so fully with your whole chest said this for people to read.

[@tomgrantham9992]

Well, there are educated Americans, you are one of them. Thanks.

[@melissawhite218]

I was asked by an American tourist in Vancouver if our rentals came with toilets or if you had to purchase them every time we moved.

[@kathleenclark5877]

A senior Canadian friend and his wife were on a Mediterranean cruise a few years ago. There was a mix of Canadians and Americans on the ship but mostly Americans. At one Italian port and American tourist came back completely indignant about the fact that the Italians would not accept American money. No word of a lie.

[@keri-lynnpower6705]

Las Vegas 1996= "Do you live in an igloo? " "Yes I live in a 3 story 4500sq foot igloo"

[@bhalliwell739]

Lol

[@lorrainekraakevik5584]

Lmao

[@debbie541]

with a swimming pool too

[@NotSorryCAN]

I went to Texas to visit my cousin and was shocked, shocked I tell you, that they didn't all wear cowboy boots, chaps and stetsons and nobody said "Howdy" to me. Not one person!

[@alanboyle9504]

excellent

[@DocJ58-OCB]

Tyler, I lived in southern California for almost 5 years in the mid 80's (the Reagan years) and spent over 36 years driving long-haul in Canada, the US, and Mexico, and CONSTANTLY heard complaints about Canadians, how we came down to take work away from Americans, how we didn't appreciate what America had done for Canada (and of course, the rest of the known world), how we ALWAYS drove the speed limit, and how we were too polite, too likable, etc,etc,etc., so please, don't generalize and say the Americans DON'T complain about Canadians, because, bro, Americans complain about EVERYBODY who ISN'T and American almost constantly.

[@wendyh2708]

American Truckers don't take jobs from Canadian Truckers and vice versa. That would be interstating and it is illegal. A driver can lose their license and company can be royally screwed if caught interstating.

[@jayLucja]

I've had a few incounters but one of the ones that I recall the most was when I was doing an intership in BC. There was a person from the USA there... He was a nice enough guy but he was a "typical" american thinking that he was better /smarter and he wasn't very aware of other people. He also was a beliver of the US being better then Canada. He was always saying that he would cook food for us as he trained for a year under a chef... But then he would never offer any to me ... We also got a lot of very good salmon donated to us because it wasnt "pink" enough for resturant use but was perfectly good and healthy ... But he said not to eat it... Then on my birthday he decided to make everyone supper so we could celebrate together with a "family" supper... However only after he almost finish making it did he mention he was making an pasta dish... (At the time pasta was one of my least favorite dishes) While we were eating one of the people asked what one of the ingrents were he told them it was eggplant. Well the person never had eggplant before and they were not feeli g very well so they were wondering if that was what was making them feel sick and if maybe they were allergic to eggplant. He just told them not worry and just avoid eating the eggplant, because they would have known at thier age if they were allergic to eggplant. And he seemed annoyed that we were not all singing praise for the meal he made Well they stopped eating it and turned in for the night because they were feeling so bad. The following day ( it was there day off ) they had to spend it in bed for how bad they were feeling. And I can't recall how we got on the topic but at a later date we were comparing our two contries and at one point he said that USA invented so many things yet Canada hasn't invented anything worthwild... I was so shocked (and annoyed at this point) that after naming a few things (that he either said that it wasn't significant or that i was wrong and it was the US) I just had to end the conversation becuse i knew he wasn't listening to a word i was saying... Needless to say i tried to avoid him as much as possible for the remainder of my time there.

[@jennifermarlow.]

Wow, I mean ...insulin .. the zipper ...kerosene ... just off the top of my head!

[@sep2383]

I was at the boarder crossing in Niagara Falls in July. I saw a car coming from the American side to Canada with skis on the top of the car.

[@TomHuston43]

C'mon. That's just a joke, which I heard about 50 years ago.

[@rickbeith3336]

@@TomHuston43 I have heard several different versions of people seeing this. How far is it to go skiing?? About three months and one thousand miles.

[@personincognito3989]

​@@TomHuston43I did date someone from California many years ago and I said where were you planning ongoing when you came to Canada? He said he wasn't sure he was just going to drive until he hit the snow. This was in the summertime in Vancouver so I told him he'd have to go thousands of miles north to be able to find snow right now

[@TigerLily00]

@@TomHuston43 sadly, not a joke.

[@micheledubois8878]

I am an Ottawa born and bred Canadian. I was married to an American for 29 years. He had been here in Canada for 6 years before I even met him so he knew Canada very well. When we moved to New York, I finally met his friends and family, I was absolutely astounded at the ignorance of his family's and friends' knowledge about Canada. They thought we all lived in igloos, teepees, or government housing. They had no idea that we have highrise buildings. They thought that our buildings were no more than 3 stories high and were all made of wood because we in Canada have no metal or steel to build highrises with. They also thought that we did not have running water or inside plumbing. Also, they thought we didn't have cars and got around on horseback or wagons pulled by horses. After a week of putting up with this ignorance, I looked at my husband and said I want to go home. Unfortunately, we stayed there 2 years before coming back to Canada. I have no desire to ever visit or live in the US ever again.

[@carolynrobe5957]

No need to be prejudiced because of such a small sample of Americans.....Many are more sophisticated than your husband's family and friends seemed to be.

[@TheNightlessFall]

My father-in-law is American and he's always complaining about Canada. One day I asked him: if Canada is so bad, what are you doing here? Now he's thiking twice. He is not a bad man, just a little bit arrogant.

[@condomescapee6045]

I have dual citizenship between Canada and the USA. I grew up in Saskatchewan mostly. I use my Canadian passport to travel except when entering the USA. I had a very negative experience listening to people from USA in Manila once. They were bitching about The Philippines and how they didn't accept US currency, didn't speak 'American' and oither idiotic things. I finally couldn't handle their stupidity anymore and told them the reason vendors don't accept US currency for the same reason vendors in The USA do not accept The Filipino Peso. I also told them that most people in The Philippines speak English, but don't speak American because they do not want to sound stupid. I owned bars in Thailand for years. The ONLY nationalities that I ever had any problems with weer from the USA, Russia and England. I had many excellent customers from those same countries as well though. The only people I EVER had thrown out of my bars and/or banned were from the USA. As a side note, I was driving into North Dakota from Manitoba. At the border the Border Guard welcomed me to the USA and aksewd me what the weather was like in Canada. I said to look behind me. The weather doesn't change ta the border. LOL I could go on and on about stupid things people from the USA. We love the USA. They are like our mentally handicapped little brother that we love.

[@pammaccallum]

Usually, I only encounter Americans on Cruise ships. Normally, they are nice but on my last two cruises I ran into Texans in the bar where they kept trying to engage me in their political conversation, trying to explain how great Donald Trump is! As a Canadian, I was brought up with the rule that it is rude to discuss religion and politics. I tried my best to change the subject but they were relentless for over 30 min. Unfortunately (since there was alcohol involved) I gave them my view of their former president and they finally left me alone. I was extremely grateful and enjoyed my drink in peace

[@sarahsnowe]

Well done! Anyone who thinks the aptly initialled DT is great doesn't need any more booze. Damage already done.

[@Ccamero123]

Living with Americans for four years I came to realize, they know nothing about Canada (most of them) They don’t care to know either. They’re just not interested. I can count on one hand the times I was asked about my country. One question that floored me was “Why don’t you want to be American?” 🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@derykamey3626]

Also when we say About.. it does NOT sound like Aboot... Ive never heard a Canadian say it that way.. Yes I am a Canadian, Born and raised

[@jennifermarlow.]

It goes back to Bob and Doug MacKenzie, the movie "The Great White North", calling each other Hosers and saying A-Boot, drinking much beer.

[@Vio-ot4ft]

It's called "Canadian Raising" and has to do with where in the mouth (higher up, and also for a shorter duration, compared to typical US English) we produce those vowel sounds. We do say it differently than most Americans, just not as exaggeratedly as is portrayed. Americans can hear that it is different, but unless they are linguists, they haven't really got any basis to understand why /how it's different. It's also way more common in some regions (southern Ontario) than in others - though you'll hear it here on the west coast a bit.

[@josephinekush5056]

This is true. While attending a conference in South Dakota just a few years ago I was asked if we had paved roads in Canada. I'm not kidding, paved roads. This from a supposedly educated person.

[@MizuMing]

3:08 Had an American friend visit me for a bit a few years back. Got into an argument about 'how many' statue of Liberty statues there actually were. They thought the one in New York was the only one that existed. They had no idea that smaller versions were also gifted to other countries aside from the USA or that any replicas outside of store trinkets existed.. Currently there are 2 (true) statues of Liberty, and hundreds of lesser replicas globally. My American friend absolutely denied the existence of the lesser statues. 😅

[@karphin1]

I like Tyler, that you are exposing these things that some Americans think about us. Thanks for helping to open up this field of ignorance!

[@lauraloo29]

I love how surprised Tyler gets. It is normal to hear stupid questions. :) I used to work in a national park and had more than one stupid question. "How much does that mountain weigh?", "Does this flag come in other colours?" inquiring about the Canadian flag. People who couldn't figure out the coins. Our coins were the same size and shape. This was before the loonie. Had to help a woman count out Canadian pennys :)

[@TheTefloncougar]

Drove shuttle bus in the parking lot of the local casino. We are a boarder town and get a lot of Americans coming over. One woman asked me if we "Celebrated Christmas in Canada." At the time we were driving through a Christmas light display so large you could feel the temperature increase from all the lights. I explained that most countries that were part of the former Commonwealth celebrate Christmas. She seemed disappointed.

[@Shan_Dalamani]

"Former Commonwealth"? Canada is still part of the Commonwealth. So are quite a few other countries.

[@thessleidl]

I believe you did 2 parts of talking to Americans with Rick Mercer. There is a part 3 I hope you can critique. Love your content as a typical average Canadian.

[@johnandrews3568]

Here's my best American story... my wife and I were in Veradero, Cuba, a vacation choice we made specifically because Americans generally don't go there. We are at the resort, booking a scooter and this guy who looked like Ernest Hemingway, said very loudly, " I heard y'all speaking English, you must be 'murrikans'. We said no we're Canadian. So I asked him how he managed to get to Cuba. He said this, 'As an American, I'm able to go anywhere in the world I want.' Ok, so I asked him how he got there (he was from Atlanta). He said he flew from Atlanta, to Toronto, swapped flights and flew straight to Havana. I said, why didn't you fly from Atlanta to say, Kingston, Jamaica and then on to Cuba... much shorter flights. He looked at me dumbfounded and said, 'oh, yeah I guess that might work too.'

[@gail9566]

I lived in the western states in the early 80s and attended college there. I wove wild story about my grandparents keeping sled dogs ( they had a car, and no pets), and more outlandishness. When I came clean about the prank they refused to believe me. Fun fact: one of my roommates from Star Valley Wy. had only gotten electricity in their home in the previous couple of years. As a northern Canadian with indoor plumbing, air conditioning, a dishwasher, microwave and the convenience of electricity and hot water, I was a bit surprised by this.

[@anothersquid]

Lots of my youth living near the border... all summer long, car after car coming into Canada with skis on the roof.

[@janellegodin2934]

Some of your teachers are 100% teaching you this. I have friends, born in Canada, emigrated to the USA and were told many incorrect stereotypes about Canada. One got detention for trying to correct a teacher. Unfortunately some adults learnt this as kids and continued to believe this as adults. I've seen work sheets passed around an elementary school showing Canada with an image of an igloo, polar bear and dog sled.

[@TomHuston43]

And what images do you see in the worksheets from Mexico?

[@KoraCarlson]

@@TomHuston43 Interesting question, but a little off-topic. The OG question was about American encounters. The side discussion is about if American teachers spread misinformation, and you want to start bringing other countries in? To what end, I don’t know. You could probably bring that up if you want to discuss Canadian/Mexican encounters, and maybe then what they’re taught in Mexico would be relevant. I would hope that since Mexicans are actually native to North America, they would have a clearer view but I just don’t know. I’ve never encountered a Mexican that loudly told me that my money isn’t money and that I live in an igloo, but at the end of the day, I suppose your guess is as good as mine, My nephew went to school for a year in Florida. He was confidently told by his geography teacher in front of the class that no, they didn’t have cars in Canada, what he thought were cars were actually dogsleds. You know, even though his mom spent decades working at car dealerships. And him, just being a poor dumb Canadian, couldn’t tell the difference between a dog sled and a car. If I ever meet someone who has a similar experience in Mexico, I’ll be sure to let you know, as it seems to be an area of interest for you. I’m Canadian. I like to be helpful.

[@dravont73]

@@KoraCarlsonGeez as Canadian you sounded almost American there. Pretty condescending imo. He just asked a question out of curiosity. To see if the stereotype applied to both sides of the border or if it was just special to Canada.

[@gordowg1wg145]

@@dravont73 Nope, there were under-tones of prejudice there - my apologies to the gentleman if i was wrong, but... NOTE, because I am quite sure I've seen his name on other "questionable" comment, I don't think I am - but, again, apologies if I am confusing him with the other party, and they're different people.

[@helena-rosehouldcroft871]

Our Canadian Charter is actually called Rights and Responsibilities. The idea is that individual rights are important alongside community responsibilities. Cooperative and social movements are a core part of Canadian history. Many Canadians have greatly loved family and friends who are American. 🇨🇦🥰

[@Littlefrench48]

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom !!!!!! Yo , not responsibilities ..... OUPS ! 😁

[@ryanwilson_canada]

I've seen jokes about Americans thinking it's always frozen here by looking at weather maps, where the border magically goes from 100, to 37, not realizing it just switched units from Fahrenheit to celcius. Lol

[@personincognito3989]

They thought it was much colder before we went metric also

[@kirsten_snoose]

It wouldn't surprise me! When I was a little kid, in Canada, it was the other way around - I didn't know Fahrenheit existed, so when I heard of someone having a fever of 102, I just assumed the human body could get to extreme temperatures. (Not an expert in biology then, either.)

[@ryanwilson_canada]

@@kirsten_snoose would give new meaning to the phrase "it made my blood boil" lol

[@debbie541]

OMG lol

[@CathyLouise-yf9zn]

I loved this segment! I've been asked all kinds of odd questions while visiting in the states or encountering Americans on vacation. One woman from Michigan who we met in Mexico asked how we got down there? She didn't think we had an airport in Toronto where we could get international flights. A waiter in Las Vegas, upon hearing we were from Toronto, asked if we had a lot of trees and deer on our big lot? We live in the fourth largest city in North America. We have neither a bit lot, nor a forest, nor deer on our property. But we do have a very large international airport. Another American in a restaurant in Canada stated that our dollar would be worth more if we didn't waste so much money printing our currency with coloured ink. I met a draft dodger who fled to Canada during the Vietnam war. He laughed as he told me he came in July with his parka and skis, assuming he'd have to wear winter clothing when he crossed the boarder. I really could go on, but you get the picture.

[@kato64]

My father served in the Canadian military when I was growing up. In the mid-70s he was stationed in Chilliwack, B.C. One summer we went camping in Washington State at a KOA campground. The campground had an arcade and I spent a lot of my time there. One day I got to chatting with another kid. I asked him where he was from and he said he was from there in Bellingham. He asked me where I was from. Of course I replied I was from Chilliwack. As we were just 20 miles south of the Canadian border I assumed he’d know it. He didn’t have a clue. He asked me where it was. I said it was in B.C. He said, “Where’s that?” I replied, “British Columbia, in Canada!” (probably somewhat condescendingly because at the age of 11 or 12 I didn’t realize that many Americans are “geographically challenged”). He got all excited and said, “You’re from Canada?! Does your Dad have a snowmobile?!” I replied, “He used to but he doesn’t anymore”. He was utterly perplexed, and then asked, “How does he get to work if he doesn’t have a snowmobile?” He was stunned when I said he drove his car. I am sure if I’d been more of a smart-ass and said, “He goes by dog sled” he’d have believed me 100%. Having said that, my wife and I have travelled rather extensively Stateside on our motorbikes and have had nothing but positive experiences while in the U.S. The overwhelming majority of the people we’ve met are very friendly and seem fascinated to discover we’re Canadian, although some of the questions we get are unintentionally hilarious. We’re planning to retire in the next couple of years and are hoping to spend several months riding throughout Canada and the U.S. and are very much looking to meeting more of our American neighbours and exploring your beautiful country.

[@Shan_Dalamani]

Some businesses near the border accept Canadian currency, or at least they used to. I was in Spokane with a friend many years ago, at a PBS station. My friend (from Calgary) decided to renew her annual membership ($25 at the time, either in USD or CAD; they'd take Canadian money at par). She didn't have proper change, so asked me if I could break a $20 (CAD) for her. I could, so when I opened my wallet and started pulling out a $10 and a couple of $5 bills, the Americans around us stared. They'd never seen Canadian money before and were shocked at how colorful and artistic it is. They wanted to have a closer look, so those bills got handed around to a dozen other people in the room to stare at before I got them back, handed the smaller bills to my friend, and put her $20 in my wallet (yes, I got back everything back I was supposed to).

[@DebbieStewart-v9z]

Our drinking age in Canada is 19 except in Quebec where it's 18.

[@Venusandjupiteinunion6434]

I have not encountered Americans where I live here in Canada, at least not to my knowledge. But I had quite the exciting trip way back in the day. I took a bus all the way down to Florida. Yes three days on a bus well it was cheaper than $1,000 at the time to fly. I was somewhere in Tennessee, trying to hook my next ride into the next bus. And the guy at the counter goes you're a Canadian aren't you? And I went yeah I said how do you know and he hasn't even looked at my credentials yet. He said you said oot and aboot. say it again oh Lord. Now this was the year that I had gone to a very large convention, and me and my friend were treated very nicely. It was like we were a rare bird. I remember I almost missed a connection (my friend flew so I was alone) near Milwaukee Wisconsin. I ran over to the gate, to frantically get my bus, and the guy at the counter said well that's not my problem ma'am. This always happens when you Canadians come down here you always get lost. I was kind of put off by that. So I managed to finally get on a bus, and do you know not one single person in the bus station bus depot would help me not one. Not one. That would never happen in Canada I assure you. And no one talked to me at all. Let's just say when I got home to Canada, and I was at my hometown bus depot, same bags I had two guys jump up and go can I help you with that. I am sorry to say but my encounters with Americans while traveling have been not so good. I guess it's dog eat dog down there, and I guess that's normal, but in Canada it doesn't matter who you are, someone will help a lady with their bags. And it was all about you're Canadian say oot and aboot, strange. That being said I've always had a very good time when I traveled in your country Tyler, but you guys could be a little bit more friendly, and maybe help a lady with her luggage, and knock it off with the 'you said eh' and say oot and aboot for us, it's so cute 🙁

[@thehellyousay]

if you had encountered an american, you would have had no choice about knowing they were american because they would make it emphatically clear that they are american.

[@Venusandjupiteinunion6434]

No I guess I haven't encountered any americans. In my own country anyway. I don't meet a lot of tourists in my own City.

[@jennifermarlow.]

I've spent time in Ottawa, and they were the rudest people ever. Big cities, rude people. jmo, and from the Maritimes.

[@TigerLily00]

Years ago, we drove to Carolina to watch the Toronto Maple Leafs play the Carolina Hurricanes in the playoffs. We stopped in PA for lunch at a truck stop. We were sitting at the counter. Everyone was friendly and shared their story. An American truck driver could not believe we would drive that far just for a hockey game. LOL. "you mean to tell me, you are driving for hours, just to see hockey" We responded "yes". After asking us two more times, he finally asked "Ain't it on TV??" LOL. Oh, and you most likely have met Canadians, we just don't make a big deal about it.

[@jennifermarlow.]

Ummm, North Carolina or South Carolina?

[@TigerLily00]

@@jennifermarlow. Where the Hurricanes play. Raleigh, North Carolina. it was an 11 hr drive from where we are in Ontario.

[@jjjones4982]

Canadians are becoming more American-like so when I was in Europe was where I really noticed Americans. It was a good reminder what not to do. :D