Fred is homeless in St John's, Newfoundland and teaches me to speak Newfinese

I met Fred in St John's Newfoundland, Canada. Fred is one of those older colorful gents you could talk to all day.
Fred shared an apartment with a roommate who took off with the rent. Fred was lucky because he never spent any time on the streets. After he was evicted he found housing with the Salvation Army.
If you find it kind of hard to understand Fred that's because he speaks "Newfinese" The people of Newfoundland pride themselves on being the nicest people in Canada, and they have developed their own slang language [en.wikipedia.or...]. Fred was kind enough to give us a few lessons.
I still don't get "Bob's your uncle" but it sure is fun to say.
Special thanks to Salvation Army [www.salvationar...], Newfoundland & Labrador Housing & Homelessness Network [www.nlhhn.org] and Kimberly Yetman Dawson [ #!/...]
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[@gdunne315]

For those wondering about fred I speak to him at the grocery store everyday and he's doing great.

[@joshnagenmurugiah4531]

Good to know someone cares about him. Tq for the info.

[@adrianau4246]

What store does he go too?

[@constantdarkfog49]

Thank God, this sweet senior has a bed & place at the Salvation Army, I'm sure they will get him back on his feet. Thank God for the little help there is for people.

[@ActionCutter]

if you listen closely it's not that hard to understand actually. he seems like such a nice man! i love your description of him "Fred is one of those older colorful gents you could talk to all day. "

[@christacoffen7871]

He is a very smart old dude. Our accents in Nfld dumb us down. 😂😂 KZbin "Newfie accent"

[@jerryanstey7058]

Yes buy ! 😁

[@christacoffen7871]

"I'd be here to a month of Sundays" 😂 I stayed here!( Salvation Army/Wiseman Centre) Born and raised here in St. John's. VERY proud to say so too! 👍💞 #Newfoundland AND I was homeless here A LOT after being abandoned by my ex..then my "family" Why? I am DIFFERENT (not a junky. Just lost.) Simple as that. Wicked staff! Stayed at the Wiseman Centre(not pretty for a lass some times) for months, 3 different years. 😢But I felt safe, and gained insight, strength and good hearted friends for life. LOVE the staff. They were all Angels among us borin' f*cked up humans.💙 😊 But we all mean well. You just get in a hole..you see the sky..the trees..even the bloody rope to pull you up!! BUT but you jump, and jump all damn day!! .. just to get tired, weak, and SAD that you just sit, and quit jumping. #Meh #paynomindtome #immasook 💗 Thank you Salvation Army of NL/ Wiseman Centre. Good luck, ol feller! Xx #BETTERMentalHealthCareCURESHomelessnessANDdrugaddiction

[@scenesofstjohns5308]

Crazy I’ve been watching your videos ,but I’m only now seeing this one .My home St.John’s Newfoundland

[@anthonydowling3356]

Sounds a little like an Irish accent .I was homeless myself here in Dublin for 8 months and the Salvation Army also helped with a night shelter and free food .So i never slept on the streets but did spend 3 nights sleeping on the floor of Dublin Airport when i first landed after being in Thailand for many years .At the night Hostel no drink or drugs were allowed .It was 26 men sleeping in one big room .It was part of an Irish Army baracks .It could have been dangerous but there was always 2 workers on guard duty ,and they had a room to lock away your personal items .After Covid arrived ( i was already out and had my own flat ) they moved the whole operation to another location with 2 people to a room instead of 26 .There is lots more help for the homeless here in Ireland than what i see in North America .There are places offering a big main meal for the equivalent of a Dollar to those in need .Its still a big problem here though as rents have gone beyond the reach of even the average worker .

[@leontaylor3572]

GOD please help this gentle man.

[@christacoffen7871]

**FYI ABOUT HOW THIS BLOKE SPEAKS** 😊Guys, in Newfoundland, we have very distinct accents. He is a bright old feller. But his mash of Irish/Scottish/British (mother tongue of our(most Newfoundlanders) ancestors) kiiiida dumbs us down. 😂 Our TEACHERS talk very heavy accented! Google or even KZbin "Newfie accents" ..even Newf jokes are amazing! XX We sound like the love child of a pirate and a leperchaun...with a bit of Aussie. #homesick #wishIhadajobinNFLDSoIDidnthavetoleave :* Péace, loves! A Newf in K town, Ontario. Broke AF, struggle for food etc) BUT finally have a home to call mine , after 5 years of living everywhere! ALONE. XO

[@PYSCOPOMP]

Wow even homeless people in NFLD. Nicest people in the world. You think there wouldn't be any there.

[@Underrated709]

Hello 9 years later and it’s worse now :(

[@scenesofstjohns5308]

@@Underrated709 Worst then ever. I live downtown and I see what is happening to our city and it’s so sad. August 2023

[@EyeHearIt]

*Fred reminds me of Dustin Hoffman in the movie Dick Tracy as mumbles.*

[@homersimpson9052]

A fellow Newfie and a fellow Boston fan perfect

[@quantumleep6971]

when u don't have teeth its more difficult to annuciate your words. just gotta be patient and listen is all.

[@debbieh5620]

Kicking the seniors out on the street .so not right .I'm glad he found a place at the salvation army . I hope he finds a place .

[@SnowWhite-ub3gj]

Whataya at!! Love him! I’m from St. John’s Newfoundland!

[@maleid27]

his accent is * chef's kiss *

[@pavelusa3423]

Salt a da eart by.I like this man and he seems to me to be a happy camper bar his predicament..so does this tell us sth about the social situation in contemporary newfoundland ??at least he has help.otherwise u can't live with them and you can't live without them but we still.love them.😉.casanova said,I love wimen of course but I love freedom more.😁😂😄.hope he was gr8ly helped by the salvation army..thanks for posting..my beloved newfoundland people

[@scenesofstjohns5308]

Sad St.John’s

[@jimbarr2347]

Handsome dude.. very Newf accent, pleasing in some way to listen to.

[@breebw]

"Bob's your uncle" = "Its all done and dusted", "There we have it", or "There we go" in commonwealth countries, and is very common in England, Australia, and New Zealand. The french "C'est la vie" is similar in intention.

[@vinniedeluca2188]

One thing that every single homeless person has in common is they can’t ever take responsibility for their own actions which is why they will continue to be homeless

[@Fireman9ify]

That gentleman sounds so Irish

[@SnowWhite-ub3gj]

Yes we are Irish descendants! Xo

[@youdevil6]

do you upload these right after you record them?

[@imbeat]

what did he say?

[@Fer-zw7lp]

My native language is not English and I can understand most of what he says. Also, once you learn to read, you can activate the subtitles.

[@christacoffen7871]

That's our accent 😉😂

[@jetta.silence6356]

@@christacoffen7871 its not every newfoundlanders accent. There are different dilects in diffrent areas of the island. So somebody from st. Johns compared to bay roberts and then again to twillingate 3 different accents. Still irish mostly though.

[@jetta.silence6356]

@n1uk irish as in descendants not as in gaelic

[@sparkes962]

Happened to me paid rent to this guy was subletting 3 months later him and his gf left and the next day I woke to the landlord changing the locks be careful of who you rent from !!!!!

[@aussenn4915]

Couldn’t understand anything

[@stevewilliams1834]

Homeless in NFLD different World than homeless in LA.

[@rbj5767]

❣️🙏⚡💙💔💔💔

[@bigfat2812]

waddup Skipper

[@CashIsKing_UseItOrLoseIt]

3:20 hmmm should I bother even trying to turn on the captions ??? Naaaaaah I'm good !

[@MrSoldierperson]

What language is he Speaking?

[@haileyhammond6060]

soldier person he's still speaking English lol but I'm from Newfoundland so it's easy to understand for me lol

[@SnowWhite-ub3gj]

English! Dialect is from St.John’s Newfoundland, we are Irish descendants. Most people say we are the most friendly people in the world! I think so! 😊

[@erichodge567]

And the world's newest language is...

[@sparkes962]

More like the oldest language in north America

[@adrianau4246]

Classic Newfie lol I’m from here

[@ann-louisefairchild4900]

had no trouble understanding him at all,he spoke English I speak English for the people who say they didn't understand him I suspect ya need to clean your ears lol........I am an Australian,I thought he had a cute accent just as people know I have one too he sounds very Irish to me if I had to describe it how ever slang is a different thing slang is slang you wouldn't get my slang either but him speaking is fine

[@dionsands3113]

Stop thanking "no god"if it existed fred would live in amansion!

[@RyanSheppard-tq4pg]

Wrong 😂

[@zargle5924]

Newfies can’t even speak their first language

[@mikebatten620]

Yer mudder can’t speak her first language