American Reacts to Canadian Stereotypes…Are they true?

[@JosephD]

We tried to clear the air by calling out these stereotypes! Let’s have some fun here, comment with if you’re Canadian or American, and which stereotype is TRUE for YOU personally! I’ll start.. I’m Canadian and I love poutine 😂

[@AudreyBrataily]

Canada is still the greatest country on earth

[@HamishDuh2nd]

I will say "sorry," even when I am not actually sorry. Canadian sorries are very disingenuous, but that's how we avoid potential negative interactions with strangers.

[@dmbthegurl]

Love this video! Great to break down stereotypes, even if they are kinda funny. Also one of the houses with a Canada flag on it was my brothers house 😂

[@JosephD]

@Elle W 😲

[@Tomasu82]

@@HamishDuh2nd I like to think that it's just were typically non confrontational. We prefer to be polite and respectful over being right. But get a typical Canadian confrontational, you should start to worry. You won't like us when we're angry. It's funny, almost the opposite to Ausies. They are incredibly friendly and helpful (from what I've heard) but they will damn well tell you what they think and won't sugar coat a thing. They have been known to go out of their way to help someone that looks lost that didn't ask for help (and might complain about it) but a Canadian is more likely to just smile and nod unless directly asked for help, and even if asked, not do more than absolutely necessary. Now of course that's not everyone but it seems more or lesss accurate to me.

[@LindaM2005]

When I married a Canadian and first moved to Canada, we needed something for the kitchen. My husband said we'd go to Canadian Tire, and I looked at him like he had three heads and said, why on earth would we go to a tire store for that? LOLOLOL Oh, when I was young to Canada and naive.....

[@FreezyAbitKT7A]

the Farm and Fleet stores being similarly misnamed for what they actually sell based on what they sold originally

[@AeiSedai1976]

Lol I'd guess every one in Canada has gone to Crappy tire.. but bet 75% have nvr bought a tire from them!

[@Ancaryvan]

The Pharmasave. More than just a Pharmacy store.

[@Justfun-tt4sr]

Lmao.

[@JosephD]

Hahaha love it.

[@mouse9727]

I’m Canadian and I apologize all the time. I’ve apologized to the door frames in my house when I’ve run into them. It’s just so reflexive, lol

[@stanleefangirl]

Ahahah yes I’ve totally done that lol! You bump into a post and apologize very true Canadian brother!

[@Seriously_Unserious]

Don't forget Please and Thank you, they don't want to feel left out!

[@heatheryoung36]

I say sorry, please and thank you all the time! We are true Canadians!

[@vallaindigital]

I'm Canadian, and I've apologized for apoligizing lol!

[@Justfun-tt4sr]

I loved watching Rick Mercer talk to Americans about Canada. Funniest thing ever.

[@kieranbarkovsky606]

He don't even exist anymore does he

[@Justfun-tt4sr]

@@kieranbarkovsky606 He left the show but he still exists, just not so much in the public eye.

[@lesliemccormick6527]

Rick: "Do you agree the U.S. military should not bomb East Timor but should instead bomb the mall at West Edmonton?" American, nodding seriously while listening: "Oh, definitely, definitely. If they are threatening the U.S., they can't be allowed to get away with that. I'm not for bombing unless there is no alternative, of course, but we have to protect ourselves." Rick: "From the threat of the West Edmonton Mall, you mean?" American: "Yes". 😂😂😂😂

[@Justfun-tt4sr]

@@lesliemccormick6527 LMFAO. Congratulations Canada on getting a second street.

[@lesliemccormick6527]

@@Justfun-tt4sr "Congratulations Canada on getting a national railroad!" Recall a spit-take involving my cup of tea...😆😆😆

[@LiqdPT]

Also, poutine didn't make its way out west until 15 years ago or so. These Canadian stereotypes are mostly Ontario/Quebec stereotypes.

[@daniellysohirka5079]

I've been eating it in northern Manitoba for 24 years at least. It's my favorite dish.

[@LiqdPT]

@@daniellysohirka5079 well, I suppose I should have said "west coast". Manitoba is the next province over from Ontario, so it would make sense it might show there earlier. The first time I had poutine was when I moved to Toronto in 1999.

[@daniellysohirka5079]

@@LiqdPT yeah makes sense

[@sadee1287]

I never heard of poutine until I was up in Saguenay in 1990 taking my French immersion course. I was amazed that it became so popular across the country years later.

[@LiqdPT]

@counselthyself I'm not saying NO poutine existed, but it wasn't a well known thing. It's this dish that is held up as Canadian, but I'd never heard of it living in the Vancouver suburbs 2.5 decades ago.

[@robertwargala2812]

CA-NA-DA CA-NA-DA CA-NA-DA Heard this chanted at international hockey games.

[@Shundi879]

This and spontaneously singing the national anthem.

[@lisaeveleigh658]

Yes!

[@realalbertan]

At international swim meets we had lots of different cheers / chants... most adapted from club teams.

[@lolwu7718]

@@Shundi879 yep remembering when they needed to stop play as everyone was singing anthem at top of their lungs... he couldn't continue until anthem was done....

[@PhoenixHinds]

That is the way it has been chanted as far back as I can remember.

[@samcs1453]

Canadian Tire is more of a hardware store than a car shop.

[@ryans413]

Multipurpose store that dose not sell food

[@qwincyq6412]

@@ryans413 they tried. Used to have bread, milk, coffee…right next to the washing machines

[@lakelili]

But it was the first place you went to buy basic hockey equipment... and fishing... and camping... yeah... hardware store.

[@kburdy]

@@lakelili except you also get party supplies, clothing, kitchen appliances, toys & garden centres

[@gobear83]

@@ryans413 the sell chips and that’s food

[@peggymurphy2783]

Poutine began as a Quebec regional food that the rest of the country has embraced BUT the most Canadian food is, hands down, MAPLE SYRUP!!!

[@amylee3531]

Did you happen to catch the great documentary on that Maple Syrup Heist a few years ago? Not sure if it's still on Netflix crazy!!

[@Falconslash3]

Maple Syrup is still mostly a Quebec thing as Quebec alone is 70% of world production

[@arenjay3278]

Maple syrup poutine.

[@kenlompart9905]

I laughed so hard at the show Mom when they drove to Canada to smuggle maple syrup across the border to sell and make money, they treated it like smuggling drugs.

[@malezytunnii4712]

@@Falconslash3 if you think about it. Québec is home to the most cultures and sterotypew of Canadians. Even the word "Canadien" was invented there. Even if other Canadians dont want it to be true, its very true.

[@jimwinslett9583]

Dual citizen here who grew up in Texas but lives in Calgary now. Having not only seen, but lived both sides of the coin, here are my thoughts: 1. Tim's: YES. Of course. 2. Loud Americans: OMG. Maybe Buffalo is an outlier, but if you're travelling, you can always pick out the Americans, because they're so much louder than everyone else. When I moved to Canada, I kept getting asked why I was shouting... and it was just my normal voice. 3. Patriotism: Americans and Canadians are both patriotic. American patriotism is external, Canadian patriotism is internal. 4. Canadian Tire: when I first moved here, I couldn't see the big deal. Now that I've lived here for 8 years, I seriously miss it when I travel. 5. EH?: I don't say 'eh'. However, I sometimes tack 'hey' on the end of a sentence as a stand-alone. That is apparently an Alberta thing. 6. Poutine: Oh, hell yeah. Where had this been all my life? Now, if Canada could just latch onto chicken-fried steak, it would all be good.

[@JosephD]

Brilliant analysis, Jim!

[@lollylolly8186]

I’m the reverse, a Canadian living in Texas. Wow, it’s very different!😲

[@tiffaniterris2886]

Believe it or not it's actually a native thing.

[@siddokis2945]

When I was a kid all schools and parks had outdoor rinks and they were frozen all winter and all kids played hockey at some level. Also over 80% of NHL players were Canadian.

[@amylee3531]

Many many backyards also made wicked rinks!! Now people b*the too much and bylaw officers nail you if you have one.

[@janshe3597]

Still do have outdoor rinks at most parks in Ottawa, Ontario, along with the longest skating rink in the Country, the Rideau Canal.

[@amylee3531]

@@janshe3597 I'm in London Ontario. We have an outdoor rink at Victoria Park and a very long skate path/trail through Storey took Gardens/Springbank Park. But the weather hasn't been reliable enough for ponds and rivers to freeze well enough. Even the outdoor rinks are having issues with constant freezing.

[@GoodSupply]

The smell of a Canadian Tire makes feel warm and fuzzy. Please take Jason to Canadian Tire at Christmas time!

[@FeldwebelWolfenstool]

My first job. Sporting Goods Dept. 1969. Age 16. We sold army-surplus Lee-Enfield SMLE's for $19.99

[@AK.__]

The Canadian Tires is lovely store. But the smell.....it's like smell of cheap plastic and low quality rubber. Service ..... hmmm.... also in style "take what you see, otherwise this also will sell out".

[@paulahillier1390]

Yes! Totally nostalgic.

[@derpycwc]

Yes just don't take your car there for repair.

[@AK.__]

@@derpycwc I've bought and replaced tires there once and another time fixed punched tire. From this perspective no complaints. Not sure about complex repairs though.

[@Tomasu82]

Add Nanaimo Bars to the "Canadian" food stereotype :D

[@kriscairable]

I prefer a Butter tart, but yes Nanaimo Bars are delish

[@barefootanimist]

Sad to say, I know people born and raised in BC who don't like Nanaimo Bars...

[@Tomasu82]

@@barefootanimist they are an acquired taste. SUPER rich.

[@Ancaryvan]

And I thought Timbits would be the stereotype snack.

[@barefootanimist]

@@Tomasu82 When chilled, they are spectacular. Far superior to the doughnut-hole.

[@markhammer643]

In August 1990, the week of both the first Gulf War and the Oka Crisis, I drove from Victoria, BC, where we were living at the time, to Fredericton, NB, and a teaching job. I drove half the distance stateside, crossing over from the US to Canada at Sault St. Marie. One of the things I learned on that drive was that Americans *like* donuts, but Canadians *need* them. If you're going to complain to a buddy about your spouse, your kids, your siblings/parents/in-laws, your government, your neighbours, your boss or coworkers, your plumber/mechanic/phone/cable company, etc., in the U.S.A., you do it at a dingy bar, over a beer, with a buzzing neon Schlitz, Coors, or Budweiser sign missing a letter, while in Canada you''ll do it at a coffee shop with a double-double and a cruller (or chocolate dip) in hand. The resident-to-bar ratio in the U.S. seems to be inversely proportional to the population. So, a town of 2000 might have 9 bars, while a town of 1500 might have 7, and a town of 1000 might have 5...plus a Hardee's and a Dairy Queen. In fact, the Canadian Tire near us briefly *did* carry several grocery items, with milk, eggs, butter, cheese and bread available in the cooler. Like a great many stores, they have continued to expand what they carry, the same way that Wal-Mart is now a grocery store and Loblaws, a supermarket chain here in Canada, sells clothes, household items, and pharmaceuticals. Everybody seems to want to have every conceivable customer. My own last time on skates of any sort was January of either 1964 or 65. I had the first and only breakaway of my entire life, stickhandled down the ice, and was so preoccupied by my mental narration ("Keon, to Armstrong, over to Mahovalich, from the point...") that I skated past the net and headfirst into the boards, knocking myself unconscious (we didn't wear helmets in the '60s). My parents declined to buy me skates after that. I live but a short drive from the world's longest skating rink (the Rideau Canal) but have never once set foot on it. There ARE things one can do in Canadian football that would never happen in the NFL. Probably the best example can be found in the tie-breaking score to this Toronto-Montreal game. This sheer chaos is only feasible under Canadian rules. View from the 5:55 mark kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4nVk6SXhMSXq7M Personally, I can't watch NFL. The field is too small, and the certainty of first downs too great. Make a 6ft guy fall over with his arms outstretched and a ball in his hands three times, and you're onto a fresh set of downs. Where's the risk, the danger, the anxiety? Hockey? Unlike the U.S., there are not too many places in Canada that DON'T have winter, and ice to slide on. And there are a lot of those places that don't have anywhere to ski. Backyard rinks are a tradition. Baseball *used* to be popular, but has since been displaced by soccer. I still don't understand how there can be NHL teams in Florida, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, and California. Minnesota, New York, Massachusetts, and Illinois, I can understand, and to some extent also Ohio and Pennsylvania. But hockey in places where ice is always and forever something you have to *make* and not something you have to put up with and figure out what you can use it for, I don't get. As for flags, it bears noting that NO Canadian school starts out the day with pledging allegiance to the flag and the Republic for which it stands. One *does* pledge allegiance to the flag when taking the oath on becoming a citizen. But after that it's not any sort of regular ritual. Indeed, a promotional campaign to make Canadian flags more omnipresent was only started a little over 20 years back, when Sheila Copps became Heritage Minister. Flags show up on lawns for Canada Day, but get taken down much faster than Christmas lights come down after Dec. 25.

[@LiqdPT]

What I noticed about the flags is that most of the Canadian ones were out front of corporate offices or bigger businesses. I think he showed 1 or 2 houses with a Canadian flag. In the US, it's much more common to fly the flag at a house or small business.

[@chrisgraham2904]

Americans are the masters of marketing and have been marketing their flag for generations. The Canadian flag was the British Union Jack until Canada adopted it's own flag in 1965. (Other than the Red Ensign flag that was flown to distinguish Canadian ships from British ships.) As the Canadian red maple leaf became more accepted, pride in the flag has grown and their numbers are multiplying.

[@LiqdPT]

@@chrisgraham2904 I'm pretty sure the Canadian Red Ensign was used unofficially as a Civil Canadian flag before 1965, not just on war ships.

[@chrisgraham2904]

@@LiqdPT That's true, all branches of the military flew the Red Ensign and any other entity that need to differentiate from the British.

[@BruceBalden]

@@chrisgraham2904 I remember the day when my school took down the Red Ensign and replaced it with the maple leaf flag. The new flag was not popular with the veterans then because it wasn’t the flag they fought under.

[@snafufubar]

I've found that the bigger the flag the higher need to show how patriotic they are. And all politicians need to wear those little lapel flags so everyone knows how patriotic they are.

[@brianh4104]

You guys are the best thing on KZbin by far! Happy Canada Day/July 4th gents!

[@karens.481]

"Are there flags everywhere there?" "No," says Jason, with a flag visible right over his shoulder.

[@ChrisDca]

I believe that's an umbrella! ⛱ 😂

[@Orange_Fever]

@@ChrisDca On the right side not the left. You can see it blowing in the wind. Very blurry though

[@VeryCherryCherry]

I LOVE Jim Gaffigan. Love love love his comedy. Oh and I don't go to Tim's anymore. Ever since they changed ownership, the quality of everything has plummeted, and they got rid of all my favourite items. And they're really busy trying to be a sandwich shop now. I miss the old Tim Hortons where the coffee was good and the baked goods were freshly baked in store.

[@danwatchesmovies]

Since they were purchased by an AMERICAN company... just sayin' ;-P

[@VeryCherryCherry]

@@danwatchesmovies I know, I didn't really want to say that and be negative about the US.

[@janehall6587]

@@VeryCherryCherry How Canadian!

[@mamaollama9433]

What were you favorite items? I miss the steak and cheese panini....

[@Zlata1313]

Bashing timmys, the new Canadian thing?🙄

[@markmata2671]

A lot of Canadians say “oh no yeah for sure,” quite a bit.

[@kburdy]

Just had this conversation with my new coworker from the UK yesterday about this!!! She was confused how we say yes and no 🥲 No = no No Yeah = yeah No yeah, fer sure = absolutely

[@markmata2671]

@@kburdy accurate! 😂

[@kittymeowmeow93]

I say this and I somehow never realized it was a Canadian thing

[@edm_doug]

Actually I hear women say that way more than men

[@markmata2671]

@@edm_doug hmm, weird I actually hear more men saying that where I live. 😂

[@joshuabrown5123]

As an American, I love watching the CFL. It's a great sport. "Buffalo is more Canadian than some Canadian towns." How true. Also, we Americans would love to have universal health care.

[@jennthurston364]

Not everything is covered here but, yes I am thankful.

[@Justfun-tt4sr]

It's not free as many Americans are led to believe. It comes from us paying taxes on EVERYTHING.

[@nic5373]

@@Justfun-tt4sr true but it is more fair! It doesn’t benefit the rich . The one benefit to the American system is that if you are rich you have some of the best healthcare in the world. (Still prefer socialized systems though)

[@stephenolan5539]

@@Justfun-tt4sr Americans pay as much per capita in taxes for healthcare. Medicare etc. I had known that they pay more overall per person but didn't realize that they that inefficient. They pay extra to prevent people from getting free healthcare.

[@stephenolan5539]

@@nic5373 On BGT there was a girl that said it would her last time dancing because she was going to have surgery for spina bifida. A few years later a saw a video of her dancing. I was confused and checked it out. Simon Cowell flew her to New York for more advanced more expensive surgery.

[@flantin]

I don’t wanna start a war but Quebec’s poutine is one of a kind

[@hawleyrigsby3123]

Can’t start a war with the truth! I didn’t know about poutine until I read it as a “Canadian specialty” in a teen magazine and was super confused and, admittedly, grossed out. Moved to Montréal for school and promptly learned the delicious truth of the situation.

[@matcam6235]

Absolutely!

[@FreezyAbitKT7A]

But are they Wisconsin or Vermont cheese curds? Tres Magnifique

[@amylee3531]

It is though...and I live on Ontario and eaten MANY a poutine..Sadly. lol

[@matcam6235]

@@amylee3531 my parents came from Quebec and later moved to Ontario to have their family.My mom was the expert on what is a good poutine. It's the gravy and St Albert cheese curds that make the best basic poutine. The gravy has to be beefy not chicken base. She also talked about cretons a pork spread being the best from Quebec. ..She passed ...I miss my mom...always think of her when I have poutine.

[@wjdietrich]

Hotdogs" originally frankfurters" were more likely created in Germany a long time before they appeared in the USA and the game of baseball (probably based on some type of British ball games)was recorded to have been played in Canada at least a year before the supposed US "Father of baseball" , Abner Doubleday, "invented" it in Cooperstown,NY. Sooooo, there's that!!

[@heidicolville4961]

As a person from Saskatchewan one thing I do have to say is not all of Canada has milk in a bag. We have ours in "milk cartons" or jugs. As well Poutine is not as big here although we do like Poutine it is just not as common. Tim Horton's is everywhere. If you go to Vancouver however, you will see more Starbucks than Tim Horton's. The stereo typical thing about Saskatchewan is that it is just flat prairie. That is only part of what we are. We have many many lakes and forest area. We also have the Great Sand Hills and Hoodoos and all kinds of other landscapes. Our province is the Land of Living Skies. We have so many birds that migrate here as well as the sunsets and clouds. We are the home of the RCMP because the training centre is here in Regina. So stereo types are everywhere we just have to look beyond what is said about each area.

[@LiqdPT]

Yes, mostly an eastern thing. I saw milk in bags as a kid in the 80s in BC, but not ubiquitous (a couple friends used them) and they disappeared in the late 80s or early 90s And ya, we didn't have Tim Hortons as a kid. I think there was a gentlemens agreement that Timmys was in the east and Robin's in the west. Once those got bought by corporations in the 90s, Timmys expanded west

[@Zlata1313]

We had bags of milk in SK briefly decades ago. Didn't last.

[@anthonysalemi373]

I think the bagged milk is really only an Ontario thing now

[@chadfalardeau5396]

When I was a kid about 5 or 6, milk in bags was available in Alberta but I haven't seen it in over 25 years except in tv

[@hockeypnc3]

Was this in Toronto?

[@dwarren1010]

In regards to Canadian chants. "I am Canadian". "Take off hoser!". "Double Double!"

[@terryarmbruster7986]

Best one is HARRRRRRD HURRRRY HARRRRRRRD ... No not sex. Curling

[@lori9820]

@@terryarmbruster7986 Totally agree🇨🇦🤘😎

[@stephenritchie9967]

@@terryarmbruster7986 Well I don't know.....sometimes it is sex. Just saying.

[@renees5957]

Hey Joe, you forget about the beers between Canada VS U.S.A..

[@sheilaenglish3293]

I noticed that Jason cracked open a Mexican beer which seems to be beloved across all North America.

[@ChrisSaulit]

Oooh, I like this. Both the big brands, and then the craft brews!

[@nostrace]

@@ChrisSaulit If craft brews get involved, this will be a never ending war. There's just too much local crafts every state or province you go.

[@ChrisSaulit]

@@nostrace yeah, it cannot really be a direct comparison of craft beers per se, maybe representative examples, but it might be interesting to explore beer culture between the two countries, or which place in north america has the most craft breweries per capita, etc.

[@shawjt82]

That's a whole video on its own 😂

[@creepinondacomeup3833]

So happy to see you guys making videos regularly again.

[@jonathanmartin8113]

Fun fact about the CFL and the NFL : Way back when football started, the Canadian universities would play the American universities. So, as a courtesy, Canadians would play the game with American rules and vice versa. So, the staple rules of the NFL are in fact from Canadian football and the staple rules from the CFL are from US football...

[@mileitman]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1874_Harvard_vs._McGill_football_game?wprov=sfla1

[@richardmullinax5599]

Miss you guys so much, when the border opens can't wait for the reunion, eh

[@apb672]

This is great. I love how at the time of this upload the flag contest goes down a day before Canada Day and 5 days before the Fourth of July and yet we still got smoked. As a Canadian its embarrassing but when you know how it is you can laugh at it. THANK YOU for keeping the leaf on the Jays hat southern brothers! Much appreciated indeed.

[@MavenCree]

The current Tim Horton's coffee is actually Burger King Coffee. McDonalds Canada actually bought the recipe for the original Tim's coffee (when they switched to the BK one) so if you want the GOOD Tim's coffee, you have to go to McDonalds.

[@kriscairable]

It’s funny how many people don’t know this. I believe it was around when they had the introduction of McCafe ages ago McDonald’s Canada bought out Tim Hortons exclusive rights to that one blend. But many were so branded and loyal to Tim’s that they didn’t stop going, and now their children go… even though it’s mediocre coffee, bust not all that fast or convenient, and many employees hate their life so it’s often a miserable service experience… IMO

[@lisaeveleigh658]

Burger King?!?! I don’t know any Canadian that goes to Burger King for coffee.

[@migrose6547]

Wow did not know that. McD is only fast food coffee that good, ( other than Lafleurs)

[@alpearson9158]

didn't buy it from Tim's they went to the source and bought all the farms producing it and thus elliminating Tim's from the market thus a newer more acidic coffe has arrizen

[@DuxEtRex]

McDonald's coffee was trash for 40 years. Now I understand why it's so good at the moment

[@aimeemarie5462]

Im from Buffalo. Seeing US and Canadian flags together is literally life on the border. Knowing the Canadian national anthem is also something you just are born into. I love being so close to Canada. Also, the time when Canadians get the most patriotic is when the USA and Canadian hockey teams play for the gold medal. That's when Canadians start foaming at the mouth ready to kill the first person who dare speak badly of Canada. But after that they are pretty chill 😂😂

[@natashaw401]

I'm Canadian and I love Poutine and Canadian tire lol

[@suebrown3465]

That was great! Love the comparisons and the flag count was hilarious, especially the Canadian mix with other countries! Yes..my profile photo is a bowl of Poutine! Take care ❤️ 🇨🇦

[@moniquehuchet3646]

Nice to keep it light for a change Thank you both.

[@bartlett454]

Buffalo, NY is one of Canada's greatest cities! Timmy Horton not only sells his coffee there, he was a helluva defenceman for the Sabres.

[@rich7447]

As a kid and young adult we always joked that Toronto was a short drive to Canada (since the lake keeps Toronto warmer than areas even slightly further north).

[@unacceptablecodyberg1402]

Click the video with my tims iced coffee in my hand lol. The fact he says mediocre at best is the truest thing ever as well! Hahaha

[@GroverMonster]

Have a great Canada Day fellow Canadians, eh!

[@Alli8833]

Canadian Tore is nothing like a Walmart. It's a big hardware and housewares store.

[@jcee8493]

I've had a $10 Tim card in my wallet for over a decade that still has $3 on it, so no not every Canadian loves Tim Hortons. Got it for my birthday is why I have it.

[@sheilaenglish3293]

They have good cookies. You could get yourself a couple of peanut butter cookies 😋

[@AK.__]

Very agree. Only baked stuff for kids. Haven't noticed a change, a coffee always was bad, so was no reason to enter the stores. We have in area more Starbucks then Tim Hortons. I do love the TH though, as part of our live, but absolutely dislike not tasty coffee, slow service etc vs vibrant and optimistic Starbucks style.

[@amylee3531]

If your timmies coffee is always bad then that's because those stores aren't cleaning their machines. Coffee is really horrible when they don't clean the gunk out. Sadly, I have found more don't clean them then do. My son works at the one closest to me so I only use that one. But always get dark roast because it's stronger(or steeped tea).

[@amylee3531]

@@AK.__ items changed when they started doing things like Starbucks. The factory bakes/cooks almost everything then timmies repeats or finishes off cooking and baking. I tried star bucks once and never again. We had a table with several people and ordered a bunch of different items. I really disliked everything except a raspberry iced tea and a lemon poppyseed cake with a ribbon of rasp. Jam through it.

[@AK.__]

@@amylee3531 See, I basically agree - baked stuff = Tim Hortons. Starbucks = coffee. But this is for me, cause I drink black dark, and usually not interested in fancy (sometimes tasty coffee drinks). Steeped Tea at Tim Hortons - yes and yes. But coffee.....unfortunately, probably I visit the ones where people do not clean the machines....

[@JoshuaThoreson]

This year, because of the residential schools, most people took down their Canadian flags, so I might understand the little amount of flags. Also... being a Western Canadian we don't say eh as much

[@Caperhere]

Tim Hortons has really fallen in quality and quantity. So tired of seeing TH cups everywhere.

[@chrystalelizabeth]

... yes it has everything just tastes blah now

[@Tomasu82]

Ever since they sold out.

[@kriscairable]

Been on a steady decline since the early 00s. They lost the exclusive rights to the blend that made them famous, then they started to cut corners and switch from in house fresh baked donuts to the now cooked from frozen. It got worse when Wendy’s bought them, and the focus went to food, mediocre lunch food. I’d like to go to one where their employees don’t hate their lives.. or at least better at hiding it.

[@davidmckesey7119]

Same as pizza pizza

[@Crackrzz]

Yeah. I'll get ice capp, but for coffee, if you're into it, McDonald's is really where it's at.

[@veeo987]

You have to be Canadian to understand what's in a Canadian Tire and when to go there. It's one of the most confusing store in the world, but as a Canadian, I love it. Maybe it could be compared to Tractor Supply Co.

[@karinbaker7728]

My "this is so Canadian" moment when I first moved here was finding hockey pucks sold in bulk at CostCo.

[@diciccobh]

I think because you are border dwellers, your views of the two countries is a lot different than those of us who live "inside" the borders. As an American, my favorite food on the list has to be apple pie! I love to make it and eat it. Wish I could send you some to try. Thanks for another fun video. U.S.A...... Can.a.da...

[@JosephD]

Thanks Nickie!

[@rayquinn1974]

And in either country the culture of folks in large cities is vastly different from small towns, and to that of rural areas. Since the extreme majority of Canada's population is huddled in the warmth of the lower latitudes, I feel the difference is dramatic. Stereotypes are good to examine, challenge, or laugh about. Many may be rooted in truth, others are nonsensical, but some get old real quick because it is all one party or another 'knows' about the other, and thus parrot them. I *never* say "Eh" but hear it used regularly, though I think we all have filler words or phrases. When travelling the US or hearing American media the "I'm not gonna lie"s and "I'll tell you what" and "You know?"s are pretty funny and blatant, yet clearly not 'heard' by those that use them so often. And you can slap such fillers at the beginning, end or somewhere in between for variety! I've gone more than forty years before hearing my very first Canadian say "aboot"… not subtle either, but starkly pronounced. Despite all the people from 'out East' never saying it, a girl from the Maritimes shattered my denial of that particular claim against us.

[@alpearson9158]

apple pie is not exactly foreign to Canadians.

[@stephenolan5539]

@@alpearson9158 Well as far as I know it was invented in Canada.

[@stephenolan5539]

@@rayquinn1974 I didn't think I said eh until an American kept saying, "no, b". I didn't know why he was saying it at first but it was everytime I said eh.

[@BBQMikeLivinglife]

The flag bit was so funny, but you know what guys, I think it depends mainly on where you live, as an example, come to Quebec, population 8 million, there must be at least 2 or 3 Canadian flags lolll

[@davidmckesey7119]

Love your videos. As a fellow Canadian love your stuff

[@missimelissi1]

"Go Canada Go" is our chant 🇨🇦

[@meganpreece3458]

100%

[@sandibutler162]

I love watching you guys. It's so light and refreshing. And funny. Keep making your videos.

[@JosephD]

Thank you Sandi!!

[@9grand]

ROC stops stealing the symbol of french Canada ,s'il vous plaît ! Canada : until the begining of the 19th century only the french speakers were called Canadien. Maple leaf symbol : French Canadian symbol since the 17th century Poutine create in Québec National Athnem: O Canada created for the Société Saint Jean Baptiste Maple syrup: 70% of the world poduction is from Québec.

[@emiriebois2428]

The beaver was french too!

[@Westhaven2]

You are right. Growing up in Nova Scotia many years ago, most of what you mention was foreign to me. We had much more in common with New England than Canada. However as the border between Canada and the USA thickened, slowly Canada became a more unified country and a Canadian identity began to take root in Nova Scotia. This may not be true in Quebec but many things that have their roots in Quebec became part of the Canadian identity.

[@alpearson9158]

maple syrup, after much taste testing I prefer that from Lanark county in Ontario

[@joenroute9646]

Yep .

[@rich7447]

@@alpearson9158 As a former resident of Pakenham (actually Cedar Hill if you are a local) I have to agree. Fulton's is the place to go, with Antrim Truck Stop being #2.

[@fuscinula]

Well, I get why they have Tim Hortons in Buffalo... He played for the Sabres!

[@kaylar5178]

As a Canadian I usually like going to Tim Hortons because of they’re very convenient in the Niagara area like they all are 10 minutes away from each other, and their coffee, and doughnuts aren’t too pricey... However they are a lot of people here who prefer Mc Donald’s or Starbucks more and they have more options so I think that’s why.

[@karenprophet-lacasse8893]

The point I got from this is not only be proud of your heritage but be respectful of others heritage and then you can have a great laugh together! God bless 😉✌🏻😆🙋🏻‍♀️🇨🇦

[@JosephD]

That’s what we want! Well said! Thank you!

[@tonyclemens4213]

I notice when I travel internationally that if you ask someone where they are from an American will answer with their city (no matter how small) while almost everyone else who is not from a major city will response with their country.

[@amorimontagnus2042]

Thanks for the laugh, loved it!

[@deannahaapala3356]

I visited family in Montreal. I enjoyed all kinds of things. But what I wish for and cannot have is "Smoked Meat". I was there for almost a month and it seemed we had smoke meat at least twice a week. I can't find anything close to it here. Sorta like a Pastrami but not. I'm wondering if the New York deli meat comes close. I don't know I've never been to New York. I live in Minnesota close to the Canadian border. We had a Tim Horton's here but it didn't make it. Sadly I never went to it because I didn't know it was there.

[@paolajean1163]

There is a pretty famous place in Montreal, on Saint Laurent blvd Schwartz. Or you can try at the casino de Montreal pretty good.

[@LifewithKrystle]

You forgot to mention Canadian Tire money lol.

[@sheilaenglish3293]

The paper version of which sadly no longer exists. You have to have the app or a card as I found out the last time I visited Canadian Tire 🙁

[@craigcode7103]

@@sheilaenglish3293 Ya,they used covid as an excuse to quit giving out CT money. Imagine the profits involved in that!

[@sheilaenglish3293]

@@craigcode7103 And Sobey’s stopped giving rain cheques for the same reason. Gave them a nice excuse to not have to honour their sale prices.

[@rich7447]

There used to be a bar near Trenton Ontario that took Canadian Tire money at par.

[@colinmacvicar2507]

Another American stereotype: they think everything revolves around them. Canadian football didn’t deviate away from the American style football. It was the other way around. The reason NFL fields are smaller is when it started to grow in the US they had to play on the smaller college fields.

[@AeiSedai1976]

Really? That is cool to know!

[@FeldwebelWolfenstool]

American Football....Run Run Pass Kick, Run Run Pass Kick, Run Run Pass Kick....

[@AeiSedai1976]

@@FeldwebelWolfenstool Canadian football.. bunch a guys get in 2 groups, whisper some secrets, hug, kick a ball, scurry back and forth half a meter (over and over), then every once in a while get all exited and slap butts

[@alpearson9158]

very true but most American's don't believe it. The best answer is " when was the first modern day football game played in the US" the answer is at Harvard in 1883 when Mcgill college went down to explain the new game. Canadian organizations such as the Ottawa Football Club were begun as early as 1876. It's on the Harvard website

[@waterjade4198]

Does anyone remember the Canadian football slogan "Our Balls are Bigger"? I heard Americans didn't like that and changed their ball size because of it.

[@alexandercampbell7903]

A lot of so-called Canadian Stereotypes are really about Toronto and not the rest of Canada. The polite stereotype for eixample. When I first heard that nonsense when I lived in the US; it pissed me off because Atlantic Canadians are not polite people. It pissed me off, but being in Toronto now I get it. Never heard of a beavertail dessert until I moved to Toronto last year.

[@MrSMChristian]

The "Eh" thing doesn't apply to Newfoundland. It's 'La' (look) there.

[@chasingthetwins7951]

It’s written as “Luh”

[@Seriously_Unserious]

You Newfounders have your very own unique accent and culture. Just Like Quebecers have their own language and culture. Both are kind of national treasures because you're part of what makes Canada so special. and Hi from the burning west coast (formerly known as the "wet coast" - though we did just get a little sprinkle of rain, the first in over 6 weeks. Just a couple of hours ago.

[@bubbadogproductions7403]

Canadians have slowly gotten more out going in regards to waving the flag starting back with the Vancouver Olympics, and then increased up to Highway of heros then it took off again.

[@amylee3531]

I've NEVER met a Canadian that calls it *Tim Hortons*. It's *Timmies* everywhere I've been. Americans "being loud and obnoxious" I think comes from the American politics and military. The whole "greatest country in the world" crap. When statistically, the country itself if pretty far down the list for many many items (I will likely edit add more as I watch video further)

[@Mark-Wilson]

The beggining was really funny. Great video you guys!

[@patrickdodson1713]

I prefer Tim Horton's dark roast. It's smoother than their regular blend and the last time I tried their regular I almost couldn't finish it.

[@clivebaxter6393]

That’s was a beaut of an episode eh! 😄 Hey..Once the borders are open and our favourite ( notice I used a ‘u’ in the spelling😉) American, Jason comes back across for a visit, id be thrilled to meet up for Timmies even for only a few minutes. Great entertainment boys👏👏👏👏👏

[@kimarsenault8059]

One point I think is true is when I had my son I wondered at what age can I put him on skates and get him into hockey. It ended up he started playing at 5 years old like a lot of young Canadian boys.

[@elizabethsullivan7176]

In my family hockey is pretty much mandatory. As soon as a boy learns to walk he'll get a little hockey stick for Christmas.

[@chrisgraham2904]

In Canada, age 5 is probably the upper limit. Start them by age 3 if they are heading for the NHL.

[@baldspidey4075]

Check out "Oh Canada" by the rapper "Classified" show him that. And also "I am Canadian" commercial. both the best ever.

[@carolineblechasseur7131]

We in Québec call Canadian Tire : Pif-Paf

[@Nikki7B]

After hearing about our stereotype of saying eh, (which I know myself and my family have always said), I decided to pay attention in conversation with friends and even strangers at stores. I think it's something we dont notice, but we definitely do say it a lot, at least here in my area in Ontario. Lol

[@tibib0ss]

Tim Hortons coffe tastes like they brewed at least 10 times from the same coffee before changing it....when it should be changed for every brew.

[@ellencox9650]

Missed u guys!!

[@UniquelyPenny]

As a point of pride as a Canadian I find we always mention if an actor(ress) is from Canada. OR we mention we know where something was filmed. For example, that Jim special you watched was filmed not far from me in my hometown of Kitchener Ontario, at Centre in the Square! I say “eh” a LOT no shame! Every Canadian can smell Canadian Tire as soon as you hear the words…. Take him to Home Hardware as well! Love some of the great video ideas just naturally grew out of this video.

[@miss.campbell1103]

Canadian Tire was originally a hardware/auto parts store….they didn’t originally sell toilet paper and ‘Walmart type’ items.

[@chadfalardeau5396]

Same as London Drugs and Shoppers Drug mart

[@filmcrew3531]

These are so hilarious to watch, I love that you guys always nail it in every video. Stereotypes! These are just not for fun - they are life changing to all involved Americans and Canadians. Hunh? Eh? Can't wait to see more... 😄👍

[@igaut]

Tim Hortons "favorite" coffee ! Yes Yes we are slowly invading the USA with french love

[@rich7447]

Tim Hortons has failed in most US locations that it opened. They really only do well in areas where Canadians frequent. www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/why-cant-tim-hortons-work-us

[@igaut]

@@rich7447 😣

[@rich7447]

@@igaut There were locations in Connecticut when I worked there. They were always empty and didn't make it a year. My wife like Tim's, but I have never been a fan. I think growing up in Toronto somehow affected her taste buds.

[@igaut]

@@rich7447 LOL

[@slake9727]

I have been in a Tim Horton's in Times Square and Manilla in the Philippines. We're international baby!

[@dalesmith3566]

Here's a stereotype. If you live in the Maritime provinces, you love donairs. I live in New Brunswick and it's true for me. Then to make it more Canadian, a donair poutine!!

[@Wendy-yg8yu]

Stereotypes of Americans depends where you are. I once met one from the south who thought we Canadians lived in igloos and drove ‘snow machines’ most of the year! I couldn’t stop laughing.

[@Justfun-tt4sr]

And have polar bears for pets. Lol.

[@chadfalardeau5396]

In Montana someone though we were all snowboarders

[@pepsigal27]

I watch all of your episodes and you guys are so educational and fun to watch. I’m Canadian and it’s very interesting how our Countries can be so different eh! Thanks for the great work and keeping us entertained especially with the humour!

[@TheGamersGrotto]

I fit the stereotype of being an overly nice Canadian.. lol.. I was taught by my parents at a young age to treat everybody else with respect.. So I will always open doors for others when I'm out and say "I'm sorry" when people thank me.. (LOL! That part is a joke, obviously ;p) .. but seriously.. I don't want doors slammed on me so why should I do it to others? .. It takes 2 seconds of your day to be nice to others.. So just do it :p ... Love, respect and appreciation goes a long way and is often well remembered.

[@sedawk]

You guys have really come up with a winning formula. Hope to see videos for years to come!

[@Tipper1941]

Americans like flags on their front lawns, Canadians hang our flags in the window in lieu of curtains.

[@forsakenjones4695]

LOL Good one!

[@craigcode7103]

So true!

[@jasonquaile2492]

When I was a young kid and Canadian Tire stores were much much smaller, I always assumed that it started out more as a garage, attaching a store made a very convenient POS whilst a car was worked on. Nowadays, the garages don't seem to do as much complex work, primarily oil changes and tire installations ... with that said, it's hard to not buy tires at Canadian Tire, they've got the volume to reduce prices, convenient locations, and a stellar warranty

[@vandemic3182]

Modern baseball is based on Canadian rules first implemented in Beeton Ontario. Love your show keep it up. Miss the days of just being able to go back and forth WITHOUT a passport.

[@stephenolan5539]

North American football based on a game played in Montreal.

[@heatherzwicker8031]

Basketball was invented by a Canadian who was working in America at the time.

[@rich7447]

@@heatherzwicker8031 Naismith never returned to Canada.

[@golfgrabu]

Never go to a Canadian Tire to get your car fixed, they suck!!!!!

[@sarahesses]

I lived in the UK for 3 years and everyone was always wanting me to say NOOO DOOOUBT ABOOOT IT! but I'm from downtown Toronto and we definitely don't sound like that.. maybe if you're from the north or a more rural area?? I went to Canadian Tire this morning though!

[@JosephD]

😂Love it.

[@Elke_KB]

Joseph, counting flags in southern Ontario during the Euro Cup.....why are there so many flags LOL!

[@Janelle2120]

where im from in canada are food we are famous for isnt poutine but jiggs dinner and fish and brews.

[@lesliemccormick6527]

I am 55. Never HEARD of poutine in the western provinces until the mid 90s. Now it is everywhere. Not all of it is good.

[@CookingTheGlobe]

I’ve never said Eh in my entire life except to mock people that say Eh Lol

[@jaberwoky_]

"Aboot" is also a myth although I have heard it a wee bit on the east coast.

[@markmata2671]

I say “Eh” a lot! I guess it’s a geographical thing in Canada? 😂

[@amylee3531]

It's geographical for sure. I say it(southern ontario) My American friends ALWAYS crack up when I say "no shit eh?!" I don't intentionally do it.

[@chadfalardeau5396]

I've only said eh in reference to the letter, I do say huh a lot though

[@private15]

Poutine was only Quebec until 20 years ago

[@moniquehuchet3646]

Flag on the houses on July 1st then take them down. Those who keep them up also have Christmas lights year round.

[@carolscott2336]

you guys are awesome its great to get positive things about both countries

[@MavenCree]

Is there a food we associate in Canada? Um... You do know we have the world's largest reserve of Maple Syrup... In case of emergencies. (Literally. That's why it's there.)

[@chrisk5651]

We have that here with Vermont and upstate New York.

[@Basic-c2r]

Don't forget Canada Grade A Beef from Alberta. Yum!

[@bunnyford]

I'm Canadian, and I love poutine. I also happen to have a Canadian flag on my house(and can see 2 others from my front yard). I think a food that is Canadian, and apparently not really anywhere else, is Buttertarts. Everyone I know has a recipe passed down from generation to generation. We even have Buttertart festivals. But yea, most restaurants have poutine on their menu. One stereotype I think of as American is College sports. Americans take their college sports very seriously. Most Canadians couldn't tell you what sports their local college or university even plays. I never noticed how much we do say "oot" until I watched Big Brother Canada. Lol Thanks for the video. You guys rock!!!!!

[@lisaeveleigh658]

Agree, college (university) sports are not a big thing in Canada.

[@bathedinshadow]

Buttertarts not a thing in BC either. I grew up in California and have lived in BC now for many years. College sports is an accurate observation. I know people who only watch college sports and have no interest in professional sports. I personally... don't watch sports at all. But I'm the odd one out.

[@bunnyford]

But Canadians in other provinces have at least heard of buttertarts...... most other countries don't even know what they are.

[@chrisgraham2904]

Especially if the recipe includes maple syrup.

[@barefootanimist]

I only drink a Timmy's dark-roast, because it's the second-choice coffee we brew at-home now. First is Kicking Horse "Grizzly Claw." The "Canadian Accent" (including the "eh") is more prominent in rural areas of BC, and east of the Rockies. Otherwise, we sound a lot like the Washingtonians, with a bit of "a-boat" thrown in, for good measure. I don't think we have beaver-tails in BC. I can't recall ever hearing of them here. Lacrosse is Canada's "national sport," but I think Curling is pretty West Coast. Hockey exists here, but (ahem) some of us don't watch or play it. In BC, we think of poo-tin as a Quebec thing, but we do appreciate it. Maple-syrup isn't as prominent a thing here. I'm not sure we have much beyond, maybe, smoked salmon?

[@jaykawala3270]

15:46 So many of these Canadian references are regional - and by regional I mean Toronto. We don't have bagged milk in the West. We don't have beaver tails. We have different sayings, though in the end there are more similarities between us as Canadians, than between Westerners and our neighbours to the south (that's right, that's how you spell it).

[@louc8694]

we have beaver tails in the west tough :)

[@jaykawala3270]

@@louc8694 I've heard of them, but I've yet to see one. Are they sold in BC maybe?

[@alpearson9158]

@@jaykawala3270 in most cfl cities

[@louc8694]

@@jaykawala3270 No there is a food truck that sell them here in Edmonton...so never seen them in a restaurant but in a food truck I did.

[@LisasCrochet]

I thought all Americans play Football, watch football and have Tail Gate parties . Our Canadian Tire had groceries for a while. Yep, even bagged milk. LOL

[@DriversofOttawa]

Are you in Ottawa? I think we had a grocery pilot project at our Canadian Tire stores.

[@LisasCrochet]

@@DriversofOttawa No, In Lindsay

[@philippedelisle6323]

We do say sorry a lot in Canada, so much so that is was necessary to make a law saying that doing so was not an admitance of guilt...

[@matcam6235]

We say sorry even before we do the actual offence lol.

[@GenevieveJ]

The poutine "all over Canada" is fairly new. I am not very old, and I remember a time when poutine was exclusively a Quebec thing. It was even looked down upon by the rest of Canada. And while I think it's awesome that a Quebec's dish is one of our country "symbol", I think a lot of us feel there is cultural appropriation to some extent and, so, there's a bittersweet feeling attached to that newfound popularity. (But you're cool guys, don't want to be a bummer. 😅❤️)

[@JK-zz4ip]

I live in Alberta,my first time trying poutine was in the early 90s I lived close to a restaurant owned by a Quebec couple. The poutine was amazing and it was love at first sight lol. But I would say it's very, very far stretch to call people enjoying poutine cultural appropriation.

[@GenevieveJ]

​@@JK-zz4ip Impossible not to love poutine! ❤️❤️ Although, I can assure you it's not far stretch to us. There's many articles about it, if that subject pique your interest (just write "poutine cultural appropriation" on google). Edit after re-reading your comment : I love that everyones enjoy poutine. It should be known all over the world! 😊 I enjoy sushis, currys, butter chicken and such. Life would be so sad if we were to eat always the same food. Tbh, we're sensitive with the "Canadian Poutine" name. That's what is considered "appropriation". Even though, we're in the same country, we're still "two solitudes". But that's a big debate with a plethora of opinions on the matter.

[@stephenolan5539]

I seem to remember some chain had poutine on the menu in Eastern Ontario and fries with gravy and curds in Western Ontario.

[@Imsemble]

@@JK-zz4ip I'm super happy that people are enjoying poutine in English Canada and around the world! The cultural appropriation part comes when people say "Poutine is Canadian" when it is actually Québécois. Imagine for example that sushis become super popular in Germany and that people around the world start saying sushis are an emblem of German cuisine. I'd understand if Japanese people got pissed off by that.

[@JK-zz4ip]

@@Imsemble I can understand that, but mostly it's Americans who don't know much about Canada and Canadian geography that see it as "Canadian". However I still don't think it fits the definition of cultural appropriation. Also, I know fries with gravy is seen as mostly Canadian because in most of the US that was a foreign concept. They would have ketchup or mayo but not gravy. So maybe it partly comes from that.

[@heatheryoung36]

Canadians are quietly patriotic and Americans are loudly patriotic. I prefer the quiet one. Just found your vids and love them! Thank you from British Columbia, definitely a proud Canadian!

[@sheilaenglish3293]

Jason is so far from the loud, obnoxious American stereotype. He seems like a real sweetie.

[@johnclapperton5556]

There are loud and obnoxious people everywhere but as was mentioned with such a large population and the fact that their behaviour makes them more notable it just seems like america is like that. I traveled to america many times and found most americans to be nice, helpful and reasonable.

[@alexandercampbell7903]

As somone who was born in Canada, but spent most of my life in the US --- never heard of the "huh" thing. I think Joseph is just making it up.