Brit Reacts To THINGS ONLY CANADIANS DO AND THINK IS NORMAL!

[@coralinejones6666]

Saying Canadians are like Americans is the same as saying people from England are the same as people from Ireland.

[@Kitty-vz2lf]

Exactly! ...and it's getting old, sorry 💁‍♀️

[@Branwhin]

Well - we're cultural cousins and no mistake. But yeah, we are distinct from each other, lol. Also - yeah, Clamato isn't my cup of tea either, but then, neither is straight up tomato juice. So there's that.

[@Ethelberd]

For decades Canadian lawmakers have been bending over backwards to try to align more closely with USA. This includes the conversion from imperial to metric (USA claimed they were converting, so Canada did it too), refusing to end daylight savings until New York does first, and missing out on the opportunity to peacefully annex Caribbean and Central American territories and instead working on US trade deals. Canadians even copycat American controversies, protests, etc.

[@glennmcphee1040]

As a Canadian I take offense to being compared to an American. We are very different in so many ways.

[@erniejohnston401]

Exactly

[@RM-eg1ed]

The wearing of shorts in winter is definitely true. We barbecue ALL YEAR ROUND as well. The snow doesn’t stop us from living our lives.

[@JayJosephPT]

I'm a Londoner but lived in the valley's of Wales 20 years ago, driving home from a party at 4am I saw a group of lads walking home from another party, it was -15°C and they were all wearing vests, shorts and flip-flops. They make em tough in the valley's!

[@NickFortier]

​@JayJosephPT many of us Canadians are just ex pat Europeans;)

[@michaeldowson6988]

We have more ways of playing with snow & ice than any other culture.

[@lowcabbie]

Only hillbilly Canadians wear shorts in the winter. Lol.

[@JayeEllis]

The wind is the determining factor for barbecue, not cold or snow ;)

[@fluterify]

Bagged milk is not used all across Canada. Also you don't pour the milk out of the bag into the jug, you place the bag in the jug and cut the corner. No need to reseal the bag.

[@margaretno211]

Alberta here. We don't use bagged milk.

[@shmoopiedo]

I haven’t seen bagged milk since 1978

[@Junon15]

Lifetime in Alberta, never seen bagged milk. It’s probably fine.

[@altaclipper]

@@margaretno211 We did, briefly, about fifty years ago. We like our milk in cartons.

[@ghislaincarrier]

Bagged milk is in the eastern Canada (Ontario, Quebec, Maritimes) Roughly 60% of Canada's population. I've used bagged all my life.

[@Leeny017]

I was a letter carrier, it was close to Christmas and I heard young kids playing inside when I went up to the mailbox. I had a few return "Santa letters" so I decided to knock on the door. The mom answered, I showed her the letters and asked for the kids by name. She smiled knowingly and called for them. As I gave them their letters, I told them that Santa asked me to make sure I put their letters directly in their hands because they were such special kids and it was so close to Christmas. The look on their little faces was priceless. I was relieved when the mom mouthed "thank you" to me because I was quite new at the time and you never know how people will react to something out of the ordinary. I used to respond to those letters too, some of them were truly heartbreaking. During the Santa claus parade my friend and I were the "dancing mailboxes", lol, we would wear these mailboxes made of plastic cardboard and would dance around the whole time😂 it was SO FUN! You brought out a lot of great memories for me by mentioning those Santa letters, thank you so much! I am very proud to be Canadian😊

[@Cookontherun7391]

@lenny017 I put little gold foil Christmas bells in each of my letters. Yeah some were pretty tough stories. It was so worth it to bring a bit of magic at Christmas.

[@Leeny017]

@@Cookontherun7391 What a great idea with the chocolates! I’m very grateful that I had the opportunity to do those things. Thankfully I’m retired now because I don’t think the letter carriers have the pride and camaraderie that I experienced 20 ish years ago. There needs to be a bright side, especially when you’re outside all day in Northern 🇨🇦 🥶 I almost forgot; HAPPY NEW YEAR🥳📪💌

[@sharlawilliamson9609]

​​@@Leeny017 I'm a mail carrier and have worked in many different industries. We've gone all out with treats for the kids handed our during the parade, and replying to the letters (I offered to reply to any French ones we received as well). I'm lucky that I'm at a small office and I absolutely love my team, no egos and we all help one another. We celebrate together, and support one another... the strike had a silver lining, got to meet and spend time with other carriers who chose to be closer to home than their office to picket... I hand out toys to dogs on my route in memory of my boxer who passed away. Maybe some people don't have the same relationship that you felt 20 years ago, but I can say that I do, and I appreciate them more because of the variety of industries I've worked in where there was a completely different tone.

[@LilyBelle-g5g]

I am to god bless you all❤

[@Leeny017]

@@sharlawilliamson9609 That truly makes me so happy to hear! When I left, my body had broken down so badly from the routes getting longer and heavier. I also had a few kids which tends to change the landscape a bit, lol! I had to stop mainly because I just knew that I wouldn’t be able to walk in another few years if I kept pressing on. The son of my dad’s friend recently got hired on at CP. He is in great shape and one of the sweetest men I’ve ever met. After a month or so he had to quit due to the stress. My dad never believed that it was a stressful job, I don’t blame him, you never know until you try something. I used to joke saying this is too tuff, I’m going back to the army! I guess it all depends on the place. Letter carriers can have such a positive influence in the fabric of a community. Taking in garbage cans, checking on the elderly, etc. I really miss it. Life’s too short to be miserable everyday, I’m glad you’ve got a good environment despite the strike🥳

[@NicholasRoach-s8m]

We don't put Clamato in Bloody Mary's. The Caesar is it's own special drink.

[@mavrick6499]

Thank you. Finally.

[@pgbrandon]

Number 1 mixed drink in Canada.

[@patlehman2733]

Some people did though...

[@johntaylor9988]

They are delicious and especially the spicy ones.

[@Ethelberd]

@@pgbrandon Ay no way, sourtoe cocktail is Canada's #1 drink

[@Jackie-o3b]

Canadians are well known for being polite Until we're pissed off, then not so much

[@domlop9278]

@@Jackie-o3b Canadian's are just surface level polite. Sometimes I don't know if that makes us better or worse lol

[@DwayneTiedeman]

or if we are on skates with a hockey stick…….

[@mztwixed]

Haha. F-b0mbs fly! Hahaha 👋 guilty as charged! Haahaha!

[@Zlata1313]

​@@DwayneTiedemancame here to say this🇨🇦🏒

[@missg.5940]

@@Jackie-o3b if Trump keeps it up they will find that out quickly 🤬🇨🇦

[@pandemicentitlements5198]

As a canadian living in Canada -- the "I'm sorry" thing is a blast. I've personally tried to stop, but it's like a computer bug all us canadians receive. If someone walks by you, no contact whatsoever, and they say they are 'sorry,' that would be a canadian. Also, we stand in lines, one after another, for all things - no clustering, that's not canadian.

[@jodibraun6383]

We also occasionally apologize to inanimate objects when we bump into them. "Sorry" is a reflex, deeply ingrained. 😂

[@OldGeezerWithNothingBetterToDo]

"no clustering" That's not entirely true. I was surprised when I moved to Vancouver and everybody lined up for the bus. In Edmonton we cluster, but some how always get on the bus in approximately the order we showed up at the stop. Even when we cluster, our automatic courtesy kicks in.

[@missg.5940]

@@pandemicentitlements5198 some also let those behind them, with significantly fewer items to go ahead of them. I am retired and in no hurry most of the time, so l do. It is the little things that make life happier. One day l guess l was looking tired and in pain. The man behind me took a bouquet of flowers, hurried after me and gave them to me. He said, “ l hope things get better”🥹🥹🥹🥹🇨🇦

[@ninemoonplanet]

We wait our turn, either by lining up or by paying attention to who was first. As for saying sorry, it's a way to apologize when half your face is covered at -40 and you can't see everything.

[@JenniferPeterson-ht2mf]

Agree! Just can’t not apologize! 😂

[@kenboulton6447]

I am an 89 year old Canadian. And wear shorts everyday of the year. I tell everyone, that you cannot get pneumonia from having cold knees.

[@kathyvangogh4034]

So Canadian! And usually those guys have really built legs

[@lovelyandbex]

I've worked in aircraft service at Pearson for nearly 30 years. It's very common for people in my line of work to wear shorts for most of the year, whether we're working indoors or outdoors. You get accustomed to the conditions and, if you're active, having a bit of leg showing isn't going to cause anyone any trouble

[@marylreddick]

Good for you.

[@dobocop]

I've always done that. But now that I've beaten cancer twice and am in remission, I'm overheated all the time. This isn't cold. -50 is cold. I'm in shorts in -30s. That isn't cold.

[@EndtheWokeMadness]

Are you somewhere mild like Vancouver? You can certainly get frostbite when it's -35.

[@robertbruce1887]

In Ontario, especially, having Thanksgiving in October works out perfectly for those with cottages in Muskoka, Haliburton, etc because the Fall leaf colours are often in their peak & it's a great.environment for Thanksgiving dinner!😊

[@SMOOVKILL1]

I love Kwartha Lakes are too.

[@hollylooyeah]

Ohh YEA! It's soo beautiful, isn't it? 😊

[@craftykat]

What were they doing with those milk bags, lol. We don't dump the milk out of the bag into the pitcher; the whole bag fits in the pitcher, and we just cut a small piece of the corner off to pour. When the bag is empty most people cut the top all the way open, rinse it out, and reuse them as freezer bags, lol.

[@davidbroughall3782]

I grew up with milk bags. We never did that with the empty milk bags and my mother was the most frugal person I have ever known. I don't know of anyone who does that with the empty milk bags. Maybe it's just you.

[@bcreason]

@@davidbroughall3782 Good idea though. It’s tougher plastic than freezer bags.

[@matthewpitre8159]

Yeah so do we I don't know anybody who dumps it into a container that's just weird😮

[@keithlennox8195]

​@@davidbroughall3782my family has been doing that since I was a kid 50years ago. A super heavy duty plastic bag for freezing I use a bag sealer, really helps keep freezer burn the minimum.

[@robinmaracle5337]

I re use the empty bags too for leftovers and freezer bags as well

[@chrismarsden8958]

Thanksgiving. We celebrate it earlier because we are further north meaning that we harvest our summer crops earlier than the south!!! It's pretty simple to see why!!! You celebrate when your crops are harvested and the freshest!!!

[@janlefave3048]

Yes, that's right! 😊

[@maryskinner1329]

When the mic’s stopped working at hockey games in both Canada & the US it’s the fans that sing the other countries national anthem. This can be viewed on KZbin.

[@JamesWhipple-o3s]

@@maryskinner1329 Yeah, I'm a huge Leafs fan ( I live in Edmonton ), & the American media thought that story was so amazing

[@johnkidd1226]

Sorry, mate. Only Canadians did that. I've never met an American that knows the words to O'Canada.

[@markojotic]

@@johnkidd1226 I never saw an American that truly knows their own anthem, there is a violent section they don't sing. Funny way to write O Canada, like it's Irish.

[@sabrinat5446]

@markojotic It actually “Oh Canada” So when you omit the “h”, you add an apostrophe. Ergo, O’ Canada is correct, not “Irish”

[@freedpeeb]

Ha, we don't just say "sorry" if we accidentally brush someone, we say it when someone runs into us. It's a weird reflex. Most Canadians have apologized for walking into an inanimate object at least once in their lives. You don't have to reseal the milk bag. It just sits in its jug with the corner cut off ready to pour.

[@sonancejasper]

In addition to inanimate objects (mirrors in the mall are a bad one), I apologize to my cat regularly if she runs between my feet or plays kitty landmine surprise and I accidentally kick her.

[@lilawiese2460]

So now I'm wondering if I'm Canadian and didn't know it.

[@DeborahThird-og1uo]

I apologized to a bus stop pole. Totally my fault.

[@LoneHowler]

We also do it for almost bumping into each other as well, it doesn't even need to be close. One person coming out of a grocery isle and one person passing by the second we see each other "oop sorry"

[@BCSTS]

Canadian here....what is a milk bag ? Never heard of it...we use cartons or plastic jugs !

[@jensugden52]

As a Canadian, wearing shorts or a t-shirt when it's winter and snowy, is not a big deal. Anything above -10 is fairly warm and it's easy to run around and do chores in a t-shirt. Especially when it's sunny out and you've been stuck in the cold and dark for a long time

[@changeintheair9648]

As a Canadian - I always think that people who wear shorts in winter are CRAZY! And really, be honest - it is a tiny minority who do that.

[@jensugden52]

​@@changeintheair9648I think it depends on where you live. I live in the territories and you see short and t-shirts a lot as soon as it's above -10

[@peregrinepoint1460]

I live in Edmonton. Our recycle bin is a bit away from the door, across the parking lot, and another across the alley. I wear flip flops, unless there is a lot of snow. Just a little bit, no problem.

[@dg-hughes]

My rule is anything at or above -7C especially in spring when the sun is stronger is certainly a warm day. People with jackets off or car windows rolled down.

[@valwhelan3533]

Clamato does not taste at all fishy - it is wonderful! Savory and tons more flavour than a Bloody Mary.

[@jkgannon1049]

@valwhelan3533 Yes, the Clamato Bloody Mary has been a thing in New England since the 1970s. Yes, including Worcestershire sauce, lime, celery, Tabasco, etc

[@_Y.Not_]

I like because its not as "thick" or "tomatoey" as tomoto juice

[@DwayneTiedeman]

Clamato is way bette…. if tomato juice was a car it would be a ford escort, Clamato jucice would be a Ferrari

[@icetealover1158]

Clamato is so yummy if anything it’s salty taste great mixed with beer and vodka and clam u can’t go wrong it’s my favourite mix.

[@iamcyberpunk68]

NO CLAMS IN CLAMATO JUICE

[@Kitty-vz2lf]

The chips are "sliding" out of the bag so slow to mimic the act of a thick ketchup sliding out of the bottle the same way....brilliant eh? 😆😅🤣

[@joeyst.laurent1987]

Ive always loved that commercial because of that fact 😂😂😂😂, its brilliant

[@vanessaleblanc2583]

It's also a play on the Heinz ketchup bottle design and their old advert campaign from the 90's

[@markojotic]

Fun fact: Heinz tests their Ketchup by pouring it out, can't go faster than 0.28 mph.

[@annastinehammersdottir1290]

Re 'Canadian' Thanksgiving: because it is tied to the Autumn Harvest it makes no sense to hold it at the end of November when much of the country is already under snow and ice while the harvest is neatly tucked away. Constantly being negatively compared to the USA is a Canadian reality.

[@annastinehammersdottir1290]

p.s. The Bloody Caesar, known simply as a Caesar, is a savoury beverage that stands in place of hors d'oeuvres before dinner or brunch. It is delicious.

[@jodibraun6383]

​@@annastinehammersdottir1290 Also a common cottage breakfast in Cottage Country. 😊

[@michaeldowson6988]

It was originally from the Church of England calendar, as a harvest thanksgiving.

[@RC-nq7mg]

Also Canadian thanksgiving predates American thanksgiving

[@robinrainmaker7232]

Excellent answer.

[@ninemoonplanet]

Just to give you a slight bit of perspective, the entire UK, Ireland, Scotland can fit in one province with room to spare. And it's not the biggest province either. Drive 100kms /hr or 60 mph and it takes 6 DAYS to get from Vancouver to Toronto. 4 time zones.

[@KryssLaBryn]

Yup! England can fit into British Columbia alone ten times over, and we aren't the largest province! We moved from BC to Ontario, and then to Nova Scotia a while back. The total distance we drove was almost exactly equivalent to the straight-line distance between London and Beirut! It's really not a small country, ha ha

[@quantumtrace777]

Sorry, respectfully there are 6 time zones in Canada - Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, Atlantic, and Newfoundland:)

[@jadzia911]

@@quantumtrace777 OP said 4 time zones from Vancouver to Toronto, which is correct. Didn't say in all of Canada...

[@SusanA1056]

Hey Kabir, Canadian here. When you put the bag of milk in the jug, you tap or bang it on the counter a few times to lower the bag into the jug. THEN you cut a small hole on each of the two top corners to ensure that the milk comes out slowly in a steady stream when pouring. Also Canada had milk in bags prior to us switching over to the metric system. It used to hold 3 quarts in 3 bags and now it holds 1.3 liters per bag or 4 liters in total in a bag.

[@dg-hughes]

I just cut one corner. The one to pour it.

[@sandradowkes481]

When I lived in BC (years ago), there was milk in bags (not anymore); I only cut the one corner. In Alberta, I think there were bags but not anymore. I don't know why not, but I didn't realize Eastern Canada still uses them.

[@Goldengate-p4o]

As a dual citizen of Canada and the UK I can honestly say that both countries have a lot to be admired. The Scots, of which I am one, are renowned for their friendliness and I have found that Canadians are on par with them. Winters can be brutally cold here in the great north, but everything is geared to keep your house warm and your roads relatively clear during the winter season with its 3 to 4 months of snow. Spring, Summer and fall are lovely with increasingly hot temperatures and lots of sunshine. There is always a lot to see and do regardless of the season: outdoor ice hockey, skiing, toboganning and outdoor ice skating…some folks actually flood their yards in order to have their own skating ‘rink’, in the winter months. Summer brings the joy of living at the lakes with its fishing and boating adventures being very popular., especially given the wonderful temperatures. Scenery is stunning and the wildlife is unbelievable…….guess you can tell I am a big fan of Canada and so lucky to have Scotland to visit too..two wonderful counties to call ‘home’

[@markojotic]

Scotts played a major role in Canadian history.

[@Blackhalo64]

💝💝💝

[@MiRogers]

Saying we sound like Americans is like saying you sound like Australians

[@DaveGIS123]

There are several local accents in Canada just as there are in the UK. Nobody will confuse a Newfoundlander from a Quebecois, and once you know what to listen for, you can tell someone from BC from someone from Alberta, or someone from Nova Scotia from someone from Ontario.

[@ProjectRevoltNow]

@@DaveGIS123 Same goes for the English with cockney accents, Posh accents, etc based on the region.

[@OldGeezerWithNothingBetterToDo]

@@DaveGIS123 But our accents vary from province to province (except in Newfoundland, of course) not neighbourhood to neighbourhood. (I have heard that there are Newfie accents that even other Newfies can't understand)

[@Ethelberd]

Accents also vary greatly by town. Head to a remote community and you won't understand a word they're saying, even if they're speaking English with perfect grammar

[@DaveGIS123]

@@OldGeezerWithNothingBetterToDo There is a lot of mobility within Canada, with people travelling back and forth for jobs. That's why in Ft. McMurray Alberta everyone sounds like a Newf. btw local Canadian accents can be very distinctive. For example someone from Cape Breton Island NS almost sounds more like a Newfie than a Nova Scotian. If you want to know more, there's a Wikipedia page on Atlantic Canadian English and how it differs from standard Canadian English.

[@mildredpierce4506]

I’m glad to see someone react to something Canadian rather than always American. Canada needs to be shown more love

[@sneaker5732]

Tyler Bucket an American who reacts to canadian things

[@Aeroxima]

Yeah, the 51st state needs some love too Edit: I have been informed this joke has been ruined by a certain political candidate, even though it precedes him

[@andynieuwenhuis7833]

There's also Two Australian's that have shown an interest in what Canada is like, in comparison to the United States.

[@sneaker5732]

@ I am thinking the USA should become Canadian provinces.

[@tiffaniterris5189]

Wow.. 3 people!

[@Jane-c8i8v]

The milk bags...I remember mom slicing them open across the top when they were empty, washing them out and then using them as freezer bags and they were thick enough to do a great job of it! Depending on how you can handle the cold, you could consider coming to Niagara Falls in December or early January. We have a Festival of Lights across from the actual water falls that go on for a couple km's that you can drive past to see or walk through to get some pictures. Even the falls themselves are bathed in colors! Or even in summer, it gets freaking hot and there is a lot more to do. I'm so glad you're checking out Canada, so many are obsessed with America its like we're the forgotten quiet neighbors no one thinks about!

[@migrose6547]

Oh geez, flashback. We used them for school lunch sandwiches

[@lorialderton7290]

I still do this at times

[@Thalanox]

Milk bags are also long enough that you can get a good air seal by folding it down on itself over and over and over again. They're probably a good size for storing one serving of something at a time.

[@SaraMc-ez2mv]

My granny used them for storing her yarn!

[@lynnlazenby1973]

The Caesar is the best, more savory and not as thick as a Bloody Mary. As a Canadian, none of these things are weird, just another day in paradise. 😊

[@spicegurlsugar8952]

We Canadians do not dump the milk into the milk jug. We put the whole milk bag inside the milk jug, cut a little hole at top Connor and pour the milk out through it. Some people close the hole with miniature clothes pin looking clips. Most people don’t close the hole but use as is. So all that dumping out the milk into the container was just for dramatics…!😅

[@Michelle-bx5si]

and I don’t definitely don’t reuse the bag!

[@HSkraekelig]

I did see one person online who cut another hole on the "back" corner to let air in so the milk would flow more easily. I've never done it.

[@spicegurlsugar8952]

@ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@davidgerrard776]

Damn straight!

[@davidbroughall3782]

The French were actually the first major European settlers in what is now Canada. They didn't all just disappear when the British took over. Also, O Canada was originally written in French in 1880 with the English version coming about 25 years later. BTW, it's not a translation from the French version.

[@Kfromthenorth]

Has nothing to do with the story.

[@changeintheair9648]

Interesting - as a Canadian I never knew this - thanks!

[@jenniferdawes9975]

@@Kfromthenorth yes it does, the host asks why there is such a large French presence in Canada

[@markojotic]

Vikings but they left.

[@markojotic]

@@Kfromthenorth The Anthem was in the Story.

[@sherryleslie8614]

I’m Canadian, 1st generation Canadian, parents are from Edinburgh, Scotland, I can tell you that Ketchup chips are not my cup of tea…so to speak. Btw, that commercial shows the crisps coming out of the bag really slow, to act like they are ketchup coming out of a bottle. Lol Hockey is a big deal in Canada. There is a hockey arena in every single little and or big town in Canada. A lot of the small towns in Ontario, started as British settlements. You will notice the massive old Anglican Churches and the style of old century homes. All of our currency, has the British Monarch on it. I believe some currency is finally recognizing our Indigenous heritage that lived here first. Canadians, are a proud, unique, multicultural heritage. It’s an amazing place to live and visit!

[@roganf4013]

Where in Canada are you? Because Lays/ Couche Tard/ etc. Ketchup chips are legitimate, actual garbage; and you can't seem to find Old Dutch (the *_amazing_* ones) anywhere east of Manitoba... As a Saskatchewan boy I tend to stock up if I'm heading into the wastelands for a while. ;^)

[@crystalcave8451]

@@roganf4013in my opinion the brand president choice ketchup chips are way more flavourful than lays ketchup chips lol.

[@roganf4013]

@crystalcave8451 Yeah, Presidents Choice is quite a bit better than Lays. I swear, Lays Ketchup flavour is red dye powder and happy thoughts... XD

[@roganf4013]

@@crystalcave8451 Yeah, Presidents Choice has decent Ketchup chips. I swear, Lays Ketchup flavoring is just red dye and happy thoughts... XD

[@MoniqueDamphousse73]

We have British Monarchy on our currency because we are a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. As a result, we have 2.2 BILLION people backing us if Trump decides to invade Canada. There's Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales, Australia, New Zealand, etc. I think I can say with confidence that it's more than enough to push back the Dumpster and his little army.

[@momzilla9491]

Hey World, Canadians have a much shorter time to GROW OUR FOOD. That's why we celebrate in October.

[@carlthegamer9215]

The simple fact that most Canadians don't own guns other than shotguns and hunting rifles is a HUGE world of difference haha.

[@missg.5940]

You know what makes the toonie unique. It is the only coin in the world showing the Queen with a bear(bare ) behind 😉🇨🇦

[@DwayneTiedeman]

Lol…...

[@ninemoonplanet]

Now it's the King, should change the animal to an equine animal. /s Don't arse about!

[@bowriver1]

@@DwayneTiedeman that's why some of us call it the "Moonie"

[@PyeGuySailing]

​@@bowriver1lol

[@altaclipper]

Where I live in Alberta the Purolator drivers used to have a pool on the last one to stop wearing shorts in the winter. They kept it up one year until March, when the last guy wearing shorts switched to long pants.

[@Zlata1313]

Same here in SK😂

[@jeeplivion]

Oh March, he was so close!

[@Patricia-hc9mz]

One of the reasons Canadians like going to Cuba, is because there are no Americans 😆

[@kisulya2999]

Savage comment 😂😂😂 yet true…

[@sherryleslie8614]

That is absolutely true! Plus, not one person ever mistakenly thinks we are Americans! That always makes me ticked off. Lol

[@DavidWalton-g8w]

And you can also visit the birthplace of your PM

[@heathermccall8015]

​@@DavidWalton-g8wOh, ha ha , you are so clever, because he was born at studio 54.

[@EmilysDismantlingDelulus]

lol

[@spiderwort6291]

I’m Canadian and have visited Cuba 4 times in my life. It’s beautiful and their people are so nice and kind.

[@shawnkelly695]

The birth place of your master

[@MoonbeameSmith]

@@shawnkelly695 Master?

[@SundaysChild1966]

@@shawnkelly695 I was just going to say that! Take a look at JT and Fidel as a younger man .. uh-huh???? PET was short, JT and Fidel both taller .. uh-huh??

[@Chazz75]

​@@shawnkelly695You mean our communist narcissistic dictator who doesn't want to leave even if half his cabinet wants him to resign.

[@maryjanegibson7743]

Some Canada Post employees volunteer to write reply letters from Sanda to children who send a letter to Santa at North Pole, Canada H0H 0H0 and put a return address. It's a sweet tradition that has continued for decades.

[@DeborahHamilton-q1w]

That's when they aren't on strike!

[@KryssLaBryn]

No, even then, they set up special drop boxes for Santa around the place and were still answering the letters ♥️ (Also, they had intended to do a rolling walk-out, so as to strike but without impacting everyone so much, but Canada Post Corporation locked everyone out!! Canada Post owns Purolator, though-you know, the more expensive/profitable business we all were forced to turn to in lieu of the regular mail-so I wonder why THAT happened! 🙄😡)

[@KryssLaBryn]

My favourite part about the letters to Santa thing is that it's both free, and not restricted to Canadians. Anyone in the world can send a letter to Santa and get a free reply! Santa Claus North Pole Canada H0H 0H0

[@changeintheair9648]

My children wrote letters to Santa. They loved it. HOH OHO! Also - not sure now as my kids are all grown - but we could watch on TV Santa reading letters sent to him.

[@chrismarsden8958]

Wearing shorts is not about being tough, we've just been conditioned from birth to the cold. No different than our troops in WW1 wearing kilts!!!

[@countrygardensns9262]

When I was a child, our milk came in bags. My mother always washed the bags and used them for freezing food. They were a thicker bag and worked great.

[@susieq9801]

When I was a kid we drank unpasteurised milk from the farm across the road. About a third of it was cream that rose to the top.

[@DHogg-w5u]

@@susieq9801And heaven forbid here we are decades later hale and healthy!

[@g-urts5518]

I'm a big shorts and a hoodie guy. My legs don't get that cold until it drops below 0°C. I've only been barefoot in the snow a couple times ever. Also, no one in Canada (under the age of 80) calls chips, 'crisps'.

[@amazemebridge]

When our kids were teens, I used to let them have a winter weekend with friends at our cottage, with supervision, of course. Every year I’d get them do at least one crazy thing. One year, it was running through the snow in bare feet, from the house to the road about 30 yards away and dancing the time warp and then run back. Their feet were cold but everyone had a great time that year 😂

[@RichardKatchuik]

Yeah, 0 degrees is like " so what?"

[@_Y.Not_]

@@amazemebridge sounds fun!

[@amazemebridge]

@ it was. Good memories from back then. Now our kids a grown with teenagers themselves.

[@amieinnovascotia3237]

Must be only folks over 120 years old calling them “crisps”. Or maybe first generation Canadians.

[@janmitchell641]

We would love to welcome you to Canada! If you come try to include a train trip or car trip through the Rocky Mountains with stops in Banff and Lake Louise, and Jasper. Truly amazing!

[@LindaMoed-k9j]

Jasper had a fire this year and was burnt. every Canadian was sad about that.

[@dopaminey9946]

​@@LindaMoed-k9jwhen we went the Rockies were in a haze We saw them but so sad they were not as clear

[@LBS-qw8gf]

Plus Canadian beer is the best. I was working with a guy from Belgium 🇧🇪 he said they had the best beer 🍺. I said oh yeh and gave him one that was Canadian. I caught him going to the beer store to buy beer the same as what i bought. He sure like it. 👍

[@dottyfulcrum]

Milk bags are not resealed. You just put them in the fridge, in the plastic pitcher that holds the bag upright with the hole that you cut in the corner facing away from you (because it's on the opposite side of the handle). They weren't more environmentally friendly. They take up less room in the landfill. But, yeah, like craftykat said, you rinse out the bags and use them for freezing foods (especially if you also have the bag sealer from Home Hardeware).

[@amazemebridge]

HomeHardware. Only in Canada!

[@MoonbeameSmith]

They are more environmentally friendly as it takes less fuel to transport (or more to a truck if you prefer) Still recyclable but smaller in mass. Upcycleable as noted in the comments, uses less plastic over all....

[@mavrick6499]

I don't know where we got them from - maybe some kind of store promotion - but I remember at some point my mom having little yellow clips that she would put on the milk bag so it didn't spill out. Maybe it was an Alberta or B.C. thing?

[@Vicki1930]

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[@Vicki1930]

​in BC it's in cartons which makes recyclable them recyclable.

[@pwblackmore]

The video didn't touch on it, and nor did any of the comments I read... and I'm going to be ostracized for this: Canadians not only like their beer COLD, but it's stronger that US beer. I'll add the caveat - the beers are rated differently - specific gravity, %ABV, etc. All I know is that Canadians really like to deride US beer (eg: "Get some US beer, Honey" - "Why, are there kids coming?"). No matter what, any Canadian beer is going to be stronger and colder that any flat-as-ink Brit beer - no one being pulled out of a snowdrift in Manitoba is going to ask for "A warm one".

[@HeyIts_B_A_618]

Wearing shorts in cold weather is also VERY common in the northern US. When I was growing up in Illinois it was not uncommon for me to be in shorts, and a heavy winter coat...even with snow on the ground. It's all about what you are used to.

[@JPMadden]

I saw that in Vermont, but it was rare.

[@MsChiefsfan-w4k]

I live in MO and I see guys wear shorts in winter all the time.

[@HeyIts_B_A_618]

@@MsChiefsfan-w4k I'm from Illinois...hello neighbor :)

[@MsChiefsfan-w4k]

@@HeyIts_B_A_618 i live in the KC area but yes, we're still neighbors because MO and Illionois border each other. Also, it's just over 4 hours away.

[@catw6998]

I see it a lot in Maryland and West Virginia. My nephew does too (MA), my spouse gets me feeling cold. No shirt going to bed. Brrrrr. Yea, guess being hypothyroid makes me feel cold. I hate when my hands and feet are ice cold. Maybe my blood thinned out while living down in southern states.

[@reekyteek5636]

Heads up when planning a trip to Canada, it’s a really big country. A lot of the most famous destinations in Canada (Toronto and Vancouver) for example are farrrr away from each other. Like, 50 hours of driving, 4.5 hour flight. (And Toronto is relatively central, if you wanted to continue your drive from Vancouver through Toronto to Halifax on the opposite coast, you’d need to add at least 20 hours of drive time.) Lots of people come to visit Canada and want to see all the sights, but doing so can add a lot of time and money to the trip.

[@KryssLaBryn]

Yeah, we REALLY need a high-speed passenger rail service paralleling the #1!!

[@peterrussell3470]

Actually you would need to add almost 90 hours to drive cast to coast. Following the speed limit and the Trans canada highway not including Newfoundland and Labrador

[@dopaminey9946]

​@@peterrussell3470oh yes our one and only highway from sea to sea 😂

[@maureenshowell4026]

Thanksgiving is a month earlier in Canada because the harvest time is earlier due to the possible onslaught of winter. P.S., I'm Canadian. Proud of it.❤

[@adrianjporter5295]

So you voted for trudeau and will again??? Vote conservative

[@lindahind2205]

⁠@@adrianjporter5295Little P.P. is just Trump light! Wouldn’t know a “working Canadian” if he tripped over one! Has been sucking at the public teat for twenty years…never worked a real job in his life. Backed everything Harper did, from muzzling scientists, trying to disenfranchise young people and First Nations voters, hiding Senate corruption, denying climate change, defunding the military and veterans etc. etc. etc. Pollievre is the one who introduced “ right to work” legislation before Harper lost and called a three bedroom, two bath home a “shack”. Good luck with the nasty little guy as P.M.

[@StephenRae-u1t]

As a Canadian, I have to point out that bagged milk is not common everywhere in the country. I see this all the time being mentioned out as 'A Canadian' thing. Mostly just Ontario and Quebec, you can get it in the Maritimes (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and PEI), where I grew up, but nobody I knew ever bought it that way (and honestly don't remember seeing it sold that way), and it's essentially unheard of to buy it that way in Western Canada

[@SandraStefani-m9f]

I'm originally from Ontario and now live in BC. Very true

[@pjglory3348]

I lived in BC growing up and in the 1970’s we had bagged milk.

[@davidbroughall3782]

Over half the country buys milk that way, but it's not a Canadian thing? Right. At least it's not like weirdos in Saskatchewan that call a hoodie a "bunnyhug". I think they're the only people on the planet who use that term.

[@DavidWalton-g8w]

There are a few states that have bagged milk too. Minnesota had it until earlier this year. To be fair, that is probably the most Canadian US state. It is our Saskatchewan.

[@heathermccall8015]

Unless you have 5 kids ,it's not worth it.

[@shirleytamburano6256]

Two bonuses about the bags is, it's much easier for little hands to pour their own and you can freeze it like that.

[@cheryllunn2827]

I'm a senior with arthritic hands. The carton milk is more expensive and I can't manage the ,2lt carton or large milk jugs. Also it's easier to freeze the bags of milk. I only shop once a week, so the ability to get milk at a better price and freeze it is a winner.

[@kisulya2999]

Canadian here, Alberta, it get cold here. Came here in 1999 and Canadians that are born here do wear shorts or little jackets in winter. And winter here is brutal. 🥶 and lasts 5-6 months. About Clamato instead of tomato juice, Caesar was invented in my city, Calgary. So yummy. Especially the spicy 🌶️ hot one. And yes, Canadians travel to Cuba 🇨🇺 a lot. Mostly Canadians and Russian tourists go there. And you meant to say Fidel Castro, not Che. 😂 and yes, Canadians say sorry way too much, rubbed off on me. 😂😂😂 never seen milk in bags here in my 25 years. Milk in is plastic jugs or cardboard boxes. Love Canada 🇨🇦 🍁

[@annetoronto5474]

I think it’s also because we Canadians heat our homes too much, 24c inside and wearing shorts and a tee shirt. When we go out for a second or two we don’t change our clothes. Most countries in Europe don’t have the same heating and it’s too expensive, their homes are much cooler.

[@MbH-ej4bq]

Ever hear of hypothermia? People do not walk long distance in shorts unless they have a death wish or need to be in a mental institute or are stupid. I have never seen it. I did see teenage girls wearing just hoodies last week at -4. Yes, jump in a vehicle, or pop outside quick in shorts, but no long distance walks. The odd person doesn't represent the whole country. Coats have improved in insulin. Layered dressing?

[@JoeCrow5542]

When I was a bike courier/messenger in Vancouver, a lot wore shorts in the crappy weather. Skin dries way quicker than fabric.

[@edward8972]

I was bike courier in Vancouver too ride on brother

[@JoeCrow5542]

@@edward8972 I rode from 93, until 98. I loved it! If I wasn’t pushing 60, I’d do it again.

[@rjstewart]

The most Canadian thing I saw once (near Toronto) was a lady who bumped into the shelf at the end of the aisle and she said Sorry to it. 😂

[@MoniqueDamphousse73]

I've bumped into a coffee when I was alone at home and said sorry to it, eh?

[@crb8124]

The reason Canada is bilingual is because it was originally a French colony (Excluding Nova Scotia, that was actually the 14th of the 13 colonies, almost joined the US too but a bunch of Loyalists moved in), then the UK took it over, then a bunch of Loyalists fled there, and then land got divided between the 2 group creating the colonies of Lower (English) and Upper Canada (French).

[@mitchelltyler5972]

Poor 14th colony Nova Scotia...never gets her flowers, does she?

[@shawnkelly695]

And canada wishes the french would seperate.

[@KryssLaBryn]

Then the British drove a bunch of the French out of Arcadia/Acadie (basically a chunk of what is now Eastern Canada) and down to Louisiana, which is where Cajun (formerly "Acadian") culture comes from, and why they speak French!

[@eaglemike5293]

@@shawnkelly695 I am Québecois and i hope we will

[@lesliegolding7159]

Gosh, tell that to all the Acadians down French Shore in Nova Scotia, or up in Chéticamp in Cape Breton, or our other French speaking parts of NS.

[@sirjohneh]

her accent is a very neutral "media professional" accent. but most people don't realize that this is far more a Canadian neutral accent than an American one. If you go to small town USA people don't sound like this, but if you go to small town Canada more people will sound like this, or with the more traditional hoser accent. It's American media that so often uses Canadians that makes it seem like more Americans sound like this when they don't

[@_Y.Not_]

I can spot a "typical" Canadian accent (it does sound more like a "hoser' accent) a km away and it is not hers. You are right she has a "media" accent not any kind of Canadian accent I've heard

[@Chris_Garman]

It's a full on Ontario media accent. By media I mean failed attempt at non regional diction.

[@cathymc8365]

American media also spells flavoured the US spelling flavored!

[@lesliegolding7159]

Name three famous Canadians who were noted American broadcasters: Peter Jennings, Morley Safer, Robert MacNeil. The list is long. These are Canadian accents, but trained to radio and television. Lorne Greene started as the Voice of Doom at the CBC and ran a school for aspiring broadcasters.

[@rob4canada]

@14:09 When North America was being colonozed, the northern portion was mostly divided by the UK and France. Extremely oversimplified, the french colonies became Quebec in Canada and the rest was purchased by the United States in the Louisiana purchase. France still has the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon off the south coast of Newfoundland and Labrador.

[@glen3679]

@@rob4canada Canada was not part of the Louisiana purchase. The United States purchased Louisiana and territory from Spain. Canada was a French and British colony until the British won the war at the plains of Abraham outside of Quebec City

[@MoniqueDamphousse73]

Are you crazy? We were NEVER part of the U.S., we were NOT part of the Louisiana purchase, we do NOT want to be the 51st U.S. state. EEEEsh, eh?

[@Decopainterandtea]

No buddy that's not true! 😅❤

[@rob4canada]

One, I said this was over simplified. Two, I never said Canada (I am Canadian it's in my name) was part of the state or the Louisiana Purchase. I said the land that was part of the French colonies either became Quebec in Canada or were part of the Louisiana Purchase. Three, from Wikipedia: Louisiana Purchase (French: Vente de la Louisiane, lit. 'Sale of Louisiana') was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803. It was not from the Spanish.

[@Decopainterandtea]

@@rob4canada Clearer now what you meant, thank you. 😀

[@423kanadian]

Make sure to include Victoria BC on your list to visit!!

[@ItsKyleMang]

I am Canadian.

[@coralinejones6666]

13:29 milk in bags. The bag goes into the jug, you snip off the corner of the bag and pour. No reseal.

[@xenotbbbeats7209]

Ketchup is notorious for coming out of the bottle slowly. As for Thanksgiving in October, you eat a feast on their Thanksgiving, then you stuff yourself with candy right after on Halloween.😂

[@altaclipper]

Quality ketchup comes out slowly. Cheaper ketchup is thinner.

[@Shan_Dalamani]

And every fourth year, we have a federal election (advance polls on Thanksgiving weekend).

[@herotomillions4095]

9:29 nobody really knows. The last UN resolution to end the embargo on Cuba was in 2024 and the entire world voted to end it except 2 countries. US and Israel. No one knows why

[@timcoolican459]

THE CAESAR COCKTAIL - w/ Clamato Having been a bartender, here in Saskatoon, SK, Canada, I have served many Caesars. It is a great starter cocktail before a meal or just meeting up with some friends at a local pub, club, or lounge. STANDARD CAESAR COCKTAIL - take a large glass and salt the rim, fill with ice, squeeze in one large wedge of lime (leave in ice), one good dash of Tabasco, two large dashes of Worcestershire, 1 - 2 ounces vodka, fill with clamato juice, garnish w/ celery spear. Now there are many different types of Caesars that can be made, changing the type of alcohol used as well as the type and number of garnishes in the drink. For instance, I like a Tequila Caesar, with a dill pickle spear garnish. I used to make what I called an 'appetizer Caesar', which was just a regular Caesar with several garnishes, like a spear of celery, pickled asparagus, dill pickle, pickled green bean, and a jumbo shrimp. It was a popular starter in the one high-end lounge I managed...expensive, but popular. CLAMATO JUICE Now Caesars are not the only drink that clamato juice is used in. Beer and clamato is often mixed together, giving your beer a more spicy and effervescent taste. Something that I enjoy from time to time. I used to make 'Red-eyes', which were a cure for hangovers. It involved half a glass of beer, with a shot of Whisky of Jack Daniels, filling the glass with clamato, adding Tabasco and Worcestershire, then taking a small pile of salt in your palm, slamming it into the drink, guzzling down the fizzing mass in one shot. You'll either get sick...or get drunk again...but either way, you won't be hungover anymore. Clamato is also good to cook with. I use it to thin a thickened tomato sauces and have made it a staple in my shrimp / seafood cocktail sauce. And now, there are different version of clamato to choose from. The latest, which is my favorite, is the 'Pickled Bean' clamato, as well as 'hotter' or spicier versions, using tabasco. Clamato is used quite a bit, here in Canada. If you haven't tried it by now, you've got a lot of choices to go through.

[@ASF-f8o]

Also a GREAT hangover cure 😊

[@kimlitwin1254]

We add pickle juice and we have bars that offer 15 flavored Caesars

[@timcoolican459]

@@kimlitwin1254 Yep...pickle juice Caesars were also a favorite. I still make them at home.

[@timcoolican459]

@@ASF-f8o Hence...the Red Eye.

[@annieowlkley]

Thanks for all the info. You can still get a Bloody Mary in any bar, it hasn't been replaced. There is just more of a choice with the Caesar!

[@schonnj]

We use chip clips or something similar to seal the bag. There are often oval-bottomed jugs available that fit the pillow-shaped bags quite well. As mentioned in other posts, milk bags are a regional thing not all dairies in Canada use them.

[@joanr3189]

i own an old fur coat. I wear it with a dress or jeans, hiking boots, whatever. when it's-15 and the wind is howling and you are waiting for the bus, you are thankful for fur.

[@Chris_Garman]

We'd still wait in line at the bar for 45 minutes in t-shirts or hoodies at -15.

[@Shan_Dalamani]

I bet it looked better on the animal who originally owned it.

[@KatyFaulkner-f6c]

Ketchup chips are DELICIOUS! Once in a while I order them on Amazon to my Colorado house! The Cesar is more zesty than a Bloody Mary and the rim is covered with celery salt!

[@RottieGuy1980]

highly recommend the ketchup Doritos, they come around about once every year or two as a limited edition

[@MrSanTang]

Why don't you simply try chips with real ketchup. I'm canadian and I've been eating that for at least 60 years. My mom used to serve me some ketchup with chips for an afternoon snack.

[@JSkyGemini]

I thought everyone sent Santa letters. I'm a old Canadian and so far, I don't like Ketchup chips or Clamato, hate the cold and wouldn't be caught dead in winter shorts, and don't drink milk. I really don't know why you'd wait till the end of November for thanksgiving, either. Harvest time is September/October.

[@jimsmith556]

Canadians and Americans are very different. Among the many differences is the culture of we or me. Canadians are much more considerate of their fellow countryman, and that is one reason we have universal health care. Paying slightly higher taxes so that people do not lose their homes when they need surgery is done without a second thought. The only cost of surgery is the fee for parking your car. On the other hand, many Americans have a self-centered 'me' attitude to their fellow countrymen. It's not their problem that half of society will go into debt over health care fees following surgery. And those that do have insurance are paying thousands of dollars a year for it. It makes no sense, but there you go. Education, general knowledge, health care, safety, the list goes on. Maybe decades ago the two cultures were more alike. But not now.

[@rosieleb32]

Consider showing up for the Calgary stampede. You can watch a rodeo with serious, genuine competitors. The chuckwagon races, you will never see anything else like it! I love chuckwagon racing, exciting, danger, talent, it’s the real deal. Make sure you see our western part too.

[@Shan_Dalamani]

And hopefully none of the horses will die due to accidents. That's one reason why I avoid rodeo.

[@rosieleb32]

I love horses too. They love working with people in their athletic capacity. Running racehorses never sees those types of comments even though the animals are only 3 years old and they need two more years to harden their frame. But you said it so bravo.

[@Claudia-up6hr]

@@Shan_Dalamani Good for you. These 'sports' are brutal for such wonderful animals.

[@kristamkm]

How many horses are put down in this “sport”? Truly cruel, as are the rest of the events. People must feel so good about chasing down calves and roping them. Saw that as a child and they killed the calf during that Stampede. Still traumatized.

[@Claudia-up6hr]

@@kristamkm The only event that makes me ashamed to be Canadian. Why is it still celebrated when the abuses have been exposed?

[@pd-ou1tg]

For American children, letters to Santa are sent to a designated North Pole address by the United States Postal Service, similar to Canada. It's Santa, 123 Elf Road, North Pole 88888. Volunteers are also used to send responses back. That's definitely something Americans would think is normal, too.

[@glen3679]

Wonder where the U.S. came up with that idea which is so wrong because everything dealing with Santa Claus says that he lives in the North Pole. And the last time I checked the most northern point of the United States is nowhere near the North Pole

[@pd-ou1tg]

@glen3679 Okay.

[@Alex_Plante]

I think Santa's Canadian postal code is H0H0H0

[@DavidWalton-g8w]

​@@glen3679Yeah, you don't know much. Just a pointless comment for no reason. Act like the US got the idea from Canada though. 😂 When did your postal service's letters to Santa program start? Was it before 1912?

[@KryssLaBryn]

Yeah, sounds like basically the same thing, except with one noteworthy American difference: for replies from the American Santa, you have to pay!

[@TedLittle-yp7uj]

Canadian Thanksgiving is not the same holiday as the American Thanksgiving; it has different origins (Canada's came first). Ours has nothing to do with pilgrims.

[@michaelnewsham1412]

Canadian Thanksgiving is in October so we can give thanks for having such a wonderful country to live in, and still get to Arizona or Florida before the snow flies.

[@richardc8795]

In Canada, Thanksgiving is in October to celebrate harvest season.

[@JohnNaturkach]

@@richardc8795exactly! It’s more to celebrate the harvest of crops than who or who didn’t arrive on the shores of North America.

[@_Y.Not_]

It really is the same thing tho with very similar traditions regardless of origins

[@shawnkelly695]

Canadas came first? A hundred years later. My god you liberals sure not very smart.

[@davidreichert9392]

She sounds American because she's working for Mojo which is an American company. Canadians who work in US media are for some reason expected to lose their accents, unlike Brits or Aussies who for reason are allowed to keep them. There's a clip somewhere of Ryan Reynolds doing his actual accent instead of his Hollywood accent.

[@brendaanderson292]

Sadly, this Christmas Canada Post was on strike leading up to Christmas. So in some small communities the local fire departments took over the task of answering and delivering letters from Santa. Why is French so important in Canada!? Because there were French settlements in Canada long before English decided to colonize. Federally, English and French are the two official languages in Canada. Of the ten Canadian provinces - New Brunswick is the only bilingual province. French is the official language in Quebec. Hope you have a wonderful New Year 🎉

[@rverro8478]

Eastern Ontario is bilingual. In New Brunswick, I don't consider chiaque, bilingual at all.

[@anitalornie1743]

Actually, Americans were the first ones to use ketchup on french fries - Canadians, always used vinegar and salt until they gradually switched. Me? I still use vinegar!

[@Jackie-o3b]

We Canadians love us some poutine French fries with cheese curds and gravy

[@missg.5940]

Gravy for me!

[@DavidWalton-g8w]

​@@Jackie-o3bI have to say that sounds better than fries, peas, and gravy.

[@johnfitzgerald7618]

And chip wagons (in Ontario, anyway) usually have a two-litre bottle of malt vinegar.

[@anitalornie1743]

@ malt vinegar is my favourite!

[@Peg__]

People of the North in shorts: • _"Its not the cold, its the wind that'll get ya."_ • _"No such thing as bad weather; Only bad kleather."_ • _"Its warm enough to snow."_ • _"Only takes a second or two, to get to the door."_ • _"Vehicle's got heat."_ • _"Don't worry, I got clothes in da m'ergency bæyg if I need 'em."_

[@bdcarroll415]

Just wait until you get older.That's when your arthritis will hit you from Wearing Shorts in the winter...🥶😅😊🇨🇦

[@sandydenman6083]

"It's warm enough to snow" is actually true. If it's REALLY cold, the air just can't hold enough moisture to form snow.

[@Kennymac8251]

The Ketchup chips not pouring out of the bag is a take on a famous series of Heinz commercials from the 1970s showing actual ketchup being so thick if barely comes out of the bottle

[@Branwhin]

ROFL and then you smack the bottom, and all of a sudden you've got WAY too much ketchup. Funny, but potentially embarrassing.

[@woreoutdrummer1861]

With Carly Simon's "Anticipation" playing in the background!

[@MoniqueDamphousse73]

if you stick a table knife into the ketchup bottle it helps the thick sauce come out without it being a blob like when you smack the bottom of the bottle, eh?

[@Kennymac8251]

@@woreoutdrummer1861 Cassic!

[@shonaboufford7342]

You sont need to reseal the bag once youve cut it. And you dont pour the milk inti the jug. You put the bah in the jug, wack it on the counter a couple of times to make sure its in all the way then cut a respectable sized hole in one corner. Theres you have it

[@gordonwallin2368]

Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.

[@jwb52z9]

Clamato was also sold in the US. It's jingle was, "The pick me up that picks you up!".

[@michaelnewsham1412]

The comedian Gallagher used to wonder who the first person was who first drank a glass of tomato juice ans said "This would taste better if I squeezed a clam into it."

[@perryelyod4870]

I see it at my local grocery store here in Costa Rica. I should get some and make a Bloody Caesar soon, I did like them when living in Canada. Some of the ingredients, like lime, can be had by walking out my front door. Also available in the more upscale supermarket is maple syrup and Moosehead beer.

[@JIMBEARRI]

Clamato Juice originated in California in the 1969. It has since become popular all over North America, especially in Canada and Mexico.

[@blanchemoyaert3714]

There are so many French because of our history. Canada has two founding Nations- French and English. That means we have formerly been both French and English colonies. The French were here first and dominated the culture. When it became an English colony the dominant French culture, including language, religion, and way of life, stayed in those areas that had been French. Our constitution includes the two languages as equal official languages. By law we are bilingual.

[@paulpeachey2212]

Canada has THREE founding nations; Indigenous and two European contributors.

[@blanchemoyaert3714]

@paulpeachey2212 the indigenous are called First Nations, because they are not just one but many nations originally. They were not called Founding Nations because they were not contributers to the formation of the founding of the country of Canada. Through legal agreements with the Crown, Indigenous treaties were separate from the British North America Act which formed Confederation of Canada. Treaties were between the French and British. Indigenous people were not involved in the initial four provinces forming of Canada. Though they were very key to the west expansion of Canada.

[@shawnkelly695]

And we wished the french would seperate. Rudest folk in canada. Not 1 good french person.

[@Lakeboii70]

The milk bag uses less plastic than a jug. Don’t worry about the milk container. It’s reusable.

[@LAStars-sratS]

Canadians make up some pretty wild winter sports too. Anything to entertain ourselves in the cold!

[@johnnysockov2755]

Calgary in the winter goes from -10 to plus 10 in less than a day with snow banks and people wearing t-shirts and shorts in the middle of the winter. It's called a chinook.

[@pattievans7342]

Western Canada does not have milk in bags! They tried it but quickly changed to jugs and cartons depending on brand!

[@ruthking7884]

with three individual bags in one outer bag the milk stays fresh because only a third is open, plus you can freeze the other bags for long storage.

[@slybine579]

Thanks giving has to do with the harvest. In Canada we harvest a month in advance compared to the USA because the cold arrives prematurely in Canada. ✌

[@Lakeboii70]

It’s not being tough running around outside in shorts. It’s just being a Canadian.

[@merrillromana8922]

Caesars are delicious. We introduced them to some American guys years ago in Mexico. They were desperate to try them and searched all over until they found Clamato juice. One guy owned a billiards/bar room. They loved them so much, he said he was going to serve them in his bar ! True story.

[@portaltwo]

Canadian here, just to say that I cannot abide a Bloody Mary, but I'll drink a Bloody Caesar any day. Yes, it's more savoury and definitely more flavourful, strange though the ingredients may sound. Try it, you'll like it.

[@mildredpierce4506]

1:38 it’s coming out slow symbolic of ketchup coming out slow from a bottle.

[@jeansteele6586]

I think you’d be very welcome here , from your polite attitude 😊

[@francoisechartrand7643]

The reason we celebrate Thanksgiving in October is our seasons. Less heat, gets colder and must harvest earlier.

[@pamhunter-to4xs]

Her accent, definitely Canadian.🇨🇦🙏

[@veronicawo3033]

In the western part of Canada, we do not call chips by the “crisp” name. During the warmer winter (anything above -10 Celsius) we might wear shorts. Especially after physical activity. It is a great way to cool down. The Toonie is actually also because we thought it was Loonie Toonie in reference to the zany cartoon. Milk is not in bags in western Canada. Would love to have you visit Canada!

[@KryssLaBryn]

"Loonie" was because of both the loon, and because we initially thought the idea of a dollar coin was pretty silly, ha ha. "T(w)oonie" is just two loons, of course. There was briefly a small faction trying to name them "doubloons" (because, you know, worth double that of a loonie, plus pirates are cool lol), but unfortunately we went with the more straightforward toonie instead. Nothing to do with Loony Toons; the two coins were introduced years apart.

[@mcfiggins]

Just a couple of notes 1) The ketchup chips slowly coming out of the bag was a joke comparing it to how ketchup slowly comes out of the bottle (as you'll notice, the guy was also smacking the bottom of the bag and shaking it to try to make them come out faster) 2) There's quite a lot of french people in Canada because a fairly large chunk of Canada was settled by the French. During a war between England and France, many battles were fought in Canada. 3) We do say sorry a lot, and it makes sense that we got it from across the pond. Where I'm from, much of the culture is very closely tied to Irish culture (Newfoundland). Even on our small island province, you'll find a mix of Irish, English and even French-inspired dialects on the west coast.

[@J1WE]

13:29 well, after you used the milk, you can wash and even dishwasher safe and reuse to store things in the freezer. Like a vacuum sealed bag. Many use for ground meat or marinade meat and repeat.

[@IsaacGabriel-kh5ds]

Brits critiquing anyone given the current state of your country is laughable in itself.

[@suecoates8313]

Well that’s mean.

[@platinecoiffure7833]

@@suecoates8313well we would have never left the EU! And we won’t become the 51st state,you hear that Donald!?😂

[@lyndawatson8312]

To make a proper ceasor has vodka,clamatto juice,Worcester, Tabasco, and a piece of celery or Dill pickle plus Dill pickles juice.

[@gorettyrogers7109]

I like to add a pickled green bean

[@TruthbeKnown-t9i]

You forgot to dip the rim of the glass in celery salt.

[@gaylelewis4191]

@@gorettyrogers7109 I like mine with pickled asparagus.

[@gorettyrogers7109]

@@gaylelewis4191 yum! Even better!!!

[@JIMBEARRI]

Wearing shorts in the Winter is also common among High School kids in New England.

[@jkgannon1049]

JIMBEARRI Yes, here in New Hampshire, New England, US, common to see men & boys wearing shorts in winter. My son would wait at his school bus stop in shorts & a winter parka. Could get down to the negative Fahrenheit, and still the shorts, even with the mountain wind. To do less consistently, was to risk being known as a 'winter weenie'😄 When I was a girl we had to wear dresses, long pants were not allowed. So we wore long pants (usually corduroy) under our dresses. Yep, a fashion statement for sure!

[@JIMBEARRI]

@@jkgannon1049 I know that very well. My nephews went to high school in Hartford, Vermont. ;-)

[@hrayz]

As a Canadian, I find it quaint how people from the States think they have any cold in the Winter. (Other than Alaska - real props to them! ... and maybe a few days here and there in northern-most Montana.)

[@geofftestpilot9076]

OTTAWA, MONTRÉAL, Quebec City, is my reccomendation. WINTERLUDE in Ottawa, Winter Carnival in Quebec City are "magical", especially at night. The ICE SCULPTURES, etc. In summer, Grand Prix of🇨🇦 , usually 2nd Sunday in June, nice & warm. Bluesfest, & staggering beauty is in surplus anytime in Ottawa. Toronto is a smaller, cleaner. Actually, "New York North " is one of it's nicknames. Also, from Ottawa to Montreal to Quebec City, is only 265km, whereas Montreal to Toronto alone is 540km, Ottawa to Toronto is 450km. FYI, Ontario and Quebec are huge provinces, they are probably bigger than most countries😮

[@spiritthingw]

Go to Saskatchewan and Alberta we have a lot to not just Toronto or Vancouver!

[@diannepeterson696]

100% both in winter and summer

[@ClappOnUpp]

Let's touch on ketchup chips and Caesars.. ketchup chips are amazing, a Caesar is the best tasting thing you can put alcohol in for lunch. Don't have enough money for a big lunch? Don't worry, a Caesar's got you. Comes with lunch in it😂 you get pickles, some places do pickled asparagus but I prefer straight pickles

[@brkaz5864]

Clamato very much used in So AZ in a variety of foods and drinks with a Mexican twist. Can't imagine a seafood cocktail with fresh seafood from the Gulf of Mexico or Sea of Cortez without a base of Clamato and lots of fresh limes.

[@dorothygarriott9721]

I don't buy milk in bags. That was popular in the 1980's, at least in southern BC that I know of.

[@tiffaniterris5189]

The shorts in cold weather thing isn't about toughness, we already know we are solid like iron, its mostly a laziness thing. If you are just heading up the block to the corner store for a 10 minute journey.. well, why bother changing? As long as your core is warm and you have a toque, your legs can take it.

[@Zlata1313]

-5C here in Regina today. Saw 2 or 3 guys in Walmart wearing shorts