Objects only Canadians know

[@melon_grove5694]

I would like to confirm that the tradition of using the poppy needle to pick the layer of skin on your finger in school is still going strong

[@richardalberts3151]

I still remember doing that in the 1970’s as a child also 😀

[@BarnDoorProductions]

It's part of Remembrance: the tradition of drawing blood through scratches and pokes from the poppy needle reminds us. (And I say that only half-joking.)

[@jadestudios5424]

Tina Zeng It’s still going strong! It’s very popular.

[@Shannononly]

Hahahahah or stick it in your callouses on your palms and let it hang there like a bad ass.

[@theishaanandankitashow]

Yup, still going strong.

[@julia-rose1390]

Important Canadian objects: literally just a PC optimum card

[@thyhashbrown8298]

The words do you have a pc optimum card gives me nightmares

[@wolfgang5261]

This card is basically a Canadian store passport

[@Felarchy]

I got ten bucks off of my aggressive amount of pizza pops. Yes it's the most important thing I own

[@3ldritchH0rr0r]

My mom has gotten hundreds of dollars off with that card but good lord does it control every store but walmart

[@wolfgang5261]

Let me rack stacks with my employee discount

[@johncleese-mogg365]

It's been two years and I'm still waiting for the 'great Québécois syrup conspiracy' video

[@ClosetDemon]

your accent sounds so normal until you say around or about. as a Canadian I've never heard someone say it like that un-ironically.

[@omgitsLindsay]

I feel like he does it on purpose. No one naturally talks that way.

[@jasonbarnes431]

Drives me nuts. Get rid of the over pronunciation of about and around, it's ridiculous .

[@jadestudios5424]

FireBird20613 Very True.

[@saibyrr7957]

Wait he just says it normally?

[@ClosetDemon]

@@saibyrr7957 i mean, its in all his videos...

[@chrisprobst6963]

I love no name products because they're cheaper and I dont see the point in spending more than I have to- particularly on staple products like flour or sugar or butter. Show me how spending 2$ more on granulated salt or sugar makes sense? Is it higher quality salt? If someone frowns on me or tries to shame me for saving money I'll laugh in their face

[@jramsay100]

Exactly!

[@Terri_MacKay]

My daughter and I don't have a very large income. The only reason we eat well is because of No Frills and No Name. The money we save on NN plus the points we collect on our PC Optimum Card let us afford meat and fresh fruit and veggies. In no way whatsoever do I feel embarrassed about loading up my grocery cart with all those yellow cans and packages. Why should I feel embarrassed about shopping smart and saving money??

[@daerdevvyl4314]

Terri MacKay I’ll bet you only have one home too. It’s amazing the way the little people live. Just kidding.

[@Terri_MacKay]

@@daerdevvyl4314 Just until one of our Lotto Max tickets comes through for us...then it's easy street!! 😂😂

[@diloui]

It's the same thing as the main brand just labeled"no name" I buy no name all the time!

[@PTNLemay]

2:22 No! I hate when people do this. Just punch a medium sized hole at one end, and then a tiny hole at the opposite end. Pour it out from the medium sized hole, with the small one letting the air out so it doesn't go "GLUGLUG" as it pours out. Keep the lid on.

[@Shuuuky]

Thank you ! I thought the same thing haha

[@halberdierv2]

Even knowing it was meant as a joke, seeing that made me cringe.

[@chevlinpodhorodeski9814]

Thank you! It upset me more than I'd like to admit. (I know it was a joke, but still )

[@kerrydesilets4226]

I stopped watching the video at this point. Has this guy never seen the proper way to open a fluid filled can before? They have openers for doing just this! If it was seriously meant as a joke, the presentation was seriously lacking. He must be too young and his parents too fussy to have bought juice in a can before.

[@daerdevvyl4314]

PTNLemay A plague of whooooshes on this thread.

[@kibaanazuka332]

A Canadian friend of mine joked about how the no name packaging looks very Orwellian in design and looks like it came from an alternate universe where Canada was behind the Iron Curtain as he put it.

[@UltraAar]

Canadians are losing their liberty and freedoms every day

[@daerdevvyl4314]

Kiba Anazuka In Soviet Canuckistan, KZbin watches you!

[@yerdasellsavon9232]

It looks kind of nice tho

[@Elitist20]

Looks like the packaging in 'Repo Man' - 'Drink', 'Food' etc.

[@weggygaygay9940]

“brand imagery not turning your brain into mush with consumerbrain is orwellian” other way around

[@canadianketocat7060]

Anyone else have no shame about buying no name? Half the time it’s better than brand name anyways!

[@310BPM]

definitely!! ^^

[@ellenkeefe76]

I love No name , it's not because I cant afford to buy the expensive brands, I think No name taste better , and who is this clown anyway, he must live in Toronto , 🤷‍♀️

[@maltaipads3237]

Ellen Keefe he is on the other side of the country, in British Columbia, he says it a lot in his videos

[@kitsilanocat]

I love no name, they're a good price and they taste great

[@bonemar66]

No Name has long ago stopped being the poor person's choice for anything. It isn't even the cheapest in-store brand amongst the major players' in-store brands (Selection, Compliments, etc.). Heck, even sale prices on regular name brands in any Loblaws get close to No Name prices. But the yellow boxes *are* distinctly Canadian.

[@athenap.1081]

Britain and Canada take the poppy thing super seriously. During the 2016 US election, I was interviewed on our campus by BBC because I was an American student in Britain. When they started filming, they asked, "where's your poppy?" I told them I didn't have one and they seemed shocked. Luckily the camera man let me wear his, so that they could continue filming my responses. It was a really weird experience.

[@JJMcCullough]

Dimitrios Potsos When I worked in TV they were very particular that poppies began being worn in.... I think late October, every day, until the 11th.

[@jackoates7590]

It's as if freedom doesn't matter.

[@Heligoland360]

@@jackoates7590 No, it's as if the millions of men who die and have died in combat to protect our freedom *do* matter. God, no wonder so many American veterans end up as insane hobos if this is how little you care about them.

[@jackoates7590]

@@Heligoland360 you can respect a veteran without wearing a poppy. I'm saying that as a Scot.

[@Heligoland360]

@@jackoates7590 Yes, but a poppy is such a cheap and common method of doing so, that it has become a social norm. You are free to not wear a poppy, it's just everyone will assume you're an asshole who doesn't care at all.

[@bradleyilagan3939]

Alternative title: "Let's confuse non-Canadians" Get it?

[@bradleyilagan3939]

I'm confused. 😂

[@AgentJayZ]

I like the way he artificially forces the "oot" into his pronunciations, replacing the "out". Hilarious, because nobody in Canada really talks like that. ( as opposed to the American "aowt"...) Only a Canadian would notice his oot-boosting. Kinda the point, eh?

[@witchbitch5321]

Yes

[@SCP--rj8hm]

AHAHHAHAHHA

[@bes03c]

In South Korea, we have the "No Brand" knockoff of "No Name." They are carried in E-mart supermarkets and have their own Aldi-style "No Brand" stores.

[@DMfan1994]

Despite also being in the Commonwealth realm with the Queen as head of state, Australia doesn't hang up portraits of the Queen as it's quite an old-fashioned thing. But back in August 2018, a Vice article about Australians being entitled to a free portrait of the Queen upon request led to MPs' offices being flooded with mostly ironic requests for a portrait of the Queen. Since this was prescribed in law, MPs fulfilled the requests and some sent Australian republican merchandise to go with the Queen's portrait.

[@godzilla4005]

In quebec the queen isnt popular either. Never saw a portrait of her lol

[@fieldrook1613]

God Zilla I wonder why...

[@ImranZakhaev9]

Funny how there are lesser known things that the government doesn't want everyone to know about. When I worked in waste management the local newspaper heard that people can get their municipal compost bins replaced if they're cracked and they wanted to put this info in the paper. We said NOOOOO because then we would be FLOODED with requests for new bins and we only have one guy and a pickup truck to deliver them.

[@joaoprabelo]

Funny though, when I moved to Canada, I found those no name products so amazing that I've spent several months only packing my house with its products.

[@thomasvieira6069]

It's basically the same thing usually. It just has a negative stigma.

[@jeremyO9F911O2]

Personally I've never really recognized the negative stigma. But perhaps that's because where I live in Manitoba we have a value obsessed culture. So if the food is good and the price is good, nobody cares. Also Loblaws group has been expanding the NN brand. The butter and potatoes for example are now all NN now without an equivalent alternative.

[@Kman31ca]

Even though I can afford the "better" stuff. A lot of the no name stuff isn't that bad, and I don't look at groceries as a class issue. Plus my 70 yo father still goes every Sunday morning to the Superstore and buys a bunch of the discounted stuff that they sell. Ha, when I go over to visit it looks like him and mom are preparing for the apocalypse with the amount of bilk they buy. One thing is he picks up a lot of decent steaks for 30-50% off and just freezes them. It's good beef and fine for a good steak dinner. But Costco is the best imo.

[@debodatta7398]

the negative stigma it has is really only with the older generation most Canadians under 30 wouldn't associate buying noname to being poor.

[@lanceswanson1712]

Better dollar value, less risk of hunger

[@NicErdman]

My pantry would be yellow AF. I started to try Great Value (Walmart) products, and found that 95% are as good if not better than the name brands. I also love the no name gimmick on the package.

[@jetfuelabuser01]

I can no longer support this with a clean candian concious after watching him open and waste a whole can of that syrup..

[@jadestudios5424]

C-anon W It horrified me. My heart hurt when I saw that.

[@ameliesarah9662]

*conscience

[@whatthepick]

Not alone ^^

[@joeketa6352]

That yellow no name brand is a big memory for me. They didn't have pictures on the packaging back in the 80s, just an identifying word like CHIPS across a yellow bag. We would open up the cupboard when Dad went shopping and feel pretty satisfied to see no name chips up there. Cuz no name chips were better than the alternative, which was no chips.

[@Comiehater12]

Is there some Quebec Maple Syrup Mafia or something? I need a video on that

[@JJMcCullough]

Skyler Hdhddndn there is!

[@BoldOne8760]

I guess it's called La Bloc Quebecois?

[@mirzaahmed6589]

It's a cartel.

[@BoldOne8760]

@@mirzaahmed6589 build a wall around Quebec to stop the cartel

[@TheOmegajimes]

I really want a JJ video on the Quebec syrup cartel. I understand that Quebec supplies something like 70% of the worlds maple syrup.

[@pastorclay82]

Funny thing is all those yellow products are most likely made in the same place as the fancy version. No quality difference, just cheaper packaging.

[@chrisprobst6963]

I've worked in a couple of food production plants and this is 100% true, the "value" brand and the "name brand" products are exactly the same with different packaging

[@pastorclay82]

@@chrisprobst6963 but psychology being what it is, even knowing it's the same people will still pay more for packaging.

[@PurpleAmharicCoffee]

It's the same here. I tend to put the cheap stuff in nondescript containers so no-one knows the difference.

[@spelunk8]

No name brand is staples that everyone has around. President’s choice is usually more unique items that you might not use everyday (like sauces and seasonings). PC also has cheap pop. Either way both store brands are usually cheaper than mainstream brands. Even if made in the same place, the product lines don’t overlap

[@daerdevvyl4314]

everett higginbotham Sometimes I can tell the difference. When that’s the case, I have to decide whether I’m willing to spend a bit more. But sometimes you’re right and there seems to be no difference.

[@majorettediecast]

Hey JJ, I’m a long subscriber of your channel and a big fan. I’m a Brazilian-born Canadian who has been living in Canada for almost ten years now. I can call Canada my home, and I love Canadian culture and even the long winter. I’m writing to share a personal experience regarding the poppy. It was my second week here in Canada as a permanent resident, and I was walking around my neighbourhood when an older man criticized me for not wearing a poppy. I swear I’d never heard about it before that moment. I saw people around me wearing it, and I thought it could be a religious thing, so I never asked about it. Lol The next day I was at work, and a born Canadian friend asked me why I wasn’t wearing the poppy, saying that as an immigrant, I should embrace the Canadian culture and traditions blá-blá-blá. I said: what’s a poppy? He immediately understood that I was not wearing a poppy, not because I didn’t care about Canadian tradition, but because I didn’t know what it meant since they don’t teach that to newcomers. It takes some time to absorb the culture because when you land in a new country, your first concerns are housing, documentation and getting a job! Lol Since my friend explained the meaning of the poppy, I’ve embraced the tradition, and I wear it every November. The explanation above is to address a recent event in Canada, where a famous hockey reporter criticized immigrants about not wearing the poppy. I’m not pointing the finger at him. But when it happened, I thought that most immigrants don’t follow the traditions of their new country not because of disrespect but because of ignorance (by that, I mean not knowing about traditions). For those that are not aware of the immigration rules, you only learn about Canada's history and culture when applying for citizenship. It takes 3 years of permanent residency to be eligible for citizenship in Canada. So newcomers are not educated about traditions and culture until they coexist with other Canadians. I love these videos with Canadian traditions and culture because I always learn more about the country I call home, and I raise my kids learning to love it. Thanks for sharing your knowledge! Cheers! Moe.

[@TheGamerEmmy]

w h y d o e s h e s a y A B O O T i’m canadian and don’t get Canadians i’ve NEVER met someone who says about like that

[@ameliesarah9662]

Right? i was asking myself the same question

[@heithastley1174]

Because he's an idiot

[@kwirro]

@@heithastley1174 Instead of understanding that different people have different accents, you go and decide to just insult them. You're probably 10 and can't comprehend this.

[@TomJohnson67]

I don't know but I don't think he does it on purpose. Personally, I like his pronunciation of 'about' but it's probably an unpopular opinion of mine LOL.

[@jon_kim7775]

same

[@AlkalineBatterien]

3:18 It's a CAN-dle! Get it? I'll see myself out

[@MuIIigan]

wouldn't Canadle be better?

[@tc2334]

The yellow stuff reminds me of the 'Great Value' Wal-Mart brand in the US.

[@KanyeTheGayFish69]

Trent Campbell they have Walmart in Canada too

[@tc2334]

​@@KanyeTheGayFish69 I'm aware.

[@athenap.1081]

Ya totally. In Michigan, we have this brand called Spartan which is very similar.

[@eruyommo]

Great Value. Ironic name.

[@MultiLiam24]

Callie Masters Mate that film was quality

[@simialogue]

Semi-pedantic rant: the Duray socks are wool, the Rockford Red Heel are cotton. Cotton sucks. Thank you for your patience.

[@hyliandragon5918]

Cotton is great for retaining heat, not very waterproof though. It's also incredibly cheap to produce.

[@MrJimmytheweed]

@@hyliandragon5918 Wool is better for retaining heat and wool socks still retain heat when they get wet.

[@erikswanson5753]

Really? Thanks for the info.

[@rich7447]

The original Rockfords were wool, but they went cheap with cotton/acrylic blend sometime in the late 50s. You can still get the sock that was the Rockford Red Heel, but without the red heel from Fox Socks. The only Rockford Red Heels that I have ever seen say that their only recommended use is making sock monkeys.

[@MinecraftMasterNo1]

Cotton is much more breathable than wool. It's meant for summer wear and does not "suck" lol.

[@bueller8278]

As a kid there was so much yellow in our pantry I had to wear sunglasses before opening the door

[@TotoDG]

1000 likes and he makes the syrup video.

[@aldomartinez19]

he's got them

[@orenum]

So guys we did it

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

@@orenum We're nowhere near, the comment only has roughly 200 likes.

[@HouseofChains81]

I live in Manitoba and I've never seen canned maple syrup. So funny when you just poured it out on the pancakes. Lol

[@Phantomato]

Albertan here, and they are super rare, there are some at my local Walmart but they are kind of hidden in comparison

[@DJLP123]

Yeah but no one actually pours maple syrup from a can like that. You just poke a hole on the lid and bam you can pour it no problem. I guess the guy who made the video doesn't even know how to use it because he won't consume a thing from the evil province of Quebec.

[@unemilifleur]

I'm from Québec and I've seen those, but I've never seen hanging pictures of the queen xD

[@fuckoff6924]

From Saskatoon an can’t say I’ve seen em either

[@andreraymond6860]

Last year my cousins asked us to bring canned maple syrup to Saskatchewan. I had to make sure the airline rules allowed it and then packed as many cans as I could in our checked baggage. It turns out these 540 gram cans were hugely popular at our family gathering. Everyone wanted to take some home with them. The product sold at Costco in Regina was sold at a substantially higher price and was from Vermont. My cousin told us it wasn't as good as the Québec stuff.

[@RonJohn63]

0:34 No-name groceries were really popular in the US back in the late 1970s, but quickly faded after inflation was crushed. 7:53 I remember we'd do that with plain old stick pins.

[@loganlavallee4284]

Lmao thought I was alone with my school stabbing poppy’s through our fingers

[@HumeHwy]

That No Name home brand looks very identical to the Black & Gold home brand we have here at IGA Supermarkets in Australia. As in, really identical. The photos of the contents therein, the Helvetica font, the garish yellow. I wonder who ripped off whom?

[@JJMcCullough]

Urban Reverie We have IGA too!

[@JJMcCullough]

I looked it up! That’s spooky

[@markmayonnaise1163]

'Black & Gold'? You Aussies sure are literal-minded

[@pummisher1186]

@@JJMcCullough Saskatchewan used to have IGA but all became Sobeys. If you take out the two S's, it says "obey"

[@jeremyO9F911O2]

I think No Name came first, at least in the iconic form. The monolithic blandness of No Name makes it truly unique though.

[@brandonbilodeau8429]

In quebec maple syrup is still mostly sold in those cans in 2019

[@carolinee4971]

I've lived in Canada all my life, and I've never seen or even heard of canned maple syrup! Someone please tell my I'm not the only one????

[@Sizzy-]

As a Canadian I can say something to confuse other Canadians My city has bath tub races

[@tracytaylor5115]

Sizzy : Nanaimo!

[@darbonhunter]

*waves* Greetings from North Nanaimo! Hope that you have a Merry Christmas!

[@mixedbag2]

SKEET

[@WelshBathBoy]

In the UK, we used to have a supermarket called 'kwik save', they had their own range of 'no name' brand products called 'no frills'. The packaging was even more bleak the your no name packaging, it was just white with black text, no picture. Since then all the supermarkets here have copied it, even though kwik save is long gone. Sainsburys basics, Tesco value, asda smart price, even upmarket Waitrose has their essentials range.

[@grahamlive]

Kwik Save was alright. Some of their stuff was a bit dodgy but if you knew what to avoid then you'd be ok. Pretty damn cheap as well. Kwik Save died because Somerfield took them over then they themselves went bust and were eventually swallowed up by the Co-op.

[@BillysMom]

Funny how the product is called no frills because there is a grocery chain that Loblaws owns in Canada called No Frills. It's the bargain grocery store where a lot of the No Name stuff is at.

[@tharealverminsupreme135]

I always love watching your videos. They always cheer me up down here in the 🇹🇨.

[@himagainstill]

"Prince Philip is one of the lesser known members" A word to the wise from the mother country: keep it that way. No, really. Just ... don't go there.

[@erikswanson5753]

Lesser known? I kind of winced at this. He's the queen's husband. Hardly "lesser known".

[@gayassmotherfuckerfuckmein1642]

_”like schools, libraries, city halls, community centres..”_ me: *_”legions.........”_* edit: @ 7:10 i unironically said out loud, _”cadets? aren’t those mini soldiers?”_ (shhhh i’m a cadet, it’s okay! be sure to get your poppies kids!)

[@emjoi_joiemoni]

Community centries

[@GeoffO856]

I find the part about the queen kind of interesting. As an American, the political discussion of pro- or anti- monarchy (obviously) doesn't exist, so few Americans have an opinion. I think for many Americans, myself included, the whole idea of the queen is just sort of this fascinating fairy-tale-esque remnant of the middle ages

[@buizelbus3332]

Well, getting rid of her would be a nightmare, and for the UK it would be a huge loss for the government. The Royal family owns large tracts of lands they rent to the government in turn for a salary and being the king/queen. The government rents them to others, with the profit gained by the UK government being 40 million pounds a year I believe.

[@paulr449]

Its also handy as it means no politician can become head of state. So it keeps any of them from making "really" stupid promises... There limited to "that sounds reasonable" even if technically impossible.

[@JJMcCullough]

It’s dumb. The monarchy adds nothing and does nothing. It’s just a superfluous symbolic thing for people who like royalty for some reason.

[@qwertyTRiG]

@@JJMcCullough I am Irish with English parents. I was brought up on British children's books and BBC Radio 4, and often feel quite British (I even have an English accent despite living my entire life in Offaly in the middle of Ireland). However, once monarchy is mentioned I suddenly start feeling very Irish. It's not that I disagree with the monarchy; it's more that I just don't *get* it. On the other hand, I think that Stephen Fry may have a point when he says that the monarchy isn't really worth the effort of getting rid of.

[@greatwolf5372]

@@paulr449 Head of state has no power in UK. Politicians can become Prime Ministers though and that's where all the power lies.

[@memesommelier1265]

just watched the previous video, and if it makes you feel better we have those weird vinagar containers here in Maryland as well. We too put vinager on everything, but mostly fries.

[@BoraCM]

*vinegar

[@williamliang8885]

Things only canadians understand: Bagged Milk

[@codykochan-erdman9620]

william liang as a western Canadian i will never understand bagged milk

[@lwethumadlingozi9390]

We also have bagged milk is South Africa

[@abouthergrace3086]

In Texas, my elementary school served us bagged milk.

[@aidan3026]

I’m Canadian, those poppies poke you. Everybody tries to poke them into there skin.

[@DieLong]

You should do a video on lesser known Canadian leaders and what they did and the impact they had on today, but otherwise love the videos keep it up

[@simplesimonspeaks1115]

Omg please do preston manning...i always thought he was one step away from being a cartoon character.

[@tadeasgubala7576]

The Québec Premier is holding a gun to JJ's face at 2:53.

[@einafetsat]

Loved pricking my skin with a poppy when I was little. Also I am obsessed with those socks. They are a must have for the Canadian winter ❄️

[@LARAUJO_0]

0:48 Wow. That's clearly very effective because I had no idea all of those stores had the same parent company until now

[@sebastianchristmas8370]

Don’t forget to talk about The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist! Lol my favourite topic!

[@debraflowers4318]

I Googled it wow I never knew

[@matthewroach815]

I always love learning about Canadian culture from you. Perhaps I need to send you some artifacts from my rural corner of North Carolina soon so that you can learn about mine.

[@k-rup4772]

Matthew Roach Canadian culture🤣🤣🤣🤣there is none!!

[@greatwolf5372]

@@k-rup4772 Evreryone country has beautiful culture. I hate people who define culture to be only highbrow stuff. Very arrogant and European.

[@HanOle12]

the part about the queen was interesting to me, because in Norway we (atleast used to) hang pictures of our king and/or queen in our outhouses.

[@Fated_-]

5:07 a boot o g I’m so affended it’s a bout

[@LordlyJeremy]

The vinegar thing is called a cruet.

[@mireillelebeau2513]

Thanks for the info

[@peterdeane4490]

(I have to tell you that this is Peter's wife writing, or it will sound weird). I am the daughter and sister of welders, the wife of a former carpenter and handyman, and the mother of a construction worker, and I spent some time myself as a farm hand and a logging camp cook. Those socks are just called "work socks". I never realized that there was anything distinctly Canadian about them. As for the Remembrance Day poppies, every year I would buy one and then lose it within the next hour until I discovered a simple hack. I have a tiny Canadian flag pin with an earring-type clasp on the back. So now I replace the bent pin with that flag and I haven't lost a poppy (or stabbed myself ) since.

[@latshafamil2615]

2:26 I love how he fearlessly dumped all that syrup onto his pancakes

[@1984potionlover]

I'd like to know how he could monetarily or morally afford to waste so much of that precious syrup; It hurt to watch him waste that... In Ontario, you can buy it in cans @metro. I've got 2 in the cupboard and a glass bottle in the fridge.The tins wont break in transit or by accident. Too damned expensive t risk, especially right now with prices of everything climbing into the stratosphere.

[@FK-tz7gs]

I’m Canadian and I thought that everyone used that sock. Wow never realized it was Canadian.

[@caesar1700]

Bob Loblaw's Bland Blah-Blahs

[@Lwilight]

😂

[@johnrankin7135]

Bob Loblaw lobs Loblaw blah bomb

[@CWhittla]

I thought I was the only person who experienced the poppy-finger thing!

[@visionTUA]

The socks are often called “Nipigon nylons” for the town of Nipigon in Ontario where they supposedly originated

[@christine3043]

Being from Thunder Bay I thought that everyone called them Nipigon Nylons

[@minuteman4199]

Except in northern Ontario it isn't alliterative because Nipigon Isn't pronounced "nipigone" it's pronounced "nipigin".

[@tonytomato100]

This once again show how Vancouver is the least Canadian city where we call them "those thick socks with the red line on top (that you can get at roots)"

[@reneeturcottecicigoi9435]

In Thunder Bay, we also call them “work socks” as many construction and mill workers wear them daily with work boots. Lol

[@vdezagiacomo]

@@reneeturcottecicigoi9435 In Cape Breton, NS I've only ever heard of them referred to as "pit socks'. They were commonly worn by coal miners.

[@masterofstrings]

I died when you dumped the maple syrup on the pancakes without restraint 😂

[@ricardoguanipa8275]

why would you call Canadian brand "President's Choice" if Canada doesn't a have president. that would be like branding a British cookie "Republican Biscuits"

[@JJMcCullough]

Ricardo Guanipa I asked this a lot as a child

[@user-ex7vb3bk2o]

"The first President's Choice products began appearing on Loblaw store shelves in 1984, but the concept was born somewhat by accident the year before as the company went to market with a new high quality ground coffee. Dave Nichol, president of Loblaws Supermarkets, was constantly on the lookout for new products to add to the company's line-up of No Name generics and had even begun offering gourmet items in the familiar, unbranded yellow packaging. His Louisiana buyers had recently discovered a new high-grade coffee, around the time some of the leading national brands had downgraded the quality of their store coffee. Toronto designer Don Watt was asked to come up with packaging - the only stipulation being that it had to be yellow, the same as No Name. Watt recalled how President's Blend Gourmet Coffee went on sale in time for Christmas: It goes on the shelf and becomes the number-one selling item in the grocery section. And Nichol, who was always listening to the consumer, said, "Well, I guess the consumer is telling us that we should be trading up. Why don't you take your President's Blend idea and figure out how to do a package? Because we've got a lot of yellow in the store, so the only comment I'm telling you is don't make it yellow." While Loblaw kept the "President’s Blend" label, the name was otherwise too product specific. Since the new line would be personally endorsed by Nichol, an associate suggested "President's Choice" as a brand name that could be used across a wide range of items. According to Watt, "PC was chosen because it was the president's 'choice'. It wasn’t necessarily the absolute best that you would find in a gourmet deli or something - it was the best value, the best quality, the best relative to the competition." In fact, Dave Nichol's association with the product line would extend to almost every aspect of marketing, including the President's Choice logo, which was Nichol's own handwriting." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President%27s_Choice#History

[@grail68]

President of the company, not the country.

[@mokulenable]

President of the company (not country)

[@rayanelassal3917]

(President of the company) not the country

[@kingding-a-ling9794]

I would love to hear about the Québécois racket on Maple syrup.. that was a quick full stop lol

[@BigPatViggen]

A large part of this conspiracy is based on the fact that the vast majority of sugar producing maple trees grow in Quebec and that large Maple producers are regrouped in a province wide association to even out supplies by having a large depot. You know, like oil, wheat, and pharmaceutical products. All of it above ground and openly. You konw, real conspiracy stuff...

[@bnthern]

your open and honest enthusiasm is wonderful

[@n0tbran]

My heart broke when the syrup was recklessly poured

[@gameinformer4045]

Wow Saturday snuck up on me but not complaining I get a JJ video!

[@stevenjlovelace]

Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, we had a grocery store chain called National's. Their logo was the Loblaw's logo upside down, and yes, they carried President's Choice.

[@ashleyanne967]

I've worked in a loblaws grocery store for 12 years & have never seen a can of maple syrup.

[@dgpsf]

Can I just say that every single time you use sound effects, like the SMW gate-clear one that you inserted on the "President's Choice" reveal, it adds tremendously to my enjoyment. Your selection of sounds is always so damn spot-on (and they don't even rely on knowing the game that they came from, either). Great video btw.

[@thekidfromiowa]

I actually wouldn't mind seeing a video where you explain all the decorations on the shelf and desk even though I recognize most of them like the Energy Tank from Mega Man mug.

[@pie4strength417]

I have awaited this video all morning.

[@johngalardi]

OMG J.J.!!!!! How could you do this to me???? That dumping of the syrup!!!! You just gave me an OCD attack!!! LOL! 😱😂

[@FionaApplewright]

*holding a poppy* "So, this is kinda gross...." Yep. I know EXACTLY what you're about to say.

[@Zx-hy9ys]

I saw you watched Name Explain's latest video.

[@JJMcCullough]

Zʏxøʀɪᴠ I love him! Pressure him to do a collab with me!

[@Zx-hy9ys]

@@JJMcCullough I would like a collab between you two!

[@Korpionix]

@@JJMcCullough You watch Name Explain? I was just watching him earlier!

[@PimpyGDawg]

I have terrible memories of those socks in scouts as a kid. I wore them when we went camping in the winter. Not only were they ill-fitting and horribly scratchy, but they also were as absorbent as sponges. My feet were warm, but they remained horribly soaked for entire weekends at a time. I never understood why I kept receiving those damn socks every Christmas, but I guess it's because my mom wanted me to have a uniquely Canadian product, no matter how awful?

[@mmblue3986]

I just stumbled upon your site today and I have to say you do a fantastic job. Your videos are informative, interesting and diverse....going from politics to coffee. 🤓 You would make a fantastic teacher.

[@jonathanlanglois2742]

Honestly, some of the No Name products are actually of surprisingly good quality. If you had dug a bit deeper, one of the things that you find out is that a lot of those products actually come from the same factory as most popular brand name product. They are, in effect, virtually identical.

[@samiezzi6143]

I remember stabbing poppies through my finger too. Glad I wasnt the only one 😂

[@robr2731]

JJ, your videos never fail to entertain :) you're probably one of the best KZbinr and have one of the best fanbases as well. Speaking of, your fanbase doesn't have a name lol

[@JJMcCullough]

Roberto R you’re my friends!

[@robr2731]

@@JJMcCullough probably better then a fanbase name anyways :)

[@jonathongreenwell9586]

On the portrait of the Queen, common over here in New Zealand too but when it's joined by one of Prince Phillip, his portrait is meant to be slightly lower than that of the Queen's to show that he isn't her equal and she out ranks him. Phillip will be hung in military places and veterans places too as he is a WW11 vet and royal Colonel of many regiments etc

[@ryancoulter4797]

I’m old enough to remember when No Name first came out and there was everything from No Name chocolate pudding to - I kid you not - No Name cigarettes. And back then the quality of the contents was as substandard as the packaging. So much so that the yellow packaging went away for a while because it became linked to buying crap products. The company switched to the President’s Choice brand labelling, complete with their CEO doing ads and little fake magazines. Then that brand lost its appeal and they brought back the no name labelling as nostalgia.

[@lynettemassey9033]

Ryan Coulter yep. I remember pet food was one of the first no name things my mom bought. I was about 7/8 when it came out. I remember it well, also.

[@brendongross4119]

Presidents choice froot loops taste better than regular froot loops!

[@owenbuda]

This is the best channel it's not even close

[@marksprings3493]

1:00 HEY COMPAY MAN WHERE ARE YOU

[@wolfgang5261]

I use the maple sirup cans to refill my maple sirup glass bottle...

[@elyseb.5029]

Haha i no name everything that i can, my broke ass can't afford more 😂 (anyway why would i pay more for the same thing with an other name on it?)

[@TevelDrinkwater]

Yeah, lots of no name stuff in our pantry. Could get "brand name" I suppose, but why pay more for the same thing? Especially since the no name stuff is produced by the major producers just with different packaging.

[@hopemoffatt7377]

Your pronunciation of "about" and "around" seem absolutely put on to appeal to Americans' stereotypes of how Canadians talk. C'mon!!

[@somerandomguy7972]

"Kids are gross" - J.J. ,2019

[@johnfairweather9188]

Most grocery stores sell President’s Choice and No Name.

[@matteovillella1482]

Canned syrup must be a west Canada thing because I have never seen it in Ontario

[@felixhurteau2630]

Its more of a Quebec thing, it's everywhere in Quebec

[@vikab8929]

It’s everywhere in the prairies too... all imported from QC

[@mrdanforth3744]

I live in Ontario and see that brand of canned syrup in the supermarket all the time.

[@ZeldaLover6]

As a western Canadian I can guarantee that I have never seen canned Maple Syrup before.

[@jambalayalouisiana9827]

Interested video...nice video my dude

[@JJMcCullough]

locked pie 22 my dude!

[@Manofthewoods.]

In Flanders fields probably my favorite poem, I remember singing a version of this poem on veterans day for my great grandfather and my uncle at a choir concert. One of my favorite memories

[@wolfloverify]

im so happy that poking your finger with a poppy was a widespread canadian child thing

[@succulent_animation3046]

Level one canadian crook *eats NO NAME* Level 100 canadian boss *thats how canada works*

[@chrisprobst6963]

Kinda epic eh

[@gabrielseaborn257]

You know tbh I like our poppy better than the British one. It’s less ‘authentic’, maybe, but it’s colours are more striking. Idk, maybe it’s just cuz I’ve grown up wearing them. Great vid as always! Are you ever gonna do like a short video on the history of a certain province, like Manitoba, BC, or (dare I say) Quebec?

[@kendallhill1734]

President's choice seems so weird to me. In America, I could never fathom a product being called Prime Minister's choice.

[@CathodeRayKobold]

I think "poking needles through the top layer of skin" is a universal school thing

[@PixelBytesPixelArtist]

2:27 What he does for the show

[@PixelBytesPixelArtist]

Why tf does JJ heart everything I say? Does this mean, JJ is the NSA!?!?! I knew it all along!

[@mohammedgharbiyah6566]

@@PixelBytesPixelArtist Because he loves you

[@PixelBytesPixelArtist]

@@mohammedgharbiyah6566 Awww

[@daerdevvyl4314]

Mohammed Gharbiya I always think the heart emoticon looks like a busty wizard.

[@davidmarin1010]

Another banger ! Love ur vids J.J! u deserve so much more subs

[@JSideFx]

"Its just a CAN-dle" haha what a knee slapper

[@Outlawdeputy23]

JJ it’s been over 3 years and we are still eagerly waiting for your expose on the maple syrup cartel in Quebec!

[@dreamworldtony]

Also, you can email the federal gov and request a portrait of the Queen, they will send you one for free. Apparently it's our right.

[@BoraCM]

I don’t even think that happens here, in the UK. Edit: So I searched it up, and found a petition trying to get the government to let us order free portraits of the queen. Currently you have to pay £92. They say that the Canadians and Australians get theirs for free, but the British can’t, even though the queen actually lives here. The petition was rejected, and the government says it is not their responsibility to provide portraits of the queen. Here is the link: petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/226829

[@dreamworldtony]

@@BoraCM I'll mail you one.

[@BoraCM]

Anthony Wade Really? I’d love a portrait of the queen!

[@dreamworldtony]

@@BoraCM Yes. I'll order one, when I have it I'll come back here to let you know! We'll coordinate delivery after! Post is on me. ;)

[@BoraCM]

Anthony Wade Can I tell you my address somewhere else? I don’t want everyone who watches this video to know where I live. Do you have a discord account?

[@Karinah1414]

Wait what! Most people still buy the maple sirup can and we don't open it all the way, we pierce the top twice with a can piercer. I can send you one if you never seen one?

[@JJMcCullough]

Karina Huot-Montmeny what land are you from?

[@Karinah1414]

@@JJMcCullough I'm a quebecer who don't hate you!

[@chrisprobst6963]

Yeah we used to use the can opener like the one you describe to open the large cans of apple juice as well, punch a little triangular hole in the top and you're all set

[@user-neo71665]

amazing the amount of people that don't know the term church key

[@abbskebabs6288]

A bit late but the British poppies are equally as deadly. They usually come with a separate pin that you use to attach the poppy to your shirt

[@lga908]

The poppy part really brought back a lot of Remembrance Day memories when I was in elementary school in Vancouver back in the early 90s, the poor, hard yet happy days. Thanks JJ for this video and in fact all your other videos about Canada which I really like watching simply to know more about Canada. Though I'm now a professional in Hong Kong in my thirties already with the ability to settle in most countries around the World, I know I will return to live in BC one day coz it's such an awesome place. Looking forward to more of your videos and if you need anything in Hong Kong or China just give me a heads up. Cheers!