Reaction To United Kingdom vs Canada (Country Comparison)

Reaction To United Kingdom vs Canada (Country Comparison)
This is my reaction to United Kingdom vs Canada (Country Comparison)
In this video I react to a Country Comparison about Canada and UK. These two countries are described as cousin countries and I think that is a good description
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Original Video - • United Kingdom VS Cana...

[@colinmacvicar2507]

Canada would have even more dangerous animals but the Canadian Geese scared them away.

[@Lakeshore14]

😂😂😂

[@edcote]

Every good Canadian should know they are called Canada Geese. It's not like they got a passport.

[@Playingwith3D]

lol, its funny because its true.

[@historyfreak6591]

There's a reason they are called murder chickens.

[@williammahaffy9228]

Canadian here. I have travelled to the UK a few times. What I found is that even though Canadian and UK societies appear to be somewhat different, They feel very compatible. Canada and the UK are far more compatible than Canadian and US societies, which so many people assume are almost identical because superficially they are similar. I feel very much at home when I visit the UK. I feel much more at home in the UK than I do in the US. Although I am quite happy in Canada and would never want to move away, if I had to move, I would pick the UK to move to.

[@Pkeats817]

Same.

[@andydolan176]

I am a roofer from the Great Lakes region and we have a saying. "If you don't like the weather, wait 10 minutes". Sometimes we have all four seasons in one day so I can relate to the British fascination with the weather. Also, Canada is not a frozen wasteland. Last week (first week of September 2023), we had a horrendous heatwave of 30 plus degrees with a humidex in the 40's for days that shut down production on one of those spacious Canadian homes you were talking about. It was so hot that my igloo melted and my sled dogs migrated north! Lol. If the world ever clues into the fact that Canadian summers are damn near tropical, then the tourists would come here for vacation instead of the Caribbean. You can swim in four of five freshwater oceans (lake Michigan is entirely in the States) without the fear of anything eating you. We have four seasons and we are definitely a land of extremes, but each season has it's own wonders that we embrace and cherish. Love the channel brother, peace and love.

[@philpaine3068]

I loved hitch-hiking in the U.K., because lots of people gave me rides. But, unfortunately, almost every ride was going only a few kms! Consequently, it took more individual rides to hitch-hike between London and Glasgow than to hitch from Vancouver to Toronto. I could always understand Canadians, and could always figure out what kind of people they were giving me rides. But in the U.K., I had some difficulty "sizing up" people, and sometimes could barely understand what they were saying. The funniest moments included talking to someone very proud of catching a trout, boasting of its size, and then showing me a tiny little fish that, if someone had caught it in Canada, they would have been fined for not releasing such a small one. Best of all was running into a young woman speaking Gaelic with a Canadian accent on a train between Aberdeen and Dundee. She was a Gaelic-speaking Nova Scotian newly married to a lad from Lewis. Canadian Gaelic is a distinct dialect.

[@katiehill619]

Interesting piece - I'm Canadian (British Columbia). We do have a huge land mass - but it is a real mix of urban and rural, with most of the population clustered along the southern borders. Lots of surprising information in this! Cost of living numbers can be a bit deceptive though - just like the UK, there is a huge difference between the cost of living in the major cities, and smaller towns.

[@Stewart682]

I'm Canadian but I grew up in Scotland. I live in Canada but I could easily live in the UK if needed. Under no circumstances would I ever live in 'Murica.

[@LeiaBranagh]

I'm curious about your reaction to this channel in general considering Mert is Scottish learning about Canada

[@MrMoose-mf1oy]

My exact thoughts. People think that it's USA and Canada that are the most similar which is completely wrong. Societally speaking and norms/laws/healthcare etc., Canada is much more similar to the UK. I'm Canadian and would never want to live in America, but would love to experience living in the UK one day.

[@murraytown4]

Canuck here who loves the UK…especially Scotland. Canada is now 40M. Lytton was essentially wiped off the map a couple of years ago back due to fires. It has yet to recover. It has always been the hottest spot in Canada, largely due to a convergence of geographic and meteorological conditions.

[@kyleanderson1941]

Another 403 Canuck here whos lived most of his life in Southern Alberta (Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Brooks, Taber) and also in Manitoba (Brandon, Winnipeg) , but most of My adult Life or the last 16 years I've either lived within 80-150km of the U.S. Border or slightly further North in the City of Red Deer which has more going on because its right in the Centre of "The Edmonton-Calgary Corridor Mega-Region which is made up of 2 Large Cities 10 Mid size Cities and 50+ Towns and has 3.75+million ppl and is about 350-400km from the border where the Winters are mild (+12°c to -20° average with maybe 10 to 15 days of both heavy snowfall and extreme cold up to -45°c with Wind Chill) and Mid Spring to Summer and first half if not all of Fall are now crazy Hot 🔥 🥵 especially since 2015 we SHATTER the previous records year after year (+18°c to +34°c is considered average) with at least Two to Three Months of Extremes in the +35°c to +47°c in the Southern Prairie Provinces and BC) and keep getting hotter every year. We love the UK and Europe as everyone except our Native Aboriginals, African-Canadians, Asian-Canadians, Latin-Canadians, Russian-Canadians, have basically Originated from Europe in some form, same story for Metis' (Native Aboriginal X with any other Race) and same goes for our American Brothers to the South. I myself Am 25% Metis' on my Mother's Side and we Pronounce Canada as "Kanata", Specifically, Quebecois' French Mic Mac Aboriginal X German 🇨🇦 🇩🇪 and on My Father's Side we are Southern European, Specifically Serbian X French 🇷🇸 🇫🇷 I think Canada is closer to 45million with TrueDumbs shadowy immigration policies that leave many uncounted because he don't want anymore public hatred towards him but he opened the flood gates and those won't be counted til they achieve full citizenship and that's not including the Illegals which are using many popular hotspots for immigration. I'm not racist I just think the Numbers are higher for our population then we think because Illegals are more popular in Canada then ppl think. I personally knew of 5 large families in my hometown that was a 40 min drive to a very long and unpatrolled make believe line

[@Dimcle]

I'm in Kamloops (which is semi-arid) and that 2021 heat dome saw us hit a high of 47.3. In June, July, and August, we had 50 days of temps above 30. My central air conditioning ran all summer long. Also, we gardeners finally gave up. Gardens couldn't handle the heat.

[@sid7088]

​They call part native people Metis now days but historically, actual Metis were a distinct culture in Manitoba consisting of half Native, half French people. It would be like a part Ojibway person saying they were part Apache. Genetically similar but culturally far apart.

[@ToddSauve]

@@sid7088 Our largely North American culture makes having a distinct culture very rare now. My girlfriend is black, with 1/4 Spanish and 1/4 Plains Cree. That makes her Metis also but she doesn't cling to any racial background. She is Canadian and that is that.

[@sid7088]

@@ToddSauve that doesn't make her Metis, in an historic sense, that makes her mixed race, Metis were a distinct culture. The government may call mixed race natives Metis for classification purposes now days but traditionally they were two separate things. It would be like classifying an Austrian as a German.

[@andreaislandgirl720]

I remember when Lytton hit that record. It was during a heatwave felt in all of British Columbia, and unfortunately almost immediately after they hit that record, about 90% of the town was lost in a wildfire. Summers can be quite dry here, with this year having an all-time high number of wildfires.

[@johnp5990]

And sadly, more than 700 people in BC died from the heat. Most were elderly or had health conditions. 😭

[@williamdemerchant7295]

Before the 49.9°C reading in Lytton, BC, Canada's warmest temperature was 45.7°C in Kelowna, BC in 2021. Before that you have to go all the way back to 1937 for a 45.0°C day in both Midale and Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan. This is illustrative of just how extreme the 2022 temperature was in Lytton.🥵

[@sandrajewitt6050]

That heat dome was insane. It was in the 30s in Vancouver, which we were not prepared for. It was 34C in my apartment at 5am. The heat was oppressive.

[@Shan_Dalamani]

@@sandrajewitt6050 Things got bad here in Central Alberta, too. It was 40C outside at ground level on July 1. I live the equivalent of 5 storeys up. It was hotter up here, especially since I have my windows to the east. I woke up July 1, 2021 with symptoms of heat exhaustion. Thank goodness the Amazon guy delivered my fan that morning. That's the fastest I ever grabbed a box, slammed the door, and plugged something in. It saved me from a hospital trip.

[@edcote]

We didn't have air conditioning here in Victoria so it was brutal. We got it afterwards, of course. The sea shore was basically cooked so the smell a week after was horrendous.

[@Jealod24]

Live in a small country with fewer resources, much less biodiversity, more crowded, but with a rich history, easy access to many countries, but also crap weather… or a massive country, tons of resources, beautiful in all parts, very bio diverse, hot in the summer, fun snow times in the winter, beautiful fall, cool rainy spring, easy access to the us (which might not be a good thing), not crowded at all (which isn’t always great when travelling)… pros and cons with each but I’ll choose Canada. But the uk would be awesome and is a close second. I’d rather live there than the states

[@ToddSauve]

There is nothing wrong with 95% of the US except the cost of health care. In most places outside of the really big cities there are no more gun problems than in Canada.

[@blurkid33]

We are similar in a lot of ways; spelling words like colour with an OU, zed not zee, chocolate bars not candy bars (Mars bar, Jersey Milk, etc), popularity of things like Coronation Street and British comedies, and also big things like a national health system, shared Monarchy and parliamentary style government. As an immigrant who came over at age 3 I’ve always been aware of our similarities to the UK compared to the US.

[@loonylovesgood]

Flights are ridiculously expensive in Canada. It’s probably cheaper to fly from Vancouver to China than it is from Vancouver to Toronto.

[@elvishemeon389]

Loved this. I learned a bit more about my own Country, Canada. Great to learn about the UK as well. I think both countries have lots to offer.

[@shelleyhender8537]

Hi Mert ~ What wasn’t mentioned in the cost of housing is the distinct difference in SIZE. An average home in the UK (London is usually smaller and sometime relegated to flats in certain rich areas of the city - which you are familiar with!) is often Semidetached or Attached at 76 square metres (818 square feet). Whereas, Canada has mostly Semidetached and Detached homes (with lots of lawn space and parks nearby) coming in at an average of 181 square metres (1,948 square feet)…making Canadian homes 105 square metres (1,130 square feet) bigger than the average home in the UK. A significant difference - and why our houses “appear” more expensive, but are quite a bit cheaper in comparison to housing costs in the UK. The only exception to this rule is VANCOUVER, BC. There are few places in the world that are as expensive as Vancouver! But, if you want warmer winters with rain☔instead of snow, and a number of other environmental “perks”, Vancouver is a nice option. But - one must be exceptionally rich, as this is the only way one can afford a home in Vancouver - unless you inherit a home! Personally, I prefer living on Vancouver Island…specifically NANAIMO! You have all the wonderful benefits of Vancouver, including warmer winters and lush green scenery, surrounded by the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Ocean…offering endless opportunities to do plenty of Whale Watching, as well as, tonnes of other Wildlife to enjoy! And, it costs far less to live in Nanaimo, and the other cities on the island! The other place that has a tremendous amount of Wildlife and Whale/Dolphin/Porpoise Watching, as well as, gathering ice from the ICEBERGS that come into the Bay, as they travel along the Eastern Coastline! The cost of living is far cheaper in NEWFOUNDLAND! You also would NEVER believe how cheap it is to buy a house on the island! Many Newfoundlanders fish, hunt, have a garden, pick berries (unique to Newfoundland) to make their own jam/preserves. It’s also far more common to raise your own chickens, geese, ducks, pigs, cattle, goats, and sheep. Often, families will share certain goods and foods with one another. Also, hunters can have a tag to get a moose, caribou, bear, deer, seal, etc., and then be able to hunt on behalf of a family member or friend, if they have tags to hunt whatever animals are in season (This is usually done to help elderly and sick persons/families). Hunters will also quarter a moose or another animal with others, and in turn divide and share an animal they hunted, or offer other food items, such as salt fish, trout, salmon, and homemade canned/preserved goods with one another. Of course, families and friends frequently gather to salt, dry, smoke fish/seafood and WILD meat, can preserves, make alcoholic beverages and bottle them, along with many other goods. My uncles make their own jerky, a variety of sausages, and canned stews from the WILD meat they get throughout the year. It’s far more enjoyable to get together and do it together - just as it is to meet at the cabin with family and friends, then meet on the beach for a “Jigs Dinner” or a “Boil Up”…sometimes both! It’s great to go dig for clams, catch cod/salmon, and gather other fresh seafood…such as crab, lobster, oysters, and my favourite - mussels! Then gather the naturally salted Ocean Water to boil your seafood for a Boil Up on the beach…or…add freshly picked garden vegetables, Bread Pudding, and Peas Pudding, in a pot of salt water that contains a bit of cooked “Salt Beef”. Then, at the end, make “Duff” - a very large, fluffy dumpling cooked in the pot of water one cooks their “Jiggs Dinner” in. Then you enjoy. Afterwards, everyone stays on the beach to sing and play traditional Celtic and Newfoundland songs, while gathered around the fire that dinner was cooked on. It’s always a JOY to invite visitors to partake in this delightful tradition! Cheers🇨🇦☺󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦

[@lesliejackson149]

18:35 You asked about experiencing Canadian temperatures. I''ll start with the cold. It can get bitterly, mind numbing cold here. I've lived thru quite a few of -40C days and what's that like? Well, you walk outside and IMMEDIATELY your nostril hairs freeze stiff. They're thin and moist so no surprise there. You get into your car... and the fabric seats don't "give" (sag under your body's weight) lol. So you start your car. Newer cars today, no problem but I've been around a while and once upon a time, you'd have to plug in your car on insanely cold nights. The extension chord went from your outside socket and plugged into the chord that ran into your engine block where a small, yet effective, coil would gently warm the block overnight to enable the fluids to move and the engine would turn over (start up) saving your battery from doing all the work. I digress. So you're sitting on a stiff block of car seat, engine turned over (thank you gawd lol) and you'd sit while everything slowly warmed up. Now IF you had a stick shift (manual transmission), you'd be WISE to GENTLY and SLOWLY push in the clutch pedal AND carefully move your stick thru each gear... stopping in each and every gear for a few seconds before gently moving on to next gear (clutch pedal remaining fully pushed down). Once done, repeat... and repeat until transmission moves freely. This is how you gently warm up your transmission, as the engine runs and in a few minutes (4-6), you can put your windshield defrost on. It'll take a while for the windshield to clear... as your body heat inside has now added a layer of frost on the inside... to match the layer on the outside! LoL You wonder why Canadians have a great sense of humour? You have to or you'd lose your mind. Now you could go outside and scrap your windows of frost... or stay inside and contemplate your life's choices lol So about 10-15 mins of being in car, you should be ready to see thru a clear windshield. Off you go... wishing you had saved for a holiday in the sun that winter. Today, too many Canadians simply flick their car remotes and let their engines IDLE for 20 mins or more! These idiots don't care about climate change nor their contributing with their car emissions. Smh Summers can get brutally hot and humid. I've been thru series of over 40C and... the streets are like bitterly cold days. NO ONE is outside. They're all inside enjoying their Air Conditioning. Those without AC are in the malls (for the day) or at City provided cooling stations (halls). There's the nights where it doesn't drop below 22C and... many of our critters (raccoons and skunks) over heat (they don't sweat) and will die. But hey! Canadians have AC and car remotes for the cold. Wildlife and climate be damned. Thus IS Canada, sadly. Count your blessings as I'd give my eye teeth to be living over there (I'm working on it). It's the people over there (north mind you). A sense of community and looking after each other. Not here. Every person for themselves. Must be the influence from southern neighbour's but... we're not that bad... yet. Hope I've been of some assistance! Cheers!

[@SusanMiddleton1]

You forgot about not being able to get into your car at all as the doors are frozen solid with heavy icy snow or worse, actual ice. When you need to put a key in the lock, that would be filled with ice.

[@cheyennemichelle3960]

I am from BC and experienced those record heat temps.. the town, Lytton, that holds the hottest temp record in Canada, devastatingly burnt completely down from the wildfires started during that heat dome which covered all of BC. It was horrific. A lot of people died from the heat that year as well. We spent that week in lakes and rivers for many hours during the day and then it would “cool off” to 30 degrees at night 😅

[@Jealod24]

The difference in price of housing is regional. I paid $245 grand for a 3 story, 6 bedroom, 3 bath house, an attics you could play catch in, and a 2 car garage that is two stories that fits the cars in the front and has equal space as a back room. I think the house was 7500 sq feet. I’m sure the house would go for over a million in Toronto, but it’s so much cheaper in the east coast. And the land is decent at 5 acres. It really depends on where you are

[@dorisbetts3012]

You got that for a good price by 2023 standards in the Maritimes. Since this video was made in 2021, real estate prices have soared in Eastern Canada.

[@LeMattiekinz]

The UK jokes about the weather changes in a day giving whiplash but in many parts of Canada it's not uncommon in spring and autumn to have all four seasons in one day. Start the day raining and 10ºC, 25ºC by noon, crisp cool 5ºC evening, and -10ºC and snowing before bed.

[@michaeldowson6988]

British Columbia has the most distinct geography, climate and wildlife in Canada. In the coastal region, just the land, air and sea predator list is impressive. Victoria & Vancouver have temperatures fairly close to those of the Northern Adriatic Sea. Drive inland a few hours and you're in semi-arid to desert conditions.

[@wyldhowl2821]

Indeed, those days (and especially nights) were absolutely brutal. Lytton is always an extreme place for heat records; the positioning of mountains, the dryness, the air flows, just tend to make it a hot place in summer. Lytton hitting 540 once or twice a summer is normal. However 49.6 was bizarre and disturbing, even for them. Ironically (or not) the next day the town burned down due to a fire. What made that heat wave so bad was that even down here the coast, we went over 40 celsius, which has never happened before. "Hot" around here is maybe 30 at our airport. Almost nobody here owns air conditioning; it is just not normal to need it. Buildings would heat up in the daytime, and just stay unbearably hot all night. Things like internet service would break down because the equipment in the electrical rooms could not shed heat anymore and would shut down.

[@EnerGeezerSquirrel]

I'm Canadian, my wife's from Yorkshire, so this episode should be...uhhh...interesting. About relative salaries, recall that in an earlier reaction vid you learned that 56% of Canucks are college-educated. More schooling = more income. And of course, we're fatter than brits because we're closer to "Murica, and thus more prone to fast-food-addiction than more geographically distant cultures. Canada's "McDonald's" density is probably closest to the U.S.'s among "Western" nations. What? U. of T. better rated than McGill?!? Travelling the world from Canada may be more costly, but they earn more (high education, remember?) so it's probably not as extreme a difference as might first appear.

[@user-fe7mg5ot9z]

Great video, Mert! I must say, I felt they glossed over a lot, especially the variety in Canada's geography. I don't understand why the east coast is always pretty much ignored. I love that part of this vast country! It also has a longer history (indigenous peoples aside). As to housing, I laughed when they were showing those huge houses! Although increasingly common, most people live in much smaller houses than these, albeit still larger than the average house in the UK, I think. I hate when they average out incomes, because the relative few earning excessive amounts invariably skew the reality of the number of people earning lower incomes. I'm not sure when this video was made, but the population of Canada is now officially over 40 million.

[@myrchantkobold8268]

My partner is from the Netherlands and he had some difficulty in British Columbia. He would drive for work and i'd tell him to bring extra food, blankets and lights because of landslides. He thought it was a waste then the next day 3 people got hit by a rockslide and died others were stuck for hours. We also saw a house from across the lake get pushed into the lake by a landslide in 2017. Cougars are a hazard when taking your kids hiking cause they will eat them if left alone, wildfires everwhere can erase your town off the map. He never had any of these things to worry about.

[@rschrader]

Because Canada is so large and has so many geographically different areas, climates and types of nature, a lot of us will take vacations within Canada during summer, spring or fall. A lot of Canadians will also travel to the US, especially to warmer areas like Florida, Arizona, California and Las Vegas during Canadian winters. Lots of long weekend and 1 or 2 week vacations during winter are also taken to Mexico and various Caribbean islands.

[@jasontodd3819]

The coldest temp recorded in the UK gave me a chuckle (-27C). Our elementary schools (K to grade 6) in Winnipeg have the policy that the kids will go outside for recess (15 mins in the morning and afternoon and 30 minutes at lunch) down to -27C before the windchill gets factored in. Anything colder and they do indoor recess.

[@melziegenhagen1260]

Great video. It was very interesting as a Canadian view this. Could you do a video on hurricane Fiona that hit Atlantic Canada last year? Ive also want to visit the UK.

[@gtrgar4561]

The UK has a somewhat dangerous animal: The Badger. Apparently there are some pigs that escaped and have gone feral. One of the nastier animals in Canada we have the Wolverine found in western Canadian Forests and in the Northern tundra. BTW, Cows account for about 8 deaths per year in the UK, Bears only account for 2 to 5 deaths per year.

[@williamdemerchant7295]

Canada has badgers also, although they are marginally smaller than European badgers, but quite similar. Either is no match for the African Honey Badger. The wolverine being 35% larger would be more fearsome than the Euro badger. Pound for pound badgers and wolverines are likely among the world's feistiest animals.

[@SethDanger1]

hi. Thank you for the video. I was relatively close to Lytton on that hot day. I was camping in Kamloops in a much cooler 46c. Unfortunately Lytton didn't fair very well and is still suffering the consequences. Thanks for another interesting video having lived in both countries. I returned to Canada, sorry about that UK. Cheers.

[@thinkpadBentnoseTheBlind]

HP, Houses of Parliament Sauce. Do we not also have that steak sauce in common ?

[@jomojojo6603]

Did you know that there are Brits who put HP sauce in coffee????

[@lesliejackson149]

The UK also says, Sorry and eh! Canada thinks it's theirs but being brought up by the British, these things did pass on to Canadians.

[@wile_e]

I was born in Lytton BC and raised there until 11 yo. The summers were always a bit of a furnace, winters cold enough. Would really enjoy a long visit of the UK and other European spots some time, if ever allowed :-)

[@stillhuntre55]

Hubby is from Ireland and after 20 years together we were finally able to afford to visit there from BC. Folks in Irelamd couldn't believe that while the flight from Vancouver to Dublin non-stop was 8 hours, our DRIVE from our rural BC town to Vancouver to catch our flight was 9 hours! No. We don't travel internationally a lot! I couldn't believe how close everything was in Ireland!! Mind-blowing.

[@suzannehawkins383]

Im a canadian senior woman. I've spent a lot of time in the UK. I remember on my first visit, that I expected to find that Britain was just like Canada except they talked funny there. That's not at all what I found. It was so different. From words that didn't mean the same, to strange street signs, no exits signs anywhere. Yeah, we have a similar history and commonwealth, and our values are very in line but it's an entirely different experience.

[@tracey1013]

I live in Canada (Toronto) and I love this country but it is very hard to travel outside North America. My boyfriend is from Scotland and he came here for more space. We plan on taking a trip for Scotland next year so I can meet his parents. I have not been to any other province but Ontario and Quebec (for Army training) I would like to see more of Canada but it's so big that it's not easy to do in a week or less. I go to Florida (US) a lot because my family has a house there. I have driving down the east coast of the US quite a few times. It's 2400 Kilometers from Toronto to my house in Port Charlotte, Florida.

[@dianedee7919]

I'm Canadian, and I liked your video. I live in rural Nova Scotia and every summer there is the week long Highland Games in Antigonish, and Gaelic in Cape Breton (where our highlands are). I can trace my father's family to the Channel islands. I discovered my family name over the entrance of a department store on this Island. So, in conclusion, 🇨🇦 + 🇬🇧 are definitely cousins, actually Australia too, I have distant relatives there too😎👍

[@hunterspadaro290]

Canadian from Ontario here! I'll address the travel bit, for me and most of the people I know, travel destinations are usually in the Caribbean or Southern USA. Flight costs are pretty absurd to get to European/African/Asian countries in most cases so it makes it kinda out of reach to a lot of people unless they plan on going for a longer period of time and do backpacking or something to that extent. There is also so much to see within the boundaries of our own shared continent with the USA and Mexico, that many people would rather save the money and get a chance to see more of that than travel abroad and have to deal with a language barrier and foreign food (not me just an example). I guess it's probably the exact same for you guys when it comes to visiting North America.

[@commenter5901]

I'm from BC and live close to Lytton. It was really hot that year, but we frequently get heat waves into the 40s here. I actually really like it when it's around 45C if I can just sit in the shade, but I was working outside in a vineyard on that record hot year and I soaked my clothes in cold water to get through the day. You have to be so conscious of avoiding heat stroke.

[@pvdogs2]

We just had a heat wave in southern Ontario. Where we are the temp was 40C (with the humidex) for 3 days.

[@wyldhowl2821]

"With the humidex" always gets a mention from Great Lakes / St. Lawrence residents.

[@JC-cu4ek]

I bought my house 7 years ago in Southern Ontario. Cost: 390,000K. 1 acre, 4 bedroom, 2 bath, with a granny suite, an office, and upstairs living room in addition to the first floor living room. But the basement is unfinished. I'm beside the large park and just down from the pond and river. It helps to buy outside of Toronto.

[@falsfire]

Lytton BC actually smashed their own record on 3 consecutive days, reaching around 51.9C for the final record. The town then burned to the ground in a flash fire, presumably started by the spark of a passing train (in the mountains) braking to descend a hill. The conditions were tinder box dry, with strong winds. The residents had only a 5 minute warning to evacuate, and the whole down was gone barely 20 minutes later. No human casualties, I believe, but sadly many beloved pets were lost, as if somebody wasn't home when the evacuation sounded, they would not have had time to get home and rescue their furbabies. Just writing that, I now need to pause the video longer to go cuddle my furbabies.. The fires also burned down cell towers, and as family members at different ends of town scattered in different directions, without any cellphone access across a large region, many did not know for days if their loved ones had made it out, or which town they were sheltering in...

[@realscience948]

My European North America ancestors date back to early 1500’s…they built Nfld, NovaScotia, & into Quebec…& then “Canada”……alongside my “Micmac” ancestors from Cape Breton Island! I don’t see Canada anything other than a brother to the UK …& not a Globalist experiment! The English, Irish, Scots, French settlers/fishers/farmers/builders- who built Canada - deserve their (our)“original heritage “ to be remembered & not ignored or neglected by the present government or these “Hate everybody” groups!

[@lesliejackson149]

Don't forget the Polish and Ukranian descent people who helped build Manitoba. The Orientals helped build BC. So many nationalities built this nation... for everybody.

[@chrisfernandez8916]

Absolutely agree. Enough of that ''Globalist experiment'' where once on Canadian soil you should forget about your origins and be a proud Canadian ONLY. In the contrary, yes, we are all proud Canadians, but we should also bank and embrace all the different origins of being English, Irish, Scots, French and all the immigrant's communities all over Canada. Take the best of all ingredients to make an amazing grandma soup but don't ever forget where you come from mindset is the richest of all recipes.

[@wyldhowl2821]

There is no "globalist experiment", unless you count that Canada has always been globalized and an experiment. People talk about having loyalty to Canada alone, but I would say that needs to be for what we really have always been, the real historically accurate version of ourselves: a long term project involving many peoples, which never was the exclusive domain of just one. Everything we actually built was built by mutual respect; all of our big failures seem to come from when we pretended only one of them mattered, echoing the insecurities of the puritanical empire next door.

[@Chewable396]

Where I live, Newfoundland, I see more union jacks flying from people’s porches than the maple leaf. Both my father and grandfather were born as British subjects as they were born before confederation with the Canadians in 1949. If the economy hadn’t taken such a terrible downturn in the 20th century, I’m certain it would still be "our face turned to Britain, our back to the Gulf. Come near at your peril, Canadian wolf". Even then, the referendum on confederation with our old (friendly) rival was seen as the best way to maintain ties with the mother country as, at the time, Canada was still deeply British in character. If ever you come here, you’ll see it’s a little time capsule of East Anglia, the West Country, Kent, and Northern England. To my knowledge, It’s the only province that still celebrates St George’s day and Guy Fawkes’ night.

[@arwelp]

I have a feeling that the UK and Canada have slightly grown apart over the decades (though still very good friends) possibly because we don’t share many sports that we can play against each other, unlike the UK and Australia (let’s face it, the UK’s not very good at winter sports - we hardly ever get much snow!, while Canadians don’t play much cricket or “soccer”. It’s a pity that Toronto Wolfpack had to drop out of the UK’s Rugby League Superleague because of the Covid travel restrictions). When I was a kid in the 1960s, many of the personalities on TV (especially ITV, which was the only commercial network at the time) were Canadians or had Canadian connections (Kent Walton did the commentary on the wrestling every Saturday afternoon; Hughie Green, the host of Opportunity Knocks, came from London but had spent a lot of time in Montreal and served in the RCAF in WW2).

[@pbasswil]

As much as a comparison video invites, um, _comPARisons,_ there is no competition between these two great nations & friends. Let's be glad they both exist!

[@rebeccabourque7704]

I’m not sure where the house prices for Canada are coming from. My guess is out West and Toronto. In Nova Scotia paying for a house that much would get you something huge on a large property. I live at the tip of South Western Nova Scotia where the summers are hot and humid, still is right now. We don’t get a lot of snow and usually the first snowfall is January and is gone in a couple of days. Sometimes we don’t get any more and sometimes we just repeat what happens in January……a couple of days of ankle deep snow, if that. Usually in March it’s starting to warm up again and the snow is done for the season. Our healthcare is appalling and it’s probably cheaper to fly to the UK than it is to fly from Halifax, NS to Toronto.

[@brennaturton6891]

This was great. I have British heritage from only a few generations ago (mostly English and a bit of Scottish) and my mum calls me a red head. I've been to the UK and wish I could go back. I would choose the Scottish Highlands over Fiji any day. My ideal temperature is 18*C and I love moss. I love both places. It sucks that travelling is so expensive though. Thanks for making this one.

[@denisesf5]

Love being Canadian ❤...live visting the UK❤! Great clip...thank you! *we travel around the world...no oroblem! But NEVER go to the USA🤪 ...too many batshitcrazy people with guns. Many states open carry and who the hell can tell which gun carrier is a good guy or a bad guy? No place is safe...you can get gunned diwn ANYWHERE...even the supermarket or movie theater! No thanks...

[@ToddSauve]

That is complete and utter nonsense. In the really big cities, but especially their ghetto areas, there is a problem. But 95% of the US has no real gun problem. I don't know where you live but you should wake up and smell the roses.

[@susieq9801]

I'm with you. I live 5 miles from the border and haven't crossed it in a decade. I can see the glow of Buffalo's lights at night and last year people were shot to death there in a grocery store!!! If you honk your horn you might get shot or at school, a church, a theatre or on the street. It's not just guns but the type of guns and their belief that the need them. A lot of people get turned back at the border for carrying guns and can't comprehend why. OMG, how can they protect themselves? 🙄 I used to go to the US but only if I knew exactly where to go but in the last few years, lead or something must have gotten into the water supply.

[@ToddSauve]

@@susieq9801 Those are almost exclusively people with serious mental health issues. We have people wandering the streets here who have the same issues, but they have 10 times the population in the US thus ten times the amount of gun violence. And it is clustered heavily in big urban areas. I had one homeless man in Calgary this past winter tell me he had been kidnapped by space aliens who murdered his wife. Thus he was intent on building bombs to find their secret agents and wipe them out. If you live in Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver you will have the same level of homelessness and crazy people--and likely gun violence from drug dealers and other criminals.

[@lesliejackson149]

​@@ToddSauve Ahhh yes but "only on Canada" would someone try to hold up a convenience store... with a hockey stick! LoL He wasn't successful.

[@susieq9801]

@@ToddSauve - It goes without saying that people who run around shooting others have issues be they mentally ill, propagandised by conspiracy theories or drug gangs with guns but the average Canadian certainly does not have easy access to weapons, particularly easily concealed hand guns or high capacity guns that are readily available in the US so your comparison is apples to oranges. If you don't have a gun you can't shoot somebody. If you don't have a high capacity rapid fire weapon you can't shoot multiple rounds per minute. A fully automatic AK47 can shoot 600 rounds per minute. Did your space abductee have an AK47? In the US he probably could have received one for self defence against the aliens. Also if you don't have access to certain types of ammunition you are less apt to decapitate someone with a single shot. Don't obfuscate with unrealistic comparisons. Even if you insist on per capita statistics, the US still lives in a wild west mentality. The comparison of mass shootings in the US vs Canada is not at all proportionate even with 10 times the population. BTW, Canada has MORE than 1/10th the population now, almost 40 million vs 340 million in the US in 2023. Gun death stats for 2019 ...UK 27,....Canada 170....US, 13000. Do the math. By your reasoning the US should have 10 times the deaths that Canada has. 10 times 170 would be 1700 would it not? As you can see, you are wrong. US ranks NUMBER ONE. USA, USA, USA!

[@agirlnamedsaskia]

I love comparisons like this. They’re so interesting and gives you great perspective. Some things that stood out for me: land mass. I’ve always had a hard time imagining the distance between landmarks, cities, counties etc in the UK. Usually if we travel from Canada to the UK, it’s to a spend time in a specific tourist destination. You’re less likely to drive from region to region. In Canada, to drive between two major cities it’s a massive road trip! Travel: to fly domestically from the east coast to the west coast is time consuming and costly. Given the choice, I’d choose flying to Europe simply for a more diverse experience. I’ve flown to Europe several times and have never been to British Columbia. Health Care: Universal health care is of course, amazing. Unless you have a completely mismanaged system like Canada’s. Britons, don’t complain.. trust me, it’s WAY worse here as shown in the rankings!

[@CavemanEH]

The town of Lytton burned shortly after that record. I live somewhat near to Lytton. It's a dry heat. Low to mid 40s happens every summer. Usually mid to high 30s in the summer. As somebody pointed out, this region of BC is a semi-arid desert. Pine trees and brown grasses. It's a tinder-box.

[@shinjofox]

It should be noted that Canada's population crossed 40million people this year.

[@buutich1]

I've lived in England for a short while in the late 60s early 70s. My memory is that I was colder there in the winter than here in Canada. I spent 3 months in Scotland and loved it. Am planning now a trip to Shetland Islands. As a Canadian I have travelled a lot - Mongolia, Indonesia, India, Thailand, Belgium, Germany, Mexico, and USA (if I have to). I have seen moose, deer, beaver, bears, and snakes, not to mention racoons, groundhogs, etc. I've only seen one rattlesnake, about 50 years ago.

[@johnam1234]

I really enjoyed your videos and comments plus learning more about the world around me. There are so few medical professionals due to many going to win the USA.

[@NatoBro]

One thing that was wrong in the video, is the fact that it costs more to fly domestic in Canada than to fly internationally. Insane prices. Cheaper to drive if you have the time.

[@johnbrowne2170]

I've been to England and Scotland and loved both places.

[@klondikechris]

I was born in the UK, but grew up in Canada. I have been back, and although there are things I love in the UK, Canada is a better place for me. As for temperatures: in the military I served Alert, the world's most northerly inhabited place. I came in July on one trip when it was around freezing (+2 to =2C). I got back home to where I grew (which happens to be the hottest place) to 118F (48C). I have to admit - that was a bit much!

[@Kiljaedenas]

BC resident, and that one ultrahot summer you reference at 18:24,...christ almighty. I don't live in Lytton where the highest temperature was recorded, I'm close to Vancouver, but we hit 40s there as well. IT. SUCKED.

[@chriswood6580]

as far as travel i have been down to Cuba, Dominican republic, Mexico and of course the US and its cheaper to fly to the Caribbean nations then it is to fly to the other side of Canada

[@eoinhoratio4103]

Im canadian from Victoria BC, and we usually don't go as far as Europe or asia for vacation unless your very well off. Visiting the USA is very common as well as camping and visiting cottages although that's more of a northern Ontario thing.

[@damonx6109]

I live in South central BC. in 2021, it was 47 degrees here. It's usually between 25 and 35 in the summer. Over the last ten years, the summers have been getting hotter and the winters are getting cooler. It used to snow a little bit in the winters here, but now we hardly get any snow at all.

[@keltdavies8792]

He forgot to mention the cobra chicken (aka Canada Goose). Canada's deadliest animal.

[@wyldhowl2821]

And the trash panda. Another common beast that's been known to bully hapless humans.

[@northernpunx1978]

Raised by grandparents born in late 70s I was very into British comedy and later noticed how much influence they have on Canadian culture to this day. Sadly we're getting too much American bs here now. Waaayy too much. It sucks

[@girthbloodstool339]

The video you're assessing is a few years old - Canada has over 40 million people now.

[@janeenloveday]

Very interesting, well-done video. I love to visit the UK.

[@tee6394]

My maternal grandfather was born in Manchester and my grandmother in Glasgow area, but they moved to Canada when they were in their 20s. Have never been to UK, but I would love to visit. I'm not a fan of long flights though, so I usually stick with trips down to the Caribbean, quick 3.5-4 hour flights.

[@cherylmosher6026]

June 29, 2021 Lytton broke temperature record. The next day a wildfire started just south of the community. Sadly the historic town was destroyed by wildfire😢

[@AbigailMcGarvey]

I see the relationship, at least traditionally, as more of a parent-child relationship than 'cousins'. Many of the laws and the entire parliamentary system in Canada (including Senate = House of Lords) were based on the UK system. I've lived in Canada, the UK, and the U.S., and Canada and the UK seem to have more in common politically and philosophically, and I think this imbues daily life. Another significant similarity between them is that they are 'smaller' countries and, as such, tend to be far more interested in international affairs. In the Americans' defence, there's just so much going on there that it's easy for them to get caught up in it.

[@susieq9801]

I'm Canadian but an Anglophile. Been to the UK a dozen times and never tire of it. I wouldn't mind living in the UK for the history but also love Canada for the wilderness and wide open spaces. Canadian and British humour and general attitude I find to be quite similar and the cultural ties, even with a lot of immigration, seem to still be relatively strong. IMO Canadians are big time travellers. I've been to India, China, Europe several times, S America, the Caribbean, Japan, Australia, Africa, SE Asia and other places while Americans seem to have little interest in travel. They think they are more interesting than anywhere else so no need to bother. An appalling lack of curiosity.

[@allanlewisorr335]

I grew up in Quebec, been in BC since 1986, came out west with the Canadian Navy in 1977, moved back to Quebec 1980 - 86. Never been across the pond. I live in the Boundary Country, in the mountains off grid, on 155 acres, we breed Welsh mountain ponies/cobbs and Connemaras, farm Cows, sheep and chickens. I AM CANADIAN. One Love ✌

[@nanrod]

I live about 130km from Lytton as the crow flies so the temperature maxed out at only 43C on that day, but it was a dry heat.

[@randym8393]

On June 30, 2021 the temperature in the town of Lytton, British Columbia was over 49 degrees Celsius. That day the town burned down. The fire quickly engulfed the town with very dry, hot weather playing a part.

[@stevengoodman2]

You asked who the richest person in canada is. It would be David Thompson 3rd Baron of Fleet. The family is a majority owner Thompson Reuters. He is currently the Chairman.

[@kathygreenlay73]

He is also part owner of our Winnipeg Jets NHL hockey team.

[@donnastewart5922]

During the summer of 2021 we suffered from a heat dome for weeks. Temps in BC were in the 40c for days. A train going through Lytton BC started a fire from sparks off the tracks going into the brush. The town of Lytton burnt down. There were a lot of deaths from the heat.

[@renees1211]

Over 600 people died, most of them in Vancouver.

[@BC_Geoff]

That heatwave in 2021 killed over 600 people in British Columbia. It was only 43 degrees where I was, it was terrible, I don't have air conditioning.

[@nancybingham7298]

Found this interesting. Have lived in both UK (Ealing, London W5) & Canada. I prefer Canada but I detest big cities so although I won't even visit Toronto I live in the middle of nowhere in the east coast. Have lived in 5 different provinces in Canada & always return here.

[@donofon1014]

Some of that additional "disposable income" advantage does go into tourism. My sister has seen much more of the world than I .. via Cruise Ships! Scandinavia, Mediterranean et al. I usually bump into fellow Canadians ... Prague, Berlin, Paris, Italy ... and Brits on tour much less. In London, I found more Brits than Cdns : )

[@marcelmoreau2733]

even cities far to north of toronto and montreal have temps that reach as high as 45deg celsius or roughly 110+farenheight insummer. last few years, where i liv in timmins, alongg the 49th parallel, about 775km north of toronto, we've had more days in june - aug over 30deg then days under -25deg during nov-mar which never happened when i was a kid. the whole area is about 10deg warmer year round then it was and there are times we don't have lasting snow until nearly xmas when just 30 or so years ago, there would be snowfall on my bday in sept and winter lasting snow as long before hallowee that would last sometimes leaing clumps of snow into june. now its pretty much all gone by mid april or early may.

[@chard499]

Canada's population is now over 40 million and growing rapidly. I've preferred the UK medical system overall. I like that you can opt for private medical care if you want to buy medical insurance whereas in Canada you often have to cross the border to the US if you want faster medical service. I think houses are generally of better quality and built to last in the UK though they are smaller.

[@chriskazanas9941]

So being a Canadian of Greek origin I trybto get to Greece as often as possible but just airfare runs about $1700 CAD. Traveling to the US is pretty simple i can drive there in 45 minutes. However many Canadians tend to use Cuba as a holiday destination. So a 2 week stay at a 4.5 star resort will run tou about $1700, same as airfare to Greece BUT, it includes airfare, hotel, all meals, all alcohol, as well as transfers feom airport to hotel etc.

[@mollydollybaby1967]

I'm from New Brunswick, on the eastern coast of Canada. I've been to Scotland, Manchester and London several times. This video is fairly accurate! Our summers can get extremely hot (mid to high 30s) and our winters extremely cold (-40), but I've noticed a shift over the past ten years. Our winters arre much milder with lots of snow, and summers slightly cooler and lots of rain.

[@edwardcote1331]

not where i live.-40 winters and drought summers with this year a record breaker for forest fires.been like this for several years in a row.

[@historyfreak6591]

My choice would be to live in Canada (I do) but my dream vacation is the UK. I am a history nerd and am obsessed with British history. My bucket list is to visit all of the UK but particularly to visit Hampton Court Palace and the Tower of London

[@tiffaniterris2886]

Two things, on the dangerous animals list they omitted one of the worst... wolverines. And the coldest temp ever recorded in Canada, which is the 3rd coldest ever recorded on the planet outside of Antarctica was in the Yukon at something like -79c. Not sure where the video gets its number from, but you can google it.

[@patricialittle2406]

Canadian born but moved to the UK 25 yeas ago for work. I love both countries, each has it's pros and cons. My father tells me he fells closer to me since I moved to the UK than he did when I lived in Ottawa, geography-wise he's probably right.

[@Plumcraziness]

I actually kept an eye on the hourly temperature updates in Lytton, British Columbia on June 29, 2021, as I knew they could set an all-time Canadian temperature record that day. Not only did it happen, but it also smashed the previous Canadian record of 45C/113F, which was also set in Lytton, BC. However, the new record that was set that day was part of a historic heatwave in southern British Columbia where some locations saw temperatures into the 40C+/104F+ range for several days leading up to that record breaking day. Sadly, the very next day after the temperature record was broken, due to the extreme heat, wildfires broke out and burned down literally 90% of the town of Lytton, BC. An utterly tragic and devastating event for people in that community. However, not only is the new record of 49.6C/121.3F insane for Canada, it's also hotter than the all-time heat records for 46 of the 50 U.S. states, including ALL of the southern states, as well as the state of Texas, which "only" has an all-time record of 48.9C/120F. The only other states to have higher temperature records are the desert states of Arizona (53.3C/128F), California (56.7C/134F), Nevada (51.7C/125F) and New Mexico (50.0C/122F), Also of worthy of noting: Lytton, BC was the second hottest location on the entire planet that day, only behind Death Valley in the desert of California that was in the midst of its own heatwave, which saw a temperature of 51.1C/124F on that same day. Many people often think of Canada as having only cold weather, which we do have during the colder months, but from June through early September in particular, many parts of the southern portions of Canada can receive hot and oppressive temperatures, as well as extreme heat in the prairie provinces and in the southern part of British Columbia. Even this summer, many areas out west were seeing temperatures well above 35C/95F and up to 42C/108F for several weeks, spread out over varying locations in southern British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. Not to mention the horrendous forest fires Canada suffered this year from coast to coast and up north that burned massive swaths of our forests. Canada my get its fair share of bitter cold during the colder months from November through March in particular, but we also can get our fair share of heat too. Canada has some of the highest temperature extremes of any country in the world, partly due to our huge size and highly varied geography.

[@cherylmosher6026]

In my experience, the citizens of both country share a great affinity. Canada’s culture, values, cuisine, politics were influenced peacefully by three influences immigration from England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland; France’s settlement in eastern Canada, primarily Quebec; and the Indigenous Peoples who lived on this land before Europeans arrived. These influences laid the foundation of Canada. This fabric is enriched by a mosaic of immigrants and refugees arriving to Canada every year. If I ever lived in Great Britain, I would feel at home 😊

[@wyldhowl2821]

I'm from Canada. I find we're very similar a lot of values and customs. Our societies are definitely compatible. What Canada inherited from the UK / British Empire was it's honour, discipline, courage, self-sacrifice, and of course we live under the same monarchy. (Another thing we inherited is the British sense of humour. Culturally, though, I think UK people will find we are a product of Scotland's influence more than many realize. (More than most scots seem to realize, it's like we're a bastard offspring they didn't know they had.) Of course Francophone Canada is something that makes us different culturally, but remember that is descended from royalist France, not the French republic(s). Gives Canada's culture something different in terms of attitude towards certain things, where the UK seems more reserved and uptight. Of course that could just be classism, which Canada has much less of, because we never had an aristocracy of lords and ladies living here, except for a few adventurous ones which left the UK to move here. (Why we have a Senate and not a House of Lords - there is no hereditary or religious element to it.) In the early days, Britain and France sought to basically make colonial copies of themselves over here. After that, in the British Empire days, there were those hardcore imperialists who thought Canada could turn out exactly like the UK (i.e. saying "we are British not Canadian") , but this was somewhat delusional. We might have British institutions, and a lot of the same values, but in a lot of ways, it was never going to be the same. The geography and climate simply dictate how you live, and then on top of that there is the parallel francophone culture and indigenous cultures too, and then immigration in massive amounts just to make the colony & then country function fully across the continent. Canada and the UK both have parliamentary democracy, and since no king or queen lives here, we have a Governor General to replicate the role of monarchy in relation to it. However, Canada is a federal system also - somewhat like Germany. The UK "devolutions" for Wales, Scotland, N. Ireland kind of echo it, but if the UK wanted a truly equivalent federal system, they should also have a similar arrangement for England by itself, not just the same Westminster parliament as governs the whole country. Why Canada lives like that is one big thing which we will always have over the UK: geographic size. It is not just culture that made us federal / regional - many of our provinces are huge by comparison to the small but densely-populated UK. It leads us to have very different lives than other people in our country, even from neighbouring provinces sometimes. There are vast areas of wilderness here, human civilization hanging by a thread where it can survive. Just compare the weather: the UK is pretty much guaranteed to just have different flavours of the same weather systems; Canada has different regional weather, as different as Spain and Finland at times. Imagine having 6 time zones instead of 1; for us, it just seems like normal life. The density discussion is interesting. Of course, the UK has few areas (even in Scotland) which qualify as truly unpopulated. However, total land area alone does not tell the story; much less of Canada is arable & temperate enough to support a large population. The arctic is unbelievably vast, but has a tiny population because it cannot support very much; a large UK football stadium could hold it all. On the other hand, the corridor between Windsor and Quebec city is highly urbanized and the majority of population is actually there. As urbanized as Canada's 40 million population actually is (something like 80% live in urban areas), we never rarely think of ourselves as urban by default, maybe because the long distances in between major cities makes each city seem less interconnected, or maybe just the cultural effect. I would not read too much into the income stats. Canada is not more affluent, and London's super-rich could easily bury Canada's. Canada's housing cost stats are very skewed by certain markets, namely Vancouver and Toronto which are absurdly expensive. You can find areas of Canada where the land costs are near nothing, so housing is cheaper, but of course, you also will find those are not the places to earn elite money unless you are in a lucrative trade within a one-industry town or even just a work camp. Transportation is another dodgy statistic - yes, fuel is cheaper here, but we also are forced to use much more of it, to travel the longer distances. Train travel is great in the UK; in Canada, it barely exists. Publlc transit always better in the UK than here in Canada. Travel: Actually, Canadians love overseas travel, but there is more effort involved, and longer journeys. It is definitely not a casual thing traveling over an ocean to Europe or Asia, or even to the southern US or further south. However, keep in mind Canadians are already more used to traveling long distances to get anywhere, and especially getting on planes to go to other cities in our own country. Education: Canada fares well on education in general, but on "global elite" type universities, we do not have many that would qualify. A lot of that is built on reputation, which becomes a self-reinforcing stat. PS: The video stats show Canada as 37 million, but we went over 40 million as of 2023.

[@baconbutty1131]

Great and accurate summary.

[@mmorrison9176]

Absolutely accurate summary of stats...and yes, the Scots influence is always understated in this country (as in the UK lol) I'm just happy to be a Canadian born Scot 😊 🇨🇦🍻🎸🍁

[@alanhyland5697]

As a Canadian, I have a generally favourable reaction to the UK. Pretty favourable for the entire Commonwealth. Not so much for our head of state. I am particularly fond of Wales, Ireland and especially Scotland (my heritage). Lots of interesting stats from recent decades. What I learned in school is quite out of date now.

[@michaeljamesstewart1000]

As of June 28, 2023, the University of Toronto is ranked 21st globally and 2nd in North America. Among public universities, U of T placed 12th globally and second in North America behind only the University of California, Berkeley. Chimo

[@KaliFlamingo]

These informational videos on Canada always miss the arid regions. The high temp mentioned is from one of these regions, which also include at least one true desert. I grew up in that area and grew up with tumbleweeds, sagebrush, cacti, rattlesnakes and now live in an area with scorpions as well. Not a lot of foreigners (or even Eastern Canadians) are aware of this. Instead we get ad nauseum info on how Canada is a frozen wasteland, or snow covered mountains or wall-to-wall forests. Temperatures above 40C were not uncommon, even years ago. Sure, it's not a majority of the country, but hello, here we are! Cheers!

[@GoWestYoungMan]

Country size doesn't affect house size as much as one would think. Most people live in cities so lot/house sizes reflect the cost of land in those cities rather than being a reflection of the country's geographic size.

[@208467]

I have encountered black bears several times, sometimes as close as 3m. You have to stay cool, don't run, say nice things to the bear and back away. IF they follow then you might have to get agressive and jump and down and yell. Good luck and hope it isn't really hungry, just kidding, black bears are not predatory.

[@lindakeays2864]

Canadian, West Coast, Vancouver Island, I love the British but could never live there, Far too much density for me. I love the freedom here with our open spaces!

[@Malcrom1967]

Have you looked at Canzuk?

[@marycahill546]

Canadian here. I have lived in London, which is a fascinating city culturally and historically. However, I'm glad I live in Canada because I hate the British damp weather. In Canada everyone has central heating -- horray! Also, there is no place like home (friends, family in closer proximity).

[@eyden1562]

The town of Lytton that year, actually burnt to a crisp. Literally, almost the entire town went up. I have an uncle who owns a house there, and he was back and forth there for weeks after the fires to clean the property and figure out what to do. There was MASSIVE devastation. 😢

[@ToddSauve]

A friend of mine's sister lived in Lytton and also lost her home. People don't know how hot 121 F actually is. It is almost unimaginable until you feel it. That is like Arizona type hot, or Death Valley type hot. You simply cannot escape it, even if you have air conditioning because no matter how much you run the AC it can only maybe bring it down to around the mid 80s F and your electricity bill will not only make your eyes water but your pocket book evaporate! 😵

[@eyden1562]

@@ToddSauve Absolutely heartbreaking. My heart goes out to your friend's sister, and everyone else who lost their homes. 😓 These past few summers have been so bad. I have another aunt&uncle who had always lived in the same place in 100 Mile House, BC. The only house I'd ever known them in, big property with a pond out back, etc. Wild horses roamed nearby.. They lost the entire thing during that first really bad year when we lost hundreds of hectares. And even this year, I have other family who have been evacuated from Hay River, NWT for 2 months now. 😢 The whole country suffers when these sorts of disasters happen. 😓

[@Hogtownboy1]

Richest person in Canada is Lord Thomsom owner of HBC in Canada and Salsebury in UK

[@historyfreak6591]

Canadian here. They said that because we have no neighbors (except the US) that ir is more expensive to fly internationally compared to the UK. That is probably true. However, because of Canada's size, it costs more to fly across Canada than it does to fly from Canafa to an international location

[@LeiaBranagh]

I'm from Toronto. I lived in Southampton in 2004. I currently have a British doctor who worked 10 years in the NHS and now works for our Ontario system. I'm not sure in either case I can really speak about the healthcare in both countries. My first English doctor literally almost killed me. I know this because the second one told me the first one was so bad at their job i had 24 hours to live. A third doctor saved me. I don't think any of that is a fair representation of NHS. As for my British doctor in Toronto (originally from Nottingham) only lasted two months and he's leaving on Friday (15 sept 2023) to go on sabbatical. I can say in my short time with him he tries very hard to be a good doctor. I think the video is slightly outdated as the average Toronto 1 bedroom apartment is between $1700-$2500 a month now. I think Vancouver is also high too so that might raise up the national average, because the surrounding areas i hear are onky marginally better. So unless the rest of the country is drastically cheaper the cost of living (groceries due to inflation, rent due to housing crisis, and other aspects related to cost of living is higher). One weird part was the map that had the entire maritimes and atlantic canada missing. Kinda like you saw a uk map with Wales and Northern Ireland missing.

[@NS_first]

Highlights a couple reasons why I wouldn't mind moving to the UK... but I still have family here, so it's hard to make that decision...

[@migrose6547]

Yup, -27c is a bit chilly. I'd probably wear my jacket. Mostly.

[@gerryparker1390]

the town that had the high temperature burnt to the ground.

[@YukonWilleh]

Even a cheap little place here is twice the size of the average place I went to int the uk. But because of those prices tiny homes are starting to become popular I know one guy that has 20 acres of land... and a tiny house

[@ColinUildersma]

In Lytton BC within 2 weeks most of the town burnt to the ground. 😢

[@sandrajewitt6050]

I follow some British people who have recently moved to Canada. They find Canada to be more expensive for many things, especially food and clothing.