British Couple Reacts to Canada and The United States Compared

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[@lanceb7556]

As a Canadian, the fact that the UK does not teach more about Canada and other Commonwealth countries in the schools makes me a bit sad.

[@Nall412]

Yea I was very surprised about that.

[@demcburney]

Agreed. As a Canadian we learned about the uk and the commonwealth. However I’ve met a lot of Americans that are truly clueless about Canada as well...and to be fair,as much as we Canadians think we know about the US and UK, the truth is that there are a lot of us that are just as ignorant!

[@alkjhsdfg]

I'm also Canadian. It's less sad for me than the fact that Canadians still care what the UK thinks. Canada has not be culturally British for a very long time. More problematic to me is that the US and Canada, close neighbours with a lot of shared history, don't teach more about each other to their respective students.

[@Isack4]

@@demcburney you nailed it in every part of this comment. Strong agree. Its fun to see how other cultures react to the one you're part of. Gives you a glimpse into how your people are perceived. As a fellow Canadian, Cheers and have a good one

[@EdwardTCBlake]

Do people in Britain not watch the Commonwealth games?

[@nathanneg95]

In the US we tend to kind of think of Canada as our little brother. We like to poke fun at them and sometimes scoff at their younger ideas and ideals. At the end of the day though, if anyone else messed with them we wouldn't stand for it. For the most part we love Canada and everytime something we don't like happens in our own country we joke "if this keeps up, I'm moving to Canada."

[@johnalden5821]

Just to add that Canada and the U.S. are both in NATO, so we are actually bound by treaty to come to each other's defense if attacked (as we would for the UK and vice versa, btw).

[@ShuffleUpandDeal32]

@@ynot2385 Yeah nobody is touching us, not with America, the Commonwealth, the French, & the entire NATO protecting us.

[@firenx437]

hell yeah! glad to be canadian with you guys right below us!

[@Steve9312028]

Spot on, my friend!

[@posaidon67]

I'm Canadian eh.... I feel the same for you guys ...🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@billthompson1759]

Canada and USA are like siblings, we can talk about each other, but no one else can.

[@chrisp4582]

I agree. Canada needs more respect. But don't talk about my American brothers and sisters or..welll

[@gabriellesullivan4772]

Considering the massive contribution Canada has given the UK...Oh and the fact Queen Elizabeth ii of Canada has visited Canada the most...

[@Ryuuranger]

However we cheat on the US on 😂 either Australia or New Zealand

[@77marioland]

Some of my favorite people are Canadians.

[@daisyhoney3088]

My brother married my sister in law and she is Canadian, and I love her very much. She lives in America with my bro

[@charleskelly5831]

I'm a Canadian Soldier (Retired). The United States, is and always will be, our big Brother. I have trained at several locations within the United States, and have always felt welcome and relaxed. Many of my Brothers from the U.S. Military have made clear that they would stomp anyone who messed with Canada, that feeling is shared by Canada. Beautiful countries, beautiful people.

[@jameswoodard4304]

As an American, thank you for your service to Canada and thereby keeping watch over our own backs as well. And it's true among civilians as well. If any country started messing around with Canada (besides diplomatic scuffles y'all can handle yourselves), we would all take it very personally. We're the only ones allowed to *attempt* to invade Canada!

[@dallasburgess5329]

Yes Sir! I find it funny some utube Video's like to imagine USA vs world, and who would win. As a Canadian, I can say it wouldn't be USA vs world; it would be USA & Canada vs world. No way we turn on our brothers in any Universe.😂

[@urstrulypalmer83]

USA is known as a female we would be a sister. ❤

[@SherriLyle80s]

Lacrosse is a Native American sport that was adopted by citizens of both USA and Canada. Lacrosse is One of the oldest sports in the world... Played as early as 1100 AD but could be earlier.

[@lone6718]

Have you seen Crooked Arrow?

[@SherriLyle80s]

@@lone6718 is that a movie? No I have not.

[@jdnewman5304]

ONCE AGAIN ENGLISH IS THE LANGUAGE OF AMERICA..AND HAS BEEN SCENTS THE 80'S..ONCE AGAIN GOOD VIDEO BUT NOT FULLY accurate ACCURATE

[@Fergus_0703]

@@jdnewman5304 the vid didn’t said that English wasn’t the language of the US but that they don’t have an official language. There’s a difference.

[@jdnewman5304]

@@Fergus_0703 NOPE YOUR WRONG ENGLISH WAS MADE THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IN THE 80 NEED TO LOOK IT UP. THIS IS A FACT THAT THE DEEPSTATE TRAITORS WHO HAVE REFUSED TO PROTECT OUR BORDERS AND ALLOWED AN INVASION OF ILLEGAL ALIENS..THEY HAVE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO COVER IT UP

[@DuckDodgers2350]

I as a Canadian feel like the hatred towards the US is like that of a younger of two brothers who is constantly compared to the older brother. They grew up together but it gets annoying when everyone else is constantly telling you how similar you are to your brother.

[@tomrob3654]

The difference between Canada and England: the English think 100 miles is a great distance, and Canadians think 100 years is a long time.

[@alanmacification]

Depends on where you live. In the big urban centres like Toronto, it's " minutes ", in the rural areas and small towns it's " miles ".

[@MrPolleyr]

That is true…but some parts of Canada have been inhabited by Europeans for over 500 years. And the Vikings were here over 1000 years ago. We didn’t gain complete sovereignty until 1982, a mere 40 years ago.

[@eliz3693]

@@alanmacification I guess it depends I live in the mountains and I say distance in time

[@bruno5336]

Underrated comment

[@IdkAgain-de9eb]

The difference between Canada and England is spiderman and snooker man😂(spiderman is u.s but we get u.s media)

[@waynelust9431]

I lived in both countries. Canada’s taxes are definitely higher, but the gap closes when you take healthcare into the mix. Healthcare in the US is primarily private, and health insurance can be quite expensive. In Canada we have national healthcare, paid for in your taxes.

[@gbh5912]

For those who live healthy, all that tax is just stolen money

[@debbie541]

well your health care makes up for those so called lower usa taxes grab ..

[@nikoknightpuppetproduction369]

I am a Texan and live way far south. I believe in treating others the way you want to be treated, it does not matter if you are from USA, Canada, UK or any other place, treat me right, and I respect you.

[@Mr.wilson949]

That's how it should be my fellow Texan.

[@nikoknightpuppetproduction369]

@@Mr.wilson949 👍

[@thisisthewaybus]

British Canadian here who adores Texas and Texans!!!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@nikoknightpuppetproduction369]

@@thisisthewaybus much appreciation. 💯

[@florida-man_850]

🤘🏼

[@Triple87]

Canada and America will always have the little brother big brother vibe. We make fun of each other all the time, but when it comes down to it, we bleed together. No two countries are closer. 🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@sadee1287]

I don't think the US bleeds for Canada. They more or less own our natural resources. They get far more than they give. This is not a balanced relationship, nor has it ever been.

[@arc57]

Love this. .. As an American, I agree. 🇺🇸🇨🇦

[@lola_0]

🇺🇸🇨🇦

[@bobbeatbox]

🇲🇶

[@debbie541]

what BS

[@ivandubinsky1857]

As a Canadian, I have a few American friends who as nice people as you could ever hope to meet. I don't care much for their politics but, then, ours aren't much better.

[@netgnostic1627]

BTW, if you ever hear Canadians say "I hate Americans," don't take it too seriously. We're like siblings who argue sometimes, poke fun at each other a lot, and we usually like each other as neighbours. I've had the pleasure to work closely with American colleagues many times, and the experience was almost always really great.

[@muhugcy]

Thank you for this. I'm an American and I have had several Canadian friends over the years, some very good friends. But from Canadians as a whole (mostly on the internet, I'll admit), I've heard more dislike and disgust for Americans than anything else. I didn't realize that it may have been more in jest than otherwise. I will keep that in mind from now on. 😊

[@robertdysonn]

I live in the United States but I have great respect for our Canadian neighbors. One of the down points to living there you all commented on was higher taxes but people pay higher taxes there because everybody’s insured when it comes to health insurance and that’s just not true here in the United States. We might save a little money on our taxes but we pay a shit load of money for premiums, deductibles and co-pays and some of us just aren’t even able to get healthcare. They’ve always backed us in our military conflicts and unlike the United States they seldom have widespread controversies causing issues in society.

[@Lisa_Uncensored]

Well the population is also much different. The healthcare system in Canada is horrible.

[@robertdysonn]

@@Lisa_Uncensored well one big complaint Americans have about universal healthcare is the waiting, you have to wait a month and a half to see a doctor in Canada. Do you know the last time I picked up the phone and tried to get an appointment with my doctor it was five weeks wait. They just got done saying that Canadians average lifespan is longer than other American lives and their healthcare cost them much less in total out-of-pocket money so I think you’re just too stuck on your prejudiced beliefs on universal healthcare. One thing I can say about American healthcare is it is expensive as hell and as I said not all of us can even get it.

[@jeffburdick869]

@@Lisa_Uncensored You misspoke. The healthcare system in Canada is incredible. The healthcare system in the US is horrible.

[@loboheeler]

Americans are the only former British subjects that really said "HELL NO" to total government control. "unlike the United States they seldom have widespread controversies causing issues in society". Americans demand the right to fight for issues that would not be allowed in Canada or many other countries.

[@jessicadesmarais9256]

My husband is Canadian and he has had no complaints about healthcare there. In fact everytime he gets sick and has to go to urgent care he realizes how much he hates our system (we live in the US right now). I do know it can be a little hard to find a new doctor if yours retires in Canada but once you have one the wait isn't that much longer, if at all, than the US and his mom (who has a chronic illness ) still gets all her monthly prescriptions even without her own doctor. It might be different in other provinces or cities but a lot of what you hear about canadian healthcare is exaggerated and just myths from his experience at least. I know for his mom if she lived in the US she'd be in so much medical debt with her condition whereas there she has none. I will say though because of the pandemic both US and Canada's healthcare systems are overloaded. My doctor here in the US is 2 months out on appointments, eye doctor is a ridiculous 5 months out (yes MONTHS).

[@timtwoface]

Canada's original official sport was lacrosse. It has since been altered, where the official summer sport is lacrosse, and the official winter sport is hockey. While hockey may be the most popular spectator sport, the most popular sport for people to play now is basketball (which is a sport invented by a Canadian).

[@B-A-L]

Kind of ironic that ice hockey was invented by the British in Canada!

[@Vladkhanthehun]

And a Canadian team hasn’t won the Stanley cup in 29 years. Are half the US teams Canadian players, uhm that wasn’t the question.

[@zachjacobs3337]

Nah, the most popular sport is still hockey by far. But that is changing. Basketball and soccer are growing, for sure, but just cause the Raptors won a chip doesn't make basketball the most popular. Yet. By participation, soccer is the most popular, mostly because of the large youth component. That's an easily found stat. Bonus fact: the rules that form the basis of american football were largely invented by McGill University, in Montreal.

[@craigrobertson5030]

Lacrosse played by NHL players on ice.. that would be awesome

[@TheYukonnahanni]

@@Vladkhanthehun lol !!

[@scooter80stv]

Canadians regard the United States as a brother / sister (sibling). Very closely related, but also disagree with so many of their life choices. But we can always go to each other's house and not bring up any of those feelings and just enjoy each other's company.

[@arcticangel7828]

As a Canadian, residing in Vancouver, BC. We get A LOT of rain. It rains here 7-9 months of the year. In more recent years, it's actually snowed in December - February, but it doesn't always snow here. Summer does get quite hot here, but it gets hotter in other parts of Canada, where it also gets much colder than here. All in all, we are very lucky in Vancouver with our weather.

[@shanedezorzi5800]

I'm from Canada and I can say that USA Canada relationship is probably closer then any other two countries in the world we would fight to the death to protect each other.

[@JB-yb4wn]

Yeah, that's why they invaded us first - and lost both times. Gee Shane, I thought that our schooling system was a lot better than that.

[@heronimousbrapson863]

The US would throw Canada under the bus if it suited them to do so, and would likewise invade and conquer Canada if it was in their interest. Most of the time, the US just ignores Canada.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Canada and UK have a closer relationship than USA.

[@dougo9135]

@@JB-yb4wn I have Four little brothers. Sometimes brothers fight. The US found out (just like I did) that you can lose a fight to your little brother. At least my brother didn't burn my house down. But seriously, that was a long time ago.

[@JB-yb4wn]

@@dougo9135 1. We are not your little brother. In fact we just tolerate you guys, but we sure as hell wouldn't fight for you as we didn't in Vietnam and just about every other country you misbehaving brats managed to invade since then. 2. Your brother did not try to introduce slavery into your household. 3. Your brother did not try to take away your freedom and bring his freedom in at the barrel of a gun.

[@jacobdinsmore8237]

As a Canadian born, naturalized American citizen, it's like a big brother little brother relationship. We definitely get along quite well and pick on each other at every chance and I get to play both sides of the fence which is great

[@kjpcgaming9296]

😂 That's awesome

[@deanromanado5850]

I'm a dual citizen as well ( born in canada, still live in canada, but have lived in the US as well ). I do the same, just take the best from both ;)

[@ItsJustMe0585]

Heya! I went the other way! Texas born, now a duel currently with Canada, living and loving Alberta. :)

[@cy3969]

me also😂

[@shawny2scrawny]

@@ItsJustMe0585 Lol, Texas to Alberta. That checks!

[@helened6454]

I'm from Canada and I love our big loud brother USA. And like in any family, we don't always agree, but we're family, so 😅Climate wise, we get everything from -40C in winter to 40C in summer. During winter, windchill is added to temperature, so that it feels alot colder🥶, and during summer, humidex is added, making it feel hotter than it is🥵. Btw, last year, a place in British Colombia got so hot (over 50C, hotter than Death Valley), a village burned down.

[@commenter5901]

Lacrosse is our national sport because it is a Native Canadian sport that was played by the indigenous people. It's not very commonly played, but it still is listed as our national sport because of it's history.

[@scottd7791]

Have so many friends from the US and love going there. It is really hard to tell the difference between an Canadian and American. The US is the best neighbor to have.

[@grrgholts2543]

I'm married to Canadian woman and soon to be a duel citizen. We Americans love you guys up there, such a polite people

[@jamus1340]

Canada is beautiful, I live about 300 miles from the border which sounds like a long way but it really isn't. It's about a five hour drive. Closer to Minneapolis than Chicago. When I was a kid you could cross into Canada with just your drivers license. No passport needed then.

[@justanotherwhitegirla7093]

Still don't need a passport if you got an enhanced driver's license. Just for driving over, not for public transportation.

[@supercar5302]

I drive to Minneapolis and Chicago all the time, love it. I'm Manitoban btw

[@walterrutherford8321]

Same, but I’m in Alaska. Loved driving through Canada with the family (cheaper than flying) for vacation to visit relatives in The States.

[@FilipinaLive711]

@@justanotherwhitegirla7093 is this true?

[@justanotherwhitegirla7093]

@@FilipinaLive711 It is in Michigan. Check your state licensing.

[@micheleleimbacher5867]

As a Canadian, I can tell you that Thanksgiving is a much bigger holiday in the States than in Canada. In the US, it is almost bigger than Christmas. People really go all out, whereas in Canada, we just meet for dinner and that's it.

[@alanmacification]

Not correct. Canadians can't get any business done with the US during the Thanksgiving WEEK. It's the time for visiting family. Americans complain they can't get any business done in Canada during the 10days between Dec 24- Jan2.

[@doodleblockwell2610]

I live in New England, and believe me, I am so jealous of the day you chose for Thanksgiving. By the end of November, New England is freezing and the roads a mess. I want us to move ours to match yours. Who the hell wants Columbus Day anymore anyway.

[@maryegerton6848]

I’m Canadian, and I love thanksgiving. The weather is beautiful, we get together with our families and enjoy each other’s company. My son comes home here to Ontario to my small homestead from Vancouver. We have campfires, bbqs and he cuts the firewood for me. My sisters come up here and my cousins and we have campfire in the afternoon and celebrate each other. It’s a big deal for me!

[@smoguli]

It can vary depending on the province. I'm in Quebec and nobody I know (friends, collegues, family) ever got together for thanksgiving. I'ts just a day off for us.

[@craigusselman546]

Although both are just excuses to eat copious amounts of food with family.

[@sergecaron4834]

As a French Canadian, the first time I went in the UK, I was shocked of how Brit we are. I understand that we are Brit’s speaking French. You should come visit you ll feel the bound too!

[@jefferoni1984]

It’s weird but I often forget about Canada. They’re kinda like the super quiet upstairs neighbor that you run into now and again. They’re always extra polite but you get the feeling they don’t really like you.😂

[@shawny2scrawny]

Love you. Just hate Tucker Carlson.

[@neolithic3]

We don't, we wish the US wasn't our enighbour. It's like living next door to an obnoxious loudmouthed idiot.

[@harlcc261]

@@shawny2scrawny and Trump

[@eviohh]

@@shawny2scrawny I'm Canadian and i like him. But you prob voted for Trudeau lol

[@rockinrobbie1288]

@@shawny2scrawny AND THE DONALD !!!!

[@SherriLyle80s]

I'm American. We usually don't have any issues with Canada. We might joke about each other but we both have more in common than a lot of other countries. They are our sister country, whereas England would be our Mother.

[@rando8916]

Lol No, Canada is America’s lil bitch and Canada’s a pretty clingy one at that so it spends all its time trying to mold its personality to its (at-least in Canada’s eyes) American boyfriend who it can’t live without, and England is America’s grandmother who ended up raising young America while it was a young child as it really didn’t have any other parental figures growing up, maybe those kinda kids can end up a little wild from time to time but you ain’t really gonna mess with them (🎶Spider-Man, Spider-Man🎶)

[@pizzapie7]

If any Canadians read that Rando dude’s comment, just know that the vast majority of Americans don’t think that about Canada. I’m American and have never met people who think that. Not sure why that person said that.

[@rando8916]

@@pizzapie7 you saw the word bitch and took it too “personal” Canada is American fluid and can’t figure out how American it wants to be while still being oh no I’m a proud Canada though go Canada, you probably prefer the little brother version of what I said

[@rando8916]

@@pizzapie7 and I mean I said “[insert spider man theme here]” I wasn’t really being all that serious

[@pizzapie7]

@@rando8916 there is definitely a chance that I don’t know exactly how you meant for your comment to come across. It just seemed like you were saying that Americans think Canadians are our little clingy bitches. I don’t see why it has to be that Canada is a lesser USA or that it must be that it’s our little brother or either a clingy bitch. Canada is Canada. Usa is usa. We’re similar sure, but that’s it ahah. We can disagree though, that’s fine and no big deal.

[@kerrilynn1553]

Canadian weather is as diverse as those of us that call Canada hone. The northern part is cold and yes most is tundra. The central and southern part of the country is somewhat balanced. Hot summers, cold winters, beautiful fall and spring. Then there is southern BC and the island (Vancouver Island) which happens to be rain forest. Their weather is warmer, but also wetter due to it being coastal as well, though much of the rainfall happens during the “winter” months.

[@RaddMann3]

As an American, some of by best vacations have been in Canada. So much beauty. People are super friendly.

[@gam3rtag3r13]

Please do a video on Canada's history and just more videos about Canada in general it is a great country. Also the war of 1812 is a fascinating subject that i think you will enjoy learning about it as it is British history.

[@granthogarth4566]

Do read Teddy Roosevelt's history of the lake battles for an amazing amount of cringeworthy behavior by both armies/navies. It's a good read.

[@pinecone2455]

As a Baltimorean, oh yes.

[@crozbo8607]

Our history is pretty rich, we had some battles in WW2 that the US couldn't even beat that we did. There is actually a Canadian solider that captured a whole city by him self in the war. I love being in Canada despite recent things. However I have a lot of friends from the US and we just work together so well. Canada and the USA are like peanut butter and jelly.

[@doodleblockwell2610]

I am an American with unusual fascination with Canadian history. Learning about the War of 1812 from Canada's perspective was such and eye-opener for me. We got our butts whipped and our history books never mention it....much.

[@cheeseninja1115]

19:33 an interesting thing is that the stat is about low precipitation and not temperature. Canada's tundra actually gets *so* cold that it has less rainfall as the water is already ice and cant be turned into rain as it stays as within the clouds rather than melting and truing into liquid water or vapors!

[@gspaulsson]

The biggest difference is the political system, parliamentary vs. a form of republican democracy that I don't think anyone else has adopted. (1) We are not taught that the British burned down the White House. The War of 1812 is portrayed as an event in Canadian history, mostly fought in what is now southern Ontario. (2) When comparing tax rates, you have to take into account that Canadian taxes cover almost all healthcare expenses. On the other hand, our military budget is much smaller. (3) The idea that Canada didn't become fully independent until 1982 is a misconception. It has been fully independent since the Statute of Westminster in 1931; the only sticking point was that the provinces, particularly Quebec, could not agree on a formula for amending the Constitution, so until the constitution was "patriated" in 1982 amendments passed by our parliament had to be rubber-stamped by the British parliament. (4) Lacrosse is the official national sport, but no-one watches it. However, basketball was invented by a Canadian, Bill Naismith, working in the US, and American football evolved out of soccer and Rugby in both countries. We are taught that the first game approximating American football was played between McGill College Montreal and Harvard in 1974; Americans, that it was Princeton v. Rutgers in 1869; but the modern game is really a fusion of the two, though Canadian football is slightly different from the American brand. (5) Our Covid death rate is 1/3 of America's. (6) Canadian content is intended to keep Canadian culture from being swamped; it is not censorship. It's like US media having to carry public service announcements. To the extent that we do experience censorship, it's because of content restrictions imposed by US media companies. (7) the segment on tech I think is meant to show Alexander Graham Bell talking into a phone. Bell was Scottish-born, invented the phone while moving back and forth beween his home in Canada and his office in Boston. It was first patented in Britain, then in the US. So Scotland, Britain, Canada and the US all claim him as their own. Einstein was asked whether he considered himself to be German, Swiss or American. He said: "Because I am famous, the Swiss say I'm Swiss, the Germans say I'm German and the Americans say I'm American. If I were not famous, everyone would call me a Jew."

[@zachjacobs3337]

It's James* Naismith :) Also, I was taught the British (us)(canadians) burnt down the whitehouse. Tongue in cheek, maybe, but nevertheless.

[@stephanecharbonneau3071]

Right on the line...

[@dmac8949]

Also regarding censorship...I think most Americans misunderstand the difference between thinking they have more freedoms and actually having more freedoms. For people who think they are the freest, especially regarding speech, they ban more music, books, etc. than almost any other country outside of Russia and China.

[@donmacdonald9861]

About a million Canadians have family in the U.S. , including myself . There are countless numbers of Canadians who move to the U.S. for work and end up marrying and becoming US citizens. The same applies to Americans moving to Canada. My paternal grandmother is from Boston and in 1966 several of my aunts/uncles , cousins and grandmother moved to California. Two of my Canadian born cousins fought in Vietnam. But there is one distinction between the two peoples- play the Hockey Night in Canada tune in any bar in the world and you'll instantly hear whose Canadian in the bar !

[@corystanish]

I'm American, I love Canada! Spent a few months there for my job a few years ago, I loved it there. I think it's true that Americans generally have a favorable opinion of Canada, even if we do occasionally make fun of them for being more polite than us.

[@nuru666]

Sorry.

[@geraldmartin9792]

@@nuru666 lol

[@iamblackthorne]

I love Canada to pieces. They're family; the sane, kind sibling. If anyone touches them, prepare to die. 🇺🇲💛🇨🇦

[@nuru666]

You guys are all freaking psychopaths down there, but it's nice knowing our big brother has our back and is a little unhinged!

[@doodleblockwell2610]

@@nuru666 as and American that was just plain funny, thank you. Will do.

[@iconic3606]

@@nuru666 ye

[@nuru666]

@@iconic3606 ye ;)

[@Justthepops1]

I'm Canadian I agree

[@stephenryan1912]

As a Michigander, I and most people I know, love our Canadian neighbors.

[@lauraa857]

I really like Americans, I find them so friendly :D always ready to help. I am French-Canadian and I think I am lucky to be in an Anglo-Saxon culture.

[@jameswoodard4304]

Aww...that's sweet! You must be feeling more on the Canadian side today.

[@trevorwalsh9443]

Anglo Saxon who the fuck would be happy to be a group of people that wanted world wide genocide.

[@jameswoodard4304]

@@trevorwalsh9443 , What are you talking about?!

[@trevorwalsh9443]

@@jameswoodard4304 Angelo Saxons are killers so yeah I wouldn't happy Bragging about being them.

[@keithvincenttucker9923]

I'm Canadian, and I love the United States. I find a lot of my fellow Canadians have a bit of a little brother complex about the US. Always nitpicking about little things to make themselves look better. Really, though, we are so similar, you could easily transplant people from one country to the other with little to no culture shock.

[@rukus9585]

Your comment is encouraging. Everyone seems to hate us in America nowadays.

[@angiebee2225]

And we share the NHL, which not enough Americans appreciate.

[@keithvincenttucker9923]

@@angiebee2225 I'm Canadian and I don't appreciate the NHL. To be fair, however, I don't really appreciate any professional sports.

[@angiebee2225]

@@keithvincenttucker9923 That's okay, because so many of your fellow Canadians do. It's really just the Americans who need to realize what they're missing.

[@word42069]

Agreed

[@jackpot848]

I've met a lot of Canadians, my ex is a nurse and alot of them came here to work. Their politics are a little odd, their accent is different, but generally they seem just like us. Cheerful and friendly, a blast to party with. I can only speak withing my slim slice of experience with them, but I personally think Canada is awesome.

[@ShuffleUpandDeal32]

There are a number of accents here just like in the US.

[@SJHFoto]

@@ShuffleUpandDeal32 I know! So many think everyone speaks like those guys in Strange Brew. People always say one of two things to me: "How come you don't say "eh" after every other word?" or "I didn't know there were Black people from Canada!"

[@jacobgreen0915]

@@SJHFoto our vowels are very obviously canandian though. O's are usually prolonged. A's tend to sound like E's when we say them. basically all our vowels sound super canadian lol

[@SJHFoto]

@@jacobgreen0915 Yes, but people don't usually recognise that. Unless I say "about" or "house", people don't detect that I'm "not from around here" originally

[@terryomalley1974]

Our politics is "odd"? Lol. President Trump? Marjorie Taylor Green? Lauren Bobert?

[@MrPolleyr]

My mom was American, my dad Canadian, so I grew up learning a lot about both countries. I live in Canada but love to travel in both countries. USA definitely has a warmer climate, but I find most of the southern states way too hot to be comfortable for me. Canada is much less violence and a much friendlier vibe.

[@Super-om8cm]

My mum is american, she does not like the anti American bias many Canadians carry. I am glad I’m canadian, but I am embarrassed by our smugness.

[@alanmacification]

@Super 1 My anti-American bias comes from dealing with Americans.

[@2528drevas]

Less violent? Perhaps, but Canada has a almost completely homogenous population and only 38 million residents. That skews things a bit.

[@2528drevas]

@@alanmacification I can't say I have an "anti-Canadian" bias, we just don't care enough to get worked up.

[@MC-mn6bj]

@@2528drevas we we look at rate so ur argument doesn’t matter In terms of violence and crimes per 100,000 people Canada is safer And also Canada is more multicultural which not only doesn’t mean shit but makes ur point invalid af

[@silasmclean2951]

Hahaha love this from a Canadian perspective (Vancouver island). I understand why the world thinks of igloos and dog sleds when you think of Canada - because most of it is that cold, but the highly populated areas only get 3-6 months/yr of snow and are still very dry climate. Where I’m from is actually quite humid and wet but barely any snow here at all (1 2 ft/yr if we’re lucky)

[@Fearless13468]

That's more than the average 0in/cm of snow we get where I'm from. To be fair, I do live almost as far south as you can get in the continental US. I also live in a very wet, humid area. I hate the cold though. So I'm actually pretty happy that it's not that cold here. Even though Canada is stupid cold, I'm going straight there when this country falls apart.

[@sadee1287]

@@Fearless13468 You really don't think we are cold the whole year long do you? lol... Assuming what you fear comes to pass, you'd better settle in British Columbia. Least amount of snow/cold. But bring cash, because it's expensive.

[@angelagarutti6118]

Americans are taught about the war of 1812 and the white house burning, history was and still is my favorite subject so I paid attention in history and government classes .I hate how we are always thought of as idiots when Americans are smart people book and street smart

[@lijohnyoutube101]

I think you are vastly over selling the portion of the US that are ‘smart’. Yes some are smart but holistically I absolutely believe that much of the US has shockingly low levels of education.

[@jiminaterj3845]

As a proud Canadian.. this reaction was so wholesome 💯

[@ryanmonument3992]

As a Canadian, I love my US neighbours, though they can be exhausting at times. At times they are obnoxiously patriotic, but they do have good reasons to be. They are also not the most humble people, which can be annoying (as a collective, individuals are as different and diverse as you'll find anywhere). Overall, they're fantastic neighbours...but as with any neighbours, they can get a little annoying at times.

[@_rittenden_]

Just reading through the comments here and I agree with a lot of them, however as an observer of human nature, I have to say that although the analogy has been made of a big brother/little brother relationship, it's more like an extrovert/introvert relationship. They can be the best of friends, but sometimes there's friction.

[@sadee1287]

Yeah, especially in regards to those softwood lumber disputes...

[@sceptrex3942]

I grew up in the US about 25 mi / 40 km from the border with Canada. People on both sides of the border got along very well. Before 9/11, you could cross the border without a passport. The stores even accepted Canadian coins at equal value to US ones, although I think that practice has lessened somewhat now that Canadian currency is worth considerably less than ours.

[@whoishim2998]

I wish they opened the boarders but I get it’s for safety

[@dg-hughes]

I don't think Canadian money is accepted at all. My great-aunt born in Boston, USA but moved to Canada later on, had a son in the Vietnam war. She opened a US bank account when visiting her son in California but the bank refused her Canadian money even just to convert it to US dollars.

[@Chordonblue]

It's sad. This place is amazing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6DGe6Bpedesaqc

[@elouise5593]

@@dg-hughes Try a different bank. There are many others that would probably love to accept her money.

[@carladams9345]

Canada has two national sports according to google. Lacrosse is the national summer sport, and hockey is the national winter sport.

[@WasephWastar]

I'm Canadian and most people I know don't even know what lacrosse is lol. but you're right

[@jimgreen5788]

Carl Adams, isn't lacrosse what they were playing early in Last of the Mohicans? I've always assumed so.

[@jesse78156]

@@WasephWastar Yeah I'm from Canada and have heard of lacrosse, but never actually seen it played.

[@HBKCommish]

It's a common misconception that people have, but I see some people in the comments who are actually trying to confirm that Lacrosse is the most popular sport in Canada. It's NOT. Not even close! It's recognized as our National sport. That DOESN'T mean it's our most popular. Golf and Soccer are far more popular than Lacrosse in Canada.

[@elouise5593]

@@WasephWastar Lacrosse has started to become more popular here in Washington state, at least. Some of the high schools here even have lacrosse teams.

[@Shawn47]

The reason we call them pencil crayons instead of coloured pencils evolved over time. Canadian Law requires signage and packaging to be in BOTH national languages. Pencil in French is crayon. So, the packaging says "Coloured Pencils - Crayons De Couleur". With the word Pencils being larger in both languages, the prominent words were "Pencils Crayons" and eventually people just started calling them pencil crayons.

[@greggburke7796]

Lacrosse is NOT the most popular sport in Canada. Lacrosse was the national sport of Canada, but not the most popular. However about 30 years ago, they made ice hockey the official winter sport and kept lacrosse as the official summer sport. That's why so many people get this confused.

[@suecrazylady2000]

I was born in the USA but have been to Canada many times, it's beautiful and the people are amazing. But everyone has their own opinions.

[@pinecone2455]

I agree. However, I did wear a heavy jacket on a visit to Toronto in June some years ago. The sun never came out and the wind was whipping off the lake. This was downtown. Boston can have a chilly June, but I was brrr. Still enjoyed myself (the Royal York’s creme anglaise is killer) and got work done. Global warming is probably changing that situation.

[@marcuspi999]

As an American, I can honestly say that most Americans love our Canadian brothers and sisters. Why wouldn't we?

[@JB-yb4wn]

Because we don't really like you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oamZkKx4oNqpm5o

[@CountryLifestyle2023]

Well you invaded us....we don't forget that.

[@JB-yb4wn]

@@CountryLifestyle2023 We have very long memories.

[@CountryLifestyle2023]

@@JB-yb4wn Agreed! I find how ppl mention that most Canadians live close to the American border, "that's how close they are"! No no, it's for that USA does not try to take our land, if ppl live there they can't claim it. Lol Majority of our identity is based on stopping USA from moving into Canada, and being different. Lol

[@JB-yb4wn]

@@CountryLifestyle2023 Been that way since 1775! A long standing Canadian tradition.

[@ThatFontGuy]

I live on Vancouver Island on the west coast of British Columbia. We get tons of rain compared to everywhere else but very little snow by comparison. Temperatures range from just below 0 C to around 25 C most of the time, occasionally going higher or lower of course. Most winters here in Victoria we get *maybe* a few centimeters of snow at the most, sometimes none at all. The rest of the country does get lots of snow during the winter but gets fairly warm during the summers and doesn't get the same level of rainfall at all. Overall we have the best weather here on the West Coast.

[@mamacc9927]

I'm an American, and I love Canadians and most things about Canada. I love these videos, too!!

[@BTinSF]

Except the fact that Canadians think they have a monopoly of maple syrup.

[@Winnywoo]

Love this. My mom is Canadian who moved to the US in the 1960s and became an American in the 1990s. My dad is American and we live in the US but we drove up to Canada numerous times to see my grandparents when I was a kid. My mom's adoptive dad was a British ex-pat, which is why I am both an Anglophile and Canada-phile. Canada always struck me as quite British. I remember when a Canadian Mountie once helped us when we got lost just over the border. At the end of our interaction he said "Carry on then. Carry on!" and my brother and I cracked up because it sounded so British. They also just seem so nice.

[@johnalden5821]

Also American, here. Canada seems more British to me, as well -- particularly Ontario. When you cross the border at Niagara, the major highway up into Ontario is the Queen Elizabeth Way or QEW. Parts of Toronto are like ivy-covered facsimiles of Britain, with Victorian architecture, etc. There is even a crown on the Ontario license plate.

[@Winnywoo]

@@johnalden5821 Yep. My mom was born in Toronto Ontario but grew up in British Columbia.

[@jmcg6189]

My mother was considered a citizen of both countries. Born in San Francisco of a Canadian mother. She was so peeved when she found out we didn't learn any Canadian history. She had gone to school in both countries.

[@chm985]

@@johnalden5821 in Alberta we have the QEII or Queen Elizabeth II Highway. It's most busy between Calgary and Edmonton.

[@elouise5593]

I know a family a lot like yours. Great family, both her parents are Britsh and she was raised in Canada, and He was raised in the US. Wonderful people!

[@leanneheupel8780]

I just wanted to add, as an American, I think that Canada is an amazing neighbor, (except sometimes the comparisons between Canada and America are not very flattering to America which I think it has something to do with Canada's dogged determination to always "do the right thing"). Earlier today I was reading about when on 911, right after the attacks, planes in American airspace were ordered to land at the nearest airport, planes not already in American airspace were told they could not land in America. Canada stepped up and said that any plane past the point of no return would be allowed in Canada. Canada allowed 224 flights with 33,000 passengers headed to the US to land in Canada. One town of less than 10,000 people (Gander, Newfoundland) took in 6,700 airline passenger, providing not just food and shelter but befriending these strangers. I should also add, Mexico, our very good neighbor to the south, took all the flights from South American that were headed to the US.

[@BlackDoveNYC]

I remember when that happened.

[@shawny2scrawny]

Thanks LA. I just checked that 60 mins video about Gander. Onions.

[@TimBee100]

It's stupid to compare tax rates when Canada provides a univeral health care and the US doesn't.

[@djdissi]

I know, right? Weird. We've seen and heard that perspective soooo many times before from so many Americans, and people from other countries that bought into that narrative but couldn't know better. Why. Why has this been a thing for so long. Kind if a "minor" connection you wouldn't expect to be so hard to understand - we're not the same country - but anyway

[@Col_Crunch]

19:28 Keep in mind that "dry" does not mean hot, nor does "desert" mean hot. One of the coldest places on the planet (Antarctica) is actually a desert.

[@TheYukonnahanni]

right on !! Also little know fact, The Yukon has a sandy Desert !!

[@juliayoung537]

Hello y'all ❤️, I have to agree about Thanksgiving, it's all about presence with family and being thankful, unlike many other holidays that are are focused on presents 🇺🇸❤️🇬🇧

[@AlwaysWatching666]

Can you make videos with close captions. Love your videos I have problems understanding. 😊

[@terryomalley1974]

You forgot the mist important flag of all: 🇨🇦

[@pinecone2455]

And it’s not religious, thank God.

[@danscharp2441]

Hello! I’m a huge fan of you guys! I love Canada and her people. I live in the state of Wisconsin which makes Canada a very close and convenient vacation destination. Beautiful land and beautiful people.

[@hawkeye40double7]

I am Navajo-American, my wife is Canadian, I enjoy both. Weatherwise, I enjoy the southwest

[@kathrynejohnson7893]

In Canada we think of the States as brothers and just like brothers we joke about each other. The reason we don’t have a big army is because we have them!!

[@terdferguson3854]

I'm Canadian and have always had a great time in the states. Americans have always been cool with me.

[@BarbaricDerrick]

Canadians like the USA they're like a loud neighbor that always parties, we complain about the noise but sometimes like to go over and party with them.

[@pjpredhomme7699]

until 2016 when it became a meth trailer

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

A perfect description, LOL

[@keithholt2989]

As an American I can say that we love the Canadians. They are our close neighbors and allys. We tease each other but in a good natured way.

[@kenchow8213]

You need to be cautious when comparing taxes, as medical insurance is included in Canadian taxes, whereas it must be purchased separately in the US. Also, many states that have low income taxes make up for it with much higher property taxes. To get a proper economic comparison you need to do a full cost of living comparison between the two countries.

[@incubus_the_man]

If you get sick in the US, you will pay far more for medical bills than you would have in Canadian taxes. Canada's system does utilize a triage system and you might have to wait if you aren't in imminent need but you will get world class healthcare services without additional cost to you.

[@MERollered]

I am a US resident and I love Canada, I spent some summers there. My grandmother immigrated from Edmonton Alberta Canada in the 1930's during the depression, but I still have family there.

[@scottdebruyn7038]

I was born to Canadian parents who immigrated to the US the year before I was born. They naturalized to the US and upon their retirement immigrated us back to Canada. I'm the only one of my siblings born in the US and as the youngest, finished high school in Canada. Went to College in Canada and eventually found work and moved to Oregon. I was in the US from birth to 15, Canada to 15 to 27 and here in Oregon until now at 63. So, yeah... I do have a Love of both countries, especially the NW from Oregon to British Columbia over to the Continental Divide (Rocky Mountains).

[@aaronsimmons6307]

I am Canadian and also a direct descendant from the Mayflower Pilgrims. There was no America when the Pilgrims landed. Some moved North and some moved south but both countries began there learning how to live in the harsh conditions of the countryside. In 1957, Canada had more than one date for Thanksgiving and changed the date to make it so it made sense with the harvest in the prairies to have Thanksgiving before the end of November which in the Prairies in Canada is already very much winter. As a matter of fact, when it comes to foods and family, we tend to have more in common North South than we are east vs west. IE, the miners in California moved North to BC, the Yukon and Alaska where they found the Klondike Gold rush. The prairies are very similar. If you look at a map from the Hudson Bay Company, you can see how the people that were trapping and living among the mountains etc were also the same. The speech accents even, close to the border between the countries are very similar if not identical. Intermarriage as well between the countries is so much that it is difficult to tell Canadians from Americans. We do have problems with actually identifying ourselves culturally different from the US because we are actually the same people.

[@slake9727]

The pilgrims landed in Newfoundland to resupply before heading to America

[@staycee639]

I live on Vancouver Island and we barely get snow. Its not super common in the lower mainland BC. We also get lots of 30+ weather in July and August with no rain. I have traveled around BC and I can its so varied in geography. Big pro for Canada is our taxes might be higher but we rarely have to deal with things like medical expenses, employment insurance, welfare, food insecurity etc. it obviously still happens but not to the extent of the states. We have a lot of services to help people for free. Most people here don't go on and on about personal rights over the bigger issues of the populous we have a greater compassion for all than the states. We educate more on first nations history now and are actively taking part in reconciliation, something I haven't seen the states do. The education system is doing more about engaging other cultures and working on inclusion. you would never see a book burning here. They are super racist in the states especially the deep south. I don't see as much racism here again it still exists its just not so obvious, its more subtle.

[@zacheryvorse8130]

The war of 1812 was when great Britain decided to try and take the Louisiana purchase from us. But In the battle of new Orleans soon to be president Colonel Andrew Jackson successfully repelled an attack on the city.

[@debee8795]

1814 battle of new orleans

[@zacheryvorse8130]

@@debee8795 in 1814 we took a little trip... 🎵

[@debee8795]

@@zacheryvorse8130 Johnny Horton. Where I recieve all of my history lessons.

[@tosweet68]

The game commonly known as ice hockey is hereby recognized and declared to be the national winter sport of Canada and the game commonly known as lacrosse is hereby recognized and declared to be the national summer sport of Canada.

[@jakehart60]

You just copied and pasted from google 😂

[@garybouwman2157]

Differences between Canada and USA can be roughly compared to differences between Germany and Austria; similar in several respects including language but some core value differences making them in practice separate countries with their own unique identities.

[@vicfranko2188]

Exactly other than our Americanized Canadians, usually far right Donald supporters.

[@ashbradford]

Erm, I don't think that's at all true

[@sadee1287]

Acceptable analogy.

[@gbh5912]

​@@vicfranko2188 So Canada is being saved by the US again

[@smokeyrobinson3199]

Canadian here the US/Canadian relationship is as strong as anywhere in the world. I love my American neighbours! We just like to banter with each other no hate whatsoever lol 😂 Also to add 90% of Canadians live in warmer climate than in the UK. Where I’m at in Ontario we get multiple months of 20-30 Celsius, basically all seasons winter, spring, fall summer. And this is the case for most Canadians that live in urban areas! So I always find it hilarious when people think it’s cold 12 months a year 😂 same climate as the Midwest or northern/Eastern US. Lacrosse is not Canadas national sport either btw lmao 🤣 it was invented here but Ice hockey and American football are the most popular sports by far.

[@arielmscisney6128]

I think one of the reasons that taxes are higher in Canada is the "free" healthcare. And to clarify on the ecologic terms; Snow is not included in rain, but they are both precipitation. So a cold tundra for example might be just as dry as a hot desert.

[@andreamaronn4510]

I'm a US citizen and I love Canada! Maybe its cuz I grew up in Wisconsin (a lot of Americans would tell u that states like Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota r "close enough" to be Canadian). I love the cities; Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa... I think because they have a "European" feel. Much better public transportation. Left leaning tendencies... Familiar but different... 🤷‍♀️♥️

[@BlackDoveNYC]

I agree about the states that border Canada.

[@shawny2scrawny]

As a Torontonian, I don't think I have that thicc Canadian aboot thing. But when I hear Minnesota/Dakota accents in film/television, "oh that's canadian!" springs to mind indeed, lol.

[@speculativeauthor]

We are less confrontational in Canada, thereby happier. More likely to forgive and be accepting of others. Not rude and generally quieter. Not as easily pushed to anger but don't get our backs up.

[@Seb4041]

I was born in South America but moved and was raised in Canada. I guess with what I see on the news about America, Canada is definitely my home and I feel safe here.

[@edwardp.sullivan6682]

I have always loved Canada, I grew up in New England and played hockey in college with about half of the team where from Canada. I was very close to the Canadian Military while I spent 26 years in the US Army!!!! Canada, England , Australia and Israel are our best, most faithful Allie’s!!

[@TheNaughtySenpai]

Please do look more into Canada. We tend to be overshadowed by our southern brothers and sisters but I promise we have a lot of interesting history too!!

[@LadyDeathLace]

And we have better healthcare then the states..if we have a major illness, we dont go into debt trying to survive it

[@b3n751]

@@LadyDeathLace better healthcare? No. Free health care tho, yes. our healthcare system is actually incredibly trash. theres no incentive for doctors to practice medicine in canada, leaving our hospitals and clinics understaffed. GL finding a family doctor in todays Canada as a new family. Free health care has its benefits. but it is by no means better, Americans offer a much higher quality of care then Canada ever could. but you pay for it. im a canadian whos had to travel to america twice for major surgeries. to avoid 2-5year wait for a free one.

[@kimson305]

@@LadyDeathLace lol that's all yall have

[@TheNaughtySenpai]

Play nice

[@zestybeelzebub]

@@b3n751 The difference is you had the option to. Me, as a Canadian who is not very well off income wise, cannot afford major surgeries. That being said, I will still receive said major surgery at some point in time, instead of me never getting it. The incentive is higher in the US due to (to simply put it) greed as medical bills are some of the most expensive in the US. Most doctors in Canada, however, are more of your cliche "I want to help people" type of person. I have had long pleasant conversations with Canadian doctors about this. Sure, our hospitals may be understaffed, but overall a Canadian doctor will put much more care into your personal well being while using their limited resources due to the Free Healthcare system. So yeah, its in my opinion that free healthcare is better, but US Healthcare and its extreme medical bills can still offer faster, sometimes better solutions.

[@petegtorcan]

In Canada you would never ask the hostess at a restaurant (for example) where the “toilet” is - it’s considered crass and rude Lol It’s definitely “washroom”, “restroom” or “bathroom”. Actually, you never see a “bathroom” sign, it’s almost always “washroom” or “restroom”.

[@alexisblackburn4262]

Canadian Thanksgiving is actually older than the American version. It was also started as a celebration for sailors safely making it home from trying to find the Northwest passage. Since the northern waters freeze well before November......

[@tod3msn]

I have been to the Grey Cup 15 times--Canadian Super Bowl. I love Canada and as American have great affection for the country. Love going there. I've been to Vancouver and Toronto and Winnipeg and Edmonton and Montreal and Hamilton and Calgary. Canada has a great interest in the theater arts and I've seen countless plays there including "A Christmas Carol." I hope they relax their covid requirements because its so strict that I could easily get stuck there. I hope the covid requirements lessen soon so I can visit again.

[@Z_TPI]

Ontario lifted all mandates on March 21st. Not too sure about the rules surrounding the border crossing, since that's federally controlled, but I think those have become less strict as well...

[@johnchance7836]

One thing to remember when looking at the differences is the sheer difference in population size and concentration. It's a lot easier to make dramatic changes when dealing with a small concentrated population rather than when trying to juggle the competing interests and cultures of 50 heavily populated states.

[@Ric9hardify]

But, there are huge western states that have very small populations.

[@johnchance7836]

@@Ric9hardify True enough but often large portions of those states are essentially wasteland and the habitable region is fairly densely populated. California has more people than all of Canada for the same reason. Much of Canada is Tundra and Arctic, while much of a state like Arizona is Desert. We tend to give a lot of political value to empty land. Sometimes that is silly because wasteland shouldn't really count. Other times it represents something more though. Some indigenous cultures supported larger populations in the desert using irrigation systems we've left to rot. The plagues wiped out the population that maintained them and we don't have enough people there to bother either. Eventually those waste regions will be colonized by people moving inward from California. We already see that happening though having the mountains in the way, and the land being of such low quality has slowed the process a lot. But given the population level, and the amount of effort living in those regions requires (lots of expensive infrastructure) the states actually are heavily populated already. Repairing the Finished People's irrigation networks, restoring the soil, holding it down against the wind, growing the crops . . . it all would take a huge amount of tax money to maintain, and outside investment to even start. New Mexico as a whole has 6.7 people per square mile. Santa Fe, it's capital city, has a population density of 1,666.1 people per square mile. 4.2% of the entire state population lives in just that single city, and it's not the only city in the state. Harding county New mexico meanwhile has a population density of 0.3 people per square mile, or one person every 3 square miles or so. Just think about that, let it really sink in.

[@michaelransom5841]

Canadian here.. living In Victoria BC,.. Just an FYI... although much of the rest of the country gets pretty cold in the winter, it is rare for us to see more than a couple days of snow all year, and it's even rarer for the temperature to actually drop below freezing... We actually share the same plant hardiness zone as Texas... 9B...

[@murrayspiffy2815]

As a lifelong American - my personal opinion of Canadians is - they are like cousins in the family tree. We're related and comfortable with each other to the point that meeting a Canadian is like meeting someone from Virginia - or Ohio - not a big deal.

[@SandyD2022]

My Mom was born in Canada, and my Grandfather came from England, and was sent to Canada as a indenture servant. They move to the US in 1923. We live on the Canada border so our ties run deep since my grandparents are buried in Brantford Canada.

[@zachjacobs3337]

Ah yes, Brantford, the home of Wayne Gretzky

[@SandyD2022]

@@zachjacobs3337 Yes, there are two great ones born there. Wayne, and my Mom. LOL

[@nancyankrom3803]

American here and I love Canada. Visited there many times when I was younger. I have Canadian friends and grew up with some Canadians who moved here to America. Most of the “snow birds” ( those are people who move South for the winter) in Florida are actually from Canada. I grew up learning in school about Canada as they are our closest neighbor; so I was aware of their being part of the English Empire. Great reaction to the video.

[@heronimousbrapson863]

Canada has some semi arid climate zones in southern British Columbia, southern Saskatchewan and southern Alberta as well. Summer temperatures can reach close to 40 degrees C.

[@sharonroot7310]

When I was young, 65 years ago the 1st of July was called 'Dominion Day'..

[@disgustedvet9528]

Used to go near Noelville Ontario every summer to fish and often went to Tobermory to visit and really loved our Canadian Cousins to the North but have detected a sometimes not too subtle Canadian dislike for the USA so i stay home now.

[@lindahall1208]

Yes, it has been hard as of late to like Americans because you seem to have little understanding of how your politics affects our country.

[@disgustedvet9528]

@@lindahall1208 I'll pass on a salty reply , wouldn't want to feed your paranoia . God Bless .

[@johnandersonjjr]

@@disgustedvet9528 unfortunately us Canadians have been taught from primary school to university that Americans are not as virtuous as us because you don’t have universal health care ,have too many guns,like to drive big (non electric) SUVs etc etc. In other words you tend to elect people who do a good job of representing you. (Last election not withstanding)we While we elect drama teachers who slather on social programs that we can’t afford.And oh yeah , Americans pay for our defence, and Europe’s

[@charlenekeillor1373]

I’m Canadian and love the States. You will inevitably find some rude people in both places but in general the Americans are great. 🌸🇨🇦

[@JB-yb4wn]

Based on what metric? Feelings? Or the fact that they haven't invaded us in over 200 years?

[@pinecone2455]

❤️

[@PeBoVision]

Love 'em? Absolutely! But I vacation in Cuba to avoid American tourists. Love has its limits.

[@pinecone2455]

@@PeBoVision I get this.

[@pinecone2455]

@@PeBoVision But I’d like to visit Cuba one day.

[@daniellecarriere758]

A LOT of Canadians can do the American Anthem, and most of the US Pledge of Allegiance. The coloured pencils are called Pencil Crayons in Canada. WC's are Washroom or bathroom in Canada, and restroom in the US.

[@jackiebuttnor8410]

When they talk about Henderson Lake on Vancouver Island having that much precipitation. It is mostly in the form of rain. The west coast of BC is jokingly called the Wet Coast. And has the most northerly Rain Forest in the Americas.

[@sarahmplays9663]

I guess I’m biased because I love the United States and I’ve lived here in my entire life but I have no problem with Canada.

[@terryomalley1974]

The same in reverse. Love Canada, but I'm generally ok with most Yanks.

[@shawny2scrawny]

@@terryomalley1974 Very nice, Terry. But as a Leafs fan, I can confidently say I have a problem with you.

[@terryomalley1974]

@@shawny2scrawny we had a good run last year, but you guys have the edge this year. That's hockey.

[@shawny2scrawny]

@@terryomalley1974 bizarre sport indeed lol. CAUFIELD promising though!

[@gailsprangers9388]

My mom was from Canada and told us how excited she was when she saw the queen of England come to visit. They had a huge picture of Queen Victoria on the wall at my great grandmother's house where she grew up. They were so proud to express their love for England when I used to visit as a child. She married my dad from the USA and that's where I grew up. I still remember my annual visits to Canada and seeing all my cousins fondly.

[@corin164]

I'm sorry to tell you but Elizabeth was and still is the Queen of Canada, too.

[@gailsprangers9388]

@@corin164 🤣🤣 right you are! My mom saw her when she visited years ago. Did I say she wasn't ? If so, I didn't mean to. I just referred to the queen as the queen of England because it wasn't a queen from a different country like the queen of the Netherlands or of Spain that had gone there! My mom passed away a few years ago. She always wanted to go to England but never did. I offered to take her, but she was apprehensive in her older age. I felt bad about that.

[@coreyeaston6823]

Hello from Canada ;) The US is fine for the most part. I find they can be a little less tolerant than the average Canadian, but that has only been my experience. Calgary, Alberta has about 6 months of warmer weather (20-25C), 4 months of cooler weather (5-15C), and 2 months of hiding in a hole because its -30C!

[@zachjacobs3337]

And one week (at least) of 35-40C, and two weeks of -35--40C. And a whole summer of forest fires these days.

[@firebirdca2066]

Lacrosse was the national sport when I grew up, but now Ice Hockey and Lacrosse both are.

[@kevinwallis2194]

A little tidbit about AT&T: In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. That was the foundation of the company that would become AT&T - a brand that is now synonymous with innovation in communications. As for free speech, here is Canadas idea of it. Freedom of expression in Canada is protected as a "fundamental freedom" by Section 2 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Charter also permits the government to enforce "reasonable" limits. Hate speech, obscenity, and defamation are common categories of restricted speech in Canada.

[@wjdietrich]

FYI - Alexander Graham Bell moved from Scotland to Canada as a boy with his family,. He grew up in Brantford, Ontario, Canada where his father was a linguist and gentleman farmer and their home is now a museum. A. G. Bell developed the idea of the telephone in Canada when he was working on a communication device to aid his deaf mother but was further developed after he moved to work in the USA. Bell Telephone started in Canada, becoming the now Bell Canada Telecommunications.

[@xAnonXoXmysTx]

I’m Canadian. And was interested when you guys mentioned you didn’t know Canada could get hot and that snow and rain are measured the same way. So here’s some interesting stuff. First, in Kamloops, BC, where I am from, our climate is considered a semi desert. We don’t get a ton of rain but we do get snow. It gets very dry and hot in the summers (up to 40+C)and dry and cold in the winters down to -30C) And while we do get a lot of snow, snow doesn’t mean wet or moisture at all. People in different parts of Canada will often discuss dry cold and humid cold as they both have very distinct and different feeling climate wise.

[@kev792]

Hey, American here, what does humid cold feel like, if you don’t mind me asking? Is there a certain wetness to the cold?

[@xAnonXoXmysTx]

@@kev792 Ya that’s pretty much right on. So places on the west coast like Vancouver don’t get as cold temperature wise as more central regions of Canada. But the air there is more damp and humid due to the climate. And when the damp humid air is cold, you feel it deeper, it gets to your bones. Being from a dryer area I would rather be outside in a -20C dry cold than a -5C humid cold. Dry cold you feel in your lungs, but humid cold you feel through your whole body.

[@djdissi]

@@kev792 good question. I know some of your fellow Americans can answer that as well - maybe even some better than some Canadians, as some live further north than i do, and in certain regions... Humid and cold combined feels gross 😅! Seems no matter how many layers you're wearing, you're chilled inside and out. Brits would understand this I'm sure, just magnify it a few notches. Dry cold is better than humid cold, because it doesn't doesn't get under the layers.

[@djdissi]

@@xAnonXoXmysTx exactly

[@kev792]

Wow, based on some of the responses, humid cold really sucks. I’m kind of curious but scared to know what it feels like, since I know already what dry cold feels like.

[@darrylmcleman6456]

Here in Canada we learned to understand the "BRITISH" language by watching "CORONATION STREET" !!! TOP of the MILK from Canadian Westcoast!!! P.S. The weather here on the Westcoast is much the same as in England ! There are lots of webcams in Victoria, British Columbia

[@gmoore0664]

Rain=rain and snow=snow in Canada. They are measured separately and Canada is warm for many months of the year.