American Reacts to Things You Only Find in Canadian Homes

[@xXDoUbLeDDXx38]

Thinking ketchup chips is weird is so strange to me, they're literally potato chips. Nearly everyone puts ketchup on French fries.

[@palladini9718]

Agreed, I do not put ketchup on French fries, I use mayonnaise.

[@avenged7peep958]

Ketchup chips are the shi* !

[@juliansmith4295]

Everyone I grew up with put vinegar on fries.

[@eve5724]

There are so many different chip flavors it's crazy to me that ketchup would seem weird 😅

[@JoshuaRenaud-im4wm]

​@eve5724 I agree. It's no different than salt and vinegar chips. People put salt and vinegar on their French fries, which are made from potatoes. Just like chips are made from potatoes. People also put ketchup on their French fries.

[@Ottawajames]

Canadians take ketchup very seriously as Heinz found out when they decided to stop using Canadian tomatoes and closed their Canadian bottling plant, they ended up losing a tonne of marketshare to French's who, at the same time, expanded their bottling capacity in Canada and switched to using exclusively Canadian tomatoes. Heinz ended up losing almost 20% marketshare IIRC.

[@fayebird1808]

I refuse to buy Heinz, to this day.

[@casualcausalityy]

I'm one of the people who permanently switched away from Heinz. It turns out there ARE other kinds

[@Ottawajames]

@@casualcausalityy the PC version is good...dare I say *better* than Heinz even

[@odin13th76]

I only buy heinz ketchup, French's ketchup is just wrong, only use French's mustard

[@TheCanadiangirl4]

I refuse to eat Heinz as well. They shouldn't have messed with Canadians livelihoods like that.

[@murrayc9615]

Other items found in Canadian homes: • Measuring tapes with BOTH Imperial and Metric measurements • The speedometers in our cars us KPH instead of MPH • Canadian Beer... 'Nuff said • Block heaters (IYKYK) • Canadian Tire Money • Broken hockey sticks used for tomato plants

[@TheNinthGeneration1]

My car has both of them on it, with KPH on the outside and a larger font with denominations

[@alphabeta1094]

I think many US car models with digital speedometers can switch between MPH and KPH

[@derrickfoster644]

Canadian tire doesn't give out paper "money" anymore but I definitely still have a bunch floating around and you can't just throw it away.

[@htmc2022]

Yes - Broken hickey sticks are the sturdiest Tomato Plant stakes and they don’t decay! CDN beer - local brands - way better than American beer. American tea & Beer taste way too watered down!

[@htmc2022]

@@TheNinthGeneration1 I had Both KPH & MPH on My Honda Civic Wagon Speed Dial - laid out just like you said - bought New 1977 model in 1978 - just when Trudeau made CDA Metric.

[@MrCanadave]

I was shocked to discover one winter in Florida when I wondered why the place we rented didn't have an electric kettle. I went to the local Wal-Mart to buy one and was shocked to discover that one of the salespeople had never heard of them and was shocked when she discovered they actually had them. Every Canadian household has one. We use ours for instant coffee, tea or for any reason you quickly need hot water. They're always on the kitchen counter and there's no need to dig out a pot to boil water.

[@nancysavard4322]

No electric kettle in my home. On the rare occasion I do boil water, I nuke it or use a small pot.

[@chuckandjenbridges721]

I dont have one😂 i boil water in a pot when needed.

[@severianmonk7394]

Americans don't have teapots either. I was teaching in an American university for several years before I can to my senses and spent a day trying to find one in shops. They don't exist.

[@zbret]

I've had both and e-kettles are ok but IMHO not worth the extra space/washing/etc. The microwave will near-boil water just fine (best not to go to full boil due to the nucleation/boiling water in face hazard - look it up). Another option is a glass teapot that can be directly heated (borosilicate glass). If tea is the plan, you put water in it, bring up the heat on the stove then drop in the mesh that holds the tea (or teabags). Heat to near-boiling. It is recommended not to fully boil the water, but get it up over 190F (~90C). If you just want one cup, the microwave is very easy. I also recommend a great kitchen tool is one of those IR thermo guns for about $10. Aim it at the water and see if it's the temp you want.

[@mienafriggstad3360]

Yes! I literally bought a new one last week; the day after mine died; because I don't have a stove top kettle and I hate microwaveing water.

[@kevinmudry4556]

I love this guy! He is polite, entertaining, fun, honest, and unbiased. I would adopt him and make him Canadian. Keep up the great work! Love it!

[@kevinmudry4556]

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[@ThePatente]

Love him too. Just like a Canadian. He never laugh "About" us but "With" us and I love that... :)

[@Roddy556]

His reactions are quite entertaining and tasteful

[@g8kpr3000]

as a Canadian, not having a Kettle would be like not having a blender or a toaster. I was shocked when I heard that most Americans have never seen an electric kettle. I still can't process that. It's bizarre. I have one friend who doesn't have one, and I mock him for it regularly, and have even brought over my own kettle just so I can make tea at his home (which i also bring). But even if you don't drink tea, you can use it to make hot chocolate, or just heat up water quickly. Boiling water in a microwave to drink sounds repulsive to me. Like Europeans who microwave hotdogs. That's just wrong.

[@Thorton5044]

You have a great memory of your former videos. Love to watch.

[@briannaevans6977]

I don’t know any Canadians who own a kettle 😅

[@MK-fc2hn]

​@@briannaevans6977Your friends are probably young. They'll buy kettles one day.. probably by the time they are 23.

[@Joyfullscroll]

​@@briannaevans6977I have 2.

[@briannaevans6977]

@@MK-fc2hn we’re mostly all in our 30s

[@oniaisu8560]

As a Canadian, we use kettles for more than just tea. Hot chocolate, porridge, instant noodles... Hot water gets used for a lot of things.

[@htmc2022]

Yes & someone before said Water required for cooking pasta rice quinoa potatoes, etc Boils more quickly in a kettle - TRUE! I always start those sides by boiling water in a kettle - plus, it’s easy to fill kettle to litre mark so you use the right amount for cooking grains! Jamie Oliver in his Dinner in 15 minute cooking shows always starts with filling a kettle & getting water boiled for whatever sides need it!

[@beckiehubley5798]

Yup...instant coffee, and everything you listed. You can boil water in the electric kettle and the put it in a pot to boil faster for pasta. I don't usually bother, but some people do that all the time.

[@nono86753]

Chicken broth, pour-over coffee or French press too. When my microwave died, I didn’t get another one for several weeks, but when my kettle broke, I had got one the next day.

[@SandraCat22]

@oniaisu8560 - it’s not called porridge… it’s called OATMEAL

[@SandraCat22]

@@nono86753 when my microwave died, I got one the very next day… a top of the line German brand microwave. I won’t use an American brand of microwave like Black and Decker or Kitchen-Aid…

[@oddtarioexploration4454]

The shoes at the front door is pretty simple to explain - In Canada for half the year we are tromping around in snow, which includes sand and salt laid down for traction, and nobody wants that mess tracked into their homes...

[@johnnymegabyte]

in winter, the boots are at the door too. And don't forget slippers ... after taking off shoes or boots

[@Stef_T-G]

Not only that! Shoes on the couch and bed? When I see this in movies ect I'm like 🤮

[@hoboonwheels9289]

Most USers don't live in tropical locations, ice on puddles occur in southern states too.

[@mikefoehr235]

Yes indeed

[@hufflepunkslitherclaw7436]

I have a british friend who remarked about the amount of travel mugs Canadians have. They thought all canadians took hot drinks with them everywhere in their thermos from home. Go into any Canadian home and i bet you find a collection of travel mugs and thermos!

[@bonbonvegabon]

Becasue we take care of the environment here. Plastic water bottles are an environmental disaster. I never buy them

[@workingdogslog3442]

It’s cause we do take hot drinks with us. It’s cold. I drink soup out of a travel mug when I’m feeding horses in the morning

[@dfu3764]

How do you keep your coffee or tea warm in the winter on your way to work when it's-20 Celsius

[@wrenithilduincats]

fr tho I have a bajillion travel mugs and thermoses

[@somebodykares1]

A Chesterfield is becoming a bit more of an older term, it to me is normally used to refer to the old floral textured sofas that most grandparents would have in their houses or the sofa thats stored in the basement.

[@workingdogslog3442]

We had a bed chesterfield as children and I still used that term for a pull out couch

[@waltermc3906]

All Dressed chips were invented in Canada by Hostess Chips (which later merged with Frito-Lay and beacme Lay's Chips here in Canada). Hostess took the seasoning of each of the flavours of their chips and combined them all together into one flavour, calling it All Dressed. Those flavours were... Salt & Vinegar, Sour Cream & Onion, Ketchup, and Barbecue.

[@bhalliwell739]

We should send you a case of Canadian snacks.

[@SHlNRlKlARU]

All dressed chips are legit my faves

[@LadyVineXIII]

Complex yet delicious.

[@workingdogslog3442]

They’re the best

[@lenbeedle]

It's so weird that Americans don't have electric kettles. Here in Canada, it's a normal kitchen appliance sitting on the counter like a toaster or coffee maker.

[@treseoreilly1953]

I use my microwave to cook everything, we got new stoves in our apartments but I've never used it.

[@RyguyAB]

Growing up in the 70s and 80s we had a stovetop kettle, then I'm the 90s everyone seemingly switched to electric which were mote efficient and faster than boiling on an electric stove. Now, with induction stove I have switched back to a stovetop kettle (that gets left sitting on the stove ready for action at all times), since it is now even faster than the electric kettle we had for years and just as efficient, but it also looks a lot nicer and gets rid of a small appliance that was always sitting in the counter.

[@lovetobecolouring2]

I drink tea daily ( real tea , that’s loose leaves and is made in a tea pot ; I’m fussy and would never use a microwave to heat the water . That would be a travesty ,lol ) I also boil my water with an electric kettle. In British Columbia ( and probably across Canada ) most people do the same . ( years ago, I had a stove top kettle but so many times it would boil dry even though it would shriek when boiling. So not safe. )

[@htmc2022]

Don’t forget the Air Fryer & Instant Pot as well as microwave - I hardly use my stove or oven anymore - I steam 14 eggs at a time to have them for breakfast (reheat in microwave at half power or they explode or gently reheat - pouring boiling water over them in a bowl & let them steep. I set Instant Pot to Zero Time to “boil” eggs - but release steam after a differing amounts of minutes - depends if you want soft-boiled or hard - steam is better than pressure-cooking for eggs - gentler - egg whites don’t become rubber bullets.

[@AnikMonette]

Canadian! Bought my first kettle not long ago, will be less of a hassle next time a storm hits and I have to boil water.😊

[@RickMcFarlane-l2m]

Hawkins Cheezies have no problem differentiating themselves from Cheetos. They are crunchier, and cheesier, and preferable by far. This video brought up an interesting contrast in what's banned in the two countries. We ban food additives that might be harmful but are hard to notice. You ban toys that you're afraid yur kids might mistake for food.

[@edwardlongshanks827]

I love Hawkins Cheezies and they used to be my favourite snack. Unfortunately, I now have trouble handling the amount of salt they contain.

[@TheTrueDova]

Cheezies are disgusting. The consistency of them is like saw dust.

[@Butterflies-are-free]

❤️ I love Cheezies! ❤️

[@Ottawajames]

I feel like they used to be much crunchier though... They seem way more puffy now than they were in the 90s

[@RyguyAB]

They are definitely different but "better" than Cheetos is very subjective. I'm not a fan personally. The way I think of Hawkins is if you took a Cheeto (puffed cheese anack) got it wet so that it shrunk down and got denser and then baked it again to dry it out (or alternatively they are like a cheese puff that fell in between your couch cushions that you find a year later.) I always liked cheese puffs more because of the melt-in-your -mouth aspect of them. I think you could suck on a Hawkins for about an hour before it would dissolve. 😊 ETA: I have to acknowledge that my opinion definitely seems to be a minority and I grew up in a house that only ever bought p The puffed cheese snacks, so I may be un-Canadian on this....

[@alm7707]

I pulled on my toque and bunny hug and jumped in my truck and drove the grid to town. I carefully passed the big slough, slowing to 120 km per hour in my gas guzzling truck, using 19 L/100km of regular. I turned off the gravel road onto the highway, also gravel. I hit a big pothole and slopped my Timmy's double double onto my box of donuts and bismarcks, fortunately missing my bag of cheezies. I got to town and bought a half kilo of robertson number 2 screws, stopped at Sarcan to return my aluminum pop cans and beer bottles, I got $41.50 to put towards more Canada dry pop.(maybe some wobbley pop too)

[@drslv6389]

Good one!

[@JeanStAubin-nl9uo]

Two other things I've noticed in Canada, specifically in Quebec, is milk in bags. You buy a pitcher to put it in that you fill up all the time. Also, there are places that have huge vats of wine with a spout on them. You bring back your empty wine bottles and refill them. So cool. Wish we had those things in the US

[@Floricado]

Ooohhh, are the wine boxes with spouts for refills? We always just pour straight from them into a glass 😭

[@JeanStAubin-nl9uo]

No not really the small wine boxes. In Quebec they had this place that had these huge steel tanks that went all the way to the ceiling. You refill the old bottles that you have from home. I suppose you could just put your mouth under the spout and drink it and then fill up your bottles. That way you would get a little more for your money. 🤣🤣🤣 @@Floricado

[@Yeshanu]

Milk bags are an Ontario thing too.

[@CanuckGod]

Another thing to note is that, as a Western Canadian, the last time I ever saw milk bags was as a child growing up in Winnipeg in the 80s, and even then it was exceedingly rare. Even at that point (and also since moving to Calgary) we had basically switched completely over to milk cartons and then milk jugs as well by the 90s, so if you go anywhere west of Ontario, while they may still exist in rare quantities if you reallly look for them, milk bags are NOT a thing.

[@WJCTechyman]

Ontario as well.

[@TheJayGalloway]

A long time ago, Kraft sold it's peanut butter in bear shaped plastic jars. There was 3 sizes so you could collect a family.

[@jimlaz7456]

We had a few growing up! My mom keeps everything.

[@Chilliwack56]

I think they have on rare occasions done promotions with bear shaped jars, have not seen different sizes though.

[@Zlata1313]

Kraft is the BEST pb👍❤

[@barrylangille3523]

The glass bear jars were only around for a short time. I still have several that hold pasta on the counter.

[@Chilliwack56]

@@barrylangille3523 Wish I had them.

[@maryobrien8741]

The Robertson screw was developed by a Canadian. Henry Ford wanted R.L. Robertson to sell him a patent for it but Robinson refused. Ford spent a great deal of money to develop the Philips screw and screw driver, but it has never works as well. The Robertson screw is more widely used around the world.

[@juliansmith4295]

Philips screws are used worldwide. Robertsons are used almost exclusively in Canada.

[@JPBroadcasting]

​@@juliansmith4295because americans prefer their screws like they like their constitutional rights....stripped! 😂😂😂

[@andynieuwenhuis7833]

​@@juliansmith4295I GUESS YOU'VE don't Know that the BRITISH/EUROPE also ONLY LIKES THE ROBINSON screw.

[@maryobrien8741]

Not anymore. The Robertson screw drivers and screws are rapidly gaining momentum as their superior performance is becoming recognized. My first comment should have read "The Robertson screw is becoming more widely used around the world". My mistake.@@juliansmith4295

[@brentwoodbay]

@@juliansmith4295 That is true, but I was surprised to see that the iconic Atlantic City Boardwalk is put together with Robertson Screws! I talked to a crew that was doing repairs to it and they said they were used as no one had a screwdriver to remove them ! They really are the best screws and I seem to remember there was a legal reason why they are not widfely used in the US!

[@gcmgome]

Robertson screws are by far superior to all other screws for construction purposes. There are 4 sizes (0,1,2 and 3) and the drivers for them are color coded as yellow, green, red and black respectively. Size 2 is the most widely used. Twenty years ago I sold a small electric motor to a customer in North Carolina which I shipped to him in a carefully constructed custom wooden container. When he received it, he contacted me by phone immediately: "Nice shipping crate but how the hell am I supposed to take it apart?" I sent him a couple of #2 Robertson bits via overnight courier. Robertson should be the standard for all construction, Phillips should be labelled medium or light duty and used only in electronics, while flathead should be outlawed for all uses.

[@shelleyg1836]

I build quite a bit of wooden things and absolutely hate Robertson heads on screws and much prefer Philips. I use Philips for everything possible and only Robertson when forced to. I find they strip constantly only half way in them u can't get them rest way in or back out. Very frustrating. Just hate them. I love drywall screws have multiple lengths and use them for nearly everything I build

[@gcmgome]

@@shelleyg1836 - If you are stripping Robertsons you are using the wrong sized driver. The torque transfer geometry of a Phillips head does not compare with that of a properly driven square headed Robertson. What you are saying defies reality.

[@HughJanus9999]

​@@gcmgomecompletely agree. The idea that robbies strip easy just shows the the individual cant use the drill properly or has the wrong size bit

[@tnbrfller]

Philips screws remind me of a planned obsolescence product. Practically designed to fail. They are junk.

[@crooker2]

Robertson screws for the win! If you don't prefer them over Philips, you're using them wrong.

[@DeeceCraft]

The whole thing about the Roberston Screw is that your screwdriver is very unlikely to slip out under pressure and cause injuries like flatheads, and most importantly MOST IMPORTANTLY - you can put the screw onto the end of the screwdriver or drill bit and it will stay on the end as you get it into position. Roberston superiority is legit.

[@cameleonfleuri]

Very true ! 👍

[@BigSleepyJoeCooking]

100%

[@scottbreon9448]

A disagree with the Phillips though. The flathead is the real inferior screw

[@allsortsacresfarm]

Robertson screws work. Hex on all other screws!

[@tonyfulford3175]

You can also get Kraft peanut butter in "single serving" packaging in restaurants. Something you almost never see in the U.S. In the "States" you almost only ever see Jam in single serving packets. Never peanut butter. When my Uncle from L.A. came up to visit, he commented he had never seen it before.

[@desyncer]

@@edwardlazich1140 You ever go to a diner for breakfast and they have those jam packs that are a little plastic container with a peel off top? It's the same thing but with peanut butter in it.

[@caroltanner3247]

Smarties - a superior alternative to M&M's made with non-synthetic food dyes. Also, the candies that Americans call Smarties, we call Rockets

[@Chellex93]

Closest Americans ever get to our smarties is if they ate assorted trail mix with candy coated chocolate pieces (every trail mix I eat that has those those pieces they always look like smarties. Might not be the actual brand but they taste the same anyway)

[@lynnetteramsay9387]

As a Canadian, I respectfully, disagree

[@LadyVineXIII]

Both are good in their own way.

[@bonehead0816]

since when did smarties have non-synthetic dyes?

[@caroltanner3247]

@@bonehead0816 probably since the blue started looking like denim blue rather than m&m blue - 10 years maybe?

[@rockymountainlady]

While traveling through the Dakotas, I asked the waitress if there was a Gluten free option as I have a severe allergy to "Wheat" She got the chef to come speak to me, and he told me I could just take the breading off the chicken. I said, "That's like telling me to take the peanut out of the Peanut Butter" He said, what is peanut butter?" 🤣😂 Same restraunt, I ordered lettuce wrapped loaded burger without the bun. When I got it, I told the waiter, "He forgot my tomato" She said, tomatoes don't go in burgers 🤣😂Then I asked for vinegar. She looked stunned...vinegar? For what? My fries I reply. She looked at me like I was an ailen eh😅

[@hazelmaylebrun6243]

They don't put tomato slices on burgers in the US? What??? And they don't even know what peanut butter is? Oh come on... don't they eat Skippy down there?

[@rockymountainlady]

@@hazelmaylebrun6243 Right! My husband said my facial reactions were priceless, The chef apparently also didn't understand what "Severe Allergy" meant. Just take the breading off...lol. Hubby didn't let me eat the burger or fries because of that response

[@markbernier8434]

been there, the ignorance is scary. @@rockymountainlady

[@paulfedorenko2301]

I went to a diner in Philadelphia with a woman I was dating at one point. Ordered a sandwich that came with fries. I asked the server for some vinegar. She gave me a weird look and brought out a little mini-decanter full of this pink stuff. I gave *HER* a weird look. I thought it was profoundly odd that a diner of all places didn't do malt vinegar for fries.

[@derekspencer9975]

I remember my dad asking for white vinegar for his fries in a diner in Nevada, and the response was "we might have some under the utility sink for cleaning?"

[@boggy94]

As a Canadian citizen I wanted to share with you a little story I'm proud of. You were talking about Kraft Dinner, and have I got a good one for you. Kraft Dinner was actually invented in my hometown before John Kraft bought it out. It was called Till Mac for my home town of Tillsonburg Ontario. It was made at a local food processing mill back in the 1800's. Then I was told by mom that John Kraft, an Aylmer Ontario resident at the time, bought out Till Mac in the early 1900's. He made it into the popular famous KD but it was from a piddly town before that that nobody ever heard of. Tyler can research the story if you don't believe me. But I'm kind of proud of that fact . That and our town has a folk/ country song named after it by stomping Tom Conners. A fellow Canadian. It goes Tillsonburg, Tillsonburg my back still aches when I hear that word because we're a humble hard working bunch lol

[@sarahmartin325]

Hi fellow Tillsonburger. I didn't know this about Kraft, how cool!!

[@jennward3067]

Same! Lived in T-Burg as a kid, and left after high school and I never knew that. I knew about Stompin Tom, but definitely not about Kraft 🤔

[@krissywilbur3484]

Is that where the food brand aylmers came from? Like Aylmers tomatoes?

[@annmylles3524]

Thanks. I did not know that. I'm from Ontario.

[@Zyo117]

Now that's a missing thing from the video. Something you'll only find in Canadian homes? Stompin' Tom

[@bethlangford8632]

I would add 18% cream to this list. They only have that watery 10%, or half-and-half as they call it, in the US and you can't get a proper creamy cup of coffee anywhere there.

[@racingphotographer8251]

I grew up eating Squirrel brand peanut butter, also only a Canadian thing. They always had a single peanut on top of the peanut butter just under the foil seal, and the commercials had the slogan "Squirrel extra smooth. It's the one with the peanut on top!" If I recall, Squirrel had a stronger 'roasted' peanut flavor and was noticeably darker than Kraft.

[@ambermoreau8213]

Wasn't the brand Skippy?

[@andreevaillancourt2177]

Nope, it was definitely Squirrel Brand, now that you mention the slogan, the one with the peanut on top. The memory comes rushing back. 🧓🏽✌🏽

[@mariaev4384]

I remember the peanut on top. I really liked it. Seems squirrel got discontinued in 2000 🫤

[@ambermoreau8213]

I looked it up apparently squirrel rebranded as Skippy.

[@AnikMonette]

Kraft has now darker peanut butter. No clue if it's better...

[@howardhales6325]

American homes wont have the dangerous Kinder Surprise eggs, but you will find a loaded gun in the nightstand.

[@RandysRides]

A lot of Canadians do, too....but don't tell anyone so they don't get raided by a government that calls pellet guns "firearms" and 22's "sniper rifles".

[@talkingweevil3172]

@@RandysRidesA lot isn’t true. It’s much less common than America and is hard to get a gun. Cant just go to the local store. You need lisences and have to buy certain places. Plus one statistic proves two things, one we are more responsible with our guns, two less people have them, this statistic is the amount of shootings compared to America. Now I know there’s the argument of how many less people there are but if you take a place with the same population as Canada but in America and same amount of time it’s been there, there has been way less shootings. Not to mention there has only been 11 deaths from school shootings in Canada. Now compare it to cities with less population than Toronto yet more than 11 deaths from school shootings.

[@Alec-jo7ic]

​@talkingweevil3172 that's a lot of folks that live in cities. I can order myself a long list of firearms just with a Hunting license. Alongside a lot of Indigenous reservations.

[@Alec-jo7ic]

​@talkingweevil3172 that's a lot of folks that live in cities. I can order myself a long list of firearms just with a Hunting license. Alongside a lot of Indigenous reservations.

[@talkingweevil3172]

@@Alec-jo7ic You could but it is still harder to obtain

[@michaelhillier9638]

Given our close ties to Europe (and the fact we didn't throw ours into the harbour) tea is quite popular in many Canadian homes. And electric kettles are great because you only need to turn them on, less prep, and they click off on their own when they have boiled.

[@brendamiller5785]

😅😅🤣 and yes

[@Guiboard]

I think the cost of electricity is cheaper here? Lots of provinces depends on hydroelectricity, in the USA I know they use natural gas a lot more than here. The heat ratio is better with gas than hydro, but not really renewable...

[@stevietalk1]

The recycle bottles & cans has ALWAYS been a thing in Canada .(I’m 65) Not only do we take back to recycle BUT, the past couple decades I’ve left my recyclables by the ‘blue’ bin on pick up day & have a few different ‘bottle pickers’ who take away first .. I love that people who are lower income, sometimes homeless etc… actually have a sub culture. Economy of working all day to bottle & can pick and make money taking to recyclers. I sometimes give my bottles/cans to the specific bin for charities to get extra money. Not a big thing to do, but I love that I may be helping others in a very small way, grateful I can afford to do this.

[@LadyVineXIII]

Bauxite is a very low yield ore so Aluminum is actually quite valuable. The aluminum recycling programs actually started as a result of metal shortages during one of the world wars. Steel and other metals were also coveted.

[@bulbouskiwicat9608]

I’m eating ketchup chips as I write this ❤ 20:38 we need the water to boil really fast because we’ve just been outside in the winter for a few hours and a lot of Canadians drink tea but I think more use it for hot chocolate. We can make some in like two minutes which will help us not get frost bite. Funny enough I actually don’t have an electric kettle and I use a stove kettle instead.

[@guyprovost]

All dressed is an "in house" flavor that employees made for themselves. It's BBQ, Ketchup and Vinegar together. It was so loved by employees that the company finally decided to sell it.

[@juliansmith4295]

We used to be able to find the word flavour with a u in it in Canadian homes.

[@robertaewing5468]

I like all dressed chips, they aren’t my favourite but I like them once in a while but I really really wish they would bring back the chocolate dipped chips they were so yummy

[@htmc2022]

Be heartened the next reply has a “u” in favourite!

[@valeriemacdonald6945]

You can get them in PEI, they're called "cow chips", lol. So yummy!!

[@pamelahaze3211]

I don't care for it.. it's too much..lol

[@mrburns91]

Tea is definitely popular in Canada. I dont think I've ever beem to a Canadian home that couldnt offer you a choice between a regular black tea and an herbal tea after dinner. Not everyone has an electric kettle though, but if they dont they have a specific stovetop kettle.

[@fayebird1808]

Orange Pekoe tea

[@robertpearson8798]

Tea is my hot beverage of choice. I could offer you a few different black teas.

[@htmc2022]

I’ve tried Yorkshire Tea (now available at Superstore) & Yorkshire Gold - has the proper “Orange” colour of Orange Pekoe Tea - Flavour is good - way better than thin sickly Tetley tea, but, not quite as good as The Red Rose brand of Tea that we grew up on - remember that commercial “Only in CDA” and the supposed British royal family pouting because they couldn’t get it! Also those Chimpanzee’s crowded around a table dressed in Victorian Finery, drinking tea from elegant China cups & eating finger sandwiches and saying “Red, RED, RED, RED ROSE TEA!” With a huge grin! 😂 Both Yorkshire Teas claim, on the box, that they’re Britain’s favourite Tea, made in Harrogate Yorkshire (just East of a beautiful part of the famous Yorkshire Dales).

[@pineo81]

I would die without my kettle. I could offer you coffee, instant coffee, black tea, herbal tea and green tea...also a nice bowl of Mr Noodles.

[@carolinechow1702]

I was surprised to learn a while back that Americans do not use an electric kettle...they're the best. And tea, yes, we drink a lot of tea, but we drink a lot of coffee as well. We probably get our tea-loving due to the fact that we are still strongly connected to the UK, being a member of the Commonwealth. Someone mentioned Yorkshire Tea here..yes, it's wonderful! Nothing better than a soothing cup of tea!

[@t-mar9275]

I've watched a lot of video about uniquely Canadian foods but the one thing I can't recall seeing are the Habitant soups. Their French-Canadian Pea Soup in particular is a staple in many Canadian homes. Unlike Campbell's and several over brands, Habitant soups are non-condensed, so the large, yellow cans are easy to find in the stores. Ironically, they were bought by Campbell's but are not marketed in the USA.

[@dougbrowning82]

Besides Habitant, Campbell's has six other brands of ready to eat soups, but only two brands of condensed soups.

[@johnnymegabyte]

since 1989, The Campbell Soup company owns the Habitant brand

[@Shamacanada]

Wow, just purchased a bunch of Habitant soups earlier today. We've just got snow yesterday!😊

[@LadyVineXIII]

Habitant Pea Soup with Ham is my straight-up favourite. Just add soda crackers such as Premium Plus, and you have a filling and delicious meal.

[@syx3s]

anyone that has ever used phillips screws for their entire life and then had the privilege to use robertson screws for the first time will have instantly fallen in love. they don't strip. it's a miracle.

[@Ramitupyourkilt]

6-9 months of winter, we need drinkable hot water 'on-demand' for multiple types of hot drinks. Almost all kettles in Canada are, at this moment, less than two minutes away from boiling temperature... until end of May. Lol!

[@darlene8651]

I thought everyone had an electric kettle until I visited USA. On the East Coast, especially Newfoundland, there are a lot of people of Irish and English heritage so we are big tea drinkers.

[@thekittennetwork6753]

One of my aunts used to grab the kettle from my Mom's stove and go to the sink to fill it as soon as she walked in the house for a visit. Newfoundlanders love their tea (except for me - yuck!)

[@tinagiordanella3212]

I'm Canadian and I don't have an electric kettle, but I do have a stove top kettle. I don't drink a lot of tea, though.

[@darlene8651]

@@thekittennetwork6753 LOL Same thing in Cape Breton. Someone comes to the house put the kettle on for tea. My Grandmother always had a pot of tea on the stove and they would give it to us when we where kids. I never liked it either. I am 58 and still don’t drink it. Makes me the weird one here.

[@peterward1698]

As for recycling, here in Saskatchewan we have places where you can take your "empties" back for a deposit refund. They employ physically and intellectually challenged people who may otherwise have trouble finding employment. It's a great program and is a big win for them for us and for the planet.

[@clairelevasseur9434]

That should be coast to coast !!!😊

[@peterward1698]

@@clairelevasseur9434 Yup

[@ambercurrie7223]

It’s all over Canada

[@mienafriggstad3360]

Hi from North Battleford

[@drslv6389]

Bc got rid of special employment fir people with intellectual and other disabilities. It wasn't efficient. It was replaced by open competition for jobs sorting thrift things, .aking simple things...in our town a community service had a workshop that made simple wooden utility shelving. Best ever. We're too small for IKEA, but it was better anyways. Local product, bc lumber, local employment, and non profit run. Now the folks just do day programs... real efficient.

[@MrMoose-mf1oy]

I love how obsessed this guy is with Canada lol. Come visit us!

[@stevietalk1]

Electric kettle (we just call it a kettle) is for SO much more than just tea. Every home has a kettle

[@bonbonvegabon]

I use it to boil water to clean my kitchen sinks

[@AiLoveAidoru]

The house hippo is a national inside joke for people who watched television in the late 90s-early 2000s.

[@blondeblunt9650]

As a Canadian I love your content!! 🥰🇨🇦 You should do a mini social experiment: "American moves to Canada for the ultimate Canuck experience" ... rent an apartment/air bnb come try all snacks, activities, hockey, return empties, house hippos and all! 😂🙌 Apply all the things you've learned! It would be fun to watch. We would love to have you, cheeeeers 🍻

[@vedritmathias9193]

I'm an American that moved to Canada, but... My experience is heavily skewed because I moved in with my wife and her family, who are Chinese.

[@zoidmo3388]

😂cute

[@JeanStAubin-nl9uo]

Do it, do it, do it!

[@kflowersmith]

Tyler, you need to provide us with a post office box so we can send you some Hawkins cheezies. SO much better than Cheetos.

[@whisperienced]

I just checked his description for one. I want to send him all dressed chips

[@Cookiepoooo]

And ketchup chips !

[@whisperienced]

@@Cookiepoooowoah woah woah I'm not looking to take out a second mortgage to send our boy snacks.

[@laundrygoddess4]

I'm in for sending him a coffee crisp and some smarties

[@Rottimail]

I like Cheetks better. Cheezies are hard and they break my teeth.

[@steveeverett1736]

Here in Canada, when you buy your liquor, there is a bottle deposit of 10 cents per container that you pay up front when you get your beer and hard liquor but when you return your empties, you get that that money back. So, yeah, it helps to cut back on littering. Hawkins Cheezies are like Cheetohs but have a definite crunch

[@caso6481]

...and a way better flavour.

[@Shan_Dalamani]

Most beverages that come in bottles, cans, jugs, and cartons have a deposit that you can get back at the bottle depot. It's 10 cents if the container is under 1 litre, and 25 cents if it's a litre and up. It applies to liquor containers, pop, milk, fruit juice, meal replacement beverages (ie. Boost, Glucerna, Ensure), and water, but not cat milk.

[@sirromap1021]

I've never had Hawkins Cheezies, but realize during this video that like all boxed mac and cheese is KD I call all cheese puffs Cheezies.

[@tennillerichard8900]

It depends what province you’re in. Manitoba doesn’t have a deposit recycling program. I have cousins that live along the MB/SK border and they’ll buy their beer in Manitoba and take the empties to recycling depots in sask.

[@katharineg.7686]

Also: Smarties (candy coated chocolate), provincial health care cards, litres of milk, hockey themed items, no guns, recycling bins, English and French on grocery items, very colourful paper money, loonies, toonies, the letter ‘U’ in colour, flavour and neighbour, (and several other words), the ‘er’ reversed as in ‘centre’ and ‘theatre’, and we write ‘cheques’, to name just a few!

[@LadyVineXIII]

Those pulling things are just British English. Only Americans leave out the "u" from so many words. Some American beirocrar back in the day decided to make an "American Language" but was lazy and just misspelled a bunch of English words instead.

[@RoosterSauce69]

"No guns" Weird.. I happen to have a safe full of firearms, and the Posession and Acquisition License to go with it.. Guess Ontario isn't Canada 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@cameleonfleuri]

This is all very true in Quebec province too, including the "no guns" and I'm pretty happy about that. Here, nobody owns a gun and if you'd like to have a gun to "protect yourself", well the only person who could attack you with a gun would be... yourself! Because nobody owns a gun.

[@RoosterSauce69]

@cameleonfleuri you are absolutely mistaken. Quebec has the second highest number of Firearm license holders in the country.

[@cameleonfleuri]

@@RoosterSauce69 Well, I'm from Québec city, I'm a professional tourist guide and i know a lot of people. Among all the people I've known in my life, I've only met 2 or 3 people who had fire arms. And it WAS NOT to defend themselves but just for hunting. Nobody owns a gun to defend themselves here. Even the policemen often don't have a gun on them. Quebec is big but the city is very secure. Even being a women, you can walk alone in the middle of the night in the poorest areas of the city without any problem... and i sincerely hope that it's gonna stay like that.

[@earnesta.brooks7123]

Kids sometimes collect empty bottles for the deposit. We used to walk along the road and collect empties and take them into a store for a refund, if a deposit was required when it was purchased at the store.

[@fifimorrison1804]

That's why you see people (maybe homeless or very poor) pushing carts with bags of refundables

[@alisonhouse1947]

Canadians have a certain love for ketchup. Besides the usual offerings of vessels for ketchup, we will put it on grilled cheese, KD and even shepherds pie (pâté chinois). Kraft PB used to be sold in glass jars in the shape of a teddy bear which were repurposed (and encouraged by Kraft) into piggy banks for all our loonies and toonies.

[@pamelahaze3211]

I ALWAYS dip my grilled cheese in ketchup!

[@chuckandjenbridges721]

Ketchup to the top of meatloaf before baking.

[@shellyspackman738]

I still have one.

[@alisonhouse1947]

@@shellyspackman738 I wish I still did!

[@phyllisshoop9678]

The bigger ones made great cookie jars too!

[@KaileyandBreeze]

Tyler, as a Canadian I have learned much about the US from your videos. I live in Atlantic Canada and instead of a house hippo. I have a wild house weasel. True story. He’s small as a mouse but longer. Eats mice so I let him move in.

[@htmc2022]

A house weasel! So neat!

[@shelleyhynes42]

Hey Tyler. I'm Canadian and I would love for you to be able to enjoy some of the Canadian snacks you've been hearing so much about. Do you have a PO Box or anyway I could send a little box of Canadian goodies to you ? I would hate for you to go any longer without trying Ketchup and All Dresed chips, among other things . It would make an awesome Taste Testing Live Video. 😊

[@natachalaurent6326]

oooo and maybe some smarties and a little box of bland cereal!!!!

[@shelleyhynes42]

@@natachalaurent6326 Like what cereal? I never had the bland ones but whatever kind you're talking about I'm sure they are healthier than the US sold brands that are loaded with sugar and artificial junk. With that said , I never send cereal to my US friends. I send chip flavors they can't get there , chocolate bars , maple cookies ( huge hit) and other tasty fun things. My friend in Washington actually wanted Shreddies but I told her she could order them on line , which she did.

[@jamesbrinn9701]

yes i would send stuff to from Ontario

[@TheShaleco]

House hippos are deadly real Tyler. Too many people were disturbing their habitats in the 90s which is why that ad was put out trying to protect them. Surprisingly despite their differences in appearance they’re quite closely related to the Australian drop bear! At least genetically speaking they have a common ancestor

[@doctormac2010]

Great video Tyler! Am a born/bred Canadian in BC and I’ve never heard of a house hippo. Too funny! I think all the Canadians who love your vids would go positively crazy (good crazy) if you did a taste test of Canadian snacks video. There are a bunch of us who’d be more than happy to provide you with a ton of Canadian food. 🇨🇦

[@FundyisleLegacy]

Where you alive in the 90s-200”s? The house hippo commercial played every hour for two decades lol

[@melchardcaranto4675]

Where in BC? I'm from Richmond.

[@LadyVineXIII]

We found the young one, folks.

[@grahammer44]

Hawkins Cheezies are similar texture to Crunchy Cheetos but are slightly more crunchy and more of a sharp cheddar flavor. Also fun fact, most Canadians refer to any type of cheese puff as cheezies, not just that brand. We also have Skippy and store brand peanut butter, but Kraft is by far the most popular. As someone who works in construction, every Canadian despises Phillips or flat head screws, Robertson screws are far superior as far as the screw staying on the bit and not stripping.

[@JeanStAubin-nl9uo]

I want Cheezies! Maybe I could find some on ebay that could be shipped to the USA. They sound delicious!

[@bulls4life464]

@@JeanStAubin-nl9uowould recommend, they are worth the toonies that they’re worth

[@LindseyWilliams-r6l]

My favourite piggy bank I own is the Kraft bear piggyback. I had the full bear not just the head

[@ryanwilson_canada]

I use my electric kettle for a couple things, one is peppermint tea, but mostly for preboiling water while i prep food, so i can just dump it in the pot and turn the burner on, and its already boiling. Saves quite a bit of time, and is a lot more efficient than heating an entire pot of water on the stove.

[@casualcausalityy]

Not to mention for oatmeal, instant coffee or hot chocolate too. I use my electric kettle almost daily

[@ryanwilson_canada]

@casualcasualty1867 i use it maybe twice a year for oatmeal. I never drink instant coffee or hot chocolate. My son, every now and again will use it for hot chocolate, or instant ramen.

[@susanconnolly4931]

Irish Decedent here in Halifax Nova Scotia born and raised. I can't imagine not having an electric kettle...mine sits on the counter, I use it Everyday...I'm a big Tea sipper...I positively Love my tea...especially my first in the morning cuppa. We drank tea as far back as I can remember when a little girl attending an Irish Catholic Girls School. Loved back then, dipping our butter toast into our tea. Haven't since then...however, we loved it. ❤️ 🍵

[@joykoski7111]

I only recently discovered that Americans are not big fans of the electric kettle. I find this odd. I believe most other countries love their kettles. I am not a tea drinker but use mine at least 4 times week for things like instant noodles, cup of soup, maybe packet gravy or instant mashed potatoes (I don't actually eat those but its an option) Great appliance for a dorm room. Oh and lets not forget that at some point you are going to have to use it as a makeshift steamer for clothing or to get that old wallpaper off the wall. Multi use appliance.

[@marydavis5234]

I did have an electric kettle, it took over 10 minutes to heat the water , as here in the US, we have 110 V for small appliances, so I use my one cup coffee maker to heat water for my Green Tea.

[@lotuslandmusic7770]

Do you understand WHY, though? Electrical voltage in the UK and Europe is 220v, whereas in North America it is 110v. This means that in the US/ Canada, an electric kettle takes almost twice as long to boil. it's not the same convenience it is in the UK.

[@HoneyBoomz]

Also great for hard-boiled eggs. Just throw em in and wait.

[@MrTimeuMorin]

@@marydavis5234 you have a defective unit ! i live in Quebec (110 volts) i just tested mine and it took 3.45 min to boil 2 cup of water. it is a 1500 watts model.

[@marydavis5234]

@@MrTimeuMorin Newsflash my house was fully renovated in 2019.

[@cypressblue8877]

We do have moose turds - aka chocolate covered almonds. Some have made a candy dispenser that they fall from the butt. All dressed chips are every flavour in the bag. A two four is a case of 24 beer - if you ever partied on a Canadian May long weekend. Some one would say they are picking up a two four. Toque - hat.

[@suecoates8313]

I have to put your video on pause several times during the play, so I can scroll around and read all the comments….lol. EVERYBODY has such an opinion on your videos (because most of us ARE Canadian)! Love your videos!

[@drslv6389]

The comments are so great!!

[@noadlor]

The Hawkins cheezies were actually made by two Americans after wwll and moved production to Ontario. They came long before other cheezies. We used to call them old fashioned cheezies. They differ from other cheezies and really are the best.

[@htmc2022]

Bought my American Aunts Tea Pot Cosies as part of a gift for letting me visit - they were NOT impressed! Both said (at different times - different households) “We don’t drink tea - Only when we’re sick!” 😮 I went out and bought each a bottle of Liquor when I saw what their favourite was! That worked!

[@zoidmo3388]

😂

[@JeanStAubin-nl9uo]

We drink more coffee in the US.

[@drslv6389]

​@JeanStAubin-nl9uo not to be disrespectful but if you all made better tea you might drink more of it! Canadian tea can rival coffee for punch!

[@NatoBro]

Tyler, you forget Canada is a hybrid of the UK and France. There are plenty of things here, like tea, that made it's way across the ocean a long time ago. I used to be a big tea drinker at one point. And as for Hawkins Cheezies, they are in a class of their own. Much, much better than Cheetos. I've seen some reactions from Americans trying Canadian snacks, and they loved the Hawkins Cheezies.

[@CanuckGod]

I like both crunchy Cheetos (cannot stand the Puffs, however) and Cheezies, but I do find Cheezies a bit more crunchy and also more cheezy, so assuming equivalent price, I'll tend to go with Cheezies in that instance - if no other option exists Cheetos are fine, though I'm partial to the Japaleno Cheetos over the normal ones.

[@marcime99]

I noticed you didn't mention Eatmore candy bars. We call them chocolate bars by the way. I always missed Eatmores when I visited the States.

[@GillianMcGeorge-Cruikshank]

We use to love the kraft peanut butter when it was in glass jars shaped like a teddy bear. We use to collect the glass jars to use to store items we used a lot.

[@ReZerO100]

electric kettles are used for more than tea, you can also boil water for those instant soup bowls/noodles, thats what i mainly use mine for

[@palladini9718]

You can also use boiling water to kill weeds

[@michaeldowson6988]

Drip coffee making...

[@stanleydragon9548]

Where I grew up in New Brunswick we called a 24 pack of beer a flat of beer. A 12 pack was called a case of beer. A 6 pack was called a poverty pack.

[@jmominis]

In Alberta we called them 2-4, case, and half sack 😂 always fun to hear the regional differences

[@johnnymegabyte]

some call 24's, a box of beer or case

[@drslv6389]

On vancouver island and parts of vancouver a half dozen beer is called a half-sack. As I understand, that came from liquor laws that you could not carry alcohol in public view. It had to be covered in a box or bag. So when you bought off sales at the bar, they bagged it in a paper bag, so it was a half-sack.

[@lucforand8527]

Tea is very popular in Canada; particularly, in the Atlantic provinces and those who come from their. My grandparents always had tea ready to drink almost all day. Good old Red Rose tea; something you probably don't find in the US.

[@andreevaillancourt2177]

Why 🧐 EVERYONE KNOWS that Red Rose tea can only be found in Canada 🇨🇦😁✌🏽🧓🏽 Pity.

[@Tjd1982]

I always wanted my own house hippo. Just the way they were laying in the towels. That and that War Amps ad with that robot reatching it's arm.

[@historyfreak6591]

I didn't know Americans don't have the recycling deposit thing. Yeah, in Canada when you return your beer cans or bottles or pop ( soda) cans or juice boxes to the Recycling depot, they give you money for them. Most of the time if you buy a beverage in Canada, you will see "bottle deposit" or "recycling deposit" under the item. This tells you that you can bring it to the bottle depot for money. If you keep enough for long enough, you can get a sizeable amount of cash. My boyfriend and I have been able to afford dinner out on days we return our bottles

[@CanuckGod]

It does depend on the province, though. I grew up in Manitoba, and they did (and still have) only deposit return money for beer cans and bottles, all other drink containers go directly into the recycling bins, whereas in Alberta (having moved here 20 years ago) all drink containers have a deposit fee, and are returnable for cash. Doing a quick web search, it seems most provinces have gone this route, but not all of them.

[@LadyVineXIII]

@CanuckGod Ontario still has this on alcohol, think, but we were too lazy with the rest it seems, and we just recycle everything else now.

[@nailsofinterest]

Michigan has had bottle deposits for all.m my life. Hawaii has one, and I think...MA..or MD..( another M state.. ) it's on some of our cans here 😅 (I'm in a non deposit state, FL)

[@gopherlyn]

I live in BC. I like all-dressed chips, I take of my shoes off. I take my empties to the Return-it Depot. Since they charge you a deposit on pop, juice, beer, milk, etc, why not take it to the return-it depot to get your money back. I like Multi-grain Cheerios also.

[@ChristopherHolahan]

I also love multigrain Cheerios, but also the honey-nut flavour!

[@akumacv2075]

The electric kettle is used for tea, but also for instant coffee, instant noodles, pre-boiling water for stovetop cooking such as pasta (it's faster in the kettle), instant hot chocolate, etc. Also great for auto-shutoff... can set the water to boil without having to watch it and worry about it boiling over. I mean, if I'm making a single mug of instant coffee for myself and I'm too lazy to wait for the kettle, yeah I'll nuke it in the microwave - but for a household of several people, the kettle is just easier to get a large amount of water boiled fast. I think the tea thing comes from us just wanting ALL the hot drink options in the winter. And a pot of tea is easy to share among visiting guests since not everyone likes coffee.

[@marydavis5234]

99.999 % of Americans do not drink instant coffee.

[@akumacv2075]

@@marydavis5234 a quick google shows that your stat is a bit of an exaggeration, but not that far off! Only 5% of Americans drink it. But instant coffee accounts for 25% of the coffee drank worldwide. Australia drinks the most instant coffee (75% of coffee consumed!) which surprised me, haha! I suppose I'm used to it more because of lifestyle that it seems weird to me not to have it in the house.

[@LadyVineXIII]

I use it as a last resort, but I also have a ceramic cup top percolator. It's how I make my morning cup without having to brew a whole pot. Electric Kettle boils the water, of course.

[@fifimorrison1804]

​@@marydavis5234😮 I guess that is why they don't have Tim Hortons, though they have Starbucks and even McDonald's serves coffee, unless that's just here

[@zanna186]

If you're drinking green tea because it's good for you, but you don't particularly like the taste of it, try steeping it at a lower temperature (176 - 185 Fahrenheit). Green tea can be bitter if it's steeped in water that's too hot.

[@LadyVineXIII]

I just add a drizzle of honey or a few grains of sugar. Offsets the bitter quite nicely. You also tend to get the bitter if you steep it for too long.

[@emordnilap4747]

Electric kettles aren't just for tea. You can also make instant noodles, some soups, instant coffee, hot chocolate..... they're very useful.

[@judesaila9414]

Tiger Ice Cream - it’s delicious. Not found in the USA. Black licorice and orange ice cream swirled together. Sometimes called “tiger tail” when there’s a bit of vanilla in the mix too.

[@christinesmith1499]

Everyone's favorite eh?

[@judesaila9414]

@@christinesmith1499 well.. I know plenty of people aren’t into black licorice but it’s certainly one of my favorites

[@scottbreon9448]

"Moon Mist" is another ice cream flavour only found in Canada

[@JoRiver11]

I feel like a big part of your audience is humble Canadians who want to hear someone speaking positively about Canada, because they won't do it themselves.

[@ramonaklasen4486]

Provincial health cards. Everyone has one. It's a requirement to have to receive health services. They're issued by the government because of our universal health care system.

[@johnnymegabyte]

if you don't have a card, you have to pay out of pocket for medical services

[@Its_like_the_T-Rex]

I'd say in Canadian homes you'll find toboggans and toques. Every single product has both English and French on it. Most people have something from Tim Hortons, (I have instant double double and an old travel coffee mug).

[@artistic_spaz3724]

Tyler I think the time has come where we need to watch you react to trying some of our Canadian foods....I would be happy to send you a box of goodies if you have a p.o. box or something??

[@karidennis6154]

Everyone returns their empties in Canada, even when i was a kid, many, many (i am 48 now) years ago, my grandparents would return the empties when they were going to get more beer, grandpa liked his beer, lol.

[@jeffdutton1910]

back when all beer sold in Canada regardless of brand, was packaged in a standardized bottle, you returned your empties for a refund on the bottle deposit. This was also true for many soft drinks. The returned bottles could then be washed, sterilized, refilled, and relabeled. It was not uncommon to find bottles in your purchase of a case of beer (the venerable "2 4") bottles which clearly showed the signs of repeated use.

[@vaudreelavallee3757]

When the pop companies switched to plastic, they fought having a deposit on the plastic bottles.

[@georgebaker8108]

roberson screws come in different sizes yellow handle , green, red, black handles different size screws

[@robertsmith4681]

I did not know that and it all makes sense now, I usually eyeball it but have never noticed the correlation between handle colors and sizes.

[@dougbrowning82]

The sizes are also numbered, from largest to smallest they are #4 (brown), #3 (black), #2 (red), #1 (green), #0 (yellow), and #00 (orange).

[@metoo7557]

the deposit return also incentivizes not breaking the bottles or littering them around the neighborhoods. And if anyone does, young people can collect them when they're bored and turn them in for some spending money.

[@marydavis5234]

I do take my soda bottles to a redemption center for 7 cent a bottle and I’m from the US and beer bottle are also returnable,

[@howardallan7849]

Kraft Peanut Butter used to come in a Teddy Bear shaped Glass jar. After the peanut butter was gone, it was washed out and used as a piggy bank a lot of times.

[@The1stGiant]

A lot more often in America. If you’re in a big city, you won’t find a lot of mother dirt to step in in rural areas unless it’s rainy or wet and there’s mud. You sometimes only have to worry about potentially dust so I can understand it being a lot more common to not worry as much or as often about taking your shoes off indoors, but in Canada remember that half the year in a lot of places, we get snow, which even falls in big cities where there isn’t a lot of other things that are specifically good at sticking to shoes You can still get snow stuck to them. So we Canadians probably have to worry about things that could be tracked into the house stuck to the bottom of a shoe, at least a somewhat higher percentage of the time then a lot of Americans will have to even in big cities where paved roads and concrete sidewalks would, otherwise keep her shoes relatively clean. And that probably averages out to at least 50-60% of the time not including any of the rest of the time that you Americans would normally have to worry about rain in the mud 1015% of the time spread out over the course of the other half of the year. Yeah it definitely makes a lot more sense when you think about it that way I’m sure. just to clarify, all of those numbers are random numbers. I pulled out of my head as in exemplary estimate.

[@LadyVineXIII]

I get the feeling country folk leave their boots at the door even in the States. Nobody wants to have to scrub cow shit and field muck off their floors.

[@Sharon-bo2se]

Robertson #2 screwdriver(the red handle) is one of the best ever made. Not much you can't do with it. Our chocolate is better quality as we don't allow certain additives or chemicals used to process yours. Hexane is one of them. Actually, we tend to use less sugar and artificial colourings in food. Safer. Electric kettles are very useful. Not just to make tea. Heat the water then use it to get a jump on heating a pot of water. Faster and more energy efficient. Of course we take containers of almost every sort back for refunds. Have done for decades. We also recycle more and more these days. Not quite zero waste but we are getting there.

[@markbernier8434]

Canadian chocolate is better because it is actually chocolate. If you look all the American brands sold in Canada are labeled candy bars, not chocolate bars because they aren't good enough to be chocolate bars.

[@Helicard]

Canada still has Kinder surprise eggs because we had that "Don't put it your mouth" commercial stuffed in our faces so much it traumatizing us for life

[@fifimorrison1804]

It's a bit like don't eat the paper inside a fortune cookie except it isn't as bad, but still!! *puts hand over face and sighs*

[@898cookie5417gurl]

Watching your confusion over "two four of empties" was just adorable

[@godlvl1]

I can't believe nobody said anything about the Coffee Crisps chocolate bar. That's definitely a must try when visiting Canada.

[@MikesGoogleAcct]

And Crunchie Bars!

[@LadyVineXIII]

Wait, Coffee Crisp is a Canada Only one?

[@fifimorrison1804]

@godlvl1 what??? I just finished a leftover box of Halloween candy and it had dull coloured smarties and coffee crisps. Oh and the fact that we use u in words like coloured not colored

[@HaleyMary]

It wasn't until this video that I learnt that Kraft peanut butter is only sold in Canada and Australia. I thought most other countries knew what it was or had it. So sad that you don't have that in the U.S. There is also Kraft peanut butter chocolate bites.

[@joelee624]

I didn’t realize that about electric kettles-but my Mom, and sisters, and I would always wonder why our time share in Detroit Lakes never got an electric kettle (we all drink tea, and would want it boil water when our babies ate oatmeal or rice cereal and had to do it on the stove). Now I know it’s a thing.

[@sw7833]

I find it hilarious that in the US you can feed your kids all kinds of carcinogens but god forbid you give them a chocolate egg with a toy in it!

[@dougstewart3243]

just wasn't idiot proof enough for US consumption

[@marydavis5234]

@@dougstewart3243 Due to a 1939 law , it’s illegal to put anything inedible ( the plastic toy) inside anything edible (the hollow chocolate shell) which is what the original German made Kinder Surprise eggs.

[@susanconnolly4931]

As a parent, now grandmother, I totally understand why the US would ban Kinder Surprises...they are a checking hazard for younger children. Canada has banned toys etc due to chocking hazard. This isn't a surprise that the US would ban Kinder Eggs. Cheers!

[@Shan_Dalamani]

@@susanconnolly4931 It's weird how so many people don't understand that you're supposed to assemble and play with the toys, not eat them.

[@susanconnolly4931]

Adults know better...or many do, not to give to little one's...or so I hope. Cheers!

[@robertpearson8798]

If you go to any Lowes or Home Depot or any other hardware chain or independent in Canada (at least in my area) you’ll find that the selection of Robertson screws far outnumbers that of Philips. So many of the packaged things like bathroom hardware (towel racks, etc.) come with Philips screws and whenever possible I throw them out and use Robbies instead. The only thing that Philips are good for are applications where camming out is an advantage such as drywall screws. For any kind of construction Robbies are a far better choice. There are a few videos out there about the history of the two types.

[@karatecanine]

Also, the muted cereal colours is a great example of stricter laws. Fruit loops up here don't cause cancer. And in the USA they do.

[@sinswhisper9588]

here in alberta we have a 'bottle depot' where we take our 'empties' (from milk and juice jugs to soda and alcohol can and bottles -- cans are 5 to 10 cents -- a 1 liter jug is 15 cents -- 2 - 4 liter bottles are 25 cents)

[@dmcfarlane4976]

Tyler you have to trad about the American dad and son travelling from Virginia to Niagara Falls Ontario to buy a year’s worth of Ketchup chips. The story went viral and the store the went to, No Frills, then sent them 9 cases of chips and Kraft foods made up shirts for them and their road trip. Its quite cute,

[@brucemccallum5153]

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[@htmc2022]

Inventor Robertson was Scottish - lots of Scots in CDA - Robertson screwdrivers are the BEST until you accidentally strip the sides of the square hole in the top of the screw - now you had to drill the screw out!

[@bonitamacphee4313]

Also the Kraft peanut butter brought out actual stuffed Kraft bears a few years back and I worked for a USA company operating in Canada and managed to buy one of each bear for my granddaughters. They were very cute.

[@CadenzaPiano]

Boiled water from electric kettle is used for any beverage that needs hot water. I use it for tea, herbal tea, hot chocolate, and some use them for coffee if you have like a french press coffee maker. And I can use them if I didn't put enough water in my pasta. I don't want to add hot water from the tap (it can be somewhat bad for your health) and I want the water to be hot when I had it, so there you go: boil it in the kettle and add it to my pasta (or whatever I'm boiling. Potatoes, carrots, ...)! I wonder how the people knew those differences haha. I didn't know there wasn't any deposit on beer bottles in USA! Or that you didn't have Kraft Peanut Butter. I feel that some things are specific to certain provinces or maybe to all Canada except Quebec, because I don't know that brand of cheese puffs.

[@susanjohnson1105]

4:18 As an elserly woman I find Robertson (square head) screws by far the easiest to use. I love that you can put the screw on the bit and not have to worry about the bit falling off - with Phillips I always have to use a drill bit with countersink to have an easy go. Between poor eyesight and frail fingers I find Robertson easier by far. I like the appearance of a Phillips so use them when using brass repairs like my oak file cabinet needed support and the brass Phillips screw heads look great and match the brass handles. Also use brass phillips on little wood bixes and craft projects but for carpentry stainless steel robertsons are perfect and certainly time s❤abing. Phillips can be efficient for construction but only if the bit stays properly and snuggly on the bit and doesn’t start spinning out and wobbling. It ‘S so very very annoying.

[@catsmeow0715]

Hi, Canadian here from Ontario. Electric kettle is used for my instant coffee, instant oatmeal, TEA making jell-o. A lot of stuff. Even comes camping with us in the summer for instant coffee, tea and most of all, boling water for washing dishes(electric campsite) I prefer Cheetos over Hawkins though. Have you seen Joseph DeBendicitis on You Tube? Canadian, with past video's, of him and American friend trying a lot if ffood differeneces between us! Great to watch!!

[@Its_like_the_T-Rex]

It is 100% unacceptable to leave your shoes on in Canada. I'll never understand wearing shoes inside. We litterally just vacuumed!

[@JeanStAubin-nl9uo]

We don't take our shoes off in the USA. It seems rude to walk around in socks or bare feet (if you were wearing sandles). Although if it was winter you can take off your snowy boots so you don't get water on the floor that someone could slip on.

[@carazen]

•Quality Maple Syrup •Snow shovels (various sizes) •Bag of salt for melting snow •Canadian Tire Money (rebate program which is now digital) Clamato tomato juice •cheese curds •epsom salts

[@karlweir3198]

So true

[@pamelahaze3211]

Epsom salts are a savior..

[@epicsoul8136]

It’s mind blowing to me as a Chadian that Hakens Cheeses are a Canadian only Thing. There the best, just if anyone is wondering, way better than Cheeto’s or any other ‘Chesse alternative’ snack food

[@LadyVineXIII]

Only Caveate I would put to this is those Cheez It crackers. They are absolutely delicious and very cheese. Like Cheezies, Cheez It's are made with real cheese, not that bizarre imitation stuff.

[@jamesoldman3021]

Where the Robertson screw shines is that you can put the screw onto the screw driver and its stays on. So if you are installing say a light fixture you don't have to hold the screw. Just put onto the driver and you are off.

[@steelarm7]

Kraft peanut butter would come in a bear shaped jar, being the reasons there are teddy bears still on the container today. We would use it as a piggy bank after the jar was empty.

[@sandyshar2720]

I wish I still had mine. They were thick glass so kids could use them with out breaking.