USA vs UK & Canada | How are these countries different (and the same)?

[@glynnwright1699]

I often speak with a UK trade attache. At one time he worked in Ottawa and ended up asking for a transfer. Not because he disliked Canada, just the opposite, in fact he based his young family in Ottawa. He said that whenever he had a negotiation with his Canadian counterpart, they would both be in full agreement within ten minutes, without any friction or complications. They approached the discussions in complete harmony, always ended up agreeing, so his job was effectively redundant.

[@jesscarroll2276]

"Please don't be mean to them" probably the most Canadian thing you've ever said in a video! I give it 8 sorrys out of 9 double doubles

[@edweatherup3887]

"Don't be mean to them" could be the number one life rule!

[@GFSLombardo]

The height of Alanna being "mean" is that she may call you "buddy-" but not in a nice way(lol)

[@_v-.]

I praise the day that your channel popped up in my recommendation. I have been through some tough struggles in the past few years but these little Tuesday videos really do give me a lift and always put a smile on my face. I also really respect the way that you haven't tried to change things as you have built up your channel and still 100% genuine article. 😁😁Thank you 🙏

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

That is so kind - thank you!

[@mshatters28]

Respect to you for getting through your tough times and keep smiling.

[@_v-.]

@@mshatters28 thank you. Things are starting to improve now but it is thanks to people like Alanna who keep that light shining at the end of the tunnel.

[@valerieann8007]

@Adventures and Naps. Thanks! Could you please explain whether there is any differences in what liberals & conservatives are in the US, UK & Canada?

[@FairlyOldGit]

That is one heck of a mug Alanna! - I couldn't decide at first if you were going to drink out of it, or hide behind it!

[@AnonEyeMouse]

The mug is normal size... Alanna is really, really small.

[@RoyCousins]

Noah Webster created the first American English dictionary in 1828. He not only removed the U from many words but also added the Zee, changed -re endings to -er, while adding some colloquial American words. It was a conscious attempt to separate from British English, while Canada remained a British Dominion, before becoming a sovereign independent Commonwealth country as late as 1982.

[@jameshaye1656]

Yeah Webster really was a douche wasn't he

[@AthAthanasius]

This smelled like folk lore, so I did a cursory check, and Wikipedia says: In A Companion to the American Revolution (2008), John Algeo notes: "It is often assumed that characteristically American spellings were invented by Noah Webster. He was very influential in popularizing certain spellings in America, but he did not originate them. Rather ... he chose already existing options such as center, color and check on such grounds as simplicity, analogy or etymology."[ In the past I've heard that it was more that England gained the 'u' due to French influence, after the American/US spelling had already split off.

[@RoyCousins]

@@AthAthanasius Remember that language, especially English, has always changed and lexicographers like Samuel Johnson and Webster attempted to pin down what they saw as the "correct" forms. Chaucer and Shakespeare frequently used alternate spellings. In reality, there is never one "correct" form of English, although The OED and Webster have catalogued it for our convenience.

[@mathewarledge7128]

Just want to say I like your channel very much; it takes a lot of guts to do what you've done, not just anyone can pick up and move to a foreign land. I think you're adorable and your smile brightens this old dude's day. Thanks for what you do.

[@jsloan16]

I was born in Canada, and brought to the US with my family when I was four years old. My parents taught me the alphabet before I started kindergarten, and of course they taught my 'zed'. When kindergarten started, I remember being pretty upset when the teacher taught the class that it is pronounced 'zee'.

[@EASYTIGER10]

Americans are the oddballs with "zee". Almost the entire English speaking world say "zed"

[@nobbynobbynoob]

While this is broadly true, it is apparent (and I only learnt this today!) that "zee" isn't really a particularly American thing, having been referenced by English author Thomas Lye in his 1677 "Spelling-book", which is interesting. But yes, the original is clearly zed, like Greek zeta.

[@alexggg49]

It's zed.damn americans😀😀😀

[@hughtube5154]

Good use of graphics. Appreciate the time that must have taken, so thanks.

[@jamesdowling9759]

Another great video, keep it up and enjoy your life here. Also, thank you for taking the time to learn and adapt to our culture.

[@grasshopper654]

So America is the rebelious son and Canada the good kid does that make Australia the son tthat ended up in prison

[@Fiddling_while_Rome_burns]

Unfortunately America's rebellion is, he rebelled against his hippy parents by joining the conservative party.

[@alansmith2197]

No, that was the son on the naughty-step 🤣😂

[@sominboy2757]

What about new zealand? Also jamacia is the pothead that eventually figured it out and moved out at 30

[@GameFreak7744]

He may have ended up in prison, but it unusually actually managed to straighten him out, and he's now pretty successful?

[@pauly5418]

I read that the British used to send convicts to Australia because they thought that was the best way to colonize/colonise it and that one in five are descendants are of those convicts.

[@Rotorhead99]

North America, which of course includes Canada is an awesome place with amazing and friendly people. I try to go often and have never had a bad trip.

[@dragonmac1234]

I haven't met many Americans, but the few I have talked to were nice, quiet and polite. I think stereotypes are generally to blame for what we think about people from other countries. We do say zed here in the UK not zee :D

[@LALA-yi1ui]

Here you will meet me!

[@LALA-yi1ui]

Beautiful channel! Here you will meet me. I am an American and we do say zee in the USA.

[@nobbynobbynoob]

Funny thing is, it was only this morning I learned that "zee", as popular as it is mainly with our American cousins, isn't even "theirs" at all: ENGLISH author Thomas Lye referenced it in his "The New Spelling-book", published in *1677*.

[@SimonWakefieldUK]

A big part of it is that in general most Americans don't travel abroad and those that often are the type of people who will fall into the stereo type especially businessmen. I used to live somewhere where there was an International Airshow every couple of years and I would be going out of the town for work every morning just as all these people in the Aerospace industry where coming in from London and the Americans amongst them were typical 'Ugly Americans'. They were rude, loud and had massive inflated egos that seemed to make them think they were better than everyone else If you goto America it gets more confusing though, as so many of them rely on not confirming to the stereotype to make a living so even if they are naturally that way they will put on an act but as you are in their country you are more likely to see the average American and not the extremes who are more likely to travel so it could also be genuinely how the average American is and its the extremes who give them a bad name

[@LALA-yi1ui]

@@SimonWakefieldUK Don't say "Ugly Americans" americans are beautiful. And the country itself so beautiful, i am from Los Angeles it is a city in california state! Have you ever seen the beauty of Los Angeles,i am so lucky to be from such beautiful city!. Have you ever seen hollywood?! If you have never seen it, i advise you to google it.! It is not just the USA even canada is one the most beautiful countries in the world... Due to the safety of canada many people wanna travel to canada! I guess it is safe and personally i love it so much and also i love its people. People in onteria are so respectable and they never become rude if you talk to them in impolite way! In my instgram i have canadians friend and they always talk to me about their county and the words that they say in canadian accent! So Americans are beautiful. Happy Eid to you bro

[@andrewjfulker]

ALANA! YOU'VE JINXED IT!! I now await the video update about your impending trip to the hospital.

[@paulhudson9088]

Thank you for your videos. My grandfather was a Canadian soldier from Toronto and owned a hardware store there. He married my British Grandmother. They lived there for about nine years and my Father was born in London Ontario in 1923. All came to England in the early 30's on the Lusitania, which was subsequently sank by the Germans in WW 2. Grandad served as a sergeant in the Home Guard during the war and Dad was a soldier who became a prisoner of war, following the attack on Anzio, but managed to escape and return to England. I checked with the Canadian Embassy and apparently, I automatically have Canadian citizenship too, but would have to formally apply. As I am 62 in a few weeks and have lived in Asia for over 12 years, I am unlikely to ever visit Canada, but it's nice to know more about it from your perspective. God bless!

[@kentix417]

The Lusitania was sunk in 1915 in World War I.

[@paulhudson9088]

@@kentix417 You are quite right! Thanks for the correction. It's strange after all these years to realise my error. I had never bothered to check!

[@maryqueenofScots2023]

Absolutely LOVE your ACCURATE description of US and Canada being the 'sons' of the motherland and the US is the rebellious son. I have a friend from England who has a MOST interesting theory on the Revolutionary 'War' I won't write it here to avoid unfriendly attacks but your summation of the rebellious son is dead right! I LOVE it!

[@shlibbermacshlibber4106]

After the Revolutionary War (In Britain we call it the American War Of Independence) most of the Americans who fought against the revolution went to Canada

[@blackvulcan100]

Don't forget the parents were a bit naughty treating their American son quite badly.

[@Simonsvids]

@@blackvulcan100 Sorry but in Britain we do not like tax evaders. (even though it was a pittance of a tax)

[@barryvale7033]

I think all the American and Candians i have met are great people in fact my Nana owned a B&B for years and she used to have a retired American teacher and his wife vist every year. He taught me and my sister how to swim and treated us like we were his family when we were kids i will all ways remember him Mr John obello great guy and sadly missed.

[@indigoflow6525]

I would like to thank the United States and Canada for lives you guys gave 75 years ago. Thank you so much God bless you all

[@Mulberry2000]

Personally i think the UK should of made peace in 1940 and then gone to war 5 or 10 years later. ie when were better prepared and not under such a threat.

[@quirkygal8]

Fun fact, In Canada we don't usually say God bless you besides if you go to church. Certainly not God bless Canada. It sounds pompous to us, therefore, so very not Canadian.

[@paranoidrodent]

@@quirkygal8 Pretty much. Religion is a "keep it to yourself" matter in Canada. Everyone's free to believe what they want but no one wants to hear about it. The best way for a Canadian politician to sink his or her career is to make it sound like their religious convictions will impact their politics.

[@quirkygal8]

@@paranoidrodent That's exactly it. It becomes oppressive otherwise. What about people who's religion is not monotheistic and people who are simply not religious. It's democratic not to impose a state religion and claim it publicly as the one or the right one. I like our private and understated approach.

[@paranoidrodent]

@@quirkygal8 That said, the original message was clearly a well intentioned, respectful and heart-felt thank you. A kind word about our forefathers' acts to help their country isn't oppressive and we've veered into a different topic. To the original message, I think a humble "you're welcome" and "de rien" would been a suitable response. We appreciate that you remember our fallen with your warm thoughts. They were proud to help and we're proud of their valour. Thank you.

[@anneheffner6389]

Alanna... Your kindness towards America is much appreciated. I love all countries and from the few DNA tests I've taken, I am very diverse, plus with twenty percent British heritage, as well. Great videos!

[@Snagprophet]

The UK has an aboriginal population too, but it's the majority

[@matthewshuey1712]

Scots

[@ethelmini]

@@matthewshuey1712are Irish immigrants.

[@matthewshuey1712]

@@ethelmini only if they came from Scotland

[@51THESHADOW]

On this D Day75th anniversary, Britain thanks both America and Canada for the sacrifice they gave. I really like your videos by the way.

[@Mulberry2000]

U know the Americans bled the Brits dry in ww2 . Fun historical fact , also the Brits did not want to go on d -day they wanted the Germans and Russians to slog it out more. The Americans eager to prove themselves said no we are going. So the Brits had to agree

[@LordGeorgeRodney]

@@Mulberry2000 erm no... it was the lack of landing craft... actually.

[@Mulberry2000]

@@LordGeorgeRodney wrong

[@LordGeorgeRodney]

@@Mulberry2000 erm... right. look it up! Also check out the fact that - the deception plan to fool Germans was the reason for the June landings.

[@Mulberry2000]

@@LordGeorgeRodney Nothing to do with your comment about not have enough landing craft. The Brits were behind the Americans being landed on the beaches because they had more ships in the area and the proximity of the UK . Makes complete sense for them to have more.

[@Rochalita]

Thanks for not hating me because I'm an American! ❤️

[@willwong1234]

No way, how can we possibly hate you when Canadians love crossing the border and getting cheaper stuff there all the time.

[@indigoflow6525]

Nobody hates you, America saved our ass,s 75 years ago and for that I salute you. God bless

[@pontiuspilot5887]

Haven't always had a warm feeling about the U.S. Gov't but I have always loved her people. Peace and Love and Happiness

[@brassj67]

I was in Nova Scotia a few weeks ago and went to Peggy's Cove with my girlfriend and her 2 boys. They are Canadian and I am English. We stopped to get lunch and the boys wanted hotdogs. An English lady was selling the hotdogs and she asked me if I were English. I replied, "Yes, but it's not my fault!" She found that very amusing 😂

[@grahamlive]

@@pontiuspilot5887 That clip was amazing. There is no way that would happen here in Scotland if we we're playing England.

[@jamiewilson7503]

I have food poisoning and I’m bed bound, been waiting for this video for a bit of joy for ages now 😃

[@shlibbermacshlibber4106]

Bad luck, hope you're ok soon

[@rachelpenny5165]

The subject about Americans being loud. I remember when I was at University sitting with some friends and friends friends in the bar there was a comment about an American person being loud. Someone on our table commented about all Americans being loud. I know this isn't true as one of the people at our table was American and he smiled at me in humour when it was said that all Americans are loud. I am fairly open minded an have talked to so really nice American people who were on holiday in the area where I live. Though I try to treat everyone the same regardless of where they are from

[@GFSLombardo]

That cliche is as valid as all people in the UK say": pip pip cheerio, oldchap"" at every opportunity=BUNK

[@Mulberry2000]

Unfortunately the stereotype is true. I have met a lot of Americans who were very loud and materialistic. I think its them just being bombastic. When i was in Barcelona i hung around some Americans and god was they loud but after the initial l shock i just realised there was not much different between Americans and Brits. In Rome i met the same type, and which did my head in, though i met some lovely Americans as well, same in Barcelona.

[@CoachIreland]

A friend of mine in Wales🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 actually said it best that, in regards to military might and overall mentality, it could be said that the U.S.🇺🇸 is the son closest to the father🇬🇧. Canada🇨🇦 is the well-behaved first born but Uncle Sam is the rebellious son more like the father in his prime (which the father hates to admit😂).

[@BSAT10]

Hands across the water :) I had 3 great aunts in Canada who have all passed on but their families are still there And two cousins who emigrated to Canada in the 60's then 70's Their kids all had a really positive attitude to life growing up I think Canada is a great place to visit or live All the Americans I have met have been really nice by the way

[@garypltn69]

Thank God it's Tuesday. Another interesting and fun video from you.

[@themachine5957]

I remember watching Stargate Atlantis. There was a character in that who was supposed to be Canadian (the actor who played him probably _was_ Canadian). He always referred to a device in the show called a ZPM using the 'zed' pronounciation.

[@kentix417]

The majority of the actors on that show were very likely Canadian, even most of the ones playing Americans (except for the biggest lead stars). Like many science fiction shows here, it was created by, written by and produced by (mostly) Canadians and filmed in Canada. In those cases, just about all but a few top roles are played by Canadians. 12 of the first 20 actors listed for that show on IMDb are Canadian actors. Once you watch long enough, you can start picking out the Canadian "Americans" by their accent. :)

[@giloballygrounded2326]

I like the background of your videos!!! I wish my home has that decent set-up too. That has been my challenge with my videos.

[@galaxywhispers1787]

Nice video Alanna. Very interesting 🙂

[@cuddlesNdeep]

Hi - fellow Canadian in the UK here. 😎 Just wanted to touch on something you may not have noticed yet, but 'Asian' means different things in the UK and North America. In the UK, it refers to the subcontinent - India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, etc. In NA, it refers to East Asia - China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Philippines, etc. So actually, the UK does have a strong Asian influence - just from a different part of Asia (I mean, curry is the unofficial national dish!). Confusing, and it still catches me out after seven years!

[@shlibbermacshlibber4106]

A video about stuff, my favourite subject 😀👍

[@Mungomytube]

Enjoying your videos. To my english ear Americans and Canadians can be hard to separate , but when a Canadian says the word "about" it is very distinctive and I know I am listening to a Canadian.

[@stephenparsons4398]

US and Canada both drive on the right. UK on the left. Thanks for another great video!

[@nobbynobbynoob]

Some Canadians used to drive on the left though.

[@shlibbermacshlibber4106]

In Britain left is right and right is wrong

[@CaberFeidh]

@@nobbynobbynoob A few Molsens and they still do.

[@lucyk2634]

That's only Britain, nobody else in no other country drive that way

[@shlibbermacshlibber4106]

75 countries and territories drive on the left about 35% of the world's population

[@iangrubb6470]

In Scotland we used to have £1 notes. Before I moved up here (i.e when I was growing up), my Scottish relatives used to send 5 (or more) £1 notes for mine and my siblings birthdays and christmas. Because a lot of English cashiers didn't notice the difference between them and a £5 note we used to get more change than we should have done!! Needless to say that we always asked them for £1 notes instead of £5 notes!!!

[@robdobson9442]

The new set is okay, but it really still needs a pub dogs book in the background.

[@grumpy_older_man]

The jump cuts to the sipping from the mug... brilliant. It comes across like a sarcastic, non-verbal non-sequitur. That's where my sense of humour takes me... to the non-sequitur.

[@DaveLennonCopeland]

Yay... I'm early for once... Great video Alana! :)

[@valtersoaresvalentim5758]

all I have to say is that a really love your videos and I learn a lot from you, keep on making videos because I am sure you have done a great job

[@matc6221]

Great stuff! Even when you slurp coffee you make me laugh. This is my favourite part of Tuesdays :) (Nice thumbnail of the queen btw lol)

[@IndigoDavei]

In the UK, the '-ize' spelling is first preference in the Oxford English Dictionary, but '-ise' is first preference in Chambers. Most people follow the Chambers convention, but some academic writing (especially if associated with Oxford) will go for '-ize'.

[@fatbelly27]

Thank you very much for the information

[@nobbynobbynoob]

That's right. Both spellings have been commonly used in England for centuries. This is also true for "honour" and "honor", although for the words mentioned in the video, the English spelling is indeed "-our", logical or not as that may be. For "neighbour", both spellings - -our or -or - make no logical sense since the word is neither French nor Latin, the olde Englysshe being "neabur" (pl. "neaburen"?). This phenomenon is applicable to many other words too, e.g. "aging", "jewelry", "enrollment", and so on, are NOT American spellings: they were very common in England before about 1850.

[@_Steven_S]

3:38 Braille makes that even easier on polymer notes ;-)

[@Electricdreams21]

I don't think a lot or Brits know about those visa payments into the NHS. Maybe if they did they'd stop moaning about people coming over here and 'taking advantage'. THANK YOU FOR TEACHING ME

[@johnturner4400]

HamishRover. Just shows how poisonous Nigel Farage and his right wing idiots are. No one from abroad gets free health care from the NHS. The NHS will always send the bill to the foreign patient.

[@Electricdreams21]

I grew up on a council estate in the South West. There are plenty of British scroungers who dont pay into the system believe me!

[@andrewguthrie2]

@Daniel Spaniel Can you provide documented evidence of these people, or has it just come from the lies on Farages poster? I'd rather live in a country with refugees than you.

[@lynnhamps7183]

@@andrewguthrie2 So very well said..hats off to you young man :)

[@williamwoods8022]

@@Electricdreams21 You are CORRECT re saying it is a system - It is a Vatican/Rothschild/Queen Cestui Que Vie Trust Bonded SLAVE System where they conned your mother into registering you handing over ownership of you and everything that you will ever own to them. They created a BOND with your Birth Certificate and have been trading you on the Stock Exchange ever since and everyone has a Cestui Que Vie Trust worth £$MILLIONS via that that they do not tell you about and everything that you buy and pay is PREPAID out of your Trust and then they con you into paying again - this is called Double Dipping. In the case of Mortgages the mugs buying the house paid it off straight away the minute they signed the Mortgage and then the bank conned the mugs into paying for at least another THREE houses over the term of the Mortgage and all to pay for a house that still belongs to the Vatican in the first place and never will be theirs. That is why your surname at least on your Birth Certificate is in all caps because that is NOT you and the same goes for any letters etc you get from the Council/Government etc as well. Look at your bank card as your name is in all caps on that as well - known as Capitis Diminutio where they have stolen away your freedom and rights and possessions by deception. Everyones benefits, and pensions are also paid out of their Trust so no one is scrounging apart from the Vatican/Rothschilds/Queen etc that are stealing all the Double Dipping payments and every penny of taxes, fines, registration fees etc and every penny in these trusts when you die. Google Paisley Expressions and the Jesus, Hitler and Wizard of Oz post on there just now exposing just some of this - the two Santos Bonacci videos on that post explains the Birth Certificate SCAM and Part 2 of that post is soon going to expose even more such as the FACT that under these trusts the UN, EU, Countries, Governments, Political Parties, Councils, Courts, Police, Health Boards etc etc are all Vatican/Rothschilds/Queen Cestui Que Vie Trust Private CORPORATIONS listed on Dun & Bradstreet and being traded on the Stock Exchange for PROFIT. The Rothschilds are the Vaticans Bankers and the Queen is the Popes Arch-Treasurer for the UK, Ireland, France, the Commonwealth and the US so it does not matter who you vote for THEIR government always gets in. By the way the unlimited immigration and free movement of people in the EU is to get rid of countries and bring down everyones wages and conditions as part of their New World Order - One World Government DICTATORSHIP agenda.

[@ptd450]

Another great vid Alana

[@stephenphillip5656]

An American will be your friend.... but a Canadian is *family.* Another good video Alanna, I always look forward to Tuesdays.

[@noelgibson5956]

What does that make us Aussies? The country most like Canada culturally, if not geographically, is Australia. Australia is full of unsophisticated men with good humor. We're unrefined but compared with every other people on earth, we're more gooderer. Do ya know wot I mean?

[@NicholasJH96]

John Gibson the divorce couple i think as it would be Australia and New Zealand while the other commonwealth countries are like cousins in my opinion.

[@phillewis1413]

Hi Alanna! Interesting vid. I gotta say, I think the NHS and the Canadian equivalent are excellent ideas - poor Americans can rack up a lot of money in bills when they need the hospital and I don't think that's good.. I came into this video wondering how Canadians spell words like 'realize' (s or z?) and now I know. :)

[@ianjack6868]

Mothering Sunday is the 4th Sunday in lent, so it moves each year and doesn't always fall on the same date. It dates back to the 15th century, long before the mother's day that the Americans celebrate.

[@fancynancy2870]

Was just visiting England from Canada and miss it already. Hope you’re doing well 😘

[@BobKernow]

Totally agree with your closing comments, I've got lots of nice American friends and everywhere I've travelled in the world (which is quite widely) I've met with friendly, decent people. Keep an open mind and an open heart, and usually you'll be fine,.

[@maxwellmoore5973]

Bob Smith i think you it the nail on the head Bob,

[@andybishop6873]

Thanks for bigging up the NHS. A truly great creation.

[@robbie_]

There are about 27 healthcare systems elsewhere in Europe that are better than our sainted NHS.

[@grahamlive]

It is a wonderful institution to which I owe my life. The NHS may not always be perfect but it is, as you say, "a truly great creation". Though I do fear for it under Johnson and his truly awful government of crooks and scoundrels.

[@joannahampton3808]

Enjoy it while you still have it

[@thejesusaurus6573]

@@robbie_ NHS still good doe

[@Mark13091961]

You always make a great video Alana

[@barrygower6733]

In the UK we have Mothering Sunday on the fourth Sunday in Lent, so it is a moveable date. It has nothing to do with the American Mother’s Day.

[@GuyArab]

Yes, Mothering Sunday refers to the Mother Church, not a physical being. Likewise, we have the Spring Bank Holiday on a fixed date and is often known as Whitsuntide, but Whitsuntide is also moveable and Whit Sunday this year is on the 9th of June.

[@nobbynobbynoob]

^ This. Mother's Day is international, mind, not just for the US, and as you say, Mothering Sunday, the Lent festival, is an old Germanic Christian "thing", not "Mother's Day".

[@JkVersus]

Thanks for the dialogue Alana! It was very fun, as always. :)

[@keithorbell8946]

“U” in Colour = proper spelling.

[@ftumschk]

Really interesting video. Thanks!

[@lynnhamps7183]

I think that the Canadians and the British have a very similar sense of humour and manners..I'm British btw. :)

[@mickc7388]

Knowing from lots of friends I would say Ozzies & Kiwi's humour is much like the British, where I think Canadians prefer American humour god knows why lol

[@istvanglock7445]

They certainly seem to understand British humour, and particularly irony, better than Americans. But the Canadian humour you see and hear in the media is very much American in nature, rather obvious, loud, and in-your-face. And humour doesn't permeate the culture in anything like the same way that it does in the UK.

[@abcxyz-cx4mr]

Lynn Hamps - Canadian mannerisms are similar to British mannerisms as we’re both polite, but Assies and New Zealanders truly have British humour.

[@abcxyz-cx4mr]

Mick C - completely agree, Canadians don’t understand banter (neither do US-Americans) whilst Aussies and NZ-ers do.

[@lynnhamps7183]

@@abcxyz-cx4mr I stand corrected..lol..I know our antipodian friends are very similar to us but have met a few Canadians that were pretty much alike too..however I do admit I have never been to Canada itself and seen them in their native habitat or experienced Canadian TV.. :D Perhaps the ones I've met have been here long enough to assimilate to our humour...I do agree though that Americans in general just don't always 'get us' especially our piss taking of folk we like...lol

[@tonybirch9440]

Great analogy of UK-US-Can, very funny. ref US healthcare; my friends mum died on hols, he received a $20,000 bill, he ended up paying $10,000. Although she was long dead when they arrived they still carried out resuscitation, until a doc at the ER told them she was dead, result a 20,000 bill. The friend she was staying with was a nurse. Shocking.

[@pittodrie19831]

New A&N video? Hit thumbs up at the start!

[@deeallen1526]

There are one dollar coins in the U.S. but they're not used much. Mostly in machines that gives lots of change

[@kevinmoppett4760]

Gotta love PJ hour with Alana.😁

[@csatlantic2748]

Great Vid Alanna. So interesting , learn't a lot today. Thanks.

[@RobJP94]

If I'm not mean to people, how am I supposed to make friends with them?

[@21lime]

SMILE

[@hairyairey]

@@21lime or grimace, that can be mistaken for a smile!

[@alex_knight]

"To be born English is to win first prize in the lottery of life." - Cecil Rhodes

[@stephenparker6362]

Hi, a fun video that, I didn't realise that Canada used the British way of spelling words like colour. Very well said it is completely unnecessary to be nasty or abusive to anyone whether an individual or a country, let's all be nice to one another. Love your large coffee mug, I would like one of them. Looking forward to your next video soon.

[@maryqueenofScots2023]

I was thinking the same thing I'd like one that size!

[@michw3755]

Nice living room makeover by the way, nice couch 👍😀

[@SafehandsX]

You say Canada has a lot of influences from other nations; I'm sure it's been mentioned below, but what about France?

[@KolendoTV]

The most obvious one was left out :')

[@austinpaxman503]

Nobody likes the French

[@quirkygal8]

@@austinpaxman503 For clarification, French Canadians are not 'the French' just as Anglo Canadians are not 'the English'.

[@austinpaxman503]

quirkyvero no they are the French. They care more about France culture than British or English culture. They are ruining Canada.

[@paranoidrodent]

The connection to France is more distant, even for French Canadians (who absolutely do NOT view France as their "mother country' - more like a distant cousin - the cultures diverged too much over the centuries). The French civil law system is used for non-criminal and non-constitutional matters in the province of Quebec. Canadian French is spoken but it is at least as different from metropolitan French as American English is from British English. The French influence is basically a historical one to Ancien Régime era France (no Revolution, fought on the British side in the War of 1812 so definitely no Napoleon, none of the experiences that shaped modern France) and a connection to the ancestral colonists of New France. It's more like how the Americans take pride in the Pilgrims and other early settlers rather than in being British. Ties with France and particularly Quebec only really built up again after 1960 or so and they're looser than US-UK ties. Canada and France generally have good relations (de Gaule's speech being a notable exception). Honestly, French Canadians are the only people on the planet who can slam the French even more brutally than Brits (with Britain, it's an old rivalry between neighbours but with us, it's more like ripping into an arrogant relative when they get too full of themselves - we can cut to the quick like only family can). French Canadians are proud of their French heritage and their own distinct forms of French (which predate the standardization of European French and weren't affected by it) but we've been in North America for enough centuries now that no European countries feels like a mother country. North America fills that role for us. If one has to force the mother country metaphor, France is more like a biological mother who abandoned us in our early teens, had several nervous breakdowns while we coped on our own and much later built up a polite friendship with us once we'd grown up. The French seem to view Canada, and especially Quebec, with great fondness but sometimes it feels a bit like they view us as an extension of their own national pride, other times like they see us a gateway to their romantic notions about North America. Continuing the metaphor, the UK was more like a step-mother who never liked us and made sure we knew it, raising the rest of Canada to be sure it understood we weren't proper family... and we're still awkward sorting out the fallout from that. French Canadians view the UK in a manner very similar to how the Irish view the UK. Very close ally yet with lots of ugly history. British colonial dominance transformed us but it wasn't a pleasant time (we even had famine during particularly incompetent colonial governance too, thankfully not on the scale of the Irish one). There's historical resentment but, all that said, that's history and the modern UK is generally viewed rather positively and with curiosity by most Canadian francophones (although you'll have a hell of a time finding a monarchist - that's one institution that has zero support and is seen as a colonial relic). Several of my relatives have visited the UK and loved it. The UK's both weird yet familiar for us, kind of like France is (for different reasons of course). We've also got some weaker ethnic ties to Ireland but they get less attention. As for French influence on the rest of Canada, it's faded away largely outside areas with French speaking populations, aside from a lot of French place names. Quite a bit of Canadian identity stems from French Canadian culture, though, including the word Canadian (the original meaning of the word, dating back to the French colonial period, when Canada was the name of the what is today southern Quebec and Canadien just meant a French colonial descendent - it used to be our ethnic name, like Acadian is today), maple syrup, lots of the stereotypical attire and outdoorsy stuff (some of which we adopted and modified from the native population since our colonial culture was a French-native fusion), and yes, poutine. We're the part of Canada that views the US as genuinely foreign and never describe ourselves as "not American" or worry we're too much like them. The French think we're very British and very American. English speakers tend to lump us in with the French and apply the same stereotypes (which can be irritating). Truth is, we're very much a fusion New World culture. We're French speakers who are glaringly North American in outlook and have absorbed far more British culture that we care to admit (heck, we're French speakers who are familiar with Imperial units, have a tea drinking tradition and who consider shepherd's pie and full breakfasts (the Quebec version is obviously a full breakfast in the style of the British Isles adapted to local foods) to be comfort food and (gasp!) we queue up for things just like Brits do... and we will also glare at any who dare cut in).

[@paulshepherd1348]

Good analysis Alanna. I think the monarchy is the biggest thing that binds the UK and Canada together, as a whole I still think there is a lot of support for it in Canada, I hope it remains that way, its one of the major things that stands Canada apart from the US. I maybe wrong but I don't think the monarch costs Canada anything, only security costs when they visit. I also find Canadians are closer to Brits with regards to humour too....most of my Canadian friends get my humour!

[@GFSLombardo]

The list of Canadian actors/ comedians who have had great careers in the USA is a VERY long one. They have the advantage of being hilarious in both countries=TALENT more than nationality. Of course, the $$$$$ is much better in the USA. Just sayin'...

[@paulshepherd1348]

@@GFSLombardo oh yes, Canadian actors and comedians will always go south, simply becuase they will earn a lot more money, why wouldn't they.

[@stuartgooding3155]

I like it when you talk about stuff 😁x

[@redf7209]

Many people will say words ending in IZE are american spelling and english is to use 'ISE' but grammar dictionaries often will say both usages have equal standing in english from historical sources.

[@nobbynobbynoob]

And those dictionaries would be right, and the "many people" you mention are wrong.

[@adgeyuk9803]

Common language, commonwealth, ancestors,we have much more in common with these English speaking countries than Europe.

[@hitmanpdb7573]

Much love from Ottawa! 🇨🇦

[@progbloke6655]

It really is ridiculous to tar an entire population with the same brush. One of my oldest friends is American, and certainly doesn’t fit that negative stereotype. Truth is, every country has its share of idiots - there are plenty in the UK, for sure. Never met a Canadian I didn’t like, either !!

[@istvanglock7445]

Some national stereotypes do contain a lot of truth - as applied to some hypothetical average individual. What is ridiculous is to apply a stereotype to any real individual from a population.

[@rebeccasimantov5476]

@@istvanglock7445 I totally agree...well said!

[@abcxyz-cx4mr]

Istvan Glock - Couldn’t have said it better myself.

[@davids6898]

A lot of Americans subscribe to the idea that the Canadian health care system is this perfect thing, and many parts of it are better. Where the Canadian health care system fails is access. Americans have a lot more and faster access to certain procedures that many Canadians have to wait a lot longer for.

[@GFSLombardo]

Both systems have good and bad points. USA medicine is "cutting edge"(no pun intended) but patients have to be either wealthy or have some sort of health insurance to pay for the best level of care, both of which are expensive. Or rely in "charity"-which sucks. Also remember that Canada has only about 30 million people vs the USA with about 310 million people. 1.Thats a lot of health care...2. There is no such thing as "perfect' health care....

[@Mad5am]

Will you sing O Canada for us on Canada Day? Please.

[@brianconlon4744]

As you have an appreciation for architecture and history, here's a road trip I think you'd enjoy. Start at Liverpools iconic waterfront for beautiful buildings. Visit our 2 cathedrals(the Anglican and Paddy's Wigwam) and visit the museums(which are free) especially the Maritime Museum which details the horrendous slave trade. From here, cross the Mersey and go to Chester with its fabulous Roman ruins round every corner. Walk the city walls which will take you by the river for lunch. From here it gets really serious. Go to Conwy and follow the Welsh castles south. Conwy, Beaumaris, Caernarfon, Harlech etc. They really bring our medieval history to life. Pick a sunny weekend! Just found your channel and really enjoy your observations. So glad you like it here. Keep up the good work. 😎

[@voodooacidman]

another great vid! ty. but my major concern is how dangerous those settee legs look for toe related mishaps! :'(

[@adamjohannesson3434]

Very nice to watch you , as usual 😊😊

[@ksastudio2095]

*In India we use British accent always* *but everyone can't speak English*

[@mahmoodyaseen2000]

Hey Alana ,thanks for such beautiful videos ❤

[@matthewalred4091]

Apparently I have Canadian and us relatives but I don't know them. I would love to visit Canada at some point and have already visited America. Could you do a video on the best places to go in both Canada and UK. It would be nice to know. BTW I am a brit from the north.

[@Nevada_Dan]

The best place to go in Canada is any border station connected to the US. Bring your passport, bring your wallet, bring your shopping list and spend, spend, SPEND! We Yanks LOVE your British pounds... a-heh. ;o)

[@bushchat28d]

Not the one-way street you think Dean - I usually head OUT of the USA INTO Canada, since it (generally) cheaper to fly to say Detroit than Toronto and then pay your $6 to get into Ontario :-)

[@aragorniielessar1894]

I don`t really know how i ended up here.............but i like this channel.

[@marinangelov]

I moved to the UK six months ago and I’m still trying to get used to all the British quirks. The only thing I hate about the US is our healthcare system. I still can’t believe the NHS is free. I hope it doesn’t get privatized after Brexit.

[@GFSLombardo]

The NHS is not a pay-per-service system as in the USA but it is not "free". The citizens of the UK pay for their healthcare system with their tax system. So its a government managed nationalized universal health care insurance system funded by the UK tax payers. FYI It only came about in 1945 after WWII. Before that you were essentially on your own...

[@rebeccasimantov5476]

The healthcare system in Australia (Medicare) is also free...

[@rebeccasimantov5476]

Correction: we pay for it with our tax system...it's called the Medicare levy

[@MichaelJohnsonAzgard]

As do I and can't see it happening, but you never knowwith today's climate. It certainly wouldn't happen overnight though.

[@MoviesNGames007uk]

The NHS isn't free if you go to the dentist.

[@terrymummery6377]

Yet again another great video. Have you thought of using green screen so you can change 'locations'. Whenever you feel like it 😊 I find that Americans on an individual basis are great, it is just the mass perception that is skewed. Some comedians make a lot of mileage highlighting the 'bad' aspects of a country, and unfortunately it does tend to stick 🙁. During the video I was reminded about a film set just after the little big horn event. The Indians had fled across the border into Canada, the Americans wanted to send in many units of military to 'serve justice' on the Indians. The Canadian response was effectively 'one batch of Indians, so only one RCMP person needed' probably not true and just a fictitious comment, but it is one that I remember as illustrating the different approaches taken between the two countries. 😀

[@alan_albahughson6542]

Great work, Big Up the Canadian,s.

[@stuarthall6631]

Hello! I have only very recently discovered your channel and really like the freshness of your videos. They would be spoiled if you ever felt that you had to come across like a B.B.C. newsreader! Keep them as they are - sincere and unaffected. (By the way, I also like the informality of having your flat [or would you say, "apartment"?] in the background.

[@simonlake_]

I guess Canadians play more US sports than British sports? Do Canadians say 'sports' rather than 'sport' and 'math' rather than 'maths'? Because the Americans certainly get those the wrong way around! Nice set, btw. All those Twitch dollars being put to good use. ;)

[@nobbynobbynoob]

To me (UK), "sport" and "sports" seem basically interchangeable (singular vs plural). Canajuns usually say "math", eh. :P

[@MoviesNGames007uk]

Only US and Canada say 'soccer' instead of football.

[@nobbynobbynoob]

@@MoviesNGames007uk Nope, soccer is an English word, sorry, it's been around since the 1860s; it is a shortening of "association foot-ball" (likewise, rugger as a shortening of "Rugby foot-ball").

[@KenCostlow]

@@nobbynobbynoob Thank you!!! Although I prefer the word football rather than soccer, soccer is most definitely a British term.

[@kentix417]

And Australians on here have said they play soccer, too.

[@hairyairey]

Recognise and Recognize etc are actually both valid in all 3 countries. It's just a preference thing.

[@simondodge9733]

INteresting comparisons (I am British, moved to Canada and then to USA so much of this resonates) Mothers day is even harder if your Mother is in UK and you are in North America. You have to buy cards in May for the next year :-( And remember where you saved it, and remember to send it etc.. I now have a stash of unsent cards I recently found and and an upset/disappointed Mother. USA -does- have a dollar coin. Post Office machines give them out as change all the time. But they aren't heavily used. MMDDYY still confuses me so I use 7Jun2019 instead and always put month in letters Why Americans don't use 24 hour clock is beyond me (they call it Military Time, so there is an implication that it isn't suitable for non military which is so silly) Healthcare. Oh Dear. It is attriciously expensive. Medical community (Hospitals and Pharmaceuticals are criminally greedy for money). Makes Legal profession pale in comparison. Food is different. I have recently found someone in UK who will ship me a box of 80 FLAKEs which works in wintertime. so I can eat some decent chocolate (I'm sure opinions will vary on "decent", but you need to have eaten USA chocolate to understand how desperate you get without UK chocolate. I'd almost consider an IV if it was available)

[@paranoidrodent]

The 24 hr clock is used predominantly in French and by the military in Canada, although you'll hear French Canadians (mostly older ones) refer to a 1 to 12 hour time "in the afternoon" or "in the evening" for the PM times. Anyone writing time formally in Canadian French uses a 24hr clock. In English, it's AM/PM. Canada's the only country in the world to systematically use MMDDYY, DDMMYY and YYMMDD which gets to be a horrible mess. It's a mix of Brit, American and IT (the YYMMDD format is favoured by when displaying dates for computer sorting) influences. The YYMMDD format has the advantage that it cannot be mistaken for the other two while the other two are used so interchangeably that when presented with 03/05/2020 one honestly has no clue if that means March 5th, 2020, or May 3rd, 2020, unless the document is in French (in which case it's May 3rd every time). Canada had a dollar coin in the same way as the US does for decades. It never saw much usage either. It was when they replaced the old voyageur dollar with the loonie and withdrew the one dollar bill from circulation that the coins become common. They did the same introduce coin, withdraw bank note thing for the two dollar coin and within a year no one cared much.

[@magecraft2]

My main problem with the US is that it is to far away :) love both USA and Canada, I find that people are people in just about every country. Governments maybe at odds but I have rarely encountered any of that from the local people. I think the impression about US citizens is because they are naturally more out going and when coupled with being a tourist for example can give a wrong opinion.

[@Hippyanon]

I have to buy a mother's day card in may (in Canada) and save it for the following year to send to the UK lol I'm so happy to be in Canada. It's similar but different to the UK

[@Anglo_Browza]

Very interesting video!

[@vickytaylor9155]

There is good and bad in everyone and everything.

[@Hi-kq1vi]

But we learn to live & we learn to give each other what we need to survive, together alive.

[@RobertWhittaker1]

putting ise on the end the word is modern in the uk, we used to spell words ize on the end. Which is due to these words originating from the greek and not from latin. So you can spell these words with ize (and i do, then argue that it's not incorrect)

[@danielyeshe]

Tidbit is another one. We say titbit in the UK.

[@alansmith2197]

Another great video. Lovin' the grey decor; just like my 🏠, other than I've got wood flooring. Regarding our monarchy, I prefer what we've got to the possibility of having someone like a president that the US has at the moment!

[@andrewguthrie2]

At least they know he'll be gone in either 2 or 6 years. At least they have the choice.

[@Rochalita]

I'm going to England for the first time next year and I'm genuinely afraid the British people are all going to hate me just because I'm an American, when all I want is to be friends.

[@roadsideassistance5087]

They won't hate you it might be the opposite, probably want to get in your pants.

[@peckelhaze6934]

Very interesting. I didn't know most of what you mentioned.

[@andrewturnbull1027]

I,m English and all my bills are red' a hmm.

[@stewartclark6436]

always look forward to these videos, mainly because it means I survived Monday. What's the T Shirt?

[@wolverine9787]

A Canadian saying be nice to other countries, I'm completely 100% in shock that a Canadian would say such a thing.

[@billjarv]

Certain cities in the US of A have dollar coins. Yes, I was surprised to receive dollar coins in change from a metro station ticket machine in Washington. They also have them in New York.

[@kentix417]

Technically, they are everywhere, but generally they are only used in vending machines, especially those somehow related to the government (e.g. public transportation systems).