8 CULTURE SHOCKS OF MOVING TO CANADA

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  • Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024

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  • @TheQKatie
    @TheQKatie  2 года назад

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  • @julienolke
    @julienolke 2 года назад +10

    Eeee! You're so stinking cute. Thanks for the shout out! So happy to have you in Toronto

  • @grantparman4705
    @grantparman4705 2 года назад +6

    I'm an American living in the US, and I feel fortunate that the country that we share such a long border with is so pleasant!

  • @Christian-uv6gs
    @Christian-uv6gs 2 года назад +6

    Speaking about food, that's not true that italians are not opened to others cuisine. The point is that italian traditions are absolutely huge, so, as a umbrian native, i like the roman, the tuscanian, the emiliana, but... I don't know all regional food... so for me piemontese food or pugliese food are a new one... like thai, japanese or vietmanese could be for a canadian.

  • @mihaelaclaudiap..2
    @mihaelaclaudiap..2 2 года назад +5

    You are a bit like me, people never really know where to find me! :) But deep inside my heart will always remain in Italy! At the moment I am in England, but I look forward to moving back to Italy in less than 2 months! Cannot wait! Also, I have never been to Canada, but I would love to one day! I know it's a very welcoming country. xx

    • @TheQKatie
      @TheQKatie  2 года назад +1

      SO welcoming! I hope you make it here sometime. In the meantime, enjoy England (and Italy!)

  • @lgiamYasmine03
    @lgiamYasmine03 2 года назад +1

    Hi Katie, Italian Canadian living in Montreal. Welcome to Canada. I too lived in England and Texas before moving back to Montreal in 2011. Lots of similarities to England, of course. Don’ t be scared about the snow or winter. We receive a lot less snow and severe weather than are American cousins leaving in the midwest. A lot less. Inbrance the snow. As for the spring, one day it is 5 Celsius, the other, 20 Celsius. That’s the way it is here. No spring to speak of really. And we have two extremes in weather, from minus 35 to plus 40 in the summer. Enjoy!

    • @TheQKatie
      @TheQKatie  2 года назад

      Thanks for the insider scoop :) Happy to be here!

  • @alemassa6632
    @alemassa6632 2 года назад +1

    Ciao Katie, vedo che la gravidanza sta procedendo bene, sono contento per voi. Un caro saluto dall'Italia.

  • @roseconklin5392
    @roseconklin5392 2 года назад +2

    Hi Katie, so nice to see you. Looks like you are adjusting well to Toronto! Love from Mississauga (GTA)!

    • @TheQKatie
      @TheQKatie  2 года назад +1

      Yeeeahhh GTA!!!! Have heard good things about Mississauga!

  • @sinenominecc
    @sinenominecc 2 года назад +3

    I grew up in Southern New England and Chesterfield is familiar to me from there. My guess was a couch, or a large chair. But I'm pretty old, I'll be 73 this year.

    • @TheQKatie
      @TheQKatie  2 года назад

      Ah, so interesting New England may also have had a similar slang word for couch!

  • @backbaconnbeer
    @backbaconnbeer 11 месяцев назад

    Chesterfield originated in England. Chesterfield England where it was 1st made and the word chesterfield is used....

  • @donnapoirier
    @donnapoirier 2 года назад +3

    Hi there, you said that Canadian doctors are privately employed but in fact they are employed by their respective Provincial governments who pay their fees. I think to manage the business side of things doctors incorporate their practice but they essentially work for the government.

  • @LunaLuzcomPortuguesePoesia
    @LunaLuzcomPortuguesePoesia 2 года назад +1

    I love to see your videos!

  • @RobertoPhilipp
    @RobertoPhilipp 2 года назад

    I was born in Toronto, but also lived in Venezia for 8 years. Can't wait to leave Toronto and head to Salento next year and never come back here again. All the best to you!!! Good luck!

  • @zeynepozcelebi8462
    @zeynepozcelebi8462 2 года назад +9

    Surprisingly I (as a Turkish who knows English and un peau Français) got all the vocab answers right hahah. Dear authorities give me a Canadian citizenship please :D

    • @jlpack62
      @jlpack62 2 года назад

      I knew them too, but I'm an American and only next door to them! I'm surprised she didn't include Looney and Tooney.

    • @TheQKatie
      @TheQKatie  2 года назад

      @Fabienne Plasse @john labus Wait, what's Loonie and Toonie?!?!

    • @zeynepozcelebi8462
      @zeynepozcelebi8462 2 года назад +1

      @@jlpack62 oh I don't know this word pair. As far as my knowledge goes toonie is two dollar coin. And loonie tunes is acting crazy hahah

  • @VladislavBabbitt
    @VladislavBabbitt Месяц назад

    Most newcomers to Canada do not come here to start a new life, but to continue the one they had before in better conditions.

  • @jfr7160
    @jfr7160 2 года назад +1

    Katie you and Conner have had such an amazing adventure in all of the countries you have lived in… now you are embarking on the biggest one yet… parenthood!! Super excited for you two… four!! Kiro!!
    Also the healthcare… yikes! So different everywhere! Ciao!

  • @BigSmallTravel
    @BigSmallTravel Год назад +2

    More Italian content please.

  • @jfr7160
    @jfr7160 2 года назад +2

    I love you culture shock videos! Can’t wait to meet the newest addition to the family!!

  • @GilliMarieMoody
    @GilliMarieMoody 8 месяцев назад

    Lol! Thank you for this and hope you continue to enjoy. Thankfully, not all Canucks say “Trawna” (some of us absolutely REFUSE) and, definitely anglos say toque wrong (which is why some of us just say hat or floppy hat). (Conservative) Premier Ford continues to starve healthcare so, SORRY about this-and I mean this sincerely. Hope you had a beautiful baby girl👶🏼. (BTW, I found you by researching Italian Xmas🎄cake, lol.) CHEERS🇨🇦.

  • @stephanieb3915
    @stephanieb3915 2 года назад +6

    I've grown up and live in Canada (Mississauga, just outside Toronto) and I don't know anyone who says, serviette or chesterfield.

    • @TheQKatie
      @TheQKatie  2 года назад +2

      Interesting! But you knew what they were, right?

    • @stephanieb3915
      @stephanieb3915 2 года назад +1

      @@TheQKatie yes I do know what they are, I've heard serviette but very rarely (can't remember the last time) and I think chesterfield I've only heard the older British generation say

    • @user-lw1qy4ep1j
      @user-lw1qy4ep1j 7 месяцев назад

      I am Canadian and I do call it a serviette. But I guess I am getting up there in years as I also sometimes call the couch a chesterfield. 🤣

    • @klondikechris
      @klondikechris 2 месяца назад

      I have used both words all my life.

  • @gioiastover9681
    @gioiastover9681 2 года назад

    Ciao Katie, sono italiana da Roma. 25 anno fa sono andata all'università a Toronto dove ho incontrato mio marito. So now I live in Canada. I loved Toronto (Trono) once I got used to living here! Can totally relate to all of these culture shocks and more!! Canadians are friendly, and polite. But not so warm as Italians I think
    All the best! Buona fortuna!
    So glad you have discovered the amazing of variety of cuisine in Toronto! You can eat your way around the world in this city! I love it

    • @TheQKatie
      @TheQKatie  2 года назад

      Ciaooo!! Oh I'm so glad you can relate to the culture shocks, and even more glad to hear that you're loving living here. So far, we are, too! (Trono! Yes!)

  • @Marianna-gi9rf
    @Marianna-gi9rf 2 года назад +5

    I guess "serviett" comes from French, doesn't it? In Napoletano here in Italy we say "sarviett" (or at least grandmas do lol) to call a napkin. French language has influenced Italian and Napoletano quite a lot, so that's a cool connection imo

    • @rachelgregory888
      @rachelgregory888 2 года назад +3

      We say serviette in the UK too

    • @danielespina2126
      @danielespina2126 2 года назад +1

      In italiano salvietta

    • @danielespina2126
      @danielespina2126 2 года назад +3

      Per inciso nei dialetti meridionali napoletani la trasformazione delle l latine in r è molto frequente, quindi non è detto che serviette napoletano venga dal francese

    • @TheQKatie
      @TheQKatie  2 года назад +2

      So interesting! I love this!

    • @bryanwest5398
      @bryanwest5398 2 года назад

      It comes from Latin NOT French. Learn your history and thank the Romans not the French.

  • @chriskatranis3755
    @chriskatranis3755 5 месяцев назад +1

    Toronto is pronounced with the second T. Only uneducated people leave out the second T. I was born and raised in Toronto and my entire family and friends pronounce the second T.

  • @t5ruxlee210
    @t5ruxlee210 5 месяцев назад

    Teranna (old east end) - trantah (old downtown) - torronntoe (newbee)

  • @micheles093
    @micheles093 Год назад

    Toronto's winters are mild, come to northern Ontario, and you'll see a real winter

  • @saadsyed7531
    @saadsyed7531 Год назад

    LoL no stray animals but here in Toronto near the Don Valley you can see deer, fox, coyotes show up on residential streets .. not to forget the raccoons 😉 last year end of April 2022 we had flurries (snow)

  • @northdot9
    @northdot9 8 месяцев назад

    Great video., thanks. In Toronto stray cats get eaten by cayotes. Love the food scene here, I don't take it for granted and I was born here. In Britain, Italy and Canada , that's called "Single payer: healthcare BTW. Just like BBC you can watch outside CBC outside of Canada BTW.

  • @va7513
    @va7513 2 года назад

    Welcome to Toronto!! :) I'm a new mom living here with a heart in Italy too. My husband and baby girl just got their citizenship, wahooo!! Well, now that the baby is asleep, I'm going to go watch more of your vids on the chesterfield ;) haha. Love your channel. xx

  • @arcaquattro
    @arcaquattro 2 года назад +1

    All the best for the baby girl and greetings from Puglia!
    Ueeeh! Devi tornare in Puglia con Connor! ;-)

    • @TheQKatie
      @TheQKatie  2 года назад

      Grazie! E sì, non preoccuparti, torneremo!

  • @jennifer97363
    @jennifer97363 3 месяца назад

    East Coast donairs are like nowhere else! 😋

  • @paulgooderham
    @paulgooderham 2 года назад +2

    Eventually you’ll be saying “Traw-nah”.

  • @gucciblackbaby5867
    @gucciblackbaby5867 2 года назад +4

    You haven’t had Poutine if it’s not from Quebec lol. I had Poutine at the Minnesota State Fair once and it was surrounded by Canadian flags…..A real Poutine would of had the blue a white flag with the fleur de lys LOL. You’ll have more culture shocks when you visit Quebec 😀 Hope you do so, so I can see your report out!! I’m Canadian and have lived in many countries around the world including the US. I think Canada is the closest comparison. Great Video. (Have you bought milk in bags yet? Or eaten a Coffee Crisp…..)

    • @gioiastover9681
      @gioiastover9681 2 года назад +1

      Or all dressed chips?

    • @gucciblackbaby5867
      @gucciblackbaby5867 2 года назад +1

      …..and Ketchup Chips.

    • @TheQKatie
      @TheQKatie  2 года назад

      Milk bags and coffee crisp ... noted for a future video, thanks! :) (And yes, I hope to make it to Quebec soon and will try poutine there when I do!)

  • @marcus2251
    @marcus2251 2 года назад +1

    what are you saying? that in italy we dont' have education ?!

  • @academicdabbler836
    @academicdabbler836 2 года назад +1

    For a good shot of Canadian culture, check out CTV archives of Corner Gas. This is a comedy series filmed in Saskatchewan (my home area).

  • @otahu26
    @otahu26 Год назад

    TRY New Brunswick Canada. It's about as Backwards and Rough as your can get. Rural Depression is real. Low Income's are the normal Income.
    People are home by 6pm because Shops close. Gym's close at 10pm but there's not many people out. If you do not like outdoors but a Night live. You will be disappointed. NB does not have a night live.

  • @derekhorlock1976
    @derekhorlock1976 4 месяца назад

    We're nice because we're HIGH! 😂😂😂😂🎉

  • @alexanderdario
    @alexanderdario 2 года назад +3

    Toronto = Tron'o
    C'è sempre da imparare sulla pronuncia delle parole... Tra inglese e italiano c'è davvero un mondo di differenza

    • @rachelgregory888
      @rachelgregory888 2 года назад +2

      Sì ma in Inghilterra diciamo "Torontoe" 😁

  • @ChiccoMusic12
    @ChiccoMusic12 2 года назад +1

    Cheers Katie, salutami la bimba.😊

  • @chrisdowns422
    @chrisdowns422 13 дней назад

    Silence is better than the CBC.

  • @notexiv4370
    @notexiv4370 2 года назад

    Congratulazioni!

  • @iuciubbb
    @iuciubbb 2 года назад

    Hi Katie, quite baffled by what chesterfield means in Canadian English.
    I'm a Nickelback fan - yeah, one of the most hated rock bands in the world - and there's a song named Good Times Gone that starts like this:
    "Lost it on the chesterfield
    Or maybe on a gambling wheel"
    I was wondering for years. Then I got the answer. From you.
    Without you I'd probably be lost.

  • @GalbertReloaded
    @GalbertReloaded 2 года назад

    Che carino che ti viene ancora naturale dire "Toronto" con la pronuncia italiana! ^_^

  • @kaiaswrld
    @kaiaswrld Год назад

    I’ve lived in Canada my whole life and I’ve never even left the country and I have NEVER heard the term “chesterfield”

    • @hchamp1021
      @hchamp1021 Год назад

      yeah same, I've lived in Toronto my whole life and people never say "chesterfield" and very rarely say "serviette"

  • @aigcfabio
    @aigcfabio 2 года назад

    Tanti auguri per la pupetta! Saluti dalla Sicilia.

  • @anniecassar8883
    @anniecassar8883 Год назад

    As a Canadian I don’t think we are thattt nice as people say. Maybe in small towns? I’ve travelled to other countries and people are beyond nice as well or possibly more than I’ve seen in Canada. My question: what’s a beenie? 😂 No one actually says chesterfield. We also say bathroom- I never say washroom.

  • @1996soccerbabe
    @1996soccerbabe 2 года назад +2

    If you want the international food and a real season of spring go to Vancouver spring starts in February, still rains a lot but not the cold of the rest of the country.

    • @TheQKatie
      @TheQKatie  2 года назад

      I'm dying to go back to Vancouver!

  • @imct1
    @imct1 2 года назад

    Oh mi spiace che abbiate lasciato l'Italia! Spero torniate presto! ciao

  • @MyFocusVaries
    @MyFocusVaries Год назад

    Some of these are true, but some of these are true of Toronto. It's the most multi -cultural city in the world (not just in Canada). Small town Canada doesn't have the same selection. As for Canadian winters, come out to Vancouver. Bring a raincoat, not a toque. PS if you say bathroom, noone will even blink. PS doctors aren't private; they're paid by the provincial health authority. And if you can't get US basketball, you just have the wrong cable package.

  • @thewildmustangisfast
    @thewildmustangisfast 2 года назад +1

    Canada is a great country to live in. If you want to go away from snow, move to western coast in Vancouver or Victoria, BC. Worth doing it especially for kids.

  • @AndrewDaniele87
    @AndrewDaniele87 2 года назад +1

    I want to see your reaction to our bagged milk 😂

    • @TheQKatie
      @TheQKatie  2 года назад +1

      hahaha...that's an excellent idea for a future video!

    • @canadianalien370
      @canadianalien370 Год назад

      I live in Manitoba (Ca), and I haven’t seen bagged milk in over 40 years!

    • @AndrewDaniele87
      @AndrewDaniele87 Год назад +1

      @@canadianalien370 oh it's alive and well here in Ontario! haha

    • @canadianalien370
      @canadianalien370 Год назад

      @@AndrewDaniele87 Wow! I lived in an isolated northern town (over 40 years ago) and the milk would be shipped frozen in bags. Thought it was the strangest thing. 😂

  • @stephanieb3915
    @stephanieb3915 2 года назад

    Also you should try the restaurant Isaan Der for Thai best in the city in the Junction area, North of Brooklyn for pizza (Queen St.) and Leela Indian food bar also in the Junction for amazing Indian food!
    If you want any other tips I'm happy to help! 😊

    • @TheQKatie
      @TheQKatie  2 года назад +1

      Oooo! Thank you for these tips!!!

  • @001spring
    @001spring Год назад

    I live in Toronto and watch all the NBA I want. Lol

  • @juliansmith4295
    @juliansmith4295 2 года назад +1

    10:12 In a store in Canada, you take your stuff to a till, not a "cash register." (at least in British Columbia)

    • @kaiaswrld
      @kaiaswrld Год назад +1

      In Alberta we call it both.

    • @brucemcleod6395
      @brucemcleod6395 3 месяца назад +2

      Never heard it called the till. It’s the checkout.

    • @juliansmith4295
      @juliansmith4295 3 месяца назад

      @@brucemcleod6395 I've never heard it called the checkout. It's the till.

  • @annakat3754
    @annakat3754 2 года назад +1

    Why did youmove to Canada? Italy is so awesome

    • @Adam.P
      @Adam.P 2 года назад +1

      My guess, Temporary Insanity ?

    • @TheQKatie
      @TheQKatie  2 года назад +1

      I talk all about it in a recent video!! ruclips.net/video/7U0d0KTmIgc/видео.html

    • @juliansmith4295
      @juliansmith4295 2 года назад +3

      I often wonder if these passive-aggressive comments, as well as some direct insults, towards Canada on the internet are some sort of test to see if Canadians can be provoked into some sort of internet shoving match. Better luck next time.

    • @Adam.P
      @Adam.P 2 года назад

      @@juliansmith4295 Okay, What about , Canada has become a Shithole.

    • @antoniomari2730
      @antoniomari2730 2 года назад

      @@juliansmith4295 ahahahah, 👍👍

  • @legolas7r
    @legolas7r 2 года назад

    The same with the tax in India 🇮🇳

  • @WireItalia
    @WireItalia 2 года назад

    Ma davvero hai lasciato l'Italia per il Canada? Che peccato. Guardavo il tuo canale con interesse, ma ora..

  • @doughalstead7608
    @doughalstead7608 Год назад

    Why did you love from Italy?!?!?

  • @johnoliver2022
    @johnoliver2022 2 года назад +1

    😱😱😱😱 condoglianze per il Canada 🤔😆😂 dall'eterna estate dell'Italia al freddo del Canada 🤔😆😱😱😱😱😱

  • @ldb4377
    @ldb4377 2 года назад

    Katie torna in Italia. Ci manchi tantissimo 😔

  • @pile333
    @pile333 2 года назад

    How many weeks left to the childbirth?

  • @domenicomastrovita2677
    @domenicomastrovita2677 2 года назад

    cresce sempre il canale 🙂

  • @rickandkarenbaker6152
    @rickandkarenbaker6152 Год назад

    get IP tv then you will get all the games

  • @MetalMike87
    @MetalMike87 2 года назад

    6 years ago I went on a trip to Canada. I still remember this very odd scene ... I was in the Ontario Science Centre, waiting for the elevator, the doors open and a woman with a stroller comes out of it, immediately saying "I'm so sorry" which honestly, it's the oddest thing ever.
    Canadian are way too polite for their own good 😊

    • @niemi5858
      @niemi5858 2 года назад +3

      The relentless politeness keeps us from unnecessary confrontations until you grab a stick and lace up your skates.

  • @00dfm00
    @00dfm00 18 дней назад

    It makes no sense if you need to use the toilet to ask for the BATHroom! Why would a restaurant have a BATH?! Americans 🤣

  • @JZeverybody
    @JZeverybody 2 года назад

    Why did you guys move there again?

    • @TheQKatie
      @TheQKatie  2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/7U0d0KTmIgc/видео.html

  • @dudebudstud
    @dudebudstud 2 года назад

    What about milk in a bag?!

    • @MyFocusVaries
      @MyFocusVaries Год назад

      That's only available in a small region. It's not common in most of Canada

  • @huacheng4636
    @huacheng4636 Год назад

    Me, a canadian just here to see what the rest of the world thinks of us-

  • @asifmuniruniverse7732
    @asifmuniruniverse7732 2 года назад

    Why do you feel shy you didn't see before very closely in real ?

  • @carokay1811
    @carokay1811 4 месяца назад

    You are not Canadian if you pronoun the last "t" in Toronto

  • @hulahop5655
    @hulahop5655 2 года назад

    I have eaten so well- yeah, we can tell... 😀
    Sorey!

    • @TheQKatie
      @TheQKatie  2 года назад +2

      That probably has more to do with growing a human inside me than anything else ;)

    • @hulahop5655
      @hulahop5655 2 года назад

      @@TheQKatie grow the human well! All the best in the world for you two!♡

  • @pit8868
    @pit8868 2 года назад +1

    You look so tired. Please get some sleep! I’m worried