American Reacts to How to be a Canadian (Comedy Skit)
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Americans have a very particular idea in their mind about how to act life a stereotypical Canadian, and I believe this comedy skit plays off of that concept in a hopefully hilarious way. It is for that reason that I am very excited to react and enjoy this "how to be a Canadian" video, from my American point of view. If you enjoyed the video feel free to leave a comment, like, or subscribe for more!
"Flanders Fields" a poem written during the First World War by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. The poem was published in December 1915. The poem became a symbol of the sacrifices of all who were fighting in the "First World War". Today, the poem and the poppy flower continue to be a part of Remembrance Day ceremonies in Canada. "In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row". a war zone during WWI Belgium in Flanders and Ypres
When the toonies first came out everybody tried their hand at popping out the centre. The design flaw was corrected later, taking the fun out of it
I remember people saying when it first came out, that if you froze it and threw it at something hard, the middle would pop out. But I never did try it.
@@LLearners I did. Couldn't get it to separate. ;)
@@kmacgregor6361 Points for effort though :)
I remember when toonies came out and replaced the paper $2 bill that a lot of people complained they were fragile. That’s because they found elaborate ways to damage them. Freezing and using vice grips to pop out the centre. Which is odd because I’ve never accidentally put a dollar bill in the freezer and then a vice grip, so it would seem to be a rare problem to encounter. And we could just rip paper bills or set fire to them which you can’t really do with coins.
There is a HUGE difference between real maple syrup and the fake stuff. Yes it would blow your mind
I am 37 and was born and raised in Canada. Never tried maple syrup or even saw it anywhere except the airport or gift shops. Maybe it’s because whweee I am it’s just not as big a deal. And then I tried it for the first time this year. It was so expensive. It’s good! But my goodness its sweet, don’t need as much!
@@cristoferchanimak Where in Canada?
I bet if he set up a PO box, some Canadians (with more funds than me, anyway) would send him some, plus other goodies.
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Especially the very dark. Taste is very intense, like a cross between molasses and English treacle.
Ok a few things that you didn't know
1. Tim Bits ... from other places called Donut Holes
2. Bluenoser .. someone from Nova Scotia (from the Bluenose ... a Canadian Fishing boat that won the Americas Cup)
3. The crying was because they were Toronto Maple Leaf fans. They haven't been successful since 1967.
4. The poppy is worn for Remberance Day (Nov 11). It is a pin that is often lost and does poke you. It is in reference to the poem by John McRae (In Flanders Fields).
5. Garburtor ... a garbage disposal unit. 2 4 ... a 24 case of beer.
6. Barenaked Ladies are from Toronto. As they were becoming well known the mayor of Toronto said he didn't want them at the New Year celebration because the were naked women.
7. The Don guy is Don Cherry. He was the coach for Boston Bruins for several Stanley Cups (champions). He became a colour commentator for the show Hockey Night in Canada
8. Canada actually spends less per capita in tax money than the States dies
9 Nickelback is picked on in Canada too
10. Your syrup is real it is just different than maple syrup. Personally I prefer maple syrup but I also like other types as well
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Slight correction, the use of the term Bluenoser did not come from the schooner named Bluenose. Actually, it was exactly the reverse. The term 'Bluenose,' used as a nickname for Nova Scotians, dates from at least the late eighteenth century. The first recorded use of the word was in 1785 by the Reverend Jacob Bailey, a Loyalist clergyman living in Annapolis Royal after the American Revolution. PS: Nova Scotians are quite happy to be called Bluenosers.
Tyler, I love your shows, eh. Being from the isle of Newfoundland, I love your show on NL, but you didn't get to visit St. John's, so be sure to check us out when you get a chance eh? Also you'll love the book HOW TO BE A CANADIAN by Will and Ian Fergurson. I hope I got the spelling correct eh. The funnist book by some great talented Canadians.
About Poppies on Remembrance day, The British to it as well. A Canadian soldier wrote this during the first world war.
In Flanders Fields
BY JOHN MCCRAE
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
CBC stands for Canadian Broadcasting Channel. This video was the crown corporation promoting a Canadian RUclips video made by IFHT Films which got 2.7 million views.
Tyler, is there a difference between Kobe Steak and stir fry steak? 🫢
Pure 🇨🇦Canadian Maple Syrup🇨🇦 is liquid gold compared to regular ,artificial Pancake Syrup. No comparison.
Yeah, with real syrup you can taste the tree, in a good way.
Bare Naked Ladies are as Canadian as it gets. Highly successful, many awards, popular in USA too. They formed in suburb of Toronto.
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we call it poutine (teen) everywhere else in Canada besides Quebec - where poutine (tin) is used - in fairness they named it as it is french - so the rest of us apparently say it wrong.
Poutsin, to be linguistically accurate. The Québécois French dialect uses "ts" and "dz" instead of "t" and "d" in some words that have the following syllables: ti, tu, di, du.
Since we invented it, we gent to name it. This includes how to pronounce it😂
I have to admit that even though I'm Canadian, I don't love poutine.
@@jeancollier2930 I don’t love it either and maple syrup is fine but not something I have a lot either
Pou-teen is correct only in the sense that that’s the way you would say it when pronouncing the word in English. Which you are. Those who say Pou-tine are usually Francophone or bilingual Canadians who are referring to the true Québécois poutine :)
LOL at the sound snippit of "Body Break" right when he's about to ride up the ramp.
Tyler - the poppy pins are just a straight pin with no clasp and yes, they do poke into you
The 2 men with the hockey background behind were analysts on The Hockey Night In Canada broadcast. One of them was Don Cherry, who wears outrageous suits, and was a tough defenceman for The Boston Bruins in the 1950s. He played a long time for Rochester New York's AHL team. He was head coach of The Bruins for many years. He was a controversial character who is not afraid to speak his mind. He was fired from that show for making what was termed a racist remark.
Cherry actually only played 1 NHL game for Boston, and it was a playoff game.
The poppy is held on with a pin (sharp pointy end) and it often sticks you LOL
Best video yet. You analyzing the poppy lol lol lol
Fresh cheese curd doesnt melt with hot gravy, so a really good poutine cheese wont be melted
The metric system thing; it may be because we're (kibda) still transitioning, but we use both systems. For example, we use pounds to weight ourselves, but grams to weight food ; we use the metric system for distances but the imperial system for our heights.
Body weight is in pounds, groceries in kilos, length is in imperieal measure, quantity is in litres, distance is in time.
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The best bilingual I have seen is from movie called Canadian Bacon. If you haven't seen it, you should. The scene was done by 2 Canadian actors/comedians Dan Aykroyd and the late John Candy!
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A blue noser is a Nova Scotian. The bluenose is the ship on the cdn dime. Poppies r what we wear for Remembrance Day. It has a bent straight pin holding the flower to the “ stem” ( pin). They stab you a lot.
As Canadians, you weigh yourself in lbs, height in feet and inches
cook your oven food in Fahrenheit, but the outside temp in Celsius.
We have been heavily infected by American culture. I’ve left out a few other differences but it is what it is
There is a joke online about what we use in Canada and when. Temperature....metric,....length....imperial, weight.....imperial, etc. All sorts like those too.
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Poor Tyler, he doesn't know how much he missed. I have to admit, it was pretty hilarious! Tyler didn't catch the music in the background that was relevant to the certain scene. The Sleep Country Canada and Body Break was hilarious and of course I couldn't not sing along. Was I the only one talking to my monitor attempting to explain multiple things to Tyler at the same time?
He is being poked by the pin on the poppy that Canadians wear for Rememberance day. they have open ended pins.
BC is where you can get the best marijuana? Using pot makes you hungry, hence the reference to getting the munchies.
It wasn't a hockey team. The jersey was Toronto Raptors which is in the NBA.
Lastly, wearing a red poppy is standard for Canadians for Remembrance Day Nov. 11. The poem about the poppy fields was written by a Canadian soldier in WW1.
I can explain the metric-Canadian for you:
For very long lengths, We use Km and not miles, but for shorter lengths, we use feet and inches, not meters and cm.
For weight, we use pounds almost exclusively, not kg.
For fluids, we use liters for large amounts, but ounces for smaller ones, not ml.
For temperature, we use Celsius exclusively
For area, we use sqft\sqin, not m².
We never committed to one system... And I really prefer the matric system... Much easier to convert.
He didn't secure his poppy with a plug lol...
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People measure themselves in feet and inches, and measure their weight in lbs. We measure air temp in Celsius, but ovens are Fahrenheit. Also baking measurements are in cups, Tbsp and tsp, not grams and litres.
We use the metric system for half our measurements and the imperial system for the other half, for day-to-day use. (Professions will generally* stick with metric fully, or even imperial)
So weight is Pounds but Height is feet, and so on
The thing with syrup, also, is that making a syrup is the simplest thing in the world. It's sugar and water, extremely easy to add flavouring to. Distilling it directly from the maple sap in the old fashioned way is a much more involved process
Loved it. Thanks.
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yeah they changed to metric late 70"s-80"s. i grew up w miles, pounds and ounces , i still have to do conversions in my head lol.
Bluenoser is a nickname for the people of Nova Scotia. Also, the guy in point #2 didn't put his poppy pin (what we wear for veterens) in correctly and it's stabbing him.
Ah, the Timbit. The hole of the Tim Horton's donut. And in almost all the same flavours as the donuts. Tasty little treat.
4:25 the flower pins
If i could suggest something a tad off the wall... some canadian guys made a music video and its called "Out for a rip". It's really funny. There's also "Oh Canada" by Classified, which is a rap about canadian things. I'm not sure what kind of things you like but I thought it worth suggesting. 😊 I really love your videos.
Blue Noser refers to a an eastern Canadian Slloop that was one of the fastest sailing ships of it's time . Think "Americas Cup", though there a few other explanations for Blue Noser.
When the tooney first came out quite a few were falling apart, but not anymore.
We use pounds and inches and such for certain things. Weighing ourselves (since most scales are in pounds) as well as measuring our height. Other things we use metric for.
If you're going to remember any Prime Minister of Canada, it may as well be Sir John Alexander Macdonald, seeing as he was our very first. He is our equivalent to your George Washington.
November 11 is Remembrance Day in Canada. We honour all our fallen soldiers. We wear a poppy flower for solidarity. Please see a video about “In Flanders Fields”. November 11 is coming. So it would be very time appropriate also.
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- Loonie = one dollar coin
- Twonie = two dollar coin
- 2-4 = a 24 pack of beer OR the May 24th long weekend ("May 2-4 weekend")
- 2-6 or "twentysixer" = 26 ounce bottle of liquor (750mL, there's that imperial/metric thing again)
- The States = THE United STATES of America
- give'er = give it your all / try really hard
- keener = variation on the slang term "keen", meaning someone is really excited or really into something
- hoser = a loser/idiot. Older slang you don't hear much any more; comes from the old SCTV comedy sketch of the characters Bob (Rick Moranis) and Doug (Dave Thomas) Mackenzie. ("Take off, ya hoser!" "Yeah, take off, eh!")
- beaut = short for beautiful, but not for describing people, just things ("look at that boat!" "yeah, she's a beaut, all right.")
- touque = what Americans call a "beanie" but it usually has a pom-pom on top
- Yukon = a province. I don't know why they've included it as slang.
- a mickey = a 12.7oz/375mL bottle of liquor "I brought a mickey of vodka"
- pop = soda pop
- toboggan = a sled used to slide down snowy hills
- Stag/stagette = bachelor/bachelorette party or sometimes a shared gender pre-wedding party
- Hydro = much of our electricity comes from hydroelectric generation
- Homo milk = homogenized milk (often found at elementary schools)
- Double-double = a coffee order of two cream and two sugar at Tim Hortons (similarly you can use "triple-triple")
- garburator = garbage disposer
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Bonus: Chesterfield = multi-seat couch (old slang. My Granny born in 1921 used it)
Tyler one day you should check out - Just for Laughs Gags. They a Group of Canadian Comedians and Actors that play pranks on unsuspecting passerbyers .I think you’ll get a kick out of these.
You really should premier these videos live so we can explain things to you efficently.
CBC is our national broadcaster.
Canada started hating on Nickelback first. In fact the city I live in we threw shoes at them. Twice! First time we threw shoes at them, they left, they came back a few years later once again we threw shoes at them.
Ha!!! I heard you say sorry for something that is not even 1% your fault...now we got the receipt..your honary passport has been mailed.😂
We have poppy'swith a pin in it for veterans day
Edit: the way the little boy said poutine is how it's pronounced in French
Yes there's a difference between real maple syrup and "fake" but I have to be honest even as a Canadian I use aunt Jemima(they've changed the name but I haven't paid attention to the new name lol) on my waffles and pancakes. I don't know kilograms, so whenever I see kg I have to convert it to pounds, I also use feet and inches not meters and centimeters and have to convert to understand
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Tim Bits are little round donuts that are supposed to be the hole of the bigger donuts. The metric system came into affect when I was in high school. I hardly ever use the metric system unless I'm talking to younger people who know nothing but the metric system. Fake syrup is awful!!! I won't eat anything but the REAL syrup. I love watching your reactions to Canadian things you've never heard of, its really funny.
I was once pissed off that my dispensing fee for a medication was $4.
And yeah I don’t understand the metric system in weight, only pounds and stone. No idea about kilograms
Maple syrup & table syrup is as different as real fruit juice and Coolaid.
I use pounds and feet but everything else I use metrics. It’s just easier to picture someone’s height using feet rather than metres.
Aunt Jemima doesn’t have any maple in it, just glucose. We poor Canadians use it 👍🏻
You’re ok pronouncing poutine as “poo-teen“. Québeckers pronounce it “poo-tin”. You are a cutie by the way. Kudos to you for putting in the effort to learn more about your northern neighbour. 🇨🇦👍🏻
we use lbs for weight and feet inches form height but on our ID its in CM.
4:53 , POPPIES COME WITH A BENT STRAIGHT PIN
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Maple syrup is nice, no doubt. It is more thin than standard pancake syrup and much more expensive but very nice. I particularly like maple flavored bacon 😋🤤😉🙃
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Oh there is a huge difference between syrups. You know how real syrup comes from maple trees, we say the crap syrup is from telephone poles.
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Yes
As for your question about the metric system, most of us (if not ALL of us) use pounds - like you guys do in the US. That said, I *do* know how to convert pounds to kg and vice versa (pretty easy 1 pound is roughly 0.454 kg - so an amount in kg is just under twice as many pounds, which is how I remember it 🙃).
As for feet/inches and meters and cm, I know both but am better with cm/m because that's what they taught me in school...
It's kind of like being bilingual in more than just French and English (conversational languages) - we also "speak" and learn both the metric AND the imperial systems lol!
Some of us remember our (mandatory) high-school French better than others! 😆
The one thing NONE of us - Canadians or Americans seem to understand, however, is when the Brits use "stones" for measuring weight... lol But by writing this comment, I learned that a stone is 14lbs or around 6.35kg and is supposedly part of the IMPERIAL system! Go figure! So why don't Americans use stones if it's part of their imperial system? 🤔😅
Great videos! As a Canadian, I really enjoyed both the original and your reaction and felt your pain... they did go pretty fast for a non-Canadian to keep up! I had a few really good laughs and lots of snickering from the videos today! Thanks for your interest in Canada/Canadian culture!
If you're interested, for either your videos or for personal interest, JJ Mccullough is a YTer who makes lots of videos about Canadian (and sometimes American)-isms and does a pretty good job, too, imo. You might find his videos interesting. It would be super cool to see the 2 of you collaborate, even (just throwing that suggestion out there to the universe 😉 ).
I know 2.2 lbs per kg but that's it. Lol.
@@jeffreycairns767 yeah that's the easier way to remember it I think.. I probably should've written it that way but I find it easy enough to double pounds or divide kilos by 2 🤷♀️ the comment forced me to double check the number (didn't want to give false info by accident) and I learned that 1 cm = 0.394 inches - round that and it's 0.4, so again, just under half, like pounds/kg and that 1 mile = 0.621 km, so also close to double (just a little OVER instead of under, for kg/lbs and cm/inches). Kinda interesting!
When it comes to temperature, though, idk how to convert it.. idk anything except °C ... except for my oven for recipes/food instructions 😆
My dad uses °F for indoor temp and I NEVER know what that means in Celcius haha... and oddly enough, I use Celsius on my meat (and human) thermometers (despite using °F for the oven)! Weird, hey? lol
I think I dislike Fahrenheit - esp for outdoor temp bc I feel like 0° for freezing just makes more sense. Apparently, freezing is 32°F! That would get confusing - at least for me in the winter lol.
I remember watching Alone, and despite them filming (most seasons) in Canada, they always said the temp in Fahrenheit and it was super frustrating lol imo they should have put it in Celcius on the screen for non-American viewer! They'd be saying "it's 30° out and meanwhile, it's snowing... or 25° (or some temp) and explaining how quickly someone could die from hypothermia at that temp... I originally would look up the temps but eventually ignored them and couldn't be bothered haha...
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Also.....I just bought my poppy today!
We use metric weight for everything but our own asses. Same goes for height: most quote in Ft and inches. (Probably US cultural influences, so much weight (!) given to being 6' tall etc.)
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The average Canadian measurements:
Height in inches
Weight in pounds
Pot in grams and ounces
Booze in ml
Distance in km
Distance also in hours
Food, cups, tablespoons, teaspoons
Volume in ml, l, we don’t use cl
Cooking temperature in f
Cold temperature in c
Hot temperature in f
Woodworking in feet inches
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Canadian use pounds when weighing ourselves. Kilograms for weighing most other things. Except in sports for some reason. In high school wrestling I was 50something kg. I'm heavier now and don't know what I weigh in kg.
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Oh my...the Maritimes is the east coast, you might recognize Nova Scotia, PEI (Prince Edward Island), Newfoundland..., That's baseball, not hockey... The Toronto blue Jays. West Coast is famous, even in Amsterdam for the marijuana. Lol, you're awesome, live from the West coast of Canada ❤️edit: love
Hola de Baja. Poppies are for veterans day, Tim bits are donut holes
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YES really maple syrup would completely blow your mind out of the water.. and only French people pronounce it POUTIN.. the rest of us say it just like you. Did anyone else keep answering his questions like as if he could hear you? This is fast becoming one of my favorite channels to watch when I need a giggle!! Thanks Tyler 😁
Lol yup... I have found myself talking to the computer screen many times answering his questions but its still not working...:)
YES!
I thought I was the only one talking to my phone while watching the video. It's so much fun watching these. He needs to watch Rick Mercer. 😄
Yep, I was answering him too lol
I answered him too. lol.
Younger canadians understand the metric system but some of us grew up during the change from imperial to metric, myself included.
Me as well. When I look at packages and see the weight in grams, I quickly convert it to pounds/ ounces, ( especially with meat).
Temperature, volume and distance though, I am purely metric!
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Ive worked in commercial kitchens, labs and eventually as a nurse so I was exposed and am able to convert from metric to imperial easily. Ialso remember that an American gallon is different from imperial gallon but not sure how much of a difference it is.
It’s always fun that grocery store flyers advertise meat is $x per pound, you go and all the prices are based on $x per KG. Lol
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Same. I still use both, depending on the circumstances, like Sir David of Tor. I always use imperial for weights, but metric for pretty much everything else.
I think we as subscribers should send Tyler a box of Canadian snacks. All Dressed chips, ketchup chips, Hickory Stix, a Caramilk bar, Coffee Crisp, Crunchie, Smarties, Crispy Crunch, a box of Dare maple cookies, Jos Louis....
Good list of snacks, except for the "all dressed" and "ketchup chips". Please don't send him those ... they are gross!! And I'm Canadian!
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I offered and all i got was a request to add him on telegram and when i did, he said i won an iphone 13 and a PS5 and asked for some personal info...no card or bank information bit still, very fishy...
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Tyler, you are so endearing. That whole Timbit/poppy skit had me trying to explain to you through my computer screen, LOL! I hereby crown you an honorary Canadian. You must now start pronouncing your last name like "Bou-QUET" and yes, I stole that from "Keeping Up Appearances".
Me too!!!
Very funny! Laugh about the poppy and tim bits (round centres of the donuts : round balls coated in different sugars) sold at Tim Hortons coffee. The poppies are sold with a stick pin ,and yes they are sharp, ouch, lol. mine never stays on my clothes, I lose a couple every season. Lol.
Me too! I was yelling answers at the TV screen. We need to make him an honourary Canuck. He has earned an official Tim Horton travel mug. LOL
I yell at the screen sometimes I am so desperate for him to get it
@Joella, surely, you must mean "honourary," or are we saving that for once he starts reflexively apologizing to inanimate objects he has inadvertently bumped into?
Poppies are attached to the clothing by a steel pin. Quite easy to poke yourself - especially when putting it on your clothing. Sometimes, moving the wrong way will get you poked too. That's the poppy joke here !
In the old days, when poppies were not made as cheeply, there was a little end that you could put over the pokey part.
Yeah it's basically a sewing needle with a flower on the end.
Would anyone else stick a pencil eraser on the end to end the pain? 😂
@@vaudreelavallee3757 here I thought they were this way so they'd fall off and you'd need to donate to get another.... My wife and I just stick a little Canadian Flag pin through the center with a proper backing to it.
@@luckybug479 I usually fold over a small piece of scotch tape at the end so it not only stays on but it can not poke you.
One of the subtle inside jokes was the presence of Canadian Tire Money. It wasn't mentioned but those in the know saw it each time it appeared.
The metric system joke is because although its our official system, we don't use it exclusively or consistently. We generally use it for things like distances (kilometersvs miles). But other measurements we lean towards imperial. For weight, we talk in pounds more than kilograms. Height, we also tend to use feet and inches instead of centimeters (although cm is what'son our drivers licenses lol). For temperature we are all over the place! We use Celsius for air temperature and Fahrenheit for water... we are heavily influenced by our southern neighbors lol 😆. That said, lots of us can figure out the general conversions if we think hard enough. Love your videos. Can we send you any Canadian snacks to try? Would love to watch that!
It's more that we never finished the conversion when the Americans backed out of it. At the local grocery store, the price of meat is per kilogram, but the weight on the package is imperial. It's fun.
@@GarettHarnish Locally-produced food items generally ONLY list grams or kilograms on their packaging (although I'm sure some companies, particularly those selling to an older demographic, include both metric and imperial). For example, I just demolished (over the last 3 days) a bag of chips that was labelled as 550 grams (without an imperial equivalent given). I think there's even a law that says that foreign products must have metric measurements on their packaging (just like they must have a French translation of everything that's written in English), but nobody is required to put imperial on there.
My theory on why people still use pounds and feet/inches for their own dimensions is simply that this is how we all grew up - ever since we understood language itself, our growth was being told to us in those units. So we all know our measurements in imperial units, and we teach our kids _their_ measurements in those units...and doctor's offices, knowing that everyone is using imperial, will always ask your weight in pounds and height in feet/inches. It is self-perpetuating. When you start putting ONLY kilometres and kph on road signs, you are forcing people to figure it out and make the change, and the fact that speedometers on cars had both measurement systems visible made it easy to transition, to the point where now, only American-made cars MIGHT include mph and kph on the speedometer (many cars made for the Canadian or European market will just have kph). Same with buying things at the store. If you are perpetually forced to use a certain unit system in order to live your life, well, you start to THINK in terms of those units.
We also use °F for the oven.
Celsius for air and Fahrenheit for water temperature is dead on! 😂
@@JesusFriedChrist Ya, the only "F" that I see anymore is for the oven.
For the quintessential, old school comedic representation of Canadiana, surely there's no alternative to finding an old video of Bob and Doug MacKenzie from the 1980s. This comedy duo was played by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, and was the perfect send-up of a US idea of what a Canuk is really like.
We wear a poppy every November for RemembranceDay those who fought in the wars. You put the poppy on to show respect the veterans sell them for a donation. They have a pin to attach to your clothing and yes it is easy to stick yourself
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Tyler - you need to re-watch this video with a Canadian who can explain everything to you - LOL
This is a great idea!! And could be done remotely.
I suggest watching the 'I Am Canadian' ads
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Tyler, You would most likely be interested in asking google why Canadians ( and the commonwealth ) wear a poppy to commemorate Remembrance day, November11th
A Canadian Doctor) , John McCrae, serving in the army in WW1 wrote a beautiful poem called “in Flander’s Field” after the death of a soldier. The poppy’s use as a symbol of Remembrance was inspired by this beautiful and sad poem. There are several other symbols of the poppy cited as well.
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Don't forget that the Poppy is an official copywrited symbol of the Royal Canadian Legion. A Veterans support organization.
Thank You Mary Lou , Crl. John McRae was my great uncle . So glad that some of us know the depth of what great sacrifice so many gave for this great country Canada . God Bless and I pray you and all your Loved ones stay safe. Byron Stephen.
The Maritimes is the grouping of the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, if you add in Newfoundland and Labrador it is referred to as the Atlantic Provinces. The poppy is worn in the few weeks leading up to Remembrance Day (Nov 11) and if you don't put it on properly you get poked. The 2 guys on the TV talking about hockey are Ron MacLean and Don Cherry (in the fancy suit). Cherry is either loved or hated because of his views on how hockey should be played. Most Canadians use kilometers for speed and distance, Celcius for temp, but still use pounds especially when talking about a person's weight, and feet and inches for a person's height. Poutine is a French word, the pronunciation you use for poutine is the English one, the little boy in the vid used the French pronunciation.
The only thing I would add is that in Newfoundland we also measure distance by time! If you ask someone how far is St. John's, you might get "about 7 hours drive". I wasn't even aware of this until it was pointed out to me. LOL.
@@panderson3821 this is true in parts of Ontario as well lol
No need for the question "How long does it take?" But you might need to ask "how many kilometers?" Lol
@@panderson3821 we do it out here in BC, too, especially when figuring distance to places like Toronto. Seems to depend upon how far one is going.
And the prairie provinces are Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
@@panderson3821 I think that’s an Atlantic Province thing, I’ve lived in New Brunswick and PEI and distance was measured in time both places. I know how long it takes to drive to Montreal and Toronto but have no clue what the actual distance would be lol
He is wearing a poppy for Rememberance Day.
Most of us always loose our poppy because they have a sharp pointy end…like a needle. 😮
Scratches, stabs and missing poppies are the norm! Anything for the Veterans.
Let it be known….we always replace it with a new one. The money collected for all poppies goes 100% to Veteran programs.
A pencil eraser can fix that. I found out on my 3rd free trip to the hospital due to the blood loss.
@@b.w.6535 great idea, I'll try that. Thanks
@@b.w.6535 Wow. Mind blown can't believe I didn't think of that. Thanks bud!
cut about 1/4 inch from a large elastic band, works great!
@@b.w.6535 All these years I've just been bending the pin so it comes back out the shirt and hides behind the poppy
As someone has posted, many of us Canucks of a 'certain age' have grown up using a mix of both metric and imperial. An example has my height on my driver's license in feet and inches. For long distances and temperature I use metric, however for my height and weight, I have used imperial. Bit I also know my weight in metric only because of my years in high-school wrestling.
Tyler, I guarauntee you, that like me, most of your Canadian audience sang along with the entire Sleep Country commercial, up to and INCLUDING the "DING!". It's arguably the most widely recognized commercial across the entire country.
Now it's stuck in all our heads. lol
Did you ever hear "The legend of the chevy farm" commercial? super catchy! Mostly an Edmonton thing I think.
As a Canadian, your videos are great.
Canadians are not shy to poke fun at ourselves.
These are a couple Canadian shows (Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes) that embrace, explore and joke about our country. Really funny stuff.
Too bad Rick quit doing rants
I think the best part about being a Canadian is we are just inclusive people, we don’t really care if people make fun as long as people are laughing and happy, when I talk to people that haven’t been to Canada I always joke that I’ll need to feed my polar bear for the ride to school the next day hahaah
Also love Jim Gaffigan dedicating half a special to poking fun at Canada, and the other half at Spain. Hope to see Tyler react to it.
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True
I miss Rick Mercer soooooooooo much. This hour has 22 minutes is very funny.
Some references you didn't get -
A lot of Canadians move to the Parries to work on the oil rigs.
The Maritimes is known for its fishing industry.
Out west (BC) has a large population of Asian people. They were considering to make Chinese an official language.
Poppies are on a stick pin and most Canadians wear them every year leading up to Nov. 11... Remembrance Day.
Timbits = Donut holes... you know this.
The guy in the weird cloths is Don Cherry. He was a hockey player and coach who commentated on the games during Hockey night in Canada.
We typically use pounds instead in kilograms for weight except the grocery store scales. I always have to do the math in my head to understand how much of something I am buying. 1 Kilogram = 2.2 pounds... because the price will say $1.99 per pound but the scale is in kilograms... annoying.
Great video. It was pretty funny and you caught a lot of the jokes.
"A lot of Canadians move to the Prairies to work on the oil rigs". I've heard that there are so many Newfies in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan that they celebrate New Year's Eve twice: once when it's midnight in Newfoundland and again when it's really midnight locally!
You forgot that the reference to the West (BC) was the guys were high, as BC is known for their bud. lol
BC is known for weed
Pure maple syrup is nothing like the other syrup. There is nothing else like it.
Now you need a PO Box so we can send in some real syrup… and ketchup chips! And Don Cherry, the permanent halloweenish hockey commentator on tv, is the only Canadian thing I’m absolutely ashamed of
I was literally about to write this myself 😂
You people should be ashamed of yourselves, you absolute hosers. Grapes is a national fuckin’ treasure and if you got a problem with him then you got a problem with me, and I suggest you let that one marinate bud.
I was so happy when he was taken off TV 😂
@@JesusFriedChrist I was commenting about the PO Box.
The Don Cherry thing I am a bit more neutral on. I enjoyed him as a kid and bought his rockem sockem videos in the 90s. However I found he lost his marbles as he aged. His comments regarding "you people" was really really bad but I think he may have said it out of dumb ignorance rather than intentionally. I don't think it warranted a firing if he was willing to apologize for his comments. I guess it came down to his long history of offensive language (French, foreigners etc.) that eventually got him canned.
Yes he definitely needs a PO Box!
In Quebec, we call fake syrup "sirop de poteau" which is syrup that comes from a post rather than a tree.
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"Stab yourself with a poppy"
*internal screaming*
I used to get tape and wrap the hell out of the end. Hated being stabbed
always pin it sideways, not down like the guy did in the skit. Common sense Eh!
@@michaelmardling3152 I did. And would still get stabbed. Lol. So tape it was
I'm never worried about stabbing myself, I'm more the kind to wonder how to keep it from falling off clothing.
easer ends of pencils have always helped me
Tyler, I love how every time you see a video with Timbits, you always say "I've never heard of those". They're just donut holes mate.
Poppy worn on november 11 in commemoration of our vetrans and soldiets who died.
In Flanders Fields
BY JOHN MCCRAE
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
Poppies are painful. I wanna invent one with a. Safety pin
For a slightly larger donation to the Legion you can get a true pin with a backing stop or a permanent poppy that's coloured like our coins.
@@ninemoonplanet oooh that’s good to know!
We didn't start with the metric system until I was in Grade 8 so the Imperial system is still very much ingrained in me and the majority of our generation and the next. Young Canadians are probably more versed in metric. Also, we need to keep both imperial and metric tools for fixing things on hand as it depends on where the item is made as to which tool you will need.
I am a hobby machinist and I had to buy metric and imperial measuring tools like calipers, micrometers and dial indicators... Frankly, I prefer to work in metric, but I am fine with imperial system when it comes to measure things in 1/1000th of inches! :)
The problem is with tooling, I have sets of inches, metric drills, end mill cutters etc.... And these are expensive you have no idea!
I’d love it if you react to some classic Canadian tv, like Corner Gas, Letterkenny, Mr Dress Up, Kids in the Hall, etc!
I’d love to send you some Canadian snacks if I can too
Can confirm. Corner Gas was a delight :D
I'd like to add SCTV, Kim's Convenience, Anne with an "E", Orphan Black, Murdoch Mysteries, Still Standing, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Trailer Park Boys, Wind At My Back, Heartland, Flashpoint, Due South, North of 60, The Rez, Transplant...................
@@samparsons9550 agreed Corner Gas was a great show and so is the new animated version of Corner Gas
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Love the kg question! This is too true, I use the metric system for everything except my (peoples) height, weight and the temperature of the pool. Can’t get those straight! 😂
I love watching your videos...I live near Toronto and I literally do my own reaction to your reaction 😂 out loud for no one to hear! Keep it Bud! It's a lot of fun to watch... Eh?!
I love your videos, as a Western Canadian It is awesome to see someone react to different parts of our weird and wonderful culture. Haha I am doing one of the most Canadian Challenges I could think of on my channel haha. Thanking a new person/profession each day for 365 days 😂
A Bluenoser is one who hales from Nova Scotia. In fact, our dime has the Bluenose on it. The fastest clipper in the water at one time. We wear a red poppy, on the left side, above our heart, on Nov 11 in Remembrance of our fallen soldiers. The pin often pokes you.
I am a proud Blue Noser. 💙 But I'm from the island and from the Bay b'y... Not the Pier dear. 😉
@@theislanddissident I stand corrected. Thanks.
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Tyler I wish you would do a summer road trip and post the whole thing. It would be pure gold! Plus you should leave a post office box so some of us Canucks can send you food and maple syrup.
Lol the metric system issue is definitely a thing. I'm from Nova Scotia and I don't know anyone who uses the metric system for height and weight. Also, if someone is telling you the length of a general item, they'll say it in inches, not centimeters. For everything else we use the metric system. I think the only reason Canada decided to use the metric system is because it makes math easier but we're just too lazy to learn how to use it in any other way haha.
I use imperial for height and weight, but I also know the metric values of them. It's just unlikely anyone will know what I'm talking about if I use them.
Canadians often use Imperial measurements when cooking, e.g. cups and teaspoons instead of millilitres.
You must checkout the 1994 commercial I AM CANADIAN- best commercial ever made that has stuck with me as a canadian my whole life eh