I agree that JJ doesn’t really understand the French language facts in Canada. All Federal government services, forms, websites, courts etc must, by law, be available in both official languages of English and French across the entire country.
I don't know where he is from in Canada, but with his lack of knowledge about French and his accent, I would say most likely in the Prairies. Am I wrong?
JJ's videos on regions and provinces can be interesting and are clearly well edited and slick, there's definitely value to reacting to them, but you should take into account he's something of a Canadian Libertarian with a bit of a bias towards portraying French and Quebec as not really relevant in our society; he does tend to downplay its importance in other regions, most notably New Brunswick but also some areas of Manitoba, Ontario, and Alberta. That said his rankings of prime ministers and explanation of provinces might be fun videos to react to. Also, as is tradition, Canadian Heritage Minutes will give you tons of insight into all kinds of topics. Edit: I'm also just gonna add, that he kinda ignores both the historical strength of the Catholic Church in Quebec (and how that bleeds into culture like the swears and curses they use) and how the sharp 180 to Secularism has huge effects on the culture of Quebec. He kind of dismisses some religious aspects as politics, but political culture is an element of culture. Also when it comes to child-rearing, he focuses exclusively on makeup of families, but ignores the massive differences between the US and Canada when it comes to things like maternity and paternity leave, of which is much longer and backed by laws, programs, and regulations in Canada, as well as the much greater emphasis Canada has placed and is currently placing on things like subsidized childcare, which would naturally affect how children develop and thus culture. Opinionated somewhat here but I would guess he downplayed both due to his political opinions and the fact that the most well known childcare plan originated in Quebec and is being pushed as a national issue by a prime minister he politically disagrees with. Which is fine normally, but in a video on cultural differences is a bit disengenous.
You should watch videos in french (that have english subtitles so you could understand) to give you a better idea of Québec or french in Canada. Having only videos made by anglophones may give you a biaised point of view. And JJ is obviously one of the extremes on that part
@@NotePortal Yeah, I didn't mean to imply that you should ignore English-Canadian journalism. Or believe all the French coverage, either. And you have to verify what either the English or French press says.
JJ’s is notoriously negatively bias against the French culture in all of his video (even leaning on Quebec bashing on some occasions) so many of his comments will downplay the real cultural differences between the two countries.
Only federal government services have to be provided in both languages. Provincial and municipal governments may choose to provide services in only one of the two languages.
And the US has no official language, so services are not limited to just two languages. Where I grew up in Minnesota, government services were offered in four languages pretty uniformly (English, Spanish, Somali and Hmong) and they are trying to rapidly expand that. Whereas now I live in Québec, where you can only get service in French.
Not all product labels have to be in both languages, only those sold at the federal level. Locally produced goods which are not sold outside of the province/territory of production only have to be labelled in the primary language spoken in that province/territory. The producer of those goods can opt to provide bilingual labels, though.
@@thatcherdonovan7305 me think you are 100% bulshitting we dont just serve people here in French!!! we have to also serve you in English if you obviously cannot speak french ! if someone does not they are at the risk of been fire of their job.if the store has no one speaking english doing sing language and pointing what you want will be appreciated but this only happen with old boomer that did not learn English ! go hate on Quebecker in your mom basement !We have laws in place just to accommodate the English speaker !🙄🙄🥱🥱
@@funnygaming2672 je ne sais pas si tu as suivi l'actualité, mais avec l'adoption de la loi 96 chaque personne a le droit de travailler en français. Cela veut dire que tu as bel et bien le droit de refuser de me servir en anglais, ce qui ne me chicote aucunement. Je suis à l'aise en français et je soutiens les lois qui établissent la presence continue de la langue française au Québec
Very true. I don't like when Tyler watches this channel, something about JJ's views on our country really grate me the wrong way. He really hand waves a lot of things away and acts very pretentious of his views
He did not even mention “official bilingualism.” America is not a bilingual country and nobody is under any obligation to speak anything but English. This JJ guy needs some education.
My American ex-in-laws visited us in New Brunswick then took a short trip to the province of Quebec. Returning from Rivière du Loup which they called “river da loop” they complained about the amount of French they heard. Grandpa said the government should “stamp it out” because the English got there first! NO! The English defeated the French and agreed to leave language and religion untouched. We loved the French influence in Canada.
I'm almost certain that an ungodly amount of Canadians from outside of Québec don't know that whole of Canada's roots are French... Misinformation and racism are important parts of why we are always treated as being a problem, even though we bring so much with our differences
Why would your ex in laws complain about the amount of french? Who complains about any language they here as long as it's not vulgar. That's sad. People speak what they speak
@@gamexsimmonds3581 yeah some people are offended to not be cattered to in their own language even though they are in a place where they speak another language. Mostly English speakers who think that all around the world everybody should know English for them so that they don't have to make an effort.
I would argue that there is a difference in child rearing simply because maternity leave is 12 to 18 months in Canada and wildly utilized. This invariably has a different outcome for families in regards to the work life balance.
Ya, my niece in the US is a pediatrician and only got a few weeks off for maternity leave while my daughter and daughter-in-law here in Canada had a year off for each child, and it's extremely beneficial for their babies to have their parent at home. My son even shared the parental leave and spent the 2nd 6 months of the 12 month leave with his child. They didn't receive their full pay but still, it was a wonderful experience for them!
JJ is the only fellow Canadian I've ever heard that pronounces the word about as "aboot". I wonder if this is just an affectation to gain notoriety or if his parents did that as well.
It's literally an act. Personally, I can't stand the guy, and I hate that he has somehow become a mouthpiece for "the Canadian perspective". I disagree with most of his views, and furthermore, he just generally annoys me. That being said, because Tyler is reviewing it, I will hazard a watch.
You can tell it's an act because occasionally he slips and pronounces :out" in other words the way most Canadians pronounce it. If he's doing that to win a bet, then more power to him. If it's some sort of private joke on the many non-Canadians who follow him then he should clean up his act.
This drives me about him, he leans into those stereotypes and presents himself as representative of Canadians as a whole while I think he's far from it.
Hi Tyler ~ I just wanted to mention that New Brunswick is the province that is the only “official” Bilingual province. That being said we have so many areas throughout each province, where French is fluently spoken and the preferential choice. I think there’s a number of factors contributing to this, such as the French were the first to arrive in Canada and start the “fur trading” initiative. Obviously, the British were close behind. We also take French as a subject in school. You already know about various French foods that are celebrated throughout our country. The list goes on! As you said…it’s very interwoven in our society, and it’s something we are very proud of, as is our acceptance and celebration of multiculturalism and various religions. Cheers🇨🇦☺🇺🇸
@@shelleyhender8537 Good for your family and I wish this was the reality for most people, but it's not. I work in Bathurst. Even though it should be completely bilingual because of the proximity with the acadian peninsula, it is often not. Bilingualism is great on paper, in practice it's different.
Outside of a few pockets of people stuck in certain geographical locations, people in Canada are generally compassionate and accepting of one another's differences. Assimilation isn't a demand in Canada. We all bring something to the table. BTW, There's a lot of French people in Northern Ontario, Quebec and along the east coast.
Wow JJ! Last guy I'd want to take as a reliable source on explaining what Quebeckers are like... He didn't seem to be bashing us too bad this time around. Having him comment on Quebec (he's from BC if I remember correctly) is like having a Texan explaining what New Yorkers are like. He once did a video of a trip in Montreal (where bilingualism is pretty prevalent). I'd love to see him visit Saguenay or Alma. I'm sure he'd have less people who'd be able to understand him, but they'd still do their best to help out a tourist. Quebec is not very religious because we were stuck so many years being governed by closely linked politician and church. Maurice Duplessis was in power for 30 years (helped by the church and vice versa). When finally another politician became prime minister and with Boomers being young and wanting to ''change the world'', religion lost a lot of it's previous power in Quebec society.
I'm from BC, and I'm embarrassed to confirm that yes, so is JJ. The only point where I disagree with you is your analogy. I'd say that JJ explaining Québec is more like someone from the stone age describing Saturn. He's wilfully ignorant of his own country, and I wish he'd just leave.
@@LordOfElysium Not really... Churches are almost empty. Go check out a mass in a church there, the average age of church goers must be minimum 75. Some catholic churches are sold to certain cultural communities who need space for their own church. Some are sold to be turned into houses. Even compared to the 80s, Québec is a lot less''catholic'' than it used to be.
@@LordOfElysium not really. We booted religion out of our school system and government, we all have stories of our mothers and grand-mothers having the have dozens of child because it was their 'duty' based on the opinion of some non-married dude that was likely raping children. So we value an absolute strict separation of state and religion, and a large number of people simply despise religion as a concept. Mostly older people and people prone to believe non-sense still care about religion in Quebec.
@@STEVEARABIA1I’m from ontario and been watching him accidentally for years. Like I said some of his topics are interesting but when he talks about issues I know a lot about he is way way off……for example there is high concentration of French east and north of Toronto all the way to the Atlantic.
Tyler, yeah I think he's from BC. If he was from the prairies or Matt places further east I think he'd have a bit better understanding of the breadth of French speaking communities in this country. In Manitoba we have a large number of French speakers both in and outside the cities. Lots of small rural towns in the red river valley where you'll be just as likely to hear Manitobain French as you would low German or English. Lots of Indigenous communities speak either Saulteax/French or Cree/French michif among other languages. NB has a huge Acadian French speaking population and is actually the only province that's officially bilingual. So yeah, in BC they probably don't see a lot of French speakers but a whole lot of us east of the Rockies do. He's gotten about 3 of the 5 points he's talked on at least somewhat wrong so far so maybe absolutely don't take what he says as scripture.
JJ clearly has issues with Francophones that don't represent everyone in British Columbia. French speakers are in the minority compared to those who speak English, Cantonese, Mandarin or Punjabi, but I believe French is still seventh in our top ten. French-language schools and French immersion programs exist here, as do communities of French speakers.
JJ lives in Vancouver where French is really not important at all. However French is important in many parts of Canada and he should know that. If however Québéc ever holds another succession vote I’ll be pushing for English Canadians to have a chance to vote Québéc out of the country.
We see lots in British Columbia. we have entire communities that speak French or did speak French at 1 time. French immersion school is very popular for our English-speaking kids.
i grew up in BC, he's an asshat, and outlier... i went to a french immersion school. there are fracophone areas in BC. i can also say i've been to quebec and it's lovely and where i live now in ontario has several fracophone areas around me here in the northern areas.
We all have to take French in school all over Canada JJ seems uneducated on a lot of things in Canada. Sounds arrogant, like he isn't acknowledging bilingualism and the fact we have two official languages. No, not all people who speak different languages are immigrants. Theres huge populations that retain culture and languages that have lived here longer than many immigrants. And just go to Alberta where there are publicly paid for Catholic schools. Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba have very religious led politics
Ironically, but understandably, Alberta with high religiosity and low science education has the highest rate of single moms. Teaching abstinence only has the opposite effect intended!. I won't watch part 2. Part. One is awful and lacks correct information.
Catholic schools in Alberta and Saskatchewan are directly a result of Quebec's influence. They were included in the founding acts of each province, in order to protect the ways of life of francophones who already lived here, and can't be removed without constitutional amendments, which Quebec will never agree to.
Where I live in the prairies we have a large Ukraine population. They speak fluent Ukrainian as well as English and are not immigrants. It depends entirely where you live. It's completely inaccurate to say most different language speaking people are immigrants. Indigenous people often speak their language. People from the Philippines, regardless of how long they've lived here speak their language, etc. There was a lot "aboot" his video that is inaccurate.
The one big thing he failed to mention about language in that video you watched is that in Canada, English AND French are both OFFICIAL languages in Canada which means federal government services are mandated to provide services in both languages and all consumer packaging that is distributed nationally (local producers with limited local markets are exempt) MUST include both languages per federal law.
As of 2019, in BC alone, there were 572 french immersion schools. These are schools where all subjects are taught in French. There are way more families who want there children to be in French immersion programs, than there are spots available. The video you are watching really understates the amount of bilingualism and the growth of bilingualism in Canada.
I suspected this. When I scroll thru the comments I never see a reaction or reply from Tyler. @gellirhondda I think he has 3 channels (unless he dropped one): 🇨🇦, 🇬🇧, and 🇳🇴
An interesting fact that has been overlooked: In my experience, (having lived in Ontario and Québec) all the school districts offer an English and French School board that both offer immersion programs. In English primarily speaking areas they offer French Immersion programs (where 80-90% of classes are in French). In primarily French speaking areas they offer English immersion programs. While the majority of Francophones (French-speaking people) live in Québec, there are pockets of Francophones throughout Canada. There are also some anglophone (English speaking people) communities in Québec.
And? The French classes we are made to take throughout our main school life isn’t optional, so? And what help does French immersion do if barley anyone in the rest of Canada speaks French?
Last week celebrating Founders Day my daughters wore their Scouting uniforms to school. A classmate who transferred from the US this year told them they could not wear those uniforms because Scouts is for boys. The girls were quite upset. We then shared information with the classmate that Scouts in Canada was first co-ed in 1971 and by 1992 ALL parts in Canada were co-ed, but in the US it has only been since 2018/2019.... and 4/5 of the World Scouting Organizations are co-ed.
With regards to language, one important distinction is that in Canada, French is an official language. This means that all services at the federal level, as well as federally regulated services (such as airline travel), must be provided in both French and English. No such requirement exists in the US, where Spanish is not an official language (in fact, the US has no official language and English is the 'de facto' language of communication). Just as importantly, though, French is the only official language of the province of Quebec. Though English may be widely spoken and understood in a few areas of the province, such as downtown Montreal, the western suburbs and a few small towns with historically predominant English speaking populations, it cannot be overemphasized that the vast majority of daily life in Quebec happens in French and only in French. In most parts of Quebec, one can spend an entire day in a store and not hear a word of English. Most signs are exclusively in French, communications with the provincial government, with limited exception, are in French only. In addition, Quebec has its own 'cultural industry', with television and film productions, music, media and talk shows, that are all home grown within the province. Quebec has its own 'star system', and although the personalities made famous through such productions may be known in French-speaking parts of New Brunswick or Ontario, they are mostly completely unknown in English Canada. In that sense, linguistically and culturally speaking, Quebec is more like a small to midsize European country (such as Sweden) than it is part of the Canadian or North American mainstream. In spite of large Spanish speaking populations in the US, nothing so distinctive exists in the US, partly because Quebec is an official entity with clearly marked territorial boundaries, and its own government.
This video is suspicious. French is not a "minor" issue in Canada. And if this guy was really Cdn he'd know that. There are French cdns in NewBrunswick, Northern Ontario and Manitoba. I distinctly heard him say "aboot" a few times. This guy is fake. It's what someone trying to sound Cdn would do. 🤭🤷♀️😛
I disagree with most he has to say, I live in B.C. and am well aware of the french everywhere and on every package, it might not be commonly spoken but we all learn it in school.I have also visited Manitoba and found a large french influence there too. Also In Canada It is very important that a parent spends the first year of life with their child and has compensation to take time off work and is encouraged to do so. If the mother is a stay-at-home mom already then the father can take paternaty leave and will be compensated.
There are many FrenchCanadian communities across Canada. My city of Edmonton, Alberta has the French Quarter that embraces French Canadian culture, language, restaurants, cafes and festivals. The community of Beaumont, just outside of Edmonton also has a rich history of French people, as well as many other towns through the province. You will even see the traffic signs in French in some of these communities. I enjoy all cultures that show what they are, most large cities have a Little Italy, China Town, German communities, etc.
Well Manitoba and Saskatchewan also have many French communities and also Northern Ontario..We do not have an evangelical type religion here and certainly NEVER in politics. That is taboo.
There’s a few counties in Alberta with a lot of french speakers as well; to be fair there’s also lots of Germans and Ukrainians in the prairies, some Irish in northern Alberta as well.
Evangelical Christians do exist in Canada, even in politics. I know plenty of them. They even have their own political party that has some popularity in Alberta, the Christian Heritage Party. However, most of that energy gets transferred into the Conservative Party in all its permutations across the country, and this influence has been increasing steadily.
Ok so I’m not taking crazy pills. 51 years in Canada and I’ve never heard his accent before. I have noticed he’s finally stopped pronouncing “ah-boot”, which he did on his earlier videos. Is he even Canadian?
@@KoraCarlson His bio says he's Canadian and grew up in Vancouver. I have also wondered about his nationality as he has an accent that is not familiar and an affected sing/song way of speaking - where he raises his tone at the end of words or sentences. He is openly gay, anti monarchy, anti Quebec, anti bilingualism and jokes about how he would like Canada and the US to become one country. He writes about Canadian politics for the Washington Post - which is worrisome with views that are quite different from most Canadians.
@@KoraCarlson It’s not “his accent”. The reason you’ve never heard it is because it doesn’t exist. It’s made up. He CHOSE to say “aboot”. It’s cringe as fuck.
not really i only have 2 weeks of french class in grade 4, then was exempt never had to take it again. I now live in the only official bilingual provance and get by just fine
@@MCscarfacematt I went to school in Ontario in the 70's and 80's it was mandatory for us to have French from Grade 6-8 as well as at least one French class in High School.
I am so glad to hear that some English-speaking provinces try to do the good thing. In Québec we HAVE to take multiple years of English classes. I think both sides of the language barrier NEED to learn the other side's basics at least in order to work together toward a true collaborative country
Hey Tyler, as many have mentioned, JJ has some rather biased opinions about french speakers in Canada and, mostly Quebec. If you are curious to learn more about the Quebec reality and history, I suggest you watch a series of three videos from the channel "A Few Acres of Snow". I like his nuanced analysis of the Quebec Independance movement and where it came from.
As an 8th generation Canadian, I am rarely in agreement with JJ's evaluation of the Canadian experience. However, it is refreshing to see a video that identifies many similarities between Canada and the U.S.A., rather than depicting the differences. When reviewing a culture anywhere in the World, it's always preferable to celebrate our similarities, rather than concentrating on our differences. It's recognizing the values that we share, that allows Canada and the U.S.A. to support each other, co-operate in trade and remain great neighbours.
The youtuber's channel gets many things wrong and has often been criticized about his faulty observations. His content is opinion based rathr than factual. You are right to have doubt about some of his statements. You're doing a good job!
Bi-lingualism- in Canada it is official where as in US it is recognized but not really official. -also not JJ is incorrect about areas where French is spoken. There are large communities through out Canada ie New Brunswick/Ontario/the parrie provinces to name but a few.
JJ is wrong about language and Tyler is right. Aside from French being THE official language in the province of Quebec, a situation not replicated anywhere in the US, and JJ excluding New Brunswick - the actual bilingual province. There’s all the issues about laws around the use of English in Quebec, and I don’t recall any such laws in the US. There aren’t many native French speakers in Toronto, and yet all our food labels are in both English and French. Any DVD label is in both English and French. And then there are the politics around separation. While there may be some Canadians who say about as “a-boot” (and not the “not American but not aboot” accent I have), their pronunciation would be slightly different around other words. The fact that JJ only does it for about and out shows its an affectation.
I've always gotten the feeling from him that he leans heavily into the stereotypes rather than try to dispel them. Almost like he puts on a character possibly to get a rise out of people.
Keep in mind JJ's views and opinions are nominally conservative (centre-right) by Canadian and European standards, so it should be taken with a grain of salt, as are other Canadian poltical pundits and influencers online. In terms of the French stuff, "I trust this as much as throwing it around". Just remember Quebec has a VERY strong autonomous identity, culture, nationalism, and politics in Canada, which at times will feel very alien (or European), even to long-term resident Canadians themselves. I'd compare this relationship akin to something between mixing Puerto Rico (culture/identity) and Texas (politics/nationalism) and their relationship to the US.
@@matthewwilson9749 point???? The guy on this video gave the impression French isn't important in day to day life anywhere but Quebec. And she's telling you that's incorrect. And so am I.
This guy tends to be against bilingualism in Canada. There are French-speaking communities and towns throughout Canada. Perhaps there are fewer as you move West, but there are still a few based on the other comments in this section. I am in Ontario, and there are French-speaking communities and towns, and there is also a fair size bilingual culture with many immersion schools with students being fully bilingual. Many of these students in immersion are also from immigrant families, even third or fourth-generation, and they also tend to speak a third language at home or with their grandparents. There are also areas of French-speaking Montreal where trilingual people live, especially Italian and Greek areas.
He’s not just against it because it’s useless (which it is, less then %8 of people speak it in most of Canada) but he’s also against it because it requires higher ups in the government to HAVE to be able to speak French, which really limits people who already speak their native language and English (because obviously it’s the most useful) and that leads to a lot of quebecers in goverment because they are the ones who speak it MUCH more then us. He’s not denying the fact that Francophones exist in the rest of Canada, but VERY little, I’ve never even met someone who ever spoke French outside of French class.. and I’ve been to multiple places in Canada aswell. It’s just not useful, and it’s a limiting requirement that gives them a lot more of an advantage. They get more privilegie and accommodations then actual oppressed groups like indigenous people. You cannot tell me with a straight damn face that Quebecers are more oppressed and have experienced more hardship then indigenous people.
@@LordOfElysium Theresa Tam doesn't speak French. She's pretty high up. She brings her deputy along to press conferences to translate for her. In a country with two official languages it seems sensible to have bilingual senior civil servants. Anyway, no one's preventing anyone from learning French. An anglophone who seriously aspires to a senior civil service position probably studies French through university. One more arrow for your quiver
If this JJ Guy spent even a day in Québec, he would see that French in Québec is an everyday fact, and that Québec has its own homegrown publication industry, its own homegrown television, radio, and cinema industries, and that its general social aims and direction is not an American-style melting pot, no matter how numerous the Latino community might be right now in the US.
@@laflammr Eh, to be quite honest it's not too far off, especially when I look further west. Québec is the only true secular province, and I'm not bias, I live in New-Brunswick, I wish we had the same laws.
I’d say that there is a rather large cultural religion difference between us (Canada) and the USA. Most of Canada can have a counterpoint discussion about their religions without resorting to violence or feeling like the religion is being forced upon them. Most religious folks in the USA would instantly becoming offended and defensive and feel the need to attack if any type of discussion arose that questioned their beliefs.
I agree with the other comments that JJ is glossing over details that actual distinguish difference in our two cultures. Religion has very little impact on our politics and therefore culture however, you are more free to practice your religion in Canada. Language is another. The differences have already been noted. Good video as always Tyler.
OK so im not the biggest JJ fan, because we have different views on things. In this video, to me, he tends to take the nuance of things away to make the point easier in the video, but those nuances are where the differences in culture is found. His definition of how things are would make almost any first world country that has majority Christian population the same, but inherently as a people we know thats wrong and can feel the subtle changes. 1)The major cultural difference in language culture is how the country approaches learning more then one language. In Canada we are forced at least to grade 8 to learn basic French, and then at least where I grew up, we were encouraged to either continue to learn or switch to another second language. My school is in farm country, but I had the choice of French, Spanish, German or Japanese. Outside of school the official languages are on every product, and government form. Our language also effects our countries friendships with World powers, and influence Tourism, which is a major factor for world perception of Culture. 2)Medical Care is majorly different. Yes the procedures might be similar, but that doesn't mean the care is the same. For the most part, as long as its not a luxury procedure/ teeth or eyes, our medical covers you to not be sick or dyeing without worry of dept. I would argue that American for profit medical negatively bleeds in over here encouraging our government not to cover drugs and some procedures to give for profit insurance a bit of a chance, but for the most part I would argue our system is 100% Better. Outside of the coverage though, you also have rules like Drug companies not being able advertise to consumers, which I can tell you is a thing that instantly tells me I'm watching an American tv channel. People also have a different view on the information given from our medical professionals. Ie, during the pandemic, there was a vocal Minority here that parroted the distrust Americans tend to have from doctors telling them medical information, but as soon as the vaccine was within the third round of shots 90% of Canadians were vaccinated showing an overall trust in the medical system even if it wasn't vocal. It could also be argued that the idea of care is different between our two countries, with Canada thinking everyone should be treated equal regarding care, and Americans believing that those who pay should receive the best care first. 3)Religion has some major differences between countries, even if we talk Christian majority, as an Atheist the differences I found in Christians from the two countries is vast. I dont really have facts on this as its more of a feeling of how im pressured by either group if I tell them im atheist(Christians in Canada tend to not try and convert me as much). Outside of that, I would argue Canada has a culture of encouraging other minority religions to flourish. For example i think its Sikhs that have the ceremonial blade and headdress that they practice and our schools, military and police force have uniforms to accommodate them even if they are in the minority religions. It might have just been my experience but growing up my school had clubs for the different cultures, I had friends from different groups that never felt shy sharing their heritage. 4)Child rearing is one i think is again really nuanced to were you live. I live in the mountains with farmland around, so my experience is walking 1.5h to go to my friends house down the road, where someone living in the city did not. For the most part I feel like both out countries have similar pass times, but the propaganda/educational and influences both countries push on kids is vastly different from what I see on the internet. For example I remember Pink shirt day, orange Shirt day, Pride, enforcing the acceptance mindset in our youth. Also another major split between the countries teaching youth was Sex Education starting in Elementary school and how open I was taught about the body and questions asked, vs friends who never seemed to even get educated in the states. Finally this could just be my school and tv influence but were I lived if you weren't in a AP(Advanced) Math or science class, you weren't in the popular group. Not excelling in some form of education was/is looked down apon where im from at least. This is just my views to expand on those points. I didn't really put in the effort to research them, its just off the top of my head for the feeling of why I think that JJ kinda does a disservice simplifying the point to such a general level.
Just want to add a thought on Religion: we may have similar numbers in both countries but we almost NEVER know what religion our friends or coworkers are. We normally don’t ask or assume anything, we just wait til they discuss something that gives an indication. Also, we try to make sure we don’t insult any forms of belief. I live in Vancouver which is a real melting pot, so it’s a pretty taboo subject. Of course once we know, we’ll talk about our interests freely.
New-Brunswick is the only bilingual province in Canada. There are french speaking people in northern Ontario , in Manitoba and Alberta. French is the official language in Québec. 😉😊😃
Ontario is also partially bilingual. French and English are both official languages in the schools and in the courts. Because French is an official language in the courts, laws passed in the provincial parliament are bilingual.
Another difference between Canada and the US that really throws me is American commercials for various drugs being advertised where you "Go talk to your doctor about xxx". This is unheard of in Canada. If you have an illness or ailment, you go to the doctor and they decide if you need a medication or not, and which one. They write a prescription using scribbling nobody can read, and even if you could, it would be a drug name you've never heard of. You go to the pharmacy and get it filled. Then you follow the instructions as prescribed. But it is still a drug name you've never heard of, cannot pronounce, and would never know what the name was without looking at the side of the bottle. But it would still mean nothing to you, and you'd never remember it if asked. And even if you did mention the name to others, nobody else would have heard of it either. But you follow the doctor's advice and do as the doctor says, because the doctor is a medical professional with YEARS of training and knows far far more about medicine than you do. In America, you go the doctor and apparently say "I want to be on THIS drug because the commercial told me to take it!" from a corporation whose sole purpose is to make profit. And therefore, the company knows medicine far more than the doctor does, apparently. (?) Plus, if you talk to Americans, they can name every single drug they're on. And if they list it off, it seems everyone knows what it is, what it does, and its entire history. It's like every American knows every drug out there and what it is, and what it is used for.
100%. I watched my daughter in law struggle with finding a GP in Canada because they wouldn’t take her orders. I had to sit her down and explain no Canadian doctor is going to have that. Now that she understands she’s not the doctor the transition from living in the USA vs Canada is going much smoother. Took her a year to notice there’s no drug ads on Canadian television either. She’s a bit slow to catch on but we love her 😂
New Zealand and the US are the only countries it’s legal to have pharmaceuticals advertised in television and magazines. Doctors of osteopathy are medical doctors in the US as well, they are way more common than chiropractors and naturopaths are more accepted in the US compared to Canada.
Take any and all national generalizations with grains of salt. I'm a big fan of your videos when you dive deep into specific provinces and cities. I'm learning along with you with those videos. I take what I can from national generalizations but Canadians can drive 50km in any direction and the ways of life are vastly different. Keep up the Canadian curiosity!
JJ is the most cringeworthy Canadian you can ever come across lol he's so hard to digest. But if you're gonna watch him, you really do gotta take everything he says with a pound of salt.
Doctors or surgeons or hospitals LOL. Surgeons are doctors with additional certification(s) in a very specialized field of medicine but they are doctors. In Ontario, Nurse Practitioners (highest level of training for nurses) also prescribe medication and as of this year pharmacists can prescribe certain medications. The hospitals do not prescribe medications. I agree with many, his analysis is off. Let's see what part 2 brings...
Hi Tyler, J.J. Is well known in Canada for his Quebec bashing comments toward the Quebec population and culture. It’s common in his videos to undervalue the cultural, political and historical importance of French Canadians in the country.
This is literally a very good example of culture perceptions. French culture is more significantly different in Canada than this video shows. It’s all about point of views and repartee, that I appreciate a lot from you, Tyler.
He didn’t talk about it alot because it’s not that important to Canada as a whole, because they have distanced themselves and cut themselves off from the rest of Canada. Take their politics for example, majorly diffrent from the rest of Canada and no other Canadians ever know what’s going on there, they usually just talk about old stuff and stuff regarding them and not anyone else.
*easy to forget that in QUEBEC, the bride does not take the last name of the groom - saves a lot of paperwork headaches for the government in cases of divorce*
Most Canadians embrace the diversity in culture across this country including the diversity in language. National political leaders who can't debate in both official languages are at a distinct disadvantage in Canada. That would not be true in the US. Imagine if Trump had to debate in both English and Spanish.
The joke category of culture is no joke. I'm Canadian and I moved to Ireland for 2 years, one of the hardest adjustments was the difference in humour. The Americans that I grew up knowing always had a different slant to their humour than us
J.J. is super anti-Quebec so his views of French in Canada are very distorted. I’ve noticed he makes many mistakes about the subject. For example he will often say that French in Ontario is almost non-existent when in fact they are hundreds of thousands. He works hard to downplay things he disagrees with… Which is anything that makes us different from the US, because he thinks Canada and the US are pretty much the same. Not the best source of information.
@@MSLmtlpartisan That doesn't make any sense. I'm also from BC, and everyone I know was also against Québec sovereignty because we love our Québec cousins. I don't personally know anyone who hates French. Vive le Canada.
@@juliansmith4295 I assure you that the guy is and were against Quebec souvereignty and therefore pledging against quebecer to access to autodetermination. Maybe few love Quebec in the west but many like JJ hate it to because of the so called perequation.
@@MSLmtlpartisan Vous semblez être un peu confus, ou vous me confondez. Vous semblez dire que les gens qui haïssent le Québec sont contre la souveraineté. C'est à l'envers. Ceux d'entre nous qui aiment le Québec étaient, bien sûr, contre la souveraineté. Cette personne JJ a des problèmes mentaux et n'est pas très intelligente et ignore son propre pays.
Canada has t.v. Channels that speak different languages!! From French to korean,chinese,Indian as well as Native ! Not sure which dialects but many channels even one that broadcasts hockey games in Indian !
Food products being sold in Canada must meet bilingual language requirements. A Canadian label must always be bilingual, with very few exceptions. This means the text, as well as any units relating to measure, and any icons or badges displaying claims like “gluten free” must all be translated. Keep in mind that the translation must be done in Canadian French to be appropriate for Québec. There are subtle differences between European French and Canadian French and the two are often not interchangeable.
Simple answer: Culture is your way of life. Whereas, language is your way of communicating with others. My neighbor only speaks one language while I speak two languages. However, we share the same way of life (culture). To add to this, two people speaking the same language, can have two different cultures. An example would be, both Americans and Canadians speak English. Yet, generally speaking, Canadians are more acceptable of people with different skin color then Americans are. Same language but different cultures.
@@Lupin788 25% of canada is francophone. 20% of them are in Québec. 5% in the ROC. 5% of is about 1,85 M. Such it's more just under 2M. And they are in every province and territory.
There are still many french communities all over Canada like where i Live in Alberta. This is very common all over Canada there are communities that have many different cultures base in small towns like Vegreville . Alberta which has many Ukraine families that have live there for many years
I’m from BC. This guy is wrong IMHO about the language subject. It IS significant and a huge part of who we are as a country. I only speak English, but I have many many friends who are fluent in French and have children in the numerous French immersion schools out here. As for Religion it’s not an important part of our culture. It’s a personal thing, it’s not built into our politics for instance. And in the states it’s so built into the US culture. Here it’s not a thing. So that IS a big difference. I’m would take this guys words with a grain of salt.
Yes, as others have mentioned, Canada has 2 official languages English and French. That is why all of the labels on packages (food, clothing, etc) is in both languages, it's the law.
Chiropracters aka bone setters. Fun fact: in french, bone setter became bonhomme sept heure ( 7 o' clock man) , who was our boogey man. He'd come at 7pm to take away naughty kids who were playing outside late. People don't mention it much anymore, though...
I generally don’t agree with that guy - I’ve seen some of his videos. I don’t think he’s overly accurate on Canada or the US. Take his words with a whole pile of salt. Huge pile.
WOW I don't know where this guy lives but it cant be in Canada. He said that depending on where you live the federal goverment may provide services in french. The country is officially bilingual , the federal goverment HAS to provide ALL services in BOTH languages no mater where you are
@@renaudhobden4236 dude, it really doesn't matter, BC still supplies both official languages and actually several others do to a large population of other language speakers as well.
@@cheallaigh I never defend him. I know he is lying all along or saying bullshit. In fact, my grand-grand father and mother were from England, but settle down in Comox, BC. My grand-grand mother was a Francophile, reading and writting very good in French, she created one of the first French immersion School in BC and also one of the first French Librairy and bookshop on BC. (So I am pretty much award that BC have French Immersion Schools). PS: English is not my main language so if I do errors, skip them...
Just so you know...while JJ...the guy who's video you played, hates Québec. His hate for Québec is so feuled by his far right leanings....channels only call this fool if they want someone to hate on Québec and to show how much Québec is stealing from the rest of the country and how privileged Québecers are for doing nothing.....lets say ...he is not a good source of info as it does not come from a neutral place
I agree. I would say that he does represent a lot of Canadians however. They just don't understand Canadian history and how Québécois were treated in the past. They don't understand why Bill 21 Québec's secularism law is so important to us, why the Roxham road is such an issue, why protecting our language is close to our heart. I would suggest he reads Pierre Valilères essay N***** Blancs d'Amérique (White N****** Of America). Maybe they would then begin to understand Québec. For the first fifty years of my life I was a firm believer in Canada and the confederation but the constant Québec bashing of the last few years have changed my mind and I am now leaning strongly towards independence.
@@Trygvar13 As Jacques Parizeau said, Canada consists of two cultures, each frustrating the others' national ambitions. English Canada believes in droit du sol, Quebec in droit du sang. While I'm not a big fan of Legault's, I do think he's working out a way to increase Quebec autonomy while avoiding independence, which (independence) I think from a practical standpoint would not be beneficial for Quebec. I could be wrong, of course.
@@johnfitzgerald7618 it's complicated?...my children speak both English and French here in Québec...and most of the qeubecers here...if rhey can't speak English...their kids...it is amazing how many of my friends kids learn to speak English by watching Netflix...lol...soon Québec will bann Netflix or make Netflix have more French streaming in Québec lol 😆...summer times all these kids binge on English...I know my kids do it with their friends.
@@Trygvar13 I'll add that English-Canadian journalism is also responsible here. Its coverage of political issues in general is very poor. And certainly its coverage of Quebec is superficial -- at best.
One thing that i found amusing the last time I went to the US (speaking as a French Canadian from Quebec) are the ATMs which offered a choice between English and Spanish, rather than English and French like i'm used to. this was in a small town in New York State about 20 minutes from the border and nowhere near hispanic population centers.
How we identify different cultures. In American a person is identified by how they are different eg [something] American. In Canada we ask, "Where is your family from?" as if we're assume we are all Canadians first.
I think this quote sums it up well: "Uniformity is neither desirable nor possible in a country the size of Canada. We should not even be able to agree upon the kind of Canadian to choose as a model, let alone persuade most people to emulate it. There are few policies potentially more disastrous for Canada than to tell all Canadians that they must be alike. There is no such thing as a model or ideal Canadian. What could be more absurd than the concept of an “all-Canadian” boy or girl? A society which emphasizes uniformity is one which creates intolerance and hate. A society which eulogizes the average citizen is one which breeds mediocrity. What the world should be seeking, and what in Canada we must continue to cherish, are not concepts of uniformity but human values: compassion, love, and understanding.” - Pierre Elliott Trudeau (address to the Ukrainian-Canadian Congress, October 9th, 1971).
Canada is in America :p one of the 57 countries in it But in Quebec you need to know French, some important stuff are only in French and you can get by with English but not everywhere...
JJ's views are somewhat eccentric in that he is politically inclined to downplay and minimise differences between 🇨🇦🇺🇲. Having lived in both countries, for example, I saw far, far more fundamentalist, evangelical Christian worship in the US. In Canada, religion is low key, mainly Catholic or Anglican. In the case of French language use appear to be very bizarre. After all, outside Québec, which is 85 percent French speaking, New Brunswick is 32 percent French and 23 percent of all Canadians are French speaking.
I gave up after the section on language ended. A slight difference? Canada is officially bilingual. The federal government offers services in both English and French everywhere in the country. Packaging is bilingual. This is a significant, not a slight, difference. Given this lack of knowledge, I see no reason to watch any more of the video.
I am not sure if at a Nova Scotia thing out not but we had to take French in school until grade 6 and then when you moved to Junior high you had the choice to continue in French immersion or only take English classes. Also I find it odd that he didn’t bring up maternity leave where in Canada you can go on maternity leave for 12-18 months which is when you would have the time to build a relationship with you child and see a lot of their firsts.
I think it's called SAP, it works with your cable service in the USA where you can choose to have the audio in English or Spanish. I'm pretty sure (Though I could be totally out to lunch) there are even Spanish speaking channels in states like Florida, Texas, and Califoria.
You cannot understand the true spirit of Canada without speaking about Expo 67, the universal world exposition that was held in Montréal for Canada's centennial anniversary. That year, Canada invited the world to celebrate with them and it showed extraordinary creativity, kindness, innovation that is all Canada is about.
Just so you know in my opinion J.J. is pretty racist against French Canadians but his other takes on Canada I find ok. You are rightfully skeptical about some of his points in this video, and it doesn't mean you shouldn't react to his content. If anything, I really enjoy seeing you question his points and thinking critically. Just a heads up that whenever he's speaking about French Canadians, it's the perspective of someone who hates us.
@@ChirpyMike French Canadians is not just a language. It's a whole people/culture he's prejudiced against. While it's not based on skin colour itself, I still believe the word racist is appropriate as it's an ethnocultural based hatred that has existed since the conquest.
@@ChirpyMike Sure, why not. For me it's the same behavior but I understand that for african americans hearing a white skinned people claiming racism can be frustrating. As long as it's taken with the same seriousness I don't mind, it's just a word.
I think the best way to distinguish between our cultures is to look carefully at what multiculturalism means (Canada) and the melting pot (U.S.A.) means. Multiculturalism is the very beating heart of Canada. It is our deepest and greatest value and belief upon which all of our laws, policies, and practices stem from. If someone really wants to understand Canada they need to really understand multiculturalism. Literally, it is the beating heart of Canada, and our culture is the practice of this beating heart.
French and english in canada is a big difference than in the States...its on all our packaging and signs and all kids learn french from grade 4 to high school. Or you have the option of french immersion at grade 1. Paid for by our taxes. Also if one parent is french you can choose an all french school also paid by taxes so "free" . no private tuition needed.
legit you'd ask anyone from Québec if there is a difference between the language in Canada and America and it would be a strong yes. JJ is known for his Québec bashing conservative views here.
I would argue that in Canada one's religion is mostly a personal position, and does not come up in business, politics or schools. Where in many parts of the US it seems to be a much more public position.
JJ doesn't really seem to understand the extent of French speaking in Canada. A lot of the Atlantic provinces have french communities. We have french immersion school, where children from kindergarten and up only learn in french. Newfoundland and New Brunswick have a large French speaking population. Off the south east coast, there are the islands of France called St. Pierre et Miquelon, where they only speak French. Some places on those islands take Canadian money, but some only accept euros. In most of Canada, french is a subject that we have to do. It's not an optional course. To work in a lot of places all over Canada, you have to be bilingual to work there. On any travel you do, like the 7 hour ferry to Newfoundland, you will hear the English version of safety and cast off and arrival, then it's repeated in french. Same with flights and trains. Yes, Quebec has a greater concentration of French speaking people, but there are cities and towns in Quebec that are only English. In the Atlantic provinces, there's a large population of Acadians also. So JJ needs to touch up on his french Canadian knowledge. LOL
I am not familiar with this gentleman’s content, but I have found this video lacking in research and accuracy. I will only cite one example. There is a huge difference between Canada and the U.S. when I comes to French (here) versus Spanish (U.S.) “The Official Languages Act (1969) is the federal statute that made English and French the official languages of Canada. It requires all federal institutions to provide services in English or French on request.” This is the reason why coast to coast to coast in Canada products are all required to have bilingual labels and instructions, all Federal government services must be equipped to provide service in either official language, etc. This is why you find bilingual signs in National Parks. Also, he completely glosses over the impact our social safety net has on medical and child care. He is just treating those topics superficially.
You made a comment about a wide variety of accents. I recently came across an Irish video showing a correspondent who visits the small Newfoundland town of Tilting. The people there all have Irish accents. The town was settled by the Irish in the 1700s and have kept their accents. You might find it interesting. It is one of a number of videos on the Irish in Newfoundland. ruclips.net/video/Pb3ibjyih8A/видео.html
Hey Taylor...just so you know this guy JJ...is not a very trustworthy guy...maybe you should look him up or go see his other videos ...I think at times he might be more American than Canadian...and he stretched out his 'aboootism' so much...
I agree that JJ doesn’t really understand the French language facts in Canada. All Federal government services, forms, websites, courts etc must, by law, be available in both official languages of English and French across the entire country.
I don't know where he is from in Canada, but with his lack of knowledge about French and his accent, I would say most likely in the Prairies. Am I wrong?
@@miggiepatateatomique He's from Vancouver
As french speeking from Québec, I agree that JJ has a lot of prejudices against french speaker. I dont watch his videos anymore.
@@aannevero6011 as many western Canadians do :/
JJ is probably the closest person I've seen to be so pro... "let's remove French from Canada". Which sucks considering how prolific he is.
JJ's videos on regions and provinces can be interesting and are clearly well edited and slick, there's definitely value to reacting to them, but you should take into account he's something of a Canadian Libertarian with a bit of a bias towards portraying French and Quebec as not really relevant in our society; he does tend to downplay its importance in other regions, most notably New Brunswick but also some areas of Manitoba, Ontario, and Alberta. That said his rankings of prime ministers and explanation of provinces might be fun videos to react to. Also, as is tradition, Canadian Heritage Minutes will give you tons of insight into all kinds of topics.
Edit: I'm also just gonna add, that he kinda ignores both the historical strength of the Catholic Church in Quebec (and how that bleeds into culture like the swears and curses they use) and how the sharp 180 to Secularism has huge effects on the culture of Quebec. He kind of dismisses some religious aspects as politics, but political culture is an element of culture. Also when it comes to child-rearing, he focuses exclusively on makeup of families, but ignores the massive differences between the US and Canada when it comes to things like maternity and paternity leave, of which is much longer and backed by laws, programs, and regulations in Canada, as well as the much greater emphasis Canada has placed and is currently placing on things like subsidized childcare, which would naturally affect how children develop and thus culture.
Opinionated somewhat here but I would guess he downplayed both due to his political opinions and the fact that the most well known childcare plan originated in Quebec and is being pushed as a national issue by a prime minister he politically disagrees with. Which is fine normally, but in a video on cultural differences is a bit disengenous.
Thank you for this Comment. It's important to understand the people you're getting information from.
Yeah he severely downplayed the bilingualism in Canada... considering French is on every sign and product throughout Canada...
Not to mention the “aboot” thing too ffs 🤦♂️
I'm pretty sure that JJ thinks Canada ends at Ontario, he has a habit of pretending that Quebec and the Maritime Provinces do not exist.
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You should watch videos in french (that have english subtitles so you could understand) to give you a better idea of Québec or french in Canada. Having only videos made by anglophones may give you a biaised point of view. And JJ is obviously one of the extremes on that part
And don't form opinions from Ehglish-Canadoan jourbalism alone. It is very poor.
Ill be honest, its better to watch both so you get both of their perspectives. I do agree the anglophone part of canada is a little biased.
@@NotePortal Yeah, I didn't mean to imply that you should ignore English-Canadian journalism. Or believe all the French coverage, either. And you have to verify what either the English or French press says.
JJ’s facts on The French in Canada are wrong and does not like the fact that the French and Quebec is a huge part of the Politics in Canada.
And that's one of the reasons he arbitrarily decided that politics is not a part of culture (!).
he's a fool and should be overall ignored
JJ’s is notoriously negatively bias against the French culture in all of his video (even leaning on Quebec bashing on some occasions) so many of his comments will downplay the real cultural differences between the two countries.
JJ is just pissed because he is too dumb to learn a second language.
This insecurity is now part of his personality.
JJ is the worst Canadian RUclipsr. He is not credible. Tyler would be wise to avoid him.
Canada has two official languages... English and French. all products sold and all government services are in both languages
Only federal government services have to be provided in both languages. Provincial and municipal governments may choose to provide services in only one of the two languages.
And the US has no official language, so services are not limited to just two languages. Where I grew up in Minnesota, government services were offered in four languages pretty uniformly (English, Spanish, Somali and Hmong) and they are trying to rapidly expand that. Whereas now I live in Québec, where you can only get service in French.
Not all product labels have to be in both languages, only those sold at the federal level. Locally produced goods which are not sold outside of the province/territory of production only have to be labelled in the primary language spoken in that province/territory. The producer of those goods can opt to provide bilingual labels, though.
@@thatcherdonovan7305 me think you are 100% bulshitting we dont just serve people here in French!!!
we have to also serve you in English if you obviously cannot speak french ! if someone does not they are at the risk of been fire of their job.if the store has no one speaking english doing sing language and pointing what you want will be appreciated but this only happen with old boomer that did not learn English ! go hate on Quebecker in your mom basement !We have laws in place just to accommodate the English speaker !🙄🙄🥱🥱
@@funnygaming2672 je ne sais pas si tu as suivi l'actualité, mais avec l'adoption de la loi 96 chaque personne a le droit de travailler en français. Cela veut dire que tu as bel et bien le droit de refuser de me servir en anglais, ce qui ne me chicote aucunement. Je suis à l'aise en français et je soutiens les lois qui établissent la presence continue de la langue française au Québec
That moment when Tyler actually understands Canada more than JJ
Yep… I saw that too lol
Love your comment... Like I said in mine, JJ explaining Quebec is like having a Texan explain New Yorkers...
Yes for sure!!
Very true. I don't like when Tyler watches this channel, something about JJ's views on our country really grate me the wrong way. He really hand waves a lot of things away and acts very pretentious of his views
He did not even mention “official bilingualism.” America is not a bilingual country and nobody is under any obligation to speak anything but English. This JJ guy needs some education.
My American ex-in-laws visited us in New Brunswick then took a short trip to the province of Quebec. Returning from Rivière du Loup which they called “river da loop” they complained about the amount of French they heard. Grandpa said the government should “stamp it out” because the English got there first! NO! The English defeated the French and agreed to leave language and religion untouched. We loved the French influence in Canada.
I'm almost certain that an ungodly amount of Canadians from outside of Québec don't know that whole of Canada's roots are French... Misinformation and racism are important parts of why we are always treated as being a problem, even though we bring so much with our differences
yeah, let's go in France and stamp the french outs... ;)
Why would your ex in laws complain about the amount of french? Who complains about any language they here as long as it's not vulgar. That's sad. People speak what they speak
@@gamexsimmonds3581 yeah some people are offended to not be cattered to in their own language even though they are in a place where they speak another language. Mostly English speakers who think that all around the world everybody should know English for them so that they don't have to make an effort.
its so funny cause French outside QC just want to be leave alone xD and live freely without languages conflict
I would argue that there is a difference in child rearing simply because maternity leave is 12 to 18 months in Canada and wildly utilized. This invariably has a different outcome for families in regards to the work life balance.
I was going to mention this, also it is called parental leave because that time can be shared between both parents (in a 2 parent family).
Ya, my niece in the US is a pediatrician and only got a few weeks off for maternity leave while my daughter and daughter-in-law here in Canada had a year off for each child, and it's extremely beneficial for their babies to have their parent at home. My son even shared the parental leave and spent the 2nd 6 months of the 12 month leave with his child. They didn't receive their full pay but still, it was a wonderful experience for them!
in Québec, we also have subsidized daycare which makes it easier for parents to keep on working.
JJ is the only fellow Canadian I've ever heard that pronounces the word about as "aboot". I wonder if this is just an affectation to gain notoriety or if his parents did that as well.
It's literally an act. Personally, I can't stand the guy, and I hate that he has somehow become a mouthpiece for "the Canadian perspective". I disagree with most of his views, and furthermore, he just generally annoys me. That being said, because Tyler is reviewing it, I will hazard a watch.
I noticed that, too. I don’t know where he’s from, but I’ve actually never heard it pronounced that way. Surely not in Alberta or BC.
Destroyed any credibility, perpetrator of the myth.
You can tell it's an act because occasionally he slips and pronounces :out" in other words the way most Canadians pronounce it. If he's doing that to win a bet, then more power to him. If it's some sort of private joke on the many non-Canadians who follow him then he should clean up his act.
This drives me about him, he leans into those stereotypes and presents himself as representative of Canadians as a whole while I think he's far from it.
Hi Tyler ~ I just wanted to mention that New Brunswick is the province that is the only “official” Bilingual province. That being said we have so many areas throughout each province, where French is fluently spoken and the preferential choice. I think there’s a number of factors contributing to this, such as the French were the first to arrive in Canada and start the “fur trading” initiative. Obviously, the British were close behind. We also take French as a subject in school. You already know about various French foods that are celebrated throughout our country. The list goes on! As you said…it’s very interwoven in our society, and it’s something we are very proud of, as is our acceptance and celebration of multiculturalism and various religions.
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@@gamexsimmonds3581 🇨🇦☺🇨🇦
As a francophone from NB, bilingual is only on paper, not in practice.
@@Alternity666 My family in NB is bilingual.
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@@shelleyhender8537 Good for your family and I wish this was the reality for most people, but it's not. I work in Bathurst. Even though it should be completely bilingual because of the proximity with the acadian peninsula, it is often not. Bilingualism is great on paper, in practice it's different.
Tyler, please consider why so many comments object to JJ.
Outside of a few pockets of people stuck in certain geographical locations, people in Canada are generally compassionate and accepting of one another's differences.
Assimilation isn't a demand in Canada.
We all bring something to the table.
BTW, There's a lot of French people in Northern Ontario, Quebec and along the east coast.
Plus Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia!
@@jacquelinesavoie9749 french speakers exist in alberta but there are not that many of them
And there is a large French speaking population in Alberta.
And beyond those places, as well.
Wow JJ! Last guy I'd want to take as a reliable source on explaining what Quebeckers are like... He didn't seem to be bashing us too bad this time around. Having him comment on Quebec (he's from BC if I remember correctly) is like having a Texan explaining what New Yorkers are like. He once did a video of a trip in Montreal (where bilingualism is pretty prevalent). I'd love to see him visit Saguenay or Alma. I'm sure he'd have less people who'd be able to understand him, but they'd still do their best to help out a tourist.
Quebec is not very religious because we were stuck so many years being governed by closely linked politician and church. Maurice Duplessis was in power for 30 years (helped by the church and vice versa). When finally another politician became prime minister and with Boomers being young and wanting to ''change the world'', religion lost a lot of it's previous power in Quebec society.
I'm from BC, and I'm embarrassed to confirm that yes, so is JJ.
The only point where I disagree with you is your analogy. I'd say that JJ explaining Québec is more like someone from the stone age describing Saturn. He's wilfully ignorant of his own country, and I wish he'd just leave.
Quebec is still culturally religious tho, even if they don’t practice or call themselves catholic or Christian it’s still pretty noticable.
@@juliansmith4295 Makes a lot of sense.
@@LordOfElysium Not really... Churches are almost empty. Go check out a mass in a church there, the average age of church goers must be minimum 75. Some catholic churches are sold to certain cultural communities who need space for their own church. Some are sold to be turned into houses. Even compared to the 80s, Québec is a lot less''catholic'' than it used to be.
@@LordOfElysium not really. We booted religion out of our school system and government, we all have stories of our mothers and grand-mothers having the have dozens of child because it was their 'duty' based on the opinion of some non-married dude that was likely raping children. So we value an absolute strict separation of state and religion, and a large number of people simply despise religion as a concept. Mostly older people and people prone to believe non-sense still care about religion in Quebec.
JJ is not an “normal” Canadian. He is smart on some issues but other issues I don’t know what planet he is from. Negative feeling on this guy.
Really? I find him interesting. Keep in mind he’s in Vancouver so he’s got that perspective, but he researches topics very thoroughly.
@@STEVEARABIA1I’m from ontario and been watching him accidentally for years. Like I said some of his topics are interesting but when he talks about issues I know a lot about he is way way off……for example there is high concentration of French east and north of Toronto all the way to the Atlantic.
I have seen other videos of his that Tyler has reacted to, he seems eccentric and I have cringed a few times.
Oh I like that he is unique yeah he says aboot but he isn't wrong either
His assigning of the importance of different postulates is a bit sketchy and his conclusions are therefore questionable.
Tyler, yeah I think he's from BC. If he was from the prairies or Matt places further east I think he'd have a bit better understanding of the breadth of French speaking communities in this country. In Manitoba we have a large number of French speakers both in and outside the cities. Lots of small rural towns in the red river valley where you'll be just as likely to hear Manitobain French as you would low German or English. Lots of Indigenous communities speak either Saulteax/French or Cree/French michif among other languages. NB has a huge Acadian French speaking population and is actually the only province that's officially bilingual.
So yeah, in BC they probably don't see a lot of French speakers but a whole lot of us east of the Rockies do.
He's gotten about 3 of the 5 points he's talked on at least somewhat wrong so far so maybe absolutely don't take what he says as scripture.
JJ clearly has issues with Francophones that don't represent everyone in British Columbia. French speakers are in the minority compared to those who speak English, Cantonese, Mandarin or Punjabi, but I believe French is still seventh in our top ten. French-language schools and French immersion programs exist here, as do communities of French speakers.
There are French communities in all of the Atlantic provinces and 22 French Acadian schools across Nova Scoria alone. Lots of French au Canada!
JJ lives in Vancouver where French is really not important at all. However French is important in many parts of Canada and he should know that.
If however Québéc ever holds another succession vote I’ll be pushing for English Canadians to have a chance to vote Québéc out of the country.
We see lots in British Columbia. we have entire communities that speak French or did speak French at 1 time. French immersion school is very popular for our English-speaking kids.
i grew up in BC, he's an asshat, and outlier... i went to a french immersion school. there are fracophone areas in BC. i can also say i've been to quebec and it's lovely and where i live now in ontario has several fracophone areas around me here in the northern areas.
We all have to take French in school all over Canada
JJ seems uneducated on a lot of things in Canada. Sounds arrogant, like he isn't acknowledging bilingualism and the fact we have two official languages. No, not all people who speak different languages are immigrants. Theres huge populations that retain culture and languages that have lived here longer than many immigrants.
And just go to Alberta where there are publicly paid for Catholic schools. Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba have very religious led politics
Ironically, but understandably, Alberta with high religiosity and low science education has the highest rate of single moms. Teaching abstinence only has the opposite effect intended!.
I won't watch part 2. Part. One is awful and lacks correct information.
@@TwylaGilllow science education? Where you pull that out of?
Catholic schools in Alberta and Saskatchewan are directly a result of Quebec's influence. They were included in the founding acts of each province, in order to protect the ways of life of francophones who already lived here, and can't be removed without constitutional amendments, which Quebec will never agree to.
publicly funded catholic schools aren't exclusive to the west...
Where I live in the prairies we have a large Ukraine population. They speak fluent Ukrainian as well as English and are not immigrants. It depends entirely where you live. It's completely inaccurate to say most different language speaking people are immigrants. Indigenous people often speak their language. People from the Philippines, regardless of how long they've lived here speak their language, etc. There was a lot "aboot" his video that is inaccurate.
The one big thing he failed to mention about language in that video you watched is that in Canada, English AND French are both OFFICIAL languages in Canada which means federal government services are mandated to provide services in both languages and all consumer packaging that is distributed nationally (local producers with limited local markets are exempt) MUST include both languages per federal law.
How does that relate to our culture tho? It’s more of an annoyance.
Only Tyler can make me enjoy watching a JJ video
I love Tyler's channel, but that's like saying "Only when dipped in chocolate can I enjoy eating a turd."
As of 2019, in BC alone, there were 572 french immersion schools. These are schools where all subjects are taught in French. There are way more families who want there children to be in French immersion programs, than there are spots available. The video you are watching really understates the amount of bilingualism and the growth of bilingualism in Canada.
This just shows he doesn't read the comments. The last time he reacted to a JJ video, so many in the comments asked him not to and here he is again.
Yes, I've thought that for a while. He is just too busy pumping out videos on his two channels !
I suspected this. When I scroll thru the comments I never see a reaction or reply from Tyler.
@gellirhondda I think he has 3 channels (unless he dropped one): 🇨🇦, 🇬🇧, and 🇳🇴
@@catherinezeigst Tyler Rumple, Tyler Bucket, what;s the other one NO?
@gelli rhondda Tyler Walker - for Norway.
@@catherinezeigst Diolch yn fawr!
An interesting fact that has been overlooked:
In my experience, (having lived in Ontario and Québec) all the school districts offer an English and French School board that both offer immersion programs. In English primarily speaking areas they offer French Immersion programs (where 80-90% of classes are in French). In primarily French speaking areas they offer English immersion programs.
While the majority of Francophones (French-speaking people) live in Québec, there are pockets of Francophones throughout Canada. There are also some anglophone (English speaking people) communities in Québec.
And? The French classes we are made to take throughout our main school life isn’t optional, so? And what help does French immersion do if barley anyone in the rest of Canada speaks French?
Last week celebrating Founders Day my daughters wore their Scouting uniforms to school. A classmate who transferred from the US this year told them they could not wear those uniforms because Scouts is for boys. The girls were quite upset. We then shared information with the classmate that Scouts in Canada was first co-ed in 1971 and by 1992 ALL parts in Canada were co-ed, but in the US it has only been since 2018/2019.... and 4/5 of the World Scouting Organizations are co-ed.
That is quite shocking!
With regards to language, one important distinction is that in Canada, French is an official language. This means that all services at the federal level, as well as federally regulated services (such as airline travel), must be provided in both French and English. No such requirement exists in the US, where Spanish is not an official language (in fact, the US has no official language and English is the 'de facto' language of communication). Just as importantly, though, French is the only official language of the province of Quebec. Though English may be widely spoken and understood in a few areas of the province, such as downtown Montreal, the western suburbs and a few small towns with historically predominant English speaking populations, it cannot be overemphasized that the vast majority of daily life in Quebec happens in French and only in French. In most parts of Quebec, one can spend an entire day in a store and not hear a word of English. Most signs are exclusively in French, communications with the provincial government, with limited exception, are in French only. In addition, Quebec has its own 'cultural industry', with television and film productions, music, media and talk shows, that are all home grown within the province. Quebec has its own 'star system', and although the personalities made famous through such productions may be known in French-speaking parts of New Brunswick or Ontario, they are mostly completely unknown in English Canada. In that sense, linguistically and culturally speaking, Quebec is more like a small to midsize European country (such as Sweden) than it is part of the Canadian or North American mainstream. In spite of large Spanish speaking populations in the US, nothing so distinctive exists in the US, partly because Quebec is an official entity with clearly marked territorial boundaries, and its own government.
good explanation
This video is suspicious. French is not a "minor" issue in Canada. And if this guy was really Cdn he'd know that. There are French cdns in NewBrunswick, Northern Ontario and Manitoba. I distinctly heard him say "aboot" a few times. This guy is fake. It's what someone trying to sound Cdn would do. 🤭🤷♀️😛
I disagree with most he has to say, I live in B.C. and am well aware of the french everywhere and on every package, it might not be commonly spoken but we all learn it in school.I have also visited Manitoba and found a large french influence there too. Also In Canada It is very important that a parent spends the first year of life with their child and has compensation to take time off work and is encouraged to do so. If the mother is a stay-at-home mom already then the father can take paternaty leave and will be compensated.
There are many FrenchCanadian communities across Canada. My city of Edmonton, Alberta has the French Quarter that embraces French Canadian culture, language, restaurants, cafes and festivals. The community of Beaumont, just outside of Edmonton also has a rich history of French people, as well as many other towns through the province. You will even see the traffic signs in French in some of these communities. I enjoy all cultures that show what they are, most large cities have a Little Italy, China Town, German communities, etc.
Well Manitoba and Saskatchewan also have many French communities and also Northern Ontario..We do not have an evangelical type religion here and certainly NEVER in politics. That is taboo.
There’s a few counties in Alberta with a lot of french speakers as well; to be fair there’s also lots of Germans and Ukrainians in the prairies, some Irish in northern Alberta as well.
Totally agree. Canada is more secular than the US. No place for religion in politics or public schools.
And then there’s New Brunswick, which is 1/3 French and even my very English parents can understand a fair bit of it just from constant exposure
Evangelical Christians do exist in Canada, even in politics. I know plenty of them. They even have their own political party that has some popularity in Alberta, the Christian Heritage Party. However, most of that energy gets transferred into the Conservative Party in all its permutations across the country, and this influence has been increasing steadily.
@@thatcherdonovan7305 never heard of them here. Interesting.
This guy has an accent from outer space.
Agree! Fake!
Ok so I’m not taking crazy pills. 51 years in Canada and I’ve never heard his accent before. I have noticed he’s finally stopped pronouncing “ah-boot”, which he did on his earlier videos. Is he even Canadian?
@@KoraCarlson His bio says he's Canadian and grew up in Vancouver. I have also wondered about his nationality as he has an accent that is not familiar and an affected sing/song way of speaking - where he raises his tone at the end of words or sentences. He is openly gay, anti monarchy, anti Quebec, anti bilingualism and jokes about how he would like Canada and the US to become one country. He writes about Canadian politics for the Washington Post - which is worrisome with views that are quite different from most Canadians.
@@KoraCarlson It’s not “his accent”. The reason you’ve never heard it is because it doesn’t exist. It’s made up. He CHOSE to say “aboot”. It’s cringe as fuck.
In Canada learning French is a must in grade school up to high school
not really i only have 2 weeks of french class in grade 4, then was exempt never had to take it again. I now live in the only official bilingual provance and get by just fine
@@MCscarfacematt I went to school in Ontario in the 70's and 80's it was mandatory for us to have French from Grade 6-8 as well as at least one French class in High School.
@@markastoforoff7838 I had that too and while I cannot speak Francais I surprised myself when I see how much I actually do understand.
I was in French immersion for every year in elementary and it messed up my English
I am so glad to hear that some English-speaking provinces try to do the good thing. In Québec we HAVE to take multiple years of English classes. I think both sides of the language barrier NEED to learn the other side's basics at least in order to work together toward a true collaborative country
Hey Tyler, as many have mentioned, JJ has some rather biased opinions about french speakers in Canada and, mostly Quebec. If you are curious to learn more about the Quebec reality and history, I suggest you watch a series of three videos from the channel "A Few Acres of Snow". I like his nuanced analysis of the Quebec Independance movement and where it came from.
As an 8th generation Canadian, I am rarely in agreement with JJ's evaluation of the Canadian experience. However, it is refreshing to see a video that identifies many similarities between Canada and the U.S.A., rather than depicting the differences. When reviewing a culture anywhere in the World, it's always preferable to celebrate our similarities, rather than concentrating on our differences. It's recognizing the values that we share, that allows Canada and the U.S.A. to support each other, co-operate in trade and remain great neighbours.
The youtuber's channel gets many things wrong and has often been criticized about his faulty observations. His content is opinion based rathr than factual. You are right to have doubt about some of his statements. You're doing a good job!
Bi-lingualism- in Canada it is official where as in US it is recognized but not really official.
-also not JJ is incorrect about areas where French is spoken. There are large communities through out Canada ie New Brunswick/Ontario/the parrie provinces to name but a few.
Some Prairie communities have French names but an Anglicized pronunciation.
JJ is wrong about language and Tyler is right. Aside from French being THE official language in the province of Quebec, a situation not replicated anywhere in the US, and JJ excluding New Brunswick - the actual bilingual province. There’s all the issues about laws around the use of English in Quebec, and I don’t recall any such laws in the US. There aren’t many native French speakers in Toronto, and yet all our food labels are in both English and French. Any DVD label is in both English and French. And then there are the politics around separation. While there may be some Canadians who say about as “a-boot” (and not the “not American but not aboot” accent I have), their pronunciation would be slightly different around other words. The fact that JJ only does it for about and out shows its an affectation.
I've always gotten the feeling from him that he leans heavily into the stereotypes rather than try to dispel them. Almost like he puts on a character possibly to get a rise out of people.
Keep in mind JJ's views and opinions are nominally conservative (centre-right) by Canadian and European standards, so it should be taken with a grain of salt, as are other Canadian poltical pundits and influencers online. In terms of the French stuff, "I trust this as much as throwing it around".
Just remember Quebec has a VERY strong autonomous identity, culture, nationalism, and politics in Canada, which at times will feel very alien (or European), even to long-term resident Canadians themselves. I'd compare this relationship akin to something between mixing Puerto Rico (culture/identity) and Texas (politics/nationalism) and their relationship to the US.
There are french speakers in New Brunswick
And that’s just as big as Québec right?
Yes!!! Many.
@@matthewwilson9749 point???? The guy on this video gave the impression French isn't important in day to day life anywhere but Quebec. And she's telling you that's incorrect. And so am I.
@@jaynethomas7380 Okay
This guy tends to be against bilingualism in Canada. There are French-speaking communities and towns throughout Canada. Perhaps there are fewer as you move West, but there are still a few based on the other comments in this section. I am in Ontario, and there are French-speaking communities and towns, and there is also a fair size bilingual culture with many immersion schools with students being fully bilingual.
Many of these students in immersion are also from immigrant families, even third or fourth-generation, and they also tend to speak a third language at home or with their grandparents. There are also areas of French-speaking Montreal where trilingual people live, especially Italian and Greek areas.
And in Ontario French is an official language in the schools and in the courts. And that's why provincial laws are bilingual.
He’s not just against it because it’s useless (which it is, less then %8 of people speak it in most of Canada) but he’s also against it because it requires higher ups in the government to HAVE to be able to speak French, which really limits people who already speak their native language and English (because obviously it’s the most useful) and that leads to a lot of quebecers in goverment because they are the ones who speak it MUCH more then us.
He’s not denying the fact that Francophones exist in the rest of Canada, but VERY little, I’ve never even met someone who ever spoke French outside of French class.. and I’ve been to multiple places in Canada aswell. It’s just not useful, and it’s a limiting requirement that gives them a lot more of an advantage. They get more privilegie and accommodations then actual oppressed groups like indigenous people. You cannot tell me with a straight damn face that Quebecers are more oppressed and have experienced more hardship then indigenous people.
@@LordOfElysium Theresa Tam doesn't speak French. She's pretty high up. She brings her deputy along to press conferences to translate for her. In a country with two official languages it seems sensible to have bilingual senior civil servants. Anyway, no one's preventing anyone from learning French. An anglophone who seriously aspires to a senior civil service position probably studies French through university. One more arrow for your quiver
If this JJ Guy spent even a day in Québec, he would see that French in Québec is an everyday fact, and that Québec has its own homegrown publication industry, its own homegrown television, radio, and cinema industries, and that its general social aims and direction is not an American-style melting pot, no matter how numerous the Latino community might be right now in the US.
Canada is officially bilingual. Religion and state are separate in Canada. It seems JJ should study more Canada
Religion and state are only separated in Québec.
@@Alternity666 not in the constitution but the courts have affirmed that there should be separation. Religious belief have no say in government
@@laflammr In practice too, I see a lot of religious symbols in the federal government.
@@Alternity666 there are but religion does not control the country like in America We would just not accept that
@@laflammr Eh, to be quite honest it's not too far off, especially when I look further west. Québec is the only true secular province, and I'm not bias, I live in New-Brunswick, I wish we had the same laws.
I’d say that there is a rather large cultural religion difference between us (Canada) and the USA. Most of Canada can have a counterpoint discussion about their religions without resorting to violence or feeling like the religion is being forced upon them. Most religious folks in the USA would instantly becoming offended and defensive and feel the need to attack if any type of discussion arose that questioned their beliefs.
I agree with the other comments that JJ is glossing over details that actual distinguish difference in our two cultures. Religion has very little impact on our politics and therefore culture however, you are more free to practice your religion in Canada. Language is another. The differences have already been noted. Good video as always Tyler.
OK so im not the biggest JJ fan, because we have different views on things. In this video, to me, he tends to take the nuance of things away to make the point easier in the video, but those nuances are where the differences in culture is found. His definition of how things are would make almost any first world country that has majority Christian population the same, but inherently as a people we know thats wrong and can feel the subtle changes.
1)The major cultural difference in language culture is how the country approaches learning more then one language. In Canada we are forced at least to grade 8 to learn basic French, and then at least where I grew up, we were encouraged to either continue to learn or switch to another second language. My school is in farm country, but I had the choice of French, Spanish, German or Japanese. Outside of school the official languages are on every product, and government form. Our language also effects our countries friendships with World powers, and influence Tourism, which is a major factor for world perception of Culture.
2)Medical Care is majorly different. Yes the procedures might be similar, but that doesn't mean the care is the same. For the most part, as long as its not a luxury procedure/ teeth or eyes, our medical covers you to not be sick or dyeing without worry of dept. I would argue that American for profit medical negatively bleeds in over here encouraging our government not to cover drugs and some procedures to give for profit insurance a bit of a chance, but for the most part I would argue our system is 100% Better. Outside of the coverage though, you also have rules like Drug companies not being able advertise to consumers, which I can tell you is a thing that instantly tells me I'm watching an American tv channel.
People also have a different view on the information given from our medical professionals. Ie, during the pandemic, there was a vocal Minority here that parroted the distrust Americans tend to have from doctors telling them medical information, but as soon as the vaccine was within the third round of shots 90% of Canadians were vaccinated showing an overall trust in the medical system even if it wasn't vocal.
It could also be argued that the idea of care is different between our two countries, with Canada thinking everyone should be treated equal regarding care, and Americans believing that those who pay should receive the best care first.
3)Religion has some major differences between countries, even if we talk Christian majority, as an Atheist the differences I found in Christians from the two countries is vast. I dont really have facts on this as its more of a feeling of how im pressured by either group if I tell them im atheist(Christians in Canada tend to not try and convert me as much). Outside of that, I would argue Canada has a culture of encouraging other minority religions to flourish. For example i think its Sikhs that have the ceremonial blade and headdress that they practice and our schools, military and police force have uniforms to accommodate them even if they are in the minority religions. It might have just been my experience but growing up my school had clubs for the different cultures, I had friends from different groups that never felt shy sharing their heritage.
4)Child rearing is one i think is again really nuanced to were you live. I live in the mountains with farmland around, so my experience is walking 1.5h to go to my friends house down the road, where someone living in the city did not. For the most part I feel like both out countries have similar pass times, but the propaganda/educational and influences both countries push on kids is vastly different from what I see on the internet. For example I remember Pink shirt day, orange Shirt day, Pride, enforcing the acceptance mindset in our youth. Also another major split between the countries teaching youth was Sex Education starting in Elementary school and how open I was taught about the body and questions asked, vs friends who never seemed to even get educated in the states. Finally this could just be my school and tv influence but were I lived if you weren't in a AP(Advanced) Math or science class, you weren't in the popular group. Not excelling in some form of education was/is looked down apon where im from at least.
This is just my views to expand on those points. I didn't really put in the effort to research them, its just off the top of my head for the feeling of why I think that JJ kinda does a disservice simplifying the point to such a general level.
Just want to add a thought on Religion: we may have similar numbers in both countries but we almost NEVER know what religion our friends or coworkers are. We normally don’t ask or assume anything, we just wait til they discuss something that gives an indication. Also, we try to make sure we don’t insult any forms of belief. I live in Vancouver which is a real melting pot, so it’s a pretty taboo subject. Of course once we know, we’ll talk about our interests freely.
New-Brunswick is the only bilingual province in Canada. There are french speaking people in northern Ontario , in Manitoba and Alberta. French is the official language in Québec. 😉😊😃
Ontario is also partially bilingual. French and English are both official languages in the schools and in the courts. Because French is an official language in the courts, laws passed in the provincial parliament are bilingual.
Bilingual only on paper, sadly.
And in Atlantic Canada beyond New Brunswick.
Another difference between Canada and the US that really throws me is American commercials for various drugs being advertised where you "Go talk to your doctor about xxx".
This is unheard of in Canada. If you have an illness or ailment, you go to the doctor and they decide if you need a medication or not, and which one. They write a prescription using scribbling nobody can read, and even if you could, it would be a drug name you've never heard of. You go to the pharmacy and get it filled. Then you follow the instructions as prescribed. But it is still a drug name you've never heard of, cannot pronounce, and would never know what the name was without looking at the side of the bottle. But it would still mean nothing to you, and you'd never remember it if asked. And even if you did mention the name to others, nobody else would have heard of it either.
But you follow the doctor's advice and do as the doctor says, because the doctor is a medical professional with YEARS of training and knows far far more about medicine than you do.
In America, you go the doctor and apparently say "I want to be on THIS drug because the commercial told me to take it!" from a corporation whose sole purpose is to make profit. And therefore, the company knows medicine far more than the doctor does, apparently. (?)
Plus, if you talk to Americans, they can name every single drug they're on. And if they list it off, it seems everyone knows what it is, what it does, and its entire history. It's like every American knows every drug out there and what it is, and what it is used for.
100%. I watched my daughter in law struggle with finding a GP in Canada because they wouldn’t take her orders. I had to sit her down and explain no Canadian doctor is going to have that. Now that she understands she’s not the doctor the transition from living in the USA vs Canada is going much smoother. Took her a year to notice there’s no drug ads on Canadian television either. She’s a bit slow to catch on but we love her 😂
New Zealand and the US are the only countries it’s legal to have pharmaceuticals advertised in television and magazines. Doctors of osteopathy are medical doctors in the US as well, they are way more common than chiropractors and naturopaths are more accepted in the US compared to Canada.
Take any and all national generalizations with grains of salt. I'm a big fan of your videos when you dive deep into specific provinces and cities. I'm learning along with you with those videos. I take what I can from national generalizations but Canadians can drive 50km in any direction and the ways of life are vastly different. Keep up the Canadian curiosity!
JJ is the most cringeworthy Canadian you can ever come across lol he's so hard to digest. But if you're gonna watch him, you really do gotta take everything he says with a pound of salt.
Doctors or surgeons or hospitals LOL. Surgeons are doctors with additional certification(s) in a very specialized field of medicine but they are doctors. In Ontario, Nurse Practitioners (highest level of training for nurses) also prescribe medication and as of this year pharmacists can prescribe certain medications. The hospitals do not prescribe medications.
I agree with many, his analysis is off. Let's see what part 2 brings...
Hi Tyler, J.J. Is well known in Canada for his Quebec bashing comments toward the Quebec population and culture. It’s common in his videos to undervalue the cultural, political and historical importance of French Canadians in the country.
I laugh when I think of Americans reacting to seeing "hors taxe" at the duty-free shops for the first time. "Holy crow, they even tax THAT????"
Child Rearing: No mention of parental leave differences? I’d expect that to be huge.
This is literally a very good example of culture perceptions.
French culture is more significantly different in Canada than this video shows.
It’s all about point of views and repartee, that I appreciate a lot from you, Tyler.
He didn’t talk about it alot because it’s not that important to Canada as a whole, because they have distanced themselves and cut themselves off from the rest of Canada. Take their politics for example, majorly diffrent from the rest of Canada and no other Canadians ever know what’s going on there, they usually just talk about old stuff and stuff regarding them and not anyone else.
@@LordOfElysium lol
OMG! I am a Canadian, I live in Saskatchewan, did he actually say "Aboot" good lord! I have never heard anyone say that.
*easy to forget that in QUEBEC, the bride does not take the last name of the groom - saves a lot of paperwork headaches for the government in cases of divorce*
Most Canadians embrace the diversity in culture across this country including the diversity in language. National political leaders who can't debate in both official languages are at a distinct disadvantage in Canada. That would not be true in the US. Imagine if Trump had to debate in both English and Spanish.
The joke category of culture is no joke. I'm Canadian and I moved to Ireland for 2 years, one of the hardest adjustments was the difference in humour. The Americans that I grew up knowing always had a different slant to their humour than us
J.J. is super anti-Quebec so his views of French in Canada are very distorted. I’ve noticed he makes many mistakes about the subject. For example he will often say that French in Ontario is almost non-existent when in fact they are hundreds of thousands.
He works hard to downplay things he disagrees with… Which is anything that makes us different from the US, because he thinks Canada and the US are pretty much the same.
Not the best source of information.
You're absolutely right. JJ is an embarrassment.
He hates french cuz he was a political zealot against Quebec souvereignty years ago!
@@MSLmtlpartisan That doesn't make any sense. I'm also from BC, and everyone I know was also against Québec sovereignty because we love our Québec cousins. I don't personally know anyone who hates French.
Vive le Canada.
@@juliansmith4295 I assure you that the guy is and were against Quebec souvereignty and therefore pledging against quebecer to access to autodetermination. Maybe few love Quebec in the west but many like JJ hate it to because of the so called perequation.
@@MSLmtlpartisan Vous semblez être un peu confus, ou vous me confondez. Vous semblez dire que les gens qui haïssent le Québec sont contre la souveraineté. C'est à l'envers. Ceux d'entre nous qui aiment le Québec étaient, bien sûr, contre la souveraineté. Cette personne JJ a des problèmes mentaux et n'est pas très intelligente et ignore son propre pays.
JJ sadly has a négative view on Quebec so I never know if I should trust him...
If you have to ask if you should trust him, then you already know the answer.
No, you shouldn't, since not only is he a bigot, but he's also quite ignorant.
Canada has t.v. Channels that speak different languages!! From French to korean,chinese,Indian as well as Native ! Not sure which dialects but many channels even one that broadcasts hockey games in Indian !
Explanation about language: it's true that French is not a part of everyday life in many parts of Canada.
Food products being sold in Canada must meet bilingual language requirements.
A Canadian label must always be bilingual, with very few exceptions. This means the text, as well as any units relating to measure, and any icons or badges displaying claims like “gluten free” must all be translated. Keep in mind that the translation must be done in Canadian French to be appropriate for Québec. There are subtle differences between European French and Canadian French and the two are often not interchangeable.
He is purposefully exaggerating the "aboot" thing, nobody says it like that in Canada.
Simple answer:
Culture is your way of life. Whereas, language is your way of communicating with others.
My neighbor only speaks one language while I speak two languages. However, we share the same way of life (culture).
To add to this, two people speaking the same language, can have two different cultures. An example would be, both Americans and Canadians speak English. Yet, generally speaking, Canadians are more acceptable of people with different skin color then Americans are. Same language but different cultures.
Québec has the most concentrated French, but there are as many French speaking people elsewhere in Canada as there are in Québec
I don't think that's correct. There are over 8 million francophones in Quebec but only a little over a million in the rest of Canada.
@@Lupin788 25% of canada is francophone. 20% of them are in Québec. 5% in the ROC. 5% of is about 1,85 M. Such it's more just under 2M. And they are in every province and territory.
There are still many french communities all over Canada like where i Live in Alberta. This is very common all over Canada there are communities that have many different cultures base in small towns like Vegreville . Alberta which has many Ukraine families that have live there for many years
I’m from BC. This guy is wrong IMHO about the language subject. It IS significant and a huge part of who we are as a country. I only speak English, but I have many many friends who are fluent in French and have children in the numerous French immersion schools out here.
As for Religion it’s not an important part of our culture. It’s a personal thing, it’s not built into our politics for instance. And in the states it’s so built into the US culture. Here it’s not a thing. So that IS a big difference.
I’m would take this guys words with a grain of salt.
Yes, as others have mentioned, Canada has 2 official languages English and French. That is why all of the labels on packages (food, clothing, etc) is in both languages, it's the law.
Chiropracters aka bone setters. Fun fact: in french, bone setter became bonhomme sept heure ( 7 o' clock man) , who was our boogey man. He'd come at 7pm to take away naughty kids who were playing outside late. People don't mention it much anymore, though...
I generally don’t agree with that guy - I’ve seen some of his videos. I don’t think he’s overly accurate on Canada or the US. Take his words with a whole pile of salt. Huge pile.
WOW I don't know where this guy lives but it cant be in Canada. He said that depending on where you live the federal goverment may provide services in french. The country is officially bilingual , the federal goverment HAS to provide ALL services in BOTH languages no mater where you are
He lives in BC.
@@renaudhobden4236 dude, it really doesn't matter, BC still supplies both official languages and actually several others do to a large population of other language speakers as well.
@@cheallaigh It just to tell him where he live.
I know that Canada have French schools in all it province.
@@renaudhobden4236 i know it does, i went to french immersion growing up in BC, the vancouver area, so his crap is utter BS.
@@cheallaigh I never defend him.
I know he is lying all along or saying bullshit.
In fact, my grand-grand father and mother were from England, but settle down in Comox, BC.
My grand-grand mother was a Francophile, reading and writting very good in French, she created one of the first French immersion School in BC and also one of the first French Librairy and bookshop on BC.
(So I am pretty much award that BC have French Immersion Schools).
PS: English is not my main language so if I do errors, skip them...
Just so you know...while JJ...the guy who's video you played, hates Québec. His hate for Québec is so feuled by his far right leanings....channels only call this fool if they want someone to hate on Québec and to show how much Québec is stealing from the rest of the country and how privileged Québecers are for doing nothing.....lets say ...he is not a good source of info as it does not come from a neutral place
That explains a lot. He sounds like a biased uneducated right wing ignorant of many subjects but still arrogant.
I agree. I would say that he does represent a lot of Canadians however. They just don't understand Canadian history and how Québécois were treated in the past. They don't understand why Bill 21 Québec's secularism law is so important to us, why the Roxham road is such an issue, why protecting our language is close to our heart. I would suggest he reads Pierre Valilères essay N***** Blancs d'Amérique (White N****** Of America). Maybe they would then begin to understand Québec. For the first fifty years of my life I was a firm believer in Canada and the confederation but the constant Québec bashing of the last few years have changed my mind and I am now leaning strongly towards independence.
@@Trygvar13 As Jacques Parizeau said, Canada consists of two cultures, each frustrating the others' national ambitions. English Canada believes in droit du sol, Quebec in droit du sang. While I'm not a big fan of Legault's, I do think he's working out a way to increase Quebec autonomy while avoiding independence, which (independence) I think from a practical standpoint would not be beneficial for Quebec. I could be wrong, of course.
@@johnfitzgerald7618 it's complicated?...my children speak both English and French here in Québec...and most of the qeubecers here...if rhey can't speak English...their kids...it is amazing how many of my friends kids learn to speak English by watching Netflix...lol...soon Québec will bann Netflix or make Netflix have more French streaming in Québec lol 😆...summer times all these kids binge on English...I know my kids do it with their friends.
@@Trygvar13 I'll add that English-Canadian journalism is also responsible here. Its coverage of political issues in general is very poor. And certainly its coverage of Quebec is superficial -- at best.
One thing that i found amusing the last time I went to the US (speaking as a French Canadian from Quebec) are the ATMs which offered a choice between English and Spanish, rather than English and French like i'm used to. this was in a small town in New York State about 20 minutes from the border and nowhere near hispanic population centers.
In Toronto they offer a range of languages including mandarin.
How we identify different cultures. In American a person is identified by how they are different eg [something] American. In Canada we ask, "Where is your family from?" as if we're assume we are all Canadians first.
He's so wrong about french in Canada....🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
I am Canadian and I cringe when he says aboot
I think this quote sums it up well: "Uniformity is neither desirable nor possible in a country the size of Canada. We should not even be able to agree upon the kind of Canadian to choose as a model, let alone persuade most people to emulate it. There are few policies potentially more disastrous for Canada than to tell all Canadians that they must be alike. There is no such thing as a model or ideal Canadian. What could be more absurd than the concept of an “all-Canadian” boy or girl? A society which emphasizes uniformity is one which creates intolerance and hate. A society which eulogizes the average citizen is one which breeds mediocrity. What the world should be seeking, and what in Canada we must continue to cherish, are not concepts of uniformity but human values: compassion, love, and understanding.” - Pierre Elliott Trudeau (address to the Ukrainian-Canadian Congress, October 9th, 1971).
JJ is the only Canadian I’ve heard (ever) that actually says “A BOOT” It makes me squirm ever time I hear him say it.
Canada is in America :p one of the 57 countries in it
But in Quebec you need to know French, some important stuff are only in French and you can get by with English but not everywhere...
JJ's views are somewhat eccentric in that he is politically inclined to downplay and minimise differences between 🇨🇦🇺🇲. Having lived in both countries, for example, I saw far, far more fundamentalist, evangelical Christian worship in the US. In Canada, religion is low key, mainly Catholic or Anglican. In the case of French language use appear to be very bizarre. After all, outside Québec, which is 85 percent French speaking, New Brunswick is 32 percent French and 23 percent of all Canadians are French speaking.
I gave up after the section on language ended. A slight difference? Canada is officially bilingual. The federal government offers services in both English and French everywhere in the country. Packaging is bilingual. This is a significant, not a slight, difference. Given this lack of knowledge, I see no reason to watch any more of the video.
To go straight to the fact, JJ is biased towards French speakers. In Europe, we would simply call his views as being racist and xenophobic.
Sorry, Tyler, just can't watch this one. It's not you at all: I love your channel but JJ makes me physically ill.
Hahaha I literally came to the comments to ask Tyler if he could preferably not waste time on this guys videos 😅
Haha I like him lol
@@kimc555 Haha good for you lol
JJ is great on Canadian culture with excellent insight. I'll be back for part 2.
I am not sure if at a Nova Scotia thing out not but we had to take French in school until grade 6 and then when you moved to Junior high you had the choice to continue in French immersion or only take English classes. Also I find it odd that he didn’t bring up maternity leave where in Canada you can go on maternity leave for 12-18 months which is when you would have the time to build a relationship with you child and see a lot of their firsts.
I live in Montreal and I constantly use English, French and Spanish.
Frizzing rain today in Ontario Canada. Sum places don’t understand freezing rain.
I think it's called SAP, it works with your cable service in the USA where you can choose to have the audio in English or Spanish. I'm pretty sure (Though I could be totally out to lunch) there are even Spanish speaking channels in states like Florida, Texas, and Califoria.
You cannot understand the true spirit of Canada without speaking about Expo 67, the universal world exposition that was held in Montréal for Canada's centennial anniversary. That year, Canada invited the world to celebrate with them and it showed extraordinary creativity, kindness, innovation that is all Canada is about.
25% of Canada is French, 20% of those French live in Québec.
it's a bilingual country.
@@AnnickBoyer mb bb u right. the rest is scattered across the country
Just so you know in my opinion J.J. is pretty racist against French Canadians but his other takes on Canada I find ok. You are rightfully skeptical about some of his points in this video, and it doesn't mean you shouldn't react to his content. If anything, I really enjoy seeing you question his points and thinking critically. Just a heads up that whenever he's speaking about French Canadians, it's the perspective of someone who hates us.
How can you be racist towards a language?
@@ChirpyMike French Canadians is not just a language. It's a whole people/culture he's prejudiced against. While it's not based on skin colour itself, I still believe the word racist is appropriate as it's an ethnocultural based hatred that has existed since the conquest.
@@Imsemble prejudiced is a more apt word in this case.
@@ChirpyMike you can be racist with any skin color....i experienced both im metis !
@@ChirpyMike Sure, why not. For me it's the same behavior but I understand that for african americans hearing a white skinned people claiming racism can be frustrating.
As long as it's taken with the same seriousness I don't mind, it's just a word.
Did he say Quebec isn’t super Christian? Cause my large number of French catholic friends would disagree
I think the best way to distinguish between our cultures is to look carefully at what multiculturalism means (Canada) and the melting pot (U.S.A.) means. Multiculturalism is the very beating heart of Canada. It is our deepest and greatest value and belief upon which all of our laws, policies, and practices stem from. If someone really wants to understand Canada they need to really understand multiculturalism. Literally, it is the beating heart of Canada, and our culture is the practice of this beating heart.
French and english in canada is a big difference than in the States...its on all our packaging and signs and all kids learn french from grade 4 to high school. Or you have the option of french immersion at grade 1. Paid for by our taxes. Also if one parent is french you can choose an all french school also paid by taxes so "free" . no private tuition needed.
legit you'd ask anyone from Québec if there is a difference between the language in Canada and America and it would be a strong yes. JJ is known for his Québec bashing conservative views here.
I would argue that in Canada one's religion is mostly a personal position, and does not come up in business, politics or schools. Where in many parts of the US it seems to be a much more public position.
JJ doesn't really seem to understand the extent of French speaking in Canada. A lot of the Atlantic provinces have french communities. We have french immersion school, where children from kindergarten and up only learn in french. Newfoundland and New Brunswick have a large French speaking population. Off the south east coast, there are the islands of France called St. Pierre et Miquelon, where they only speak French. Some places on those islands take Canadian money, but some only accept euros. In most of Canada, french is a subject that we have to do. It's not an optional course. To work in a lot of places all over Canada, you have to be bilingual to work there. On any travel you do, like the 7 hour ferry to Newfoundland, you will hear the English version of safety and cast off and arrival, then it's repeated in french. Same with flights and trains. Yes, Quebec has a greater concentration of French speaking people, but there are cities and towns in Quebec that are only English. In the Atlantic provinces, there's a large population of Acadians also. So JJ needs to touch up on his french Canadian knowledge. LOL
I am not familiar with this gentleman’s content, but I have found this video lacking in research and accuracy. I will only cite one example. There is a huge difference between Canada and the U.S. when I comes to French (here) versus Spanish (U.S.)
“The Official Languages Act (1969) is the federal statute that made English and French the official languages of Canada. It requires all federal institutions to provide services in English or French on request.” This is the reason why coast to coast to coast in Canada products are all required to have bilingual labels and instructions, all Federal government services must be equipped to provide service in either official language, etc. This is why you find bilingual signs in National Parks.
Also, he completely glosses over the impact our social safety net has on medical and child care. He is just treating those topics superficially.
You made a comment about a wide variety of accents. I recently came across an Irish video showing a correspondent who visits the small Newfoundland town of Tilting. The people there all have Irish accents. The town was settled by the Irish in the 1700s and have kept their accents. You might find it interesting. It is one of a number of videos on the Irish in Newfoundland.
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French in Canada it's not only in Québec..... 🤦♂️🤦♂️ its some région have more than otherwise....
Hey Taylor...just so you know this guy JJ...is not a very trustworthy guy...maybe you should look him up or go see his other videos ...I think at times he might be more American than Canadian...and he stretched out his 'aboootism' so much...