Dear teacher Jen... I'm glad to watch another of your useful videos btw at this moment I can't recall any of ours taboos here in México, one or two of Canadá's ones are similar to México. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me I really appreciate that. Bless your heart. P.S. You rule.
Thanks so much for your comment, Javier. ☺️ I am so happy to hear that you enjoyed this Canadian lesson. 🇨🇦 If you think of any Mexican taboos later, I'd love to know about them. 🙂
@@JeNsJyugyou Hola mi linda maestra (with all due respect)... Let me get it right, taboo means something prohibited if so there is an e.g. here is banned to smoke in closed áreas. Please confirm if I mistaken. On the other hand if it's not too much trouble could You please explain to me the difference and usage of might as well & may as well. Thanks in advance for your support.Happy Saturday to You and your whole family. Blessings. ,👍
You are correct. 'Taboo' means something is banned or prohibited often due to cultural or religious reasons. Usually taboos aren't necessarily spoken rules, but a general sense that people have of what is unacceptable. In Canada, (as in all countries I'm sure) if there is a sign that tells you to do something, you should follow the sign. Not obeying the sign would be taboo. So if the sign says, "Smoking is banned in this area," but you choose to ignore the sign and smoke anyways then you are doing something taboo. So 'taboo' and 'banned' are not directly synonyms of each other, but they are close in meaning. I hope that helps and doesn't confuse you ☺️ Might as well vs May as well. That is an interesting idea for a lesson. Just off the top of my head as a native English speaker I'd say that although 'may' and 'might' are slightly different, 'might as well' and 'may as well' are fixed expressions that are usually used interchangeably. (Personally, I feel that 'might as well' is used more than 'may as well') However, I will consider the issue more and add this to my to-do list. Thanks for your message. Have a great day 🙂
@@JeNsJyugyou Thank you teacher Jen... Since they are over My head, i'll be looking forward to seeing your video about them if it's possible on your side. On the other hand I feel a little bit Bad because I'm always bothering you asking questions taking advantage of Your willing to help, but to be blunt with you I belong to LCF and cannot afford for English tuition.That's why i'll be forever grateful for your help, You know if I achieve to Master your language it means many opportunities in My dear México. Cheers to you and your family.
Being from Canada, I so appreciate you saying not to compare us to Americans. This drives me nuts. Canada and America are friends, not clones. We are not the same and should not be expected to be the same.
Canada and the US are so similar that if I were teleported to a random generic city in North America, and I couldn't see obvious clues like national flags, speed signs, spelling of certain words, or store chains that are exclusive to either US or Canada, AND I couldn't identify the region by the people's accent, I would have substantial trouble figuring out whether I was in Canada or the US.
Exactly so! It's a taboo that is paralleled to New Zealanders being compared to Australians, to Ukrainians beings compared to Russians, etc., etc. That list goes on, but it's important to recognize we're talking about two distinct cultures with their own identities. I have many American friends. My husband happens to be American. I am most definitely not American! :)
@@andrewlebedev7749 As a Canadian this is extremely true. The vast majority of the population lives in cities that are virtually indistinguishable from the modern American metropolitan blueprint.
One you forgot and I find folks from Asia don't realize. Personal space. Don't stand right tight behind someone in a line. Don't squish between people at a market stand. Don't stand so close when talking to someone, stand about arms length. I've told people to stand back and sometimes they do, but then find them getting closer again as the line moves. Maintain the distance.
Haha yeah it's funny to speak with someone from a close talking culture and you just automatically back up and they come closer and you can end up on the other side of the room if you continue ;)
An addition when it comes to courtesy in Canada: holding the door open for others. It's not just "ladies first," you're meant to hold the door open for anyone behind you, and open the door and allow entrance first to, sometimes but not just women, but the elderly, women/men with children, those with their hands full, etc. Just letting the door close behind you when someone else is entering behind you is VERY rude.
Yes, I agree! and if someone holds the door, you say thank you and go through. It's not that they are being chivalrous or anything, it's just that we're all wanting to get through the door, and we want to help each other reach our goals.
Amen. I'm not Canadian, but one of the first things I noticed when I lived there is how MANY people fail to open or hold open the doors for others. It happens a lot, so Canadians need to work on that.
In Canada, if u are have a full cart of groceries, it is common to let someone with only a few items go ahead of u. Also, we r very courteous when driving. Always let a driver turn in ahead of u. And ALWAYS wave thank you.
Yes, always wave thank you :) But I wouldn't always let a driver turn in ahead of me, because if I have the right of way, and I stop to give them my right of way, then it blocks up the traffic! I sometimes feel annoyed when people try to give me the right of way, and then it means I have to go later, because I can't really take it bc someone is waiting behind them, and such, so it's just better if they would take the right of way and then I can go, and the traffic can flow properly.
@@artbonvic Yep, I've seen this being done in Canada, and at first it made me worry that the driver was trying to tell me that something was wrong before I was taught what it actually was intended to mean. It's really nice!
Sounds a lot like Hawaiian culture. Chill, and respectful. Maybe that’s why y’all are called “Canucks”. Only a fellow chill and respectful culture could gain a nickname for it’s people that is based on the name of my people, the Hawaiian people aka Kanakas! (Yes, Canuck comes from the word Kanaka which is the Hawaiian word for a native Hawaiian. Long story how that actually came to be. It has something to do with Hawaiian sailors in Canada if I remember correctly)
These taboos are common in most countries, whether in Europe or Asia... whatever you have said makes perfect sense and is just civic sense of an educated society.... I have been avoiding doing all these uncivilized habits all my life in my country India...
Keep in mind, there are so many immigrants here, everybody is different, so ask what is expected of you if you are really unsure. I think that's the one thing I find really useful.
FYI, people with ASD (autism spectrum disorder) struggle with eye contact, so you cannot always assume the person is simply being rude. They could truly just be uncomfortable and struggle with that social behaviour which most people view as a “normal” and “polite” thing to do. In other words, it could be unintentional. Just something to consider, since this is what contributes to stigmatism.
Yes, I fully agree! I struggle with eye contact where it feels almost physically painful. It feels like I'm being blasted with the person's intensity if I look straight at them. Very stress-inducing x.x I'm grateful that you brought this up. Thank you!
I totally agree. I am autistic and eye contact doesn't come to me naturally, I have to force my brain to do it. Plus making eye contact while talking is considered rude in Indian culture. We call it disrespectful. So it's a taboo in indian culture plus ASD
I was told that if you look at someone's forehead, it will seem to them like you are looking them in the eye. You might try that if you find eye contact difficult.
I agree with most of these points. Another conversation topic that should be taboo is asking people their ethnicity the first time you meet. Canada is very ethnically diverse but that doesn't mean we all want to talk about it all the time, especially with random strangers.
Thanks for watching and for the feedback MJ! 🤗 That is an excellent point! 🇨🇦 I think this problem is even worse when people want to know about ethnicity and ask, "Where are you from?" 😒
As a Korean Canadian married to a Korean which made me leave my loving country, this video gives me reminiscence to all the times I spent in CA. Thank you for this amazing clip, it was a good flashback for me. :) And one thing I would like to add as a non-white Canadian, I love how we respect each others' "root-culture." I always felt comfortable sharing mine. It is a true "Mosaic" country. Again, thank you and thank you!! + now I crave for Iced CAPP because you said Timmy few times, (I haven't had it for more than 5 yrs and I really miss it :( )
Thank you for sharing this Jen! I'm visiting Canada in the next 2022 or 2023 with my family, In AB (Calgary) , so that I can continue my studies there. Thank you for the teaching once more and helping us to learn about you Canadians!! 🇯🇵🇨🇦
Please go away, Calgary is full. This is my home and I don’t need MY housing prices to increase over 35% because people like YOU want to come here to go to school. There are plenty of their schools in the world to go to. Please go to one of them.
In most European countries, before drinking alcohol, always say "cheers" while looking in the eyes of each person the moment your glasses touch each other. In Belgium, it is said "if you don't look in the eyes, you will get 7 years of sexual unhappiness" 😂And in Switzerland, if you forget to do "cheers" and begin to drink, someone will jokingly call you out and ask if you are "drinking in Switzerland" (meaning someone who is drinking alone, without any drinking partner) 😂
Great video. As a Canadian and an experiences traveller I would like to add the following: 1. NEVER NEVER NEVER make comments about somebody's weight. It seems to be more appropriate in other cultures but it is very offensive here and a quick way of making an enemy. 2. Never refer to anybody as a foreigner even if they are a non-Canadian. The term "foreigner" doesn't really translate well in Canada.
Oh yes definitely. It must be a cultural difference, but I've found that it's very common for Chinese immigrants to comment on my big stomach (I have a stomach condition that sometimes makes me look pregnant, and I'm really sensitive about it, so it sucks). I wish those people had gotten that bit of advice before leaving China 😅
@@sunjoexys7251 Of course! Usually, when you make it about you, that's a different case. You're voluntarily disclosing information about yourself (in this case, making a joke about it-which I think is great! Humour is a great way to approach things). Sounds like you're doing everything right :)
@@sunjoexys7251 And (sorry for the many replies) as an aside, stating, like you did in your case, saying you are "clueless" (which I am certain you are not!) is a great communications technique. It lets everyone know that you're new and trying your best to be polite. A+
They are not actually. It's a hoax. Once you buy it and turn your life upside down to move to that provincial insular S*hole, then you get to really see their true face - but by then you F*D!
Given the current pandemic, handshakes have completely disappeared as a greeting among the vast majority of Canadians. Since Canadians have now spent over a year actively avoiding handshakes, it is possible that nods and waves (pretty common now) may replace the handshake as a common greeting. We shall see. These tips also all apply in French speaking regions of Canada, although obviously it is more common to use French equivalents in those regions (e.g. "Pardon" or the more informal "S'cusez" (a contracted form of "Excusez-moi) - literally "I beg your pardon" (i.e. Sorry) or "Excuse me" - after a sneeze). There are no cultural differences across Canada on these things. Please be aware that there are some relatively minor cultural differences between English and French speakers regarding social distance, particularly with strangers. My explanation below explaining the reasons should not be misunderstood as this being a huge gap. There is simply a small cultural difference. Unlike English, the French language has two distinct levels of formality (a more distant and formal mode of address and a familiar and informal mode of address) built into the way one addresses a person. This is traditionally represented by the use of different pronouns (tu is the informal singular and vous is the plural or formal singular). While the formal "vous" has been slowly becoming old fashioned in Canada, the cultural norm of maintaining a more emotionally distant interaction with strangers as being a show of politeness has not completely faded and is much more pronounced than in English speaking Canada. It is literally built-in to French speaking cultures to have two different modes of social interaction - formal/distant and informal/close. This may cause people used to interacting with English speaking Canadians (who often smile a lot towards and often chat with strangers) to notice less smiles and overt friendliness among Canadian French speakers (or French speakers in general). A waiter or salesperson may not be very expressive (less smiling, less small talk, more to the point) because culturally, being too friendly would be acting overly familiar with you and thus rude. Acting familiar with a stranger has a stronger social taboo among French speakers in general. While French Canadians are very laid back compared to many other French speakers, that two-tier approach to formal vs informal interaction is still present in the culture (but less rigidly than in France). Centuries ago, English had a similar distinction but the formal/plural "you" replaced the informal "thou" so completely that modern English considers "you" to be informal. Also, French Canadians hate being compared to the French just as much as English Canadians hate being compared to Americans.
Thanks so much for your excellent and detailed comment 👍🏻. I love how you explained the differences between French speaking Canadians and English speaking Canadians so well. Very excellent points 🤗. Thanks for sharing!🇨🇦
@@JeNsJyugyou My pleasure. I just wanted any viewers who might visit Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa-Gatineau or elsewhere in Quebec, Acadia or perhaps other francophone regions in Canada or Europe to be aware of the subtle difference in culture. Levels of politeness, especially when built into the language, affect behaviour. Japanese for example, has far more complex levels of politeness than French. Obviously, English also can express different levels of politeness but it is more of a subtle variation of body language and word choice than a clear shift in form of address and accompanying tone, body language and even grammar or conjugation. It's less tiered, for lack of a better word. As a fluently bilingual French Canadian, I've always found it peculiar that we get stereotyped as cold, distant and even rude (due to avoiding excessive familiarity) by our English speaking countrymen while European francophones tend to stereotype us as loud, boisterous, very casual and friendly and even rude (due to excessive familiarity) or (gasp) too English/North American. Apparently, we're simultaneous too frosty and too warm. 😂 (laughing) We definitely resemble other Canadians more than anyone else but we've got our own little cultural quirks and we do have some in common with our distant cousins in Europe. Still, most of our shared history and heritage for the past few hundred years has been with our fellow Canadians and it shows. Hopefully your viewers will enjoy visiting our regions too. While we don't have the Rockies, the bright autumn colours in the northern Appalachians (or the last of the snow during a visit to a maple sugar shack for a huge feast), the old walled city of Quebec perched on the cliffside overlooking the St. Lawrence River (or Parliament overlooking the Ottawa River) and the many cultural festivals of Montreal are also worth seeing. There's beauty and warm people all across Canada! 😀
Yes there are differences across Canada on these things! I would not say excuse me after sneezing. It's polite for the other person to say, Bless you, or Gesundheit, after I sneeze. If they don't, that's not very nice of them! :)
Are you ignorant or something. Do not say anything about anyplace before you live there. There is no culture here and relations among people are very bad.
The eye contact part never cease to amaze me. In my culture (Yoruba), it is the opposite of what she said; it is very rude to make eye contact, specifically with an elderly person while having a conversation with them.
I think some First Nations cultures here are the same about that. I've heard that some people get in trouble with the police, because the police ask them questions, and they show respect by not looking them in the eye, and the police get upset and say, What's wrong? You think you're better than me? You can't look me in the eye? And then they think they are being disrespectful, when they are actually being respectful. Same with teachers and students. So... yeah. Cultural awareness is very important.
@@rachelsingermacdonald Yeah, this is definitely a really hard point of contention. As someone who has a lot of trouble with eye contact, I wish that those who get offended by lack of eye contact would be more accepting of this.
There are some differences but we have a lot in common! 🥳 For example, in Turkey, it can be seem rude to ask women about their age but it is not problem for men. We say that don’t ask women about their age and don’t ask men how much money they earn. One taboo in my country is that when someone offers food, even if we are hungry, we don’t accept it to be polite. If she/he imposes us one more time, we accept it and say thank you. Also, you said that don’t put your elbows on the table when eating and i found it really weird and interesting. It is not a thing that i care in my life. I will not forget it, if i go to Canada one day! 😁 Thank you for your effort and super videos! ❣️💪🏼
Thanks for your interesting comment. In the past, asking about age or salary in Canada was similar to Turkey. Now, especially since in lots of household the woman is the breadwinner for the family, we just don't ask anyone about their age or income. If I ever go to Turkey and someone offers me food, even if I want it, I will refuse once, and then accept it. It's good to know. That's actually similar to a taboo in Canada that I cut out when editing this video. When you're in a restaurant, cafe, or bar, etc.. and someone offers to pay for your order, you should refuse to be polite. Then if they insist and offer again, you can accept their treat (if you want, or you can keep refusing). Lots of people feel it is a bit rude if you offer to pay for someone and they immediately accept. When I was a child, if I put my elbows on the table, someone in my family would usually say the rhyme: "Mable, Mable, get your elbows off the table. This is not a horse's stable. Elbows off! Say you're sorry."
What you said about food is viewed similarly in Canada, I feel. You can easily end up in a back and forth exchange. "take it," "No, thank you, you keep it," take it, I insist" "okay.....Thank you so much, you really didnt have to!"
Personally I find that maybe half of people in Canada (including me) do put their elbows on the table when they eat. Elderly people sometimes do not like it, or in very formal places like a very fancy restaurant I try to remember not to do it, but I would argue that the majority of people under 50 do not care if you put your elbows on the table!
Being an American I can tell you all of these things are also considered basic curtesy here, except perhaps removing shoes. However, in America I think people are losing common curtesy and even though these things are expected and should be adhered to, they disregard them because so many people are very self-involved and entitled. You are more likely to see basic curtesy in Southern states than places like Los Angelas and New York. Coming from California and traveling through Arkansas I was pleasantly surprised when walking through a pretty crowded club that every young man stepped aside to allow me to pass and “Excuse me” and “Thank you” were always very natural parts of conversations.
I live in the Great Lakes snow belt and removing your shoes is very common. Many people even bring their own house slippers to change into when visiting. I think this has come about due to all the snow, rain and mud we experience 10 months of the year.
Exactly! 🤗 So when people don't make eye-contact I feel like they are lying and trying to hide something. I really wanted to mention this point in my video because I have a lot of Russian viewers and often when I have Russian students in real life they try to avoid eye-contact! 👁
It is very hard to change what you are used to doing all your life, especially when the new immigrant is already an adult. I knew someone who really struggled about trying to have eye contact and speaking up, because in their culture, talking louder or being assertive if you're a female can come across as being rude and arrogant. She finds Canadians speak at a louder voice
However, many First Nations people consider a direct gaze to be rude and it is respectful to lower their eyes. It's important to take the culture into consideration
That’s an assumption. People that have Trauma/abuse, adhd, autism and some other cultures don’t always do that. It doesn’t mean they have something to hide. Something you and others should think about
You are a great teacher. I have been lerning English for more than forty years but I did not see a perfect teacher like you. If it is possible, I want to be your student as soon as posible.
Wow, thank you! ☺️ You're very kind. I offer private English lessons / tutoring on Skype for $30 CAD per hour. If you are interested, please send a message to my business email: jensjyugyou@gmail.com 🇨🇦
Many thanks for your incredibly kind comment, Rashed 🤗. I am so happy to hear that you enjoy my RUclips videos ☺️😁. It seems like you enjoy travelling, but I hope you'll stay safe during these unsettling times. 💐
#20 is so true. I don't know about the rest of Canada, but in Quebec people are inviting each other over A LOT. But you are expected to bring a gift to the host. It might be a wine bottle, fresh bread from the bakery, dessert, etc.
@@hdufort Haha :D It was a good comment, anyway :) In Saskatchewan people used to invite people over a lot, but since the pandemic began, not so much. But if you do, yes, you're expected to bring a gift for the hostess. I agree, yes, wine, dessert, pickles from your garden, etc. It's the same in Saskatchewan. Peace.
Putting your cellphone on the table while having a meal with somebody (unless you're waiting for an urgent call or text). Unfortunately, this has become common place though.
That's an excellent point! Although, I must say that I am guilty of this bad behaviour when eating out. 😅 I like to keep my phone on the table so I can take pictures of my friends and food. I wouldn't actually use my phone for anything else though because if I am eating out with someone, I want to spend time with them, not with my phone...sadly too many people text others and use social media rather than interacting with their dinning companions. 😔
I am an American and when I go out to eat with friends we have a rule that the first person who answers their phone at the table must pay for the entire meal. (Normally, we just divide the check total by the number of people). The only exception to this rule is if someone is waiting for a call from their children or something like that. While some people do consider it rude to place on the table, most people I know do not. The phone, however, must be near you and get in the way of another person's eating.
@@JeNsJyugyou That’s understandable! It’s the people who put it on the table just in case somebody texts or calls them and it’s not urgent, especially when they keep checking it for texts, including when other people at the table are talking.
15. I’ve lived my whole life hearing about how others view our sorry and I chuckle and acknowledge their views on our Automatic Sorry Reflex. How have I never realized that subconsciously I’ve Said sorry when it wasn’t my fault just to help the other person also say sorry in reply?!?! Thanks for the renewed perspective!
19. It’s okay to put your phone on silent these days. A full turning off your phone can be inconvenient for those who may need to be contacted in unexpected emergencies.
22. Yeah… for our American friends who don’t themselves remove their footwear at the door. I don’t want your snow covered shoes leaving a melting trail across my floors and rooms. Please. Thanks.
I’m surprised with the 3rd one about First Nations. I worked with a First Nation and she herself introduced me as ‘Indian’. I was new to Canada that time and Im from India. It took me a moment to understand she meant she’s a First Nation but b4 that I said “I’m Indian too”😂😂 then she explained ☺️ she’s a very good friend of mine till today. But idk why she wanted to be recognized as ‘Indian’ instead of ‘first nation’
Thanks for watching and for your comment. 🤗 That is quite interesting about your friend. 😄My best friend is First Nations and she hates to be called Indian 😅 If you ever get the chance to ask your friend about it, I'd be curious as to what her reason was / is for wanting to be called Indian. ☺️
This may not be fully true in the case of your scenario, but during the time that the Indian Act was strictly in place many families had to change their way of life to meet this new living forced upon them. Due to the horrors caused by the laws such as registration camps and other restrictions some First Nations families have stayed to that way of identifying themselves. Of course many indigenous peoples of Canada have strongly moved away from the term Indian but it is apart of Canadian history that will sadly be there as a dark shadow.
The word "Indian" was imposed on our indigenous peoples and so many of them dislike it. It is also still tied to the legal language of being recognized as an indigenous person. The term "First Nations" gained popularity in recent decades and is broadly considered the respectful term (Amerindian was briefly popular in the 1980s-1990s but First Nations replaced it in the 20th century). However, if your friend prefers the older term "Indian" for whatever reasons, I would certainly respect her wishes. The term First Nations is not common in the USA (where Indian is still broadly used and not generally considered insulting) but I have heard that it has gained some currency in Australia. Minor detail: The Métis and Inuit peoples are not normally referred to as First Nations, although the Métis do have ancestral ties to them (and to French Canadians). The Inuit are a completely distinct people group from the other indigenous peoples whose ancestors came to North America much later and who still have closely related ethnic relations in the very far northeast of Asia.
Yeah, I know a couple Native people who don't mind being called Indian, but I think it's not common. Definitely it's not safe to assume someone will be okay with it 😅 I'm surprised she didn't mention the terms Inuit or Native though, because in common language, both terms are way more common than First Nations.
The more I learn about Canada, the more I realise that it's more similar to the UK than the US in certain ways. (I used to think both countries were more or less the same tbh lol). A lot of these things are common etiquette in the UK as well, but one interesting exception is the shoe thing. It seems in many countries that the done thing is to take your shoes off when visiting someone else in their house. But here in the UK, you're expected to keep your shoes ON. Some people even wear shoes around their own home.
Point 1 also applies for India too. Point 3 "Indians" sometimes depends on situation can also refers to the people from India as there is also South Asian diaspora in canada. Nice Video and 👍 to this video.
I moved to Canada a few months ago and I wish I had watched your videos earlier. They are quite useful and informative. In my country, Iran, it is considered rude for men to go through the door first if they have a female company. (ladies first :))
Hello Shahrnaz ☺️. Welcome to Canada 🇨🇦✨. Thanks for watching and for your kind words about my videos. Also, that you for sharing about that taboo in Iran. I like the idea of ladies first 😉
@@JeNsJyugyou Thank you so much for your kind reply. I really appreciate the time and energy you spend on your videos and the possitive feedback you provide for almost all your audiences. 😊
@@shahrnazardalani6329 It's my pleasure, Shahrnaz. I do my best to help others when I can. ☺️ Despite COVID19, I hope you're enjoying your time in Canada so far. 🇨🇦
Thank you. Despite COVID, it has been great. And I the more I connect with Canadian, the more I love this country. You are such nice and polite people, and I looooooove you all. I am also doing my best to improve my English speaking to be able to communicate better with people and I think your channel would definitely be a great help for me.
@@shahrnazardalani6329 I am so glad to hear that despite difficulties caused by COVID that you are settling in well to life in Canada and that you enjoy things so far. I wish things will continue to go well and get even better for you. ✨I am also really happy to hear that you've met nice and polite people here in Canada. 🇨🇦. I hope that my English lessons here on my RUclips channel will help you to keep improving your English. 😁
Thanks for your additions🤗! Ohh, eating with your hat on is so rude! I wish I had included it in this video. My father actually said that wearing a hat at the table, whether you were eating or not, was rude. 🇨🇦 To be honest though, I have never heard of the second point you mentioned. I can honestly say that I have never shook someone's hand while wearing a glove, but if I met someone for the first time outside during the winter, I don't think I would take my glove off to shake their hand because it's cold! ❄️
@@JeNsJyugyou oh Jen ! You HAVE to take gloves off when shaking hands down East . Just watch fellas at a jobsite or at a wharf in N.S. A Must Do when meeting another. All the best from East Coast Canada.
@@DeuceDevil Really?! That's very interesting 😁 I had no idea that even in Canada shaking hands with someone while wearing a glove is rude. 🇨🇦 Thank you so much for sharing! ✨
@@JeNsJyugyou I was taught it was because you respect, trust, another person. Nothing should 'come between two persons ' is my take on this. Thank You for brightening my day Jen. From Danny 😊
In the Canadian army, if you wear your hat in the mess (eating or the bar), you buy a round for the house. I was told it was in respect for the Queen, whose portraits hang in those places. It just carried over into civi life. Wearing a hat indoors is so American!
An extremely motivating video, Jen. Every country has their own taboo, but I suppose they certainly try to be polite in their own way. In my country the majority is similar to Canada. I was for few months in Labrador, and had connection with some First Nation (innus, in Labrador also called Montagnais). Nice experience to remember. Thanks for your successful lesson. 👍🍁
Thanks for your comment, Santiago. It's great that you were able to have such an interesting experience while here in Canada and create nice memories. 🇨🇦 It was surprisingly hard for me to think about taboos in Canada specifically, because I feel that the majority of our cultural norms are similar in most other countries as well. Glad to know that if I come to Spain I won't be rude. ☺️
Thank you so much for making this video, now i'll feel more sure not to make any mistake or bother the locals haha, greetings from Chile 🇨🇱 i love ur videos.
Hi Martin 🙂 Thanks for watching this lesson and for leaving a nice comment. ☺️ I am so glad to hear that you liked this video. Are these Canadian taboos similar to those in Chile?
Thanks. Watching a lot of videos about travel guides to Canada since I’m going there soon. At least my common sense of Canada will come in handy as an American. (I got quite surprised about the tipping culture in Canada because i thought we only had it here in the US because apparently no one talks about the tipping in Canada, just the tipping in the US mostly).
Thank you for Guide .when this pandemic is end and flights to fly I wish I came to Canada .. and see your beautiful city .. thank you once again for your lovely videos 🙏🏻
JeN's Jyugyou / ジェンの授業 I am learn many new words from your videos .it is really helpful to me about Canada because my many friends and relatives live in beautiful divine place Canada in different different Province n after watching your videos. I was talk to my near dears on cell ph n they surprise I know about many more from them.You doing great job. I am very thankful your nice videos.
That is so nice to hear. Thanks for sharing, Harmandeep. ☺️ Since you have friends and relatives here in Canada, you should come and visit some day 🇨🇦 Which province are they living in?
JeN's Jyugyou / ジェンの授業 my nears dears live in east coast to west coast. Nova Scotia at Sydney n Halifax , New Brunswick , Quebec Montreal , Ontario Tronto , Brampton, Mississauga ,Manitoba Winnipeg, Saskatchewan Regina n Saskatoon, Alberta Edmonton n Calgary, British Columbia Langley ,Abbotsford, Surrey , delta Vancover n victory.😊
I'm from Brazil. Grew up in Rio de Janeiro, moved to São Paulo and now live in the chilly South. Many of Canadian taboos are the same here. We don't need to calculate tips because it's automatically inserted into the bill. The whole tipping people thing confuses me. We don't gift hosts, unless it's a special occasion like a Birthday party. Cariocas are chronically late for parties, so you invite people earlier than you expect them to appear, usually one to two hours later. I was actually shocked when someone appeared on time (meaning earlier). SP and Curitiba have a completely different set of rules, being on time is more important. We don't care about hours where you consume alcohol. I've drank many cold beers at lunch, especially during summer. Eating greasy or sticky food with your hands is considered unsanitary in Rio. If I pick street food, I'm using a napkin to get it, even if I wash my hands before eating. There's street dirt particles in the air or I spent time inside a bus with a lot of other people grabbing all kinds of handles, I don't want their dirt on my food. There's this foreigner legend that we eat street food with fork and knife, it's a blatant lie. But we pick frenchies and olives with toothpicks and the rest with paper napkins. Always. Getting food with bare hands outside of your house is disgusting. The correct way of greeting someone is handshake immediately followed by dry kisses on cheeks (some women actually kiss the air instead of touching the cheek). If you mistake the right number of kisses for each place, you will be flagged as "foreigner"and people will say "oh, you are not from here, right?" Lumping the many different cultures of Brazil into only Rio and Amazonas (we are as big as the States and just a bit smaller than Canada) will make people roll their eyes. But if you know basic geography and cultural differences people will fucking adore you for not being a foolish ignorant gringo. There's actually places where snows in Brazil and many parts of it have never seen the sea or a beach. NEVER EVER ask a Brazilian woman about a "Brazilian"(wax). They will look at you as if you grew 3 heads. It's a very degrading and sexist thing from the USA. We tend to think of hairless vaginas as a thing pedophiles enjoy, adult women have hair. What IS taboo and is removed only before hitting the beach is the area where pubic hair would appear outside the bikini. No one wants to see your pubes, so you shave it. By the way, Brazilian women aren't a monolithic group of gorgeous sunbathed sex crazed women. We have all skin colors, all hair colors and types and, of course, you have children and grandmothers. This stereotype of sexual tourism and "all Brazilian women are easy" have horrible consequences, from foreigners coming to teenagers just going to school and asking them "how much" to kid trafficking to feed the sexual tourism of idiots that think that "anything goes in Brazil". Women immigrants actually actively avoid saying that they come from Brazil because it gets immediately unsafe and men that until then treated them as people now start sexual harassment and even assaulting and raping for no other reason than this horrid stereotype. Being polite, using your words, not assuming you know more than locals and not being a sexist asshole is a sure bet anywhere in the world. By the way, many Brazilians study English and Spanish as secondary languages in school so if you think you can get away on speaking shit about people or the place you are in, you are fishing for a rude awakening. On the other hand, people will try to help you, even searching for someone that speaks English, French, German or Chinese in Rio or São Paulo. I can't speak for other capital cities, but touristic places will always have people that speak English.
Hello Lanika 🤗. Thank you so much for your wonderful and detailed response. I enjoyed reading it and learning more about Brazilian culture. It was also great to read how you as a Brazilian woman feel about certain aspects of Brazilian culture and stereotypes of Brazilians, especially Brazilian women. 🇧🇷 I think your comment is an excellent guide for people who wish to visit Brazil. 🤩 As the 5th largest country in the world, I completely understand that not all areas of your country are the same and that not all people are the same either. However, I am very surprised to hear that you have snow in some areas of Brazil 😁! I am sad to hear about the many negative consequences of Brazilian stereotypes you mentioned in your comment. I hope that people will stop having these types of harmful stereotypes. 🌸
Hi Jen and I´m from Guadalajara, Mexico. one of the things that almost all of us do is when you leave a restaurant you say bon appetite ( provecho ) to the people that are still eating when you leave, or when people say your name for anything we don´s say "what" we try to say something nicer like "what can I do for you" or " at you service " ( mande ), or when you need to go to the washroom to do your stuff, we try to use a childish expression to refer of what we´re about to do "take a piss" ( pipi ) or something like that, one of the things that almost every Mexican hate is when "Americans" call themself´s "Americans", we all are Americans, they´re just North Americans, and when people say that we are the backyard of "America", drives us nuts.
Thanks for your comment, Victor 😎 Thank you for sharing about taboos and ways to be polite in Mexico. 🇲🇽 Based on your comment (and all the Mexicans I've met personanally), it seems like Mexicans are very friendly and kind 👍🏻 The last part of your comment is very interesting for me because despite living in North America, being from Canada I would never consider myself American and say we are all American...I am Canadian. As you are from Mexico, I'd say you are Mexican. The adjective for someone from the USA is 'American', if they didn't use this adjective what adjective do you think they should use? I totally agree with the very last part of your comment though... as I mentioned in the video, Canadians hate to be compared to the USA and also really dislike it when people say we're just the USA's little sibling or America's backyard...like we have no identity of our own! 😅🇨🇦
Very interesting! :) I like that you say bon apetit to the people who are eating :) Please don't tell people in Canada that you are going to take a piss. That is ok in certain circles, but mostly it would be uncouth or offensive! It's also just too much information. Washrooms have walls and doors because that's your private space. What you do in there is up to you and we don't need to know if you're doing number 1 or number 2!. :)
Thank u so much Jen ..Greatly appreciate for sharing your knowledge and Experience .. In my Country of Origin it's Considered a taboo if 🙏Namaste isn't reciprocated with the same gesture...
Oh oh! I was driving and I saw a friend and waved wildly and this Indian couple was walking, they are the inlaws of my friend's neighbour. They thought I was waving at them, so they did the namaste to me. I was driving so I could not return it, but I waved sort of nervously because I was trying to get my friend's attention. Then they just put their hands down in a rather confused way. Anyway :) I guess it's ok.
Taboos in Italy: going into any small shop or store without greeting the owner as you walk in (you also say goodbye when you exit). Never order a Cappuccino after Noon...it is a breakfast drink and people will think you're either crazy or an American...or both. Don't be visibly intoxicated in public...especially in Southern Italy, where people will mistake you for a Northern European oaf...or an American. Don't wear shorts in church...Italians are fashionable even when praying. Don't be fat...unless you want everyone to know you're American. Don't go to a restaurant and get a table before 8PM...you'll look like a starving tourist with no sense. Don't ask about the mafia...especially in Northern Italy where it's not a thing. When you're at someone's house for dinner they will keep feeding you until you put your silverware crosswise on your plate. Nobody drinks cold milk in Italy, so don't ask for a tall, cold one....unless you're beer-drinking. People will sometimes cut in front of you in line...just keep your mouth shut. Never ask for condiments like mustard, mayo and catsup at restaurants...they will bring olive oil and vinegar to your table and that's it. Men like to dress sharp, so the only people with tennis, t-shirts and baseball caps in Italy are either Americans or people who just escaped a mental institution.
Thanks for sharing about taboos in Italy and some Italian culture 🇮🇹. I learned a lot from reading your comment 👍🏻. 8pm seems so late to eat dinner though ... my husband and I usually have dinner around 5:30pm just like an elderly couple would 😅. It's also fascinating to me that cappuccinos are considered only for breakfast and that Italians don't drink cold milk 🥛 ☕️. Thanks so much for your insight. 🤗
I wouldn't mind looking like a starving tourist, if that's what I am, so I'll probably still go to a restaurant before 8:00. If it were a completely nutso thing to do, they wouldn't be open before 8:00. If someone cuts in front of me, I'll just comment to the person I'm with about how incredibly rude it is.
Mustard is a glorious condiment and your people are doing themselves a great disservice, especially polish mustard and polish mayonnaise, it is god's gift to the world.
I grew up in small towns on the prairies in Canada. Until we moved to a very large city, the only time we took off our shoes on entering a house was if they were wet, muddy, or covered with snow. I still don't like taking off my shoes because of foot problems.
In my whole life, i've only ever encountered 1 person who thought being more than a few (less than 10) mintues late was acceptable. Of course, exceptions are made for weather or extenuating circumstances, but in general, Canadians expect you to be on time, not early or late. I was always taught that "socially late" people think too highly of themselves.
In a public swimming pool, at the lineup to the next round at the jacouzee very often new people join the line at the front, not at the end. Don't they understand the line was forming there not because they've been waiting for those who came later just to let them go first?
Hi Diego 😁. Thanks for your nice comment 😎. I am very happy to hear that you found this lesson helpful 🇨🇦. I wish you lots of luck with your move here to Canada✨! PS: Here is a playlist of all the Canadian themed lessons I've created so far which I hope you'll find helpful: ruclips.net/p/PLktdXyVCSbc9-bM3cZtOpBauKnR34cM8D
Thank you so much! I wish I could go to Canada for a better life with my fam! And I was thinking about what I will not do to the Canada, since I don't wanna be a bad person Infront of a Canadian person and make them think that I didn't give them some respect.. THANK YOU!!🥺♥️
Canadians would love if you did that when visiting them! It's not common in the younger generations (under age 50) to bring gifts when you are a guest, but it happens sometimes and we LOVE when people do! Especially early in a friendship or if you don't know the host very well yet :)
Thanks for your kind words. ☺️🇨🇦 I hope you will enjoy this playlist full of lessons about Canadian holidays and culture: ruclips.net/p/PLktdXyVCSbc9-bM3cZtOpBauKnR34cM8D
I don’t understand why People in Canada don’t like to be confused with Americans. They have the Same language, culture, backgrounds, and history. When I traveled from US to Canada the only differences, that I noticed was more conveniences and better roads in the States. Canadians weren’t any more polite than Americans either. In fact their customer services was below average compare to the State. Many Canadians prefer working and living in the US. It puzzles me why Canadians don’t like to be called American.
Actually, we do NOT have the same language, culture, backgrounds and history. I think if you really put your mind to it, you could understand why Canadians don't like being compared to Americans. I find your comments on politeness rather amusing, when considering the tone of your comment.
@@juliansmith4295 Canadians and Americans background are early Europeans whom took over from natives. Then people from Southeast Asia and east Asia and Middle East emigrated later. Many Latin Americans migrate every year. No you are not different than Americans! You speak the same language, eat the same food, and dress the same brand. If you want people to believe otherwise, that is called delusional.
@@SD-wr8rm I don't suppose you'd care to enlighten us with what country you're from, then? 1. If you tried talking to an American like that, you'd get someone swearing at you for a few minutes before they blow your brains out with a machine gun. 2. We speak the same language, eat the same food? No 3. "dress the same brand" Google translate couldn't figure that out either. I know your whole point is to try to provoke, but sorry, that doesn't work with us. Better luck next time.
Watch the documentaries about the Avro Arrow. Or CIA brainwashing experiments conducted in Canada. A rich, powerful neighbour can buy and bully its way with a smaller democracy. As Trudeau senior said, we are in bed with an elephant. It directly affects the lives of many Canadians, like for example those who work in the lumber industry.
@@juliansmith4295 We both speak English and a similar dialect of it too. Of course there are French populations in the East but most of Canada is anglophone. Our history is not the same but it interconnects with eachothers history. The war of 1812 is one example. Also, Canada was colonized by France and England, same as America. Only difference is that America was also colonized by Spain.
Thanks for this taboos in Canda maam, when you are eating, don't talk when your mouth is full, this is one of our taboos in our country, Canadians taboos are same in PHILIPPINES, thank you Ma'am for this information
Hi a new subs here from the philippines, this is Very useful for me.. this year where going to canada together with my family and live there..thank you
Hi 😁. Thanks for your nice comment ☺️. I am so glad to hear that you found this video about Canada useful 🇨🇦. I hope that everything is going well with you in the Philippines and I wish you all the best with moving here to Canada 🍁 🤗.
I get mistaken for Canadian all the time. I'm not Canadian, but my wife is. Funny thing is, their reason for thinking I was Canadian, it's because I'm a polite person.
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I'm not sure if it's just the part that I'm from, but I've noticed in the Maritime provinces a lot of people don't really mind most of the Canadian taboos
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Question of the Day: Please tell me about some taboos in your country.
Dear teacher Jen... I'm glad to watch another of your useful videos btw at this moment I can't recall any of ours taboos here in México, one or two of Canadá's ones are similar to México. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me I really appreciate that. Bless your heart.
P.S. You rule.
Thanks so much for your comment, Javier. ☺️ I am so happy to hear that you enjoyed this Canadian lesson. 🇨🇦 If you think of any Mexican taboos later, I'd love to know about them. 🙂
@@JeNsJyugyou Hola mi linda maestra (with all due respect)... Let me get it right, taboo means something prohibited if so there is an e.g. here is banned to smoke in closed áreas. Please confirm if I mistaken. On the other hand if it's not too much trouble could You please explain to me the difference and usage of might as well & may as well. Thanks in advance for your support.Happy Saturday to You and your whole family. Blessings. ,👍
You are correct. 'Taboo' means something is banned or prohibited often due to cultural or religious reasons. Usually taboos aren't necessarily spoken rules, but a general sense that people have of what is unacceptable. In Canada, (as in all countries I'm sure) if there is a sign that tells you to do something, you should follow the sign. Not obeying the sign would be taboo. So if the sign says, "Smoking is banned in this area," but you choose to ignore the sign and smoke anyways then you are doing something taboo. So 'taboo' and 'banned' are not directly synonyms of each other, but they are close in meaning. I hope that helps and doesn't confuse you ☺️
Might as well vs May as well. That is an interesting idea for a lesson. Just off the top of my head as a native English speaker I'd say that although 'may' and 'might' are slightly different, 'might as well' and 'may as well' are fixed expressions that are usually used interchangeably. (Personally, I feel that 'might as well' is used more than 'may as well') However, I will consider the issue more and add this to my to-do list.
Thanks for your message. Have a great day 🙂
@@JeNsJyugyou Thank you teacher Jen... Since they are over My head, i'll be looking forward to seeing your video about them if it's possible on your side. On the other hand I feel a little bit Bad because I'm always bothering you asking questions taking advantage of Your willing to help, but to be blunt with you I belong to LCF and cannot afford for English tuition.That's why i'll be forever grateful for your help, You know if I achieve to Master your language it means many opportunities in My dear México. Cheers to you and your family.
Being from Canada, I so appreciate you saying not to compare us to Americans. This drives me nuts. Canada and America are friends, not clones. We are not the same and should not be expected to be the same.
Thanks you so much for your comment, Holly ☺️. I agree with you %110! 🤗. 🇨🇦😁
Canada and the US are so similar that if I were teleported to a random generic city in North America, and I couldn't see obvious clues like national flags, speed signs, spelling of certain words, or store chains that are exclusive to either US or Canada, AND I couldn't identify the region by the people's accent, I would have substantial trouble figuring out whether I was in Canada or the US.
Hello! I found Canada to be more orderly and more pleasant than I expected. I loved my time there! Thanks for the great video!
Exactly so! It's a taboo that is paralleled to New Zealanders being compared to Australians, to Ukrainians beings compared to Russians, etc., etc. That list goes on, but it's important to recognize we're talking about two distinct cultures with their own identities. I have many American friends. My husband happens to be American. I am most definitely not American! :)
@@andrewlebedev7749 As a Canadian this is extremely true. The vast majority of the population lives in cities that are virtually indistinguishable from the modern American metropolitan blueprint.
One you forgot and I find folks from Asia don't realize. Personal space. Don't stand right tight behind someone in a line. Don't squish between people at a market stand. Don't stand so close when talking to someone, stand about arms length.
I've told people to stand back and sometimes they do, but then find them getting closer again as the line moves. Maintain the distance.
Haha yeah it's funny to speak with someone from a close talking culture and you just automatically back up and they come closer and you can end up on the other side of the room if you continue ;)
An addition when it comes to courtesy in Canada: holding the door open for others.
It's not just "ladies first," you're meant to hold the door open for anyone behind you, and open the door and allow entrance first to, sometimes but not just women, but the elderly, women/men with children, those with their hands full, etc.
Just letting the door close behind you when someone else is entering behind you is VERY rude.
Yes, I agree! and if someone holds the door, you say thank you and go through. It's not that they are being chivalrous or anything, it's just that we're all wanting to get through the door, and we want to help each other reach our goals.
Amen. I'm not Canadian, but one of the first things I noticed when I lived there is how MANY people fail to open or hold open the doors for others. It happens a lot, so Canadians need to work on that.
If you see someone far away a mile away you still open the door lol
In Canada, if u are have a full cart of groceries, it is common to let someone with only a few items go ahead of u. Also, we r very courteous when driving. Always let a driver turn in ahead of u. And ALWAYS wave thank you.
Yes, always wave thank you :) But I wouldn't always let a driver turn in ahead of me, because if I have the right of way, and I stop to give them my right of way, then it blocks up the traffic! I sometimes feel annoyed when people try to give me the right of way, and then it means I have to go later, because I can't really take it bc someone is waiting behind them, and such, so it's just better if they would take the right of way and then I can go, and the traffic can flow properly.
In Ukraine, and in most of the European countries we use hazard lights to say thank you to the driver behind
@@artbonvic Yep, I've seen this being done in Canada, and at first it made me worry that the driver was trying to tell me that something was wrong before I was taught what it actually was intended to mean. It's really nice!
Sounds a lot like Hawaiian culture. Chill, and respectful. Maybe that’s why y’all are called “Canucks”. Only a fellow chill and respectful culture could gain a nickname for it’s people that is based on the name of my people, the Hawaiian people aka Kanakas!
(Yes, Canuck comes from the word Kanaka which is the Hawaiian word for a native Hawaiian. Long story how that actually came to be. It has something to do with Hawaiian sailors in Canada if I remember correctly)
Except in Québec, gosh are drivers in Québec inconsiderate and rude. I don't drive and have no interest to in part because of that.
These taboos are common in most countries, whether in Europe or Asia... whatever you have said makes perfect sense and is just civic sense of an educated society.... I have been avoiding doing all these uncivilized habits all my life in my country India...
I really love canadian people because compared to europeans or others, they are very polite.
Thanks for your nice comment, Med. 🇨🇦 ☺️ I feel proud to be Canadian hearing that's how you think of us 🤗✨
Thank you :)
where in Europe ?
Depends on where you are in Canada.
Keep in mind, there are so many immigrants here, everybody is different, so ask what is expected of you if you are really unsure. I think that's the one thing I find really useful.
Hi Christine ☺️. That is definitely good advice 👍🏻🇨🇦🤗. Thanks for sharing your helpful comment 🤩.
FYI, people with ASD (autism spectrum disorder) struggle with eye contact, so you cannot always assume the person is simply being rude. They could truly just be uncomfortable and struggle with that social behaviour which most people view as a “normal” and “polite” thing to do. In other words, it could be unintentional. Just something to consider, since this is what contributes to stigmatism.
Yes, I fully agree! I struggle with eye contact where it feels almost physically painful. It feels like I'm being blasted with the person's intensity if I look straight at them. Very stress-inducing x.x I'm grateful that you brought this up. Thank you!
I totally agree. I am autistic and eye contact doesn't come to me naturally, I have to force my brain to do it. Plus making eye contact while talking is considered rude in Indian culture. We call it disrespectful. So it's a taboo in indian culture plus ASD
It is always possible to find exceptions. Is it necessary to point out the obvious?
I was told that if you look at someone's forehead, it will seem to them like you are looking them in the eye. You might try that if you find eye contact difficult.
As someone who has studied teaching English to foreigners, I applaud you and your channel. You are an invaluable resource. Brava!
Wow, thank you so much for your kind words 🤗. I really appreciate your encouragement 🌸🇨🇦🤗. Thanks for making my day with your lovely comment😊.
As a Canadian, this is really helping me be a good person. Thank you
That's so nice to hear 🇨🇦 Thanks for sharing. 🤗
What make you a good person? Never forgetting to say excuse me or sneezing into your arm?
In Brazil it's very rude to punch someone in the face.
LOL! I'm sure that kind of assault would also be a criminal offence. 😅
That’s a taboo got pretty much everywhere.
Good to know
So how do you greet each other ?
@@god-son-love we Kiss each other's cheeks for man-to-woman and woman-to-woman greetings in social encounters, and men shake hands.
I agree with most of these points. Another conversation topic that should be taboo is asking people their ethnicity the first time you meet. Canada is very ethnically diverse but that doesn't mean we all want to talk about it all the time, especially with random strangers.
Thanks for watching and for the feedback MJ! 🤗 That is an excellent point! 🇨🇦 I think this problem is even worse when people want to know about ethnicity and ask, "Where are you from?" 😒
@@JeNsJyugyou yes, and then they won't accept "Canada" as an answer. So annoying!
@@mj_dolman5122 Agreed! 🙄
@@mj_dolman5122 Agreed, that is literally one of the most excruciating and awkward things to ask!!!
Yes, I agree!
As a Korean Canadian married to a Korean which made me leave my loving country, this video gives me reminiscence to all the times I spent in CA. Thank you for this amazing clip, it was a good flashback for me. :) And one thing I would like to add as a non-white Canadian, I love how we respect each others' "root-culture." I always felt comfortable sharing mine. It is a true "Mosaic" country. Again, thank you and thank you!! + now I crave for Iced CAPP because you said Timmy few times, (I haven't had it for more than 5 yrs and I really miss it :( )
Thank you for sharing this Jen! I'm visiting Canada in the next 2022 or 2023 with my family, In AB (Calgary) , so that I can continue my studies there. Thank you for the teaching once more and helping us to learn about you Canadians!! 🇯🇵🇨🇦
Please go away, Calgary is full. This is my home and I don’t need MY housing prices to increase over 35% because people like YOU want to come here to go to school. There are plenty of their schools in the world to go to. Please go to one of them.
7:02 as a Canadian myself i’m not even trying to get the other person to apologize lol, saying sorry is more of a reflex type thing.
I agree with you. Not sure where she’s coming from
Yup, definitely a reflex haha
In most European countries, before drinking alcohol, always say "cheers" while looking in the eyes of each person the moment your glasses touch each other. In Belgium, it is said "if you don't look in the eyes, you will get 7 years of sexual unhappiness" 😂And in Switzerland, if you forget to do "cheers" and begin to drink, someone will jokingly call you out and ask if you are "drinking in Switzerland" (meaning someone who is drinking alone, without any drinking partner) 😂
This is one of RUclips’s greatest videos . Very informative. Thanks a lot . You rock 👍🏻💕
Thank you so much, John🇨🇦 😀. I appreciate your kind words and am glad you found this helpful🤗.
Great video. As a Canadian and an experiences traveller I would like to add the following:
1. NEVER NEVER NEVER make comments about somebody's weight. It seems to be more appropriate in other cultures but it is very offensive here and a quick way of making an enemy.
2. Never refer to anybody as a foreigner even if they are a non-Canadian. The term "foreigner" doesn't really translate well in Canada.
Oh yes definitely. It must be a cultural difference, but I've found that it's very common for Chinese immigrants to comment on my big stomach (I have a stomach condition that sometimes makes me look pregnant, and I'm really sensitive about it, so it sucks). I wish those people had gotten that bit of advice before leaving China 😅
I joked about my own weight and my own cluelessness as a new arriver (arrived in Vancouver in 2019). I hope that's okay?
@@sunjoexys7251 Of course! Usually, when you make it about you, that's a different case. You're voluntarily disclosing information about yourself (in this case, making a joke about it-which I think is great! Humour is a great way to approach things). Sounds like you're doing everything right :)
(And a belated welcome to you)
@@sunjoexys7251 And (sorry for the many replies) as an aside, stating, like you did in your case, saying you are "clueless" (which I am certain you are not!) is a great communications technique. It lets everyone know that you're new and trying your best to be polite. A+
You Canadians are so polite, I really want to move to Canada 🥺🤲
Thank you, haha 🇨🇦😆 I hope you'll be able to come to Canada 👍🏻
Please don't.
They are not actually. It's a hoax. Once you buy it and turn your life upside down to move to that provincial insular S*hole, then you get to really see their true face - but by then you F*D!
Thank you. We're very special.
You Canadians are so kind and polite ❤😇🌸
Given the current pandemic, handshakes have completely disappeared as a greeting among the vast majority of Canadians. Since Canadians have now spent over a year actively avoiding handshakes, it is possible that nods and waves (pretty common now) may replace the handshake as a common greeting. We shall see.
These tips also all apply in French speaking regions of Canada, although obviously it is more common to use French equivalents in those regions (e.g. "Pardon" or the more informal "S'cusez" (a contracted form of "Excusez-moi) - literally "I beg your pardon" (i.e. Sorry) or "Excuse me" - after a sneeze). There are no cultural differences across Canada on these things.
Please be aware that there are some relatively minor cultural differences between English and French speakers regarding social distance, particularly with strangers. My explanation below explaining the reasons should not be misunderstood as this being a huge gap. There is simply a small cultural difference.
Unlike English, the French language has two distinct levels of formality (a more distant and formal mode of address and a familiar and informal mode of address) built into the way one addresses a person. This is traditionally represented by the use of different pronouns (tu is the informal singular and vous is the plural or formal singular). While the formal "vous" has been slowly becoming old fashioned in Canada, the cultural norm of maintaining a more emotionally distant interaction with strangers as being a show of politeness has not completely faded and is much more pronounced than in English speaking Canada. It is literally built-in to French speaking cultures to have two different modes of social interaction - formal/distant and informal/close.
This may cause people used to interacting with English speaking Canadians (who often smile a lot towards and often chat with strangers) to notice less smiles and overt friendliness among Canadian French speakers (or French speakers in general). A waiter or salesperson may not be very expressive (less smiling, less small talk, more to the point) because culturally, being too friendly would be acting overly familiar with you and thus rude. Acting familiar with a stranger has a stronger social taboo among French speakers in general. While French Canadians are very laid back compared to many other French speakers, that two-tier approach to formal vs informal interaction is still present in the culture (but less rigidly than in France).
Centuries ago, English had a similar distinction but the formal/plural "you" replaced the informal "thou" so completely that modern English considers "you" to be informal.
Also, French Canadians hate being compared to the French just as much as English Canadians hate being compared to Americans.
Thanks so much for your excellent and detailed comment 👍🏻. I love how you explained the differences between French speaking Canadians and English speaking Canadians so well. Very excellent points 🤗. Thanks for sharing!🇨🇦
@@JeNsJyugyou My pleasure. I just wanted any viewers who might visit Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa-Gatineau or elsewhere in Quebec, Acadia or perhaps other francophone regions in Canada or Europe to be aware of the subtle difference in culture. Levels of politeness, especially when built into the language, affect behaviour. Japanese for example, has far more complex levels of politeness than French.
Obviously, English also can express different levels of politeness but it is more of a subtle variation of body language and word choice than a clear shift in form of address and accompanying tone, body language and even grammar or conjugation. It's less tiered, for lack of a better word.
As a fluently bilingual French Canadian, I've always found it peculiar that we get stereotyped as cold, distant and even rude (due to avoiding excessive familiarity) by our English speaking countrymen while European francophones tend to stereotype us as loud, boisterous, very casual and friendly and even rude (due to excessive familiarity) or (gasp) too English/North American. Apparently, we're simultaneous too frosty and too warm. 😂
(laughing) We definitely resemble other Canadians more than anyone else but we've got our own little cultural quirks and we do have some in common with our distant cousins in Europe. Still, most of our shared history and heritage for the past few hundred years has been with our fellow Canadians and it shows.
Hopefully your viewers will enjoy visiting our regions too. While we don't have the Rockies, the bright autumn colours in the northern Appalachians (or the last of the snow during a visit to a maple sugar shack for a huge feast), the old walled city of Quebec perched on the cliffside overlooking the St. Lawrence River (or Parliament overlooking the Ottawa River) and the many cultural festivals of Montreal are also worth seeing. There's beauty and warm people all across Canada! 😀
Yes there are differences across Canada on these things! I would not say excuse me after sneezing. It's polite for the other person to say, Bless you, or Gesundheit, after I sneeze. If they don't, that's not very nice of them! :)
@@rachelsingermacdonald what's Gesundheit? people say that in some areas of canada?
@@allister.trudelI don’t have the proper translation. But that means excuse me in German.
It was so informative, recently I was being very curious about canada.I love the country actually.
I fell in love with your country. What a high culture of human relations you have! I am delighted.
Are you ignorant or something. Do not say anything about anyplace before you live there. There is no culture here and relations among people are very bad.
Thank you Jen, im brand new to canada, your lesson will defintely help me out. Thank you so much.
I am very happy to hear that, thanks for your comment ☺️. Welcome to Canada 🇨🇦.
The eye contact part never cease to amaze me. In my culture (Yoruba), it is the opposite of what she said; it is very rude to make eye contact, specifically with an elderly person while having a conversation with them.
Hello Ayo ☺️. Thanks for your sharing about this really interesting difference between Yoruba culture and Canadian culture ✨🇨🇦.
I think some First Nations cultures here are the same about that. I've heard that some people get in trouble with the police, because the police ask them questions, and they show respect by not looking them in the eye, and the police get upset and say, What's wrong? You think you're better than me? You can't look me in the eye? And then they think they are being disrespectful, when they are actually being respectful. Same with teachers and students. So... yeah. Cultural awareness is very important.
@@rachelsingermacdonald Yeah, this is definitely a really hard point of contention. As someone who has a lot of trouble with eye contact, I wish that those who get offended by lack of eye contact would be more accepting of this.
I enjoy the fun, and funny ways you use to teach. Very clear too. Thank you much.
Thanks for your nice comment 🤗. I am so glad you enjoy it!🇨🇦😁🤩
There are some differences but we have a lot in common! 🥳 For example, in Turkey, it can be seem rude to ask women about their age but it is not problem for men. We say that don’t ask women about their age and don’t ask men how much money they earn. One taboo in my country is that when someone offers food, even if we are hungry, we don’t accept it to be polite. If she/he imposes us one more time, we accept it and say thank you. Also, you said that don’t put your elbows on the table when eating and i found it really weird and interesting. It is not a thing that i care in my life. I will not forget it, if i go to Canada one day! 😁 Thank you for your effort and super videos! ❣️💪🏼
Thanks for your interesting comment.
In the past, asking about age or salary in Canada was similar to Turkey. Now, especially since in lots of household the woman is the breadwinner for the family, we just don't ask anyone about their age or income.
If I ever go to Turkey and someone offers me food, even if I want it, I will refuse once, and then accept it. It's good to know. That's actually similar to a taboo in Canada that I cut out when editing this video. When you're in a restaurant, cafe, or bar, etc.. and someone offers to pay for your order, you should refuse to be polite. Then if they insist and offer again, you can accept their treat (if you want, or you can keep refusing). Lots of people feel it is a bit rude if you offer to pay for someone and they immediately accept.
When I was a child, if I put my elbows on the table, someone in my family would usually say the rhyme: "Mable, Mable, get your elbows off the table. This is not a horse's stable. Elbows off! Say you're sorry."
What you said about food is viewed similarly in Canada, I feel. You can easily end up in a back and forth exchange. "take it," "No, thank you, you keep it," take it, I insist" "okay.....Thank you so much, you really didnt have to!"
@@BSBSPSensGirl88 Haha, definitely 😅👍🏻🇨🇦
Personally I find that maybe half of people in Canada (including me) do put their elbows on the table when they eat. Elderly people sometimes do not like it, or in very formal places like a very fancy restaurant I try to remember not to do it, but I would argue that the majority of people under 50 do not care if you put your elbows on the table!
I´m Brazilian and i like this chanel. I would like travelling to Canada, specially Toronto
Being an American I can tell you all of these things are also considered basic curtesy here, except perhaps removing shoes. However, in America I think people are losing common curtesy and even though these things are expected and should be adhered to, they disregard them because so many people are very self-involved and entitled. You are more likely to see basic curtesy in Southern states than places like Los Angelas and New York. Coming from California and traveling through Arkansas I was pleasantly surprised when walking through a pretty crowded club that every young man stepped aside to allow me to pass and “Excuse me” and “Thank you” were always very natural parts of conversations.
Canadians generally find Americans to be rather rude, comparatively speaking.
I live in the Great Lakes snow belt and removing your shoes is very common. Many people even bring their own house slippers to change into when visiting. I think this has come about due to all the snow, rain and mud we experience 10 months of the year.
Thank you Jen for this very illuminating informaiton.
Here, direct eye contact indicates honesty, openness, and having nothing to hide.
Exactly! 🤗 So when people don't make eye-contact I feel like they are lying and trying to hide something. I really wanted to mention this point in my video because I have a lot of Russian viewers and often when I have Russian students in real life they try to avoid eye-contact! 👁
It is very hard to change what you are used to doing all your life, especially when the new immigrant is already an adult. I knew someone who really struggled about trying to have eye contact and speaking up, because in their culture, talking louder or being assertive if you're a female can come across as being rude and arrogant. She finds Canadians speak at a louder voice
However, many First Nations people consider a direct gaze to be rude and it is respectful to lower their eyes. It's important to take the culture into consideration
That’s an assumption. People that have Trauma/abuse, adhd, autism and some other cultures don’t always do that. It doesn’t mean they have something to hide. Something you and others should think about
You are a great teacher. I have been lerning English for more than forty years but I did not see a perfect teacher like you. If it is possible, I want to be your student as soon as posible.
Wow, thank you! ☺️ You're very kind. I offer private English lessons / tutoring on Skype for $30 CAD per hour. If you are interested, please send a message to my business email: jensjyugyou@gmail.com 🇨🇦
Jen you are an excellent teacher. Period. Exclamation Point!
Thanks so much for your extremely kind words, Mark 🤗. I am so happy to know that you enjoy my English lessons 😁☺️. I wish you all the best ✨.
APPRECIATED THIS VIDEO. VERY INFORMATIVE AS WILL BE VISITING CANADA SOON.
I love Canada, very helpful videos, you are best teacher, all the best, you are very nice, I'm Bangladeshi now in DUBAI
Many thanks for your incredibly kind comment, Rashed 🤗. I am so happy to hear that you enjoy my RUclips videos ☺️😁. It seems like you enjoy travelling, but I hope you'll stay safe during these unsettling times. 💐
Thank you for the great information.... Valuable, thank you verymuch
My pleasure ☺️. Thanks for watching 🇨🇦.
#20 is so true. I don't know about the rest of Canada, but in Quebec people are inviting each other over A LOT. But you are expected to bring a gift to the host. It might be a wine bottle, fresh bread from the bakery, dessert, etc.
The rear of Canada?
@@rachelsingermacdonald Autocorrect strikes again!
@@hdufort Haha :D It was a good comment, anyway :) In Saskatchewan people used to invite people over a lot, but since the pandemic began, not so much. But if you do, yes, you're expected to bring a gift for the hostess. I agree, yes, wine, dessert, pickles from your garden, etc. It's the same in Saskatchewan. Peace.
I like it so much because its extremely useful lesson thank you a lot dear teacher
You are very welcome 🤗 🇨🇦✨.
Putting your cellphone on the table while having a meal with somebody (unless you're waiting for an urgent call or text). Unfortunately, this has become common place though.
That's an excellent point! Although, I must say that I am guilty of this bad behaviour when eating out. 😅 I like to keep my phone on the table so I can take pictures of my friends and food. I wouldn't actually use my phone for anything else though because if I am eating out with someone, I want to spend time with them, not with my phone...sadly too many people text others and use social media rather than interacting with their dinning companions. 😔
Thanks for the reply! I became guilty of it too slightly, eventually, haha.
I am an American and when I go out to eat with friends we have a rule that the first person who answers their phone at the table must pay for the entire meal. (Normally, we just divide the check total by the number of people). The only exception to this rule is if someone is waiting for a call from their children or something like that. While some people do consider it rude to place on the table, most people I know do not. The phone, however, must be near you and get in the way of another person's eating.
@@JeNsJyugyou That’s understandable! It’s the people who put it on the table just in case somebody texts or calls them and it’s not urgent, especially when they keep checking it for texts, including when other people at the table are talking.
If you put your phone one the table, just put the screen toward the table, it make it seems less rude.
15. I’ve lived my whole life hearing about how others view our sorry and I chuckle and acknowledge their views on our Automatic Sorry Reflex.
How have I never realized that subconsciously I’ve Said sorry when it wasn’t my fault just to help the other person also say sorry in reply?!?!
Thanks for the renewed perspective!
18. Mmm, I think we’re already with someone talking on their phone on transit. Just please don’t be obnoxious ❤
19. It’s okay to put your phone on silent these days. A full turning off your phone can be inconvenient for those who may need to be contacted in unexpected emergencies.
22. Yeah… for our American friends who don’t themselves remove their footwear at the door.
I don’t want your snow covered shoes leaving a melting trail across my floors and rooms. Please. Thanks.
I’m surprised with the 3rd one about First Nations. I worked with a First Nation and she herself introduced me as ‘Indian’. I was new to Canada that time and Im from India. It took me a moment to understand she meant she’s a First Nation but b4 that I said “I’m Indian too”😂😂 then she explained ☺️ she’s a very good friend of mine till today. But idk why she wanted to be recognized as ‘Indian’ instead of ‘first nation’
Thanks for watching and for your comment. 🤗 That is quite interesting about your friend. 😄My best friend is First Nations and she hates to be called Indian 😅 If you ever get the chance to ask your friend about it, I'd be curious as to what her reason was / is for wanting to be called Indian. ☺️
This may not be fully true in the case of your scenario, but during the time that the Indian Act was strictly in place many families had to change their way of life to meet this new living forced upon them. Due to the horrors caused by the laws such as registration camps and other restrictions some First Nations families have stayed to that way of identifying themselves. Of course many indigenous peoples of Canada have strongly moved away from the term Indian but it is apart of Canadian history that will sadly be there as a dark shadow.
The word "Indian" was imposed on our indigenous peoples and so many of them dislike it. It is also still tied to the legal language of being recognized as an indigenous person. The term "First Nations" gained popularity in recent decades and is broadly considered the respectful term (Amerindian was briefly popular in the 1980s-1990s but First Nations replaced it in the 20th century). However, if your friend prefers the older term "Indian" for whatever reasons, I would certainly respect her wishes. The term First Nations is not common in the USA (where Indian is still broadly used and not generally considered insulting) but I have heard that it has gained some currency in Australia.
Minor detail: The Métis and Inuit peoples are not normally referred to as First Nations, although the Métis do have ancestral ties to them (and to French Canadians). The Inuit are a completely distinct people group from the other indigenous peoples whose ancestors came to North America much later and who still have closely related ethnic relations in the very far northeast of Asia.
Yeah, I know a couple Native people who don't mind being called Indian, but I think it's not common. Definitely it's not safe to assume someone will be okay with it 😅 I'm surprised she didn't mention the terms Inuit or Native though, because in common language, both terms are way more common than First Nations.
Because Indians is what they were called by everyone in North American until the last 20 or 30 years before political correctness wrecked everything.
Thanks for this information, because I am also planning to travel to Canada from Chicago in this summer
My pleasure 🤗. I hope you'll enjoy your trip 🇨🇦☺️. I would love to go to Chicago sometime, too 🤩.
The more I learn about Canada, the more I realise that it's more similar to the UK than the US in certain ways. (I used to think both countries were more or less the same tbh lol).
A lot of these things are common etiquette in the UK as well, but one interesting exception is the shoe thing.
It seems in many countries that the done thing is to take your shoes off when visiting someone else in their house. But here in the UK, you're expected to keep your shoes ON.
Some people even wear shoes around their own home.
I was brought up in a home in Alberta where we wore shoes indoors. Most of my neighbours didn't, and I assumed it was a generational thing.
I really learned a lot with this video, I send you a big hug from Cancun, Mexico
For me, Canada is a very safe country to live. I wish I could move to Canada soon 😊
Hello James 🤗. Thank you for your nice comment ☺️. I wish you all the best with your goal of coming here to Canada 🇨🇦✨.
and how do you know that? Read canadian immigration advertising pamphlets?
Thank you jen. I like your program. It's useful for me as a beginner.
Point 1 also applies for India too.
Point 3 "Indians" sometimes depends on situation can also refers to the people from India as there is also South Asian diaspora in canada.
Nice Video and 👍 to this video.
Hello Jagjit 😎Thanks for watching and for sharing. ☺️ Have a great day 🇨🇦
Great ,that is very informative.You are Canadian .No wonder you are kind and polite.
Yes, we're very special.
I moved to Canada a few months ago and I wish I had watched your videos earlier. They are quite useful and informative. In my country, Iran, it is considered rude for men to go through the door first if they have a female company. (ladies first :))
Hello Shahrnaz ☺️. Welcome to Canada 🇨🇦✨. Thanks for watching and for your kind words about my videos. Also, that you for sharing about that taboo in Iran. I like the idea of ladies first 😉
@@JeNsJyugyou Thank you so much for your kind reply. I really appreciate the time and energy you spend on your videos and the possitive feedback you provide for almost all your audiences. 😊
@@shahrnazardalani6329 It's my pleasure, Shahrnaz. I do my best to help others when I can. ☺️ Despite COVID19, I hope you're enjoying your time in Canada so far. 🇨🇦
Thank you. Despite COVID, it has been great. And I the more I connect with Canadian, the more I love this country. You are such nice and polite people, and I looooooove you all. I am also doing my best to improve my English speaking to be able to communicate better with people and I think your channel would definitely be a great help for me.
@@shahrnazardalani6329 I am so glad to hear that despite difficulties caused by COVID that you are settling in well to life in Canada and that you enjoy things so far. I wish things will continue to go well and get even better for you. ✨I am also really happy to hear that you've met nice and polite people here in Canada. 🇨🇦. I hope that my English lessons here on my RUclips channel will help you to keep improving your English. 😁
I love the way you explain with examples!
Thanks, Vikas 🤗🇨🇦✨
two rude things to include
1. eating at a table with your hat on
2. shaking hands with a glove on.
Thanks for your additions🤗! Ohh, eating with your hat on is so rude! I wish I had included it in this video. My father actually said that wearing a hat at the table, whether you were eating or not, was rude. 🇨🇦 To be honest though, I have never heard of the second point you mentioned. I can honestly say that I have never shook someone's hand while wearing a glove, but if I met someone for the first time outside during the winter, I don't think I would take my glove off to shake their hand because it's cold! ❄️
@@JeNsJyugyou oh Jen ! You HAVE to take gloves off when shaking hands down East . Just watch fellas at a jobsite or at a wharf in N.S. A Must Do when meeting another. All the best from East Coast Canada.
@@DeuceDevil Really?! That's very interesting 😁 I had no idea that even in Canada shaking hands with someone while wearing a glove is rude. 🇨🇦 Thank you so much for sharing! ✨
@@JeNsJyugyou I was taught it was because you respect, trust, another person. Nothing should 'come between two persons ' is my take on this. Thank You for brightening my day Jen. From Danny 😊
In the Canadian army, if you wear your hat in the mess (eating or the bar), you buy a round for the house. I was told it was in respect for the Queen, whose portraits hang in those places. It just carried over into civi life. Wearing a hat indoors is so American!
Great and nice video,love it.
98% of what is considered Taboo here in Canada is also considered Taboo in Brazil where I was born! I really liked this video👏🏼 Thank you!!
What was the 2% that is not taboo in Brazil?
Thank you 🙏 I love cnadian peoples we have a same culture , and Iam happy to live in Canada I felt in love in this beautiful land
An extremely motivating video, Jen. Every country has their own taboo, but I suppose they certainly try to be polite in their own way. In my country the majority is similar to Canada.
I was for few months in Labrador, and had connection with some First Nation (innus, in Labrador also called Montagnais). Nice experience to remember. Thanks for your successful lesson. 👍🍁
Thanks for your comment, Santiago. It's great that you were able to have such an interesting experience while here in Canada and create nice memories. 🇨🇦
It was surprisingly hard for me to think about taboos in Canada specifically, because I feel that the majority of our cultural norms are similar in most other countries as well. Glad to know that if I come to Spain I won't be rude. ☺️
JeN's Jyugyou / ジェンの授業 🇨🇦🇪🇸😀
This was a wonderful video. You are an excellent teacher.
Thank you, Janet😃🇨🇦! I appreciate your kind words and am so happy to know you enjoyed this video 🤗.
Thank you so much for making this video, now i'll feel more sure not to make any mistake or bother the locals haha, greetings from Chile 🇨🇱 i love ur videos.
Hi Martin 🙂 Thanks for watching this lesson and for leaving a nice comment. ☺️ I am so glad to hear that you liked this video. Are these Canadian taboos similar to those in Chile?
@@JeNsJyugyou They're quite similar to the chilean ones, except that chileans don't take off their shoes to come in a house.
I didn't know that in Chile people leave their shoes on in the house. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Thanks. Watching a lot of videos about travel guides to Canada since I’m going there soon. At least my common sense of Canada will come in handy as an American.
(I got quite surprised about the tipping culture in Canada because i thought we only had it here in the US because apparently no one talks about the tipping in Canada, just the tipping in the US mostly).
Tipping in Canada is the same as tipping in the US. It isn't if you go over to Europe.
Thank you for Guide .when this pandemic is end and flights to fly I wish I came to Canada .. and see your beautiful city .. thank you once again for your lovely videos 🙏🏻
Thanks for your nice comment. ☺️ I also hope that once this pandemic ends you will be able to come to Canada and enjoy your time here. 🇨🇦👍🏻
JeN's Jyugyou / ジェンの授業 I am learn many new words from your videos .it is really helpful to me about Canada because my many friends and relatives live in beautiful divine place Canada in different different Province n after watching your videos. I was talk to my near dears on cell ph n they surprise I know about many more from them.You doing great job. I am very thankful your nice videos.
That is so nice to hear. Thanks for sharing, Harmandeep. ☺️ Since you have friends and relatives here in Canada, you should come and visit some day 🇨🇦 Which province are they living in?
JeN's Jyugyou / ジェンの授業 my nears dears live in east coast to west coast. Nova Scotia at Sydney n Halifax , New Brunswick , Quebec Montreal , Ontario Tronto , Brampton, Mississauga ,Manitoba Winnipeg, Saskatchewan Regina n Saskatoon, Alberta Edmonton n Calgary, British Columbia Langley ,Abbotsford, Surrey , delta Vancover n victory.😊
My favourite Sport team in NHL is Jets from Winnipeg N Vancover from Canucks. I love Winnipeg bomber team from NFL also
So authentic...content..@ your voice melody so simple..clear...and lovely...
I'm from Brazil. Grew up in Rio de Janeiro, moved to São Paulo and now live in the chilly South.
Many of Canadian taboos are the same here. We don't need to calculate tips because it's automatically inserted into the bill. The whole tipping people thing confuses me.
We don't gift hosts, unless it's a special occasion like a Birthday party.
Cariocas are chronically late for parties, so you invite people earlier than you expect them to appear, usually one to two hours later. I was actually shocked when someone appeared on time (meaning earlier). SP and Curitiba have a completely different set of rules, being on time is more important.
We don't care about hours where you consume alcohol. I've drank many cold beers at lunch, especially during summer.
Eating greasy or sticky food with your hands is considered unsanitary in Rio. If I pick street food, I'm using a napkin to get it, even if I wash my hands before eating. There's street dirt particles in the air or I spent time inside a bus with a lot of other people grabbing all kinds of handles, I don't want their dirt on my food. There's this foreigner legend that we eat street food with fork and knife, it's a blatant lie. But we pick frenchies and olives with toothpicks and the rest with paper napkins. Always. Getting food with bare hands outside of your house is disgusting.
The correct way of greeting someone is handshake immediately followed by dry kisses on cheeks (some women actually kiss the air instead of touching the cheek). If you mistake the right number of kisses for each place, you will be flagged as "foreigner"and people will say "oh, you are not from here, right?"
Lumping the many different cultures of Brazil into only Rio and Amazonas (we are as big as the States and just a bit smaller than Canada) will make people roll their eyes. But if you know basic geography and cultural differences people will fucking adore you for not being a foolish ignorant gringo. There's actually places where snows in Brazil and many parts of it have never seen the sea or a beach.
NEVER EVER ask a Brazilian woman about a "Brazilian"(wax). They will look at you as if you grew 3 heads. It's a very degrading and sexist thing from the USA. We tend to think of hairless vaginas as a thing pedophiles enjoy, adult women have hair. What IS taboo and is removed only before hitting the beach is the area where pubic hair would appear outside the bikini. No one wants to see your pubes, so you shave it.
By the way, Brazilian women aren't a monolithic group of gorgeous sunbathed sex crazed women. We have all skin colors, all hair colors and types and, of course, you have children and grandmothers.
This stereotype of sexual tourism and "all Brazilian women are easy" have horrible consequences, from foreigners coming to teenagers just going to school and asking them "how much" to kid trafficking to feed the sexual tourism of idiots that think that "anything goes in Brazil". Women immigrants actually actively avoid saying that they come from Brazil because it gets immediately unsafe and men that until then treated them as people now start sexual harassment and even assaulting and raping for no other reason than this horrid stereotype.
Being polite, using your words, not assuming you know more than locals and not being a sexist asshole is a sure bet anywhere in the world.
By the way, many Brazilians study English and Spanish as secondary languages in school so if you think you can get away on speaking shit about people or the place you are in, you are fishing for a rude awakening. On the other hand, people will try to help you, even searching for someone that speaks English, French, German or Chinese in Rio or São Paulo. I can't speak for other capital cities, but touristic places will always have people that speak English.
Hello Lanika 🤗. Thank you so much for your wonderful and detailed response. I enjoyed reading it and learning more about Brazilian culture. It was also great to read how you as a Brazilian woman feel about certain aspects of Brazilian culture and stereotypes of Brazilians, especially Brazilian women. 🇧🇷 I think your comment is an excellent guide for people who wish to visit Brazil. 🤩
As the 5th largest country in the world, I completely understand that not all areas of your country are the same and that not all people are the same either. However, I am very surprised to hear that you have snow in some areas of Brazil 😁!
I am sad to hear about the many negative consequences of Brazilian stereotypes you mentioned in your comment. I hope that people will stop having these types of harmful stereotypes. 🌸
Wonderful info. Thanks a lot.
My pleasure 😊. I am glad you enjoyed it 🇨🇦.
I like it as you pointed out in this video, highly appreciated.
Hi Jen and I´m from Guadalajara, Mexico. one of the things that almost all of us do is when you leave a restaurant you say bon appetite ( provecho ) to the people that are still eating when you leave, or when people say your name for anything we don´s say "what" we try to say something nicer like "what can I do for you" or " at you service " ( mande ), or when you need to go to the washroom to do your stuff, we try to use a childish expression to refer of what we´re about to do "take a piss" ( pipi ) or something like that, one of the things that almost every Mexican hate is when "Americans" call themself´s "Americans", we all are Americans, they´re just North Americans, and when people say that we are the backyard of "America", drives us nuts.
Thanks for your comment, Victor 😎 Thank you for sharing about taboos and ways to be polite in Mexico. 🇲🇽
Based on your comment (and all the Mexicans I've met personanally), it seems like Mexicans are very friendly and kind 👍🏻
The last part of your comment is very interesting for me because despite living in North America, being from Canada I would never consider myself American and say we are all American...I am Canadian. As you are from Mexico, I'd say you are Mexican. The adjective for someone from the USA is 'American', if they didn't use this adjective what adjective do you think they should use? I totally agree with the very last part of your comment though... as I mentioned in the video, Canadians hate to be compared to the USA and also really dislike it when people say we're just the USA's little sibling or America's backyard...like we have no identity of our own! 😅🇨🇦
How do you think it feels for us Canadians to hear our country referred to as "America's hat"?
Very interesting! :) I like that you say bon apetit to the people who are eating :) Please don't tell people in Canada that you are going to take a piss. That is ok in certain circles, but mostly it would be uncouth or offensive! It's also just too much information. Washrooms have walls and doors because that's your private space. What you do in there is up to you and we don't need to know if you're doing number 1 or number 2!. :)
Thank u so much Jen ..Greatly appreciate for sharing your knowledge and Experience ..
In my Country of Origin it's Considered a taboo if 🙏Namaste isn't reciprocated with the same gesture...
Oh oh! I was driving and I saw a friend and waved wildly and this Indian couple was walking, they are the inlaws of my friend's neighbour. They thought I was waving at them, so they did the namaste to me. I was driving so I could not return it, but I waved sort of nervously because I was trying to get my friend's attention. Then they just put their hands down in a rather confused way. Anyway :) I guess it's ok.
Taboos in Italy: going into any small shop or store without greeting the owner as you walk in (you also say goodbye when you exit). Never order a Cappuccino after Noon...it is a breakfast drink and people will think you're either crazy or an American...or both. Don't be visibly intoxicated in public...especially in Southern Italy, where people will mistake you for a Northern European oaf...or an American. Don't wear shorts in church...Italians are fashionable even when praying. Don't be fat...unless you want everyone to know you're American. Don't go to a restaurant and get a table before 8PM...you'll look like a starving tourist with no sense. Don't ask about the mafia...especially in Northern Italy where it's not a thing. When you're at someone's house for dinner they will keep feeding you until you put your silverware crosswise on your plate. Nobody drinks cold milk in Italy, so don't ask for a tall, cold one....unless you're beer-drinking. People will sometimes cut in front of you in line...just keep your mouth shut. Never ask for condiments like mustard, mayo and catsup at restaurants...they will bring olive oil and vinegar to your table and that's it. Men like to dress sharp, so the only people with tennis, t-shirts and baseball caps in Italy are either Americans or people who just escaped a mental institution.
Thanks for sharing about taboos in Italy and some Italian culture 🇮🇹. I learned a lot from reading your comment 👍🏻. 8pm seems so late to eat dinner though ... my husband and I usually have dinner around 5:30pm just like an elderly couple would 😅. It's also fascinating to me that cappuccinos are considered only for breakfast and that Italians don't drink cold milk 🥛 ☕️. Thanks so much for your insight. 🤗
I wouldn't mind looking like a starving tourist, if that's what I am, so I'll probably still go to a restaurant before 8:00. If it were a completely nutso thing to do, they wouldn't be open before 8:00.
If someone cuts in front of me, I'll just comment to the person I'm with about how incredibly rude it is.
Mustard is a glorious condiment and your people are doing themselves a great disservice, especially polish mustard and polish mayonnaise, it is god's gift to the world.
Aww. The guy's butt hurt over Americans.
I grew up in small towns on the prairies in Canada. Until we moved to a very large city, the only time we took off our shoes on entering a house was if they were wet, muddy, or covered with snow. I still don't like taking off my shoes because of foot problems.
In my whole life, i've only ever encountered 1 person who thought being more than a few (less than 10) mintues late was acceptable. Of course, exceptions are made for weather or extenuating circumstances, but in general, Canadians expect you to be on time, not early or late.
I was always taught that "socially late" people think too highly of themselves.
In a public swimming pool, at the lineup to the next round at the jacouzee very often new people join the line at the front, not at the end. Don't they understand the line was forming there not because they've been waiting for those who came later just to let them go first?
Love you for talking about canada
Thanks, John. 🇨🇦
Very very outstanding video young lady. Great presentation. Great job. Keep up the great work. Thanks a lot friend. SC Navy vet.
Hello Tony ☺️. Thanks for watching and for your kind words 🤗 🇨🇦.
As human being, I don't like to hear someone compares me with others. Period.
Thanks for this comment, Steve 👍🏻☺️. I very much agree with you!🤩
Thank you very much! This was really helpful. I'm moving to Canada soon so I'm planning to watch more videos like yours.
Hi Diego 😁. Thanks for your nice comment 😎. I am very happy to hear that you found this lesson helpful 🇨🇦. I wish you lots of luck with your move here to Canada✨!
PS: Here is a playlist of all the Canadian themed lessons I've created so far which I hope you'll find helpful: ruclips.net/p/PLktdXyVCSbc9-bM3cZtOpBauKnR34cM8D
Canada just seems hell of a country, joining soon
Thanks, Keyster 🇨🇦 It's great to hear that you'll be coming to Canada soon. 👍🏻
Thank you so much! I wish I could go to Canada for a better life with my fam! And I was thinking about what I will not do to the Canada, since I don't wanna be a bad person Infront of a Canadian person and make them think that I didn't give them some respect.. THANK YOU!!🥺♥️
Very nice I Love you
We Indians mostly bring fruits or sweets when we visit guests home or a patients.
Thanks for sharing, Karada 🤗. That sounds like a wonderful gesture 👍🏻 🇮🇳 🤩.
Canadians would love if you did that when visiting them! It's not common in the younger generations (under age 50) to bring gifts when you are a guest, but it happens sometimes and we LOVE when people do! Especially early in a friendship or if you don't know the host very well yet :)
Wow, this information is very useful since no one talked about this subject . . . Thank you so much!
You're very welcome, Nina☺️! I am so glad to hear that you found this English lesson helpful 🤗🇨🇦
can u talk more about Canada？l really like you
Thanks for your kind words. ☺️🇨🇦
I hope you will enjoy this playlist full of lessons about Canadian holidays and culture: ruclips.net/p/PLktdXyVCSbc9-bM3cZtOpBauKnR34cM8D
Hi ,
Thanks for taking about Canadian taboos.It will be useful for me.When I will visit my daughter in Canada.🙏🙏🙏
Everywhere I went in the U.K, Australia and NZ, all I got was ''So what part of the States are you from?''
😎And I'm assuming you're Canadian 😉🇨🇦 The same thing happened to me a quite a few times when I was living in Japan. 😅
JeN's Jyugyou / ジェンの授業 haha yes, I'm from Toronto. I loved Japan when visited 💓
@@chloedemalmanche6021 That's awesome. 😎 Japan is an amazing country. Also, we're both from Toronto. It's a small world. 🇨🇦
JeN's Jyugyou / ジェンの授業 Oh yay! I was born in Scarborough but lived most of my life in North York area 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🤘🏻
@@chloedemalmanche6021 That's interesting...I was also born in Scarborough 😄🇨🇦
Thanks , dear Jen for providing this knowledge .
I don’t understand why People in Canada don’t like to be confused with Americans. They have the Same language, culture, backgrounds, and history. When I traveled from US to Canada the only differences, that I noticed was more conveniences and better roads in the States. Canadians weren’t any more polite than Americans either. In fact their customer services was below average compare to the State. Many Canadians prefer working and living in the US. It puzzles me why Canadians don’t like to be called American.
Actually, we do NOT have the same language, culture, backgrounds and history. I think if you really put your mind to it, you could understand why Canadians don't like being compared to Americans.
I find your comments on politeness rather amusing, when considering the tone of your comment.
@@juliansmith4295
Canadians and Americans background are early Europeans whom took over from natives. Then people from Southeast Asia and east Asia and Middle East emigrated later. Many Latin Americans migrate every year. No you are not different than Americans! You speak the same language, eat the same food, and dress the same brand. If you want people to believe otherwise, that is called delusional.
@@SD-wr8rm I don't suppose you'd care to enlighten us with what country you're from, then?
1. If you tried talking to an American like that, you'd get someone swearing at you for a few minutes before they blow your brains out with a machine gun.
2. We speak the same language, eat the same food? No
3. "dress the same brand" Google translate couldn't figure that out either.
I know your whole point is to try to provoke, but sorry, that doesn't work with us. Better luck next time.
Watch the documentaries about the Avro Arrow. Or CIA brainwashing experiments conducted in Canada. A rich, powerful neighbour can buy and bully its way with a smaller democracy. As Trudeau senior said, we are in bed with an elephant. It directly affects the lives of many Canadians, like for example those who work in the lumber industry.
@@juliansmith4295 We both speak English and a similar dialect of it too. Of course there are French populations in the East but most of Canada is anglophone. Our history is not the same but it interconnects with eachothers history. The war of 1812 is one example. Also, Canada was colonized by France and England, same as America. Only difference is that America was also colonized by Spain.
Thank u very much for your good explanation...
You are most welcome, Mohmed✨. I'm happy to help when I can 🇨🇦
Pregnant people? Why can't you say pregnant women?
Because snowflakes can't define women
Thanks for this taboos in Canda maam, when you are eating, don't talk when your mouth is full, this is one of our taboos in our country, Canadians taboos are same in PHILIPPINES, thank you Ma'am for this information
Hi a new subs here from the philippines, this is Very useful for me.. this year where going to canada together with my family and live there..thank you
Hi 😁. Thanks for your nice comment ☺️. I am so glad to hear that you found this video about Canada useful 🇨🇦. I hope that everything is going well with you in the Philippines and I wish you all the best with moving here to Canada 🍁 🤗.
I knew all 24. Can take a deep breath now. However, I watched the whole video with great interest. It is presented in a very interesting way. Kudos.
Thank you, Robert 🇨🇦🤗.
Just came up with 25th. How about 'not interrupting when someone's speaking '. In some cultures it is normal and acceptable. In Canada it is rude .
Thank you for the education
My pleasure, Alimony ☺️. Thanks for watching 🇨🇦🤗.
I get mistaken for Canadian all the time. I'm not Canadian, but my wife is. Funny thing is, their reason for thinking I was Canadian, it's because I'm a polite person.
Thank you very much for the information, it is very helpful.
这位频道主已经足够友善了。
至少她很有耐心地回复每一位网友的留言。换做是其他的频道主，你能被回复就已经很不错了！
她是一位很棒的英语老师，我们应该尊重每一位频道主，毕竟他们拍视频也不容易。我表示理解与支持！
Oops, sorry . I should speak English! I mean be respectful!
I said please respect RUclipsr.
It’s not easy to make a video.
They need to think a new idea , and research! They need to take almost 24 hours to work on it!
They also need to eat, drink and sleep.
They also have their own personality.
Sometimes they are busy!
Thank you, Potato Boy ✨
i love watching your videos and have learned a lot. Many thanks.
You are very welcome 🤗 Thanks for your lovely comment. 🤩
Thanks for this useful video 😍
good job thank you for your advice
Very important knowledge
Thank you, Sampuran 🤗🇨🇦.
A very well done video and accurate
Thank you for your positive feedback ☺️🇨🇦.
I just love numbers 1 thru 24 especially no. 2. PERFECT EH?
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Thank you for this video. Canadian culture is very interesting.
Thanks for your comment, Vitalii 🤗🇨🇦.
I'm not sure if it's just the part that I'm from, but I've noticed in the Maritime provinces a lot of people don't really mind most of the Canadian taboos
Hi Jarvis ☺️. That's very interesting to hear, thanks for sharing 🇨🇦😁.