American Reacts to How Canadians View American Culture
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- Опубликовано: 23 апр 2023
- As an American I love learning about how other countries view us. So today I am very excited, and admittedly somewhat nervous, to hear from several Canadian what they think about America, American stereotypes, and American culture. If you enjoyed the video feel free to leave a comment, like, or subscribe for more!
30 years ago, I was in Spain on a trip. There was an American man screaming at the hotel front host because the host did not speak English. Then, a few months ago, a man was at Canadian Tire demanding his military discount. He told them that everywhere had military discounts for veterans. He showed his veterans identification, which showed he served in the US navy. He continued to yell even after he was told he was in a different country. Somehow, this man assumed every country needed to credit American for their leadership of the free world. I have meet hundreds of American in and outside the US over the years, 80% were polite and friendly, but there are some that I have seen and met that like prancing as if they are superior and what everyone to know it. They leave a bad impression, and they become the American stereotype. There are assholes in every country, and Americans seem to just have asses that are extreme and overshadow the nice people.
If you're married, imagine your wife said to you "My American cousin is coming to visit for a couple of days next week."
I can't think of a single Canadian who would refuse to give the benefit of the doubt and refuse to welcome the cousin with open arms.
However, having said that......
I also can't think of a Canadian who wouldn't immediately think "Oh, no. I hope he's not an a-hole"
Yes, there are obnoxious people everywhere - Canada is FAR from immune, let's face it - but, while they are a minority, amongst Americans they certainly seem to be a very LARGE minority and an obnoxious American can actually make you understand why they shoot each other so frequently.
@@mikeb2586 Nah. I think the percentage per capita is probably not much higher than here. They're just louder down there. And they like to shoot off their guns when they get ornery. The worst an ornery Canadian will do is p!ss on a war monument and maaaaybe hit you if he's feeling brave. But he won't have a gun and you won't have a gun, so it'll be a fair fight.
When in England in 87 I stayed with friends and everyone thought I was from England and when someone told someone that I was visiting England he said “Oh so you’re American” and I said “No, I’m from Canada” and he said “Ok, that’s much better”.
Touche!
I lived in the USA for 9 years. My American friends are some the nicest people that I have met. I also lived in 7 Canadian provinces. There are as many assholes in Canada as there are in America. I am Canadian.
I went to New York and met a girl who asked me where I was from. Told her Canada and she asked me what country that was in. I looked at her, confused for a minute and then told her it was an Island near France. She then proceeds to say, "Oh Yeah, I think I've heard of it". I couldn't believe it! Went to Washington DC later on, and people thought we lived in Igloo's, didn't have cars, but got around with horses and dog sleds. I was actually told that I had to hoard food in case I got snowed into my home for 3 months. I'm in Montreal, not all that far from these two places and people had no idea what Canada was like, or even where it was! 🤣 More than once I've seen Americans come to Montreal in July and ask where the snow is. Sometimes, you just want to f**k with them and tell them to keep driving North until they see the snow. God only knows how far they would end up going!😁
LOL😂
:Such a lack of knowledge of your surroundings,such shortsightedness,pitiful and yet they’re not aware of their shortcomings !!!!
ha ha ha I'm in Pacific NW, only couple hours from my home country, Canada. Lived here since 1996. I can't believe that I STILL come across people who've never crossed the border into Vancouver. Vancouver! Who hasn't been there? I used to tell people I kept my sled dogs in cold storage at the border ready to go when I go home. This is hilarious! But I had to explain to people that no, this is a joke. And a good one at that until it falls flat on someone who's got no clue.
Bruh what do they think we are? Finland?
Part of it is our fault. When I was a teen on summer vacation with my family & then best friend, my friend & I met some teens from Chicago who asked us basic but bizarre (to us) questions about Canada. We told them we wore snowshoes to walk to school in winter and used gondolas in summer. We were joking initially but when they believed us we were so astounded we did not correct their misconceptions. We could name all the states & their capitals from before we started school; we knew their country's capital, the name of their president and of their political parties, which states were northern & which, southern, +++ and they believed the climate changed dramatically at the imaginary line that is a border. I've often wondered if those then kids grew up to know better or if they are still stating with authority the nonsense we fed them. I wish we had been kinder.
the gun culture in the USA is terrifying to us Canadians. I mean common, a boy goes to the wrong house and gets shot at. A woman turns around in a driveway and gets killed. Mass hooting through the roof. It's getting insane.
I agree. We live in a border town, Fort Erie, Ontario. Lots of Americans in our town in the summer. Yes they are loud and sometimes annoying but for the most part we crossed back and forth over the border with little thought. Then the Tops supermarket shooting happened in Buffalo, NY. (about 10 miles from our home) That one incident drove home the racism, lack of gun control, and the everyday fear Americans must endure constantly. I know several Canadians who have limited their visits to the USA because of this mindset. Sadly though nothing will change, as time passes the memory will fade a bit and we will head back over the border.😢
It’s changing- I have less and less interest in visiting places in the US because of guns.
Wife and I bought a truck and trailer a couple of years ago with the intent of wintering down in the States. Changed our minds after one too many shootings and too many signs of hatred, bigotry and (honestly) just the average level of ignorance in the general population. Trailer is up for sale and truck is already sold. We’re going to Europe next May and have already told the kids that they might have to meet us in SE Asia for Christmas next year.
@@joykoski7111 I think there are many people who won’t ever go back now.
All happened in democrat(libtard) cities w gun control. In my area, which is open carry, there's nothing like that!
A teenager recently got shot twice for ringing a doorbell in the U.S. That woman's first thought was being shot tells you everything about American culture.
My best friend of 30 years ago was shot ringing a doorbell to ask for directions. His girlfriend was in the car and she never got over it. I know 4 other people personally (one was stabbed to death not shot) that came home from the States in body bags. I truly get the fear of being shot. 🤣🤣🤣 I agree that about 5% of Americains are really amazing people but I worked in the tourist industry in Ottawa for several years and I had to work very hard to rid myself of the prejudice that was created from that experience. 😉
Joanna, that Homeowner should be arrested and locked up. I am a gun owner & I wouldn't hesitate to shoot someone who enters my home without being invited. However, to shoot someone for ONLY ringing my doorbell - NEVER!!!!
That homeowner is just making ALL gun owners look bad!!!
@@jimjackson5544 You see, in Canada shooting people just for entering a house also sounds crazy.
Should be a last resort not the first step. First step is to run away and call the cops.
And the SAME WEEK a 6 year old (and her parents) got shot because her ball rolled into a neighbour's yard. Two girls in cheerleading outfits got into a car they thought was theirs. Shot. This was even AFTER they got out and went into their own similar car! Did he think they were going to beat him with their pom poms? A young woman was shot for pulling into the wrong driveway in error. The common denominator....NONE of the shooters was in any danger whatsoever. USA USA USA!
@@jimjackson5544 Almost 3.5 million dollars has been raised for that black teenager - shot by an 85 year old white man. The home owner thought he was breaking in. Miraculously, the teen escaped, is out of hospital, and doesn't appear to have any long term physical defects. Unfortunately, the 20 year old white girl was not so lucky, and was killed by a 65 year old white man when the car she was in, along with another car and a motorcycle, all pulled into the wrong driveway of a secluded home.That man fired two shots, one shot deadly. $145,000 has been raised for the funeral expenses. Americans are in constant threat of death by guns doing the most mundane things - knocking on a door, driving down a driveway, retrieving a ball from a lawn etc.
"God invented war to teach Americans geography." -Mark Twain.
That is brilliant and hilarious!!!!
That’s amazing lmao
OUCH!
Satan can take the responsibility for that!
It didn't work.
I’m from Canada but now live in Mexico. As soon as a local person finds out I’m Canadian they’re whole attitude changes, smiles arise, and the warmth comes through
They have a saying in Mexico: Poor Mexico, so far from heaven and so close to the US...
Same. Lived in 8 countries. We sound like them.
But as soon as you say, "Oh, no..I'm Canadian, not American"...
There is always a sigh of relief and a "thank god".
I love your videos Tyler, but I don't think of you as an 'Average American'. Most average Americans would not spend time studying Canada. Your interest and intelligence make you very rare. I'm very happy to see everything you post! 😄
Very true, Tyler is FAR from the "average" American.
I completely agree with your statement ! 182%
Well said.
Tyler would be more than welcome in Canada.
So true, most of the Americans we’ve met don’t give Canada a second thought!
Canadian here!
One thing I've noticed is what I can only describe as, toxic individualism.
Like, an almost religious adherence to personal liberty to the point that it negatively affects people around them. A good example is with masks during covid.
This nails it. American culture is heavily individualistic whereas other countries have a more global, collectivist approach. In my own experience, Americans are much less likely to uphold the social contract than people raised in other countries- and it is a very stark difference between Canadian and American cultures. So yes, "self-centred" is not just a stereotype but the backbone of American Identity.
@@amycooper4085 I agree completely. Imo, the American ultra capitalistic, every man for himself economic system is a major root cause of their individualism... The social programs provided to the citizens of other leading nations give them enough peace of mind to treat each other like neighbours rather than competitors. Americans are left to scramble against each other for their piece of the pie, without much help if they lose that battle.
You could say it's selfish to make someone else wear a mask (face diaper) just bc someone is paranoid about a virus w a 99% survival rate, greater than the flu?
Agreed. Road rage too. How dare you move safely into the lane in front of me and make me go SECOND.
@@furryhoof647 Too right. I can't count the number of times I have seen comments online from Americans stating that they didn't pay taxes so that other people can 'freeload' off them by having some medical treatment paid for by the country. So selfish.
I am Canadian and can name all states and most of the capitals. Watch Rick Mercer "Talking to Americans." it's a good watch.
We had to learn all the states in grade six, sadly I am not sure many Americans know where Canada is
@Garth Quapp but can you name all provinces territories and capitals?
Especially the one where Rick ask the governor of the state about Canada.
Especially when he got a presidential candidate to congratulate Canada for finally having touch tone phones. How stupid can you be?
I can place 45 of 50 states on a map in the right places, (still mix up New Mexico and Arizona though) and I can name 35 of 50 state capitals. And the three square states, sometimes get them in the wrong places I mean they're all the same shape!? Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, I mix them up.
🇺🇸 literally calls itself "the greatest country in the world," and we're arguing if America is self-centered or not?! 😅
*lol not to mention "The American Dream" which is quite evidently in a coma* 😵😵😵💫
It's not entirely hot air, tho. The US has some stunningly beautiful natural features, the best military in the world, and obscene amounts of wealth. I like the people, too. I had about a 75% success rate when I was there. By that I mean about 75% of the Americans I met were nice, pleasant, even helpful. A smaller percentage of them were generous to the point of doting :) I
@@XenaBe25 The 'greatest country' part though doesn't refer to natural environment, just the mindstate that politicians over decades have drilled into the empty heads
Also, calling themselves "American" is a bit of a giveaway for egocentricity. There's a whole two continent's worth of people who could call themselves American, but don't for a reason.
@@liambaylis9365 - AMEN!
Yes, we generally think many Americans are excessively violent and ARMED. Americans are generally obese and toweringly ignorant of the rest of the world. Many of us see American patriotism is astonishingly ludicrous, and bred out of this same ignorance. But most Canadians know many Americans and we appreciate that some are great, and some are not.
Patriotism being astonishingly ludicrous, yes! No other developed country (except maybe North Korea) forces its children to chant an allegiance pledge to their flag. That's just brainwashing on a communist-country level, it's sick.
good or bad,both need to stay on the south side of the border. not our problem to figure which ones are not so utterly stupid.
But all of you are so great right give me a break
@@elvangulley3210 If you want to believe your own disconnected dot, sure we are. Start with healthcare and then guns,. Much better at life and limb liberty and security. As many countries. But then again it's not that difficult as you set such a low bar.
@@stewartbonner your population is tiny of course we would have more gun deaths. And if you were so knowledgeable you would know half the country wants stronger gun laws. And if canada is so great why don't you lot stand on your own ? If we dropped canada as a trade partner we would barley notice. But canada would go broke. You people live off the protection and prosperity of America but want to have the nerve to talk shit about us. Typical little brother syndrome.
It’s not just that they don’t know their geography/history/politics/laws etc., it’s that they don’t want to know. They seem happy to remain ignorant.
I don't agree a hundred percent I think there are some that choose not to learn about other countries, some that don't have the opportunities and others like this lovely man that do choose to learn about others. Like any other country there are good Americans and not so good Americans.
I once had a conversation with an American who told me (a Canadian) that we (Canada) needed to "mind our own business " or they would invade us. I told him to look up 1812 and 5440 or fight and he told me he wasn't interested in 'Canadian history'😂😂 okay bud lol
@@garnetj69 Of course that’s true, but his entire video is about stereotypes/generalizations.
@@chrispearce5029 Whoo boy, did I ever take a heap of crap online at Trump time especially during his tariff tantrum. 🙄
:To the POINT,I couldn’t have said it better.
American Exceptionalism is a pet peeve of mine. I struggle especially lately to determine what the USA is Exceptional at in a positive context. I can list plenty of negative Exceptionalisms, but struggle with the positive.
Even calling the US "America" is "exceptionalism" AKA arrogance.
:You’re so much to point,not much positive across the border.
Americans can't tell the difference between a right and a privilege ie Healthcare. How is it a right lol.
@@susieq9801ost people in the USA don't even know "OF America" is for the continent lol
The first 12 presidents never referred citizens of the USA as Americans either.
They called it United States or the Union.
United States started calling itself America in the late 1800s with US expansion and becoming a world power.
I think the constitution is an amazing thing I mean here in Toronto we’ve already lost our free speech.
Canada give Terry Fox a standing ovation, U.S. standing ovation for Kyle Rittenhouse
Spot on with your comment!
Omg so true!
I'm canadian, I might not give Kyle a standing ovation, but the poor guy got assaulted and got his life threaten. He only defended himself and got dragged through the mud by many medias.
@@vcool122 If you show up at an out of state protest with an assault weapon, you're not a poor guy. I guess the BLM offends you. Canada does have it's racists too.
English person here,so I hope it's ok if I give my opinion. Working in Japan, there were 8 of us, all sharing the one apartment. One Australian, one French, 5 Brits and a Canadian. Everyone but the Canadian girl had arrived a bit earlier and she was the last to arrive. We knew nothing about who was going to be the last person. When she walked in and announced herself, we all straight away assumed she was American. We talked about it among ourselves later, and we all thought she was American at first,and we all dreaded the thought of having to live and work with an American for the next six months. Once we found out she was actually Canadian, we all felt a massive sigh of relief.
That's not cool. Judge the person by their character, not their passport. fyi: I'm Canadian, I just don't go for bigoted stereotypes.
Canadian here, & I'm chuckling @ your comment! It's such a true feeling for so many around the world
As an American living in Canada all I can say is there are $%#@ everywhere. Your comment really hurts.
@@hollyfraser3926 See my response to him above.
Your reaction was uncharitable to say the least since you had not even met the girl.
The nice thing about travelling as a Canadian is we don't have to look up the countries that we are visiting since we always know how to mind our manners. And yes, we say sorry to often, never failed me.
I'm Canadian and I found a country that says sorry more than Canada. Nigeria :) Have been 3x for weeks at a time. I can't count how many times in a day I hear it. Guess it's from the British perhaps.
exactly as i always told my kids growing up "you can never go wrong with good manners."
I’ve seen street interviews on tv where Americans couldn’t name another country in North America.
That's hella sad.
I can't imagine not knowing Mexico, Canada, Cuba and others.
Or even point America out on a map.
Watch Jimmy Kimmel on the street.Some of them can't find the US on a map😂
As a Canadian I laughed so hard at this video.
The biggest thing Americans can do when they travel is to try and say please and thank you to the people serving them in restaurants, hotels, anywhere.
Like in a restaurant, even a McDonald's, say "Can I please have _______your order_____?" And when they give you your food say thank you. It would go a long way to better the stereotype of "the rude American".
Just to clarify; they were asked for stereotypes about Americans, not what they actually think about them.
I don't like the way some Americans criticise the NHS and other European health care regimes on the basis that they object to paying for anyone else's health care. They don't see that having a healthy workforce is a benefit to society as a whole and also that the purchasing power of the NHS reduces costs for everyone. People didn't live in fear of unexpected major medical bills.
I never understood why most Americans, who couldn't name the capital of Canada or the name of the leader of the country, knew so much about Canadian healthcare (not!). Their lobbyists (the insurance companies) have done a great job publicizing how bad the Canadian and European systems are. There was a great article during Covid in the Washington Post where a health insurance spokesperson expressed great guilt over the number of Americans that were dying - and felt at fault. He admitted that insurance companies were paid to push the false narrative on purpose to make money - knowing that the Canadian and European systems were better. It's all about money - not the welfare of the citizens which is sad.
Auld fouter. To begin with, I am a Canadian. Yippee! I have a Scottish friend who is a tour guide in Europe. She was guiding a tour in Scotland with a group of largely American elderly people. One woman fell and injured her wrist and, as a result my friend took her to the hospital. After her treatment and return to the bus, she announced that the treatment was free. My friend stood up and explained that the NHS is paid for by taxes paid by citizens as it is in Canada. It is not “free”. But … when a person has health issues or is injured and whatever, when you go to the hospital, you know you won’t be forced to mortgage your house in order to pay for treatment. An American friend said that Americans fear being controlled by the government so having health care like ours was suspect. I totally did not understand this attitude which I think is absurd but didn’t argue. No point really.
@@kathleenclark5877 But they will bill your insurance. Healthcare is free for citizens of that country, the UK and Canada, but a foreigner will be treated FOR free in the hospitals, but they will bill the insurance for it. That's why they have traveler's insurance. My parents got a temporary one million dollar insurance plan for traveling to Hawaii and Las Vegas. They won't set foot on American soil without it. My dad found that out, he fell on one of those moving monovators in Honolulu Airport and while he said he was fine, he broke two fingers in that fall and never told anyone. They have never healed right and are still bent now, 7 years later. He refused to go to the hospital in Honolulu.
Animeangel: thanks for the information! Good to know. I ‘ll bet that American lady would have been surprised when she got home! Anyhoo, just so happy our medical system takes care of us!
I am a Canadian who lived in the U.S. for many years so I always have a belly laugh when I hear Americans call the U.S. the "greatest country in the world". They know absolutely, positively NOTHING about the rest of the world, especially their closest neighbour CANADA. It must be awful to be so self-centered and not have any curiosity about other countries and cultures. Thank you Tyler for making this revelation visible to your countrymen. Perhaps it will open their eyes -- and minds -- a bit.
You're Canadian you have no room to talk
You described Canadians actually - so insular, nationalist and ignorant about the world. I say this as European by birth but having lived around the world, including both US and Canada. Americans I found so much more welcoming, it was a non issue, they treated me as one of them. In Canada any mention of the US, it instantly turns to uninvited, unwarranted totally ignorant dumping on everything about the US and Americans. And then they follow up by stating how "nice" they are, so much nicer than all those other countries, especially America 🤣🤦
Please don't tell Americans that Canada is substantially superior to the USA or they will flock here.
We still have the right to dream or beleive in Utopia.
putting all Americans into one large group of idiots is really showing your kind side. You know,.....like those nice Canadians do !!!!
Canadian: “Can I gave a piece of cherry pie please”? American: “Give me a piece of that cherry pie”! I notice this different approach during my travels both in the U.S. and internationally. I’ve also overheard American tourists complain about foreigners while in Europe. Americans seem to feel “entitled”.
Actually….your sentence should be written as “MAY” I have a piece of cherry pie. As an American, some of us DO know proper English 🤭
@@tararenae6082 proper english change from place to place and from country to country.
PROBABLY BECAUSE WE HAD TO SAVE EUROPE TWICE IN THE 20TH CENTURY.
You said it! Americans like their idea of Canadians, and don't really know much of anything about us, including how we speak.
I went to Disney world when i was 14, and a nice cashier in probably her late 40s making small talk asked where I was from, and even when i was 14 I knew Americans don't know much about the world, so I simply said I was from Canada. She looked confused and then asked what state Canada is in.
There are Americans who refuse to believe New Mexico is a valid US state.
@15:00 - The "American Frat Boy" comparison statement. NO! No, that is not true Tyler. It is grown a$$ men that range from the 30 to 60 age group. When on vacation at resorts around the world, It never ever ceases to amaze me that when you run into an Amercan, no matter how they present themselves in a conversation, there is some comment that they just feel the need to throw out relating to their superiority. Always! Even the women have their way of contributing. And the sad thing is, that they are so absorbed in themselves & their country that they don't even know that they are doing it. Others see them as arrogant, naive & insecure. But those others also realize that it's better to just chuckle along & agree because if you chose to challenge their derogatory comment, you now have entered into an argument. The Amercan is not willing to open their mind up to other possibilities.
A few years ago, a comedian asked some Harvard students where Canada was. Most of them were not even able to say that it is north of the United States. This is how American are good in geography😂
Blame their education system on that. I did a "real time request to see into a U.S. classroom. There were no students there at the time so I looked at how the classroom was set up. Same green or black chalkboards and a map of the world faced the classroom in the corner. The map was interesting. It was a world map and on it "every country was blacked out & only the Continental U.S. was shown in any detail. No wonder they do not know anything about the rest of the planet. With Google Earth, you can see the world is round and there is A LOT OF IT.
. This reminds me of Ancient Rome - they drew their maps the same way...all countries Rome conquered were shown and NONE OF THE REST making Rome the center of civilization.(so that is going back 2000 years) They knew of Germania as being a country in the North, but that was the land of the uncivilized because the Germans beat the Roman army because they used guerilla tactics and the forests and landscape to their advantage. So the northern border did not exist just as an unknown area that did not matter.
AND WE ASSUME THAT HARVARD IS T HE BEST UNIVERSITY
IN THE WORLD. ANOTHER AMERICAN MYTH.
My friend was at a music festival in Vancouver there were thousands of people there. Beside her were sitting an American couple so they began to chat. They were 100% shocked and kept say how “civilized “ Canadians are. So she inquired as to their meaning. It was the fact people were sitting peacefully without fights,and the fact people were behaving themselves. The sheer size of the amount of people just enjoying themselves. And that it was so clean here.
*Back in 1994 my aunt from LA visited us in Montreal. She was scared sh**less to go downtown to the Jazz Festival, practically had to hold her hand.. she let go at a point after no gang shootings materialized.. and this was 30 years ago.*
As someone who's seen the Rolling Stones in Buffalo, I know what they mean!
I'm from Montreal and I met many Americans during the Montreal Jazz Festival and all where unanimous on the fact that this could not happen in USA! So many people behaving in a "civilised" manner without any major incident was shocking to them.
Tell them to come back during the NHL playoffs
@@alanmacification Have you looked at the Habs lately? It will take a while before that could be a problem! 🤣😂🤣
Another comment. This one pertains to Americans thinking that they are the centre of the earth. I'll add that I have also lived in the U.S. in a few different locations as well as traveled the U.S. immensely. I also have relatives living all across the U.S. But the portrayal of "America! Land of the Free!" & "We are great!" is depicted over the entire planet! We hear it all the time. We (the rest of the world) hear it over & over again. Must we hear it when we are conversing with an Amercan? It's "Fantabulous" to be proud. It's tiring & abnoxious to be arrogant.
Please remember that Canada has twice the rate of college graduates as the US.
I do worry about getting shot if I were to travel to the States
Hell, I'm American, and sometimes I agree.
That's because you are not smart enough to understand probability math and not sensible enough to research crime probability.
As someone with an open mind, you're not an "average american"
I completely agree! I don’t consider him “the average American”
I completely agree. Tyler seems to be more canadian than american.
Tyler's more open minded I suppose
So offensive and ignorant. Shameful behavior.
I find he is very naive about the rest of the world and even about his own country. I feel like he lives in a small mid-west town and has never been anywhere else. He also doesn't interact with the comments. I suspect he doesn't read them either. I am impressed with the Canadian knowledge he's retained though.
In my opinion, for example Americans think they won the Second World War single handed. No acknowledgement of all that was done by other countries. That’s the kind of thing that puts Canadians off. This from a Canadian who has many American friends. 😀
That's just the tip of the iceberg. They think they won WWI because the Axis quit at the prospect of them showing up. Not them actually doing much to win the war. If you ask them, they'll say they single handedly won the Korean war and that they won the war in Vietnam. I had an American get in my face with an "Oh yeah? What did Canada do at Iwo Jima." He was crushed when I told him "6,000 Canadians went there and not all of them came back."
Please don’t be offended….all of my paternal cousins are American and I have spent lots of time in the US. I debated whether to share this….but, here goes…There’s lots of tourist resorts in Cuba and it’s a favourite destination for many Canadians and Europeans looking to escape winter. My daughter and her husband honeymooned in Cuba about a dozen years ago and came home laughing about the favourite joke among the Europeans they met there…What’s the best thing about vacationing in Cuba? There’s no Americans.
Been there, done that !😁 We have vacationed in Cuba over 20 times and it is true. Just get your drink, sit in your beach chair and listen ......The loudest, most obnoxious and most rude person at the Resort is guaranteed to be an American. Now, that's not to say some Canadians can't be total a$$holes also.
My Vancouver Aunt a now retired Librarian started Friends of Cuba over 35 yrs ago. She was at the Post Office twice a week to send letters,supply's, clothes,food etc. Also vacationed near every year till my Uncle passed in 2016.
@@deeporter7369 True for Canadians! Quebecers have been called Los Tabarnacos for a few decades now in Mexico.
So true.
One year in the late spring my friend's sister, who lived in Lynden a Washington state border town, wanted us, 3 - 17 year old girls, to watch their dog for a weekend. We met the boys of the neighborhood soon after we arrived and easily convinced them that we came by dogsled to the border and took a taxi from the border crossing to the house. The sad part is they lived 15 minutes from the border to Canada and believed that could be true.
Had a friend working at a gas station in the middle of Manitoba. A couple of trucks hauling snowmobiles stopped to ask how much farther till they hit snow. It was over +30 in the middle of a humid Manitoba summer.
My friend just told them to keep driving north, and you'll see snow eventually 😂
I can totally understand, because when you cross the border, the temperature goes from 68° to 20°. 🙄
@@k.ferguson2982 😂
Here's my favourite American adventure;
Many years past before the world had Interac, we carried traveler's cheques when we traveled (hence the name I guess 😉). I am Canadian. I live in Canada. On one of our trips to the U.S., in a large department store, I found the mother of all deals on bedding. After loading up I made my way to the till with my traveler's cheque in hand. My cheque although issued by the American Express Company, was clearly labeled "Canadian Funds". Keep in mind that there always is some exchange rate between the Canadian and American dollar. At this particular time (the early 80's) our dollar was worth quite a bit less than the US dollar, so I had a ballpark idea in my head what the difference in exchange was going to be. The lady at the till rang up my purchases, I handed her my traveler's cheque and she handed me back WAAAAAY too much change.
Me: I think you forgot to subtract the exchange.
Her: No thats correct
Me: but the cheque is in Canadian dollars
Her: No, its American Express
Me: yes thats the company, but see...it clearly says "Canadian Funds"
Her: ( getting annoyed) but its American Express.
Me: but its CANADIAN funds
Her: ( inwardly rolling her eyes and speaking in a "tone" one reserves for particularly insistent four year olds): but its AMERICAN EXPRESS.
Me: Im going to say this only one more time and then i am leaving...Its Canadian Funds!
Her: ( smiling through almost gritted teeth)But. Its. AMERICAN.Express!!!
Me: Thank you. Have a great day.
I think walked away with about 30 extra (American 😉) dollars that day.
I would love to have been there at cash out time😳😏😉
That's HILARIOUS! 😂
You warned her... Maybe the difference was taken from her pay cheque?
I guess it's time for Canadian Express, eh?😅
Wow, Great story. That exchange would have been a perfect skit for THH22M. It exemplifies how Americans need to have the upper hand even when they are wrong, even if it costs them in the end. 😂😂😂
Well, that's what happens when you deal with one of the tens of millions of Americans with high school education's.
I'm not going to lie, I actually do get anxiety if someone asks me to go to the states with them. Our border crossing is in to Detroit, so yeah, I do worry about what the first lady said.
Oh Lord
Yay Windsor lol. Detroit is starting to look more appealing than our city sadly
@@JT.Pilgrim I have heard Detroit is getting better as of recent. I don't live in Windsor, I'm in Kingsville, but yes, Windsor is not the city it once was.
@@Nikki7B boy, you are squeezed between leamington and Windsor. Get out now!! Lol
@@JT.Pilgrim haha. I know. I was born in leamington, bought in kingsville when we married. Now our once small town is growing like crazy. Ahhhh
As a Canadian traveler in Scotland i was in a restaurant line for tea. They had a steamer spigot that warmed your cup, The woman behind me said loudly..." I'm from AMERICA and I've never seen that before!!!!"
Lol!!😂 Probably because Americans don't drink tea. After the American Revolution tea was considered too British, so they started drinking coffee instead.
Americans mistakenly believe they are the freest country in the world because they were taught that in school.
With 4.2% of the world's population - and 22% of the world's incarcerated being Americans, it has the least free citizens in the world. 505 per 100,000 population or 1,675,400 Americans are behind bars to Canada's 32,261 prisoners or 85 per 100,000 population.
And to feel that free,they have to burden themselves with AR15s and pistols.I wouldn’t trade my freedom feeling for theirs,NO WAY!!!!
The era of "America can do no wrong" is *beginning* to come to an end. It has along way to go.
Bruh, haven't we done all wrong if anything?
Or at least a lot wrong?
Better hope they don't decline too much, because Canada is so intertwined with the US that they'll drag us down with them
@@dj-um7el Bruh. We've made mistakes and that's allowed. But I think you've lost sight of just how lucky we are to live in a country as amazing as Canada.
Shamelessness is the issue. Shame is a good thing, but modern America embiggens (tm) shamelessness instead...
@@PaulMartin-qu5up I was talking about the US, not Canada
I like Canada
I would have to say that if I were to list a stereotype of Americans, it would be self-centered and selfish. I love your videos and your desire to learn things about Canada. It's not something we, Canadians, see very often. The average Canadian knows American history, the towns and states, rivers in your country, a lot of your national parks (including which state it is in), political figures (including governors), what states are known for economically, etc. We have a good understanding of your laws. If you flip that the other way, the average American doesn't know much about Canada. It's almost like Americans think, "We live in the greatest country on earth and so, if it doesn't happen here or it doesn't involve us (we didn't start a war somewhere), we're not interested". I mean, most Americans are like...Terry Fox who? I've spent some time in the United States and I have to say that I find Americans friendly but yeah, loud, to be sure. I think, though, it's "louder" the more south you go.
I often vacationed in the US, and most Americans were extremely friendly. My last trip really put me off, we went to Montana to get to Yellowstone. I really noticed the guns in Montana which I hadn't seen before. I actually come from a house that had guns & pistols in Canada but they were safely locked away in a safe and not carried to restaurants.
It would be like walking into the twilight zone suddenly everyone is armed. Unnerving to say the least.
The U.S. fast food type of diet isn’t healthy. But when Americans get sick it could mean bankruptcy to pay out of pocket for medical treatment. Living in Canada with ‘free’ healthcare we also seem to be healthier in general! Perhaps it’s because our government has a reason to encourage healthier lifestyles for the population.
@@stevevee8675 Not quite true
2023)
US - 120.5 guns per 100
Canada - 34.7 guns per 100
@@stevevee8675 No sir, that's not true. I've seen numbers from a few studies and the U.S. guns per capita far surpasses Canada by a margin of more than 3 to 1. I've attached the link below if you're interested. Cheers!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_number_of_civilian_guns_per_capita_by_country
@@cinmor7843 I think that part of the difference is that in Canada, people own guns for hunting, so they have one or two, while in USA, the pro gun crowd have entire collections. So, in average, more people own guns in USA, but they are concentrated in fewer hands. I'm not sure, but I would be curious to learn about that.
I'm curious to know if you read your comments, but either way, I've said this in a previous video. If you want to understand Canadians' feelings about America, just pay attention to the references to Canada in American media. Much of Canadian media and entertainment comes from the US, and if we get mentioned at all, it's always derogatory or in some mocking fashion. It wouldn't be so bad except when Canadians visit America people actually believe the "silly" media stereotypes. Almost every Canadian knows someone who encountered an American who assumed we all live in Igloos.
lol no. They love us. I consider myself lucky to have a few hundred thousand rugged Alaskans with badass hunting rifle collections between us and Ruzzia, thx.
@@XenaBe25 it’s not Russia that’s the issue. It’s NK.
Or show up at the border in July with skis strapped to the roof of their car wondering where the hell is the snow?
@@cheripetty1805 I was once asked where downtown Canada was. I gave him direction to Ottawa. 700 km away.
@@JT.Pilgrim What? Bahahahaah, a little useless, blip on the map. The media love to use NK as a threat. They aren't even worth talking about. Could probably single handedly take them out.
Have to admit when I hear of Americans traveling and telling their host ‘country’ that they’re from Canada so they receive better treatment, it gets my back up. Sorry
Especially when they're not, let's say, on their best behaviour when they do it.
I don't blame you at all for that; how perfectly Canadian of you to include that last word! (*laughing under my breath*) Or are you? Please, nomi, what is a _double-double_?
@@user-je2fh4ig7b A double double means 2 cream and 2 sugar in your coffee. A triple triple means 3 cream and 3 sugar
@@LoveCats9220 The Canadian way to congratulate you for that answer would be "Not bad, not bad at all!" An American would speak of a basketball player achieving double figures (no fewer than 10) in two (the first double in double-double) individual scoring categories during the course of a game (individual scoring categories would include points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots).
@@user-je2fh4ig7b No congratulations wanted or needed as I was just answering your question. Hahaha re the basketball reference. I can see how that would cause confusion with a coffee order south of the border. Regarding your reference to the Canadian reply, that wouldn’t be the response by anyone I know
I’m sorry, if I had to use 1 word to describe the Americans I HAVE MET, it would be arrogant. I’m sure there are nice people such as yourself, I just haven’t met people like you…(yes, I’m Canadian)
I'm American and it's true, a lot of us are arrogant, even my dad.
That's rich coming from a Canadian
The Americans I have met are incredibly ignorant of the rest of the world. They assume incorrectly that everyone is just like them (or should be), same customs, rules, laws & attitudes. It’s shocking actually.
I was in a discussion group that had an American woman who didn't realize that Australia had its own currency. She thought they (and other countries) used the US dollar. It took a bit of convincing for her to understand that this was not the case.
I live in a tourist city that gets tons of cruise ships that have Americans heading up towards Alaska... and I'm sorry Tyler but it's not just frat boys who behave like that. It's the men the women the children... Everyone it's very overwhelming sometimes.
Am in same city. Similar observations, luckily not universal.
I live there too. Can concur.
Me too.
Ooh! the average is not pleasant.No wonder they’re not welcomed outside their boundaries.
I watched a video not long ago about "the dumbest thing an American has ever said to you"...one of the comments in the video was from an American who was travelling out of her home state and tried to buy alcohol in the state she was visiting. She was told she couldn't use foreign ID to purchase alcohol in the US.
When we say Americans don't know geography, that includes their own...
In the 80’s People from Detroit would come to Windsor to shop because of the difference in the dollar. More often than not Americans would insist that I give change for their purchase in US dollars.
Love your posts!
When I watch the Olympics on an American network, they most always only talk about their own athletes and very little on international athletes. When I watch the Olympics on a Canadian network, they seem to cover, yes, the Canadian athletes but also cover a lot of the international athletes as well. I think this is a good example from where the "self centred (Canadian spelling)" comes from.
Keep the videos coming...we can all learn a little more about each other.😊🇨🇦
Have observed this numerous times when watching US coverage of the Olympics.
I will never forget a conversation I had with a gas and oil worker from Texas. I asked him how he felt working here in Canada and his answer was:
A few years ago I lost a friend because we were working a site out in a farmers field and he came out and started shooting us for trespassing. I will never have to worry about getting shot working in Canada.
Here the farmers are just happy to see someone.
How absolutely tragic is that story. I won't forget that story either. 😪
I had friends visit me from Texas last year, and they said it was lovely to be in a place where you didn’t have to worry about being shot.
As a canadian it's not really disappointment in america but more so we know the country can do better if the government would be willing to change and not be stuck in the past. We used to look up to america but now it's more so having to shield our eyes
But you still do more business with us than any other country still send thousands of people here to visit and still leech off our military
A dear American friend came to visit me in Nova Scotia. We got a little lost driving around a quiet sub-division. I saw three teens sitting on a front lawn and stopped to ask directions, My friend became quite agitated because she was afraid of the youngsters - who quietly listened to my request and gave me the directions we needed and a cheerful "bye". My friend had years of high school teaching experience in Louisiana.
This makes me so sad, but also proud to be Canadian, and Nova Scotian. I'm travelling to the US soon and I'm so nervous because of these sorts of things.
I think the stereotypes Canadians have of Americans are the ones Americans have of the Americans they don't like.
So Americans don’t like hearing facts so Americans r stubborn
Hey there Tyler, thanks for another great video. As a Canadian, I can usually tell when somebody's from U.S., I think it's funny whenever I tell them I'm from Ontario, they always ask me if it's cold here, or if we live in a igloo. I asked a friend from U.S. what they think of Canada, they said that they don't know anything except that we have a 'cute president'.
My parents lived and worked in the United States for a few years back in the mid-80s. Highlights included co-workers asking in hushed tones about how they managed to get out of Canada (they seriously thought Canada was a communist dictatorship because of the healthcare thing) and being screamed at by police for having 'fake' (read: Canadian) drivers' licenses.
"Canadians live in igloos" is not silly. It's implying that we're primitive and only just figured out that there's better places to live than in caves.
the late Pierre Berton literally wrote the book on that whole idea: _Hollywood's Canada: The Americanization of Our [Canadians'] National Image._ The thesis behind it was that Canadians weren't really civilized (no cities were ever shown in Hollywood movies set in Canada, Hollywood's Canada had codes instead of the rule of law, and so on.)
Tyler you are so gracious to hear so many negative comments about your great country. I visited once and everyone was so friendly and had the best service there. I admit it would be hard for me to hear negative things about Canada because it is my heart…just like America is yours. ❤ America creates great movies and art and has a place in my heart.😊
I know at least 2 americans that are not self-centered (you included). When we had bigs manifestations in Ottawa, I've heard on news an amican trucker saying that He was coming to bring freedom to Canada. I NEVER felt that we were needind their help. We've been so nice towards them that it took three weeks to get rid of them. It would have taken less than half a day to clear the situation in the states.
They had more time here to express themselves that they would have had in The States.
Keeping in mind they were asked about American stereotypes. Most Canadians love and appreciate the US ,but feel some Americans look down on us as they do many countries . I have been told personally by an American ,that America is the best country in the world ! I think it is wonderful to have pride in our own country as I do ,but I would never ever say to someone from the US that Canada is the best in the world just sayin .lol
I'm American, and Iove my country, but I wouldn't say that to someone, although, I if someone starts shit talking America for no good reason, I'm going to defend it. I absolutely can't stand how some Brits call us bias, bigots, and ignorant & in the same breathe act the same way, touting that they are the greatest. So hippcritical 🙄
When I see an online post by some young American punk saying something like, "Canada: American's hat"
I respond with, "America, Canada's toilet!".
A friend of mine went to Buffalo NY back in the 60s while wearing his Canadian Army uniform. He told me that a lady stopped and asked him if he was a boy scout. She didn't know that Canada had an army....true story!
I mean you barely do
I have lot's of great friends who are American, I have also met lot's of great Americans. Yes there are rude ones same as there are rude Canadians, I think the majority of American would prefer our heath care system as well as tighter gun control, the problem is unlike Canada the Government in the U.S. works for the corporation that pay the most and not the people.
The secret is out. Canadians try and keep this one under wraps cause it definitely hurts our “nice” stereotype.
Lol. I was going to say the same. He’s not supposed to know what we really think lol.
We already knew
Love this content, it's honest. As a little kid growing up in Ottawa and then Halifax around the age of 13 we were already being taught a lot about the world. I could name each US state and capital at that age for one example.
So true. I saw a teenager probably around 17 or 18 being interviewed on a school trip to Vancouver. He was asked if he knew much about Canada. He said "no, why would I want to?". His school has failed him.
I lived in 🇨🇦 and yes so true Canadians know lot more then most americans sad to say
I was in Greece once and the topic of earthquakes came up. An American then proceed to tell our guide that Greeks were building their homes wrong. Of course on the same trip had several pleasant conversations with Americans.
They ARE self centred, so many show such a sense of self entitlement.
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They will lose it when the US dollar won't be the WRC anymore. That day is coming fast btw.
The way I always look at it is that most people love their country and are proud to be from the country. The difference with Americans is they seem to think we all want to be Americans and we don’t. Be proud of your country by all means but don’t shove it down others throats
You should do an episode where you react to the comment sections of your videos
I don't think Tyler reads the comments. 😕
All Americans r baiting they don’t want to know correct info even if it’s people of that nationality correcting them they rely on the vid to give them info they don’t care they do it cuz they know there getting views there Americans baiters it makes me sick honestly there’s this one guy and he Aussie baits makes me sick and every cid he watches is so incorrect with info it was made a long time ago it’s not like that anymore
I have on many occasions been disrespected by Americans or treated like lesser, dumber and less civilized because I'm Canadian. Personal experience matters!
Had an American cousin (whose mother is/was Canadian) who couldn't help but brag about how smart her 7 year old twins were. We had a couple of the young grands with us who ranged from ages 5, 6 & 7 visiting with us at the time. After spending some time with them she told us that boy those kids are smart & that they know a lot, "what kind of schools are they in". She couldn't believe they were all just in public school & went on to say the 7 year old seemed to have learned more than hers. When asked what kind of school her boys went to we were unsurprised at her response: church school. Yep, a private school held in their church's basement.
Not knowing what is happening in the rest of the world is partly due to the US education system. Speaking from my experience when I was in school we of course did Canadian Geography and History but we also did world Geography and History as well. As far as Americans thinking that they are the centre of the world well it doesn't help when every person running for president says they are the leader of the free world, that America is the Greatest country in the world and that Americans are exceptional. We do have some of that here in Canada but what you would usually hear is Canada is pretty good but I think we could do better and here is our plan to do that.
Ask Ukraine if America is the leader of the free world
@@elvangulley3210 Yes go ahead you may be surprised by their answer. They appreciate the military help they are getting from all over the world but if you think Ukraine wants to replace being controlled by Putin with Biden you better guess again.
@@2727rogers well maybe the rest of the world should start helping because without us Ukraine would have fallen months ago America Poland and the Uk are the only ones doing any heavy lifting what has France done besides try to get Ukraine to surrender what has Germany done besides send a few helmets and ignore America about being a gas slave to Russia which came to bite them on the ass this is another European mess America has to clean up while at the same time protecting Japan Taiwan the Philippines and South Korea from China and North Korea oh I forgot to add also being the most charitable country in the world and being the only country in the un that held up its end of the bargain with military contributions which allows European countries and Canada to pay all their money into social programs I would love for biden or any future president to say fuck it and go isolationist like we were before ww1 and ww2 would be real funny to see all those expensive programs get canned because now you have to protect yourselves but sadly that won't happen since the last time we left the world to ots own devices all he'll broke lose twice then we were begged to save it
The opposite of love isn't hate. It's indifference. If most Americans are indifferent to Canada, then it's a reasonable jump to "Canada loves Americans more than America loves Canada."
Canadians don't love America the hatred and jealousy proves that
If you want to learn more about Canada thrown in, some of The Rick Mercer Report. He is funny, from Newfoundland.
Teaching ESL for 20+ years in South Korea, one thing I've noted about most Americans is they are very 'America-centric' when talking about things like celebrations and/or holidays. Whereas I (a Canadian) will always begin (for instance) with "In Western culture we celebrate Halowe'en by decorating our homes and wearing costumes." every American I have ever met will merely state "In America we...." It doesn't matter if they're talking about Christmas, Thanksgiving, freedom, etc,; their view of things stems solely from their geographic standpoint. As to 'Leader of the Free World', a cousin living in California was surprised to hear only Americans refer to their President with that monicker.
When you are the super power in both wealth and military and you founded the un saved Europe twice kept Russia from taking over Europe after that and gave out billions of dollars to Europe to fix the economy's that were destroyed after ww2 and are the only country keeping China and North Korea in check and now has to do most of the heavy lifting in Ukraine so yea I would say that earns the title leader of the free world
I agree with you. There are some Americans like Tyler who are curious and want to learn, and then there are those who really back up the stereotype. They didn't give anything out to the Europeans during the WW--the UK only finish repaying their "gift" within the past decade. They're the main instigator of many conflicts around the world and they have allies that have helped them during the cold war and other wars they've started, but of course they can't acknowledge that--doesn't fit their narrative. Why couldn't they go into Afghanistan and Iraq alone if they're so great! I couldn't be bother to respond the typical american response to you--no sense wasting my time on someone who wouldn't even try to understand anything outside of their insular world view.
@@tinsley999 didn't Europe rape Africa and South America? Those two continents still haven't recovered from European involvement. Didn't European greed kill millions of people in India?
I'm Canadian but have lived in the states a few times - as a child in Washington State, on Bainbridge Island for a couple of years, and as an adult in Los Angeles for about a year. Washington State was a wonderful place, and Bainbridge, a tiny little island about 30 minutes from Seattle by ferry, was exceptionally nice and friendly. But Los Angeles! NOBODY SAYS PLEASE, and only rarely thank you. In stores, coffee shops, restaurants, it's all "gimme the burger with cheese", or "I'll have the banana shake", or "I want this in a size 2". Never "please may I have..." or "I'd like to try these shoes in a size 6 please. Thank you!"
Americans are probably used to it, so don't take it amiss, but I was just shocked at the lack of taking a moment to simply be friendly, polite, or appreciative.
(This is probably terribly rude pointing out a behavior and pretty much universally criticizing ALL Americans! Sorry. Apologies!)
I see the same kind of behaviour where I live in Sarnia, Ontario.
The rudeness of Americans shocks most people who travel there. That's the reason why the vast majority of the US looks like a shithole. They don't care.
Ugh I hate that. Never been to the U.S., not my jam, but I’ll get a phone call at work and I’ll be like, “hello this is XYZ.” And they’ll go, “Is this XYZ?” No hello, then when they’re done they just hang up. I’m more surprised when someone says thank you or goodbye, basic manners on the phone. You might be elderly and not have much time left on Earth but there’s always time to say goodbye when you’re done on the phone
It's a business not a charity they are there to take your order there's no need to say please to them America is the only country that believes in tipping to you left that out and we say yes ser yes mamm
@@elvangulley3210 No reason to be polite, gracious, friendly - human?
Shame on you.
Good example of the self centered attitude stereotype: Winning the Superbowl makes you champion of the NFL, in the USA, not champion of the world. Sadly, they promote the "champion of the world" side of it... That's one example.
Glad you mentioned that.This one makes me laugh😂."Little Susie's drawing was judged best in her grade 5 class,she's champion of the world".Billy Bob won the Arkansas stock car championship,world champion!!!😂😂😂
Just shows how LIMITED they are in their assumptions or is this arrogance ??????
So which American style football team would beat our champions please tell me who even plays American style football besides America and Canada and Canada has different rules
@Claude Gosselin no its simple logic America is one of two countries that play American style football it also is the only country that has a dedicated youth league and college development system and its pro league is way bigger way more wealthy and gets 99.9 percent of all American style football talent
You should see some of those videos about how Americans living abroad have changed their opinions on what they were taught growing up - eg."Americans Living Abroad : 1st Time You Realized America Messed You Up"
In America, you can get shot for knocking on the wrong door or pulling into the wrong driveway, that doesn't happen in a lot of other countries, so you are exceptional in that way.
❤ you Tyler. You're learning and teaching by the way, about life outside your borders. I admire that!
Canadians are like Americans who took American speeches to heart.... "Ask not what your country can do for you...." and "but I want you to know tonight, that we as a people will get to the promised land..."... There is something bigger than you that you are a part of that is working on building a utopia, and it has a history and it has heroes and it matters.
And you still have a smaller gdp military he'll everything else
I worked in Banff Alberta. Beautiful resort town. People from all over the world , and the Americans are the only ones that cant figure out the money. Constantly holding up the line saying “ is this a dime? Is this a quarter? It’s the same as the US! A nickel, a dime, a quarter. Yes we have a Lonnie, one dollar, a toonie, two dollars. One jerk pushed his way to the front of the line. Very rudely asked me to get “rid of this garbage”. He had a handful of Canadian coins. I took it, put it in my pocket and continued to work. Loud, obnoxious, and have no idea of the geography of our country. Like NOTHING!! Any rules dont apply to them. If you go travelling anywhere, you should at least look at a map .
In my own experience, most Americans that I have encountered are pretty US-centric. I am not sure how much Americans learn about anywhere other than their own country.
It's best to remember that peoples opinions are based on their personal experiences soooo not aways representative of every Canadian. I do find Americans less polite but heh I'm Canadian…
I lived in the US for about 10 years. I'd use "ethnocentric". When I lived in North Dakota, I lived 20 minutes from the border. And I knew people who didn't realize there was another country a mere 20 minute drive away..
In grad school I was asked where I was from. I told her Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She asked what state that was in. She was also a geography major.
😂 16:30 Tyler trying to rationalize that American’s don’t care much about the rest of the world but don’t think they are centre of the earth. Yeah kind of proving the point there bud lol. Canadian’s have great pride but that has nothing to do with thinking the world revolves around you.
Funniest thing I’ve ever heard from an American. “Everyone is entitled to my opinion”
I hate that one because then they [people who use it not Americans in particular] act like being factually wrong about something is okay because they framed it as an opinion
Canadians are obese too ; we aren’t far behind the US in that way and we all need to work on it
I really enjoyed your videos and comments also learning more about how others think about Canadian/Canada
Your comments were spot on sir. We need more with your mentality. You did great!
Being Canadian, I thought Canada was the centre of the world. But I must be wrong since spellcheck is telling me that I spelt "center" wrong. Must be the states, after all.
😅 Yep... the US is the centre of the world.
But every Canadian knows that Toronto is the Centre of the Universe! 🤣
Sorry.... couldn't help myself. 😊
You usually can hear an American before you see them.
When you see mockery of Canadians on American TV, it's usually Canadian writers. A lot of USA comedy writing is Canadians!
Some, not a lot. And no, not usually, and we are comfortable about making fun of ourselves.
@@TheJessie1949 You disagree? Based on what? Of the six popular shows I was able to find out about, Canadian writers were the source of the anti-Canadian jokes. I even read an interview by a group of Canadian comedy writers talking about the phenomenon.
Tyler you are definitely a good sport! This was pretty harsh but you handled it with grace and humour! I hope there are more Americans like you than what they are describing in this video! We really do like you guys overall! Pinky swear! Lol
Alternate title: Tyler Bucket confirms Canadians thoughts on Americans
I’m curious if you’re ever tried to drive up to Canada. The first thing our border guards will ask you is if you brought a gun. The only thing they ask us when returning to Canada is how much we bought, in case they can charge us duty on it. But Americans, the first thing they ask is, “Did you bring your gun?” because chances are, YOU DID. Americans will drive to the border not even knowing they have a gun in the glove box, that’s how blasé you all seem to be about it. People tell the guards they don’t have one, and they get searched, and when the guards find one, they’re like, “Oh, I forgot! I always have a gun on me!”
Our number one stereotype of you is that you all have more guns than self-control, and the news will not contradict us.
We aren’t actually afraid you’ll shoot US, but that’s because you won’t be able to get your guns into this country. However, the first joke most of us make is that you might.
We get a lot of American hunters in Sask and had a bred heifer shot by one who claimed he thought our pastured cow was a deer so shot it on land that was clearly & in many places marked with 'no trespassing & no hunting' signs. We no longer walk on the land during hunting season.
We get a lot of American cruise ship tourists in my city every summer (Alaskan cruises) and they're rude by our standards, they throw garbage on our clean streets, they monopolize the sidewalks by walking 4 abreast, they're insufferably loud, they tip badly in restaurants. But we like the tourist dollars for our local economy so we don't say anything. But yeah, we think they're obnoxious and self-entitled and arrogant, and frankly we can't wait until cruise ship season is over.
A lot of these are true, but the loud, rude, stuff is not when they are in the US, but when they travel to other countries. So I guess you could see when they are tourists.
I taught high school in southern Cali and the kids would not believe that Canada was bigger than Texas.
Some are not srereotypes. The woman talked about not understanding global issues , global geography, etc. I believe that to be true.
The gun issues are,of course,true. I also believe they do think they rule the world. How could anyone still believe the US is the greatest country in the world when they kill each other more than any other country? They elected the Orangeman. They seem proud to be able to keep military grade weapons in their homes . They distrust their neighbours and their own government.
I do believe in the stereotype that they believe the US is the centre of the universe. They have the best everything, in their opinion. This is, of course, all generalizations. It is mostly tourists that generate these stereotypes.
I'll always remember the time I was sitting at the bus station in Buffalo NY, waiting for my bus. A sign on the wall read " all baggage must be inspected b4 entering Canada "
Two ppl sat behind me with identifiable southern US accents. I heard them reading the sign. After doing so one said to the other..." why would u need ur bags inspected when going to that state?""
I kid u not. I just shook my head and & not wanting to be confrontational ( typically Canadian lol) , I let it slide, and said nothing.
Back in 1994, WorldCon (big scifi & fantasy convention that's hosted in a different city in the world every year) was hosted in Winnipeg. On the last day of the convention, there was an open panel where the convention attendees were welcome to discuss their convention experiences, good and bad, and what could be improved, etc. I voiced my disappointment with the dealers' room. We had been told that the amount and variety of merch that would be available at a WorldCon dealers' room would be truly amazing, but it turned out to be the opposite; lots of empty tables, hardly anything worth buying. An American dealer then said that she had tried to bring a lot more merch to the convention, but had to leave most of it at the border. Turns out that Canadian Customs requires any foreign merchants that want to bring goods over a certain value into Canada to sell must first apply for a special permit in advance. She wasn't aware of this regulation, and had assumed it would be no different than transporting goods across state lines. When she arrived at the border without a permit, she wasn't allowed to bring most of her goods across, and was forced to leave it in storage on the American side. She then complained (and I still shake my head over this), "It's like you're a whole other country up here!" To which I retorted, "That's because we ARE a whole other country up here!"
I have known Americans who state that America is the best country in the world, dedpite never have traveled outdide the US
Thank you for sharing this. I'm canadian but my heart is north american. I love americans and have been physically attacked
twice at the bus stop because I mentioned that. That makes me very sad. I even saw this in my own family. Despite this fact
I'm very hopeful this is going to change in a positive way.
Tyler, I think you have hit a bit of a wall my friend. You are no longer "a typical, average American." Actually you were never typical since you actually had the curiosity to explore a different culture. I hate to break this to you but you have fallen into our trap; you have become Canadianized. Oh Canada 🇨🇦
Basically we see Americans the way Americans see Kid Rock
Or Ted Nugent?
As blowhard windbags?