👉 Before jumping in, here’s what you need to know: This video focuses on big, English-speaking cities like Toronto, Vancouver, New York, and LA. But let’s be real: Canada and the U.S. are so much more than just those places. Québec, Calgary, Halifax, the Midwest, rural towns, and smaller cities all have their own rich cultures, values, and dynamics that deserve attention. There’s as much diversity within each country as there is between them. I had to pick a lens for this video, and this was it-but it’s not the full story. If your experience wasn’t reflected here, I’d love to hear about it in the comments. Your perspective helps us all learn more, and who knows? It might even spark ideas for a future video! Thanks for watching, and let’s have a thoughtful, respectful conversation.
Re. Politeness: As a Canadian, I think it's at least in part because we're more reserved than our boisterous Southern neighbours. It takes longer to get to know us, for us to share our opinions and trust people. Until then, we remain polite and 'nice' as a way to keep the peace and social distance. From what I understand, this is pretty common culturally among northern countries (e.g. Scandinavia) though I'm not sure why.
1. In cold climates you traditionally would have to rely on your neighbours more. 2. In cold climates you traditionally would spent more time indoors, pent up with the same people.
I love Canada 🇨🇦 it’s geopolitically lonely as a hegemon. I always feel like Canada is our larger, nicer, dependable, and calm little brother. I would be so sad if Canada was not our neighbor.
AND ID BE SO HAPPY AND OUR COUNTRY SO MUCH BETTER OFF I YOU WEREN'T OUR NEIGHBOUR ,MEXICO O K CANADA'S HAD WEAK LEADERS FOR FAR TO LONG. ,AND THIS SILVER TONGUED LIZARD MR PEE AIR WILL ONLY ADD TO OUR PROBLEMS
@@mmrgratitudes OVER MY DEAD BODY, WHY DON'T YOU JUST MOVE THERE AND LEAVE. US CANADIANS BE , THERE WOULD BE A GORILLA WAR ,JUST LIKE VIETNAM IT WOULD NEVER STOP
You over looked Canadian diversity in terms of French culture and indigenous influence. These differences are due to a very different history. US has a Latin and African element historically. Whereas Canada has French as a founding nation. I know you mentioned in the beginning you were comparing only English cities, but this overlooks a very important cultural difference.
We have more indigenous people than Canada...I think we're much more of a melting pot than Canada just in terms of the number of people who have immigrated here from numerous countries.
@KimInCalifornia exactly, Canada is not a melting pot, but rather a mosaic. We are officially multicultural More like a tossed salad than a melting pot. 🫠 This is another difference between the two countries. In Canada, people are encouraged to keep their original identities, and integrate rather than assimilate. And we have an official reconciliation policy with the Indigenous people. They are also recognized as treaty people and the land unceded territory. Of course, you have more indigenous people because you have eight times the population in general. I suppose the only group we have 'more' are French speakers. 😊
@@KimInCaliforniaNobody talks about raw numbers. The US is more populous so of course it will have more people who immigrated to the US. But in terms of percentage foreign born, Canada blows the US out of the water. Toronto , for instance, is often noted as the most multicultural major city in the world.
The significant difference is that Canadians have a "collective" view of the "commonwealth," while Americans have an individualistic view. We are not socialists, as Americans may rant or have you think; instead, we think of the community's well-being. This is a significant difference in government policies. Our motto is "peace, order, and good government," while the motto for Americans is 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Canadians love people; Americans are our dear friends and allies, even with our differences.
@@philippebracq884 It's best to do research about our "ethos" and check out the history and meaning of "peace, order, and good government." It's a combined concept of moral and political thought, not based on your ideology. Good luck.
I think there is an irony in a country having a motto of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness", but the reality is they actually are some of the unhappiest people on the planet, have little regard for life (considering the amount of mass shootings they commit), the obsession with "rights" for guns over people, and have expressed willingness to give up their liberties for the comfort of authoritarianism by voting for Donald Trump and expressing admiration for Vladimir Putin.
New Yorker who lived in Toronto for 4 months. I cut my stay short, but I feel like I experienced quite a bit of Canada (traveled to Niagara Falls, Ottawa, Ontario, Quebec). Everything you mentioned in your video checks out with what I've lived through up there. Canadians are overall more polite, but can also be passive-aggressive. Americans are louder, but chattier. Both countries are indeed governed differently and have a different approach to debate. I also find it interesting that people in Canada watch CNN and Fox as much as they do, which I definitely noticed during this US election cycle. It could have been interesting to compare the two nations from the standpoint of their respective levels of desperation/crime. In my opinion, the US has way more dereliction, abandonment and poverty-stricken areas than Canada proportionally, although that doesn't mean Canada doesn't have problems of its own. I was shocked while living in Toronto at the news I'd see of frequent gun violence carried out indiscriminately across the city, from random areas to really crowded ones. Really grateful to have taken a piece of Canada home with me in the end. What happens up there matters as much now as what happens right in the U.S of A :)
Wow, thank you for leaving such a thoughtful, reflective comment! You bring up a lot of things I've also thought about as well, and I'll keep them in mind for future videos.
You are very right about how much we Canadians pay attention to American. It’s like you guys are just across the street so we can’t but help but watch the show. Unfortunately we also are heavily affected by your gun control problems. I would hazard a guess that 99% of our illegal guns are smuggled across the border. This is not a problem in, say Norway with Sweden. We get all your media, movies and guns. You get our comedians and maple syrup.
@@SmallvilleSP totally agree! I also think that poverty here in Canada is well mascarade because Canadians are way more reserved and not many will tell you that they are struggling to get by.
Interesting, for sure, certainly worth my time. I do wish to point out a couple glaring omissions, specifically under #5, Diversity. You completely missed the Anglo/Franco key central difference. The influences of both as well as their historical impact is pretty well central to all the other topics you talked about. There is also the geographic diversity. The East Coast, Newfoundland (which is not the East Coast), BC La La Land, the West, etc. Much of your discussion and examples are "Toronto centric". I say this as someone originating from the Waterloo Silicon North area who has lived in Fredericton, Montreal, Saguenay, North Bay as well as travelled and worked from coast, to coast, to coast, as well as having lived several years in Germany. I'm not faulting you and I know you were trying to stick to generalizations however, there is great difficulty in identifying and defining these generalizations. All in all, an interesting video. Thank you.
Fun fact: Last November, CBC (Canada’s public radio and TV broadcaster) ran election-night live special coverage as the results came in, much like the US networks did. (And no wonder, given how much the outcome affects Canada.) I could not imagine any major US network doing the same for a Canadian election (again, not surprisingly, given how much less the outcomes of Canadian elections affect the USA).
interesting video - glad I watched it! I am moving to Canada soon and expect that I will see differences (although I've been to Canada many times over the yrs)
I didnt know Canada that well until I traveled to areas outside of tourist zones and started to talk to actual Canadians. Thankfully, most conversations weren't through the filter of "I'm Canadian and You're American" So, I was able to get a real sense of what Canadians are like day to day.
I am planning for immigration to Canada (yes actively working through the very tough steps... not just a passing thought), and this video was extremely insightful. While there was a lot of the technical details you shared that I was already familiar with, your insight to the cultures between the U.S. and Canada is incredibly helpful.
I live in Toronto and I haven’t met many polite people in here. I have met a lot of jerks and double face. In my experience people in canada are more scared to show their dark side than in the US. In the end, they both can be very rude.
@@derekhorlock1976great, thanks for proving your one of those double faced jerks……….and if we are taking your narrative that Toronto isn’t Canada, then NYC, LA, SAN Francisco, Chicago and so many other major US cities would also not be United States
Americans are much more open and accepting of other cultures when compared to Canadians. I have lived in both countries and have unfortunately experienced more discrimination in Canada. Might be surprising for some but it’s true.
This is a rich topic that Canadians love to analyze. And Americans could not care less. I am a Canadian that has lived in USA for 14 years and see the root being the French trapper style integration into indigenous societies to generate French wealth vs Protestant extremists from England escaping religious persecution.
Very retro. The reality for French beaver hunters was quite different. Their numbers were limited and they operated deep inside indigenous lands as single men. So, the reality on the ground dictated a different approach towards the natives. The Anglo protestants lived within comparatively large, insular communities of extended kinship networks and had a bit of geographic separation from native communities.
In my opinion Canadian are generally more polite or nice BUT Americans are more friendlier, conversational and honest. Canadians in my opinion sacrifice honesty for the sake of being nice.
I think you really nailed it with Canadian politeness. When one has to think about not offending or causing conflict, interaction becomes a lot more tiring, so we tend to want it to end sooner. As for the West Coast, there is a significant Japanese population on Canada’s west coast, so the politeness likely does get bumped up a couple of notches, as Japanese culture likewise emphasizes politeness.
Another context about social interactions between the countries (Canadians being polite and Americans being more boisterous and freely giving their opinion) is the applicable laws. Americans who point to Canada and say "you don't have freedom of speech" are generally correct as we have freedom of expression instead, which not only protects the speaker's right to say something but also the listeners rights as well. In the US, by having a general declaration of being legally able to say what you want has given Americans the "confidence" to say whatever they want, even if they know it may be taken as offensive. In Canada, based on the principle of POGG, we acknowledge our rights only extend as far as hurting someone else (either physically or non-physically). As such, we learn to socially self-restrict our comments based on the applicable audience, so we don't purposely or offhandedly offend someone. All which turns out to be another tenet of politeness which is "if you don't have something nice to say (or at least neutral) don't say anything at all"
We export more culture to the US than you may think. Most of the popstars, producers, filmmakers, technical film workers are Canadians. Practically all the mainstream music and film consumed nowadays has been produced by a Canadian that moved to America. Unfortunately our music and film industry absolutely sucks, so we have no choice but to leave to America. We produce a crazy amount of creative talent. To the extent that it's something that if I was a scholar I would love to research why. The creative industries are pennies on the dollar, terrible pay, without mandates on radio play there would be no Canadian music on the radio, and the fact that Canadians have low self esteem and would rather hire an American to do the exact same work because apparently it's "fancier". I really don't know how Canada produces such great creatives when the place doesn't seem indusive to creativity. I say this as person that works I the music and film production business in Canada. I know people in audio production who do the work exactly the same way I do with the exact same equipment, sometimes even worse equipment! And some Canadians go to hire them just because they're in America, therefore, automatically "a big deal".
Interesting. Yes, I have noticed the outsized ratio of Canadians in the American creative sector. Am not sure why this is so outside of the push factor of the comparative lack of opportunities in Canada. In terms of the mandate for Canadian content. Well, yeah, on the radio it's kinda cringe inducing. The token Canadian bands radio stations are forced to play sound like cover bands from the local pub "forcing" their mediocre home brewed songs down your throat. However, CBC TV shows can be quite entertaining with top shelf production values and great acting.
Canadian here; celebrating my 62nd year. Landed Immigrant in 1964 from West Germany [during the period] and decided to become a Canadian citizen in 1984. This RUclips Content Creator offers a great presentation that ignores the advent of the invention we all take for granted nowadays, marketed and known as "The World Wide Web" or "The Internet." Algorithms, government legislation, and more influence this amazing "socializing with media" tool. Another point I want to rubber stamp here, please World, stop calling Canadians "polite", "kind," and "nice." Could you stop this habit? Please refer to Canadians as understanding. To illustrate my point with words: you arrive at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and disembark from a plane full of an aggressive attitude, self-importance, bent on destruction: plainly we will kick your ass. If however, you arrive in our country with the desire to better yourself by supporting others in our community goals to improve life in this country [there is lots of room for improvement] then we have your back. Thanks for reading this long post. Best wishes for every success.
In general, Canadians are very nice but won't help and just tell you how bad they feel about whatever situation you're in, Americans are ridiculously kind but can be rude while helping you lol. As a Canadian traveling to the states, it always amazes me how kind and generous all Americans are, there is nothing even close to this in Canada, at least not in the big cities (while in the US this is a thing in rural and urban areas).
Our rights are written in the blood of patriots in two revolutions including the civil war. England had a revolution before we did when Parliament voted to execute King Charles. A republic was declared The English Commonwealth. Then another civil war ensued and even though the Kings sons forces lost he was put back on the thrown and the 59 Commissions who signed the Kings death warrant that were still living had to run for their lives to the Dutch Republic, Switzerland and New England. Some considered making General Washington King but they didn't want to have to execute another King after all the trouble George the third had caused. Canada was settled by loyalist from the American revolution.
Canada has a national health service which is paid for through gereral taxation, there are no handguns legally owned in public, there is no capital punishment, higher education is highly subsidised, much less crime, greater equity in society, French and English are official languages, a parliamentary system of govt, and their taxes are 5-8% higher.
The difference in taxes is probably less if you look at the hidden taxes in the US. Especially if you look at the differences between states which can be quite significant
I think the Americans need to know more about Canada; on the sole merit that we are their biggest trading partner, and our proximity to Russia and our northern trade routes require them to have a better grasp of our geography, politics and economics.
Hello !! As a Canadian Engineer working / living in USA, I can tell you .. your video is one of the best videos I have watched sgowing core differences between Canada and USA. You made me think deeply on the differences and topics … and if I may suggest you something … maybe I would add two more items ….. I social scalability by means of education .. you jnow in Canada there are plenty of resources to get your university education … including grants and loans and scholarships, hence I consider is “easier” to get university education in Canada. Yes USA has better universities, but the tutition makes many times impossible tomstudy here in the USA. And maybe the last topic, mY bendicersity .. how easy through time an immigrant can achieve their economic, social, political integration in canada vs USA. Very good video, good work !!
I am Canadian by very many generations And yes... we are polite and respectful ... but don't piss us off because we as Canadians will bite back I love my American friends and all of them support me. What Trump is doing is killing our family relationship ... damn I always thought of America as a friend... Trump is ruining that! Damn we are in a nasty timeline right now where everything feels surreal !
I think Americans are more loud especially when it comes to flexing the American Exceptionalism and American Patriotism , American Patriotism is bit strange for me , it feels more like a nationalism and bit of jingoism in a guise of patriotism In every sports event , it definitely no secret its a chance for many Americans flexing that American exceptionalism , Not all Americans although undeniably large portion of the people
This misses a lot of historical context. Canada was not formed (less) on the basis of values other than loyalty to the Crown. There was a fear of US invasion at the time of Confedration (not really justified), especially the sparsely populated west. Plus there were economic reasons - US protectionism, loss of British support and opportunity for the west to get access to an east (through a railway getting built, the CP rail). I am not sure Canada is any less individualistic than the US. Finally, Toronto is not representative at all of the Canadian population - it’s a socially cool and unfriendly city. Go outside the GTA and other parts of Canada to truly understand the country better.
I don’t agree that Canadian workers are more protected in Canada. Probably this applies for white people. I got injured at work and the company didn’t want to properly accommodate me and the WSIB supported them making me get more injured. I had to make human rights complaints whereas one of my cousins in New York was discriminated because she was pregnant at work and she got a lawyer who helped her and she paid him after he won but I hited lawyers here in Toronto and they just robbed me about 10,000 CAD and didn’t help me at all. So, no it is not true! Canada only protects their white people. Other races are struggling here especially black people like me.
Being a white Canadian and working my ass off, I DUNNO WHO exactly Canada protects. Anything that happens at work is on the employee’s. Injuries, cx hostility, traffic incidents. Corporations is the only answer. Every time companies be like “who are you, we don’t know you, you don’t know us, it’s you own problem”.
WSIBs main purpose is to protect the employer, not the employee. You lose your right to sue your employer, no matter how negligent they are, if you file a WSIB claim. As per protecting only white people? That's dimwitted thinking.
Interesting thumbnail there. There are parts of Canada that don't get much if any snow and isn't cold in the winter. As far as wealth goes, when you consider the population differences than Canada is nearly as wealthy as the US. US wealth isn't impressive considering the large population. Also, Canada has 57 billionaires, which is quite a few for our population. I'm one of them and even in the US I'd be richer than about 99.99% of Americans. Your whole video sounds like you're saying, "US is better than Canada." It is not. Enjoy the blackouts when Doug Ford cuts the electricity.
It sure is a generalization! The big cities in Canada do not really represent Canadians. The Canadian mindset is generated more by every place that is NOT a big city. We only have a few big cities in Canada and if you don't live in one of them, you don't share the same attitudes or lifestyles, or pay any attention to them at all, really. It is vastly, vastly different. So I don't think it's fair or reasonable to compare using big cities even if you're generalizing. They are the exception rather than the norm. I'd compare using the rest of the population instead. Although that too is difficult because of the geography and great distances from Coast to Coast to Coast that make the lifestyle in the maritime provinces so different than say the prairie provinces, that they might as well live on the moon. It's true. Been there, done that! I know you mean well, and I get why you'd want to generalize. But Toronto and Vancouver? No. Can't say they represent Canadians as a whole and I certainly don't want to be defined by the norms in Toronto. Certainly not Vancouver. NOT Vancouver! You should change the title to 'Comparing Big City USA to Big City Canada'. I feel used, cheated, and misrepresented. Have you been to the shit show they call LAX?
Difference #1. The "founding values" of the USA were opposition to the "insufferable acts" of English Parliament that were taking steps towards eliminating slavery, recognized the rights of the French settlers in Quebec to keep their land and have their own colony under the British Crown but running under French civil law, and respecting the land rights of the Indigenous Peoples of the lands west of the 13 Colonies and the Canadian colonies. The wealthy elite in the 13 Colonies found these "insufferable" because the Crown was no longer going to support their slave labour and their intentions to expand their personal wealth by land-grabbing from the conquered French colonies and the Indigenous people's lands. After the revolution only wealthy land-owning men were allowed to vote, slavery continued for 100 years longer than under the British Crown, and the Indigenous peoples were slaughtered in one of, if not THE, the largest genocide in history. The "official" history that Americans are taught is propaganda nonsense like a single mother telling their child that daddy died in a war instead of the truth that he was a horribly abusive alcoholic and drug addict who's in prison. The Mayflower, Thanksgiving, the Revolution, all of that story is bullshit. The wealthy families in the colonists wanted power for themselves without restriction from the Crown telling them that they were required to respect the rights of other human beings. That's it. That's what actually happened and that's why America is a republic instead of a democracy, which is a democracy of the wealthy designed to maintain class privilege against equality and democracy.
To Difference #3. The rate of entrepreneurship is higher in Canada than the USA because people don't have to risk losing their health care leaving their jobs to start a business. More Canadians leave their jobs to start businesses than Americans do so it's not so cut and dried that "America = entrepreneurship" because that's simply not true. However the real estate problem is very real and if you take any amount of economics or social sciences in college you know that any large trend like this is the result of structural factors. Essentially the government has far too many people in it who have personal wealth tied up in real estate instead of business and so they keep corrupting the government in favour of real estate investment whereas the USA government is controlled by business owners who keep corrupting the government in favour of business practices against workers. They can't get away with so much workers' rights clawbacks in Canada so they make their money by corrupting real estate and throwing their money there.
Difference #4. No, yeah, Canadian news could be better but it is still way, way, way, way, way (x100) times better than US news which communicates at a much, much, much lower reading level and seems to be designed to dumb-down the viewer and dictate to them what their opinion should be.
The UN now uses the HDI rather than GDP per capita. Even the Americans use "real" GDP per capita to include the impact of inflation on wealth creation statistics.
@JoannDavi The success of a nation is not solely defined by its economic output. Canadians are less productive because they don't need to work as much due to a better social net (healthcare, education, etc. are subsidized by society instead of the individual). This leads to lower poverty and therefore lower criminality. So yeah, you can afford less stuff than an American, but your neighbour is also better off.
4:34 You need to redo your terribly misleading graphics. The two circle graphs of population and economy are ridiculously misleading. The population of the US is 8 times Canada. The area of the circles illustrates a 60:1 relationship.
You say you love America. I have a few questions for you. Which America do you love North or South. Do you know that there is no country called America. If you love America so much why do you not use the real name of said country the United States of America. Which by the title states implies is a group of states gathered together unite as a nation in America hence the name the United States of America
Good, thoughtful summary Ameer. A few things worthy of mention. You’re right; looking at the big cities is a narrow view. Here in Western Canada’s prairie provinces, governments are largely chosen by rural voters over the far more populous cities. The politics here have more in common with the states to the south of us than the rest of Canada. If you’re looking for Trump supporters, you are most likely to find them in our western province of Alberta where about 15 percent support him. Speaking of which, you touch on the stereotypical Canadian and a little on the US. You have just elected the embodiment of one of these stereotypes: loud, arrogant, condescending, pushy, bullying, mean - the archetypical Ugly American. To have so many Americans embrace someone who embodies the worst of American qualities is deeply troubling. Finally, there is the question of gun culture. There are gun fanatics in this country-several among my circle of friends here in Western Canada. But it’s nothing like the US where people appear to value their guns more than their children. It also makes the US the major source of guns flowing into this country. Particularly handguns, which are highly restricted here. There is much that is good, beautiful and even admirable about America but I doubt I’ll be going down to see it any time soon.
Best days were when Canada was only thought of for hockey, fishing and scenery by outsiders. I don’t appreciate all this noise and attention. Tired of the big mouth interlopers like Tucker, Schneider and Rogan sticking their big noses into Canada’s affairs.
It's Americans anger that bothers me,, only since trump 10 years Americans have changed so much,, family there are nutty trumpers , that's it it's like get a family divorce,, some times for peace, keep it to yourself but NO , there mouthy , very loud and angry ,,, will visit anywhere in world,,,, except AMERICA,,,, sorry 😐😐
We have a lot to be angry about. When our rights to free speech are under attack, we get loud. When billions and billions of our tax money go to other countries while Americans are bankrupt from medical bills, we get loud. We've had enough. We're not angry at anyone except government corruption.
👉 Before jumping in, here’s what you need to know:
This video focuses on big, English-speaking cities like Toronto, Vancouver, New York, and LA.
But let’s be real: Canada and the U.S. are so much more than just those places. Québec, Calgary, Halifax, the Midwest, rural towns, and smaller cities all have their own rich cultures, values, and dynamics that deserve attention. There’s as much diversity within each country as there is between them.
I had to pick a lens for this video, and this was it-but it’s not the full story.
If your experience wasn’t reflected here, I’d love to hear about it in the comments. Your perspective helps us all learn more, and who knows? It might even spark ideas for a future video!
Thanks for watching, and let’s have a thoughtful, respectful conversation.
Re. Politeness: As a Canadian, I think it's at least in part because we're more reserved than our boisterous Southern neighbours. It takes longer to get to know us, for us to share our opinions and trust people. Until then, we remain polite and 'nice' as a way to keep the peace and social distance. From what I understand, this is pretty common culturally among northern countries (e.g. Scandinavia) though I'm not sure why.
Northern people are colder
1. In cold climates you traditionally would have to rely on your neighbours more.
2. In cold climates you traditionally would spent more time indoors, pent up with the same people.
I love Canada 🇨🇦 it’s geopolitically lonely as a hegemon. I always feel like Canada is our larger, nicer, dependable, and calm little brother. I would be so sad if Canada was not our neighbor.
AND ID BE SO HAPPY AND OUR COUNTRY SO MUCH BETTER OFF I YOU WEREN'T OUR NEIGHBOUR ,MEXICO O K CANADA'S HAD WEAK LEADERS FOR FAR TO LONG. ,AND THIS SILVER TONGUED LIZARD MR PEE AIR WILL ONLY ADD TO OUR PROBLEMS
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It would make sense for the provinces to become states and join the USA. Quebec can become its own country.
@@mmrgratitudes OVER MY DEAD BODY, WHY DON'T YOU JUST MOVE THERE AND LEAVE. US CANADIANS BE , THERE WOULD BE A GORILLA WAR ,JUST LIKE VIETNAM IT WOULD NEVER STOP
You over looked Canadian diversity in terms of French culture and indigenous influence. These differences are due to a very different history. US has a Latin and African element historically. Whereas Canada has French as a founding nation. I know you mentioned in the beginning you were comparing only English cities, but this overlooks a very important cultural difference.
We have more indigenous people than Canada...I think we're much more of a melting pot than Canada just in terms of the number of people who have immigrated here from numerous countries.
which is our biggest problem!!!
@KimInCalifornia exactly, Canada is not a melting pot, but rather a mosaic. We are officially multicultural More like a tossed salad than a melting pot. 🫠 This is another difference between the two countries. In Canada, people are encouraged to keep their original identities, and integrate rather than assimilate.
And we have an official reconciliation policy with the Indigenous people. They are also recognized as treaty people and the land unceded territory.
Of course, you have more indigenous people because you have eight times the population in general. I suppose the only group we have 'more' are French speakers. 😊
@@KimInCaliforniaNobody talks about raw numbers. The US is more populous so of course it will have more people who immigrated to the US. But in terms of percentage foreign born, Canada blows the US out of the water. Toronto , for instance, is often noted as the most multicultural major city in the world.
Lived here since 1970. I haven’t seen much indigenous influence other than in place names and some art.
The significant difference is that Canadians have a "collective" view of the "commonwealth," while Americans have an individualistic view. We are not socialists, as Americans may rant or have you think; instead, we think of the community's well-being. This is a significant difference in government policies. Our motto is "peace, order, and good government," while the motto for Americans is 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Canadians love people; Americans are our dear friends and allies, even with our differences.
Good government? You're kidding right!
@@philippebracq884 It's best to do research about our "ethos" and check out the history and meaning of "peace, order, and good government." It's a combined concept of moral and political thought, not based on your ideology. Good luck.
I think there is an irony in a country having a motto of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness", but the reality is they actually are some of the unhappiest people on the planet, have little regard for life (considering the amount of mass shootings they commit), the obsession with "rights" for guns over people, and have expressed willingness to give up their liberties for the comfort of authoritarianism by voting for Donald Trump and expressing admiration for Vladimir Putin.
@@philippebracq884we do now. If the conservative guy gets in, we’re hooped. He’s a mini Trump. Everyone I know is going to vote NDP.
@@existentialpoet8216 This current government is the exact opposite of good!
Thank you for this video. I like that you started by mentioning the limits of what you are observing and by providing background details.
New Yorker who lived in Toronto for 4 months. I cut my stay short, but I feel like I experienced quite a bit of Canada (traveled to Niagara Falls, Ottawa, Ontario, Quebec). Everything you mentioned in your video checks out with what I've lived through up there. Canadians are overall more polite, but can also be passive-aggressive. Americans are louder, but chattier. Both countries are indeed governed differently and have a different approach to debate. I also find it interesting that people in Canada watch CNN and Fox as much as they do, which I definitely noticed during this US election cycle. It could have been interesting to compare the two nations from the standpoint of their respective levels of desperation/crime. In my opinion, the US has way more dereliction, abandonment and poverty-stricken areas than Canada proportionally, although that doesn't mean Canada doesn't have problems of its own. I was shocked while living in Toronto at the news I'd see of frequent gun violence carried out indiscriminately across the city, from random areas to really crowded ones. Really grateful to have taken a piece of Canada home with me in the end. What happens up there matters as much now as what happens right in the U.S of A :)
Wow, thank you for leaving such a thoughtful, reflective comment! You bring up a lot of things I've also thought about as well, and I'll keep them in mind for future videos.
You have seem piss-all of Canada. It's the 2nd largest country in the world and you have seen maybe 1%.
You are very right about how much we Canadians pay attention to American. It’s like you guys are just across the street so we can’t but help but watch the show. Unfortunately we also are heavily affected by your gun control problems. I would hazard a guess that 99% of our illegal guns are smuggled across the border. This is not a problem in, say Norway with Sweden. We get all your media, movies and guns. You get our comedians and maple syrup.
You lived there 4 months and didn’t learn Ontario is the province that both Niagara and Toronto are in? 😂
@@SmallvilleSP totally agree! I also think that poverty here in Canada is well mascarade because Canadians are way more reserved and not many will tell you that they are struggling to get by.
Interesting, for sure, certainly worth my time.
I do wish to point out a couple glaring omissions, specifically under #5, Diversity.
You completely missed the Anglo/Franco key central difference. The influences of both as well as their historical impact is pretty well central to all the other topics you talked about. There is also the geographic diversity. The East Coast, Newfoundland (which is not the East Coast), BC La La Land, the West, etc. Much of your discussion and examples are "Toronto centric".
I say this as someone originating from the Waterloo Silicon North area who has lived in Fredericton, Montreal, Saguenay, North Bay as well as travelled and worked from coast, to coast, to coast, as well as having lived several years in Germany.
I'm not faulting you and I know you were trying to stick to generalizations however, there is great difficulty in identifying and defining these generalizations.
All in all, an interesting video. Thank you.
Underrated video. I am Canadian living in the US (East coast) and work certainly takes up a lot of my time but it is definitely rewarding as well.
Fun fact: Last November, CBC (Canada’s public radio and TV broadcaster) ran election-night live special coverage as the results came in, much like the US networks did. (And no wonder, given how much the outcome affects Canada.) I could not imagine any major US network doing the same for a Canadian election (again, not surprisingly, given how much less the outcomes of Canadian elections affect the USA).
Good point! As Trump recently said when Ontario pushed back on the tariff threats: "The US is subsidizing Canada". Toad!
interesting video - glad I watched it! I am moving to Canada soon and expect that I will see differences (although I've been to Canada many times over the yrs)
Go to Newfoundland to find NICE.
I was going to say most Canadians are polite, but the ones from the maritimes are nice.
I prefer to wait for them to come here. Most do.
I didnt know Canada that well until I traveled to areas outside of tourist zones and started to talk to actual Canadians. Thankfully, most conversations weren't through the filter of "I'm Canadian and You're American" So, I was able to get a real sense of what Canadians are like day to day.
I am planning for immigration to Canada (yes actively working through the very tough steps... not just a passing thought), and this video was extremely insightful. While there was a lot of the technical details you shared that I was already familiar with, your insight to the cultures between the U.S. and Canada is incredibly helpful.
Don't come,it's a major shithole in 2024
I live in Toronto and I haven’t met many polite people in here. I have met a lot of jerks and double face. In my experience people in canada are more scared to show their dark side than in the US. In the end, they both can be very rude.
Toronto isn't Canada!
@@derekhorlock1976great, thanks for proving your one of those double faced jerks……….and if we are taking your narrative that Toronto isn’t Canada, then NYC, LA, SAN Francisco, Chicago and so many other major US cities would also not be United States
Americans are much more open and accepting of other cultures when compared to Canadians. I have lived in both countries and have unfortunately experienced more discrimination in Canada. Might be surprising for some but it’s true.
@KoolKat42 bullshit!
People in Toronto have their own slang and attitude. Go to a small town in Northern Ontario, and you'll find really polite people.
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This is a rich topic that Canadians love to analyze. And Americans could not care less. I am a Canadian that has lived in USA for 14 years and see the root being the French trapper style integration into indigenous societies to generate French wealth vs Protestant extremists from England escaping religious persecution.
Very retro. The reality for French beaver hunters was quite different. Their numbers were limited and they operated deep inside indigenous lands as single men. So, the reality on the ground dictated a different approach towards the natives.
The Anglo protestants lived within comparatively large, insular communities of extended kinship networks and had a bit of geographic separation from native communities.
In my opinion Canadian are generally more polite or nice BUT Americans are more friendlier, conversational and honest. Canadians in my opinion sacrifice honesty for the sake of being nice.
I think you really nailed it with Canadian politeness. When one has to think about not offending or causing conflict, interaction becomes a lot more tiring, so we tend to want it to end sooner.
As for the West Coast, there is a significant Japanese population on Canada’s west coast, so the politeness likely does get bumped up a couple of notches, as Japanese culture likewise emphasizes politeness.
The bit on the fairness doctrine in broadcasting says a lot about the difference in the two countries
Another context about social interactions between the countries (Canadians being polite and Americans being more boisterous and freely giving their opinion) is the applicable laws. Americans who point to Canada and say "you don't have freedom of speech" are generally correct as we have freedom of expression instead, which not only protects the speaker's right to say something but also the listeners rights as well. In the US, by having a general declaration of being legally able to say what you want has given Americans the "confidence" to say whatever they want, even if they know it may be taken as offensive. In Canada, based on the principle of POGG, we acknowledge our rights only extend as far as hurting someone else (either physically or non-physically). As such, we learn to socially self-restrict our comments based on the applicable audience, so we don't purposely or offhandedly offend someone. All which turns out to be another tenet of politeness which is "if you don't have something nice to say (or at least neutral) don't say anything at all"
We export more culture to the US than you may think. Most of the popstars, producers, filmmakers, technical film workers are Canadians. Practically all the mainstream music and film consumed nowadays has been produced by a Canadian that moved to America. Unfortunately our music and film industry absolutely sucks, so we have no choice but to leave to America.
We produce a crazy amount of creative talent. To the extent that it's something that if I was a scholar I would love to research why. The creative industries are pennies on the dollar, terrible pay, without mandates on radio play there would be no Canadian music on the radio, and the fact that Canadians have low self esteem and would rather hire an American to do the exact same work because apparently it's "fancier". I really don't know how Canada produces such great creatives when the place doesn't seem indusive to creativity.
I say this as person that works I the music and film production business in Canada. I know people in audio production who do the work exactly the same way I do with the exact same equipment, sometimes even worse equipment! And some Canadians go to hire them just because they're in America, therefore, automatically "a big deal".
Interesting. Yes, I have noticed the outsized ratio of Canadians in the American creative sector. Am not sure why this is so outside of the push factor of the comparative lack of opportunities in Canada.
In terms of the mandate for Canadian content. Well, yeah, on the radio it's kinda cringe inducing. The token Canadian bands radio stations are forced to play sound like cover bands from the local pub "forcing" their mediocre home brewed songs down your throat. However, CBC TV shows can be quite entertaining with top shelf production values and great acting.
@@stevedavenport1202 i don't like canadian content garbage, makes for lazy crappy content. want air play make a product that some likes.
Canadian here; celebrating my 62nd year. Landed Immigrant in 1964 from West Germany [during the period] and decided to become a Canadian citizen in 1984. This RUclips Content Creator offers a great presentation that ignores the advent of the invention we all take for granted nowadays, marketed and known as "The World Wide Web" or "The Internet." Algorithms, government legislation, and more influence this amazing "socializing with media" tool. Another point I want to rubber stamp here, please World, stop calling Canadians "polite", "kind," and "nice." Could you stop this habit? Please refer to Canadians as understanding. To illustrate my point with words: you arrive at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and disembark from a plane full of an aggressive attitude, self-importance, bent on destruction: plainly we will kick your ass. If however, you arrive in our country with the desire to better yourself by supporting others in our community goals to improve life in this country [there is lots of room for improvement] then we have your back. Thanks for reading this long post. Best wishes for every success.
When in the certain parts of Appalachia a form of politeness can deliver an absolutely lethal message at times.
In general, Canadians are very nice but won't help and just tell you how bad they feel about whatever situation you're in, Americans are ridiculously kind but can be rude while helping you lol. As a Canadian traveling to the states, it always amazes me how kind and generous all Americans are, there is nothing even close to this in Canada, at least not in the big cities (while in the US this is a thing in rural and urban areas).
Our rights are written in the blood of patriots in two revolutions including the civil war. England had a revolution before we did when Parliament voted to execute King Charles. A republic was declared The English Commonwealth. Then another civil war ensued and even though the Kings sons forces lost he was put back on the thrown and the 59 Commissions who signed the Kings death warrant that were still living had to run for their lives to the Dutch Republic, Switzerland and New England. Some considered making General Washington King but they didn't want to have to execute another King after all the trouble George the third had caused. Canada was settled by loyalist from the American revolution.
Please stop calling the US as America.
Canada has a national health service which is paid for through gereral taxation, there are no handguns legally owned in public, there is no capital punishment, higher education is highly subsidised, much less crime, greater equity in society, French and English are official languages, a parliamentary system of govt, and their taxes are 5-8% higher.
But there are legally owned handguns in Canada.
The difference in taxes is probably less if you look at the hidden taxes in the US. Especially if you look at the differences between states which can be quite significant
@@buckodonnghaile4309 only for security guards and diplomatic security. They were banned two years ago. Most Albertans opposed the ban.
Well done Ameer, on par with pieces by the likes of Andrew Chan and Johnny Harris. I thoroughly enjoyed watching.
The niceness is gone ever since the 51st state comment. It is not being taken as a joke !
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Difference 6, Polite vs nice, is definately true, especially in Canada west of the Rockies.
Visited Newfoundland in 2005. Don't ask a passerby where a good restaurant is...they'll take you home for dinner.
I think the Americans need to know more about Canada; on the sole merit that we are their biggest trading partner, and our proximity to Russia and our northern trade routes require them to have a better grasp of our geography, politics and economics.
you did a good job on video. thumbs up
Very well done.
You have to travel more around in order to do this type of comparing
Hello !!
As a Canadian Engineer working / living in USA, I can tell you .. your video is one of the best videos I have watched sgowing core differences between Canada and USA.
You made me think deeply on the differences and topics … and if I may suggest you something … maybe I would add two more items …..
I social scalability by means of education .. you jnow in Canada there are plenty of resources to get your university education … including grants and loans and scholarships, hence I consider is “easier” to get university education in Canada. Yes USA has better universities, but the tutition makes many times impossible tomstudy here in the USA.
And maybe the last topic, mY bendicersity ..
how easy through time an immigrant can achieve their economic, social, political integration in canada vs USA.
Very good video, good work !!
I am Canadian by very many generations And yes... we are polite and respectful ... but don't piss us off because we as Canadians will bite back I love my American friends and all of them support me. What Trump is doing is killing our family relationship ... damn I always thought of America as a friend... Trump is ruining that! Damn we are in a nasty timeline right now where everything feels surreal !
As a Canadian feel really bad how trump treat us recently. I won’t never forget 51st state joke!!!!
@@itsmeh4868 Trump is being told what to do by Putin and Leon Musk.
It's ELON Musk. NOT Leon !
I have never thought The USA was a friend they have been using us as milk cows and we let them we help fight their financially based war profit.
Lol. My exp is drastically different from what you say about Canada.
I think Americans are more loud especially when it comes to flexing the American Exceptionalism and American Patriotism , American Patriotism is bit strange for me , it feels more like a nationalism and bit of jingoism in a guise of patriotism
In every sports event , it definitely no secret its a chance for many Americans flexing that American exceptionalism , Not all Americans although undeniably large portion of the people
This misses a lot of historical context. Canada was not formed (less) on the basis of values other than loyalty to the Crown. There was a fear of US invasion at the time of Confedration (not really justified), especially the sparsely populated west. Plus there were economic reasons - US protectionism, loss of British support and opportunity for the west to get access to an east (through a railway getting built, the CP rail). I am not sure Canada is any less individualistic than the US. Finally, Toronto is not representative at all of the Canadian population - it’s a socially cool and unfriendly city. Go outside the GTA and other parts of Canada to truly understand the country better.
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I don’t agree that Canadian workers are more protected in Canada. Probably this applies for white people. I got injured at work and the company didn’t want to properly accommodate me and the WSIB supported them making me get more injured. I had to make human rights complaints whereas one of my cousins in New York was discriminated because she was pregnant at work and she got a lawyer who helped her and she paid him after he won but I hited lawyers here in Toronto and they just robbed me about 10,000 CAD and didn’t help me at all. So, no it is not true! Canada only protects their white people. Other races are struggling here especially black people like me.
I'm sorry to hear this. 😢
Being a white Canadian and working my ass off, I DUNNO WHO exactly Canada protects. Anything that happens at work is on the employee’s. Injuries, cx hostility, traffic incidents. Corporations is the only answer. Every time companies be like “who are you, we don’t know you, you don’t know us, it’s you own problem”.
100% agree, Canada is a discriminatory country especially for people of color, I have experienced it and always said this but no one believed me
100% agree, Canada is a great country for white people, others? Forget it
WSIBs main purpose is to protect the employer, not the employee. You lose your right to sue your employer, no matter how negligent they are, if you file a WSIB claim. As per protecting only white people? That's dimwitted thinking.
Well done.
Interesting thumbnail there. There are parts of Canada that don't get much if any snow and isn't cold in the winter. As far as wealth goes, when you consider the population differences than Canada is nearly as wealthy as the US. US wealth isn't impressive considering the large population. Also, Canada has 57 billionaires, which is quite a few for our population. I'm one of them and even in the US I'd be richer than about 99.99% of Americans. Your whole video sounds like you're saying, "US is better than Canada." It is not. Enjoy the blackouts when Doug Ford cuts the electricity.
how old are you my brother ?
It sure is a generalization! The big cities in Canada do not really represent Canadians. The Canadian mindset is generated more by every place that is NOT a big city. We only have a few big cities in Canada and if you don't live in one of them, you don't share the same attitudes or lifestyles, or pay any attention to them at all, really. It is vastly, vastly different. So I don't think it's fair or reasonable to compare using big cities even if you're generalizing. They are the exception rather than the norm. I'd compare using the rest of the population instead. Although that too is difficult because of the geography and great distances from Coast to Coast to Coast that make the lifestyle in the maritime provinces so different than say the prairie provinces, that they might as well live on the moon. It's true. Been there, done that! I know you mean well, and I get why you'd want to generalize. But Toronto and Vancouver? No. Can't say they represent Canadians as a whole and I certainly don't want to be defined by the norms in Toronto. Certainly not Vancouver. NOT Vancouver! You should change the title to 'Comparing Big City USA to Big City Canada'. I feel used, cheated, and misrepresented. Have you been to the shit show they call LAX?
Difference #1. The "founding values" of the USA were opposition to the "insufferable acts" of English Parliament that were taking steps towards eliminating slavery, recognized the rights of the French settlers in Quebec to keep their land and have their own colony under the British Crown but running under French civil law, and respecting the land rights of the Indigenous Peoples of the lands west of the 13 Colonies and the Canadian colonies. The wealthy elite in the 13 Colonies found these "insufferable" because the Crown was no longer going to support their slave labour and their intentions to expand their personal wealth by land-grabbing from the conquered French colonies and the Indigenous people's lands.
After the revolution only wealthy land-owning men were allowed to vote, slavery continued for 100 years longer than under the British Crown, and the Indigenous peoples were slaughtered in one of, if not THE, the largest genocide in history.
The "official" history that Americans are taught is propaganda nonsense like a single mother telling their child that daddy died in a war instead of the truth that he was a horribly abusive alcoholic and drug addict who's in prison. The Mayflower, Thanksgiving, the Revolution, all of that story is bullshit. The wealthy families in the colonists wanted power for themselves without restriction from the Crown telling them that they were required to respect the rights of other human beings. That's it. That's what actually happened and that's why America is a republic instead of a democracy, which is a democracy of the wealthy designed to maintain class privilege against equality and democracy.
To Difference #3. The rate of entrepreneurship is higher in Canada than the USA because people don't have to risk losing their health care leaving their jobs to start a business. More Canadians leave their jobs to start businesses than Americans do so it's not so cut and dried that "America = entrepreneurship" because that's simply not true. However the real estate problem is very real and if you take any amount of economics or social sciences in college you know that any large trend like this is the result of structural factors. Essentially the government has far too many people in it who have personal wealth tied up in real estate instead of business and so they keep corrupting the government in favour of real estate investment whereas the USA government is controlled by business owners who keep corrupting the government in favour of business practices against workers. They can't get away with so much workers' rights clawbacks in Canada so they make their money by corrupting real estate and throwing their money there.
Difference #4. No, yeah, Canadian news could be better but it is still way, way, way, way, way (x100) times better than US news which communicates at a much, much, much lower reading level and seems to be designed to dumb-down the viewer and dictate to them what their opinion should be.
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Canada does not have a constitution. It has The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which are conditional.
Canada: declining per capita GDP
Enough said.
The UN now uses the HDI rather than GDP per capita. Even the Americans use "real" GDP per capita to include the impact of inflation on wealth creation statistics.
@JoannDavi The success of a nation is not solely defined by its economic output. Canadians are less productive because they don't need to work as much due to a better social net (healthcare, education, etc. are subsidized by society instead of the individual). This leads to lower poverty and therefore lower criminality. So yeah, you can afford less stuff than an American, but your neighbour is also better off.
@@n4tune8 I totally agree.
@scogginsscoggins you also think Canada had no legal handguns so perhaps your opinion is flawed at best.
4:34 You need to redo your terribly misleading graphics. The two circle graphs of population and economy are ridiculously misleading.
The population of the US is 8 times Canada. The area of the circles illustrates a 60:1 relationship.
You missed the significant differences between the richest 1% and the middle class.
POGG? 😂 that threw me off a bit
I heard POG (the Twitch one)
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Hmmf. I am Canadian have worked long hours.
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Ameer I rate this video A-. Well, done.
So tired of hearing about the US on the news, newspapers, social media, over and over again...
You say you love America. I have a few questions for you. Which America do you love North or South. Do you know that there is no country called America. If you love America so much why do you not use the real name of said country the United States of America. Which by the title states implies is a group of states gathered together unite as a nation in America hence the name the United States of America
Some of your comparisons make little sense. For instance a straight comparison of investments without factoring in population is ridiculous.
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Hardly ever see Canadians wearing toques. What's up with your lead slide?
Most people use the word U.S not America.
maybe you should stick to india
Good, thoughtful summary Ameer. A few things worthy of mention.
You’re right; looking at the big cities is a narrow view. Here in Western Canada’s prairie provinces, governments are largely chosen by rural voters over the far more populous cities. The politics here have more in common with the states to the south of us than the rest of Canada. If you’re looking for Trump supporters, you are most likely to find them in our western province of Alberta where about 15 percent support him.
Speaking of which, you touch on the stereotypical Canadian and a little on the US. You have just elected the embodiment of one of these stereotypes: loud, arrogant, condescending, pushy, bullying, mean - the archetypical Ugly American. To have so many Americans embrace someone who embodies the worst of American qualities is deeply troubling.
Finally, there is the question of gun culture. There are gun fanatics in this country-several among my circle of friends here in Western Canada. But it’s nothing like the US where people appear to value their guns more than their children. It also makes the US the major source of guns flowing into this country. Particularly handguns, which are highly restricted here.
There is much that is good, beautiful and even admirable about America but I doubt I’ll be going down to see it any time soon.
Physically Canada is larger than the USA. Only Russia is larger.
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America is huge when you consider its territories in the Pacific, like Guam is a few hours by plane to Japan.
Still smaller than Canada.
Best days were when Canada was only thought of for hockey, fishing and scenery by outsiders. I don’t appreciate all this noise and attention. Tired of the big mouth interlopers like Tucker, Schneider and Rogan sticking their big noses into Canada’s affairs.
Canada isn't even Canada no more.
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It's Americans anger that bothers me,, only since trump 10 years Americans have changed so much,, family there are nutty trumpers , that's it it's like get a family divorce,, some times for peace, keep it to yourself but NO , there mouthy , very loud and angry ,,, will visit anywhere in world,,,, except AMERICA,,,, sorry 😐😐
We have a lot to be angry about. When our rights to free speech are under attack, we get loud. When billions and billions of our tax money go to other countries while Americans are bankrupt from medical bills, we get loud. We've had enough. We're not angry at anyone except government corruption.
There are too many generalizations in this video.
How is this a question? 2 completely different Countries
your wrong !!! we are very different in almost everyway and its all about culture !!
what canadian culture? if you live in bc all you have is south asian culture
@alvinnay2629 😂😂 yeah well that's not canadian culture that's immigrant culture !
You don't look Canadian 😅
Canada: declining per capita GDP
Enough said.
Canada surpassed the USA in 2019 to have the world's wealthiest middle class and continues to have that distinction. That is a fact.
The absurd wealth of Musk, Bezos ,
Zuckerberg and many others inflates their GDP greatly. The 1% owning that wealth is not necessarily a "good" thing.