Shorts in winter is because we acclimate very fast, so when it's -30 for a week, and then it's only -10 a day after, it feels 20 degrees warmer. It's pretty simple really
FYI: the closest land to the North Pole is Nunavut 🇨🇦, followed by Greenland. The exact point is under the water, so it’s hard to be exact. Canada, Greenland (Denmark) and Russia have all staked their claim, but it belongs to no country. So that is why we say Santa is Canadian. Living in a very remote part of Nunavut!! He’s red and white for a reason!! 😊
There's more than one north pole, when ppl say north pole in this context it just means the arctic circle, and Canada has the closest inhabited settlement on ellesmere island though Greenland is still closest in uninhabited territory. The geomagnetic north pole was also in Canada when this stuff was started
I have never heard anyone from my country call Santa Claus 🎅 a Canadian !!! He is red and white because Coke a Cola invented his image and made him red and white like their branding. Look it up
As a Canadian, we wear shorts outside in the winter on short walking distance or when we do exercise. The cold air doesn't make us sweaty and allow us to do even more distance when running. The North Pole is in Canada's territorial water. As such, it's in Canada!
Many of us work outside too, we work hard, it gets hot. Shorts a good solution. Oh not all BC is warm most of the year. Interior & North BC range about -40 to +40 c
I'm retired now, but was an employee of Canada Post. My most favorite part of my job was getting to be a Christmas Elf for Santa Claus for many years. 😊❤️ We recieved letters in a huge multitude of languages, which were answered in the writers language.
the Canadian ‘shorts in winter’ thing really shocked me upon moving here. after the ‘polar vortex’ of 2014, the first day of ‘reasonable’ weather here in Southern Ontario, in march, we reached a daytime high of -5 degrees celsius. after such a bitter winter, it felt practically balmy. on that day the streets were inundated with Canadian short-wearers. With their shorts, they seemed to be making a gesture urging the warmer weather to come. three months later, in june that year, the weather finally broke, starting to become pleasant enough to truly justify wearing shorts, eight months after winter had begun.
On the shorts thing: Every Canadian has, what I call, a winter threshold that is unique to them. There comes a point when every Canadian decides that they've had enough of winter and all the layers that go with it. And at that point, no matter how cold it is, they dress like its warm. There are a few who adopt this attituide all year long, but most of us it happens sometime in March.
I used to wear shorts to about -10°C every year, but since the knee surgeries (yeah, I played hockey, til I was 17 when my second major knee injury put the kibosh on that dream) about 10 years ago, mean I usually start wearing long pants at about 5°C, now.
I recall a few years ago FEDEX had a contest amongst its delivery drivers to see who could continue the shorts thing throughout the winter. IIRC the winner wore his all year round for a couple of years lol.
also. the postal workers volunteer to write back on behalf of santa. i know because my father did it. its completely done by the workers. no pay. just what they do and every kid gets a hand written reply
The credit card thing was something we used to do in Canada many years ago. Now the server brings the mobile pos to the table and we simply tap our card or tap our cell phone.
FYI, poutine-flavoured chips do exist. Another chips flavour that is popular here, but not elsewhere is Sat and Vinegar. I'm not a fan of either ketchup or all-dressed flavoured chips. Every year Canada Post employees volunteer to answer kids' letters to Santa, and Canada being a such a diverse country, they can do so in pretty much every language in the world.
For those who aren’t familiar with Canadian postal codes, they go letter, number, letter, space, number, letter, number. So H0H 0H0 is a completely valid postal code.
I am from Quebec and I am 44 and when I was a child, I wrote to Santa Claus every year and I always received an answer. I also remember the newscasts on Christmas Eve. The news readers spoke of a sleigh seen by airplane pilots, adding that Santa Claus was on his way. Today, these Christmas additions in the newscasts still talk about it, but they add that the military saw a shape of a sled on their radars, that sort of things.
I live on Vancouver Island on the west coast and we track Santa's sleigh on the newscasts every Christmas Eve also. And my son used to write to the North Pole and get a reply. LOL🎅
also. the postal workers volunteer to write back on behalf of santa. i know because my father did it. its completely done by the workers. no pay. just what they do and every kid gets a hand written reply
So, I worked for many years in the oilfield, most of my time was spent up in northern Canada during the winter months, starting in Sept or so, and go to march when we would commonly start winding down or stop all together, I was so used to working in sub zero temperatures by that time that you get climatized. My coldest day was "that I knew the temperature", because I had to pass a checkpoint where-in they had a weather station before you go up on a hill above the rest of the landscape to work, it was a windy day and the recorded wind chill was -68°C the ambient temp was -48°C wind was gusting around 50-60kmh, they had to check that you were dressed well enough to go up on top of the hill to dump your load. My point I guess is that after working a winter in that.... I get home to warmer temperatures.... like -5 to -15°C and yea its shorts and T-shirt weather to me.
THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THE CREDIT CARD THING! As a Canadian having immigrated to the USA, and having been a server in Canada, taking someone’s card from them is generally frowned upon. I was so weirded out and surprised when American servers would like take the cards and walk away.
I'm from Canada and am curious about the confusion. When someone is entertaining a group of a dozen or so and the bill comes to $1000, are they carrying that much cash on them??? Even on the occasion that I do have the cash, I still use my credit card for the AirMiles.
@@brianbenoit6883 I’m sorry, I’m not sure I follow what you mean about confusion? It’s not so much a cash versus card thing, more so the behaviour around the cards themselves. At least where I am from, the server either brings the terminal to your table to pay, or you follow them to the point of sale system. Either way, your personal card never leaves your sight. Versus the US, you pass your card off to a stranger, they take it away to swipe into their system, and then return it to you. That takes a great degree of trust - you have no idea if they’ve stolen the info on your card before returning it to you.
Handing over your cards is a dangerous practice, you don't know if they have a card reader and taking your information. Then it's goodbye to your money
I live in Florida, and a few years ago, we had a record cold front. The Canadian "snowbirds "were walking around in shorts and t-shirts, while the rest of us were bundled up like we were going to freeze. 😅😅😅
Lol sorta same thing happens here. Since we have so many visiting people and immigrants, they're always walking around in full parkas if it's less than 20 celcius
The majority of Canadians I think have experienced colder temperatures than the average American though. Also just a guess from someone who has always lived within an hours drive of the sk/ab border, I’m betting at least people in southern Sask, aka wide open prairies have experienced some nasty wind chills lol. Those ll turn your nice warm -20 into a chilly -40 real fast lol.
While ketchup chips are associated with Canada, an even longer standing Canadian tradition that is foreign to Americans, is using white vinegar (instead of ketchup) on French Fries. If you go to a chip wagon for homemade 'chips' (fries), they will always ask you, Do you want salt and vinegar? My answer is always yes.
When i was a teen i worked in a small restaurant. take-out fries were in paper lunch bags. We would do up some fries just before closing, shake salt and vinegar on them, and close the bag up for at least five minutes....nothing better than the fries softened by the steam and infused with the flavour of the vinegar 😋😋😋
Tyler, the North Pole is inside Canadian territory. All you have to is check a map not made in Russia. Yes, some people where shorts in Canada in winter. You will even see some teenagers wearing just T shirts with the shorts if it is not too cold out. Clamato juice can be bought in any supermarket and most convenience stores. As for Canadian coins, we carry them around in oour pockets. Some times our pants sag a bit too much from the weight. The trend of saggy pants showing underwear started in Canada because of the weight of those coins. True story! I live on the east coast of Canada.
Ya if we break and $20 and the store only has change lol. A couple weeks ago a parking machine at the hospital i had 17 in parking fees and i had a 50. i got a 20 back and the rest was in nickles lol. Idk what went wrong that day lol
Having Santa’s address as Canada makes perfect sense as we are the closest country to the North Pole. Alert in Nunavut is 508 miles from the pole. The next closest country is Greenland at 700 miles away.
Keep in mind, the pole moves approximately 20 miles/year on average. From 1600 to the late 1990's, the pole actually was in the Canadian Territories. Now it's in the middle of the ocean and on track to end up in Siberia within the next 30 years or so.
I never understood how people don't get the connection of Ketchup Chips to fries with ketchup, isn't it obvious? lol. And yes the toonie is actually a very useful coin to have
1. Ketchup chips are amazing 2. Shorts are suitable for all weather above -20'C 3. Loonies and Toonies are awesome because you can horde them and feel like a dragon
I’m Canadian and watching you discover Canadian things is freaking hilarious 😂😂😂 yes we wear shorts in winter way too much hahaha Clam broth does sound gross but it’s just a seasoning basically and you can not tell that’s what it is haha
I’m living in Saskatchewan at the moment and one time we were having a blizzard here when I stopped in to a corner store that just few blocks away wearing shorts and they were gob smacked and then they saw I was buying Ice cream snacks. He asked why ice cream and I said I don’t have to worry about it melting and I walked away. Also about the clam broth, you can taste it if you know what you are tasting but it pairs well with tomatoes and it makes the juice thinner which lets it go down the throat nicer. Like an apple juice. My 4 year old son loves drinking clamato spicy edition by itself
I usually stop wearing my winter coats at around -10, -15 C (5 to 30 F), and just run around in a woolen jumper. And switch to a t-shirt at around 5 C (40 F)
When I worked at Home Depot in Canada, was told by someone who wore shorts all year round while working the lot…he found it preferable because his legs dried faster than pants did. Working in the wet or snow was fine as long as he could get dry…jeans or most pants didn’t dry fast enough when he spent entire 8 hour shifts in and out of the building. It actually makes sense
As for the Santa's response to all the children letters, as said in your little skip, postal workers respond to ALL the letters sent. But, if a letter is to personal (asking for mom not to die from cancer etc...) thren the letters are answered by psychologists or psychiatrists. And remember that children from all over the world send their letters in Canada; so yes, they are answered in their language by Santa!
My parents saved several of the letters I got back from Santa, mine were just little stories about what the elves and Mrs Claus were up to, I remember being very excited about getting a letter from Santa. Later when I was older my dad pointed out the lady at the post office that volunteered to write all those letters.
I've been an elf for one season and yes some letters were sent to professionals. But I also remembered one where a kid was asking for a bed and a school bag. He was referred to a charity and got all his gifts and more to help the whole family that was in need.
My mother was a Canada Post employee and was "Santa" for our small rural community for years. When you sent a letter at the address, a Canada Post volunteer responds to children in their community. Some have been very funny as they knew the parents as well. :D
With the shorts, it isn’t ‘rare’ per say, but it isn’t uncommon either. Our bodies DO adapt to cold. I went down to California in early spring, it was SO warm! I was in a tank top & shorts, and kept getting bizarre looks. Most still had full jackets on. Pants, hats. The clamato juice was a ‘health’ drink. You mostly taste the tomato, but it adds a strong spicy zest. You don’t smell or taste fish, it’s like adding mustard to meatloaf- you don’t taste it, but it brings out the flavours of what it’s added too.
I work for the public transit agency in Ottawa. We had a policy that drivers were not allowed to wear uniform shorts after Nov. 1st. They finally just gave up and got rid of the policy because it was so regularly ignored with a few people literally wearing them exclusively year round.
I literally did snow removal off roofs (like commercial buildings mostly) as a teen in my running shoes shorts and a t-shirt lol never went up when it was like blizzards or -35 in general but still xD Technically we were supposed to wear full snow suits and even steel toe winter boots and harnesses for some buildings over a certain height due to some legal regulations (idk specifics just what i was told)... buuuut, even the regulators were just kinda like "nah its okay, just be careful cuz if u get hurt you'l be liable yourself, we won't fine or anything, though do it at your own risk". I can't believe Ottawa even tried to enforce that tbh lol Why even for the 5 visitors Ottawa gets a year? xD (I joke, even if its kinda true haha, but fr I love Ottawa)
Unlike superstitious Americans, two dollar bills were always embraced and utilized everyday by Canadians. Now that we have coins it also relieves us of half the weight of having a pocketful of one dollar coins.
What good is a 2 dollar coin? Try getting a bag of ketchup chips from a vending machine for under $1.50 or play a game off pool in canada for less than $2 or be a cheap hoser and only leave a looney tip on ceaser. The Canadian dollar isn't as great as it used to be. But all mentioned above are great. Ketup chips tast nothing like ketup but are amazing. (Also had dill pickle chips 30+years ago before America caught on). While I would never drink clamato on its own ceasers are remarkably better than a bloody mary. As a Canadian I don't go out in the snow with shorts ... unless it's a very short distance lol
"Always" embraced? A $2 bill back in the roaring 1920's was the signal of "looking for a prostitute" in Moose Jaw (north Chicago). A $2 coin is quite useful for vending machines and parking meters. Shorts in the winter... sure, why not? I knew a guy who wore a kilt on Fridays no matter the weather... I also knew a guy who never wore a coat/jacket all winter. I often wear a cotton vest over a bare armed cotton T-shirt down to -5°C, no jacket or gloves. Some people are just hardier than others. I've also seen weirdo people wear parkas in the summer... Clamato based Caesar! Even Las Vegas knows what a Caesar is because of the # of Canucks who visit.
The old two dollar hooker lore is a made up myth. It is mostly a fabricated copycat story that mimics the American adversity to $2 bills. Canada never had any kind of superstition towards it.
I love the nod at 2:22 to the Heinz Ketchup “slow good” commercial before they had plastic squeeze bottles. Also, in Canada, my credit card’s terms and conditions makes the cardholder responsible for their card being in their possession at all times. That’s why we have portable debit/credit card machines.
Tyler, I was a university student and part-time waitress when loonies were introduced, and I literally had a small brass vase shaped like a money bag. I put all my loonies into that vase and when it was full, it totalled just under $100. I would take that bag of booty to the Hudson's Bay (another genuine piece of Canadiana) and buy my favourite perfume with it. So, yeah, some of us Canadians did run around with our bags full of gold coins! ;-) Also, the Caesar got its name from the restaurant that first served it - Caesars, right here in Calgary! At Caesars, you can find many variations of this now classic drink - including a Bacon Caesar - so Canadian; so yummy!
I used to put my loons, toons and quarters into a Texas mickey... I emptied it out and had $800.. almost enough to buy this bass guitar I wanted. Didn't even notice I was saving.
Having worked at The Westin Calgary I find the Wikipedia entry valid: The Caesar was invented in 1969 by restaurant manager Walter Chell[12] of the Calgary Inn (today the Westin Hotel) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He devised the cocktail after being tasked to create a signature drink for the Calgary Inn's new Italian restaurant.[13] He mixed vodka with clam and tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce, and other spices,[14] creating a drink similar to a Bloody Mary, but with a uniquely spicy flavour.[15] Chell said his inspiration came from Italy. He recalled that in Venice, they served Spaghetti Alle Vongole( spaghetti with tomato sauce and clams). He reasoned that the mixture of clams and tomato sauce would make a good drink, and mashed clams to form a "nectar" that he mixed with other ingredients.[16] According to Chell's granddaughter, his Italian ancestry led him to call the drink a "Caesar".[14] The longer name of "Bloody Caesar" is said to differentiate the drink from the Bloody Mary, but Chell said it was a regular patron at the bar who served as the inspiration. During the three months he spent working to perfect the drink, he had customers sample it and offer feedback. One regular customer, an Englishman, who often ordered the drink said one day, "Walter, that's a damn good bloody Caesar".[16]
I put vinegar on my fries. I was in the states I asked for vinegar and she said , that's window cleaner I broke out laughing. I thought it was so funny, since I am Canadian
LOL my friend told me if i was coming down to bring packets of vinegar cause the restaurants didnt have them. And if I asked they would say do you want to clean the table??? He had a hard time adjusting to things like that I think lol
A very interesting thing I learned is dill pickle chips are a lot more popular in Canada than they are in the US. In the US dill pickle chips are a limited edition item because of the lack of popularity, but in Canada they are a staple.
For the shorts in winter. Shorts are comfortable and we're used to the weather so, we don't feel as cold. That allows us, at least in my opinion, to wear shorts in winter without being too cold. Also, by wear a good top layer, we keep our hearts warm keeping our blood warm and helping us stay warm from the inside for our legs (similar principle to going down cold white water rapids and keeping your feet from being cold)
I love your channel! I take for granted so many things as a Canadian (our kids write to Santa and Canada Post volunteers respond), ketchup chips, Loonies and Toonies, Caesars) that I didn’t realize was so foreign to others. I DO wear shorts and flip flops in the winter and thought this was normal. It is wonderful to see our country and culture from an “outsider’s perspective”. I recently travelled in the US and was appalled that the servers took my credit card to pay my bill and that I had to use a pen to sign my bill rather than use a portable machine with “tap” capabilities to pay my bill. It is really a security issue to have people take your card away to process a transaction. It is crazy to me that the US is so behind Canada, the EU, and other countries with respect to this simple anti-fraud protection.
I've lived in Toronto since I was 4 years old and, while acknowledging and being proud of my Colombian birth and heritage, consider myself to he firmly and proudly Canadian. And yet I STILL learn things (or re-learn, with the things I'd forgotten over the years - as I'm getting up there) from watching Tyler's videos. That's one of the enjoyable things about them. As well as Tyler's enthusiasm, curiosity, humour, and (to be frank) looks. 😁 My main takeaway from this particular video was the year the loonie was introduced. When that was mentioned I actually said out loud "We've had it since 1987!?!?". I had NO idea it's been that long! Now I DO feel old. 😱🤣
1- The ketchup flavor for chips tastes far different from the good old Heinz and ketchup chips are SO good I still can't believe it's only in Canada!! 2- Not ALL of us wear shorts in winter, but I did use to wear skirts without thighs or anything to keep my legs warm when I was a teenager so it's basically as if I wore shorts XD 3- You made me laugh so hard when you commented on the medieval pouch to carry the coins, because I remember when they 1st announced the 2$ coin, I would hear everywhere ppl say they'd soon have to carry their money old timey style XD 4- I can totally understand how weirded out you re by the Clamato, but I assure you, it tastes nothing like clams!!
The $2 bill was a popular denomination so the transition to a coin was natural. The UK has had coins for their lower denominations of £ for longer than Canada and it is quite easy to get used to. Now, many of us don’t carry cash of any kind and use our debit cards.
Ya, I was going to say this. Canadians, unlike Americans, had a two dollar bill in general circulation for decades. However, when the $2 coin came into circulation, I was all for the alternate name, "The Moonie". After all, it is a image of the queen (or soon to be king) with a bear behind. :P
@@pistolleer The USA has a $2... They stopped issuing them between 1966 and 1976.. though they are currently issued.. They are however not circulated that much.
@@drdelewded indeed, I've heard of both travelling Canadians and Americans trying to use US two dollar bills and having merchants reject them as counterfeit... I've heard that there is some superstition around the two dollar bill having to do with the Wall Street crash of 1929, but I don't know how true that is.
My wife and I were in New Orleans and went about in tee shirts and shorts as it was mild but definitely not cold. We got strange looks from the street musicians who were wearing overcoats,scarfs, hats and fingerless gloves.
I'm from Newfoundland and when I lived in Victoria, everyone else was walking around in winter coats and hats while I was still wearing t-shirts. Not all Canadians are acclimatized to winter.
I plan on moving to New Orleans from Canada (just for the winters) and don't expect to wear anything but shorts and T shirts.. 12 degrees for a single month is shorts enough weather for me
Answering the "Shorts" Question. We get really warm winds (chinook) in some parts, especially near the mountain areas like BC and AB. So you actually will see people going to places in shorts during the afternoons when the sun is high. And although the narrator stated we "don't" ski or snowboard in shorts, that's actually not true for BC and AB, near the end of season (March or April) we have parties at the mountain resorts where you ski/board in swim wear or summer clothing. tons of people will hit the mountains in t-shirts and snowpants on warm days (just crappy sticky conditions)
The most Canadians thing I’ve ever seen was at a heated protest during the Covid crisis. A reporter covering it stopped to ask a 40something man why he was leaving. He looked into the camera and said he had to go to work. The reporter then spotted a young man who also started walking away. When asked why, he responded that he didn’t want to be late for school. 🇨🇦
@@jaytbo5676-Have you ever seen it happen? Theoretically it’s could happen anywhere; I’ve just never seen that before. Watching it in real time made me stop and laugh.
I mean I am Canadian I am from Montreal and yeah I've seen it in like a hundred interviews from around the world. It's literally just normal people answering a question normally? xD @@lee48lee68
I can confirm we do run around in shorts during the winter. And in case y'all were curious the temperature where I live ranges from 40C to -54C, for Americans that it 104 degrees Fahrenheit to -65.2 degrees Fahrenheit. I live in a small town but even here we walk around in shorts and t-shirts while there is still snow on the ground, our winter typically lasts 6-8 months and we just get tired of the winter gear.
Canadians are a very healthy, strong, intelligent, knowledgeable honest, sincere, empathic, loving people on average. Good people to have as friends no matter the weather, or the circumstances of life.
Difference: We use public transport without it being looked down upon, in Vancouver our 50 year old, fast elevated and automated system allows us to look down upon people stuck in traffic. It is heavily used and goes everywhere every 3 mins to 90 seconds apart. Thanks for the content.
I can't speak to all Canadians, but for me personally part of the shorts and skirts and dresses in winter it's because 1) I wanted to wear them, and 2) I was too lazy to put on snow pants overtop. As a kid, we used to have contests where we broke the ice on puddles and put our hand in, or stood in it barefoot, and the last person still there won. Another way to play was to stand barefoot in the snow. I always won. The acclimatization is true to an extent, when we grow up with the cold it bothers us less.
As a proud Canadian, this was a very respectful and entertaining video Tyler. In case you were still curious, when they were talking about the Bloody Ceasar, Clam Broth is just a Canadian's way of saying Clam Juice. Keep up the amazing content.
Tyler you should order a Canadian snack box and react to it! Would love to see you try ketchup chips, all dressed chips, coffee crisp, maple candy and more!
The Canadian Story: Hostess Ketchup Chips Hostess is popularly credited as the creators of ketchup chips in the late 1970s. This Canadian snack company was founded near Cambridge, Ontario in 1935 by Edward Snyder, a potato farmer who began cooking chips on his mother's stove.
Yes, it's an acclimatization thing. My neighbours are from India. I'm not sure how long they've been in Canada, but they've lived next to me for several years. They are regularly outside in shorts and flip flops in winter. While shoveling the snow out of the backyard, for instance. Playing with the dog. Going back and forth from the car. The usual. Lol They have achieved peak Canadian-ness. 😁 Also, it's usually guys that do it. I'm not sure why.
@@bonniehaldane5305 when I was a kid, the girls at the Catholic school would wear short skirts year round. They just had thicker socks during winter. I have no idea what they do now.
A 2 dollar bill exists in the USA but is very rare. Canada used to have 2 dollar bills and they were as popular as 5 dollar bills. Rather than discontinue them, the government replaced them with a 2 dollar coin. These coins are great at coin laundry facilities; who wants to go with a bag full of quarters. One toonie is equivalent to 8 quarters.
@@drdelewded Yes the laundry rooms, in my apartment building in Canada, accept laundry cards that you tap against the sensor. The old machines used to accept coins around 20 years ago when I first moved in to this building!!
To help you understand about the All Dressed Chips! The reason why it’s called like that, is because it incorporates every single Canadians Flavour Chips all in one single bag!
The $2 coin can be very important, just as important as a $2 bill, but you would really understand it once you get to Tim Hortons why that toony is important. 😂
the acclimation for cold weather regarding the shorts occurs when the winter goes from -40 to like -2 within a week so it feels like spring/summer even though it's not
I to have my windows in my bedroom open in the winter even at -30 same with when I am driving my truck. When I drove for the TTC before I retired in the winter I would drive with my side widow open and yes when it is -25 out one day and the next it gets up -5 it feels like a heat wave and I wear a lighter jacket on those days not the big parka.
🙋♀️ from 🇨🇦. No we don't carry around big coin bags. However almost every Canadian has a wallet that can hold at least a few coins. Most of us keep a bunch of coins in our homes and vehicles to use for the shopping carts (they take loonies not quarters) and places that only take cash; like ice cream stands and farmers markets.
Not Tyler jealous of our ketchup chips!😆 I only found out pretty recently they were only available here. I assumed they were available everywhere else. Those stereotypically Canadian flavours (maple syrup, poutine), yup, we've got those too😃
Yes if you see a beach in Florida or California and there people on that beach sun bathing and the outside temperature is 70 degrees or less. Most likely they are Canadian.
As for shorts in the winter the key to keeping warm is to keep your core warm long pants do help but insulated pants go both ways and can trap body heat if you are exercising or generally active. So shorts can keep you comfortable if you are active like that mailman who does power though that snow.( walking though snow takes much more effort to more though. Lifting legs higher and more adjustment to balance)
Yes, I wear shorts and a hoodie in winter, for anyone wondering why, I enjoy colder temperatures and find shorts more comfortable. I do wear pants if it gets really cold though. I also enjoy ketchup chips and Americans can prolly get them in northern states. We also just recently got rid of our penny.
@6:15 Imagine spending 3 weeks at 20 below, and then the temperature shoots up to around 15. It will feel almost like summer, so the shorts get put on. (The temperatures I put are in Farenheit).
There isn't all that much different about clamato juice. It's just a bit saltier which works well with the drink. Also, the reactions people have to learning about what it is are hilarious to watch.
I’ve seen some weird looking flavours that are apparently popular in other parts of the world. Like cucumber. I’m not sure I can bring myself to try it
i was in upstate New York as recently as last week and there was ketchup flavoured Pringles, as a common Canadian i got excited and bought them! they are delicious but not quite as good as Lay’s Ketchup
That "maintenance" guy is a postal worker delivering residential mail. Ceasar drinks are amazing! They come with a strip of bacon or spicy green beans, sometimes with a burger on a skewer, seldom a plain old stick of celery.
I'm from Vancouver Island which is fairly mild in comparison to the rest of Canada and many of us wore shorts and sandals all year...I've got the permanent bruises on my butt from constantly falling to prove it. 😀
The intro of the Loonie and Toonie really altered the amount of change we accumulate and how we keep change on hand for so many things.....parking meters, grocery carts , tooth fairy money, tipping etc..
The last time I was in Vegas I sat down at the bar in a casino to have a beer. Looking around I saw a sign behind the bar ,:-we have Clamato-: I just smiled!
The Canadian Ketchup Question might have a basis in their adding it to breakfast and other lunch foods: on eggs, dipping their toast in it, as well as topping their Kraft Dinner with it, after putting cut-up hot dogs in! Something that was very curious to my 10-yr old California-raised mind in the 70's!! Just a taste of the Canadian palate from the 70's! 🤯
Canadian Thanksgiving is in early October (second Monday in October), so about 6-7 weeks earlier than US. The US south has a much later "Harvest Season" major field crops (grain/corn) than Canada or northern US do. "Thanks" is 'given' for the harvest, so Canada need not wait so late in the year for the harvest and the post-harvest 'feasting'.
I still have all the response letters from Santa my kids received over the years, was such a nice memory of them excitedly getting their letters from Santa, and makes sense Santa is Canadian 😉
Shorts in winter: Our winter wear is reasonably robust, and makes you sweat on not-so cold days, if you know anything about being cold AND wet its a bad time. so you keep the important parts bundled up head/torso and chill the legs to regulate. like rabbit ears... kinda.
The North Pole is actually located in the Arctic Ocean. The nearest permanently inhabited place is Alert, on Ellesmere Island, Canada, about 800 km from the Pole.
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Shorts in winter is because we acclimate very fast, so when it's -30 for a week, and then it's only -10 a day after, it feels 20 degrees warmer. It's pretty simple really
Yes!
Absolutely! I'm Torontonian, and if the temperature goes above zero in winter I usually call out "patio weather!". 😄
just don't fall on the ski hill...that snow rash burns.
FYI: the closest land to the North Pole is Nunavut 🇨🇦, followed by Greenland. The exact point is under the water, so it’s hard to be exact. Canada, Greenland (Denmark) and Russia have all staked their claim, but it belongs to no country. So that is why we say Santa is Canadian. Living in a very remote part of Nunavut!! He’s red and white for a reason!! 😊
There's more than one north pole, when ppl say north pole in this context it just means the arctic circle, and Canada has the closest inhabited settlement on ellesmere island though Greenland is still closest in uninhabited territory. The geomagnetic north pole was also in Canada when this stuff was started
I have never heard anyone from my country call Santa Claus 🎅 a Canadian !!!
He is red and white because Coke a Cola invented his image and made him red and white like their branding.
Look it up
Red and white like coke, selling strategy.
Lol 😂 yes lol 😂
Yes. Old saint nicholas/father Christmas/Santa Clause is Canadian 😊
As a Canadian, we wear shorts outside in the winter on short walking distance or when we do exercise. The cold air doesn't make us sweaty and allow us to do even more distance when running. The North Pole is in Canada's territorial water. As such, it's in Canada!
or bc we get to hot lol mostly men tho
Many of us work outside too, we work hard, it gets hot. Shorts a good solution. Oh not all BC is warm most of the year. Interior & North BC range about -40 to +40 c
@@dallasburgess5329 and high blood pressure my dad never wore a cote lol
Or taught you how to spell it's coat@@Exetior_the_fish
@@larrynelson4909 oooo you're cheeky ..get lost, you try typing when you're in a state of dissociation.
I'm retired now, but was an employee of Canada Post. My most favorite part of my job was getting to be a Christmas Elf for Santa Claus for many years. 😊❤️ We recieved letters in a huge multitude of languages, which were answered in the writers language.
I love that. Actually contacted Canada Post to see if I could volunteer to help with that but was advised it was for retired postal workers
the Canadian ‘shorts in winter’ thing really shocked me upon moving here. after the ‘polar vortex’ of 2014, the first day of ‘reasonable’ weather here in Southern Ontario, in march, we reached a daytime high of -5 degrees celsius. after such a bitter winter, it felt practically balmy. on that day the streets were inundated with Canadian short-wearers. With their shorts, they seemed to be making a gesture urging the warmer weather to come. three months later, in june that year, the weather finally broke, starting to become pleasant enough to truly justify wearing shorts, eight months after winter had begun.
On the shorts thing:
Every Canadian has, what I call, a winter threshold that is unique to them. There comes a point when every Canadian decides that they've had enough of winter and all the layers that go with it. And at that point, no matter how cold it is, they dress like its warm. There are a few who adopt this attituide all year long, but most of us it happens sometime in March.
I used to wear shorts to about -10°C every year, but since the knee surgeries (yeah, I played hockey, til I was 17 when my second major knee injury put the kibosh on that dream) about 10 years ago, mean I usually start wearing long pants at about 5°C, now.
That is so right,
We have "Thaw-di-Gras" in Dawson City, Yukon for that very reason. It could be -25C, but we will go outside, and have fun anyway!
I recall a few years ago FEDEX had a contest amongst its delivery drivers to see who could continue the shorts thing throughout the winter. IIRC the winner wore his all year round for a couple of years lol.
Yes, I get to a point where I have had enough of wearing coats, and refuse to wear them anymore, whatever the temperature.
You need a PO Box so Canadians can send you Canadian treats and you can do a reaction to trying them!
I would gladly send some stuff, though I believe it'd be harder to do then buddy above me thinks tbh
@jaytbo5676 Check out some of the other RUclipsrs that talk about foreign (to them) countries, including Canada. They do it quite often.
He does. It's usually in the About section. Sometimes it's there, sometimes it's not.
also. the postal workers volunteer to write back on behalf of santa. i know because my father did it. its completely done by the workers. no pay. just what they do and every kid gets a hand written reply
Yes
The credit card thing was something we used to do in Canada many years ago. Now the server brings the mobile pos to the table and we simply tap our card or tap our cell phone.
@@FronosElectronicsMobile POS is a Mobile Point of Sale
I have a feeling Tyler might be speaking from a small town perspective? Could the bigger US cities have adopted the wireless machines at the tables?
@wanderlust16 I don't think it is common anywhere in the US, which is bizarre.
If the server just takes your card, how do they know what to enter as a tip? The mobile POS allows you to tip your server yourself.
@alihammington77 They bring you a piece of paper, and you write it down like it's 1997.
When the 2 dollar coin was introduced , they thought of putting two male deer on the coin and calling it
" Two F@#$%^kin' Bucks"
FYI, poutine-flavoured chips do exist. Another chips flavour that is popular here, but not elsewhere is Sat and Vinegar. I'm not a fan of either ketchup or all-dressed flavoured chips. Every year Canada Post employees volunteer to answer kids' letters to Santa, and Canada being a such a diverse country, they can do so in pretty much every language in the world.
For those who aren’t familiar with Canadian postal codes, they go letter, number, letter, space, number, letter, number. So H0H 0H0 is a completely valid postal code.
And yes, geographically speaking, the North Pole is located in Canadian territory!
Same as the UK. Trudeau the first 🤮 declined the sensibility of straight numbers, just to cause chaos...
I've never forgotten Santa's postal code 😂
Postal office is military branch.
Postal code is military land location.
@@kevindeminchuk1152 It’s in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, but Canada is the closest country.
I am from Quebec and I am 44 and when I was a child, I wrote to Santa Claus every year and I always received an answer. I also remember the newscasts on Christmas Eve. The news readers spoke of a sleigh seen by airplane pilots, adding that Santa Claus was on his way. Today, these Christmas additions in the newscasts still talk about it, but they add that the military saw a shape of a sled on their radars, that sort of things.
Yes I'm from the East Coast and I have experience it as well 🎉
I still remember Santa's postal code, H0H 0H0
Edit: oops posted this before watching the vid
NORAD still does it’s Christmas Eve Santa’s sleigh tracking for the kiddies.
@@suzannehawkins383 Not just for kiddies, I'm 50 and we still track it every year. 😃
I live on Vancouver Island on the west coast and we track Santa's sleigh on the newscasts every Christmas Eve also. And my son used to write to the North Pole and get a reply. LOL🎅
Actually if you google north pole map, Canada is part of it 😊
also. the postal workers volunteer to write back on behalf of santa. i know because my father did it. its completely done by the workers. no pay. just what they do and every kid gets a hand written reply
They will answer every letter, in any language, from anywhere in the world.
@@PaulMartin-qu5up I love Canada 🎅
So, I worked for many years in the oilfield, most of my time was spent up in northern Canada during the winter months, starting in Sept or so, and go to march when we would commonly start winding down or stop all together, I was so used to working in sub zero temperatures by that time that you get climatized. My coldest day was "that I knew the temperature", because I had to pass a checkpoint where-in they had a weather station before you go up on a hill above the rest of the landscape to work, it was a windy day and the recorded wind chill was -68°C the ambient temp was -48°C wind was gusting around 50-60kmh, they had to check that you were dressed well enough to go up on top of the hill to dump your load. My point I guess is that after working a winter in that.... I get home to warmer temperatures.... like -5 to -15°C and yea its shorts and T-shirt weather to me.
THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THE CREDIT CARD THING! As a Canadian having immigrated to the USA, and having been a server in Canada, taking someone’s card from them is generally frowned upon. I was so weirded out and surprised when American servers would like take the cards and walk away.
I'm from Canada and am curious about the confusion. When someone is entertaining a group of a dozen or so and the bill comes to $1000, are they carrying that much cash on them??? Even on the occasion that I do have the cash, I still use my credit card for the AirMiles.
@@brianbenoit6883 I’m sorry, I’m not sure I follow what you mean about confusion? It’s not so much a cash versus card thing, more so the behaviour around the cards themselves. At least where I am from, the server either brings the terminal to your table to pay, or you follow them to the point of sale system. Either way, your personal card never leaves your sight. Versus the US, you pass your card off to a stranger, they take it away to swipe into their system, and then return it to you. That takes a great degree of trust - you have no idea if they’ve stolen the info on your card before returning it to you.
Handing over your cards is a dangerous practice, you don't know if they have a card reader and taking your information. Then it's goodbye to your money
@@ducky6148 exactly
@@brianbenoit6883 it's not a cash versus card thing, it's a safety of your information thing.
I live in Florida, and a few years ago, we had a record cold front. The Canadian "snowbirds "were walking around in shorts and t-shirts, while the rest of us were bundled up like we were going to freeze. 😅😅😅
I've seen and been that too.
Yup, I hear ya.
How do you know they were Canadian ? Could have been snowbirds from Midwest or Northeast US ?
Accent and French @@shawnanderson6313
Lol sorta same thing happens here. Since we have so many visiting people and immigrants, they're always walking around in full parkas if it's less than 20 celcius
Tyler...you do realize that the US gets similar winter conditions to Canada in certain locations as well, right? lol
A lot of the US is north of Canada, look at the map of Ontario.
@@michaelayling8855 Exactly.
Minnesota / North Dakota and Southern Saskatchewan /Manitoba - the same.
Montana and Southern Alberta - the same.
The majority of Canadians I think have experienced colder temperatures than the average American though. Also just a guess from someone who has always lived within an hours drive of the sk/ab border, I’m betting at least people in southern Sask, aka wide open prairies have experienced some nasty wind chills lol. Those ll turn your nice warm -20 into a chilly -40 real fast lol.
While ketchup chips are associated with Canada, an even longer standing Canadian tradition that is foreign to Americans, is using white vinegar (instead of ketchup) on French Fries. If you go to a chip wagon for homemade 'chips' (fries), they will always ask you, Do you want salt and vinegar? My answer is always yes.
I like malt vinegar more, especially as part of fish and chips...
When i was a teen i worked in a small restaurant. take-out fries were in paper lunch bags. We would do up some fries just before closing, shake salt and vinegar on them, and close the bag up for at least five minutes....nothing better than the fries softened by the steam and infused with the flavour of the vinegar 😋😋😋
White vinegar on poutine!❤
That comes from our UK ancestors. True fish and chips would always be with vinegar. Ketchup is sacrilegious!
I put both ketchup and vinegar, on my fries. So good!
Tyler, the North Pole is inside Canadian territory. All you have to is check a map not made in Russia. Yes, some people where shorts in Canada in winter. You will even see some teenagers wearing just T shirts with the shorts if it is not too cold out. Clamato juice can be bought in any supermarket and most convenience stores. As for Canadian coins, we carry them around in oour pockets. Some times our pants sag a bit too much from the weight. The trend of saggy pants showing underwear started in Canada because of the weight of those coins. True story! I live on the east coast of Canada.
Ya if we break and $20 and the store only has change lol. A couple weeks ago a parking machine at the hospital i had 17 in parking fees and i had a 50. i got a 20 back and the rest was in nickles lol. Idk what went wrong that day lol
As a Canadian who actually does think all these things are normal, your reactions were hilarious!
Clamato juice is fabulous, I prefer it on its own or with a little celery salt, a little Worcestershire sauce.
Oh yeah, a great drink/snack.
What's unusual about clam juice or Clamato juice?
And, Spicy Clamato, yum!
Yup...Yum!
Having Santa’s address as Canada makes perfect sense as we are the closest country to the North Pole. Alert in Nunavut is 508 miles from the pole. The next closest country is Greenland at 700 miles away.
Still remember Santa's postal code H0H 0H0
Edit: oops posted this before I watched the vid
Well like, we ARE the north pole
People in Finland would not agree with that
@@mienafriggstad3360 ?? Finland is 3607 miles from the North Pole.
Keep in mind, the pole moves approximately 20 miles/year on average. From 1600 to the late 1990's, the pole actually was in the Canadian Territories. Now it's in the middle of the ocean and on track to end up in Siberia within the next 30 years or so.
You have to try a Caesar one of these days. You don't even taste the clam, it just makes it more savory. It's delicious
Caesars I find are something we either love or absolutely hate... no one really just 'likes' Caesars lol
@@chiclett all yours sunshine lol i actually don't drink at all 🫂
Agreed... with garlic stuffed colossal green olives on a stir stick....😋
I never understood how people don't get the connection of Ketchup Chips to fries with ketchup, isn't it obvious? lol. And yes the toonie is actually a very useful coin to have
1. Ketchup chips are amazing
2. Shorts are suitable for all weather above -20'C
3. Loonies and Toonies are awesome because you can horde them and feel like a dragon
I’m Canadian and watching you discover Canadian things is freaking hilarious 😂😂😂 yes we wear shorts in winter way too much hahaha
Clam broth does sound gross but it’s just a seasoning basically and you can not tell that’s what it is haha
We are used to the cold. Not a big deal
Im the guy going in PJ bare chested to put the bin.
All year long -40 dont care man bring it on.
I’m living in Saskatchewan at the moment and one time we were having a blizzard here when I stopped in to a corner store that just few blocks away wearing shorts and they were gob smacked and then they saw I was buying Ice cream snacks. He asked why ice cream and I said I don’t have to worry about it melting and I walked away.
Also about the clam broth, you can taste it if you know what you are tasting but it pairs well with tomatoes and it makes the juice thinner which lets it go down the throat nicer. Like an apple juice. My 4 year old son loves drinking clamato spicy edition by itself
I am Canadian and I don't get shorts in the winter, I think these folks are nuts.
I usually stop wearing my winter coats at around -10, -15 C (5 to 30 F), and just run around in a woolen jumper. And switch to a t-shirt at around 5 C (40 F)
When I worked at Home Depot in Canada, was told by someone who wore shorts all year round while working the lot…he found it preferable because his legs dried faster than pants did. Working in the wet or snow was fine as long as he could get dry…jeans or most pants didn’t dry fast enough when he spent entire 8 hour shifts in and out of the building. It actually makes sense
Not to be argumentative but wouldn’t splash pants handle that issue?
@@WBCRO yeah but then you would sweat under them the entire time you're inside and still be damp.
@@WBCROthey would freeze. The water would just sit on top and freeze before it evaporates.
Was always my uncles excuse
Over 40yrs now and we're up to 38 languages
As for the Santa's response to all the children letters, as said in your little skip, postal workers respond to ALL the letters sent. But, if a letter is to personal (asking for mom not to die from cancer etc...) thren the letters are answered by psychologists or psychiatrists. And remember that children from all over the world send their letters in Canada; so yes, they are answered in their language by Santa!
My parents saved several of the letters I got back from Santa, mine were just little stories about what the elves and Mrs Claus were up to, I remember being very excited about getting a letter from Santa. Later when I was older my dad pointed out the lady at the post office that volunteered to write all those letters.
I've been an elf for one season and yes some letters were sent to professionals. But I also remembered one where a kid was asking for a bed and a school bag. He was referred to a charity and got all his gifts and more to help the whole family that was in need.
I’m so proud of all the volunteers who help keep this magical experience alive!
Including Braille!
My mother was a Canada Post employee and was "Santa" for our small rural community for years. When you sent a letter at the address, a Canada Post volunteer responds to children in their community. Some have been very funny as they knew the parents as well. :D
With the shorts, it isn’t ‘rare’ per say, but it isn’t uncommon either. Our bodies DO adapt to cold. I went down to California in early spring, it was SO warm! I was in a tank top & shorts, and kept getting bizarre looks. Most still had full jackets on. Pants, hats.
The clamato juice was a ‘health’ drink. You mostly taste the tomato, but it adds a strong spicy zest. You don’t smell or taste fish, it’s like adding mustard to meatloaf- you don’t taste it, but it brings out the flavours of what it’s added too.
I work for the public transit agency in Ottawa. We had a policy that drivers were not allowed to wear uniform shorts after Nov. 1st. They finally just gave up and got rid of the policy because it was so regularly ignored with a few people literally wearing them exclusively year round.
That was policy before? 😮 Wow. I had no idea.
Lol, that's some good Canadian backlash to a dumb policy😂
I literally did snow removal off roofs (like commercial buildings mostly) as a teen in my running shoes shorts and a t-shirt lol never went up when it was like blizzards or -35 in general but still xD Technically we were supposed to wear full snow suits and even steel toe winter boots and harnesses for some buildings over a certain height due to some legal regulations (idk specifics just what i was told)... buuuut, even the regulators were just kinda like "nah its okay, just be careful cuz if u get hurt you'l be liable yourself, we won't fine or anything, though do it at your own risk".
I can't believe Ottawa even tried to enforce that tbh lol Why even for the 5 visitors Ottawa gets a year? xD (I joke, even if its kinda true haha, but fr I love Ottawa)
The middle used to fall out of the toonies when they first were in circulation
Unlike superstitious Americans, two dollar bills were always embraced and utilized everyday by Canadians. Now that we have coins it also relieves us of half the weight of having a pocketful of one dollar coins.
What good is a 2 dollar coin? Try getting a bag of ketchup chips from a vending machine for under $1.50 or play a game off pool in canada for less than $2 or be a cheap hoser and only leave a looney tip on ceaser. The Canadian dollar isn't as great as it used to be. But all mentioned above are great. Ketup chips tast nothing like ketup but are amazing. (Also had dill pickle chips 30+years ago before America caught on). While I would never drink clamato on its own ceasers are remarkably better than a bloody mary. As a Canadian I don't go out in the snow with shorts ... unless it's a very short distance lol
I was told once that there was a time that hookers were two dollars. People didn’t want to be seen with a two dollar bill
"Always" embraced? A $2 bill back in the roaring 1920's was the signal of "looking for a prostitute" in Moose Jaw (north Chicago). A $2 coin is quite useful for vending machines and parking meters.
Shorts in the winter... sure, why not? I knew a guy who wore a kilt on Fridays no matter the weather... I also knew a guy who never wore a coat/jacket all winter. I often wear a cotton vest over a bare armed cotton T-shirt down to -5°C, no jacket or gloves. Some people are just hardier than others. I've also seen weirdo people wear parkas in the summer...
Clamato based Caesar! Even Las Vegas knows what a Caesar is because of the # of Canucks who visit.
And $2 coins, while larger than the loonie, are actually lighter
The old two dollar hooker lore is a made up myth. It is mostly a fabricated copycat story that mimics the American adversity to $2 bills. Canada never had any kind of superstition towards it.
Tylers face when the words "clam broth" was spoken had me dead! Hahaha! Love you bro! 🇨🇦
That was funny 😂
Clam broth is consumed like tea or coffee by some of the aboriginal people here on Vancouver Island.
@@pistolleer hey fellow Islander! Greetings from the Saanich area. 😊
love me some clam broth
@@ladycollins4924 Greetings, Neighbour. I'm a Saanichite also.
I love the nod at 2:22 to the Heinz Ketchup “slow good” commercial before they had plastic squeeze bottles.
Also, in Canada, my credit card’s terms and conditions makes the cardholder responsible for their card being in their possession at all times. That’s why we have portable debit/credit card machines.
Hahahaha. Here in Montreal I once saw my neighbor shoveling snow the day after a snowstorm barefoot in "sandals" !!!
I really don't like ketchup chips, but all-dressed chips are good.
Same.
Agreed
I like all chips. When Ketchup chips came on the market, I loved them too.
All Dressed chips are my favourite flavour!
I concur
Tyler, I was a university student and part-time waitress when loonies were introduced, and I literally had a small brass vase shaped like a money bag. I put all my loonies into that vase and when it was full, it totalled just under $100. I would take that bag of booty to the Hudson's Bay (another genuine piece of Canadiana) and buy my favourite perfume with it. So, yeah, some of us Canadians did run around with our bags full of gold coins! ;-)
Also, the Caesar got its name from the restaurant that first served it - Caesars, right here in Calgary! At Caesars, you can find many variations of this now classic drink - including a Bacon Caesar - so Canadian; so yummy!
Never heard of a bacon caesar. Definitely gonna try it out. 😊
I used to put my loons, toons and quarters into a Texas mickey... I emptied it out and had $800.. almost enough to buy this bass guitar I wanted.
Didn't even notice I was saving.
Having worked at The Westin Calgary I find the Wikipedia entry valid: The Caesar was invented in 1969 by restaurant manager Walter Chell[12] of the Calgary Inn (today the Westin Hotel) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He devised the cocktail after being tasked to create a signature drink for the Calgary Inn's new Italian restaurant.[13] He mixed vodka with clam and tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce, and other spices,[14] creating a drink similar to a Bloody Mary, but with a uniquely spicy flavour.[15]
Chell said his inspiration came from Italy. He recalled that in Venice, they served Spaghetti Alle Vongole( spaghetti with tomato sauce and clams). He reasoned that the mixture of clams and tomato sauce would make a good drink, and mashed clams to form a "nectar" that he mixed with other ingredients.[16]
According to Chell's granddaughter, his Italian ancestry led him to call the drink a "Caesar".[14] The longer name of "Bloody Caesar" is said to differentiate the drink from the Bloody Mary, but Chell said it was a regular patron at the bar who served as the inspiration. During the three months he spent working to perfect the drink, he had customers sample it and offer feedback. One regular customer, an Englishman, who often ordered the drink said one day, "Walter, that's a damn good bloody Caesar".[16]
Thanks for the local history lesson, @@edwardlazich1140 !
I put vinegar on my fries. I was in the states I asked for vinegar and she said , that's window cleaner I broke out laughing. I thought it was so funny, since I am Canadian
For cleaning our stomach …vinegar is good too :)))
LOL my friend told me if i was coming down to bring packets of vinegar cause the restaurants didnt have them. And if I asked they would say do you want to clean the table??? He had a hard time adjusting to things like that I think lol
They may bring you cider vinegar.
I like vinegar on my chips too. White vinegar.
I am happy we all could have some laughs on behalf of all my Canadian brothers and sisters , it was fun 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
''Maple syrup flavored chips'', ''Poutine flavored chips''
That's funny, we had those TOO :D
Poutine is even sold right now in stores!
But they aren't very good
@@larrynelson4909 That's an opinion personal to each of us. I loved those.
A very interesting thing I learned is dill pickle chips are a lot more popular in Canada than they are in the US. In the US dill pickle chips are a limited edition item because of the lack of popularity, but in Canada they are a staple.
So true. Always available here and delicious!!
I'm from Canada, and I prefer dill pickle chips more than salt & vinegar, but usually buy 1 of each.
Ever dip them in dill pickle dip? It's glorious, ketchup chips and ketchup doesn't hold up lol
I always assume it's because we have such a large population of Ukrainians. lol
@@Jd-zr8bs That sounds amazing! I definitely need to try that! Thanks! 🤤
For the shorts in winter. Shorts are comfortable and we're used to the weather so, we don't feel as cold. That allows us, at least in my opinion, to wear shorts in winter without being too cold. Also, by wear a good top layer, we keep our hearts warm keeping our blood warm and helping us stay warm from the inside for our legs (similar principle to going down cold white water rapids and keeping your feet from being cold)
I love your channel! I take for granted so many things as a Canadian (our kids write to Santa and Canada Post volunteers respond), ketchup chips, Loonies and Toonies, Caesars) that I didn’t realize was so foreign to others. I DO wear shorts and flip flops in the winter and thought this was normal. It is wonderful to see our country and culture from an “outsider’s perspective”. I recently travelled in the US and was appalled that the servers took my credit card to pay my bill and that I had to use a pen to sign my bill rather than use a portable machine with “tap” capabilities to pay my bill. It is really a security issue to have people take your card away to process a transaction. It is crazy to me that the US is so behind Canada, the EU, and other countries with respect to this simple anti-fraud protection.
Cards are all chip and pin in Canada.
I've lived in Toronto since I was 4 years old and, while acknowledging and being proud of my Colombian birth and heritage, consider myself to he firmly and proudly Canadian. And yet I STILL learn things (or re-learn, with the things I'd forgotten over the years - as I'm getting up there) from watching Tyler's videos. That's one of the enjoyable things about them. As well as Tyler's enthusiasm, curiosity, humour, and (to be frank) looks. 😁
My main takeaway from this particular video was the year the loonie was introduced. When that was mentioned I actually said out loud "We've had it since 1987!?!?". I had NO idea it's been that long! Now I DO feel old. 😱🤣
1- The ketchup flavor for chips tastes far different from the good old Heinz and ketchup chips are SO good I still can't believe it's only in Canada!!
2- Not ALL of us wear shorts in winter, but I did use to wear skirts without thighs or anything to keep my legs warm when I was a teenager so it's basically as if I wore shorts XD
3- You made me laugh so hard when you commented on the medieval pouch to carry the coins, because I remember when they 1st announced the 2$ coin, I would hear everywhere ppl say they'd soon have to carry their money old timey style XD
4- I can totally understand how weirded out you re by the Clamato, but I assure you, it tastes nothing like clams!!
The $2 bill was a popular denomination so the transition to a coin was natural. The UK has had coins for their lower denominations of £ for longer than Canada and it is quite easy to get used to. Now, many of us don’t carry cash of any kind and use our debit cards.
And then Rogers has a service outage and half the country can't use their debit cards anymore.
Ya, I was going to say this. Canadians, unlike Americans, had a two dollar bill in general circulation for decades.
However, when the $2 coin came into circulation, I was all for the alternate name, "The Moonie". After all, it is a image of the queen (or soon to be king) with a bear behind. :P
@@noseboop4354 That's why you don't go with Rogers
@@pistolleer The USA has a $2... They stopped issuing them between 1966 and 1976.. though they are currently issued..
They are however not circulated that much.
@@drdelewded indeed, I've heard of both travelling Canadians and Americans trying to use US two dollar bills and having merchants reject them as counterfeit... I've heard that there is some superstition around the two dollar bill having to do with the Wall Street crash of 1929, but I don't know how true that is.
My wife and I were in New Orleans and went about in tee shirts and shorts as it was mild but definitely not cold. We got strange looks from the street musicians who were wearing overcoats,scarfs, hats and fingerless gloves.
I'm from Newfoundland and when I lived in Victoria, everyone else was walking around in winter coats and hats while I was still wearing t-shirts. Not all Canadians are acclimatized to winter.
When I was living in Japan I would shovel three feet of snow in jeans a T-shirt. People kept asking “What are you!?!”
I plan on moving to New Orleans from Canada (just for the winters) and don't expect to wear anything but shorts and T shirts.. 12 degrees for a single month is shorts enough weather for me
Has anyone added that we love vinegar on our French fries?
My sibling just flew back to Europe... took three bags of old Dutch ketchup chips with her 😂
Answering the "Shorts" Question. We get really warm winds (chinook) in some parts, especially near the mountain areas like BC and AB. So you actually will see people going to places in shorts during the afternoons when the sun is high. And although the narrator stated we "don't" ski or snowboard in shorts, that's actually not true for BC and AB, near the end of season (March or April) we have parties at the mountain resorts where you ski/board in swim wear or summer clothing. tons of people will hit the mountains in t-shirts and snowpants on warm days (just crappy sticky conditions)
snowboarding in shorts and a t-shirt while smoking a joint and drinking a beer. one of the most canadian things i've ever done.
You sound like Ross Rebagliati.
Ain't that the truth.
Sounds like what Americans do in Colorado.
That's what chairlifts are for! Hotboxing
@@rickbrousseau5372 fancy ass chairlift you got there .. fully enclosed is for people who don't belong up there
The most Canadians thing I’ve ever seen was at a heated protest during the Covid crisis. A reporter covering it stopped to ask a 40something man why he was leaving. He looked into the camera and said he had to go to work. The reporter then spotted a young man who also started walking away. When asked why, he responded that he didn’t want to be late for school. 🇨🇦
why is that super canadian? lol feel like that happens/would happen everywhere? :p
@@jaytbo5676-Have you ever seen it happen? Theoretically it’s could happen anywhere; I’ve just never seen that before. Watching it in real time made me stop and laugh.
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I mean I am Canadian I am from Montreal and yeah I've seen it in like a hundred interviews from around the world. It's literally just normal people answering a question normally? xD @@lee48lee68
@@jennifermarlow. It's stasi and wtf r u talking about the old east german secret security forces for where the fk did that come from what lmao
Silvanadil is going to be so butthurt that Santa's Canadian. 😂😂
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😂🎉 I'm sure they'll find something to argue about.
I can confirm we do run around in shorts during the winter. And in case y'all were curious the temperature where I live ranges from 40C to -54C, for Americans that it 104 degrees Fahrenheit to -65.2 degrees Fahrenheit. I live in a small town but even here we walk around in shorts and t-shirts while there is still snow on the ground, our winter typically lasts 6-8 months and we just get tired of the winter gear.
Canadians are a very healthy, strong, intelligent, knowledgeable honest, sincere, empathic, loving people on average.
Good people to have as friends no matter the weather, or the circumstances of life.
Not a fan of clams but Bloody Caesars are probably my favorite drink. So darn good
Yeah...but you gotta have the pickle!
Difference: We use public transport without it being looked down upon, in Vancouver our 50 year old, fast elevated and automated system allows us to look down upon people stuck in traffic. It is heavily used and goes everywhere every 3 mins to 90 seconds apart. Thanks for the content.
Also often based on an honour system...was at least while I was there in 2013
I can't speak to all Canadians, but for me personally part of the shorts and skirts and dresses in winter it's because 1) I wanted to wear them, and 2) I was too lazy to put on snow pants overtop. As a kid, we used to have contests where we broke the ice on puddles and put our hand in, or stood in it barefoot, and the last person still there won. Another way to play was to stand barefoot in the snow. I always won. The acclimatization is true to an extent, when we grow up with the cold it bothers us less.
As a proud Canadian, this was a very respectful and entertaining video Tyler. In case you were still curious, when they were talking about the Bloody Ceasar, Clam Broth is just a Canadian's way of saying Clam Juice. Keep up the amazing content.
Tyler you should order a Canadian snack box and react to it! Would love to see you try ketchup chips, all dressed chips, coffee crisp, maple candy and more!
I ❤ Coffee Crisp!
Kit Kat is also really good, but I hear the latter is actually British.
I prefer bbq chips over ketchup, but my subling prefers ketchup.
@@elizabethandrade4017 we have all of those in Canada :)
Smarties is Canadian also.
Maple cookies
We put ketchup on our French Fries, why not on our potato chips. Ketchup chips came out in the 1970's along with chicken chips and pizza chips.
The Canadian Story: Hostess Ketchup Chips
Hostess is popularly credited as the creators of ketchup chips in the late 1970s. This Canadian snack company was founded near Cambridge, Ontario in 1935 by Edward Snyder, a potato farmer who began cooking chips on his mother's stove.
There used to be mustard flavoured chips for a while but they didn't last too long.
Orang, grape and lime flavor as well. Did,nt last long.@@kontiuka
They also tried "fruit" flavoured chips in 1978, Orange, Cherry and Grape. They were so god aweful even our dog wouldn't touch them. LoL
Foodland has pepper-lime kettle cooked chips that are quite good
HardBites in BC are from a local potatoe farmer. currently my favourite
Yes, it's an acclimatization thing. My neighbours are from India. I'm not sure how long they've been in Canada, but they've lived next to me for several years. They are regularly outside in shorts and flip flops in winter. While shoveling the snow out of the backyard, for instance. Playing with the dog. Going back and forth from the car. The usual. Lol They have achieved peak Canadian-ness. 😁
Also, it's usually guys that do it. I'm not sure why.
Women wear dresses all year long but when a guy wears shorts, it tends to stand out more.
@@bonniehaldane5305 when I was a kid, the girls at the Catholic school would wear short skirts year round. They just had thicker socks during winter. I have no idea what they do now.
Men put out more body heat than women in some cases.
I’m Canadian and ketchup flavoured chips are so good
Everyone in Canada has a few loonies and toonies in their console for when they need a double-double.
A 2 dollar bill exists in the USA but is very rare. Canada used to have 2 dollar bills and they were as popular as 5 dollar bills. Rather than discontinue them, the government replaced them with a 2 dollar coin. These coins are great at coin laundry facilities; who wants to go with a bag full of quarters. One toonie is equivalent to 8 quarters.
They should have interac swipe added to laundry machines..
I think they had that at the apartment I lived in 10 years ago
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Yes the laundry rooms, in my apartment building in Canada, accept laundry cards that you tap against the sensor.
The old machines used to accept coins around 20 years ago when I first moved in to this building!!
You need to do a video where you try Canadian snacks
Agreed!
Terrific idea, things are only foreign until you try them.
To help you understand about the All Dressed Chips! The reason why it’s called like that, is because it incorporates every single Canadians Flavour Chips all in one single bag!
The north pole is in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, but the nearest landmass is Ellesmere Island, which is in Canada.
We wear shorts in winter when the temperatures warm up a bit. (yes we’ve acclimated to the cold). It’s more common near the later half of winter
The $2 coin can be very important, just as important as a $2 bill, but you would really understand it once you get to Tim Hortons why that toony is important. 😂
Ain't that the truth!
And Dollarama (aka the Dollar store). Most items are closer to $2 now and not $1.
@@francescathomas3502 you might find some of them are going up to $4
the acclimation for cold weather regarding the shorts occurs when the winter goes from -40 to like -2 within a week so it feels like spring/summer even though it's not
And when it's around 0C I'm driving around with rhe SUV s sunroof open😅
I to have my windows in my bedroom open in the winter even at -30 same with when I am driving my truck. When I drove for the TTC before I retired in the winter I would drive with my side widow open and yes when it is -25 out one day and the next it gets up -5 it feels like a heat wave and I wear a lighter jacket on those days not the big parka.
In Winnipeg, -20c is shorts & t-shirt weather as you wander off to the local 7-11 to go get an ice cold slushee.
After a week of -30s, only -20 is great! Edmonton here.
As a fellow Canadian, i never wear shorts in winter but in the house I wear shorts when it’s winter
🙋♀️ from 🇨🇦. No we don't carry around big coin bags. However almost every Canadian has a wallet that can hold at least a few coins. Most of us keep a bunch of coins in our homes and vehicles to use for the shopping carts (they take loonies not quarters) and places that only take cash; like ice cream stands and farmers markets.
Hello fellow Canadian!!!!! 👋😁❤️🇨🇦
Plus most of us have a container at home we dump our change into… like a piggy bank haha
Clamato juice is absolutely delicious and comes in several varieties, including extra spicy.
Love extra spicy...Yum!
Clamato and beer for a hangover cure.
Not Tyler jealous of our ketchup chips!😆 I only found out pretty recently they were only available here. I assumed they were available everywhere else. Those stereotypically Canadian flavours (maple syrup, poutine), yup, we've got those too😃
Yes if you see a beach in Florida or California and there people on that beach sun bathing and the outside temperature is 70 degrees or less. Most likely they are Canadian.
As for shorts in the winter the key to keeping warm is to keep your core warm long pants do help but insulated pants go both ways and can trap body heat if you are exercising or generally active. So shorts can keep you comfortable if you are active like that mailman who does power though that snow.( walking though snow takes much more effort to more though. Lifting legs higher and more adjustment to balance)
I camp outside in February in a tarp or a tent with no heat. We hike on snowshoes then make camp. 3 nights out. We dont do it if its more than -20 °C
We have maple bacon and poutine chips too. But ketchup chips are amazing. You need to try all dressed too. We have fun flavours in Canada.
Your face when she said “clam broth” gave me life.
Believe it or not but we do indeed have poutine flavor chips 😂
Yes, I wear shorts and a hoodie in winter, for anyone wondering why, I enjoy colder temperatures and find shorts more comfortable. I do wear pants if it gets really cold though.
I also enjoy ketchup chips and Americans can prolly get them in northern states.
We also just recently got rid of our penny.
@6:15 Imagine spending 3 weeks at 20 below, and then the temperature shoots up to around 15. It will feel almost like summer, so the shorts get put on. (The temperatures I put are in Farenheit).
There isn't all that much different about clamato juice. It's just a bit saltier which works well with the drink. Also, the reactions people have to learning about what it is are hilarious to watch.
There’s a reaction of Irish people trying it for the first time. Hilarious.
The credit card thing in the US gives me anxiety when I travel there 😅
You and me both. I shadow the waitress/waiter like a hawk eyed thief, ready to spring into action at the slightest wrong move.
I saw an ad that you can get ketchup chips in the US right now as part of a flavours from around the world for a limited time.
I’ve seen some weird looking flavours that are apparently popular in other parts of the world. Like cucumber. I’m not sure I can bring myself to try it
@@Nevertoleave ive had it youl be happily surprised i think
i was in upstate New York as recently as last week and there was ketchup flavoured Pringles, as a common Canadian i got excited and bought them! they are delicious but not quite as good as Lay’s Ketchup
That "maintenance" guy is a postal worker delivering residential mail. Ceasar drinks are amazing! They come with a strip of bacon or spicy green beans, sometimes with a burger on a skewer, seldom a plain old stick of celery.
I'm from Vancouver Island which is fairly mild in comparison to the rest of Canada and many of us wore shorts and sandals all year...I've got the permanent bruises on my butt from constantly falling to prove it. 😀
I laughed way too hard at his face when he said clam broth. 😂 way to hard. 😂
The intro of the Loonie and Toonie really altered the amount of change we accumulate and how we keep change on hand for so many things.....parking meters, grocery carts , tooth fairy money, tipping etc..
The last time I was in Vegas I sat down at the bar in a casino to have a beer. Looking around I saw a sign behind the bar ,:-we have Clamato-: I just smiled!
The Canadian Ketchup Question might have a basis in their adding it to breakfast and other lunch foods: on eggs, dipping their toast in it, as well as topping their Kraft Dinner with it, after putting cut-up hot dogs in! Something that was very curious to my 10-yr old California-raised mind in the 70's!! Just a taste of the Canadian palate from the 70's! 🤯
Canadian Thanksgiving is in early October (second Monday in October), so about 6-7 weeks earlier than US. The US south has a much later "Harvest Season" major field crops (grain/corn) than Canada or northern US do. "Thanks" is 'given' for the harvest, so Canada need not wait so late in the year for the harvest and the post-harvest 'feasting'.
If you look closely at the postal code addressed to Santa...the HOH OHO....it actually says HO HO HO.
You really need to do a Canadian snacks episode 😋
I still have all the response letters from Santa my kids received over the years, was such a nice memory of them excitedly getting their letters from Santa, and makes sense Santa is Canadian 😉
Alaska has a city called North Pole( near the Artic Circle) & Michigan has a small town called Christmas. Both have been around a fairly long /ime.
Shorts in winter: Our winter wear is reasonably robust, and makes you sweat on not-so cold days, if you know anything about being cold AND wet its a bad time. so you keep the important parts bundled up head/torso and chill the legs to regulate. like rabbit ears... kinda.
The North Pole is actually located in the Arctic Ocean. The nearest permanently inhabited place is Alert, on Ellesmere Island, Canada, about 800 km from the Pole.
Women wear dresses or skirts in the winter so why can't men wear shorts?
we also wear nylons or leggings under dresses so not to freeze
Also, when women do that, it's for style...still don't understand the logic for men 😂