Oh man, this was quite embarrassing 😅 Realizing that I forgot a lot about my neighboring country being away for so long 😭 Thanks Sydney for helping me out! -Christina 🇺🇸
Well of course because it’s more well known. That’s literally how knowledge works. Just like more ppl would know the cast of friends than east enders or towie, because friends reached a global audience
As a Canadian, I do wish Americans learned more about us. I live in B.C., and heard from a friend that someone just over the border asked if we live in igloos. Pretty much all of this stuff is fairly basic knowledge here lol
I live in Ottawa and I remember a tourist from B.C. having an existential crisis when walking around Ottawa and realizing that, yes, Canada is a fully bilingual country. Ottawa is bilingual, the federal gov't is bilingual, and Quebec is right across the river. I'm sure to him French seemed totally unnecessary his whole life, so watching him realize it was not just a class he failed in high school was pretty funny.
@@zammmerjammer oh my god that's sad lol. I'm from B.C. and went to a francophone school (even though I'm not French, long story). I apologise on their behalf, that's just hilarious 🤣🤣
A lot of Americans don't even want to learn anything about their own country let alone Canada. I live in the US midwest and people on the coasts think we ride around in covered wagons an live in log cabins lol.
It's surprising to see Christina not knowing stuff 😂 but as always it's a fun video. Glad to see the addition of Canada. Hoping to see more collabs with UK and Australia!
The funniest part that she found Canada to have a big population meanwhile USA is the 3rd most populated country who have a roughly 300+ million population lol
@@MrKuriIIko if you spend a decent amount of time on the internet you tend to know stuff. Also since USA and Canada has cultural and language similarities you're bound to know something about each other. If you see other videos, Christina seems pretty knowledgeable about other countries that's why I said it's surprising. No offense meant it's just my observation.
@@rameeshapadmatilaka7405 You weren't being offensive at all. I was surprised she didn't have more knowledge either. The only one being offensive here is MrKurillko.
@@MrKuriIIko Nice generalization. I'm American and Christina does not represent most of the US education. I knew the answer to almost every question. Don't be ignorant.
@@lucasnandlal3121 TECHNICALLY and in REALITY, Queen Elizabeth II, Canada's sovereign, IS the head of state. It's in the CONSTITUTION patriated in 1982. The Governor General is her representative and, through the authority devolved, gives royal assent to laws passed by parliament. Every 'educated' Canadian knows this.
Just a note, from an American who lived in Canada for several years: I find it helpful to remember that the maple leaf on the flag has thirteen corners (eleven points and two corners on the stem), which aligns with the ten provinces + three territories. The current leaf dates back to the 1960s, long before Nunavut was its own territory, so this was obviously not an intended symbolism; it's just a happy coincidence.
@@djholro The main body of the leaf itself has eleven, _without_ the stem. There are the three upward facing "branches" with three points you mention (which is nine), but there are also two additional points on the _underside_ of the leaf. If you then add the stem itself as having two corners, that's thirteen.
Bold of you to assume Americans know how many provinces/territories Canada has. But I suppose 13 is pretty easy to remember anyway, particularly since it's significant in our own history and flag.
Christina saying "It's all coming back to me" at 6:41 without realizing that she basically said the title of one of Celine Dion's most famous songs (It's All Coming Back to Me Now)!
Do you have a king? No, thankfully not. Her Majesty the Queen: *nods approvingly* We have a prime minister. Her Majesty: Oh, it’s just a head of government thing. Then carry on …
Exactly. Head of state is technically the Queen, or her representative, the Governor General. My fellow Canuck Sydney seems to be forgetting our constitutional monarchy
@@taotao98103 Don't put too much faith in the US educational system, mate. Its biggest priorities these days is mask indoctrination and who uses which dunny. 😄😂
"What's the capital of Canada?" "Is it Quebec?" no hun, Quebec is a province, unless you’re referring to Quebec City (yes that's the full name) which is quite far from Ottawa.
I mean, it’s okay to just say Québec in a context that we know we are talking about cities. I’m never saying Québec Ville when I’m talking about the city
@@S0otitan13 Depends on the context, but generally we say Quebec City to avoid confusion. Ik in french, ppl will simply say “J’men vais à Québec”, but that’s not the case in english. Note the difference between “J’men vais À Québec” (city) vs. “ J’men vais AU Québec” ( province). This distinction does not exist in English, hence why ppl will say Quebec City.
At first I thought why cant you draw your neighbours flag. It's only one country to the north. Then I thought about how the Danish flag looks like and I couldnt get a picture in my head at all.
Yeah; but it shares the geometry with its Scandinavian neighbors, so unless you know the significance of the colors to each nation you could understandably confuse them.
Apparently I’m unusual as I would have easily been able to answer all these questions. But I’ve also been to Canada before and have taken an interest in my neighbor.
@@2dimitropolis370 Well, that is a very big generalization. The schools in my state are constantly rated the best in the country. While many of the schools in the USA are substandard not all of them are. And thanks for your nasty comment.
Wow, I didn't even know the Canadian anthem wasn't just English. I only knew of the Belgian one being 3 languages and the South African being like 4 or 5 languages.
That’s generally true but to a large extent that has to do with Canadians having nearly as much exposure to American mass media as Americans do and the fact that most of our population lives within a few hours drive of the border. It’s hard not to know something about the US when you get as bombarded by American media as we do. We also share a broader North American base culture and honestly, even French Canadians like myself have more in common with Americans than even Brits do. Quebec is next door to New England after all and the rural areas near the border look pretty similar aside from the language thing. All that being said, it isn’t uncommon for Canadians to rely a bit too much on stereotypes regarding the US, especially the regions further from where we live.
Toronto is the capitol of the province of Ontario. Justin Trudeau's father was a previous PM. There are several dialects of French across Canada. Our national animal is an oversized hard working rodent. Canada has the longest total coastline in the world. Canada's first flag was known as the red ensign. It had the union jack in the top left corner and the country's coat of arms in the middle.
@@maryaetayeb5143 All countries have beauty and ugliness. The question is whether the good points outweigh the bad in n your opinion and what you can tolerate (for example, I used to think I wanted to live in Australia, and now you couldn't pay me to live there). I am glad you like it there in Canada. Depending where in Canada you are would make a huge difference I suppose, just as in the US.
I read somewhere that only about 25% of Americans have a passport. In Canada it is like 75%. Bottom line is we travel the world and too many Americans just travel the U.S. so you don't get the same amount of knowledge.
@@personincognito3989 Many non-managerial positions do not require bilingualism. I have worked for the government for over 20 years and do not speak French.
Here’s our current population and it’s distribution across the provinces and territories (as of Dec 21, 2022) Canada: 39,371,859 Newfoundland and Labrador: 528,826 Prince Edward Island: 172,846 Nova Scotia: 1,033,620 New Brunswick: 822,909 Québec: 8,757,894 Ontario: 15,297,644 Manitoba: 1,423,128 Saskatchewan: 1,207,598 Alberta: 4,622,901 British Columbia: 5,374,313 Yukon: 43,972 Northwest Territories: 45,590 Nunavut: 40,615 So basically over half the country is distributed in the Southern halves of AB, BC, ON and QC. So, Americans, next time you ask us if we “know your cousin in Toronto”… no. We probably don’t (but hey, we’re smaller in population than the state of California, USA, so maybe we do know them, eh? 🤣
I will say that she probably did (slightly) below average to what I'd expect from the average educated American to know about Canada. Especially with the flag. Yikes. But none of this information is stuff that Americans are exposed to on a regular basis. We learn all aboot Canada in middle school. But, like the quadratic formula, it's information that's promptly forgotten unless you have a reason to remember it.
Hehe, sadly even though I have many Canadian relatives and grew up in Detroit (which is kinda half-Canadian), I had no clue what the population of Canada was nor what the national animal was. I am ashamed!
Poutine. When I was in elementary school, in Texas in the late 1990's and early 2000's, there was a popular lunch side dish on the lunch line which was french fries with biscuit and gravy (also see chicken fried steak) gravy ladled over it. For the longest time I though that that was poutine.
I wasn't expecting perfection, but that was worse than I expected for her. However, it is what I expect of the majority of Americans. Why can't one of these videos finally give us an American that knows basic things about the world?
When Sydney start to speak french, and you see "Sounds like a native speaker". Well for a native french speaker it only "Sounds like" 😁 But I know it's hard to speak fluently, if you don't speak it every day.
Woo! Got everything right! Though definitely surprised in myself that I got the prime minister right. But I did also think about the queen which I'm surprised neither of them mentioned. 🤔
I mean, American schools vary greatly in quality depending on the neighborhood. Some schools are trash while others have more funding and are capable of having better curriculums.
In the past, Toronto was twice the capital of the united Province of Canada: first from 1849 to 1852. But every since after 1852 Ottawa has been the capital of Canada. National animal of Canada is the beaver in 1975 and the Canadian horse in 2002, not just the beaver. The American girl gave it a good try.
The Canadian equivalent of president (head of state) is the monarchy, currently Queen Elizabeth II. Prime Minister is only head of government. The US is the exception to the rule that presidents hold only 1 office: that of head of state. The majority of republics have a separation between head of state & head of government, just like with all constitutional monarchies because it avoids having 1 person with too much power, as was the case in Germany in the 1930s & 40s, & with France in the early 1800s. In the US, with lacking the division of power at the top, runs into undemocratic issues; namely, with how many vetos some US presidents use & often abuse: something simply a non-issue with constitutional monarchies & with democratic republics with a division of power. This issue with the US executive authority is one of the main reasons the US often ranks low in democratic development compared to other westernized democracies, & ranks high in government abuse of power, with minimal accountability.
Geography is most definitely taught. In the US you seem to have 2 different types of people after schooling is finished. Those who remember what they were taught, and those who never paid attention then blame the system. Seems Andrew may be the latter. Although the problem really lies on the teachers. Relying on a printed booklet for students to read rather than teaching themselves. Then they pass students who shouldn't be passed. The information is there. It's taught. But it's up to you as the student to engage with it.
Actually she was almost right when saying Canada has a king instead of a president. President being head of state in USA, the Queen (or General Governor) has the same rank, not the prime minister.
Don’t worry 🇨🇦 some of us know a few more answers about Canada. I do t think school teaches as much, but if you are wanting to learn you’ll get it better lol.
does the population of Canada count the polar bears and mooses? there's probably a few millions of those too 😜. My favorite Canadian is Forestry Forest!
Given what climate change is doing to the polar bears, I don't think they count for a whole lot. Moose aren't exactly populous either. It's just people... And the geese. The geese once held the queen hostage and forced us to grant them citizenship, so there's that
No it's our shit prime minister bringing in hundreds of thousands of refugees every year since took office. Also racking up our debt since the Harper administration by $300 Billion in 5 years, and now we got another 4 years with him.
Yes, I like that too :) But on the other hand I think some of them leave things unsaid what would be interesting, just not to offend others or not kick in, that's sad.
The Prime Minister of Canada is not really the equivalent of the President of the USA. The President is the head of state of the USA. The head of state of Canada is Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of Canada.
@@orbispictus6127 Also Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and the UK (of course).
Actually, the correct answer to the second question would be: Canada has no president because it's a monarchy. And the monarch is Elizabeth II, represented by a General Governor. The Prime Minister, however, isn't the head of state, only the head of government. And since Canada has a parliamentary system rather than a presidential, the Prime Minister is more important than the head of state.
There's no king because the Canadian head of state is Queen Elizabeth II. Canada is technically a monarchy that shares the head of state with a number of former British colonies. The Queen's representative in Canada is the Governor-General, and there are a handful of hereditary peers who are Canadian citizens, but, like the monarch, it's purely ceremonial without any actual power. Like, at all.
Not true. Maybe where you grew up. They taught it in my public school and those around my community. Stop generalizing our large country. You know we don't all get the same education.
That's fine. I would expect you to know the US then. I knew a guy in NY, who couldn't pick out Utah on a map of the US. That I thought would've been taught.
@@olliefoxx7165 I’d like to say that, I understand your point but, I would like to say, in Canada we are educated about Canada and the US in school so it’s odd that you aren’t. Actually not really odd-
@@Lampchuanungang It's funny you call Americans "yankees" because that word is also used in the US to refer to people from New York or the northern states.
2:02 Suggesting a monarch is not _completely_ off. Indeed, the Prime Minister (incumbent Justin Trudeau) is Head of Government, but the Head of State is HM Queen Elizabeth II (who is also Queen of Canada). She is represented in Canada by a Governor-General (incumbent holder is Mary Simon).
Another fun video, and I definitely learned new stuff about Canada. My first question for Sydney would be where is she from in Canada? In my travels to Canada there are some places like Toronto or Vancouver where Americans would fit in easily. But if you are visiting Montreal it really helps if you know French from what I've seen. So it's good to know where people are from in Canada. I didn't know that you had to be bilingual to work for the government, but it makes sense. I actually thought that there were more than 38 million people in Canada because it is so big. it's unusual that Canada is only recently independent from GB, but still part of the British commonwealth. I knew how the Canadian flag looked, but I would also struggle drawing a good looking maple leaf.
It's best to be bilingual in Canada except if you work for Air Canada, then it's not necessary to speak French, apparently, even if your last name is Rousseau.
@@pamlatimer4950 Good for you. People from France can't understand people from Quebec, so, French in Canada is considered to be Old French by the French and is 300 years old. More accurately Canadian French is Quebecois
Successful people don't become that way overnight .most people you see as a glance-wealth, a great career, purpose-is the result of hard work and hustle over time. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life..
I can tell the disappointment of the Canadian girl lol but Wow I’m surprised that an American doesn’t know anything about his neighboring country! Even I knew all the questions and I'm from Mexico 😂 which is far away from Canada
It is pretty disappointing, and it is not like Christina is an idiot. We Americans need to get some fundamental geographic knowledge down or we will justify the negative stereotypes.
Oh man, this was quite embarrassing 😅 Realizing that I forgot a lot about my neighboring country being away for so long 😭 Thanks Sydney for helping me out! -Christina 🇺🇸
What should I do so that I can marry you?🤔
Not that bad. There's always next time. You remembered their national animal was the beaver. I had no idea. I would have guessed moose... 🤣
Christina, you look absolutely stunning in every videos.
Christina you're so beautiful 😭
It's okay tho. Im indonesian, and im still having lack common information about my neighbour countries in my head :(
I bet the Canadian girl would get 80% right with the US quiz
Cuz more people care about the US than Canada 😜
Well of course because it’s more well known. That’s literally how knowledge works. Just like more ppl would know the cast of friends than east enders or towie, because friends reached a global audience
Imagine if it's UK 🇬🇧
@@gonzalezm244 that's a weird way of saying Americans don't care about other countries
@@TheDSasterX
Lol, unfortunately, what you’re saying isn’t that untrue actually
This channel has helped me a lot about languages and countrys , oh and by the way , Canada is my favorite country of American Continent 🇨🇦
@@IELTSExpert1 irrelevent country, people go there to sleep
@@blicey9014 what?
@@blicey9014 ? You obviously know little about it.
As a Canadian, I do wish Americans learned more about us. I live in B.C., and heard from a friend that someone just over the border asked if we live in igloos. Pretty much all of this stuff is fairly basic knowledge here lol
I live in Ottawa and I remember a tourist from B.C. having an existential crisis when walking around Ottawa and realizing that, yes, Canada is a fully bilingual country. Ottawa is bilingual, the federal gov't is bilingual, and Quebec is right across the river. I'm sure to him French seemed totally unnecessary his whole life, so watching him realize it was not just a class he failed in high school was pretty funny.
@@zammmerjammer oh my god that's sad lol. I'm from B.C. and went to a francophone school (even though I'm not French, long story). I apologise on their behalf, that's just hilarious 🤣🤣
The 🐁 living next to an 🐘 knows exactly what they are doing. The reverse is not true.
@@Ozzy_2014 sorry could you explain what you mean lol, I've got a vague idea but I'm so tired my mind is foggy
A lot of Americans don't even want to learn anything about their own country let alone Canada. I live in the US midwest and people on the coasts think we ride around in covered wagons an live in log cabins lol.
always great to see Christina
she is so sweet😀
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It's surprising to see Christina not knowing stuff 😂 but as always it's a fun video. Glad to see the addition of Canada. Hoping to see more collabs with UK and Australia!
The funniest part that she found Canada to have a big population meanwhile USA is the 3rd most populated country who have a roughly 300+ million population lol
Why is it surprising, she's from USA. If she knew anything that would've been surprising
@@MrKuriIIko if you spend a decent amount of time on the internet you tend to know stuff. Also since USA and Canada has cultural and language similarities you're bound to know something about each other. If you see other videos, Christina seems pretty knowledgeable about other countries that's why I said it's surprising. No offense meant it's just my observation.
@@rameeshapadmatilaka7405 You weren't being offensive at all. I was surprised she didn't have more knowledge either. The only one being offensive here is MrKurillko.
@@MrKuriIIko Nice generalization. I'm American and Christina does not represent most of the US education. I knew the answer to almost every question. Don't be ignorant.
Actually, technically the head of State of Canada is Queen Elizabeth II - so that Thankfully it’s not a King comment is eye opening.
The queen is merely ceremonial at this point, no British monarch has any actual power over Canada anymore
@@casualcausalityy True, she’s merely a token figurehead but none the less, still, in a way, a head of state.
We got our independence in 1982, doesn't matter when Trudeau is in the hot seat anyway.
@@daniellysohirka5079 No. We got our independence via the statute of Westminister in 1931. We patriated the constitution (BNA Act) in 1982.
@@lucasnandlal3121 TECHNICALLY and in REALITY, Queen Elizabeth II, Canada's sovereign, IS the head of state. It's in the CONSTITUTION patriated in 1982. The Governor General is her representative and, through the authority devolved, gives royal assent to laws passed by parliament. Every 'educated' Canadian knows this.
Just a note, from an American who lived in Canada for several years: I find it helpful to remember that the maple leaf on the flag has thirteen corners (eleven points and two corners on the stem), which aligns with the ten provinces + three territories. The current leaf dates back to the 1960s, long before Nunavut was its own territory, so this was obviously not an intended symbolism; it's just a happy coincidence.
Close, but it's really 11 points in total. (3 "branches" with 3 points on each plus the 2 on the stem).
@@djholro The main body of the leaf itself has eleven, _without_ the stem. There are the three upward facing "branches" with three points you mention (which is nine), but there are also two additional points on the _underside_ of the leaf. If you then add the stem itself as having two corners, that's thirteen.
I didn't know this thanks.
Bold of you to assume Americans know how many provinces/territories Canada has. But I suppose 13 is pretty easy to remember anyway, particularly since it's significant in our own history and flag.
wow this is so interesting! thnx for sharing
Christina saying "It's all coming back to me" at 6:41 without realizing that she basically said the title of one of Celine Dion's most famous songs (It's All Coming Back to Me Now)!
Do you have a king?
No, thankfully not.
Her Majesty the Queen: *nods approvingly*
We have a prime minister.
Her Majesty: Oh, it’s just a head of government thing. Then carry on …
Exactly. Head of state is technically the Queen, or her representative, the Governor General. My fellow Canuck Sydney seems to be forgetting our constitutional monarchy
I'm surprised the American didn't relate Canada with the Queen. Didn't she know the American was independent from the Brits?
@@taotao98103 Don't put too much faith in the US educational system, mate. Its biggest priorities these days is mask indoctrination and who uses which dunny. 😄😂
@@danielvanr.8681 Mask indoctrination isn't a thing. It's called keeping children safe from Covid. With a mask. :)
@@danielvanr.8681 It's not always the education system. It's your own will to learn, even outside of school. Sadly, not many people have that.
"What's the capital of Canada?"
"Is it Quebec?"
no hun, Quebec is a province, unless you’re referring to Quebec City (yes that's the full name) which is quite far from Ottawa.
I mean, it’s okay to just say Québec in a context that we know we are talking about cities. I’m never saying Québec Ville when I’m talking about the city
@@S0otitan13 Depends on the context, but generally we say Quebec City to avoid confusion. Ik in french, ppl will simply say “J’men vais à Québec”, but that’s not the case in english. Note the difference between “J’men vais À Québec” (city) vs. “ J’men vais AU Québec” ( province). This distinction does not exist in English, hence why ppl will say Quebec City.
No. Actually, the true name (the French name) of the city is Québec.
@@SuperMatyoO Both are correct. Ville de Québec is the "forme longue", and even the city's official webpage uses it.
@@noopynoob7894 every city has the long form lmao, Ville de Montréal, Ville de Vancouver, Ville de Halifax ...
At first I thought why cant you draw your neighbours flag. It's only one country to the north. Then I thought about how the Danish flag looks like and I couldnt get a picture in my head at all.
Lol😹😹
Imagine Being Neighbours to Bhutan and Sri Lanka. 😂😂😂
C'mon, Denmark has one of the easiest flags in the world to remember as it is both simple in design and difficult to accidentally reverse the colours.
Yeah; but it shares the geometry with its Scandinavian neighbors, so unless you know the significance of the colors to each nation you could understandably confuse them.
@@wgrandbois Yeah, the Nordic countries are some of the easiest in the world. Denmark: Red background, white cross, not centered
The national bird is the eagle. the American bison recently became the United States' first national mammal (animal)
We deserve more videos of Sydney 😍..damn
Apparently I’m unusual as I would have easily been able to answer all these questions. But I’ve also been to Canada before and have taken an interest in my neighbor.
I am from Serbia. I knew them all. Your schools suck
@@2dimitropolis370 Well, that is a very big generalization. The schools in my state are constantly rated the best in the country. While many of the schools in the USA are substandard not all of them are. And thanks for your nasty comment.
Always fascinated by Canada's national anthem. Such an interesting anthem that incorporate 2 different languages into an anthem.
🇬🇧🇫🇷
Wow, I didn't even know the Canadian anthem wasn't just English. I only knew of the Belgian one being 3 languages and the South African being like 4 or 5 languages.
Calixa Lavallée was a well-achieved composer!
Actually the OG version of the national anthem is in French
Who thought Canada's anthem is simply God Save the Queen like me?
I'm from Barbados and I knew all these!!
Same, I'm from Germany and I knew all of these answers. That's basic knowledge and I've never even been anywhere close to Canada...
@@Nutzername92a want a cookie, if they chose someone asian from the US, they slammin any EU person in geo easily
I feel like Canadians know more about the US than Americans know about Canada
That’s generally true but to a large extent that has to do with Canadians having nearly as much exposure to American mass media as Americans do and the fact that most of our population lives within a few hours drive of the border. It’s hard not to know something about the US when you get as bombarded by American media as we do. We also share a broader North American base culture and honestly, even French Canadians like myself have more in common with Americans than even Brits do. Quebec is next door to New England after all and the rural areas near the border look pretty similar aside from the language thing. All that being said, it isn’t uncommon for Canadians to rely a bit too much on stereotypes regarding the US, especially the regions further from where we live.
replace Canada with "any country in the world", and your statement would be correct
@@jFrenetic you are surprisingly correct
Most Canadians live within spitting distance of the US.
@@rich7447 And on heck of a lot of Americans live within spitting distance of Canada, what's your point?
It was really amazing. Great work both of you
Toronto is the capitol of the province of Ontario. Justin Trudeau's father was a previous PM. There are several dialects of French across Canada. Our national animal is an oversized hard working rodent. Canada has the longest total coastline in the world. Canada's first flag was known as the red ensign. It had the union jack in the top left corner and the country's coat of arms in the middle.
Canda is such a lovely country 🇨🇦❤❤ wish I could visit it soon
Facts
My brother lives there and let's just say ... Careful what you wish for.
@@ronmizerak9516 I live in Canada and I really love it. It's a beautiful country.
@@maryaetayeb5143 All countries have beauty and ugliness. The question is whether the good points outweigh the bad in n your opinion and what you can tolerate (for example, I used to think I wanted to live in Australia, and now you couldn't pay me to live there).
I am glad you like it there in Canada. Depending where in Canada you are would make a huge difference I suppose, just as in the US.
Seeing Christina in brown hair threw me off for a sec, but it suits her really well! And I would also struggle to draw a good maple leaf from memory.
@2:03 Well Sydney was incorrect here, Canada does have a Queen and she's Elizabeth II
Who is not a king… although I suppose I'm assuming her gender.
@@wgrandbois No, but Queen Elizabeth II has one 'male' title: Duke of Normandy, which makes her the sovereign of the Channel Islands.
Maybe the Canadian girl has forgotten that Elizabeth II is the Queen of Canada too.
Not the king.
She did not. The question was not about that. And monarchy is mostly Symbolink
I read somewhere that only about 25% of Americans have a passport. In Canada it is like 75%. Bottom line is we travel the world and too many Americans just travel the U.S. so you don't get the same amount of knowledge.
You don't necessarily need to be able to speak French and English to work for the government of Canada. Depends very much on the position.
Yes you do
@@personincognito3989 Sorry. You are very wrong.
@@kontiuka what government jobs do you not have to be bilingual?
@@personincognito3989 Many non-managerial positions do not require bilingualism. I have worked for the government for over 20 years and do not speak French.
@@kontiuka I guess depends on your position then
They both were very funny in a good way. Love the video
Here’s our current population and it’s distribution across the provinces and territories (as of Dec 21, 2022)
Canada: 39,371,859
Newfoundland and Labrador: 528,826
Prince Edward Island: 172,846
Nova Scotia: 1,033,620
New Brunswick: 822,909
Québec: 8,757,894
Ontario: 15,297,644
Manitoba: 1,423,128
Saskatchewan: 1,207,598
Alberta: 4,622,901
British Columbia: 5,374,313
Yukon: 43,972
Northwest Territories: 45,590
Nunavut: 40,615
So basically over half the country is distributed in the Southern halves of AB, BC, ON and QC.
So, Americans, next time you ask us if we “know your cousin in Toronto”… no. We probably don’t (but hey, we’re smaller in population than the state of California, USA, so maybe we do know them, eh? 🤣
Adorable christina 🥰
Both beautiful young ladies. Love the way they're dressed ❤️. I had a crush on Christina.
Not Bad Sidney's French accent. 🇨🇦
Watching from 🇫🇷
Christina looks super chill, too beautiful and intelligent.
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I will say that she probably did (slightly) below average to what I'd expect from the average educated American to know about Canada. Especially with the flag. Yikes. But none of this information is stuff that Americans are exposed to on a regular basis. We learn all aboot Canada in middle school. But, like the quadratic formula, it's information that's promptly forgotten unless you have a reason to remember it.
Hehe, sadly even though I have many Canadian relatives and grew up in Detroit (which is kinda half-Canadian), I had no clue what the population of Canada was nor what the national animal was. I am ashamed!
I'm the first American in my family. Sometimes I like to tell the story of how my family came north across the border...
at Detroit.
Technically saying Canada has a monarch instead of President is more correct than saying prime minister.
The Head of State is never mentioned in the news, like the PM and Premiers are.
No, it is not correct
I love those videos
Poutine. When I was in elementary school, in Texas in the late 1990's and early 2000's, there was a popular lunch side dish on the lunch line which was french fries with biscuit and gravy (also see chicken fried steak) gravy ladled over it. For the longest time I though that that was poutine.
She missed the Cheese Curds
I'm thrilled to see Canadian.
It's so frustrating that I'm an American and I knew all of these...Up ur game..
Yeah. Same for me. We should know these things about Canada, of all countries, because they are such close allies and are located right next to us.
This Christine person is pretty clueless about almost everything in all of the videos she's in.
How this unexpectedly became my favorite show of 2021 🤩
Sydney is so funny, bring her back. ✨💖
20 minutes from the border here and I've legit seen Americans driving through with snowmobiles on trailers in August. Can't make it up.
@@lucasnandlal3121 no I'm not joking. Used to work at a timhortans off the highway 20 minutes from the border. All kinds of people come through there.
@@lucasnandlal3121 in August? Yes we snow year round. And we all live in igloos.
I wasn't expecting perfection, but that was worse than I expected for her. However, it is what I expect of the majority of Americans. Why can't one of these videos finally give us an American that knows basic things about the world?
Syndey's French is precious. Both these women are wonderful
As a Canadian, I love this.
When Sydney start to speak french, and you see "Sounds like a native speaker".
Well for a native french speaker it only "Sounds like" 😁
But I know it's hard to speak fluently, if you don't speak it every day.
Hurry up and separate. We’re tired of it.
I'm American and knew these Canadian facts.
Woo! Got everything right! Though definitely surprised in myself that I got the prime minister right. But I did also think about the queen which I'm surprised neither of them mentioned. 🤔
0:47 poutine is actually really popular where I'm from as well in the States. But we call it Disco Fries
I've always struggled to draw the maple leaf on the Canadian flag because... it's not an easy leaf to draw hahaha
A shining example of the US education system.
The US education system is great, its the people who choose not to learn
Bro we don't Learn about Canada here wtf🤣🤣🤣
I mean, American schools vary greatly in quality depending on the neighborhood. Some schools are trash while others have more funding and are capable of having better curriculums.
In the past, Toronto was twice the capital of the united Province of Canada: first from 1849 to 1852. But every since after 1852 Ottawa has been the capital of Canada.
National animal of Canada is the beaver in 1975 and the Canadian horse in 2002, not just the beaver.
The American girl gave it a good try.
I scored 100%! Awesome!
The Canadian equivalent of president (head of state) is the monarchy, currently Queen Elizabeth II. Prime Minister is only head of government. The US is the exception to the rule that presidents hold only 1 office: that of head of state.
The majority of republics have a separation between head of state & head of government, just like with all constitutional monarchies because it avoids having 1 person with too much power, as was the case in Germany in the 1930s & 40s, & with France in the early 1800s. In the US, with lacking the division of power at the top, runs into undemocratic issues; namely, with how many vetos some US presidents use & often abuse: something simply a non-issue with constitutional monarchies & with democratic republics with a division of power. This issue with the US executive authority is one of the main reasons the US often ranks low in democratic development compared to other westernized democracies, & ranks high in government abuse of power, with minimal accountability.
your gonna confuse people.....too much education
Feels like americans don't teach geography in schools at all, I as a european know the capital of every country in europe and many others
I can confirm they do not and our education system is a complete mess which is part of the reason why I’m moving Germany
Quite right. And I am very surprised that Christina does not know the general facts about the neighboring country.
Im from UK and we are not geography literate, people even struggle with the countries in the UK. But UK is america in europe
Geography is most definitely taught. In the US you seem to have 2 different types of people after schooling is finished. Those who remember what they were taught, and those who never paid attention then blame the system. Seems Andrew may be the latter. Although the problem really lies on the teachers. Relying on a printed booklet for students to read rather than teaching themselves. Then they pass students who shouldn't be passed. The information is there. It's taught. But it's up to you as the student to engage with it.
If they had someone that lived on the border they would've gotten better answers.
Actually she was almost right when saying Canada has a king instead of a president. President being head of state in USA, the Queen (or General Governor) has the same rank, not the prime minister.
Oh my gosh, i've really loved your french accent Sydney , trés adorable :)
Don’t worry 🇨🇦 some of us know a few more answers about Canada. I do t think school teaches as much, but if you are wanting to learn you’ll get it better lol.
does the population of Canada count the polar bears and mooses? there's probably a few millions of those too 😜. My favorite Canadian is Forestry Forest!
Given what climate change is doing to the polar bears, I don't think they count for a whole lot. Moose aren't exactly populous either. It's just people... And the geese. The geese once held the queen hostage and forced us to grant them citizenship, so there's that
No it's our shit prime minister bringing in hundreds of thousands of refugees every year since took office. Also racking up our debt since the Harper administration by $300 Billion in 5 years, and now we got another 4 years with him.
Americans amaze me sometimes 😂
You can actually hear the disappointment tone in her "I like the fire" 😂
Kind of disappointed to see Christina be so lacking in knowledge about our northern neighbor. I had no trouble at all with any of these.
Hi from Germany. Sorry, I knew the answers.
Nice to hear sydney didn't hide some of her accent as a canadian 😊
Wow these people are great choices for a program about geographic and demographic information.
I’m not surprised because most of Americans they don’t know many stuff even their own country
When she said it's all coming back to me, I was waiting for the Celine Dion reference! She's the Queen of Canada right? Elizabeth who?
If Americans grew up watching Canadian TV as we did watching American TV she would have got all the questions right.
Both ladies seem nice. My heart is with Sydney.
Umm.... Sydney, our head of state IS technically the Queen, or her representative, the Governor General. Tsk, tsk.
I love how everyone on this channel is so respectful towards each other❤️
Yes, I like that too :)
But on the other hand I think some of them leave things unsaid what would be interesting, just not to offend others or not kick in, that's sad.
Hello everyone Nice to watching
Even the Canadian mispronounced poutine, In Quebec we pronounce it poo-tsin
Uhhhh... "Is it a King?" "No thankfully...it's a Prime Minister" No, but Canada *does* have a Queen!
The Prime Minister of Canada is not really the equivalent of the President of the USA. The President is the head of state of the USA. The head of state of Canada is Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of Canada.
and Australia.
@@orbispictus6127 Also Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and the UK (of course).
Come on, she has no power
@@Shiliitexx she is the head of country, not the head of government (that is the prime minister).
Commonwealth
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I love these do more
Actually, the correct answer to the second question would be: Canada has no president because it's a monarchy. And the monarch is Elizabeth II, represented by a General Governor. The Prime Minister, however, isn't the head of state, only the head of government. And since Canada has a parliamentary system rather than a presidential, the Prime Minister is more important than the head of state.
Governor General
I thought the same :)
1:06 Americans answer baics questions about Canada.
What is "baics"?
There's no king because the Canadian head of state is Queen Elizabeth II. Canada is technically a monarchy that shares the head of state with a number of former British colonies. The Queen's representative in Canada is the Governor-General, and there are a handful of hereditary peers who are Canadian citizens, but, like the monarch, it's purely ceremonial without any actual power. Like, at all.
Wow, very fun video. Pop quiz for Christina: how do we spell "neighbors" in Canada?
...and in the rest of the English speaking world as well.
The U.S. public schools don’t really teach anything Canadian so I would’ve probably struggled with this as well
Shocked but somehow not surprised.
@@orbispictus6127 yeah now that I think about it, they really don’t
Not true. Maybe where you grew up. They taught it in my public school and those around my community. Stop generalizing our large country. You know we don't all get the same education.
That's fine. I would expect you to know the US then. I knew a guy in NY, who couldn't pick out Utah on a map of the US. That I thought would've been taught.
This went about as well as I expected. Pretty average for an American, although she didn't ask about igloos, so that's nice
igloos are more an Alaska stereotype
@@Jzombi301 You'd be surprised lol
Wow Sydney is so cute😍
Oh finally a canadian in the channel hahaha it's the American for most of the time.
Christina
Why?
Why always beautiful?
Why?
Love you ❤️
Can we now have Sydney answer questions about the USA?
She probably would have no problem doing that.
I like your content.
Canada also has the longest coast line in the world.
My fellow Americans, we have to do better than this! Canada is our neighbor, and most of us don't know the capital or much of anything about it 😔
We need to educate our people more about our own country first.
@@olliefoxx7165 I’d like to say that, I understand your point but, I would like to say, in Canada we are educated about Canada and the US in school so it’s odd that you aren’t. Actually not really odd-
Yankees fallen in educational teeaching, yey that's the reality....real wooorrllllddd...☢🔅🔆☢
@@Lampchuanungang It's funny you call Americans "yankees" because that word is also used in the US to refer to people from New York or the northern states.
What
2:02 Suggesting a monarch is not _completely_ off. Indeed, the Prime Minister (incumbent Justin Trudeau) is Head of Government, but the Head of State is HM Queen Elizabeth II (who is also Queen of Canada). She is represented in Canada by a Governor-General (incumbent holder is Mary Simon).
You also can't forget the Lieutenant-Governors for the provinces. They too can represent the crown.
I'm from Kawthoolei and I can answer most of the questions correctly. :)
Canada has a queen. I feel like this was missed.
Another fun video, and I definitely learned new stuff about Canada. My first question for Sydney would be where is she from in Canada? In my travels to Canada there are some places like Toronto or Vancouver where Americans would fit in easily. But if you are visiting Montreal it really helps if you know French from what I've seen. So it's good to know where people are from in Canada. I didn't know that you had to be bilingual to work for the government, but it makes sense. I actually thought that there were more than 38 million people in Canada because it is so big. it's unusual that Canada is only recently independent from GB, but still part of the British commonwealth. I knew how the Canadian flag looked, but I would also struggle drawing a good looking maple leaf.
It's best to be bilingual in Canada except if you work for Air Canada, then it's not necessary to speak French, apparently, even if your last name is Rousseau.
@@francelaferriere6106 funny I have often heard French on Air Canada . West jet not so much
I worked for all levels of government for over 25 years. I do NOT speak french.
I thought it was odd that after being asked where in the U.S. she was from, Christina didn't ask the same back.
@@pamlatimer4950
Good for you. People from France can't understand people from Quebec, so, French in Canada is considered to be Old French by the French and is 300 years old.
More accurately Canadian French is Quebecois
Sorry. Where is my UK (Lauren) and Australia (Grace) trio collab? :(
Toronto is the capital of the Province of Ontario, although Ottawa is the capital of Canada and it is also in Ontario.
What was the music?
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I can tell the disappointment of the Canadian girl lol but Wow I’m surprised that an American doesn’t know anything about his neighboring country! Even I knew all the questions and I'm from Mexico 😂 which is far away from Canada
It is pretty disappointing, and it is not like Christina is an idiot. We Americans need to get some fundamental geographic knowledge down or we will justify the negative stereotypes.
nah she doesnt rep everyone in america, asians from america are prob better than most people in the world at geoagraphy
I knew all the anwsers even if I am French 😂 All those are easy questions, even the population one I guessed 40 millions which is surprisingly close.
It is because you are Mexican. You still go to school there.
I don't have issues with the maple leaf, 3 points with 3 points.
i love Canadá!.. Saludos desde Argentina.