Why Canadians Hate American Tourists
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- What are some things that tourists do that upset Canadians? Well there are not a lot of things that tourists do that upset the locals in Canada, but a few things will set them off. From comparing them to their neighbors to the South or making fun of hockey there are some things you should know before you visit Canada so you keep from saying sorry to everyone in Canada.
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Line culture SHOULD be a thing everywhere. Its the sign of a civilized society
Exactly. Where in the world is it acceptable to jump the line?
@@billfrench1069 italy
Expecting Americans to be respectful? That's pretty funny...
@@billfrench1069 Mexico, Philippines
@@hydeksyall just stirring up 💩!
Canadian here… another great video. Don’t worry about offending us, just be a little more formal with your politeness just like your grandmother would want, and you’ll be fine. 😀🇨🇦
I wouldn't dream of offending. I've been lucky enough to visit several times, and plan to get back in the future. We had a St. Lawrence River Cruise out of Montreal, stopping at Quebec and Sydney NS. Had a business trip to Toronto once to visit Nelvana. And took the family to Niagara Falls. Sydney was a wonderful surprise. Rough water kept us out of PEI, which was on the route. So the cruise company made last minute changes to visit Sydney and Louisburg. The locals weren't used to a full ship at the time and came together to welcome us - including home made sandwiches at a school auditorium. Everyone loved it so much that it got added to the regular itinerary. Recently saw Come From Away, and the hospitality they demonstrated on 9/11 was right in line with what we saw in Sydney. One of the most big-hearted locations on Earth.
I am amazed that this video has to be made. Why would anyone travel to Canada to debate healthcare? Isn't that what the Internet is for 😮. It is always helpful to know the local cultural norms on tipping. The rest of these things are common sense, so if you find any of this useful beyond tipping you may possibly want to reconsider International travel in general.
A thing in Toronto: barking "skyooze" excuse- as a single sylable. Locals do this often. If you hear this from behind you stand one step to the right. SkyooZe is Canadian for Make a Hole, one side, Get out the way 😎☕💋
The dictation is so clear!
@@KH-nr2futhe guy in the video is a trouble maker. Unbelievable
Haha as a Canadian, I think the things that bother me would be line jumping, unkind people in general & anyone who litters.
Agreed. I hater dirty people that litter the streets and building- lock them up!
ok but that is not an american only thing. you know that, right?
Sorry but as a Canadian, I think tipping has gotten ridiculous there especially in Toronto. Having said that, I am not opposed to tipping but for me the tip should reflect the quality of service you received, as it was designed for. The problem is that the mentality is that you need to tip no matter what, which I will never accept. Sorry eh! lol
So true. I don't mind tipping in a setting where someone is preparing my food or drink but someone who works in a liquor store asking me for a tip really grates my cheese.
@@kartofle123 I agree with that 100%
Employees deserve a fair wage. Why the hell am I paying them if they have a job.
@@ciel1083 That's the whole issue. Too many employers aren't paying a living wage and are expecting us to subsidize their workers so that they can stick more cash in their own pockets. Until that business model vanishes we won't see any improvement.
@@kartofle123 exactly, I'll happily tip my wait if they're paid a fair wage.
All very true! And I totally agree on saying "sorry". My American friends think it's strange that we apologize a lot, but it really is a politeness thing up here!
I think it's a sign of weakness not politeness. Any time someone apologizes to me I always say " don't apologize".
@@kartofle123 what if they had accidentally chopped your arm off with a chain saw would you say the same thing?
@@hazy33 Yes I would as long as it was accidental.
Someone who is polite is weak? I have to ask. Are you Canadian or American?
@@KH-nr2fu Rhetorical question, I think....
I'm Canadian and I Ioved this video - a big laundry list of don'ts, so true! hahahah
You know as a Canadian not much of this except maybe jumping the line would rile me up. I am a pretty open person and wouldn't have a problem to talk about Quebec or health care. I would say that while Canadians are polite I am not sure we are outwardly friendly these days. Downtown is busy like every US city and people are kind of in their own world. We will talk to you if you ask us a question and be happy to help but we generally leave people to themselves unless they need something, like scandanavia and Denmark. I would say the touchiest topic right now is the left vs right topics that are so nuanced they require a lot of time to talk through and never really resolve on a happy foot, maybe something to avoid unless you know the folks you are talking with and actually want to get into a deep and complicated topic.
As another Canadian, I totally agree with you. We are polite, not nice. And it is a politeness that actually is a form of passive aggression. We don't want anyone to hate us so we bite our tongue. Which is an impulse from self interest.
@@dt6822I think you're confusing us with the Brits. We are generally nice people as well as polite.
@@RetroDiver The ones from other than Vancouver and Toronto, maybe. 😜 I'm also Canadian
@@dt6822 everyone hates each other in Toronto
@@RetroDiver In Van too.
One big one you didn't mention is currency, a lot of my friends working in touristy areas often have Americans trying to use American currency here, and it's so painful
What is painful about that? I thought the US dollars is higher? Just take it and do not give back change😅
@@ew374 And the opposite.......As a Canadian living in the US for the past 50+ years I used to be so embarrassed by Canadians in grocery stores and other places who thought they shouldn't have to pay the actual US dollar amount listed on items because their dollar was worth less.
Dumb things I have heard Americans say over the years . . .
- (In Holt Renfrew) "Sixty-five dollars? Is that in American dollars or Canadian dollars"?
- (In Quebec) "Why are you speaking French to each other when you both know how to speak English"?
- (A New Yorker calling a hotel in Toronto) "What's going on up there for the Fourth of July?
- (An American arriving at Canadian customs) "What's this? I'm leaving the United States, not going into it."
I have had the pleasure of meeting canadians tourist while traveling myself and I always been impressed by their kindness and well manner ways.
J.aime beaucoup le Canada! I’ve been all over Canada and feel proud to have visited so much…thank you for a wonderful episode…please have more Canadian content…just found out about your channel from a dear friend…Off again explorers!
Great video, Mark! On point.
Thank you my favorite Canadian fellow traveler!
Great videos by the way. Love following you.
In the USA tipping is normal and line jumping is not. I think the main thing for Americans visiting Canada is to remember not to take your pistol. As for the Canadian flag patch on the backpack, it really does serve a purpose. A lot of people outside North America can't tell the difference between an American accent and a Canadian accent, and this sends a signal, "At least we're not Americans." That can ease the first impression a bit.
Yeah. Well i think ya'll should be nice to each other regardless because when the communist try to bully or take over all resources from🍁, the USA 🇺🇸 is the only one that will be helping out.
STOP THE FUSS AND FIGHT.
Idk if these are specific to Canada. Don’t cut the line anywhere, that’s improper.
Not true. There are other countries where the locals have no concept of queueing. In China I was waiting for the toilet when a local guy just cut me off. When he came out, he was puzzled by my annoyance. In India, I was queuing for my turn when my guide admonished me “Sir, this is India!” 😂
@@CalvinK300 lol I can believe it. I should have been more specific, I meant in North America. I’m in USA and have been all over Canada and Mexico and that’s just a no no lol
Canada is more of a Cultural mosaic than a melting pot. overall a good video, keep up the good work . enjoy watching your video.
Stop spreading nonsense. There is no cultural mosaic in this country, it's just a bunch of self serving communities that pretend too co exist. Go to Richmond BC and see all the Chinese that refuse to speak English or want to have anything to do with the locals.
Canadians love American tourists since they are next door neighbors.
USA and Canada share the longest land border in the world
Nova Scotia and Quebec have great beer. there is also a really good whiskey distillery in Nova Scotia.
good point everyone like a polite tourist no matter where in the world..
FYI: We don’t say aboot up here
When I attend hockey games against Canadian teams, I always sing the Canadian national anthem along with my own in the US
As a Canadian, I complain about the cold all the time lol. As do most people I know. Also, not afraid to say I hate hockey... sorry! But queue jumping? Yes, that's unacceptable!
Great video
That Lavat beer is so good.
I'm an American and went to Quebec City as well as Toronto last year in September. I did none of these, hence I'm a good tourist ;)
I'm from Toronto and I think poutine is disgusting! Not afraid to tell anyone, either. Not sorry about that. Regarding saying "sorry" all the time, I was in London talking to a guy in a pub. He asked why do Canadians say sorry a lot. I said, "Sorry, but I ain't gonna fuckin tell ya!" He cracked up laughing and shook my hand.
Canadian Accent: it is both Regional & Fluid. Great vidi. 😎☕💋
I've heard plenty of Canadians complaining about the new ownership of Tim Horton, so I don't think many would get mad at you for agreeing. And many argued that although Tim Horton is everywhere and it's convenient, it's not that great anyway.
Agreed, we are Canadian and we can't stand it. The coffee is not good at all and their food options are bad. It's a prairies and east coast thing maybe. In Vancouver it's popular but nothing like the east.
As a Canadian Tim Horton's indeed is not the same and not for the better.
I would also include chewing with your mouth open, and slurping your food (loud slurping in particular). It may be normal to do in other countries but it's impolite in Canada.
Yes
Wit the accent thingy 'wat if your an aussie n you can't tell the difference between American n Canadian lol because we can't i no that much n i don't think Europeans can tell the difference between an Canadian accent n an American accent n im thinking its only the Canadians n American's who cant tell each other apart when it comes to accents my friend..
They don’t have an “accent” tbh. It’s only certain words with the Ou sound like house, about, etc. but that’s really only Ontario. PS: from Texas far away. Been all over Canada lol
Probably true. Just like North Americans usually can't tell the difference between an Aussie and Kiwi accent.
@@terryomalley1974 FALSE! I absolutely can and I’m from Texas. Y’all don’t sound the same at all to me lol.
@@cjthompson420 incorrect, it's across Canada for anyone instructed in a Canadian primary school in the last... forever. And there is an accent, every single country has a developed accent. We sound as strange to an English person as they do to us. If you had 100 people read a specific sentence split between Canadian and Americans, most people could tell the Americans quite easily.
@@JayandSarah whatever you say lol.
Canadians obsess over all things American.
Americans think Canada is a suburb of Minneapolis.
Also be careful about calling Quebecois people"Canadian". It might be true, but many still aren't very happy about it. And it's not well known abroad, but not all french speaking Canadians are from Quebec. (Every province has their own community, albeit quite small, with their own dialect).
They hate being called Canadian but are only too happy to take billions of tax dollars from Ottawa every year. Hypocrites par excellence.
Just a clarification: Ontario and New Brunswick have large numbers of francophones. French is an official language in NB and an official language in ON schools and courts.
@@johnfitzgerald7618 No! It not
@@fuckyourselfyoutube Why do you say that? Why do you think Ontario laws are bilingual?
Sorry it’s not an official language in schools in Ontario. You would be hard pressed to find a French College. Not sure we even have one in Toronto. Maybe up North. In Toronto very few French speaking schools because there is not a demand for it. We have 6.5 million people in the GTA, 52 % are immigrants and very few French schools. Same in Vancouver. Yes we have both English and French signage, but in the rest of Canada very few people outside of Quebec, parts of Eastern Canada and small pockets up North and in Manitoba but the majority are Anglophones who do not speak French.
Love your videos. As a long time resident who has interacted with lots of American clients and tourists, I would say - one more thing Americans should realise is that Canada has metric system, and younger Canadians (gen-X and younger) are more used to metric units. So don't talk about 90 degree temperature and sixty miles or hundred yards or ten ounces. Do a mental math to figure out equivalent metric conversations.
Man I was in Detroit, & met 3 Canadians at my sisters wedding, & we talked for hours. I wouldn'tve even known, I mean I was shocked, just dumbfounded when they said they were Canadian. Omw, I seriously didn’t know 😆
I always root for the Canadian hockey teams since they have lower payrolls for their teams generally but they generate a great number of the best hockey players so they are very deserving. I like to see happy Canadians and so I'll be rooting for the Maple Leafs in the tournament.
That said, I don't have home team for the NHL. I'll root for Tampa sometimes since family is there and they are the only team I've seen recently (in the last 20 years)
They don't have lower payrolls. Stick to facts. Sorry.
I welcome American tourists any day. Come on over!
as a canadian all of this checks out haha
Hi Mark, welcome you and any one in Canada. I believe Canadian don't heat anyone, but they want to treat them with respect.
Yes, bless Canada and Canadians.
Torontonian here... Tip if you want. Servers get at least minimum wage. Stick to 10-15% if you tip
Partly about the 'melting pot' is that we're not a 'melting pot'. We're a mosaic. We don't all want to be a stew, we'd rather have the beauty of a stained glass window.
Timmy Ho’s
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as a canadian i will say that tipping culture is allot like american tipping. allot of us hate tipping and want it gone others embrace it. if you would tip in america you would tip in canada.
Hi from Toronto!! Another great video!
It's like when people think I'm British. Although on holiday in Spain I was buying a bag and my friend speaks a bit of Irish and English and when the seller heard her he couldn't wait to talk to us in Irish and I got the bag half price 😂. The Irish seem to be similiar to Canadians with the sorry and politeness.
Just like your last video on visiting Canada, this one is also riddled with stereotypes. For example, very few of us get riled up about Timmies, the cold, poutine, beer, or hockey (except maybe about favourite teams and which one is the best).
Queue jumping, though, seriously does irritate most people, as do other bad manners.
If you are actually concerned about not pissing off Canadians, just remember that - and act like - you're a guest in someone else's home.
Trust me it gets us riled up south of your border too! Disliking @$$holes isn't a trait exclusive to Canada.
Also traffic is horrible and for a big city like this has one of the worst public transit system in the world.
Canadians often describe their country as a "mosaic" rather than a "melting pot."
In my experience, living close to Toronto, the ones that complain the most about the weather are the locals 😅
Culturally, the way Canada differs from the USA, is that although the USA is considered a melting pot, Canada is considered a mosaic, culturally.
I'm cool with any of these, I wouldnt get mad
Not from US or Canada, but when I visited Canada, I had Tim Hortons, I loved it!!!! There was one particular cookie that I love so much.
Glad you liked Tims but it really is sh*t. It's all made in a processing plant and shipped frozen all over the country. Nothing Canadian or good about it.
Calling Canada the 51st state is equivalent to calling Japan and South Korea the same country just because they look somewhat similar and have land next to each other. They’re completely separate nations, it’s rude.
They also have FREEDOM OF SPEECH. seems that is LOST up north!!!
I am Scottish, we say sorry constantly. We are very polite and incredibly friendly, especially Glasweagians 🥰
About 25% of Canadians have Scottish ancestry (myself included) so we are definitely the most Scottish country outside of Scotland. When I was in Scotland I definitely noticed that I'm more culturally Scottish (dad's side) than Finnish (mom's side) even though my Mom was born in Finland and my Dad was born in Canada.
Saying Canadian beer is good is quite silly as most Canadian macro produced beer( Molson, Labatt) is swill. If you want to taste quality Canadian beer you have to buy micro produced beer that is widely available but might only be distributed regionally.
I’m from the south. We don’t dump on poutine, we’re just surprised we didn’t think of it first.
It’s true, Canada is very large and, although we do have a Canadian identity, a lot of the things that you say are very important just aren’t for some regions. I live about as far west as you can, on Vancouver Island. Poutine was not a thing here until a few years ago although, like you said once we discovered it was heaven in a bowl we were all in. I think the generalization that bothers me the most is that Canada is so cold. Canada has different regions; here our climate is like Seattle. Yep it can get cold (and damp) but it’s way warmer than say Toronto. Also, summers can be very hot, all across southern Canada. Just think about the climate differences in your country and you’ll get the point. (Also, toque is pronounced with a long oo, like room.)
I agree. The "Canada is so cold" thing is really tiresome.
well it is cold everywhere in Canada except in BC especially in the South around Vancouver, evern more Vancouver Island, you have your own little nich climate
I live in the Northeastern U.S, and the Southwest part of Ontario Canada is not much different than the states on East coast U.S aka states north of D.C. However, Canada doesn’t have a climate that is like the Southern U.S.
How about Americans thanking that we say "eh" all the time. I haven't heard that word in 40 years. Or what about Americans who believe that we are jealous of them because they are American and we are not. Or how about Americans who go to Europe and introduce themselves by what city they are from when everyone else introduces themselves by country.. . . "We're from Switzerland." ... "Oh, okay, we're from Atlanta." Ugh... someone stop me.
Tim Hortons is still Canadian. I did not 'change ownership'. The Tim Hortons Knockoffs had to be closed as Elizabeth II was trying to replicate Tim Hortons with her Spirit. Not the same at all. Spirits of God run Tim Hortons as Canadian. Natalie Helferty The Holy Grail.
He lost me at "Tim Horton's is better than Starbucks... I THINK." Starbucks recently just got a new CEO similar to the change of ownership in Tim Horton's. Overall, Starbucks quality of sourced coffee from Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, México, Panamá, Peru and Puerto Rico is incomparable to any other sourced coffee chain in the world. Not to mention the different levels of elevation, and the dedicated workers on the farms to make it all possible. It is indeed a replica of the vastness, choice selection, and variety that Americans have their hands in in literally one cup of coffee... Also, the food they offer is a lot more than Tim Hortons. They offer healthy options like Avocado and toast, and the protein boxes, as well as the not so healthy options similar to the TimBits. The lattes also are not healthy in either corporation, but I feel like Starbucks sugar percentage is much higher in the specialized coffee drinks. The price is much higher than what it used to be, and much higher than some of the menu items on Tim Hortons. It has become a typical "white girl with a MacBook in the lobby" kind of place. Not to say that it isn't welcoming to any other race. That's kind of the stereotype it has gained over the years, which doesn't make sense when it has sources from a vast array of countries that I have mentioned above. Overall, Starbucks hasn't changed much over the years other than more selection. The Starbucks points structure or "earning stars from each purchase " have kind of birthed these other reward programs you see now in almost every business or corp. (probably due to the global inflation phenomenon
"If you are a nice tourist, people will treat you nice everywhere!"
Agreed 100%
Although it's fairly impossible to know every cultural difference or difference in manners when we are in another country, basic manners will take you a long way.
Thank you! I really appreciated your comments. Of course, some of the things you mentioned would not be that offensive but would definitely spark a friendly argument. Then, the thing about imitating the accent, I get it. However, I experienced this issue more when I lived in Arizona for two years when I did my masters degree. People who make fun of how I pronounced some words. They also constantly asked me to sing the national anthem or would make comments about how Canada must be so cold and that they thought we lived in igloos. And then, there were those who were surprised when I said I came from Winnipeg (at that time) because they never heard of it, even though it is the capital city of Manitoba and is one of the larger cities in Canada. So many Americans that I encountered only seemed to know about Vancouver and Toronto. Finally, with regard to the accent again, like the US, we have a variety of accents depending on where you live in the country. There is the Newfoundland accent, the Southern Ontario accent, the prairie accent, the French , accent, the indigenous accent, and others, including the many accents from other countries since Canada is such a culturally diverse country, Anyway, again I must say that I really appreciated this video, as well as all of the other videos you make. I have probably watched most, if not all, of them. You provide such insight and helpful tips. Thank you!
What is the Southern Ontario accent?
My great grandparents lived in Toronto for about 3 years and had two children there in 1900s, they lived on Yonge Street!! They came from York, Yorkshire, England. Wish Queue jumping didnt happen in France they are just so rude there!! Brits dont mine queueing!!
The French don't have time to queue they are too busy kissing every dictators as*
Canadians are amused when Americans think we have winter conditions all year. Most know better, but my wife met a sweating tourist in Vancouver in the middle of summer wearing furs and complaining about how she "thought Canada was cold."
That's amusing, considering parts of Canada are south of some of the northern states
@@RetroDiverNortheast states like New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York state for example are closer to Nunavut than to the Mexican border. And they’re closer to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence than to the Gulf of Mexico.
I liked Canada when i visited. Canada and the US share a lot of culture, and i am always respectful. But to me it seems like any time someone from Canada is asked about the US it resorts to nearly genocidal hatred to their southern neighbors.
I don't blame Canadians for disliking the obnoxious American tourists, but there is so much cultural overlap between the countries that I just don't think it's worth the price of admission to visit knowing I could run into one of these people.
The fastest way to offend a Canadian is to say - I really like you Canadians because you're not much different than Americans 👋
Canadians themselves complain that Tim Horton's isn't like it used to be. As a recent American transplant to Canada, I don't know what the "old" Tim's was like, and it tastes great to me!
Yes, years ago Tim's made most of their donuts in house, now the make them in a factory, freeze them and then reheated at the store. Not the same at all.
They used to make things in the house and had a simple menu. Now it's all over the place. I remember as a kid in the 90s how Tim's had a turning cake display. Yoy could order fresh baked cakes. And they were pretty good.
So you like frozen easy bake food do you? The difference between now and then? Then it was all made I. Store. Now? Frozen garbage, put into an easy bake oven and heated up…
Cdn here. Mark you got every point. Cdns also dont like spitters. Or folks who snort their snot back up their nasal passage like an Olympic sport. Or listening to your phone or watching movies loud w/out headphones. We dont really like people invading our personal space either. And on escalators, stand right - walk left. 😁 We do take pride in diversity and yes, Cda has distinct regions and ea Province and their cities have a diff vibe. We like people who are aware of the world and not insular. Generalization, but true for most part.
Lol I'm not going to lie.. I work for a Canadian company. I find some of them irritating...looking for tips to even the board.
I assure you we feel the same way about you pal
Canadian Canadians or immigrants?
@@codychickadee5095 I’m not your pal, guy.
@@CynthiaNotG The word 'pal' does not mean friend in the way ti was used here, going back to the Eighties and more recent saying 'pal' was verbally aggressive and asking for a 'Glasgow kiss' if said by a Scotsman. Fallen out of favour now but a lot still remember.
@@codychickadee5095 Using the word 'Pal' in your context would have meant you were spoiling for a fight in the UK, at least till a few years back.
Basically he's saying don't be an Ahole. 😊
missed one... telling the Canadians to move a bit father North as we need more parking in the US
Know that the Trailer Park Boys are a national treasure!
Noted
That's one of my favorite shows and I'm from the southern U.S lmaooo
One of the key differences between Canadians and Americans is that Canadians mind their own business and Americans don't. An American will ask you if you are married and if you have children and if you say you are married and don't have kids, they want to know why. Total strangers will ask that. A Canadian will not ask that, or ask what is your "background" meaning what is your religion. Americans will ask that, like its anyones business.
Couple things that get my toque in a knot:
If tourists (or anyone) try to feed wildlife. You are just making them dependent on humans for food and the animal will have to be destroyed. Not doing any favours.
Unrealistic expectations in a road trip. If you are in Toronto/Montreal and want to include a drive to Banff or Vancouver in your trip. This is a super big country! It'll take a while to get there.
Bonus one: It really bugs me if anyone doesn't take the opportunity to make fun of Ontarians for having bags of milk and beer on conveyor belts, lol. They've seen other options, yet still have bags.
Great pointers! I use Sorry all the time as part of habit and yes cutting the queue is rude. In America most do acknowledge and abide but you do have a select few who are quite the opposite. In that case you have to learn to adjust mood to avoid confrontation as you go.
My daughter has moved out to BC so we are hoping to visit.
Saying sorry is something I'm used to as a Scot.We say it all the time, mainly instead of excuse me. I still remember going into the Royal Infirmary in Glasgow and saying to the nurse "Sorry, I seem to have split my head open"
Of course there are probably more Gaelic speakers in Canada than Scotland and their pipe bands and curlers often beat us in competitions.
Do the Quebecois say desole?
Yes, either that or Excusez-moi or 'scuse in a more informal context.
@Julie Thanks, handy to know.. Looking forward to visiting Canada.
@@BrokenBackMountains "pardon" goes a long way too because it's appropriate in all situations
@Julie So, just like in France or Belgium. We will be mainly in BC so won't need French but I'd like to head to Quebec as well. My French always needs at least a week to kick in, unfortunately.
@@BrokenBackMountains some regions of Québec speak a bit of English too so it may be helpful if you come. Enjoy your trip to BC!
If you love beer, you should come back to Quebec province sometimes and try all the "microbrasseries" all around the small towns. You can get a map of them somewhere I'm sure. This is a true gem, I promise you.
First of all, I ❤your jacket Mark!
As a little girl, my Mom and Dad would vacation (or go on holiday) and go fishing in Canada frequently. So, I have fond memories of our times there. Never noticed in prejudice undertones as a Black family traveling in the late 60s and 70's.
I'm looking forward to visiting Montreal for the first time ( and solo) this spring. And appreciate your Do's & Don't s videos on Canada.
Thanks 🇺🇲🇨🇦
Enjoy your trip to mtl in the spring. I am glad to hear you have fond memories of visiting here as a child! It makes me happy go hear that. I always ask immigrants who have moved here if they like it here, the vast majority appear to be rather pleased. But it is hard to move here.
Canadians don't subscribe to a "melting pot" societial model. Our belief is that newcomers bring cultural and technological experience that will add to our society, so we have built our country based on a cultural mosaic. The distinction is important to understand for Americans if they want to understand our ways.
the US is a melting pot, Canada is a salad
COrrect, we don't expect assimilation, we want the uniqueness to contribute to the total.
Canadians are the nicest , most polite people in the world dude. I cannot imagine being rude or inconsiderate to anyone whilst traveling, but especially not while in Canada. I could, however, imagine pretending to be Canadian if I was abroad, especially if I was getting a strong anti-American vibe. We live relatively close to the Canadian border and have great-grandparents from Canada. That counts, right?😉
Canadians are just exceptionally nice. Don’t be a jerk in Canada.
Canadians appreciate politeness most of all: say excuse me, sorry, please and thank you and not being too loud, queuing up, greeting with "hello, how are you", extra courtesy with seniors (we don't call them old people), let people go before you when entering or exiting a doorway, we like personal space, try to speak French when in Quebec (Quebec is considered a nation within Canada.), maybe try not to be too overtly American flag loving while you are here. We Canadians are not overtly nationalistic, it's not considered polite to cause attention to yourself. Most Canadians love Americans because so many of us are literally related to them. They are family and neighbours.
No! We don’t
Tobermory, Ontario!
Well said and thank you. We really don't get upset (much) an almost all American tourists are awesome. The only small group that I have found to be irritating are the Americans that come up on their gigantic boats. (I do suspect that most Americans are that happy with them either?) I can say that 99.999% of Americans I meet are people I would want to share a beer with, watch football, or become life long friends.
Tim Horton's coffee and donuts are not very good, but yes, much better than Starbucks. After their takeover they stopped making fresh, deep fried donuts and they are now delivered from a central processing plant and baked on site. Why do Canadians love Tim Horton's? It's the 18% cream used. If you drink it black like I do... it's disgusting.
Last thing... Poutine is pronounced "Pooh Tin" like the Russian sociopath but as a two syllable word. (Yes, most Canadians also say it wrong but go to Quebec where it originates and you will hear -- Poo Tin.
Great video and thanks for your kind comments. Having lived in Vancouver, Toronto, and New Brunswick I recommend everyone visit Vancouver in the summer and then take the Rocky Mountaineer train through the Rockies (not for kids). IF you come to visit Canada thanks for visiting the world's largest multi-cultural country.
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God, I love Toronto. That’s the one city I’d move to tomorrow if it were part of the U.S.
Are you that dense....how bout looking at things outside a hundred km radius
@@hunsbergermatt LOL I’ve been to 3 provinces, all the major Canadian cities. Toronto happens to be my favorite. 🤷♂️ personal preference, chief.
@@redcomic619 you sound utterly clueless
@@hunsbergermatt Imagine being triggered because someone on the internet likes the city of Toronto 😆 GET A LIFE.
@@redcomic619 stop using buzzwords to describe yourself
i don't think these things upset any normal canadians
unless you're really rubbing it in their face
all the canadians that i met are pretty chill you can make fun of them about canadian things
We are used to being made fun of.
I visited Montreal in 1971. Those who spoke French acted like they could not speak English, until they realized that I was from the US. Then, they had no trouble speaking English. I had the impression that they were not going to speak English to English speaking Canadians.
Great vid, being from Canada. Completely agree with the Toronto comment.
As a Canadian, 11 generations, you’re mostly correct. The tipping in Canada, I find has gotten out of hand. It’s based on the American model, however unlike in the states, our servers don’t make $5/hr , our servers are near the $15 mark. Since the wage increase (which my food has also increased to offset the cost), I tip on the quality of service. Another forgotten point? Especially at the airport and subway? When using escalators and moving walkways, PLEASE stay to the right! Don’t hog and block the way! People are trying to get to work!
15 is barely scraping by
You can't survive in a major Canadian city on a paltry $15 per hour. PERIOD. The AVERAGE wage in Canada is $35 per hour. A small apartment costs $400,000 to $750,000. A townhouse $1,000,000 and up. A house $1,400,000 in the suburbs. THere are lots of places in say.. .America, where you can buy a nice house for a small fraction of any of those amounts. These are different places.
Don't try to bring up the gun ownership debate. That sets off alarm bells in Canada.
As a Canadian, I was curious to see your video on my country ;) I enjoyed the video, as I enjoy all the videos you do.
At the start, in your first sentence, you said something that might annoy Canadians (at least it annoys me): calling us "The Great White North". I've never heard a fellow Canadian use that term, and it buys into a dumb stereotype that Americans sometimes have, that we are a frigid land. In fact, most Canadians live in cities no colder than northern US cities like Chicago and New york. Vancouver's weather is like Seattle (they are close to each other), and Montreal weather is like Vermont weather (again they border each other). The northern third of our country's land is VERY cold, but hardly anyone lives there. True story: when I was growing up as a young child in Montreal, in the late 1960s I heard that a neighbourhood family had moved to California. They ended up moving back, but apparently their kids, in school in California, were asked "is it true you live in igloos?".
I don't think Tim Horton's and some other things are touchy subjects, but you are correct that Canadians may take offence if Americans put down our health care system, for example, saying how awful our wait times are.
I would add another 'mistake' tourists may make: assuming any generalization about Canadians, as if we are all the same. We are a very diverse country. Just as a New york city resident would be very different from someone living in small town Texas, there are huge differences in people living in various regions and cities. Also, our biggest cities are full of people who have immigrated from all over the world, so there isn't just one 'typical' Canadian.
One other very minor annoyance: when Americans make fun of our money. In the US all denominations of bills are the same green, but in Canada, we have different colours (notice how I spelled that word), and it is annoying to keep hearing Americans say "your money looks so weird; it looks fake !".
By the way, I have never heard Americans (or others) put down our beers. When I was younger, I always had the sense Canadians were proud of our standard brands, which were way better than the Bud lights of the US ;) Seriously though, I find that these days beer in Canada has evolved, just like in the US, with tons of great craft breweries all over.
Now that I think of it, another annoyance, that usually comes from American tourists: making fun of how we in the metric system (for example, saying our speed and distance signs are weird). Americans forget that most of the world has gone metric for many decades, and the US is one of the outliers.
Another thing, that you bought into: assuming Canadians are generally 'nice' and always saying 'sorry'. You were obviously in Toronto recently; have you seen how rude and impatient people have become in Toronto? We are becoming like New York city, with drivers honking, people yelling at each other, etc. Nobody likes their country being stereotyped, and the idea that all Canadians say 'sorry' a lot is another of those dumb stereotypes.
One last thing: it is annoying to hear tourists ask about visiting multiple Canadian cities as if they have never looked at a map. No, you can not rent a car and visit Halifax, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in one week!! We are small in population, but in land area, around the size of Russia.
Yes, don't tell people in Montreal that Toronto is more fun. But if you're a Boston Bruins fan, feel free to let your Montreal and Vancouver friends know you are.
Seriously...great advice as always Mark!!
Ohh that one stings!
I can't comprehend how anyone would find Toronto to be more fun than Montreal.
hahah as Quebecer I agree@@terryomalley1974
I only want to insult a specific Canadian - Justine Trudeu.
Ha ha ha 😂
"Hello" from PEI. Enjoyed the video. Thank you
First off canada is NOT a melting pot! That’s an Americanism. Canada is multicultural, a community of communities. There’s a big difference and it defines our identity. The other thing is Americans trying to tip guides and service people at historic sites or monuments. These are federal government employees who are not supposed to accept tips. You embarrass them by trying to force a gratuity onto them.
Well a melting pot would describe America, in Canada we have a mosaic, I like that I don’t have to pay out the arse for health care, I don’t drink beer because it fills me up too much. I drink good old Canadian rye Crown Royale
Lots of great points here Mark! Just gonna quickly go over your points (as a Torontonian)…
Canada is more of a “tossed salad” compared to the US’s “melting pot” when it comes to cultures.
The “Canadian accent” is only really found in smaller towns and very rarely in big cities.
Tim’s is gross. The only thing good there is iced capps. Yes, it was better back in the days, but it’s overall gross now.
We all hate line jumpers. You will get called out, most of the times very nicely, sometimes it can start fights.
We all say sorry a lot. We all laugh about it😂.
Tipping culture sucks, but it’s here. The one thing that’s getting out of hand though is that it’s showing up everywhere, even when going to a fast food joint and you’re picking up. Don’t feel obligated to tip where one normally doesn’t. Most don’t here either.
As a Torontonian, many from other parts of Canada hate us, we don’t care. I’ve been all over our beautiful country, coast to coast, and I would have to say that Maritimers (East coast) are by far the friendliest.
The Canadian patch was a thing back in the days, but most here know just treat others with kindness and respect when going away. We will never say we are Americans though.
It’s cold here, yes, but it’s also cold in the northern US too. NY state in particular gets walloped with snow all the time. There are places though where it’s -51C and that doesn’t feel too good. The good thing about the extreme cold though is that most allergens are dead and frozen at that point.
For the most part, we love our healthcare. We do really feel for our US neighbours though as we hear stories of people going bankrupt for a simple hospital visit 😢.
If you don’t like poutine, hockey or our beer, that’s cool, you do you. Most poutine is amazing, hockey isn’t for everyone (but very fun, so give it a chance), and there are so many microbreweries now that there’s literally a beer for everyone.
There are many other things that upset local Canadians (lots have to do with driving), but the culprits are fellow locals a lot of the time.
As a Quebecker, I'm still not convinced that english-canadian culture is different from US culture 😬
Well then you don’t know English-Canadians. I may as well just say that French-Canadian and French culture are the same which is ridiculous.
English Canadian culture is more scandinavian than America. That comment is ignorant and really offends me because I find the way we interact and our values and ideals are very different than the US.
Why does the trend here seem to be against the US and why do certain people have to “ dis” other parts of Canada. Such as the Quebecker dissing English Speaking Canada by insinuating we don’t have our own Canadian culture. Canada is a big Country. Each of our Provinces and Cities have our own unique offerings. It only makes me think that when someone insults another part of Canada they do so because they feel inferior. We all have something to offer. It’s not a competition people.
I am sorry, but you've got your tipping rates all wrong. There have been substantial increases in tipping rates in this country and they are higher than you indicate.
Remember Quebec (the province) is French!
Most, but not all, of it is. Anglophones still comprise roughly 12% of Quebec's population, concentrated mainly in the Montreal metro area.
Except when they take billions in Canadians tax dollars every year, then they're Canadian. Hypocrites par excellence.
@@kartofle123 To say that Quebec benefits more from equalization than all Canadians is a fallacy conveyed especially by Albertans. For the 2022-2023 fiscal year, all Canadian provinces and territories benefit from equalization (or other types of territorial programs), including Alberta, which fails to mention the billions the province receives in grants. to support its oil industry, such as the federal government's purchase of the Transmountain pipeline for its oil to Asia, which has become a bottomless pit, rising from five billion dollars in 2018 to more than 30 billion in public funds. According to figures provided by the federal Department of Finance under the leadership of Chrystia Freeland, Quebec's contribution in taxes from taxpayers and businesses and taxes of all kinds is in the order of 51.846 billion dollars against 12.275 billion dollars for the Alberta, which has half the population of Quebec (8.6 million inhabitants). For this fiscal year, $87.7 billion will be returned to the provinces and territories by the federal government. The two most populous provinces, Ontario and Quebec, pocket 52.8% of the amount, or respectively $23.7 billion for Ontario ($1,590/capita), $27.4 billion for Quebec ( $3170/inhabitant). As for Alberta, $7.1 billion is paid to it in equalization ($1,592/capita). Prince Edward Island is the province that benefits the most from equalization, ie $4,620/inhabitant. As for the Canadian territories, the federal government distributes, through other programs, sums ranging from $25,000 to $42,000/inhabitant, given their small number of inhabitants.