I think rucksack is also military, isn't it? I think of a backpack as having a zipper close, a rucksack as having a cinch close at the top, and a knapsack as being a bag with a flap that you carry on your side.
I don't know ANY Americans that say "Rucksack". When I was a kid (70s/80s) knapsack wasn't uncommon, but it's fallen out of common usage. Americans definitely say Backpack. Edited to add: I was familiar with the word rucksack before this video. It's just not in common American usage.
I think the knapsack is from long ago when you'd see a picture of a piece of material wrapped around a stick in a cartoon. The rucksack is a more military term, backpack is more common to me (usa).
It depends on the size. A rucksack is a large backpack like what a soldier or serious camper would use. While Canadians do say knapsack the use backpack more commonly. Also sneakers or running shoes. Also two-que. finally Canadian’s ARE NOT Americans. EVER
Apparently, in Montreal, there is a higher incidence of people saying "zee" than anywhere else in Canada. Nobody is sure why this is. Maybe because the call-letters of the NBC affiliate TV station is WPTZ.
OceanBlue i wasnt saying accent wise, also both Canada and America have various accents within them. But I was comparing it to what they said in the video (which didn’t have to do with accents). I also dont mean for any of this to sound rude im just trying to better explain myself
I guess that's more fair to say, however, Canada has a slightly different way of thinking as a country than the US. For example, Canada expresses freedom for the country, but the US expresses freedom for the individual. These are clearly not the same thing! Also, Canada is more socialist than the US in that the Canadian government has more health coverage for its citizens than in the US. Also, college/university students pay much less tuition than students in US do. So there are some small but important differences between Canada and the US, but they might not be so obvious to people who do not live in either Canada or the US. I'm just giving you some facts to inform you about this. Canada and the US are definitely different countries!!
I’m American and one of the 3 main mugs I drink my coffee from has the Canadian Olympic hockey team logo on it. I LOVE being less than a day’s drive from Canada. If I ever need a break from the US grind (which tbh already happens a lot), I’m going up there to the nice people. 🥰 🇺🇸 ❤️ 🇨🇦 🥰
The word bathroom is primarily used at home or in reference to residences. Restroom is used for public spaces and buildings, like restaurants, stadiums or office buildings.
I agree, I’m an American from Utah and I know no one you calls it a rucksack. It’s a backpack. I know people from all over the states and I’ve only ever heard Brits call it a rucksack.
I'm Canadian, born & raised in Alberta. Here's how I say these things! ▪Usually 'washroom' is used in public, 'bathroom' is used at home. ▪'Crosswalk' is correct. ▪We do say the animal 'zee-bra', but the letter is 'zed', not 'zee'! (Though some do say 'zee' if they're more influenced by the US.) ▪'Runners' (or running shoes) is correct. ▪'Parkade' is correct, but 'parking garage' is also used. ▪'Housecoat' is only really used by older people, 'robe' is most common. ▪'Knapsack' is not common where I'm from, but I have heard it. 'Backpack' is more typical. ▪'Toque' is correct, rhymes with Luke. It comes from French. Many things are regional in Canada and the US - we are both such big countries after all, there are bound to be differences depending what part of the country you're in! I find many things about Canada tend to be a mix of US & UK.
@@Cokesfits You use "parking lot" even when it's an above ground/underground parking structure? Normally a parking lot is just a flat ground-level parking area, not a structure.
I think i saw a map of the US where sneakers are mainly the Northeast (New York , New England, etc.) I'm from NY and we call them Sneakers. I think it's a cool name tbh lol As secondary I've heard Gym Shoes ... only time I've heard Tennis Shoes when for sneakers you literally wear playing tennis lol ..
Canadians pronounce Z as "zed" We also say either runners, track shoes, or running shoes We do not call it a parkade we call it a parking garage. I have never heard someone say "parkade"
Gia Gonzal3s rucksack is a big military or hiking bag, it's different from a backpack they just messed up Edit: at least that's what we classify them as in Canada
For reference, I remember my parents generation (east coat Americans) calling a bathrobe a housecoat. Although, to be honest, a housecoat (chiefly worn by women), has buttons as I recall, while a bathrobe has a sash.
My grandmother, from the east coast, called it a housecoat and made me wear one whenever I was at her house. Yes it had buttons down the front and yes worn by just ya girls
Loooool love u guys’ laughs. I’m canadian, and a knapsack is like, when ur five and u have a little backpack with a flap and buckle. And your mom is like, don’t forget to put your homework in ur knapsack. Looooool it’s a very particular type of backpack.
I think they meant cause we are on the same continent. I personally as an American view it as a compliment , I've never been to Canada but I think its beautiful from the shows I've watched and I here a lot of great things about it. One of my favorite shows are Murdoch and Where the heart goes or something like that, lol!
I'm from Michigan, now living in Arizona and we call things: "bathroom" if you're in someone's house and need to pee and "restroom" if you're out in public (probably since restrooms don't have bathtubs) -- in fact, the directional signs always say "restroom" and for some reason, we will say "men's room" but not "women's room" -- and in most public schools, it's called a "lavatory"; "crosswalk" is correct, or simply "the crossing"; "sneakers" "tennis shoes" or "gym shoes" are all routinely used in the USA, but it's slowly becoming more common to refer to the best marketed brands by the brand name itself, as in "Where did I leave my Nikes?" or "Did you move my Reeboks?" ; "parking deck" or "parking structure" is more accurate for a multi-story building; "bathrobe" or "robe" is very common, but my mom always called her's a "housecoat" so that could be a generational thing; "backpack" is INFINITELY more common in the USA, very few people outside of the military would even know what a "rucksack" is; finally, NO ONE I know would EVER say "beanie" (they would be ridiculed for doing so) it's just a "hat" UNLESS you're in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where it is oddly called a "CHOOK" -- As always, LOVE your videos!!
I'm from Southern California and I say BATHROOM regardless if it's at a house or an actual restroom. To us, BATHROOM is a generic term for a room with a toilet.
Agreed, my father was in the military many years ago and he always called any kind of soft gym bag or backpack a rucksack. Which always gross me out because it sounded just a little bit too close to nutsack!
In the US we also use “tennis shoes” generically to refer to workout shoes even if you’re not playing tennis. Usually depends on what area of the US you’re from.
"Thanks A LOT JOSH!" I started crying!! lmfao that was perfect placement. As an American though, we don't say Rucksack at least not in NYC. I've never actually heard of that word until today lol. Also we'd say "bathroom" in someones apartment/house and in public we'd say Restroom.
Americans call a backpack and backpack. I sometime question where you get your information from cause it seems a bit off sometimes. No hate just an observation
Yes we used book bag for a part of my youth but now backpacks are more common. As far as the information, they said they got it from an article, and isn't it okay if occasionally they slip one in there to spark conversation? That is part of the fun, and does strive comment interaction! They know how we love to "educate" them! ;) If I was running a channel I would be tempted occasionally to throw a ringer in there that would generate a bunch of conversation, because it really does no harm and people get to interact, everybody wins.
Who are y'all talking to in America? Somehow you've spoken to one of the like 3 people who commonly used to 'rucksack' instead of backpack. And also, much of this depends on where in the US you live. Pop vs soda, sneakers vs tennis shoes, interstate vs freeway...
interstate to me is like I-80 W where as freeway is from North Tacoma to South Tacoma lol then you have your highways lol those are the small roads that people like to take for visual drives lol and not to get anywhere in a hurry.. Proud to be a US but some things can be, really y'all just couldn't say take the scenic road? okay just kidding either way y'all look at it the highway is a scenic road lol
Yeah interstates are only freeways that go through more than one state. Freeway is anything else or I guess you could call an interstate a freeway but never an instate freeway an interstate.
The vast majority Americans say "tennis shoes." "Sneakers" is confined to the Mid-Atlantic/New England area. Americans don't call it a "rucksack." That's a military term. Everyone else calls it a backpack.
I'm Canadian and I say: - running shoes - house robe and Canada is basically England and America had a child update: now I've gotten used to saying dressing gown
I think Americans say "tennis shoes" just as much as, if not more than, the word sneakers. I use tennis shoes if I'm talking about like running shoes. I would use sneakers if I'm talking about like Converse or Vans. Sneakers to me are like tennis shoes that you don't exercise in.
As a Norwegian I would say that those four languages are dialects, because you basically understand each other. We have do different dialects in Norway thateven people in Norway sometimes don't understand each other. And many would also say that Norwegian, Danish and Swedish is so similar that they could be dialects, but they're not. But the various English languages however, they ARE dialects 😁 You have some different words, but you basically understand each other 😉
Joel said “hey I’ve got my house coat and my toque” but he pronounced it like toke and it made it sound like her has talking about some Canadian that just sits around their house all day smoking weed😂
I, on the other hand, am completely shocked by the number of people who have never heard the term "rucksack." To me, rucksack is a common term. But, its use certainly appears to be limited to outdoorsmen and people who have been in the military.
Since Canada and USA are huge countries and the way people speak and phrases and words may not be used by everyone but only just certain areas of the country So the words aren't actually the word the whole country uses, just one area As a Canadian some of the words you used in this I've never used or heard in the area of the country I live in. Could be something like only east coast provinces use Housecoat or only west coast people say Parkade (as example) so it may only reflect what each province/region says not the country in whole. [Since I had British parents I do find myself sometimes using British terms or words for things because of their influence growing up] ** [these are what I've heard and said in my area of Canada, they may not reflect what is spoken in other provinces or regions] - Washroom - yes we call that little room with the toilet in it a washroom. - Crosswalk - yes it's referred to that way in this area. (Canadians say zed for the letter Z) - The shoes are referred to as runners . . or just shoes - Parking Garage - yes. . I've never heard anyone say Parkade for where you park your car in my entire life - Bathrobe - Yes, I've heard/used bathrobe or robe, never housecoat - Backpack - yes that is mostly used in the part of Canada I live in. Rarely, if ever used, is knapsack. Backpack is far more common (most Canadians aren't French speakers, it's mostly the province of Quebec where French is predominantly spoken with small areas of English, the rest of the country is predominantly English speaking) - Hat - toque (pronounced like TWO with K at the end) it's from the french Quebec area. It's sometimes called toque but mostly just referred to as a hat/knit hat in my region. Never heard beanie used for the hat . . . no Canada is not the same country as USA any more than England is the same as Ireland. Similar but quite different. [*gasp* Triggered. Oh Joel how could you say that? :-P ] I'm thinking the article you got this stuff from is total bullshit and not remotely accurate for how we all speak as a nation. It's like saying all Brits speak with a Scouse accent, Geordie or Cockney one. No that represents that area only.
I live in Michigan extremely close to Canada and I love Canadians, the stereotype of how laid back they are and nice they are is totally true! Their accent is very close to my michigander accent lol. Btw Americans say backpack as well, I've never heard an American say rucksack....
@@jeffmorse645 in Michigan alot of ppl say we sound like alot of ppl from Toronto, or just all of Ontario in general lol. But I have been told that Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan sound almost identical except for a few slang words. I do drive through Canada to get to new York if I ever go to tht state (never NYC tho)
Ive lived in MI, OK, OH, and MO....nobody says rucksacks, it's definitely a backpack! Tennis shoes and/or sneakers. My grandmother (born in 1908) said "housecoat."
LOL, at the end I was saying I'd like to go back being obscure again.. they be laughing at everything we say.. LOL Mind you, .. a lou?? Washroom makes at least some sense.. what the heck is a lou..
That's usually in the southern states. I grew up in Texas where people (more often than not) say tennis shoes, but my parents were from New York, so I always called them sneakers.
Guys you can’t make fun of all US/Canadian terms when so much of your vocabulary sounds like a toddler speaking. The “loo”. The “telly”. And CAR PARK? 😂
Don't forget fizzy juice, knickers and zebra crossing ( : I mean Zebra crossing, for realz? For a second there I thought the Brits rode around on Zebras!
They've gotten that one the wrong way round. English - rucksack, American - backpack. I'm English and although people use both here, rucksack is the most common and proper version for it here
A back pack is what we use for school. A ruck sack is what our military uses to put all the nessary items that they need for training for being outside for days at a time. They usually contain a sleeping bag, a tarp, a hygiene kit, and other times.
My Mama grew up in upstate New York she always said Housecoat so that's what I grew up with. We've NEVER said Rucksack, it's always been backpack! Some here say Sneekers, I grew up calling them Tennis shoes! Oh and here in the southern region we say tobagon for beanie. And a tobagon in other areas is a sled. Ok now here one I grew up saying Couch my Aunt from New York would firmly correct me and say it's a Davenport! I grew up saying Purse my Mama and Aunt would call it a Pocketbook! Funny how different regions of not just the world, but your own country says things! Love from Phoenix, Arizona
Nobody asked but Western Germans call these things: Toilette, Zebra-Streifen (zebra stripes), Sneaker, Parkhaus (parking house), Bademantel (bathing coat), Rucksack (pronounced Rooksuck with a shirt oo like in foot), Beanie or just Mütze (myts-uh)
To say “toque” it’s like saying “two” with a k on the end Two+k=toque. And yes. I LOVE my HOUSECOAT!!! It keeps me warm when I’m not wearing my WINTER or SNOW coat😂
OK it's 2022 now and I just watched this. Speaking of Housecoats they said it was a Canadian thing but my Mom was from Tennessee in the US and that's what she called a bathrobe. ( But maybe if a woman wore one it was a housecoat and if a man wore one he called it a bathrobe? ! IDK. : )
We get a lot of British TV in America,, but not Canadian. So, ironically - given we share a continent - I’m way more familiar with Brit-isms than Canadian-isms. So I liked this a lot.
In Canada, tuque /tuːk/ is the common name for a knitted winter hat, or watch cap (sometimes called a beanie in other parts of the world); the spelling "touque", although not recognized by the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, is also sometimes seen in written English.[7] The Canadian-English term was assimilated from Canadian-French tuque. Toque first appeared in writing around 1870.[8][9][10] The fashion is said to have originated with the coureurs de bois, French and Métis fur traders, who kept their woollen nightcaps on for warmth during cold winter days. Such hats are known in other English-speaking countries by a variety of names, including beanie, watch cap or stocking cap; the terms tuque and toque are unique to Canada and northern areas of the United States close to the Canada-United States border. In 2013, CBC Edmonton launched a poll to ask viewers how they spelled the word. The options given were toque, tuque or touque. Nearly 6,500 people voted, with Edmontonians remaining divided on the issue. I find ''Beanie'' funny because it makes me think about ''a little bean''. I would vote to write it Tuque or Touque since ''toque'' in french is a cooking Chef's hat....
So I'm American and my boyfriend is Canadian. After he moved here, we were parking in a parking garage and he called it a parkade, I was so confused! 😄 11 years later he still calls it a parkade and it still makes me laugh!
I love this kind of conversation. In the US, there are regional differences. In the Northeast, we say sneakers, but in the South, for example, they call them tennis shoes, and you can hear tennies.
I imaging that there are many more regional differences in the UK. Joel and Lia are very London oriented as well as being very young so less experienced in terminology than older people.
Both rucksack and knapsack are fairly archaic in most of North America. There are local areas that still use them, but many regionalisms are slowly fading out. Knapsack is from Low German and rucksack from High German.
I am American and I call “bathrobes” housecoat. Because it is like a coat but for the house Also Americans call backpacks backpacks not rugsacks. Disclaimer: Not all Americans say this, it’s just what I was raised saying.
Bri Emeralds I’ve used both bathrobe and housecoat but I tend to think of them differently. A robe to me has the waist tie but a house coat generally is more of a lounging garment that fully closes.
Housecoat is kind of an old fashioned term. It usually was only used for an overdress that buttoned which housewives would wear in the house over a slip instead of getting fully dressed. You see them in old movies a lot. Usually a slattern coming to answer the door with a cigarette dangling from her lip or a drink in her hand. Never heard it used for a robe worn by a man. (American speaking)
I'm from Canada and some of those phrases surprised me. Maybe it's because I'm from the east coast, but most of the words I grew up saying are the same as the UK, with the exception of toilet and car park. Very interesting video! Love your channel! :)
Americans do not use rucksack it’s either book bag or backpack! Lol!
Rucksack is used in hiking, it refers to a larger backpack
I think rucksack is also military, isn't it? I think of a backpack as having a zipper close, a rucksack as having a cinch close at the top, and a knapsack as being a bag with a flap that you carry on your side.
I always thought rucksack came from Germany...
Backpack is the preferred American term, while in Britain, they call it a rucksack.
When I was in school (50s and 60s in NJ), we had book bags, but they were not the same as backpacks.
I don't know ANY Americans that say "Rucksack". When I was a kid (70s/80s) knapsack wasn't uncommon, but it's fallen out of common usage. Americans definitely say Backpack.
Edited to add: I was familiar with the word rucksack before this video. It's just not in common American usage.
Tara LeGates completely agree
I think the knapsack is from long ago when you'd see a picture of a piece of material wrapped around a stick in a cartoon. The rucksack is a more military term, backpack is more common to me (usa).
It's either called a backpack or a bookbag, depending on how it's to be used.
Yep backpack is way more common here in my area of the US unless it’s military.
Definitely backpack in the US
As an American, I've never heard of the word rucksack! We call it a backpack. I have also heard some people call it a knapsack, but never a rucksack.
I was going to say the same thing. We have always called them backpacks and for shoes, we say either cross trainers and tennis shoes.
You're correct, I have never heard an American say Rucksack. The only ones I know who call it a Rucksack is the Scots.
Planet Sky maybe they meant backpack.:-)
I believe the military refers to them as rucksack.
It depends on the size. A rucksack is a large backpack like what a soldier or serious camper would use. While Canadians do say knapsack the use backpack more commonly. Also sneakers or running shoes. Also two-que. finally Canadian’s ARE NOT Americans. EVER
I'm from Canada and we actually are tought to say zed here
Apparently, in Montreal, there is a higher incidence of people saying "zee" than anywhere else in Canada. Nobody is sure why this is. Maybe because the call-letters of the NBC affiliate TV station is WPTZ.
@@dkyrtata6688 Probably to differentiate it from how the letter Z is actually pronounce in French which IS ZED as a matter of fact.
Yeah we say zed
Good hopefully it stays that way
Zed.....but zeeeeeeeebra
saying canada is the same as the US is like saying ireland is the same as england
Couldn’t have said it better myself. ❤️🇨🇦❤️
More like Wales and Ireland tbh
Kinda, but kind of NOT!
OceanBlue i wasnt saying accent wise, also both Canada and America have various accents within them. But I was comparing it to what they said in the video (which didn’t have to do with accents). I also dont mean for any of this to sound rude im just trying to better explain myself
I guess that's more fair to say, however, Canada has a slightly different way of thinking as a country than the US. For example, Canada expresses freedom for the country, but the US expresses freedom for the individual. These are clearly not the same thing! Also, Canada is more socialist than the US in that the Canadian government has more health coverage for its citizens than in the US. Also, college/university students pay much less tuition than students in US do. So there are some small but important differences between Canada and the US, but they might not be so obvious to people who do not live in either Canada or the US.
I'm just giving you some facts to inform you about this. Canada and the US are definitely different countries!!
Here in the US - we love our Canadian Brothers.
They are the best neighbors we could ever ask for.
aw :3 thanks :D
We love you too ( :
And we have much more in common than not.
Canada rocks ♡
Thank you! :D
We love y’all too.
I’m American and one of the 3 main mugs I drink my coffee from has the Canadian Olympic hockey team logo on it.
I LOVE being less than a day’s drive from Canada.
If I ever need a break from the US grind (which tbh already happens a lot), I’m going up there to the nice people.
🥰 🇺🇸 ❤️ 🇨🇦 🥰
The word bathroom is primarily used at home or in reference to residences. Restroom is used for public spaces and buildings, like restaurants, stadiums or office buildings.
And...powder room, & ladies' room ! Lol
I love how when Lia breaks out laughing she sounds like a seagull
Her laugh woke my dog up from his nap. He thought it was an animal noise lol
Amazing comment 🤣🤣🤣
I’m American and I’ve never heard any say ruckpack I say back pack is it a east coast thing or is it southern or northern American I’m from California
So glad you like them!
I Say backpack too. At least in NYC.
I agree, I’m an American from Utah and I know no one you calls it a rucksack. It’s a backpack. I know people from all over the states and I’ve only ever heard Brits call it a rucksack.
I say book bag. Virginia
I have never heard of rocksack either and I’m from Colorado. :)
I'm Canadian, born & raised in Alberta. Here's how I say these things!
▪Usually 'washroom' is used in public, 'bathroom' is used at home.
▪'Crosswalk' is correct.
▪We do say the animal 'zee-bra', but the letter is 'zed', not 'zee'! (Though some do say 'zee' if they're more influenced by the US.)
▪'Runners' (or running shoes) is correct.
▪'Parkade' is correct, but 'parking garage' is also used.
▪'Housecoat' is only really used by older people, 'robe' is most common.
▪'Knapsack' is not common where I'm from, but I have heard it. 'Backpack' is more typical.
▪'Toque' is correct, rhymes with Luke. It comes from French.
Many things are regional in Canada and the US - we are both such big countries after all, there are bound to be differences depending what part of the country you're in! I find many things about Canada tend to be a mix of US & UK.
i live in the maritimes and its the same for me EXCEPT we do say sneakers
Yeah, I agree with this. I’m in pei and we often call a backpack a school bag, even if it’s not for school. Also we say beanie sometimes.
Manitoba here I totally agree
Maren Mandan
Im from Toronto I’m use to parking lot
@@Cokesfits You use "parking lot" even when it's an above ground/underground parking structure? Normally a parking lot is just a flat ground-level parking area, not a structure.
Tennis shoes.....that’s what we call them in Wisconsin. Most of the US calls them backpacks pretty sure :) Have an awesome Sunday!!
Emma Ozburn I grew up in Utah and we always called them tennis shoes, too.
here in Chicago, we call them gym shoes. Always a backpack.
Yea that's what I grew up calling them as well was tennis shoes (grew up in Ohio)
I think i saw a map of the US where sneakers are mainly the Northeast (New York , New England, etc.) I'm from NY and we call them Sneakers. I think it's a cool name tbh lol As secondary I've heard Gym Shoes ... only time I've heard Tennis Shoes when for sneakers you literally wear playing tennis lol ..
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Canadians pronounce Z as "zed"
We also say either runners, track shoes, or running shoes
We do not call it a parkade we call it a parking garage. I have never heard someone say "parkade"
Where Im from we call it Parkade
I call it a parkade. Very common, especially in western Canada
We do call it Parkade.....
Merry Jane Yeah here in BC I’ve on lui ever heard parkade
Parkade is very common lol
As an American I've never heard of rucksack??? I say backpack and so does everyone I know.
Rucksack is from German. Some US military have used the term for long time.
I'm American what on Earth is a rucksack?
Rugzak is the dutch word for backpack. It literal translation is rug=back and zag= bag/pouch. So backbag or backpouch
Bro for real
Gia Gonzal3s rucksack is a big military or hiking bag, it's different from a backpack they just messed up
Edit: at least that's what we classify them as in Canada
I swear Backpack is the American word, and rucksack is the in Britain one?? 😂🤷🏼♀️❤️
TwinTube rucksack is German
Yeah I agree with you
Yess! in england we call it rucksack. it’d be weird if someone said backpack
Rucksack is used primarily by the US military. They would never call it a backpack, but backpack is the common American term.
I call it bookbag 😂
Americans , like myself, say " Tennis " shoes....:) Never heard of rucksack....we call it back packs.
The tennis shoe thing is a regional thing. Similar to soda vs pop vs coke.
Most all soldiers use rucksacks. So if you aren't in the military you may not have heard it.
Or sneakers or gym shoes
Californian’s say Tennis Shoes
We say tennis shoes in Texas, too!
I’ve lived in Canada my entire life and I’ve never heard it called a “parcade” I’ve always known it to be called a parking garage 🤷🏼♀️
Out west we say parkade.
That’s definitely a western Canada word.
Im an American and have never heard of rucksack. We’ve only used backpack 🎒
In Indonesian 🇮🇩 either backpack or rucksack or knapsack is *ransel.*
I hear rucksack all the time- but it is usually said in the military....
For reference, I remember my parents generation (east coat Americans) calling a bathrobe a housecoat. Although, to be honest, a housecoat (chiefly worn by women), has buttons as I recall, while a bathrobe has a sash.
This is exactly correct.
We also say dressing gown in some regions, too, but it's almost always feminine as well.
My mom is from Kentucky and it's always been a housecoat for her, as well.
My grandmother, from the east coast, called it a housecoat and made me wear one whenever I was at her house. Yes it had buttons down the front and yes worn by just ya girls
Yes, a housecoat here in WV is particularly a bath robe type garment with buttons. Usually and older lady would wear it.
Americans and Canadians both say backpack as well
I'v never heard "Rucksack" in the States outside of a German class.
Loooool love u guys’ laughs. I’m canadian, and a knapsack is like, when ur five and u have a little backpack with a flap and buckle. And your mom is like, don’t forget to put your homework in ur knapsack. Looooool it’s a very particular type of backpack.
I have never heard of a rucksack...we call them backpacks in the USA
Rucksack is like the kind of backpack you have while camping, with the big flap on tip with a clip.
That moment u piss off every Canadian as you claim Canada and America as basically the same
How true. Triggered for sure
Agreed. American here and our countries are NOT the same at all. That was strange to hear. No hate; just weird to hear said.
I told them! I'm American, but from upstate NY, and I know you guys hate to be called Americans!
I think they meant cause we are on the same continent. I personally as an American view it as a compliment , I've never been to Canada but I think its beautiful from the shows I've watched and I here a lot of great things about it. One of my favorite shows are Murdoch and Where the heart goes or something like that, lol!
Hahaha, meant I hear
You had me laughing at house coat 🤣. I’m Canadian and have always called it a house coat lol it is exactly what it is
I’m a Canadian and I feel so attacked lol
LOL! Awww...stop picking on my poor Canadian neighbor to the north.
They're just goofing around
I was just about to comment on how I felt insulted when they laughed at our terminology. 😂
Same
Same...😕
I'm from Michigan, now living in Arizona and we call things: "bathroom" if you're in someone's house and need to pee and "restroom" if you're out in public (probably since restrooms don't have bathtubs) -- in fact, the directional signs always say "restroom" and for some reason, we will say "men's room" but not "women's room" -- and in most public schools, it's called a "lavatory"; "crosswalk" is correct, or simply "the crossing"; "sneakers" "tennis shoes" or "gym shoes" are all routinely used in the USA, but it's slowly becoming more common to refer to the best marketed brands by the brand name itself, as in "Where did I leave my Nikes?" or "Did you move my Reeboks?" ; "parking deck" or "parking structure" is more accurate for a multi-story building; "bathrobe" or "robe" is very common, but my mom always called her's a "housecoat" so that could be a generational thing; "backpack" is INFINITELY more common in the USA, very few people outside of the military would even know what a "rucksack" is; finally, NO ONE I know would EVER say "beanie" (they would be ridiculed for doing so) it's just a "hat" UNLESS you're in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where it is oddly called a "CHOOK" -- As always, LOVE your videos!!
I'm from Southern California and I say BATHROOM regardless if it's at a house or an actual restroom. To us, BATHROOM is a generic term for a room with a toilet.
T Napier Yes, I’ve never heard “women’s room” but “lady’s room” is pretty common.
🇺🇸 never heard anyone say parking deck or structure; just always parking garage. (Colorado)
I always hear beanie but it a type of hat
Yay! Michigan here too!! Yup, we NEVER call it a beanie! I’d probably just say hat, but “winter hat” or “knit hat” if I want to be more specific
I think rucksack is a military term. We say backpack, too.
Agreed, my father was in the military many years ago and he always called any kind of soft gym bag or backpack a rucksack. Which always gross me out because it sounded just a little bit too close to nutsack!
Yeah, Germans say rucksack. I’ve heard it in other places in Europe, but we call it backpack or book bag in the US.
I agree. I think I have the military use that term. :)
I have heard Brit Army refer to it as a Bergen
@@LeoTheShortGuy possible
In the US we also use “tennis shoes” generically to refer to workout shoes even if you’re not playing tennis. Usually depends on what area of the US you’re from.
"Thanks A LOT JOSH!" I started crying!! lmfao that was perfect placement. As an American though, we don't say Rucksack at least not in NYC. I've never actually heard of that word until today lol. Also we'd say "bathroom" in someones apartment/house and in public we'd say Restroom.
Or perhaps "the facilities" or "men's room" or "ladies' room."
The America military calls it a rucksack. Civilians call it a book bag or a backpack.
Joel: Canadians call it "parkade"
Lia: *dies*
Love you, guys
Dolphins heard that laugh. :D
Maybe I live too close to the American Border but I've never heard a call to Parkade. We call it a parking garage 🇨🇦🇺🇸
I'm Canadian, and we use washroom when out in public and using public washrooms, but at home we call it a bathroom. We also say Zed.
Yep similar to us Americans saying Restrooms in public while Bathroom is mainly at home.
Yeah, multi-story car park really rolls off the tongue.
It really does
It’s a parking garage in America no matter how tall it is
Sorry for being a brit but a multi storey car park is a generic term for ( generally) a concrete edifice designed for car parking on multiple levels.
Hahaha hail satan
@@mrmrsm7185 is that what it is? I was thinking a multiple story amusement park for cars to have a good rime
I have never heard an American call a backpack a rucksack
Also I have never once heard anyone call it a rucksack. Its a backpack, bookbag, or booksack
rucksacks are for the military or for hiking/outdoor use...extra heavy duty backpacks on steroids with webbing to attach gear and other pouches etc.
@@tweevers2 thanks for the info. Like learning new things
They've gotten it the wrong way round. English - rucksack, American -backpack
Book sack?
Most Canadians where I live tend to just switch between the American and Canadian versions of words or Canadian and British versions.
It's zed in Canada, not zee
Americans call a backpack and backpack. I sometime question where you get your information from cause it seems a bit off sometimes. No hate just an observation
Or a bookbag depending on where you're from
@@PurppBhabee True
Yes we used book bag for a part of my youth but now backpacks are more common.
As far as the information, they said they got it from an article, and isn't it okay if occasionally they slip one in there to spark conversation? That is part of the fun, and does strive comment interaction! They know how we love to "educate" them! ;)
If I was running a channel I would be tempted occasionally to throw a ringer in there that would generate a bunch of conversation, because it really does no harm and people get to interact, everybody wins.
In Indonesian 🇮🇩 either backpack or rucksack or knapsack is *ransel.*
Real talk I Wonder too. Theres more to USA than NYC lol expansion of research is strongly needed.
Who are y'all talking to in America? Somehow you've spoken to one of the like 3 people who commonly used to 'rucksack' instead of backpack. And also, much of this depends on where in the US you live. Pop vs soda, sneakers vs tennis shoes, interstate vs freeway...
interstate to me is like I-80 W where as freeway is from North Tacoma to South Tacoma lol then you have your highways lol those are the small roads that people like to take for visual drives lol and not to get anywhere in a hurry.. Proud to be a US but some things can be, really y'all just couldn't say take the scenic road? okay just kidding either way y'all look at it the highway is a scenic road lol
Bubbler vs fountain
Yeah interstates are only freeways that go through more than one state. Freeway is anything else or I guess you could call an interstate a freeway but never an instate freeway an interstate.
Some say cola so don’t forget cola.
Highway is what we call freeways and interstates in Chicago.
this video
British word :😐 ok next
American word:😐okay next
Canadian word:😂😂😂OMFG
The vast majority Americans say "tennis shoes." "Sneakers" is confined to the Mid-Atlantic/New England area. Americans don't call it a "rucksack." That's a military term. Everyone else calls it a backpack.
Roadstar1602 hmmm I’m American but I’ve always known “tennis shoes” as a term that only southern people say
@@em4001 Where are you from? I am not southern.
Exactly
I've heard sneakers used in all parts of the US
Hmm. I grew up in Ohio saying tennis shoes. When I moved south, everyone looked at me funny when I said it. Down south we say sneakers.
We do not call a backpack a rucksack in the USA. I have never heard that phrase. We call it a backpack.
Rucksack is a military term.
It must be because I was in the navy; we never used that term.
The only people that say rucksack in the US are in the military. Everyone else says backpack:)
I'm Canadian and I say:
- running shoes
- house robe
and Canada is basically England and America had a child
update: now I've gotten used to saying dressing gown
or house coat
I agree with this as I tend to use a combo of British and American words with the occasional Canadian version.
House robe?! Like a bath robe but for around the house? I just call that a robe. Occasionally house coat
Canada is probably 70% England, 15% french, 10% Canadian randomness, and 5% US.
American English words vary depending on where you are because the United States is huge.
Americans don't say rucksack. We say bookbag or backpack. We even have a saying GOING BACKPACKING THEY EUROPE.
A rucksack is a camping style of backpack with a flap lid held with a clip.
Yes true! I say knapsack (Canadian) but I do say "backpacking" for traveling like you guys do
whenever I hear "Beanie", my first though is always that stupid looking hat with the propeller on top.
Or the caps that orthodox Jews wear
And, as a child of the late 50’s/60’s, I had one, the “Beanie cap.” 🙄
I think Americans say "tennis shoes" just as much as, if not more than, the word sneakers. I use tennis shoes if I'm talking about like running shoes. I would use sneakers if I'm talking about like Converse or Vans. Sneakers to me are like tennis shoes that you don't exercise in.
Caitlin Gonzalez Yes! And you can shorten “tennis shoes” to “tennies”.
Mostly agree, though I wouldn’t call running shoes or basketball shoes or soccer cleats sneakers or tennis shoes.
As a Norwegian I would say that those four languages are dialects, because you basically understand each other. We have do different dialects in Norway thateven people in Norway sometimes don't understand each other. And many would also say that Norwegian, Danish and Swedish is so similar that they could be dialects, but they're not. But the various English languages however, they ARE dialects 😁 You have some different words, but you basically understand each other 😉
Joel said “hey I’ve got my house coat and my toque” but he pronounced it like toke and it made it sound like her has talking about some Canadian that just sits around their house all day smoking weed😂
Well, in French it is "toke". Canadians may say "tuke", but don't they also call a house a "hoose"?
Thomas Mann no Canadians have ever called a house a “hoose”, and i don’t understated what you mean with the “tuke” and “toke” thing
I watching this and I was like
"The hell is a Rucksack 😂😂😂😂"
I came to the comment section to make sure I wasn't the only one
a backpack is a type of bag you wear on your back and rucksack is a bag that you wear on your back but for a differant use
I, on the other hand, am completely shocked by the number of people who have never heard the term "rucksack." To me, rucksack is a common term. But, its use certainly appears to be limited to outdoorsmen and people who have been in the military.
I’m American and I have never heard of anyone saying “rucksack” 😂
Jade Hagan I heard a brit say btw. sing it: Ed Sheeran!
Used in the military mostly.
its a backpack a bum would wear
Since Canada and USA are huge countries and the way people speak and phrases and words may not be used by everyone but only just certain areas of the country So the words aren't actually the word the whole country uses, just one area
As a Canadian some of the words you used in this I've never used or heard in the area of the country I live in. Could be something like only east coast provinces use Housecoat or only west coast people say Parkade (as example) so it may only reflect what each province/region says not the country in whole. [Since I had British parents I do find myself sometimes using British terms or words for things because of their influence growing up]
** [these are what I've heard and said in my area of Canada, they may not reflect what is spoken in other provinces or regions]
- Washroom - yes we call that little room with the toilet in it a washroom.
- Crosswalk - yes it's referred to that way in this area.
(Canadians say zed for the letter Z)
- The shoes are referred to as runners . . or just shoes
- Parking Garage - yes. . I've never heard anyone say Parkade for where you park your car in my entire life
- Bathrobe - Yes, I've heard/used bathrobe or robe, never housecoat
- Backpack - yes that is mostly used in the part of Canada I live in. Rarely, if ever used, is knapsack. Backpack is far more common
(most Canadians aren't French speakers, it's mostly the province of Quebec where French is predominantly spoken with small areas of English, the rest of the country is predominantly English speaking)
- Hat - toque (pronounced like TWO with K at the end) it's from the french Quebec area. It's sometimes called toque but mostly just referred to as a hat/knit hat in my region. Never heard beanie used for the hat
. . . no Canada is not the same country as USA any more than England is the same as Ireland. Similar but quite different. [*gasp* Triggered. Oh Joel how could you say that? :-P ] I'm thinking the article you got this stuff from is total bullshit and not remotely accurate for how we all speak as a nation. It's like saying all Brits speak with a Scouse accent, Geordie or Cockney one. No that represents that area only.
Americans are more likely to say knapsack than rucksack. Usually backpack
7:19 Seeing Lia break out in laughter brightens my whole day. Could watch this repeatedly all day!
I live in Michigan extremely close to Canada and I love Canadians, the stereotype of how laid back they are and nice they are is totally true! Their accent is very close to my michigander accent lol. Btw Americans say backpack as well, I've never heard an American say rucksack....
I noticed that folks in Minnesota and the Dakotas have a very similar accent to the neighboring provinces (Western Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan).
@@jeffmorse645 in Michigan alot of ppl say we sound like alot of ppl from Toronto, or just all of Ontario in general lol. But I have been told that Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan sound almost identical except for a few slang words. I do drive through Canada to get to new York if I ever go to tht state (never NYC tho)
Ivie Murphy say “been” and about “!
@@Mpurplemea lol yes I have been made fun of bc of my "yankee" accent when I moved to Alabama for 2 yrs.
Rucksack is like the camping style of backpack, with a flap lid on top held with a clip.
Once you break in a good pair of sneakers, you wouldn't want to throw them away. I'm with Joel on this.
Ive lived in MI, OK, OH, and MO....nobody says rucksacks, it's definitely a backpack! Tennis shoes and/or sneakers. My grandmother (born in 1908) said "housecoat."
I am unsure of the rest of the country but as far as i have heard american's call them backpacks 🤷♀️😂
Gosh. After this video, the Canadians be like: “that’s ok. Don’t include us.” Lia ripped them a new one.
LOL, at the end I was saying I'd like to go back being obscure again.. they be laughing at everything we say.. LOL Mind you, .. a lou?? Washroom makes at least some sense.. what the heck is a lou..
Canadians: 😀 passive aggressive smiles
@@caribbb I agreee a loooo. Come on what the heck is a loo and I never use house coat
Glad you found our Canadian words so funny. Lol.
We also call them “tennis” shoes
That's usually in the southern states. I grew up in Texas where people (more often than not) say tennis shoes, but my parents were from New York, so I always called them sneakers.
@@MikeTXBC I'm from Washington and call them tennis shoes but hear people around here use both sneakers or tennis shoes.
Who is "we"? The video is referring to Brits, Canadians and Americans?
Thats probably what I’d say
Arran, I thought that was a southern thing?
Guys you can’t make fun of all US/Canadian terms when so much of your vocabulary sounds like a toddler speaking. The “loo”. The “telly”. And CAR PARK? 😂
Mallorey Rogers yeah, I agree, they laughed so much at Canadian words.
Not trying to sound mean though sorry.
I laugh at "loo" and use that word to be silly. They can laugh at our words. It sounds funny of it isn't common.
ya i agree. a lot of british vocab and vocal mannerisms sound juvenile. like sticky tape :P
Don't forget fizzy juice, knickers and zebra crossing ( :
I mean Zebra crossing, for realz?
For a second there I thought the Brits rode around on Zebras!
One word:Aussie
omg “thanks a lot josh” should be a t-shirt name😂😂
Geez, as a Canadian, you’re giving me a complex (laughs hysterically at every Canadian expression).
The toque it killed me
@@TheInsomniQuack Just re-watched this video and, yup, still triggered.
Ignore them
Also I haven’t never heard of the word Rucksack and I’m American. I’ve always just heard backpack 🎒 I also say sneakers 👟 or tennis shoes
They've gotten that one the wrong way round. English - rucksack, American - backpack. I'm English and although people use both here, rucksack is the most common and proper version for it here
I think ruck sack is what they called back packs back in the old days, like WWII times. It might be army related.
As an American, I’ve grown up hearing mostly sneakers/tennis shoes
I'm triggered lol Americans never say rucksack tf 🤔we say book bag or back pack 😎
*I'm a Canadian Lady and I tell you, I love living here.*
I think you guys need better sources, several of the American terms you used are not correct.
i’m a canadian who says british expressions and slang with an american accent lol
A back pack is what we use for school. A ruck sack is what our military uses to put all the nessary items that they need for training for being outside for days at a time. They usually contain a sleeping bag, a tarp, a hygiene kit, and other times.
My Mama grew up in upstate New York she always said Housecoat so that's what I grew up with. We've NEVER said Rucksack, it's always been backpack! Some here say Sneekers, I grew up calling them Tennis shoes! Oh and here in the southern region we say tobagon for beanie. And a tobagon in other areas is a sled. Ok now here one I grew up saying Couch my Aunt from New York would firmly correct me and say it's a Davenport! I grew up saying Purse my Mama and Aunt would call it a Pocketbook! Funny how different regions of not just the world, but your own country says things! Love from Phoenix, Arizona
Couch is a Davenport? I've never heard of that, interesting!
All of this!!!
Nobody asked but Western Germans call these things:
Toilette, Zebra-Streifen (zebra stripes), Sneaker, Parkhaus (parking house), Bademantel (bathing coat), Rucksack (pronounced Rooksuck with a shirt oo like in foot), Beanie or just Mütze (myts-uh)
Bathing coat or rather morning coat if it's not used after taking a bath or shower.
I have never heard rucksack lmao, it’s either backpack or bookbag
peenlick a rucksack is a big backpack for hiking and military use it's different than a backpack
I’ve never heard an American say rucksack. It’s backpack or book bag.
To say “toque” it’s like saying “two” with a k on the end
Two+k=toque.
And yes. I LOVE my HOUSECOAT!!! It keeps me warm when I’m not wearing my WINTER or SNOW coat😂
Perfect explanation. The way that Joel and Lia were saying it (toke) describes someone smoking cannabis.
Thank youuuuuuuu. she was right, I was screaming at the screen !
What province are you from? All I ever hear is "took".
@@glasscardproductions4736 I’m from Ontario
OK it's 2022 now and I just watched this. Speaking of Housecoats they said it was a Canadian thing but my Mom was from Tennessee in the US and that's what she called a bathrobe. ( But maybe if a woman wore one it was a housecoat and if a man wore one he called it a bathrobe? ! IDK. : )
We get a lot of British TV in America,, but not Canadian. So, ironically - given we share a continent - I’m way more familiar with Brit-isms than Canadian-isms. So I liked this a lot.
The thing is a LOT of shows are actually Canadian, but they typically don't geographically bind themselves so they can reach the American market.
Strange, as an American I say backpack if it closes with a zipper, but rucksuck if closes with a pullstring. Go figure. :D
Even in America there are different variations of "sneakers" I call them tennis shoes!
In Canada, tuque /tuːk/ is the common name for a knitted winter hat, or watch cap (sometimes called a beanie in other parts of the world); the spelling "touque", although not recognized by the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, is also sometimes seen in written English.[7] The Canadian-English term was assimilated from Canadian-French tuque. Toque first appeared in writing around 1870.[8][9][10]
The fashion is said to have originated with the coureurs de bois, French and Métis
fur traders, who kept their woollen nightcaps on for warmth during cold
winter days. Such hats are known in other English-speaking countries by
a variety of names, including beanie, watch cap or stocking cap; the terms tuque and toque are unique to Canada and northern areas of the United States close to the Canada-United States border.
In 2013, CBC Edmonton launched a poll to ask viewers how they
spelled the word. The options given were toque, tuque or touque. Nearly
6,500 people voted, with Edmontonians remaining divided on the issue.
I find ''Beanie'' funny because it makes me think about ''a little bean''. I would vote to write it Tuque or Touque since ''toque'' in french is a cooking Chef's hat....
Omg zed is triggering!
Thanks for the Sunday morning video yay!!!
Love you guys!!
I was raised in the USA. I never heard the word 'rucksack' before I met a Brit.
Lol yh i live in the uk and I’ve heard the word rucksack before
Poor Canadians... You finally include them and laugh at all their words lol 😆
Page James Joel and Lia can get away with it 😊. We laugh at a lot of their words too, but are usually more polite and don’t let them know.😎
lmao, your comment makes me laugh so hard haha
Exactly, eh? :)))
Kiki boots From where you get Canada has good economy? What about your unemployment rate?
Don’t worry as a Canadian I laughed with them too!
So I'm American and my boyfriend is Canadian. After he moved here, we were parking in a parking garage and he called it a parkade, I was so confused! 😄 11 years later he still calls it a parkade and it still makes me laugh!
In america a backpack is also called a bookbag or backpack. Depending on the region.
I love this kind of conversation. In the US, there are regional differences. In the Northeast, we say sneakers, but in the South, for example, they call them tennis shoes, and you can hear tennies.
I imaging that there are many more regional differences in the UK. Joel and Lia are very London oriented as well as being very young so less experienced in terminology than older people.
Why do they call them tennis shoes? Are they playing tennis in them? It never made sense to me.
I've always called them tennies or tennie shoes , don't know why, tennis is popular too, I assume yes they are called that because of the sport.
I live in Michigan in the U.S. We don't call them sneakers here. We say tennis shoes or gym shoes.
Both rucksack and knapsack are fairly archaic in most of North America. There are local areas that still use them, but many regionalisms are slowly fading out. Knapsack is from Low German and rucksack from High German.
We Americans call it a backpack as well.
I am American and I call “bathrobes” housecoat. Because it is like a coat but for the house
Also Americans call backpacks backpacks not rugsacks.
Disclaimer: Not all Americans say this, it’s just what I was raised saying.
Bri Emeralds I’ve used both bathrobe and housecoat but I tend to think of them differently. A robe to me has the waist tie but a house coat generally is more of a lounging garment that fully closes.
Housecoat is kind of an old fashioned term. It usually was only used for an overdress that buttoned which housewives would wear in the house over a slip instead of getting fully dressed. You see them in old movies a lot. Usually a slattern coming to answer the door with a cigarette dangling from her lip or a drink in her hand. Never heard it used for a robe worn by a man. (American speaking)
7:21 I had to explain to the neighbor that I wasn’t killing my puppy lol
I’m American and I’ve NEVER heard rucksack in my life 😳 I’ve only ever heard backpack.
I am triggered over the last letter being "zed"
Exactly 😂 how is Zed a single letter when it's obviously 3? 🤣
The U.S. is the only place that calls it "Zee".
exactly that's a word not a letter!
dusty keele I never knew!
Indonesian pronounce the last letter of the alphabet */zed/*
US and Canada are definitely not the same
Biatch P I heart ur nose
Biatch P we know America is way more popular 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅🦅
@@Unknownuser_791 lmao
But we compliment each other.
I am Canadian and I feel quite picked on! (Lol). You both need to to visit Canada. We will go for some poutine!!
*Poutine is fabulous lol*
I felt exactly the same, it´s a backpack guys. I wonder what dictionary they are are using!
Get the poutine in Quebec I’m from Ontario but they have the best poutine and I’ve been to the uk
Just out of curiosity, Rucksack is the German word for backpack.
You two are truly amazing! I came across your channel about 2 weeks ago, and I'm strongly grateful! ❤
Aw thank you!
Is that Lia’s new flat?? Omg the windows! Stunning ❤️
I'm from Canada and some of those phrases surprised me. Maybe it's because I'm from the east coast, but most of the words I grew up saying are the same as the UK, with the exception of toilet and car park. Very interesting video! Love your channel! :)
Im in texas and we also call them tennis shoes too and sneakers
And sometimes "tennies" for short.
Love your videos! I'm from Indiana and we call them tennis shoes and backpacks.
We say backpack 🎒 in US, California San Francisco Bay Area.