Im Canadian born and raised, and i think most fellow Canadians would agree with me when i say the biggest negative for me is the violence in the States. Mass shootings and gun violence in general.
How about the Sikh lunatics running around shooting killing each other? Didn’t you see how refugees defect on the streets of Vancouver? Didn’t you feel the rise in taxes? You guys don’t have gun violence like we do but we don’t peep in our neighbors house to see what’s going on there like Canadians do. As a matter of fact, every Canadian has his/ her nose buried in an American crack.
I’ll say this- as a Canadian, watching an American trying to understand Canada… I’m kinda touched. I like this dude. Thanks for learning about our country.
Well he is making money being a TH-camr out of uneducated Canadians loosing their time on videos produced by anybody who tries to make money on TH-cam ... a poucentage of Canadians like Americans have the same lack of culture and history of their own country . this is a fact that most canadians are the same as USA regarding education, culture, values and history...meaning poor knowledge.
The World Health Organization actually praised Canada as a world example for handling the vaccination rollout. We we're also one of the first countries to get 80% of the population vaccinated.
I'm extremely proud of being Canadian. Our society has superior education and healthcare, but Amercian politics is influencing ours in ways that undermine our social infrastructure. In Ontario, the government continues to underfund and/or attempt cutbacks that cause cracks to key programs. We need to remember our core values as Canadians and resist American influences.
Both countries have the same political issues but obvi in the US it's more extreme cuz, well, it's the US. I don't understand why we're flirting with fascism again. Do we think we didn't give it a good enough go the first time 🤦🏻♀️
I agree withi you. I get the sense that there are some Canadian politicians that look longingly at the polarization in the US and are attempting to replicate it here. American political and social mindsets are quickly gaining ground in Canada.
But Canadians can own semi automatic hunting rifles at 18 which are very similar to the ar. It's just that the ar is black and mean looking, it's no more or less dangerous.
@@sl0ptartwe still have to pass a test to buy a simple hunting gun, US is just like, i decided today that I’m going down to Walmart to buy my first gun
You do. Canada has different laws regarding owning weapons though. An AR 15 is basically a mean looking hunting rifle. AK47... Different thing if that is what is coming to mind.
@@LaurieLeeAnnie mean looking hunting rifle huh.... thats a very American way to downplay your gun control issues. It's not a hunting rifle in any way, the base platform is an assault style weapon generally with a medium sized barel that isn't optimal for hunting or range. It's quite literally a semi automatic assault rifle, don't downplay the issue. There's no reason to own something like that.
As the other folks have said, it's a great misconception about how difficult it is to obtain firearms in Canada. I'm a retired police officer and I can advise that it is very easy indeed. Also, many Canadian homes have multiple firearms in them. Handgun ownership is a little more complicated but the fact is you can carry a locked rifle around in the trunk of your vehicle any time of year in Canada, and you will not be breaking the law. I'm not personally a fan of guns, and I suspect many Americans feel the same.
I think Canadians who aren't recent immigrants know a lot about America. Growing up in Canada we had classes directly about the USA. Personally I found all the questions very easy.
Or yet another way to say that is new immigrants don't know as much about the western world, that's why they came to Canada in the first place...we tricked them into coming here. Now they are stuck working for basically nothing! A warning for anybody think about moving to Canada from India, Pakistan any Africa nations, China or South Korea, etc. So many immigrants I'd meet here are like what the heck. I thought this place was going to be nice. Then they get injured or sick and I think we have a "healthcare system" only to find out that we don't even have family doctors anymore or many doctors for that matter period.
There is far too little Canadian content, especially history and current events in Canadian schools. It’s ridiculous how much we learn about the United States compared to our own country, and the rest of the world. COVID was an excellent example of how much Canadian education is failing students, American news media has wormed into our culture, and how easily people are ready to be manipulated. The gap between the wealthy and the poor keeps growing, regular Canadians are buying into the idea of American style healthcare, letting go of good education for children (just accepting both private healthcare and education getting tax money from the government). I’m tired of watching Canada slide down the list of best countries to live. I’m tired of watching so many countries swing right, shooting themselves in the feet.
@bluebull2006 I probably come from a different time period as you with a different curriculum than today, Ontario Gen X here. Grade 12 Geography was just USA then towards the end of the semester we went on a 4 day trip to New York City
Another fantastic video Tyler! Just a thought on Canadian Health Care for you, in March 2021 our 19 yr old son was admitted to hospital with what we originally thought was complications to asthma. We thankfully live In London, Ontario that has several large urban trauma centers so he was getting the absolute BEST care. Tests, scans, x-rays, blood work, biopsies, surgeries etc. in July he was FINALLY diagnosed with an extremely rare terminal lung disease. He has gone through 6 months of chemo, he has been doing thoracic physiotherapy three days a week for more than 16 months. Multiple hospital stays. Since July 5 of this year he has been put on the transplant list for a bilateral(double) lung transplant. Our only out of pocket expenses have been coffee, gas, and sometimes hospital parking. That has been it. His boat load of medications have been 100% covered by my husband, his father's employment health insurance. We are so extremely grateful to live in Canada.
@Mary Antonio if you needed those tests though, it would be covered. It’s just like car insurance. You pay into it in case you need the services that the insurance would pay for, and you still have to pay for everything the insurance won’t cover. Even if you never get into an accident, you can comfortably know that you’re not one accident away from being without a vehicle. Losing your vehicle could mean losing your job, losing access to community services, etc. I think private insurance is a scam but if your focus is on the things you feel you should be getting but aren’t, I think that’s the wrong way to look at this in this scenario. People pay for OHIP but it’s so that everyone gets equal treatment, including our children who don’t have jobs, rather than people getting unequal treatment based on their income.
Also a number of these people that are being interviewed are probably fairly new immigrants to Canada from other places around the globe so why would they know American history including presidents.
My heart is with you! I cannot imagine the strength and courage it takes to share such news! But, I do know that your son has one heck of an amazing mother in his corner! Like your son, my mom and Dad has been in mine as well! Many Blessings to You and all your Love Ones☺ P. S. Prior to having terminal cancer, I had an Organ Donor card for this very reason! I hope that your family and son’s story will remind EVERYONE just how fortunate they are to celebrate all the Christmases, New Years, birthdays, and even the “everyday” possibilities of a HUG or cup of coffee with our Love Ones…simply, because we can! I hope this does not offend you, as it’s meant as a blessing….I will keep your entire FAMILY in my prayers! Take good care of yourself too! I remind my parents of this often! But, it is my darling, best friend of a mother, I have to continually remind most
Learned American history in grade 6. Loved learning about Paul Revere. " The British are coming, the British are coming" As a senior citizen i had opportunity to go to Boston. I walked by Paul Revere' s house and had fish and chips on the pier in Boston Harbour. It was awesome. 🇨🇦 Recently i had a trip from Ontario to Florida by car. We stopped at various cities overnight. It was fun and exhausting. I was glad to get home.
I'm a Canadian. My husband has been on many business trips including to the US, Saudi, and Shanghai. The place I worried most about his safety was the US. Anywhere else, he could be aware of the laws and be safe, but the US has so many random mass shootings that no matter what you do to keep yourself safe, you aren't. In the US, kindergarteners practice active shooter drills. That's a sign of a very ill country. I agree with that one woman, you couldn't pay me enough to live there.
To be fair, as a Canadian teacher we have active shooter drills also. But for us, it's mostly for a precaution not due to the inevitable like in America....
@@alandeon Yeah I was going to say we have drills too, but they're not really just about shooting, they are more about keeping children safe in the event that someone comes to the school and you don't know what their intentions are. This could be anything, a mentally ill person in the wrong place, a homeless person searching bins for cans, or somebody with a knife or gun. Through my entire time at school there's only a couple lockdowns, most were false. Only one had to do with guns and it was something that was happening in the area, not specifically in our school. I've never feared for my life going to school in Canada. Drills are just there for worst case scenarios that barely happen.
On a visit to Austin Texas I was eating breakfast with my child. A young man looked at me and said," If I pulled out a gun and shoot, what would you do?" Verbatim quote. My reply? "It's your choice." People in the restaurant sat there, doing nothing. Nope,not ever going back for any length of time.
I grew up in Niagara Falls on the Canadian side and my first impression of America was that it was dirty and polluted. This was a small sample fallacy. Over 100 years ago, the land on the Canadian side of the Niagara River was set aside as parkland, to be administered by the Niagara Parks Commission. The Americans didn’t do this, so when I was growing up in the 1970s, the American side was largely factories. I think there has been significant effort since then to improve the American side.
Same in my country I started learning him in yr12 and i graduated high school in 2020 when the hole riots became an event because of George Floyd but I started learning about him in yr11 the topic went through yr12
I think, but clearly I may be wrong, that most Canadians know there are 50 states. The 52 number is likely because a lot of people aren't sure if Alaska and Hawaii are counted in there, or whether places like Puerto Rico or Guam are included. The one lady referred to treatment of Japanese, she is referring to the internment camps, but the US also had those and did same.
I mean they might know but my grandma and little sister tried to tell me I was wrong about the 50 states they tried to tell there was 51 or 52 but I mean I think most Canadians know that
I personally think it more relates to all the jokes when someone says “the 51st state” like when referring to Canada or other places that aren’t actually states.. I know after hearing that joke so much when I was younger I started to get confused about the actual number as well. We know it’s 50 but when you’re put on the spot like that it’s easy to second guess yourself as well.
If the question was how many contiguous states are there, Canadians who don't totally trip on the word contiguous would probably correctly say 48. Then we add Hawaii and Alaska but do we add Puerto Rico? What about the District of Columbia, American Samoa, some will think of Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands and I had to Google Northern Mariana Islands. Canadians have a different relationship with our three (formerly two) Northern Territories. We can find them on a map and we consider them Canadian. They're Federally administered but they are just as Canadian.
With all due respect to peoples' country of origin, once you're here - and prove you're not a total dick - your culture and traditions are now a small part of overall "Canadian culture" ❤
I am Canadian. I have over many years asked American family, friends and fellow travellers if they own a gun and if so, why? Virtually everyone has answered yes and that the gun was for protection. I can only speak for myself, but I would not live anywhere that I did not feel safe let alone feel the need to have gun for protection. Very few Canadian that I have asked if they own a gun actually own one and those that do only own rifles for hunting.
Exactly. I have two. They're under lock and key. I don't want to open carry or conceal a gun on my person and I don't want anyone else to either. There are plenty of people carrying if you count police and armed guards. I cannot imagine walking around not knowing who is armed with what, when and why.
Yeah, as a Canadian gun owner I do NOT own them to protect myself against my fellow citizens. If I need to protect myself from my neighbor I'd be living in the wrong country.
Not only do we have fewer guns, you have to take a safety and firearms regulation training course to buy and own one. I don't know why anyone would require a handgun unless they associate with violent criminals. I find some of the gun hobbyists a tad sketchy tbh. Violent criminals are too busy going after each other to care about the average Canadian. I don't have problems with folks owning guns for hunting. If they have a handgun I want them to jump through all kinds of hoops to get one. All that being said, that does not stop the illegal gun trade with folks smuggling guns in from the US. The mass shooting which occurred in Nova Scotia in 2020 by that disgusting skeezy nut occurred due to illegal weapons smuggled in from the US. He was banned from owning firearms and purchasing ammo in Canada.
@@isabelleblanchet3694 I inherited mine but if you take the hunter's safety course and get your acquisition license I think you buy a new one at outdoors shops. Bass pro shop for example.
it is called education , etiquette and manners.and it is all the same in each country on the planet and not specific to Canada..Some europeans countries have a better sense of identity and culture than Canada. Since Canada is unfortunately a country of immigration ... Canada has no identity( very sililar to USA), no common values , no commun culture ....same tv, news same movies, same food , same violence, guns , xenophobia and more racist than ever.
I am Canadian and prefer Canada. I remember the shock I got once when I traveled to Buffalo on a whim when visiting Niagara falls. We decided to check out stores across the border. I headed towards Buffalo as I had always stayed in Niagara falls before. I think we got off the ramp at the first "Buffalo" off-ramp and ended up in a round about in front of an old tall office building and decided to get off the left of it. We drove past some really old mansion size houses that looked lived in...a few mins down the road I turned right to check out the houses off the main road...wooooah! It was like night and day...every other houses was boarded up and people were eyeing me up standing on street corners...we turned around fast and got out of there! I can't think of any neighborhood of houses that are that run down here. They either are torn down or renovated. Rarely see anything boarded up long. It also seemed like their street lights are further apart...like it is darker at night...just creepy to me. I was also constantly thinking if someone hit me and I needed to go to the hospital, because it was a spur of the moment thing, I had not bought any health insurance. It could end up very costly. I did not enjoy that worry. We left to came back after a quick lunch and stop at a grocery store for foods we can't get here. I was so glad to be back on Canadian soil when we crossed back over. That was about 20 years ago. With all the political divide going on and random mass shootings I have no desire to go there.
I live in Buffalo and you really have to be careful not to end up in the wrong neighborhood. There are some really beautiful homes in the city and neighborhood's you don't want to get caught dead in. Buffalo is an old rust belt town but there are quite a few millionaires - you should find someone who could give you a guided tour, I think you would be impressed. Come back and see us with a tour guide - love to Canada, you guys are great neighbors!!
At one time I would agree with this, but as I grow older, every winter Arizona looks better and better to me. No figid cold or heavy snow shoveling when I'm full of arthritis 🤣🤣
Canada is far from perfect, but one gripe I'd say we have is how tired we are to hear Americans call their country "land of the free" and president "leader of the free world" when Canada and most developed countries have more freedoms than the US and we're progressing rights, not regressing like the US. The US is doing poorly on LGBTQIA and women's rights, for example, and incarcerates the most of its own citizens for what essentially amounts to slave labour. Maternal mortality rates are also closer to those in 3rd world countries.
Advancing freedoms for “the alphabet gang” has gotten to an extreme place in Canada. Check out the male high school teacher in Oakville Ontario with the enormous prosthetic breasts and tell me this is progress. Insanity is more like it!
@@valerieeves4557 If you get enormous breast implants, why should I care? You do you. Everyone is free to do what they want as long as they don't hurt anyone. And hate and misinformation hurt people, Valerie.
I love the 'Leader of the free world' thing. Ukraine is in the free world last time i checked. So where is the "Leader"? The NFL & NBA put "World Champions" on their Trophies & Rings. Leagues of ONE country,who only play in that country. I dont think its because they're all stupid,just that they're mostly ignorant & uneducated. "Hey,the kids arent learning,should we hire more teachers & give them a living wage?"..."Nahhh,lets just dumb the tests down"
All honesty, some of the nicest people I’ve worked with. From welders to Doctors I’ve met some great Americans. I find there more put together somehow, you only notice when you talk to them and get to know them, seems like a common thing amongst the one I’ve got to know. The most polite by far have to be Texans, we had to laugh when 1 walked up and asked for some help lol guy had to be 8 feet tall and talked like it was Sunday service, great experience.
As a Canadian who lived in the US for 12 years, I was happy to return to Canada. There are many great things about the U.S. but for me it was difficult living in a country that has so many guns. The thinking that everyone has the right to own weapons boggles the mind. I feel so much safer in Canada, not that there isn’t crime in Canada.
yeah in canada its mostly just brute weapons like baseball bats crowbars brass knuckles and other kinda stabby type items such as knife machete bayonet shives ,but the amount of guns here is much much lower in canada but none the less there are still firearms in canada but you need a pal. (PAL) enables a licence holder to possess and use firearms in Canada. but you probably already know
So it's not just Canadians that often think it's 52 states (or sometimes 51), alot of places in Europe and globally also think this. Doing some digging, the reason stems from the old list of states we used. It often listed the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico as well, which brought the number to 52. The 51 are lists that only included DC. Honestly even in school our lists included both for my lessons. Oh and it's easy to remember Canada's first PM, John A. Macdonald. Not related to the fast food but still easy to recall because it's so famous.
Here is an easy way to remember how many states there are. Hawaii five 0 was so named because Hawaii which was the last state to join the US is the 50th state.
This honestly shocked me as a Canadian. I also thought it was very commonly known here that there are 50 states... I am a bit embarrassed on behalf of Canada lol
@@dk9174 yeah. Like how the hell does someone think there are 52 states. It is so engrained in popular culture that's practically impossible to not know
Canadian here - tend to travel in the USA, mostly to historical sites, but not since the pandemic started, and Trump. I still feel like you are all in a hangover with it, so we have been looking for more Canadian destinations. Turns out places like Banff, Victoria Island, etc, are so stunning, I don't need to go elsewhere
@@tsam3338he hasn’t been President for years lol, not to mention the majority of Americans didn’t vote for him, he won because of the electoral college.
Trump hasn't been President for almost 4 years. And as far as the pandemic goes, wasn't it CANADA who was basically begging Joe Biden to reopen the northern border, because of the economic ramifications?
As a Canadian, I watched a lot of American TV. I could have answered all those questions. Oh yes! Canada is better! I'm glad to have been born and raised here. 💖🍁💖
About the safety issue I remember this story from a Canadian from Ottawa who became a famous actor i the US and settled in LA . Years later returned to Ottawa for a visit and got lost at night. He pulled over to check his maps and heard a knock at his window but then remembered he was in Ottawa. The person just wanted to offer diriection
Oh my polite American friend, if you only knew what Canadians really think of Americans you probably wouldn't like it. I would NEVER include YOU in this because you are probably the most respectful American I have ever met. And to be fair, I have met more polite Americans than rude ones.
I vowed 30 years ago never to go back to the states after having everyone I met except a teenager working in macdonalds be extremely rude. If a few more of them were like Tyler, i may have gone back.
It’s a shame you experienced that. I’m Canadian, and I remember growing up with the stereotype that Americans are rude, and I was shocked at how untrue it was when I travelled in my late teens. Now, having travelled throughout my 20’s, and well into my 30’s now, I’ve had nothing but great experiences travelling in the US. I love visiting there. I think they are, generally, great people. But I haven’t ventured into large cities on either coast, so maybe that’s different.
I’m back. Kenny from Toronto here. Let me just say WOW! Look, I’m not trying to toot my own horn here, but this video really helped solidify my confidence in the fact that I am in fact an educated person in history, law and both Canadian and American politics. I’m actually embarrassed at the lack of knowledge that these Canadians displayed in this video! Like…seriously! Again, I don’t mean to sound like a cocky asshole, but for ME, this was all just common knowledge and these people were STRUGGLING! Good Lord!
Having lived in both countries, I have to say that life in Canada is generally better, more enjoyable, and more free. I concur with random lady at 4:45.
I am a Canadian who was raised less than an hour away from Detroit, MI. Growing up we saw many American tourists visit our area. I even got to hang out during the summer with some of the kids who came our way on vacation during the summer. I didn’t see much difference in our two countries until I was well into my teens and going to rock concerts over in Detroit. Those differences set the tone of my perception of Americans for many years. Fast forward through my life and I have lived in both countries due to my husbands job (he was in mining). I have lived in multiple Provinces and 2 different U.S. States (Missouri 7 years and Texas 2 years) and had the opportunity to visit many more. My honest opinion of the USA is that there are many lovely people there, and some bad. You find the same here in Canada. I found prejudice to be more “in your face” in the US, where as in Canada it is more of an undercurrent. Health Care in the US was a real pain in the patoot for me (I guess you could say I was spoiled with the Canadian Health Care System where everyone has equal access to healthcare professionals). I agree that the US has more opportunities of businesses to compete on the world stage. And that very thing is the reason Canada has a shortage in certain sectors… it’s called “the brain drain”. We loose doctors, nurses, business professionals, scientist, and our software techs to the US constantly. I was OK living in the US, but never felt like I fit in. I am happier living back in Canada.
be glad you didn't live in Windsor then. the down town was nothing more then a bunch of pre-21 Americans getting drunk picking fights up till the smoking ban.
If you want to find any technology you can find it in the USA. Many Canadian advancements end up bought by USA industry and then produced in the USA only (not produced in Canada then) because USA is the bigger market.
You're a US citizen, I'm a Canadian citizen and I live in the America's too, so we're both American. And so too are Mexicans, Argentinian, Brazilian, Peruvian etc.
Canadians are friendly but I think they also 'accept' friendliness more openly...I can walk down the street say hi to someone , talk w them, maybe buy them a coffee and hug them goodbye, and they wouldn't be offended(maybe now w Corona), in America if I did that they would think I'm a kook...I smile at every American when I'm down there and say cheers to each and every one and that alone is enough to inspire 'suspicion'...my GF says that soon they are going to put a sign just outside Texas just for me, reading ....'To all other Brits, please don't come here, we have one of you already, and we are still trying to cope...'
In my opinion, Americans in general are ignorant about the rest of the world. They're told since kindergarten that they're the best country in the world. They consider themselves better than everyone else. I'm well traveled and the subject quite comes up with ppl I've met over the yrs. America is truly not liked at all. I have been advised over the ys to sew a Canadian flag on my backpack to differentiate me from an American so to avoid conflict. Sry but that's really what the world thinks about America.
Hugs might be a problem but "Cheers!" and a smile will earn you a big "Hi!" a smile and in most cases a pause in walking that indicates we have time to chat if you're willing. As long as you don't mind the small talk starting with the question "where are you from?" hundreds of times you could really talk to Canadians all day.
I don’t hug people off the hop I say hi and stop and talk buy them a coffee and when I’m done hug them goodbye. I don’t invade peoples personal space unless ‘invited in’
Taxes for healthcare in Canada is often misunderstood in the US. Prices for procedures (paid by the government to doctors/hospitals) are set much lower in Canada whereas in the US the hospitals/organizations are driven by profit to charge as much as they can. The private US insurance agencies are overly complex and are driven by profit to charge as much as they can and refuse as much as they can. The simpler Canadian system saves large amounts of money and reduces stress at the time people are at their most vulnerable. It also saves lives (kind of the point of healthcare).
Ironically, American hospitals typically only charge outrageous fees if you have private insurance, and those fees are paid mostly by your insurance company. If you tell them you will be paying cash, they actually have a separate billing structure and charge a lot less. This is because the American health insurance market is insanely distorted by the many layers of bureaucracy that have been crammed into the law over the decades, starting with the WWII-era price and wage controls where employers asked the government to allow them to compete for employees by using health benefits since they couldn't use wages anymore, which is when health insurance first got all tied up with employment. Then the layers of legislation which were added on subsequently drove up costs, then added in a clause where if a person declares bankruptcy to escape medical debt, the government won't pay for it, and they're not allowed to put that cost on the uninsured, so the cost ends up getting passed on to the insured.
@@daye3509 my daughter has a severe disability which includes epilepsy, a very short life expectancy and she now requires a feeding tube to eat and drink. I am very well acquainted with the health care system. Though I am extremely grateful that I live in Canada compared to most other countries in the world because we have some of the best doctors, facilities, equipment, and drugs, (and I am truly greatful for that, however) the system itself is extremely inefficient and sometimes even exacerbating problems. I won't go too much into my personal experiences but we can Just look at how our govt and Healthcare dealt with c19: instead of recommending people go outside in the UV light, getting some vit D and exercising, boosting their immune health, they told everyone to stay home, they shut down gyms and even taped up playgrounds at one point, and then they taped off seeds, shoes and clothing, but chips and chocolate were all available as essential goods?? in the name of Public Health and Safety? Then literally segregating people based on a personal medical decision. Thats just one blatant example of how the govt is not going to prioritize our health and wellbeing. We pay *a lot* in taxes, and then often end up having to pay a portion of medications and some things aren't even covered so you have to pay the full amount for those things anyways. We are definitely lucky to live in such a developed nation, I cant argue that. But I also know there are some serious flaws the way things are currently.
@@jetstream6389 oh.. I'm Canadian lol.. there's no doctors available if you want to switch. Years long wait lists for practically everything. We pay a lot in taxes but we still have to pay a portion or even all of certain medications that aren't covered. Neither are naturopathic doctors, if you want some help for your health without drugs. Yes we do have some of the best doctors, facilities, equipment and medications but the system itself is flawed. Do you have a lot of experience with our Healthcare system? You can probably tell by my comment that my personal experiences have been pretty negative.
As a Canadian, I love my country. But there is so much that is wrong with our country. We have a lot going for us but we are very similar in a lot of aspects. Btw Love the videos, trying to understand our country from across the border is amazing.
I heard the results of a study done a couple of years ago, and I forget the percentages, but it looked at how many people move from the bottom fifth of income (born into the bottom 20%) and work their way into the top fifth in their careers (highest 20% of income earners) and it found that you are more likely to achieve “the American dream” in Canada by a factor of two. I could be wrong, but I think the percentage of Americans that pull it off is around 6% and Canadians was around 11%. Something like that… We could therefore rename it “the Canadian dream” lol
Basically, if you want to get to the highest level of success, you pretty much have to do it in the US, but you have a higher chance to break out of the lower and middle classes and into the upper class in Canada.
Hey Tyler, She did say she was from Montreal which is the 2nd biggest city in Canada. Of course, the population is nowhere near the US major cities. But Montreal does rank 19th biggest city in North America. So if she feels safer in Montreal, that is huge.
Montreal with a pop of 1,8 million....3.5 Million in the metro area averages 25 murders a year I challenge any american city of about the same size to these numbers
More people have a better and more free life on Canada. 71 years old, born and raised in Canada. Not rich but own our home, 4 bedroom 2 bath side split, large backyard. No problem buying groceries, and no we are not wealthy. I am so appreciative that I was born here.
I'm going to be a Canadian who is willing to list some cons of living in Canada. Some of the biggest cons to me are that it gets really cold in most parts of the country, it can be very difficult to travel between cities unless you have a driver's license because many of our major cities are spread out over great distances and air travel is not cheap. We don't have any high-speed methods of travel like high-speed trains, housing prices are incredibly high and inventory is low, taxes are higher than the US, but I think most Canadians would agree it's worth it because we don't have to pay out of pocket for most Healthcare services. And lastly, our Healthcare system can come with some major delays, but it is all triaged based on severity so you're not going to die having a heart attack while waiting for care in an emergency room, but if you have a less severe problem you could be waiting for hours before you see a Physician and may have a difficult time finding a Family Physician as we do have a shortage.
Housing prices are high because there is demand. Meaning people want to live here, not elsewhere. Just wait till you have a mortgage and its on a home where there is NO demand. Talk about money circling the drain.
I'm glad you said "really cold in most parts of the country" because where I live (Victoria) we get maybe 2 weeks of snow a year, and we have palm trees. I lived for years in the Okanagan Valley where it always gets up to 40°C (104°F) in the summer, being semi-desert. I moved away because it was too hot.
according to the 2022 survey on happiness , Finland is in the top position in the world happiness report in 2022. Followed by Denmark and Iceland in second and third place. Switzerland, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Sweden, Norway, Israel and New Zealand, were among the top 10 'happiest are the happiest countries in the world . Canada is not at the top . So the snow , the cold are not a good raeson for complaining about canadian winter. What makes the differences are social support ( education, health, housing, identity ) the culture ( history, values, principale )and the quality of life( joie de vivre, food, outdoors, retirement and families) . In Finland there is no daylight for almost 3 months per year( May to August per year ). The cost of living in toronto and Vancouver are the highest because of wealthy immigrants from Asia and since immigration works by bringing friends and family to Canada they often live in ghettos or share a house or apt.
It's not accurate to say you won't die waiting for care. Thousands of Canadians die on waiting lists ever year, and even if they don't die, the wait times can allow conditions to worsen and result in a drastically reduced quality of life. Wait times aren't always just a harmless inconvenience, and the triage system isn't working so well if it takes so long to get to the non-urgent patients that some of them end up becoming urgent or de@d.
The only thing I find any different (and I am the type to really objectively look) is the fact that many American just say "uh huh" instead of "your welcome", when you say thank you.
I'm really surprised that our strict gun-control laws didn't come up. Last week an American asked a question in my large-ish city's subReddit -- he's moving here with family, wanted to know how often we have active shooter drills in schools? Everyone was like, "...Huh?" We have earthquake drills (west coast) but the whole concept of regular school shootings is completely alien and horrifying. (We had one bad one but it was a university in 1989. We have a moment of silence every year but no one says his name.)
having to jump through just a few hoops to own firearms saves so, so, SOOO many lives. Interview at a police precinct, PAL license, restrictions on carrying and transporting, limits and restrictions on type, not allowed to use them as self defense tools, boom automatic humongous reduction in statistics, like. every. other. country. edit - added huge or bigger mandatory minimums for just having them, you want to do 10 years in prison for just having it in your glove box? I didnt think so. hyperbole but you get the point.
I could never feel safe living in a country where so many people have handguns and feel they need them. A few statistics...Since 2013 in the US there have 604 mass shootings and 34 mass murders. 290 childen aged 0 to 11 have killed and 603 injured by gun violence. And 1211 teens aged 12 to17 have been killed by guns while 3393 teens have been injured. Source: gunviolencearchive.org
Tyler, one thing you may want to research about Canada is our Winter celebrations. One of the biggest is in Quebec City, called "Carnival". It runs for 10 days of fun and is hosted by the lovable Bonhomme. Cheers!!!
I think when a lot of us Canadians were young we were told 52 in relation to the number of states. I don't know why it happened but it did. Most of us now have been corrected at some point but don't care enough to make sure we adjust it. 50 and 52 are close enough together. We do know however the amount states is equal to the amount of stars on the flag, we just never bothered to count them.
as a Canadian, I was taught in elementary school it was 50 but I did witness my peers in my youth mixing it up due to having two states essentially separate from the main body of America (Alaska and Hawaii) and so they thought the main body had 50 and the others would make +2.
I think if you're that close, AND remember after you're out of school, no problem! (My problem is that, if Idon't use it I lose it!!😅 such as my Canada geography, etc) you're good!
I would like to see the Arizona desert, and the Grand Canyon, and New Orleans. And Montezuma's Castle....that is around the GC somewhere isn't it?!....Canadian learning here. Yellowstone is also amazing but kind of scary. I would like to see that mountain that looks like a big old tree stump....where is that? lol. I would like to tour a guilded age estate. I would like to visit the Alamo. Tombstone..
That's what Americans think too, such a varied and vast country they might as well just buy a bus sized motorhome and stick within the continental US and Alaska. I bought my last truck with 180,000kms on it from a man who bought it specifically for towing a trailer to travel the USA while retired.
They are asking a lot of people who haven't lived in Canada long enough to absorb common knowledge from our neighbour. That's like anybody moving into another city and being asked common things about the city when they haven't been there long enough to answer every question correctly compared to long term residents.
@@susieq9801 having an accent doesn’t necessarily mean a person is new to the country. My dad is 90, immigrated here when he was 18. He still has a Greek accent.
Before watching this video, what I think about Americans: I think that Americans may be more boastful than Canadians, less polite, more self-entitled. I think Americans are hard working people and VERY religious. I think Americans are proud of their country. I think Americans put social success above all else, except perhaps family. I think they lean less toward compromises than Canadians. I think they are a proud people, loyal to those they care about, and ambitious. Clicking play now!
in Canada, we have the mandela effect on the number of states because of how it is taught in primary school. "There are 50 states in the U.S.A. and Alaska and Hawaii are the last 2 states that were added" So people kind of half remember the lesson and go 50+2=52.
I live in a small town with a pretty close knit community and a "support local" mentality. My husband started his small business from the ground up and is successful because of his helpful nature and the local support. At first I helped to pay for all our household bills, and now he is able to support us and I can change jobs whenever I want. We have an affordable home and 2 cars. We stay away from drama, go out to eat whenever we want, see our friends often, and there are lots of free or affordable activities we can do. Now we're expecting and have no worries about financial burdens and I am able to take a year of paid maternity leave based on the hours I have already worked this year. To me, that's pretty darn free and I don't see how it can get better than that. 🇨🇦
Many of the people interviewed are new Canadians and just don't know much of either country. The guy who said the Star Spangled Banner by Jimi Hendrix was the best is a typical Ontarian Canadian and more aware of the US and Canada
One thing i've noticed as a Canadian we don't really say "America" when refering to the United States, but rather "The states" or "The Us". Most of the Canadians in this video say "The States."
@@sibergirl2645 do you typically refer to yourself as American or Canadian? How about Mexican citizens, how do they refer to themselves, as American or Mexican? Do you know of any other citizens of countries in Central or South America that refer to themselves as Americans? Your southern neighbor is the United States of America. Should we call ourselves USians or something instead of just Americans? It’s in our country name and usually when referring to nationality some part of the nation’s name is used.
@@movehandslikeclouds It would be accurate to refer to myself as American, but I can't do so without much confusion so I find the hoarding or our continent's name to be frustrating to be honest.
Canadian here although living in the USA for years now. I think both countries are great✌️. They both have they're fair share of issues and they have great things about both countries. Both countries have been good to me. I have family in both countries. Love and peace to Canada and USA
The best thing about Canadian health care is we don't lose it when we switch jobs. I'm in Alberta. As long as I have my health care card, I can still get medical care, and the only things I really care about the cost are dental and optical.
@Nyx: in my day, ( it might’ve changed ) but Canadian beer has more alcohol in it. Reminds me a joke about that. What is similar between American beer and making love in a canoe? F*cking close to water! Stay safe, stay sane, stay Strong Ukraine 🇺🇦
I’m wondering how many of the Canadians that you interviewed were born and educated here. As you hopefully know, Canada is the most ethnically diverse country in the world. We have people who have come here from so many other countries as adults and were not educated here. For many of us who were born and were educated in Canada, learning about our biggest, closest and most important ally was an important part of our early academic curriculum. I get the sense that many of those who were interviewed are new and naturalized Canadians and may not have had the same opportunity to learn about the US. We welcome people in Canada - we don’t build walls to keep them out!
I grew up thinking there was 52 states, 50 south of our border plus Alaska and Hawaii. Of course there are 50 states including Alaska and Hawaii. I recently learned there also are territories such as Guam and Puerto Rico.
same here! always thouht it was 52 states + territories... I should have counted the stars on their flag before hahaha but I know there are 13 stripes for the first states... or something haha
@@MaevaRocks I thought it was 52 as well. Same thing exactly. 50 + Hawaii and Alaska. Plus Canada never changes and the US does change. Every few years there is some new place trying to join the States. At one point some place in the Carribean tried to join Canada. I don't remember what place, but it must have been in the 60s or 70s. It was rejected. In Parliament I think. I've been upset about that ever since. I badly want to move to some place warm, but the LAST place in the world I would ever move is the States! So my chances were wrecked by it. I wish I could remember which place that was.
I am a maritimer who moved to the US in 1991. I now live off grid in Arizona. Thanks to a successful youtube channel and social security and CPP I am financially ok. I love that today I took a shower in my outdoor shower and its Dec 10. I will always have a Canadian worldview and am still a canadian citizen. I have no desire to become an American citizen but of course pay taxes and act responsibly in my American home. I don't miss the gloomy canadian winters one iota.
Martin Luther King Jr. Is pretty big in World History and helped change the world not just One country. His influence and the influence of the rest of the civil rights movement had an effect on the hearts and minds of many. Especially those of colour in all kinds of states the world over
In a Canadian city Vancouver, i felt uncomfortable walking home at night because it was so late and i was a young woman, a homeless man could tell walked me home so sweet!!
In a Canadian city in Vancouver, I left a bar, feeling alone,. uncomfortable.and inebriated. Before long, a vagrant befriended me and asked if I had any money for crack. Two others joined him. In my intoxication, I was dimly aware that they would only befriend me under the condition that I gave them some drug money. I freaked out, bellowing something incoherent. Two of them left, leaving one guy who claimed to be from Seattle. He disclosed to me that he f*ckin' hated Vancouver...
By the time you uploaded this video, Canada has completely opened back up, including our border. The USA border still requires vaccination to enter whereas Canada no longer does.
I was in hospital 3 times in 18 months for a heart attack, stomach ulsers and 3 brain hemhorrages and it cost me nothing out of pocket. If I was in America Id be paying for that for the rest of my life.
@@billfarley9167 genetics are a bitch. You dont pick your genes genius. Hope you dont get sick... Youll be eating your own words......we all do tough guy.
@@billfarley9167 As a Canadian taxpayer I am glad some of my taxes went to improve his health and didn't bankrupt him, I also hope that when your time comes to need Canadian healthcare (and it will) you remember both myself and him for paying your way.
I have lived the vast majority of my life in Toronto. Generally it is safe. Toronto is the 4th biggest city in North America after Mexico CIty, New York and LA. There are definitely parts of the city that are NOT safe. But generally you can move about the city and feel safe. There are going to be bad actors no matter what with a city of our size. BUT as a comparison, Toronto usually has about 100-150 murders per year. Compare that to Chicago or Houston or another city of comparable size and there is a HUGE difference.
Interesting you should sat that, but as a boy growing up in the TO area, it was common to hear of only 1 murder a year, and when it was announced in the news, it was a great shock.
Hey Tyler, do you know what the word "Spangled" means? Also, during a Toronto Maple Leaf's hockey game, the PA system went out and the crowd continued to finish the American National Anthem. - th-cam.com/video/mHSaHRd4Q48/w-d-xo.html
and there you have the real reason Canadians know the American anthem. Both are played at the beginning of every hockey game when the visiting team is American based. Watch enough hockey, and you absorb the tune and words. I would also suggest more canadians know the american anthem, than they know the french version of the Canadian anthem.
As a Canadian Brit, living around Montreal for the last 12 years, and with some good friends in America, the best way I can describe Canada is to say it is what America should have been. Does that make sense to you all?
We used to be taught a lot about USA in school;50 states people! I love my American friends and family. Though no longer talk about politics with friends. We are on opposite sides completely! I'm also a very proud Canadian.
I grew up and still live on a border town. Hands down Canada is much better to live in. We have alot of work to do tending to healthcare and such, still I wouldn't switch my citizenship up. Hands down proud to be Canadian !
@@antichoice1 it’s well known that America is not a great country to live in. You have extreme violence and the most murders in the free world by far. Most Americans don’t even have a passport? What’s up with your healthcare? Lmao! Canada is definitely a way better country.
As a Canadian, I can not decide between travel in the US or Canada. In US Is more developed by far and therefore there is more of that type of thing to see. In BC we have miles and miles of land that is scenic and incredible but the distance between places is some times a bit daunting especially with Grand Children. I have travelled across Canada and I have travelled North. I loved Canada, but places to stay and visit were limited. I also drove to Disney land and it was difficult to decide where to visit as there where so many museums and stops of interest. I am a bit more relaxed in Canada because if anything goes wrong with my health I know I am not going to lose my home. The travel in each country is different, if I am alone I prefer Canada I think.
Tyler: Being that Canada and the USA are so close in almost everything we do and how we live, there are only the small things that make one place better to live in than the other. The only things that make the difference are personal things like Health care, economic opportunities, safety, security, the attitude of the people you encounter daily, and such. These are the differences that sway people one way or the other over the border. The biggest reason USA is easier for people to build a business is mainly because of the population gap. There are 10 times the amount of prospective customers and clients in the USA than there are in Canada. This makes it so much easier to not only have an audience for your product or service, but also the manufacturing or delivering of the product or service you are trying to build a business around. Anyone with a basic understanding of numbers would know that the greater the number of people that see your product or service, the chances are the more people will either have or find a need for it too.
The things you list as "personal things" make HUGE differences to quality of life and are the absolute essence to making a country "good" or "not as good" not small things to be glossed over.
Thanks, Tyler. Another fun video. As a Canadian I can tell you that most of us think of Americans as family: our American cousins, as you heard the interview say. Family, and all that goes along with that. One thing Canadians love is to be asked what we think about Americans. Again, like family, we always have an opinion. If you stopped a Canadian and asked them what they thought about any other country I think you'd likely be met by a blank expression, as if to say "why would you ask me something so strange." When push comes to shove, we will always be the most dependable and loyal "foreigners" you can count on. David
True. A lot of us have family and friends in the US so we know there are lots of great folks in the US. I know a huge amount about the US but my knowledge of other Countries (even those I've visited) is very limited. I grew up learning about the US, I didn't grow up learning much about the other Countries.
No I think alot of us dont think alot about America or americans because of Trump and the evil he brought out in many americans and trump followers here in Canada. I think we are much more wary of americans and feel sorry for the good people in America.
On TH-cam check out Rick Mercer Talking to Americans. I live in a border city, I can go across the border to go to concerts, sports events, shopping but I am always glad to come back home. I am always cognizant of my surroundings and people over there. I feel much safer in Canada even though I have never experienced anything bad.
Not gun culture. A culture of violence and lack compassion towards your fellow humans. A culture that values being a celeb more than helping those in need. In Canada we have 3.2 million legal gun owners. These people make up 0.0023% of total people charged with murder. The average Canadian gun owner owns between 6/10 rifles and are currently being vilified by people like yourself. Our government is currently stealing legally owned firearms through oics. With if allowed opens the door for all Canadians to lose their property rights. American culture is dieing and it hurts everyone around the world.
I am friends with and know many people who hunt with rifles. I was never against anyone owning a gun for hunting. Don't put words in my mouth. I am saying it should be a privilege, not a right. Responsible people who train to use a weapon for hunting should have no problem passing a test to own a weapon that can kill. And a psych evaluation. Do you not agree?
I’ve visited 34 states plus DC but not sure when if ever will see the rest of 🇺🇸 My biggest issue is the much larger proliferation of guns and violence. Yes, it does exist here but I never fear it walking around my downtown Toronto neighbourhood, this is one of many freedoms I enjoy living in the 🇨🇦
Honestly I don't fear it on a regular basis. It's such a big & highly populated country. I'm 45 & have only lost two people to gun violence. One was a woman murdered by her abusive partner, the other was a suicide. Unfortunately I knew two other murder victims (a stabbing & a strangulation) & had another close person kill themselves by hanging. I've never, to the best of my knowledge, even known someone who had been effected by stranger gun violence. So, to some degree the gun doesn’t necessarily cause violence in my opinion. But when used for violence they can do much more damage. We should be using a registration system at LEAST as strict as we have for cars. You have to prove safety knowledge to be licensed. Any car/gun needs to be registered & if you sell one you have to update the registration. If yours is used in a crime & you didn’t report it stolen, it's your responsibility. If we have to have them, I want to limit access. I really do believe in a written & practical test, just like we do for driving. You can't get a driver's license if you have certain medical conditions (seizures, narcolepsy, blindness). You shouldn't be able to get a gun license if you have a history of delusional mental health problems (not things like ocd or depression, but schizophrenia, bipolar, disorders that interfere with the ability to detect reality from hallucinations), or a violent criminal history, or current restraining order. I love my country, I want it to heal & progress. It seems politicians are set on deepening wounds & regression. With our lack of work/life balance & the abject failure of our health care system, with little resources available for people struggling with mental illness, it's a particularly dangerous place to allow unregulated gun access so easily. Mass shootings aren't nearly as common as someone watching from the outside world think. But, I have a teenager who's missed plenty of school because of a threat or because there was a school shooting the day before, 3,000 miles away. I won't push her to go when she doesn’t feel safe. Even without a shooting occurring in our district, kids should never have to feel afraid for their lives when attending school. The drills can be just as traumatic as the real thing when the kids don't know it's coming. Most schools have stopped the surprise active shooter drills because the children were put through the same psychology stress of an active shooting. But they still drill, they just give advanced warning. I get how it's important to be prepared but it's also a constant reminder to children that they are unsafe & the adults cannot fully protect them.
@@gypsydonovan “There was a study on school shootings in G7 countries. And the 6 non American countries between 2008 to 2018 had 5. The US had 287.” Not as commen as it seems from the outside huh? That’s because you are so used to it. We don’t have school shooter drills in my country, no one has to worry about that and it’s fucking insane how desensitized you are to it, and it’s just sad. New Zeland has strict gun laws aswell, one school shooting happened and the whole country took a moment of silence, and then the guns were banned. Just would be INSANE to hear about a school shooting in my country- I heard about just one stabbing in down town and I felt unsafe going back there, the US as too much violence IN GENERAL. Idk how you can be okay with ANY of that.
@@gypsydonovan maybe adults would have to rely on owning guns in order to “protect themselves” if you had a policing system that actually fucking worked. And it’s INANE to me that you are like “well adults can’t protect themselves” in response to children being murdered and terrified. What about the kids you kind of people care so much about huh?
@@LordOfElysium I would not feel safe living in the US simply because I don't trust their police training to 'serve and protect'. It seams there are as many killings by the cops than any other trigger happy criminal.
Most Canadians would answer 50 states, but I’m pretty sure that 51 or 52 answer is coming from confusion about the status of DC and Puerto Rico (most of us are barely aware Guam and the other territories).
I am a 61 year old woman who just last spring made my longest solo road trip. I drove from my home on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, crossed into the U.S. at Maine and drove almost 4 days to South Dakota. I visited Mount Rushmore, Badlands,Custer State Park, then crossed into Wyoming and visited Devils Tower and Yellowstone NP. I travelled through 14 states and over 11000kms. I car camped and tented . I slept at rest stops and in parks. I shopped in local grocery stores and drove through Lakota country and reservations. Not once did I encounter a rude person ir fwwl unsafe. Aside from a propensity for, and abundance of, the absolutely largest flags I have ever seen , the individual differences seemed few.
Thst's great that you had a terrific trip. I follow a camping for women only Facebook page. A large number of members carry guns while camping, which I foubd shocking as a Nova Scotian. It doesn't sound like they feel safe in their own country!
@@dorisbetts3012 , wow, I can't imagine carrying a gun for any reason. I always felt safe, but I also never put myself in situations that might be sketchy.
Tyler, I have to hand it to you. You are very fair in your assessments in 'all' videos you have done about Canada. You never let yourself lash back at a comment from a person in any video that most Americans wouldn't particularly like to hear. You seem like a real good guy to me. Thank you for the videos you produce, and keep up the great unbiased attitude. Best regards from western Canada (where God lives, speaking about the natural beauty).
As a Canadian we were taught in schools originally 52 states because for some reason I think we lumped in your territory Puerto Rico and the confusion as to what Washington DC is classified as... I mean I know there are 50 states. However when you have a country that has provinces and territories anything that is classified outside of the term "state" I think we just classify it as part of your country lol
Tyler I love the diversity of your videos! You cover things wonderfully and appreciate all you hard work! All countries have problems, but as a Canadian, I will always love our big brother next door! 💞
I was walking around Detroit, at about 7 pm in December. I asked random people on the street for directions. "Can't you tell it is dark out" "You stupid Canadian, get back across the bridge where you belong" I was very happy that I met people that were concerned about my safety. Culture shock, less than a mile from home
9 minutes in, Our alcohol & cigarettes here in Canada are more expensive, largely due to a SIN tax that partially helps cover Canadian health care costs. There's a trade off.
The young people being asked these questions were primarily young. If you asked many middle age & above persons like myself, I knew all the answers to the american questions. One of my primary reasons for loving Canada is it is a much safer country. We have gun controls and I have no hesitation walking my dog later in the evening. I'm glad we have our health care , $7 a day day care in Queebec & a lot fewer guns. Means a lot to me
Our government serves us. It is not an enemy. It is where we put our tax money in return for services, like healthcare, and a lot of other things. If the US had universal Healthcare, you would be a much calmer country.
As a Canadian, I'm shocked by the number of fellow Canucks who didn't know how many states are in the U.S. Those who said 52, maybe they're including Puerto Rico and Samoa? Beats me.
I just gotta say thanks for putting my home, Niagara Falls, on display. Nothing can beat the view from our side. Thanks also for taking the time to learn about our home 🫶🏽
I would think most people everywhere know Martin Luther King Jr. ! Every once in a while I read his " I have a dream " speech . I like to hear him say it, but I also like reading it myself. Sometimes I read it out loud. The words are so powerful. Almost 60 years later, it still packs a punch.
Im Canadian born and raised, and i think most fellow Canadians would agree with me when i say the biggest negative for me is the violence in the States. Mass shootings and gun violence in general.
The shootings are not evenly distributed. Stay in the white areas and out of the ghettoes, and you'll be quite safe here.
I have to say true but eh I live in the country side of the USA u rarely see it happen I guess you just have to find the right neighborhood
How about American jingoism? Americans are myopic and often don’t understand and have no interest in learning about others than themselves…
How about the Sikh lunatics running around shooting killing each other?
Didn’t you see how refugees defect on the streets of Vancouver?
Didn’t you feel the rise in taxes?
You guys don’t have gun violence like we do but we don’t peep in our neighbors house to see what’s going on there like Canadians do. As a matter of fact, every Canadian has his/ her nose buried in an American crack.
That and healthcare for sure I think are the 2 biggest reasons
I’ll say this- as a Canadian, watching an American trying to understand Canada… I’m kinda touched. I like this dude. Thanks for learning about our country.
Yea it makes me happy
He is endearing...
Well he is making money being a TH-camr out of uneducated Canadians loosing their time on videos produced by anybody who tries to make money on TH-cam ... a poucentage of Canadians like Americans have the same lack of culture and history of their own country . this is a fact that most canadians are the same as USA regarding education, culture, values and history...meaning poor knowledge.
I like how open he is to learning.
lmao, he's a typical product of the Murica education system
The World Health Organization actually praised Canada as a world example for handling the vaccination rollout. We we're also one of the first countries to get 80% of the population vaccinated.
Well, that's because many people were forced to get vaccinated in order to keep their jobs.
Any time a UN organization praises anyone, it’s not a good thing.
I'm extremely proud of being Canadian. Our society has superior education and healthcare, but Amercian politics is influencing ours in ways that undermine our social infrastructure. In Ontario, the government continues to underfund and/or attempt cutbacks that cause cracks to key programs. We need to remember our core values as Canadians and resist American influences.
Agreed 100%. You can already see the American form of hate creeping into our social media sites.
Both countries have the same political issues but obvi in the US it's more extreme cuz, well, it's the US.
I don't understand why we're flirting with fascism again. Do we think we didn't give it a good enough go the first time 🤦🏻♀️
I agree withi you. I get the sense that there are some Canadian politicians that look longingly at the polarization in the US and are attempting to replicate it here. American political and social mindsets are quickly gaining ground in Canada.
perfect way to word it , agree 100%
The bleeding effect, yeah. American internet society is unfortunately infectious to lesser minds, and vice versa. (Too easily externally affected too)
Being born and raised in 🇨🇦 My Main issue is… I don’t want to live in a Country that allows 18 yr to own AR 15!
But Canadians can own semi automatic hunting rifles at 18 which are very similar to the ar. It's just that the ar is black and mean looking, it's no more or less dangerous.
@@sl0ptartwe still have to pass a test to buy a simple hunting gun, US is just like, i decided today that I’m going down to Walmart to buy my first gun
You do. Canada has different laws regarding owning weapons though. An AR 15 is basically a mean looking hunting rifle. AK47... Different thing if that is what is coming to mind.
@@LaurieLeeAnnie mean looking hunting rifle huh.... thats a very American way to downplay your gun control issues.
It's not a hunting rifle in any way, the base platform is an assault style weapon generally with a medium sized barel that isn't optimal for hunting or range. It's quite literally a semi automatic assault rifle, don't downplay the issue. There's no reason to own something like that.
As the other folks have said, it's a great misconception about how difficult it is to obtain firearms in Canada. I'm a retired police officer and I can advise that it is very easy indeed. Also, many Canadian homes have multiple firearms in them. Handgun ownership is a little more complicated but the fact is you can carry a locked rifle around in the trunk of your vehicle any time of year in Canada, and you will not be breaking the law. I'm not personally a fan of guns, and I suspect many Americans feel the same.
I think Canadians who aren't recent immigrants know a lot about America. Growing up in Canada we had classes directly about the USA. Personally I found all the questions very easy.
Or yet another way to say that is new immigrants don't know as much about the western world, that's why they came to Canada in the first place...we tricked them into coming here. Now they are stuck working for basically nothing!
A warning for anybody think about moving to Canada from India, Pakistan any Africa nations, China or South Korea, etc. So many immigrants I'd meet here are like what the heck. I thought this place was going to be nice. Then they get injured or sick and I think we have a "healthcare system" only to find out that we don't even have family doctors anymore or many doctors for that matter period.
There is far too little Canadian content, especially history and current events in Canadian schools. It’s ridiculous how much we learn about the United States compared to our own country, and the rest of the world. COVID was an excellent example of how much Canadian education is failing students, American news media has wormed into our culture, and how easily people are ready to be manipulated. The gap between the wealthy and the poor keeps growing, regular Canadians are buying into the idea of American style healthcare, letting go of good education for children (just accepting both private healthcare and education getting tax money from the government). I’m tired of watching Canada slide down the list of best countries to live. I’m tired of watching so many countries swing right, shooting themselves in the feet.
I didn't learn about America in my Canadian school
I didn't learn about America in my Canadian school
@bluebull2006 I probably come from a different time period as you with a different curriculum than today, Ontario Gen X here. Grade 12 Geography was just USA then towards the end of the semester we went on a 4 day trip to New York City
I am an American Veteran and I cannot wait to visit Canada again. It's beautiful, safe, and peaceful
come back any time bro
@@jackobite68 bro'ette 😉, and thank you 😁👍
Thanks for your service. Protecting America in turn protects Canada .
You are welcome back any time
Im a Canadian Veteran, come have a beer sometime eh?
Not that safe
Another fantastic video Tyler! Just a thought on Canadian Health Care for you, in March 2021 our 19 yr old son was admitted to hospital with what we originally thought was complications to asthma. We thankfully live In London, Ontario that has several large urban trauma centers so he was getting the absolute BEST care. Tests, scans, x-rays, blood work, biopsies, surgeries etc. in July he was FINALLY diagnosed with an extremely rare terminal lung disease. He has gone through 6 months of chemo, he has been doing thoracic physiotherapy three days a week for more than 16 months. Multiple hospital stays. Since July 5 of this year he has been put on the transplant list for a bilateral(double) lung transplant. Our only out of pocket expenses have been coffee, gas, and sometimes hospital parking. That has been it.
His boat load of medications have been 100% covered by my husband, his father's employment health insurance. We are so extremely grateful to live in Canada.
@Mary Antonio if you needed those tests though, it would be covered. It’s just like car insurance. You pay into it in case you need the services that the insurance would pay for, and you still have to pay for everything the insurance won’t cover. Even if you never get into an accident, you can comfortably know that you’re not one accident away from being without a vehicle. Losing your vehicle could mean losing your job, losing access to community services, etc. I think private insurance is a scam but if your focus is on the things you feel you should be getting but aren’t, I think that’s the wrong way to look at this in this scenario. People pay for OHIP but it’s so that everyone gets equal treatment, including our children who don’t have jobs, rather than people getting unequal treatment based on their income.
Also a number of these people that are being interviewed are probably fairly new immigrants to Canada from other places around the globe so why would they know American history including presidents.
Much hugs and love.I was engaged to a man with CF who got a double lung transplant at Toronto general.You will be in my prayers ♥️♥️
My heart is with you! I cannot imagine the strength and courage it takes to share such news! But, I do know that your son has one heck of an amazing mother in his corner! Like your son, my mom and Dad has been in mine as well!
Many Blessings to You and all your Love Ones☺
P. S. Prior to having terminal cancer, I had an Organ Donor card for this very reason! I hope that your family and son’s story will remind EVERYONE just how fortunate they are to celebrate all the Christmases, New Years, birthdays, and even the “everyday” possibilities of a HUG or cup of coffee with our Love Ones…simply, because we can! I hope this does not offend you, as it’s meant as a blessing….I will keep your entire FAMILY in my prayers!
Take good care of yourself too! I remind my parents of this often! But, it is my darling, best friend of a mother, I have to continually remind most
I live about 40 minutes from London towards Windsor. London does have top notch hospitals. Hope all goes well for your son!
Learned American history in grade 6. Loved learning about Paul Revere. " The British are coming, the British are coming" As a senior citizen i had opportunity to go to Boston. I walked by Paul Revere' s house and had fish and chips on the pier in Boston Harbour.
It was awesome. 🇨🇦
Recently i had a trip from Ontario to Florida by car. We stopped at various cities overnight. It was fun and exhausting. I was glad to get home.
I'm a Canadian. My husband has been on many business trips including to the US, Saudi, and Shanghai. The place I worried most about his safety was the US. Anywhere else, he could be aware of the laws and be safe, but the US has so many random mass shootings that no matter what you do to keep yourself safe, you aren't. In the US, kindergarteners practice active shooter drills. That's a sign of a very ill country. I agree with that one woman, you couldn't pay me enough to live there.
Same.
To be fair, as a Canadian teacher we have active shooter drills also. But for us, it's mostly for a precaution not due to the inevitable like in America....
@@alandeon Yeah I was going to say we have drills too, but they're not really just about shooting, they are more about keeping children safe in the event that someone comes to the school and you don't know what their intentions are. This could be anything, a mentally ill person in the wrong place, a homeless person searching bins for cans, or somebody with a knife or gun.
Through my entire time at school there's only a couple lockdowns, most were false. Only one had to do with guns and it was something that was happening in the area, not specifically in our school. I've never feared for my life going to school in Canada. Drills are just there for worst case scenarios that barely happen.
100% agree!!
On a visit to Austin Texas I was eating breakfast with my child. A young man looked at me and said," If I pulled out a gun and shoot, what would you do?" Verbatim quote.
My reply? "It's your choice."
People in the restaurant sat there, doing nothing.
Nope,not ever going back for any length of time.
As a Canadian watching this I was surprised by the people not knowing the answers to these questions.... I learned all this in school.
I’m in Australia and I knew the answers. 🤣🤣🤣
I was surprised also, however, I would guess that some of those interviewed did not attend Canadian elementary schools.
@@lauragreen219 yup
judging by a couple of accents, some were new canadians, but still everyone is taught about the US in our schools.
Yes definitely taught these in school
I grew up in Niagara Falls on the Canadian side and my first impression of America was that it was dirty and polluted. This was a small sample fallacy. Over 100 years ago, the land on the Canadian side of the Niagara River was set aside as parkland, to be administered by the Niagara Parks Commission. The Americans didn’t do this, so when I was growing up in the 1970s, the American side was largely factories. I think there has been significant effort since then to improve the American side.
Hey Tyler, Canadian here. Martin Luther King is actually super important in the Canadian public education curriculum too!
Same in my country I started learning him in yr12 and i graduated high school in 2020 when the hole riots became an event because of George Floyd but I started learning about him in yr11 the topic went through yr12
i never learned about MLK once in school in Canada. They prbly only started teaching it after the George Floyd murder
Dude did so much to try to fix America. Damn rights we know about Mr. King too.
I went to Canadian school and we didn't learn about him
I went to Canadian school and we didn't learn about him
I think, but clearly I may be wrong, that most Canadians know there are 50 states. The 52 number is likely because a lot of people aren't sure if Alaska and Hawaii are counted in there, or whether places like Puerto Rico or Guam are included. The one lady referred to treatment of Japanese, she is referring to the internment camps, but the US also had those and did same.
I mean they might know but my grandma and little sister tried to tell me I was wrong about the 50 states they tried to tell there was 51 or 52 but I mean I think most Canadians know that
I also think that we count our territories as provinces even if they are not... so to us it's 52... even if it's really 50 + 2 territories.
I should have read the comments before typing almost exactly the same reply
I personally think it more relates to all the jokes when someone says “the 51st state” like when referring to Canada or other places that aren’t actually states.. I know after hearing that joke so much when I was younger I started to get confused about the actual number as well. We know it’s 50 but when you’re put on the spot like that it’s easy to second guess yourself as well.
If the question was how many contiguous states are there, Canadians who don't totally trip on the word contiguous would probably correctly say 48. Then we add Hawaii and Alaska but do we add Puerto Rico? What about the District of Columbia, American Samoa, some will think of Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands and I had to Google Northern Mariana Islands. Canadians have a different relationship with our three (formerly two) Northern Territories. We can find them on a map and we consider them Canadian. They're Federally administered but they are just as Canadian.
Being Canadian isn't about colour, it's about Spirit.
With all due respect to peoples' country of origin, once you're here - and prove you're not a total dick - your culture and traditions are now a small part of overall "Canadian culture" ❤
Amen❤
spirit airlines
with all the aggressive affirmative it kinda is about color now.
I am Canadian. I have over many years asked American family, friends and fellow travellers if they own a gun and if so, why?
Virtually everyone has answered yes and that the gun was for protection.
I can only speak for myself, but I would not live anywhere that I did not feel safe let alone feel the need to have gun for protection.
Very few Canadian that I have asked if they own a gun actually own one and those that do only own rifles for hunting.
Exactly. I have two. They're under lock and key. I don't want to open carry or conceal a gun on my person and I don't want anyone else to either. There are plenty of people carrying if you count police and armed guards. I cannot imagine walking around not knowing who is armed with what, when and why.
A gun is a non necessity in Canada, I would not even know where to go to buy a gun...
Yeah, as a Canadian gun owner I do NOT own them to protect myself against my fellow citizens. If I need to protect myself from my neighbor I'd be living in the wrong country.
Not only do we have fewer guns, you have to take a safety and firearms regulation training course to buy and own one. I don't know why anyone would require a handgun unless they associate with violent criminals. I find some of the gun hobbyists a tad sketchy tbh. Violent criminals are too busy going after each other to care about the average Canadian. I don't have problems with folks owning guns for hunting. If they have a handgun I want them to jump through all kinds of hoops to get one.
All that being said, that does not stop the illegal gun trade with folks smuggling guns in from the US. The mass shooting which occurred in Nova Scotia in 2020 by that disgusting skeezy nut occurred due to illegal weapons smuggled in from the US. He was banned from owning firearms and purchasing ammo in Canada.
@@isabelleblanchet3694 I inherited mine but if you take the hunter's safety course and get your acquisition license I think you buy a new one at outdoors shops. Bass pro shop for example.
self criticism is the Canadian way of being nice and polite. When you talk bad about another, you then feel bad and self criticise too
it is called education , etiquette and manners.and it is all the same in each country on the planet and not specific to Canada..Some europeans countries have a better sense of identity and culture than Canada. Since Canada is unfortunately a country of immigration ... Canada has no identity( very sililar to USA), no common values , no commun culture ....same tv, news same movies, same food , same violence, guns , xenophobia and more racist than ever.
I am Canadian and prefer Canada. I remember the shock I got once when I traveled to Buffalo on a whim when visiting Niagara falls. We decided to check out stores across the border. I headed towards Buffalo as I had always stayed in Niagara falls before. I think we got off the ramp at the first "Buffalo" off-ramp and ended up in a round about in front of an old tall office building and decided to get off the left of it. We drove past some really old mansion size houses that looked lived in...a few mins down the road I turned right to check out the houses off the main road...wooooah! It was like night and day...every other houses was boarded up and people were eyeing me up standing on street corners...we turned around fast and got out of there! I can't think of any neighborhood of houses that are that run down here. They either are torn down or renovated. Rarely see anything boarded up long. It also seemed like their street lights are further apart...like it is darker at night...just creepy to me. I was also constantly thinking if someone hit me and I needed to go to the hospital, because it was a spur of the moment thing, I had not bought any health insurance. It could end up very costly. I did not enjoy that worry. We left to came back after a quick lunch and stop at a grocery store for foods we can't get here. I was so glad to be back on Canadian soil when we crossed back over. That was about 20 years ago. With all the political divide going on and random mass shootings I have no desire to go there.
I live in Buffalo and you really have to be careful not to end up in the wrong neighborhood. There are some really beautiful homes in the city and neighborhood's you don't want to get caught dead in. Buffalo is an old rust belt town but there are quite a few millionaires - you should find someone who could give you a guided tour, I think you would be impressed. Come back and see us with a tour guide - love to Canada, you guys are great neighbors!!
I’m Canadian, and I agree- you couldn’t pay me enough to live in the USA.
At one time I would agree with this, but as I grow older, every winter Arizona looks better and better to me. No figid cold or heavy snow shoveling when I'm full of arthritis 🤣🤣
A lot of well off ppl move to America. We also have a brain drain.
Same
I lived in the US for a few years when I was a kid ( in the early 90's ). I enjoyed it, but no chance in hell I would move back the way it is now.
same, and i live right across the river from detroit. i don't even visit. not till they clean up their Nazi problem completely from their government.
Canada is far from perfect, but one gripe I'd say we have is how tired we are to hear Americans call their country "land of the free" and president "leader of the free world" when Canada and most developed countries have more freedoms than the US and we're progressing rights, not regressing like the US. The US is doing poorly on LGBTQIA and women's rights, for example, and incarcerates the most of its own citizens for what essentially amounts to slave labour. Maternal mortality rates are also closer to those in 3rd world countries.
I never understood the thing about the alphabet gang and women rights thing. Don't we all have basic human rights? When did trans and women lose them?
Advancing freedoms for “the alphabet gang” has gotten to an extreme place in Canada. Check out the male high school teacher in Oakville Ontario with the enormous prosthetic breasts and tell me this is progress. Insanity is more like it!
@@valerieeves4557 If you get enormous breast implants, why should I care? You do you. Everyone is free to do what they want as long as they don't hurt anyone. And hate and misinformation hurt people, Valerie.
I love the 'Leader of the free world' thing. Ukraine is in the free world last time i checked. So where is the "Leader"?
The NFL & NBA put "World Champions" on their Trophies & Rings. Leagues of ONE country,who only play in that country.
I dont think its because they're all stupid,just that they're mostly ignorant & uneducated.
"Hey,the kids arent learning,should we hire more teachers & give them a living wage?"..."Nahhh,lets just dumb the tests down"
@@DEADBRO_ Clearly you are neither trans nor female
All honesty, some of the nicest people I’ve worked with. From welders to Doctors I’ve met some great Americans. I find there more put together somehow, you only notice when you talk to them and get to know them, seems like a common thing amongst the one I’ve got to know. The most polite by far have to be Texans, we had to laugh when 1 walked up and asked for some help lol guy had to be 8 feet tall and talked like it was Sunday service, great experience.
As a Canadian who lived in the US for 12 years, I was happy to return to Canada. There are many great things about the U.S. but for me it was difficult living in a country that has so many guns. The thinking that everyone has the right to own weapons boggles the mind. I feel so much safer in Canada, not that there isn’t crime in Canada.
enjoy your oppression
@@wcam7822 What oppression are you talking about? There's a different culture here towards guns - we're not fanatical about them.
@@wcam7822 Have never felt oppression in Canada. Feel free and safe.
@ Carol Maurizio......you must live in a different Canada then me!!!
yeah in canada its mostly just brute weapons like baseball bats crowbars brass knuckles and other kinda stabby type items such as knife machete bayonet shives ,but the amount of guns here is much much lower in canada but none the less there are still firearms in canada but you need a pal. (PAL) enables a licence holder to possess and use firearms in Canada. but you probably already know
So it's not just Canadians that often think it's 52 states (or sometimes 51), alot of places in Europe and globally also think this. Doing some digging, the reason stems from the old list of states we used. It often listed the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico as well, which brought the number to 52. The 51 are lists that only included DC. Honestly even in school our lists included both for my lessons.
Oh and it's easy to remember Canada's first PM, John A. Macdonald. Not related to the fast food but still easy to recall because it's so famous.
I was taught 52 states....the tricky part was naming them, which we had to do
lol
Here is an easy way to remember how many states there are. Hawaii five 0 was so named because Hawaii which was the last state to join the US is the 50th state.
This honestly shocked me as a Canadian. I also thought it was very commonly known here that there are 50 states... I am a bit embarrassed on behalf of Canada lol
@@dk9174 yeah. Like how the hell does someone think there are 52 states. It is so engrained in popular culture that's practically impossible to not know
@@brendamiller5785 I think you got a point there
Canadian here - tend to travel in the USA, mostly to historical sites, but not since the pandemic started, and Trump. I still feel like you are all in a hangover with it, so we have been looking for more Canadian destinations. Turns out places like Banff, Victoria Island, etc, are so stunning, I don't need to go elsewhere
Exactly ever since Trump voted in, I refuse to go to USA.
Where is Victoria Island?
@@tsam3338he hasn’t been President for years lol, not to mention the majority of Americans didn’t vote for him, he won because of the electoral college.
Trump hasn't been President for almost 4 years. And as far as the pandemic goes, wasn't it CANADA who was basically begging Joe Biden to reopen the northern border, because of the economic ramifications?
@@brendabeston65I think he is actually talking about Vancouver island 😂
As a Canadian, I watched a lot of American TV. I could have answered all those questions.
Oh yes! Canada is better! I'm glad to have been born and raised here. 💖🍁💖
Dear Tyler, please react to Rick Mercer Talking to Americans. I'm Canadian and just couldn't believe what I was hearing and neither will you!
It’s important to remember that those shows are curated. But the politicians falling for the tricks is sad
I recommended that to him in an earlier video, along with a few dozen others. We would wet ourself listening to it. He wont get a damned thing!
About the safety issue I remember this story from a Canadian from Ottawa who became a famous actor i the US and settled in LA . Years later returned to Ottawa for a visit and got lost at night. He pulled over to check his maps and heard a knock at his window but then remembered he was in Ottawa. The person just wanted to offer diriection
This made me laugh
Oh my polite American friend, if you only knew what Canadians really think of Americans you probably wouldn't like it. I would NEVER include YOU in this because you are probably the most respectful American I have ever met. And to be fair, I have met more polite Americans than rude ones.
I vowed 30 years ago never to go back to the states after having everyone I met except a teenager working in macdonalds be extremely rude. If a few more of them were like Tyler, i may have gone back.
You sound like a simpleton
It’s a shame you experienced that. I’m Canadian, and I remember growing up with the stereotype that Americans are rude, and I was shocked at how untrue it was when I travelled in my late teens. Now, having travelled throughout my 20’s, and well into my 30’s now, I’ve had nothing but great experiences travelling in the US. I love visiting there. I think they are, generally, great people. But I haven’t ventured into large cities on either coast, so maybe that’s different.
I’m back. Kenny from Toronto here. Let me just say WOW! Look, I’m not trying to toot my own horn here, but this video really helped solidify my confidence in the fact that I am in fact an educated person in history, law and both Canadian and American politics. I’m actually embarrassed at the lack of knowledge that these Canadians displayed in this video! Like…seriously! Again, I don’t mean to sound like a cocky asshole, but for ME, this was all just common knowledge and these people were STRUGGLING! Good Lord!
Having lived in both countries, I have to say that life in Canada is generally better, more enjoyable, and more free. I concur with random lady at 4:45.
I am a Canadian who was raised less than an hour away from Detroit, MI. Growing up we saw many American tourists visit our area. I even got to hang out during the summer with some of the kids who came our way on vacation during the summer. I didn’t see much difference in our two countries until I was well into my teens and going to rock concerts over in Detroit. Those differences set the tone of my perception of Americans for many years. Fast forward through my life and I have lived in both countries due to my husbands job (he was in mining). I have lived in multiple Provinces and 2 different U.S. States (Missouri 7 years and Texas 2 years) and had the opportunity to visit many more. My honest opinion of the USA is that there are many lovely people there, and some bad. You find the same here in Canada. I found prejudice to be more “in your face” in the US, where as in Canada it is more of an undercurrent. Health Care in the US was a real pain in the patoot for me (I guess you could say I was spoiled with the Canadian Health Care System where everyone has equal access to healthcare professionals). I agree that the US has more opportunities of businesses to compete on the world stage. And that very thing is the reason Canada has a shortage in certain sectors… it’s called “the brain drain”. We loose doctors, nurses, business professionals, scientist, and our software techs to the US constantly. I was OK living in the US, but never felt like I fit in. I am happier living back in Canada.
I lived in the USA for 9 years and received two degrees from American Universities. I have some great American friends who treated me so well.
Spot on the ''the brain drain'', so many opportunities in the u.s of a. It's a shame but money talks right?
be glad you didn't live in Windsor then. the down town was nothing more then a bunch of pre-21 Americans getting drunk picking fights up till the smoking ban.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
If you want to find any technology you can find it in the USA. Many Canadian advancements end up bought by USA industry and then produced in the USA only (not produced in Canada then) because USA is the bigger market.
You're a US citizen, I'm a Canadian citizen and I live in the America's too, so we're both American. And so too are Mexicans, Argentinian, Brazilian, Peruvian etc.
Canadians are friendly but I think they also 'accept' friendliness more openly...I can walk down the street say hi to someone , talk w them, maybe buy them a coffee and hug them goodbye, and they wouldn't be offended(maybe now w Corona), in America if I did that they would think I'm a kook...I smile at every American when I'm down there and say cheers to each and every one and that alone is enough to inspire 'suspicion'...my GF says that soon they are going to put a sign just outside Texas just for me, reading ....'To all other Brits, please don't come here, we have one of you already, and we are still trying to cope...'
In my opinion, Americans in general are ignorant about the rest of the world. They're told since kindergarten that they're the best country in the world. They consider themselves better than everyone else. I'm well traveled and the subject quite comes up with ppl I've met over the yrs. America is truly not liked at all. I have been advised over the ys to sew a Canadian flag on my backpack to differentiate me from an American so to avoid conflict. Sry but that's really what the world thinks about America.
Hugs might be a problem but "Cheers!" and a smile will earn you a big "Hi!" a smile and in most cases a pause in walking that indicates we have time to chat if you're willing. As long as you don't mind the small talk starting with the question "where are you from?" hundreds of times you could really talk to Canadians all day.
No gurl many of us would look at you weird here in Canada too. Depends on where you are.
I’m Canadian and I would be scared if some stranger came at me to hug me!
Awesome on your husband, though!
I don’t hug people off the hop I say hi and stop and talk buy them a coffee and when I’m done hug them goodbye. I don’t invade peoples personal space unless ‘invited in’
Taxes for healthcare in Canada is often misunderstood in the US. Prices for procedures (paid by the government to doctors/hospitals) are set much lower in Canada whereas in the US the hospitals/organizations are driven by profit to charge as much as they can. The private US insurance agencies are overly complex and are driven by profit to charge as much as they can and refuse as much as they can. The simpler Canadian system saves large amounts of money and reduces stress at the time people are at their most vulnerable. It also saves lives (kind of the point of healthcare).
Ironically, American hospitals typically only charge outrageous fees if you have private insurance, and those fees are paid mostly by your insurance company. If you tell them you will be paying cash, they actually have a separate billing structure and charge a lot less. This is because the American health insurance market is insanely distorted by the many layers of bureaucracy that have been crammed into the law over the decades, starting with the WWII-era price and wage controls where employers asked the government to allow them to compete for employees by using health benefits since they couldn't use wages anymore, which is when health insurance first got all tied up with employment. Then the layers of legislation which were added on subsequently drove up costs, then added in a clause where if a person declares bankruptcy to escape medical debt, the government won't pay for it, and they're not allowed to put that cost on the uninsured, so the cost ends up getting passed on to the insured.
I'd rather keep my taxes and pay myself so I can choose my doctor and care. Our Healthcare system is seriously flawed here
@@zarahsgarden2097 I quess you have never been sick, such as cancer etc.
@@daye3509 my daughter has a severe disability which includes epilepsy, a very short life expectancy and she now requires a feeding tube to eat and drink. I am very well acquainted with the health care system. Though I am extremely grateful that I live in Canada compared to most other countries in the world because we have some of the best doctors, facilities, equipment, and drugs, (and I am truly greatful for that, however) the system itself is extremely inefficient and sometimes even exacerbating problems. I won't go too much into my personal experiences but we can
Just look at how our govt and Healthcare dealt with c19: instead of recommending people go outside in the UV light, getting some vit D and exercising, boosting their immune health, they told everyone to stay home, they shut down gyms and even taped up playgrounds at one point, and then they taped off seeds, shoes and clothing, but chips and chocolate were all available as essential goods?? in the name of Public Health and Safety? Then literally segregating people based on a personal medical decision.
Thats just one blatant example of how the govt is not going to prioritize our health and wellbeing.
We pay *a lot* in taxes, and then often end up having to pay a portion of medications and some things aren't even covered so you have to pay the full amount for those things anyways.
We are definitely lucky to live in such a developed nation, I cant argue that. But I also know there are some serious flaws the way things are currently.
@@jetstream6389 oh.. I'm Canadian lol..
there's no doctors available if you want to switch. Years long wait lists for practically everything. We pay a lot in taxes but we still have to pay a portion or even all of certain medications that aren't covered. Neither are naturopathic doctors, if you want some help for your health without drugs. Yes we do have some of the best doctors, facilities, equipment and medications but the system itself is flawed. Do you have a lot of experience with our Healthcare system? You can probably tell by my comment that my personal experiences have been pretty negative.
As a Canadian, I love my country. But there is so much that is wrong with our country. We have a lot going for us but we are very similar in a lot of aspects. Btw Love the videos, trying to understand our country from across the border is amazing.
Yeah dude, living in Canada has some serious problems lately, pretty sure we're living under a communist dictatorship nowadays
Canadian leaders are trying to be American leaders, but Canadian civilians have no, if not negative, desire to be American civilians.
I heard the results of a study done a couple of years ago, and I forget the percentages, but it looked at how many people move from the bottom fifth of income (born into the bottom 20%) and work their way into the top fifth in their careers (highest 20% of income earners) and it found that you are more likely to achieve “the American dream” in Canada by a factor of two. I could be wrong, but I think the percentage of Americans that pull it off is around 6% and Canadians was around 11%. Something like that… We could therefore rename it “the Canadian dream” lol
This is true, but the gap between the top and bottom 20% is far larger in the US. There are other factors to consider in that stat
@@MrMichaelMiner solid point!
@@MrMichaelMiner that makes it worse?
I grew up in Canada I'm american America is the best they don't know any better
Basically, if you want to get to the highest level of success, you pretty much have to do it in the US, but you have a higher chance to break out of the lower and middle classes and into the upper class in Canada.
Hey Tyler, She did say she was from Montreal which is the 2nd biggest city in Canada. Of course, the population is nowhere near the US major cities. But Montreal does rank 19th biggest city in North America. So if she feels safer in Montreal, that is huge.
Montreal with a pop of 1,8 million....3.5 Million in the metro area averages 25 murders a year
I challenge any american city of about the same size to these numbers
I live in Montréal, a city of approx 3 million people, and for the most part, it is very safe.
More people have a better and more free life on Canada. 71 years old, born and raised in Canada. Not rich but own our home, 4 bedroom 2 bath side split, large backyard. No problem buying groceries, and no we are not wealthy. I am so appreciative that I was born here.
I'm going to be a Canadian who is willing to list some cons of living in Canada. Some of the biggest cons to me are that it gets really cold in most parts of the country, it can be very difficult to travel between cities unless you have a driver's license because many of our major cities are spread out over great distances and air travel is not cheap. We don't have any high-speed methods of travel like high-speed trains, housing prices are incredibly high and inventory is low, taxes are higher than the US, but I think most Canadians would agree it's worth it because we don't have to pay out of pocket for most Healthcare services. And lastly, our Healthcare system can come with some major delays, but it is all triaged based on severity so you're not going to die having a heart attack while waiting for care in an emergency room, but if you have a less severe problem you could be waiting for hours before you see a Physician and may have a difficult time finding a Family Physician as we do have a shortage.
Housing prices are high because there is demand. Meaning people want to live here, not elsewhere. Just wait till you have a mortgage and its on a home where there is NO demand. Talk about money circling the drain.
I'm glad you said "really cold in most parts of the country" because where I live (Victoria) we get maybe 2 weeks of snow a year, and we have palm trees. I lived for years in the Okanagan Valley where it always gets up to 40°C (104°F) in the summer, being semi-desert. I moved away because it was too hot.
@@imisstoronto3121 If the home is in a NO demand area it's asking price is going to be much lower. It's all relevant
according to the 2022 survey on happiness , Finland is in the top position in the world happiness report in 2022. Followed by Denmark and Iceland in second and third place. Switzerland, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Sweden, Norway, Israel and New Zealand, were among the top 10 'happiest are the happiest countries in the world . Canada is not at the top . So the snow , the cold are not a good raeson for complaining about canadian winter. What makes the differences are social support ( education, health, housing, identity ) the culture ( history, values, principale )and the quality of life( joie de vivre, food, outdoors, retirement and families) . In Finland there is no daylight for almost 3 months per year( May to August per year ). The cost of living in toronto and Vancouver are the highest because of wealthy immigrants from Asia and since immigration works by bringing friends and family to Canada they often live in ghettos or share a house or apt.
It's not accurate to say you won't die waiting for care. Thousands of Canadians die on waiting lists ever year, and even if they don't die, the wait times can allow conditions to worsen and result in a drastically reduced quality of life. Wait times aren't always just a harmless inconvenience, and the triage system isn't working so well if it takes so long to get to the non-urgent patients that some of them end up becoming urgent or de@d.
Travelled in both countries. Common courtesy is much more common and expected in Canada which makes for very pleasant travels.
That is just bullshit
@@Veggamattic Ah, you must be from the US.
@@treegreen941 No.
The only thing I find any different (and I am the type to really objectively look) is the fact that many American just say "uh huh" instead of "your welcome", when you say thank you.
@@treegreen941 It's also very regional...for example Southerners and Californians are definitely more friendly than Quebecers and Torontonians.
This made me realize as a Canadian i know more about American politics than i should lol.
I'm really surprised that our strict gun-control laws didn't come up. Last week an American asked a question in my large-ish city's subReddit -- he's moving here with family, wanted to know how often we have active shooter drills in schools? Everyone was like, "...Huh?" We have earthquake drills (west coast) but the whole concept of regular school shootings is completely alien and horrifying. (We had one bad one but it was a university in 1989. We have a moment of silence every year but no one says his name.)
There's the Dawson one as well. But it is true that it's an abnormality.
having to jump through just a few hoops to own firearms saves so, so, SOOO many lives. Interview at a police precinct, PAL license, restrictions on carrying and transporting, limits and restrictions on type, not allowed to use them as self defense tools, boom automatic humongous reduction in statistics, like. every. other. country.
edit - added huge or bigger mandatory minimums for just having them, you want to do 10 years in prison for just having it in your glove box? I didnt think so. hyperbole but you get the point.
I could never feel safe living in a country where so many people have handguns and feel they need them. A few statistics...Since 2013 in the US there have 604 mass shootings and 34 mass murders. 290 childen aged 0 to 11 have killed and 603 injured by gun violence. And 1211 teens aged 12 to17 have been killed by guns while 3393 teens have been injured. Source: gunviolencearchive.org
Compared to many other countries, our gun control laws really aren't that strict.
School shootings weren't that many when I was growing up. That changed after Columbine.
Tyler, one thing you may want to research about Canada is our Winter celebrations. One of the biggest is in Quebec City, called "Carnival". It runs for 10 days of fun and is hosted by the lovable Bonhomme. Cheers!!!
I think when a lot of us Canadians were young we were told 52 in relation to the number of states. I don't know why it happened but it did. Most of us now have been corrected at some point but don't care enough to make sure we adjust it. 50 and 52 are close enough together. We do know however the amount states is equal to the amount of stars on the flag, we just never bothered to count them.
as a Canadian, I was taught in elementary school it was 50 but I did witness my peers in my youth mixing it up due to having two states essentially separate from the main body of America (Alaska and Hawaii) and so they thought the main body had 50 and the others would make +2.
I think if you're that close, AND remember after you're out of school, no problem! (My problem is that, if Idon't use it I lose it!!😅 such as my Canada geography, etc) you're good!
Many of have travelled in the States. But Canada has so many unique regions, I'd rather tour my own country.
I would like to see the Arizona desert, and the Grand Canyon, and New Orleans. And Montezuma's Castle....that is around the GC somewhere isn't it?!....Canadian learning here. Yellowstone is also amazing but kind of scary. I would like to see that mountain that looks like a big old tree stump....where is that? lol. I would like to tour a guilded age estate. I would like to visit the Alamo. Tombstone..
That's what Americans think too, such a varied and vast country they might as well just buy a bus sized motorhome and stick within the continental US and Alaska.
I bought my last truck with 180,000kms on it from a man who bought it specifically for towing a trailer to travel the USA while retired.
@@trishtv8310 the mountain is Devil’s Tower in Wyoming. They used it in Close Encounters of the Third Kind
@@patrickw123 See, I too am learning and growing here....and yes I want to go to Wyoming and see that crazy wonderful mountain!!! Thank you!
They are asking a lot of people who haven't lived in Canada long enough to absorb common knowledge from our neighbour. That's like anybody moving into another city and being asked common things about the city when they haven't been there long enough to answer every question correctly compared to long term residents.
Yes, many have accents.
@@susieq9801 having an accent doesn’t necessarily mean a person is new to the country. My dad is 90, immigrated here when he was 18. He still has a Greek accent.
Before watching this video, what I think about Americans: I think that Americans may be more boastful than Canadians, less polite, more self-entitled. I think Americans are hard working people and VERY religious. I think Americans are proud of their country. I think Americans put social success above all else, except perhaps family. I think they lean less toward compromises than Canadians. I think they are a proud people, loyal to those they care about, and ambitious. Clicking play now!
in Canada, we have the mandela effect on the number of states because of how it is taught in primary school. "There are 50 states in the U.S.A. and Alaska and Hawaii are the last 2 states that were added" So people kind of half remember the lesson and go 50+2=52.
Yes!! That's what happened in my head.
Personally I think it's because people confuse the amount of states with a deck of cards 😂
@@meggggg And of course the Joker is Washington DC ♥️😁♥️
I live in a small town with a pretty close knit community and a "support local" mentality. My husband started his small business from the ground up and is successful because of his helpful nature and the local support. At first I helped to pay for all our household bills, and now he is able to support us and I can change jobs whenever I want. We have an affordable home and 2 cars.
We stay away from drama, go out to eat whenever we want, see our friends often, and there are lots of free or affordable activities we can do.
Now we're expecting and have no worries about financial burdens and I am able to take a year of paid maternity leave based on the hours I have already worked this year.
To me, that's pretty darn free and I don't see how it can get better than that. 🇨🇦
Many of the people interviewed are new Canadians and just don't know much of either country. The guy who said the Star Spangled Banner by Jimi Hendrix was the best is a typical Ontarian Canadian and more aware of the US and Canada
One thing i've noticed as a Canadian we don't really say "America" when refering to the United States, but rather "The states" or "The Us". Most of the Canadians in this video say "The States."
That’s because America is actually Canada, USA, Mexico and that makes up North America. They kind of confuse the country with the continent, lol
Canadians are Americans (the continent) too.
Its weird to call them americans as if we aren't included under that title as well.
@@sibergirl2645 wasent referring to the name “Americans” rather the name of the country
@@sibergirl2645 do you typically refer to yourself as American or Canadian? How about Mexican citizens, how do they refer to themselves, as American or Mexican? Do you know of any other citizens of countries in Central or
South America that refer to themselves as Americans? Your southern neighbor is the United States of America. Should we call ourselves USians or something instead of just Americans? It’s in our country name and usually when referring to nationality some part of the nation’s name is used.
@@movehandslikeclouds It would be accurate to refer to myself as American, but I can't do so without much confusion so I find the hoarding or our continent's name to be frustrating to be honest.
Canadian here although living in the USA for years now. I think both countries are great✌️. They both have they're fair share of issues and they have great things about both countries. Both countries have been good to me. I have family in both countries. Love and peace to Canada and USA
I love you dude you're looking at it from both perspectives and that's the best way and only way to look at it
The best thing about Canadian health care is we don't lose it when we switch jobs. I'm in Alberta. As long as I have my health care card, I can still get medical care, and the only things I really care about the cost are dental and optical.
vote out the PC's then, they want to privatize it.
Beer might be cheaper in the states but Canadian beer is 100% better
How’s American beer and sex in a canoe the same? They’re both fucking close to water
@Nyx: in my day, ( it might’ve changed ) but Canadian beer has more alcohol in it.
Reminds me a joke about that.
What is similar between American beer and making love in a canoe?
F*cking close to water!
Stay safe, stay sane, stay Strong Ukraine 🇺🇦
I’m wondering how many of the Canadians that you interviewed were born and educated here. As you hopefully know, Canada is the most ethnically diverse country in the world. We have people who have come here from so many other countries as adults and were not educated here. For many of us who were born and were educated in Canada, learning about our biggest, closest and most important ally was an important part of our early academic curriculum. I get the sense that many of those who were interviewed are new and naturalized Canadians and may not have had the same opportunity to learn about the US. We welcome people in Canada - we don’t build walls to keep them out!
I grew up thinking there was 52 states, 50 south of our border plus Alaska and Hawaii. Of course there are 50 states including Alaska and Hawaii. I recently learned there also are territories such as Guam and Puerto Rico.
There is a reason it is called "The lower 48"
same here! always thouht it was 52 states + territories... I should have counted the stars on their flag before hahaha but I know there are 13 stripes for the first states... or something haha
@@MaevaRocks I thought it was 52 as well. Same thing exactly. 50 + Hawaii and Alaska. Plus Canada never changes and the US does change. Every few years there is some new place trying to join the States.
At one point some place in the Carribean tried to join Canada. I don't remember what place, but it must have been in the 60s or 70s. It was rejected. In Parliament I think. I've been upset about that ever since. I badly want to move to some place warm, but the LAST place in the world I would ever move is the States! So my chances were wrecked by it. I wish I could remember which place that was.
Same always thought there was 50 plus Alaska and Hawai, 52 total. Lol, too lazy to count
That's a rather common misconception, can't really count how often I see it. Still intriguing, though.
Most of us in Canada know who Martin Luther King Jr. my age group learned some American history too
I am a maritimer who moved to the US in 1991. I now live off grid in Arizona. Thanks to a successful youtube channel and social security and CPP I am financially ok. I love that today I took a shower in my outdoor shower and its Dec 10. I will always have a Canadian worldview and am still a canadian citizen. I have no desire to become an American citizen but of course pay taxes and act responsibly in my American home. I don't miss the gloomy canadian winters one iota.
Martin Luther King Jr. Is pretty big in World History and helped change the world not just One country. His influence and the influence of the rest of the civil rights movement had an effect on the hearts and minds of many. Especially those of colour in all kinds of states the world over
Most hockey fans know both anthems...it heartwarming look up canadians sing american anthem at hockey game and vice versa. Its great
In a Canadian city Vancouver, i felt uncomfortable walking home at night because it was so late and i was a young woman, a homeless man could tell walked me home so sweet!!
I was lost in Vancouver and 3 homeless men walked me to my destination very kindly and polite lovely city
In a Canadian city in Vancouver, I left a bar, feeling alone,. uncomfortable.and inebriated. Before long, a vagrant befriended me and asked if I had any money for crack. Two others joined him. In my intoxication, I was dimly aware that they would only befriend me under the condition that I gave them some drug money. I freaked out, bellowing something incoherent. Two of them left, leaving one guy who claimed to be from Seattle. He disclosed to me that he f*ckin' hated Vancouver...
By the time you uploaded this video, Canada has completely opened back up, including our border. The USA border still requires vaccination to enter whereas Canada no longer does.
Depends on which border guard you get entering the US. Some won't ask, others are nazi's about it.
It is the same for both countries. Non citizens must be vaxed
@@johnlangenecker5664 go to Canada government website and lookup travel into Canada. No stick is needed to enter.
@@johnlangenecker5664 On October 1, 2022, proof of vaccination is no longer required to enter Canada.
@@Canukhed I stand corrected. Oct 1st restrictions ended
I was in hospital 3 times in 18 months for a heart attack, stomach ulsers and 3 brain hemhorrages and it cost me nothing out of pocket. If I was in America Id be paying for that for the rest of my life.
As a Canadian taxpayer, I suggest you do something about your health. I'm out of pocket because of your lack of discipline.
@@billfarley9167 genetics are a bitch. You dont pick your genes genius. Hope you dont get sick... Youll be eating your own words......we all do tough guy.
@@billfarley9167 As a Canadian taxpayer I am glad some of my taxes went to improve his health and didn't bankrupt him, I also hope that when your time comes to need Canadian healthcare (and it will) you remember both myself and him for paying your way.
I am Canadian and a little surprised that more people did not know there are 50 states in America.
I have lived the vast majority of my life in Toronto. Generally it is safe. Toronto is the 4th biggest city in North America after Mexico CIty, New York and LA. There are definitely parts of the city that are NOT safe. But generally you can move about the city and feel safe. There are going to be bad actors no matter what with a city of our size. BUT as a comparison, Toronto usually has about 100-150 murders per year. Compare that to Chicago or Houston or another city of comparable size and there is a HUGE difference.
And those murders are either gang related or domestic violence related, not home invasions and mass shootings.
Interesting you should sat that, but as a boy growing up in the TO area, it was common to hear of only 1 murder a year, and when it was announced in the news, it was a great shock.
@@kelalamusic9258 Isn't Toronto a little east of Hamilton?
@@billfarley9167 yes it is.
Hey Tyler, do you know what the word "Spangled" means? Also, during a Toronto Maple Leaf's hockey game, the PA system went out and the crowd continued to finish the American National Anthem. - th-cam.com/video/mHSaHRd4Q48/w-d-xo.html
Love this! Sooo Canadian!
and there you have the real reason Canadians know the American anthem. Both are played at the beginning of every hockey game when the visiting team is American based. Watch enough hockey, and you absorb the tune and words. I would also suggest more canadians know the american anthem, than they know the french version of the Canadian anthem.
@@sandracowan2612 yes, I agree
@@sandracowan2612 yes, I agree
As a Canadian Brit, living around Montreal for the last 12 years, and with some good friends in America, the best way I can describe Canada is to say it is what America should have been. Does that make sense to you all?
We used to be taught a lot about USA in school;50 states people!
I love my American friends and family. Though no longer talk about politics with friends. We are on opposite sides completely!
I'm also a very proud Canadian.
I grew up and still live on a border town. Hands down Canada is much better to live in. We have alot of work to do tending to healthcare and such, still I wouldn't switch my citizenship up. Hands down proud to be Canadian !
Keep telling yourself that LOL
@@antichoice1 it’s well known that America is not a great country to live in. You have extreme violence and the most murders in the free world by far. Most Americans don’t even have a passport?
What’s up with your healthcare? Lmao! Canada is definitely a way better country.
I am from Canada and the main reason I would move to the USA is for the weather, Canadian winter is harsh.
Maybe the border should be north to south, then we would have benefits of both and so would USA. lol
Same
I agree, but I'd choose Mexico in a heartbeat!
As a Canadian, I can not decide between travel in the US or Canada. In US Is more developed by far and therefore there is more of that type of thing to see. In BC we have miles and miles of land that is scenic and incredible but the distance between places is some times a bit daunting especially with Grand Children. I have travelled across Canada and I have travelled North. I loved Canada, but places to stay and visit were limited. I also drove to Disney land and it was difficult to decide where to visit as there where so many museums and stops of interest. I am a bit more relaxed in Canada because if anything goes wrong with my health I know I am not going to lose my home. The travel in each country is different, if I am alone I prefer Canada I think.
Tyler:
Being that Canada and the USA are so close in almost everything we do and how we live, there are only the small things that make one place better to live in than the other. The only things that make the difference are personal things like Health care, economic opportunities, safety, security, the attitude of the people you encounter daily, and such. These are the differences that sway people one way or the other over the border.
The biggest reason USA is easier for people to build a business is mainly because of the population gap. There are 10 times the amount of prospective customers and clients in the USA than there are in Canada. This makes it so much easier to not only have an audience for your product or service, but also the manufacturing or delivering of the product or service you are trying to build a business around. Anyone with a basic understanding of numbers would know that the greater the number of people that see your product or service, the chances are the more people will either have or find a need for it too.
The things you list as "personal things" make HUGE differences to quality of life and are the absolute essence to making a country "good" or "not as good" not small things to be glossed over.
I enjoy your videos very much Tyler. I hope you continue to make them.
Thanks, Tyler. Another fun video. As a Canadian I can tell you that most of us think of Americans as family: our American cousins, as you heard the interview say. Family, and all that goes along with that.
One thing Canadians love is to be asked what we think about Americans. Again, like family, we always have an opinion. If you stopped a Canadian and asked them what they thought about any other country I think you'd likely be met by a blank expression, as if to say "why would you ask me something so strange."
When push comes to shove, we will always be the most dependable and loyal "foreigners" you can count on.
David
True. A lot of us have family and friends in the US so we know there are lots of great folks in the US. I know a huge amount about the US but my knowledge of other Countries (even those I've visited) is very limited. I grew up learning about the US, I didn't grow up learning much about the other Countries.
No I think alot of us dont think alot about America or americans because of Trump and the evil he brought out in many americans and trump followers here in Canada. I think we are much more wary of americans and feel sorry for the good people in America.
Good one check out to Rick Mercier talking to America's
Ya as a Canadian I have no desire to visit the US anymore..I know things happen everywhere buuut it's gotten to dangerous there..love your videos!!
On TH-cam check out Rick Mercer Talking to Americans. I live in a border city, I can go across the border to go to concerts, sports events, shopping but I am always glad to come back home. I am always cognizant of my surroundings and people over there. I feel much safer in Canada even though I have never experienced anything bad.
The gun issues alone make me like Canada better! Also, of course the health care.
Absolutely!
I'm assuming that you think guns are the issues. Have you ever thought it's culture.
@@benjaminpitre5353 yeah, gun culture.
Not gun culture. A culture of violence and lack compassion towards your fellow humans. A culture that values being a celeb more than helping those in need. In Canada we have 3.2 million legal gun owners. These people make up 0.0023% of total people charged with murder. The average Canadian gun owner owns between 6/10 rifles and are currently being vilified by people like yourself. Our government is currently stealing legally owned firearms through oics. With if allowed opens the door for all Canadians to lose their property rights.
American culture is dieing and it hurts everyone around the world.
I am friends with and know many people who hunt with rifles. I was never against anyone owning a gun for hunting. Don't put words in my mouth. I am saying it should be a privilege, not a right. Responsible people who train to use a weapon for hunting should have no problem passing a test to own a weapon that can kill. And a psych evaluation. Do you not agree?
Oh by the way The Star-Spangled banner the tune is from a British drinking song, lol
I’ve visited 34 states plus DC but not sure when if ever will see the rest of 🇺🇸
My biggest issue is the much larger proliferation of guns and violence. Yes, it does exist here but I never fear it walking around my downtown Toronto neighbourhood, this is one of many freedoms I enjoy living in the 🇨🇦
Honestly I don't fear it on a regular basis. It's such a big & highly populated country. I'm 45 & have only lost two people to gun violence. One was a woman murdered by her abusive partner, the other was a suicide.
Unfortunately I knew two other murder victims (a stabbing & a strangulation) & had another close person kill themselves by hanging. I've never, to the best of my knowledge, even known someone who had been effected by stranger gun violence.
So, to some degree the gun doesn’t necessarily cause violence in my opinion. But when used for violence they can do much more damage.
We should be using a registration system at LEAST as strict as we have for cars. You have to prove safety knowledge to be licensed. Any car/gun needs to be registered & if you sell one you have to update the registration. If yours is used in a crime & you didn’t report it stolen, it's your responsibility.
If we have to have them, I want to limit access. I really do believe in a written & practical test, just like we do for driving.
You can't get a driver's license if you have certain medical conditions (seizures, narcolepsy, blindness). You shouldn't be able to get a gun license if you have a history of delusional mental health problems (not things like ocd or depression, but schizophrenia, bipolar, disorders that interfere with the ability to detect reality from hallucinations), or a violent criminal history, or current restraining order.
I love my country, I want it to heal & progress. It seems politicians are set on deepening wounds & regression.
With our lack of work/life balance & the abject failure of our health care system, with little resources available for people struggling with mental illness, it's a particularly dangerous place to allow unregulated gun access so easily.
Mass shootings aren't nearly as common as someone watching from the outside world think. But, I have a teenager who's missed plenty of school because of a threat or because there was a school shooting the day before, 3,000 miles away.
I won't push her to go when she doesn’t feel safe. Even without a shooting occurring in our district, kids should never have to feel afraid for their lives when attending school.
The drills can be just as traumatic as the real thing when the kids don't know it's coming. Most schools have stopped the surprise active shooter drills because the children were put through the same psychology stress of an active shooting. But they still drill, they just give advanced warning.
I get how it's important to be prepared but it's also a constant reminder to children that they are unsafe & the adults cannot fully protect them.
@@gypsydonovan “There was a study on school shootings in G7 countries. And the 6 non American countries between 2008 to 2018 had 5. The US had 287.”
Not as commen as it seems from the outside huh? That’s because you are so used to it. We don’t have school shooter drills in my country, no one has to worry about that and it’s fucking insane how desensitized you are to it, and it’s just sad. New Zeland has strict gun laws aswell, one school shooting happened and the whole country took a moment of silence, and then the guns were banned. Just would be INSANE to hear about a school shooting in my country-
I heard about just one stabbing in down town and I felt unsafe going back there, the US as too much violence IN GENERAL. Idk how you can be okay with ANY of that.
@@gypsydonovan maybe adults would have to rely on owning guns in order to “protect themselves” if you had a policing system that actually fucking worked. And it’s INANE to me that you are like “well adults can’t protect themselves” in response to children being murdered and terrified. What about the kids you kind of people care so much about huh?
@@gypsydonovan "...have only lost 2 people to gun violence." TWO! Are you hearing yourself?
@@LordOfElysium I would not feel safe living in the US simply because I don't trust their police training to 'serve and protect'. It seams there are as many killings by the cops than any other trigger happy criminal.
Most Canadians would answer 50 states, but I’m pretty sure that 51 or 52 answer is coming from confusion about the status of DC and Puerto Rico (most of us are barely aware Guam and the other territories).
Health care is free in Quebec. Not everywhere else. There are 10 provinces and 3 territories.
I am a 61 year old woman who just last spring made my longest solo road trip. I drove from my home on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, crossed into the U.S. at Maine and drove almost 4 days to South Dakota. I visited Mount Rushmore, Badlands,Custer State Park, then crossed into Wyoming and visited Devils Tower and Yellowstone NP. I travelled through 14 states and over 11000kms. I car camped and tented . I slept at rest stops and in parks. I shopped in local grocery stores and drove through Lakota country and reservations. Not once did I encounter a rude person ir fwwl unsafe. Aside from a propensity for, and abundance of, the absolutely largest flags I have ever seen , the individual differences seemed few.
Thst's great that you had a terrific trip. I follow a camping for women only Facebook page. A large number of members carry guns while camping, which I foubd shocking as a Nova Scotian. It doesn't sound like they feel safe in their own country!
@@dorisbetts3012 , wow, I can't imagine carrying a gun for any reason. I always felt safe, but I also never put myself in situations that might be sketchy.
The one guy that said Americans just need to be more Canadian I wrote that in a video to you so long ago and it's so true!
Tyler, I have to hand it to you. You are very fair in your assessments in 'all' videos you have done about Canada. You never let yourself lash back at a comment from a person in any video that most Americans wouldn't particularly like to hear. You seem like a real good guy to me. Thank you for the videos you produce, and keep up the great unbiased attitude. Best regards from western Canada (where God lives, speaking about the natural beauty).
As a Canadian we were taught in schools originally 52 states because for some reason I think we lumped in your territory Puerto Rico and the confusion as to what Washington DC is classified as... I mean I know there are 50 states. However when you have a country that has provinces and territories anything that is classified outside of the term "state" I think we just classify it as part of your country lol
Tyler I love the diversity of your videos! You cover things wonderfully and appreciate all you hard work! All countries have problems, but as a Canadian, I will always love our big brother next door! 💞
I think that because Puerto Rico is part of the US, we often think of it as a State...same with Washington DC...hence why the numbers can be 51 and 52
I was walking around Detroit, at about 7 pm in December. I asked random people on the street for directions.
"Can't you tell it is dark out"
"You stupid Canadian, get back across the bridge where you belong"
I was very happy that I met people that were concerned about my safety.
Culture shock, less than a mile from home
there is a thing called "talking to americans" from an old canadian sketch comedy, it gets pretty wild.
With Newfoundland's own terrific comedian and proud Canadian, Rick Mercer!
9 minutes in, Our alcohol & cigarettes here in Canada are more expensive, largely due to a SIN tax that partially helps cover Canadian health care costs. There's a trade off.
Tyler, for comparison to these interviews, have a look at Rick Mercer’s “Talking to Americans.” Canadians found it one of the funniest videos ever!
The young people being asked these questions were primarily young. If you asked many middle age & above persons like myself, I knew all the answers to the american questions. One of my primary reasons for loving Canada is it is a much safer country. We have gun controls and I have no hesitation walking my dog later in the evening. I'm glad we have our health care , $7 a day day care in Queebec & a lot fewer guns. Means a lot to me
Almost forgot our prescription drug plan in Quebec to pay 75% of our cost
LOL People walk their dogs in the US too. The unearned arrogance of a Canadian...
@@antichoice1 Canadians think America is Detroit, Chicago, and NYC as far as violent crime.
@@movehandslikeclouds We also have much better benefits than Canadians, we just get it through our JOBS, not the government.
Our government serves us. It is not an enemy. It is where we put our tax money in return for services, like healthcare, and a lot of other things. If the US had universal Healthcare, you would be a much calmer country.
I think the only reason alcohol is more here is because our government taxes the hell out of it, like cigarettes being almost $20 a pack.
@@jetstream6389 Oh 100% why its legal. look at how much money was made in the first year.
First of all, Happy Thanksgiving Tyler, and all Americans out there!
May it be a peaceful one for you.
As a Canadian, I'm shocked by the number of fellow Canucks who didn't know how many states are in the U.S. Those who said 52, maybe they're including Puerto Rico and Samoa? Beats me.
I just gotta say thanks for putting my home, Niagara Falls, on display. Nothing can beat the view from our side. Thanks also for taking the time to learn about our home 🫶🏽
I would think most people everywhere know Martin Luther King Jr. ! Every once in a while I read his " I have a dream " speech . I like to hear him say it, but I also like reading it myself. Sometimes I read it out loud. The words are so powerful. Almost 60 years later, it still packs a punch.