I always think that's true. We are the best kept secret. Let Americans think we're all beer drinking maple syrup eating , plaidwearing, under educated "eh" saying people. Let them think whatever they want. Then they won't come here. No, I know some great Americans.
I live in a Beautiful place in BC. ( I won't say where ) When I run into tourists I joke with them, they are not allowed to take pictures, as we try to keep this place a secret...
Alot of Canadian celebrities feel very deeply about their country. Donald Sutherland, a Canadian icon, who passed recently had this to say about being Canadian. "My name is Donald Sutherland. My wife's name is Francine Racette. We are Canadians. We each hold one passport. A Canadian passport. That's it. They ask me at the border why I don't take American citizenship. I could still be Canadian, they say. You could have dual citizenship. But I say no, I'm not dual anything. I'm Canadian. There's a maple leaf in my underwear somewhere."
Always loved Donald Sutherland, since way back in MASH the movie. I remember hearing this quote of his. Also when asked about where he lived; which was in the Eastern Townships IIRC, he said "what better place for a Canadian to live?".
So very proud that Mr. Sutherland held on to his passport as the only passport. Most Canadians liked/loved him as an actor and as a Canadian who was proud of his roots and country. As an actor, he could terrify you or move you to tears. He will be missed very much ♥🍁
As a Canadian living on the border, I find that most Americans do not know much about us, nor do they truly care to learn. In school, all Canadian children learn American history and study other countries in their curriculum. We are a proud nation and respect immigrants and other cultures. It is all about treating people the way you would like to be treated. There is no tolerance to being rude or hateful or insulting. We are a country that strives to understand and unite. Although we are far from perfect, most strive to be polite and courteous to one another. 🇨🇦
That speaks to that well known American meme "we are number one or another one being we are the best". How the fugg would they even begin to know if they cannot even name five other countries, much less blindingly accept being told they're better than any other country.
I went to school in Toronto in the 80s. I was never taught any US history. It was almost entirely Canadian history with a tiny bit of British history. Most of what I learned about US history came from US TV.
Mike's commitment that Canada tries to get things right. That sums up the greatest part of "Canadian culture". I often maintain that the best thing about being Canadian is that the majority of Canadians are aware that we need to do better. We are modestly proud of our many accomplishments, but we are aware of the areas that we need improvement.
Pretty much sums it up for me. Canada is not perfect, we need to continue to grow and learn, but we are trying to do the right thing.We are not bullies, or big talkers, but we try get stuff done , and help out when we can.
I think this aspect of Canada has been derailed lately, unfortunately. Not sure when things might get back on track, if ever. It may not be possible while the country is at odds with itself and being so negatively influenced by its southern neighbor, who is also going through serious problems. I really hope we will all be OK in the end. I really do.
@@dabblerblue You're definitely not wrong. I am constantly supporting the idea of national self sufficiency so that we can become less dependent upon international connections, especially in trade. I'm in favour of trade, but I would like to see Canada able to support its population in terms of energy, food, and resources. "Luxury" products are appropriate for trade, but the basic needs of survival ought to be available without paying tariffs.
As a Canadian from the same hometown as Mike Myers, I'm okay keeping Canada on the down-low. Our giant neighbour next door is frankly a bit scary, so I'm okay if you don't even know we're here, lol.
I met Mike Myers at a Leafs game in Toronto 20 years ago. I was 10. He was such a nice guy me and my sister loved Austin Powers so my dad asked him if we could say hi. My dad made sure we didn’t bother him for more than a minute. But you could tell he was genuinely happy to see us excited to meet him.
I am a 74 year old Canadian woman. I have always loved Mike Myers. I love his movie, "I Married an Axe Murderer". It was interesting to hear how he feels about being Canadian. For me there is a sadness about the Brain Drain we experience in Canada that so much of our talent moves to the US and as you have said, Tyler, "I thought so and so was American". As a young person, I remember the first tv shows that were American. They seemed more polished than the grainy Canadian too serious, stage plays I would see on early tv. The American productions had more money to put on better produced shows and more of them. I think as an older child I felt in some ways that Americans were better at things. I later learned that wasn't true but with a large population and larger economy the entertainment industry provided more high quality productions and offered actors and other entertainers more money and more opportunities and so we "lost" our much loved talent. I later appreciated the high quality of creative work that was happening in Canada in a deeper, more authentically Canadian way that was beautiful. But I do remember a feeling of "not being as good as" an American. I have often felt that Canada is a younger "sister" to the American big "brother". We are ignored. We have more traditionally feminine traits to the American masculine persona. We both came from a British parent, the "son" leaving home as a rebel and the sister quietly forming our own identity and life without severing ties with our British parent. We had the influence of a French parent as well and needed to learn co-operative tools to keep some harmony in our home. But we did not forget the rebellious, successful, exciting and neglectful big brother next door. We look at him and have a mixture of thoughts and feelings about the country to the south. I fear some of the untamed, some dangerous tendencies in our neighbours beyond our border. What happens in America does have an effect on Canada and the rest of the world. Tyler, I am glad you have your TH-cam channel. You are like a young cousin in this North American family. With courage, honesty and genuine affection, you want to get to know us. I appreciate that. Thank you. We are worth knowing. As are you. Keep up the good work. You should visit us! I'll bet there are Canadians across the country who would put you up. Maybe we could get a National Film Board grant to make a documentary about "The Education of Tyler Bucket". I would be happy to show you around my town! I am surprised that I wrote so much and I am not sorry. Fondly, Carolyn
A very long post, but I am so glad I read it through! You expressed perfectly what I have thought for a long time…….I am a 72 year old Canadian woman and very proud to be so!
A 75 year old Canadian male who genuinely thanks you, young lady, for your thoughtful, insightful and wonderful vibe. I’m sure Tyler read it with goose bumps of emotion.
As a Canadian, I always say, "don't mistake my kindness for weakness"! I can only be polite for so long! That's just me, I don't speak for all Canadians that's for sure!✌
You might not speak for all Canadians.... but when the guys of my generation say "I'm about to stop saying sorry" , you should take it for the implied threat it is. A fun fact, Canada has never lost a war.
@Angelabout1 I think you misread Gryndar1’s comment because the tone of your response is waaaaay off; one might even say aggressive. He was simply saying that we are polite… until we’re not. 🇨🇦
The best observation ive heard about us Canadians came from a german relative visiting canada for the first time. His first time out of Europe. They flew into Toronto then drove here to Vancouver to "see the country" His words- I only drove across half this country and it took 5 days ( they stopped alot to sight see) . Vunderbar vunderbar no wonder you are all so happy and polite with all this country and so few people, you need to be polite because you all need eachother to make this magnificent place work. He had other things to say but mostly it was the scenery and "how german" we seemed to be. He said he "felt free" here.
My German relatives loved visiting here as well. They were skeptical about camping, then fell in love with it when they tried it. And it's said that if you are ever in the backwoods of central BC and come across a random cabin somewhere - there are probably Germans living there. And it is true, lol. I'm told it reminds them of the Schwartz Wald only with fewer people.
OMG, yes! My boyfriend from the States came to meet me in Toronto and I asked him about he felt to be visiting our country, he said he "felt free". I mean, we don't sing "the true North, strong and free" for nothing.😊
@@myridean2k4 was he used to packing a gun regularly down there? I worked a lot down there in the 90s made a lifetime friend. About 5 years ago he came up for a visit and had to leave his daily carry at home. This is a guy that wouldn't leave his apartment to cross the street to grab snacks from the corner store without packing heat. At first he felt uncomfortable but around day 5 he got emotional. "It's strange to feel safer without my gun, to know I probably won't need it and nobody else has one, this is weird" That's a statement.
I don't really understand - Canada not being a country of exporting/films/TV and the Canadian experience - until now with YT?!! Sorry Canada, but I grew up on Degrassi High, Anne of Green Gables, Road to Avonlea and such (loved them more than any American stuff - it feels like a home away from home) and so did many others in Scandinavia - about 30 years ago! You are not the big secret you think. You are loved and adored! Canada has always held a special place in my heart. ❤
Thank you for such a lovely comment. 🙏🏻 I adore Scandinavia. I’m Canadian with part Scandinavian heritage and loved it when I visited. ❤️ Beautiful countries!
Passchendaele, strange Brew, Men with Brooms, North of 60, Schitts Creek, Corner Gas, Kim's Convenience - we have movies and TV shows that people know around the world. Well, maybe not until we introduce them to people!😊
The problem is, we all think that Canadian film, art, literature, music, is sub par until someone else likes it. Particularly Americans. Therefore, no one in Canada actually goes to see a Canadian movie.
The biggest misconception people have about Canada is that we're nice. We're polite, we honour our principles and we abide by a code. (I can't speak about other Canadians here). Until we're provoked. We finish things. We're the Closer. We recognize that we're not perfect. We get memed at because of the Geneva Conventions. When the entire world fails to realize our entire country. As a Native Canadian. We stand on hollowed grounds, every single step.
I too say this all the time, people confuse Canadian politeness with being nice. Sure, there are plenty of nice people in Canada, just like there are plenty of nice people in many other countries. But what we are is polite. We will say we're sorry, we'll say excuse us, we'll give people the benefit of the doubt. But if you push us, if the gloves come off, you best book it the other way, because when we're done you're done.
You wouldn't have realized it when you watched Wayne's World, but the Stan Mikita Donuts shop, named after a Chicago Blackhawk player, is actually a tip of the hat to Tim Horton's. In case you missed it, the head of SNL, Lorne Michaels, is from Toronto. Other Canadian SNL cast members : Dan Aykroyd, Martin Short, Phil Hartman, Mark McKinney, Norm Macdonald.
@jeffroussell Phil Hartman is from my hometown, Brantford Ontario. The same hometown as Wayne Gretzky. Phil has always been overlooked because of Gretzky. The city is finally starting to recognize Phil with doing a memorial for him. We also have a yearly comedy show in his memory.
Bragging is considered quite rude in Canada, that's why. That isn't the case everywhere. If we brag, it is NOT about ourselves usually; it is about something really good/special about our friend/relative/co-worker/Canadian artist of some variety/our Canadian country[but only to a limited extent on this] etc. Since we don't brag about ourselves & our own accomplishments, OTHER Canadians try to do the "nice", supportive thing of bringing the attention to where it should justifiably go. If Canadians mention their OWN accomplishments/qualities, it is (usually) quite minimal & normally of the factual nature that fits into the conversation appropriately - for a REASON - NOT just to shine a beam of light on ourselves for the sake of attention. (I think the Canadian philosophy is mostly that if what we do/who we are is good enough, other people will know anyways, so there is no need to brag. Secondly, we don't usually think this spotlight is necessary to us, to make us feel justified in who we are. Canadians are normally QUIETLY CONFIDENT IN WHO WE ARE ALREADY. Just my opinion.)
My family moved to California when I was eight years old and Americans had no clue about Canada and I got asked the weirdest questions. As a teenager, I dated an American boy and when he found out I was from Canada,, he actually asked me if we lived in igloos and if we had electricity. I laughed but he was serious. It was quite the eye opener. When I went to a restaurant ias a young adult, n a town in USA, I asked for maple syrup and they brought this deplorable brown sugar water and I said to the waitress, no, I want "real" maple syrup and she pointed at the bottle and said, that is real. LOL Don't get me going on gravy for french fries, lol. (This was in the 60s). I moved back to Canada at 16 years old because my heart was here in Canada.
@@curmudgeonaf You realize there's 4 different grades of (real) maple syrup and they all taste differently, right? Or maybe you don't, but there is! If you tried a really dark coloured one, it's the strongest taste so maybe you'd like a lighter coloured version. 🙂
I also lived in the US for most of my school years. When we moved to Chicago in Gr 6, my new teacher had me stand up in class and asked me to speak Canadian. I had no idea what she was talking about, but made up a string of supposed French words to placate her. 🤣😂 When we arrived in Chicago, our parents stopped for lunch at a Ma&Pa type restaurant. Dad ordered fish & chips for all of us (6). The waitress looked at us oddly, then brought back snack bags of potato chips and (frozen) fish sticks. We kids just stared at our plates in confusion while Mom kicked us under the table and said, “Don’t say a word!” 😄
Mike Myers is a Canadian Gem. Tyler you are doing the US an amazing service on how you portray Canada and its people. The US is lucky to have you! Keep up the great work!
Why does not anyone remember that in 2020 Canada from coast to coast had all the truckers ( 18 Wheelers ) as well as other vehicles to say no to forced shots that were going to happen, other countries tried to do it, but no one came close to what all the Canadians did.....as we do rise up, if poked like you would a hornets nest. We can and will say enough is enough.......with a Thank you very much of course. LOL!!!
As a third-generation Canadian on both sides of my family, I would say that Canadians do have a sense of national pride. But it’s understated. We do try to “get it right “ when acknowledging problems in our country. We are quietly self-confident. We generally respect the cultures and customs of others, without judgement. (Ask yourself why many Americans “self-identify” as Canadians when travelling abroad.) True goodness/greatness doesn’t need to proclaim itself loudly. “Actions speak louder than words” was never more true than when describing Canadian society and identity. (But push us too far at your peril; look up our military history.) 🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦
Patriotism is for July 1 and November 11. The first is a party. The second is quiet, dignified reflection. It really annoys me when Americans wish me "Happy Remembrance Day."
@@thepunisher3236 Many of us seem to have "paused" our pride in 2024 (and longer since PM was elected) due to the current PM, his policies, his embarrassing us, his lies, scandals, disrespect...long, unfinished list. We are all hoping to be able to feel and show that pride once again. Let's hope people vote against the Libs and NDP so we can get back on track, at least to some extent.
MIKE NAILED IT! We love Mike Myers, and knew his pride in being Canadian. What a marvellous ambassador for our country, and how we tick. Thank you Tyler, thank you Mike.
I am American, born in Michigan. I am also a Canadian citizen. I have moved back and forth over the years; I lived in the US for 32 years, and in Canada for 31 (and counting). I have lived all over the US, as a child and as an adult. I spent more of the 'growing up years' in Canada (primarily in Mike Myers' Scarborough, where both of my sons were born!). I of course am speaking in generalities here, but what I say is true for most people. A Canadian's first thought is for community; an American's is for self. Americans believe that everything is a competition, with a winner and a loser; Canadians embody the spirit of "One for all, and all for one." Canadian's recognize the "socialist' aspects of their society; Americans deny they exist. ("Social Security" - really?) Canadians are curious about the world, and its peoples; Americans have no concern for anyone outside their borders. Canadians are secure enough to not NEED a gun. Canadians know a lot about the USA; we have to. Pierre Trudeau (goggle him, Americans) said to Richard Nixon "Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No mater how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt." Americans thinking about Canada? Like Mike Myers said, "we don't." Canadians welcome immigrants from every corner of the world. Most here are immigrants, or their parents were. American's attitudes and behaviour towards immigrants speaks for itself. I hope that some day, Americans realise the value there would be in emulating us; they would all be happier.
Americans refer to Canada as Up in Canada. They never mention a province or city, just up in Canada. Because they know nothing about the country, geographty....They don't seem to realize that parts of the East coast and mid west have winters the same as parts of canada. 🤦♀
While Canadian actors go to America to to make it big and American film companies come to Canada for filming locations and tax breaks, Canadian film and tv shows don't get big financial backing so they really don't get much play outside of Canada's borders. CanCon ensures their exposure to Canadians. That's why The Beachcombers reference would be immediately understood by the majority of Canadians.
To the “Oh yea…” thing while someone else is talking, I had an American coworker get angry with me for doing that. He thought I was shutting him down, like I already knew everything or something. No dude, I’m just actively showing you I’m listening.
@@sirjohneh It's not ubiquitous in Canada. There are times when it doesn't mean "Go on, I'm interested." There are times when it means "I don't believe you" or "I don't agree with you." Or it's a challenge. For it to mean agreement, watch the "Canadian Moment" skits from Royal Canadian Air Farce: "You got THAT right." "Tell me about it." "Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah."
@@Shan_Dalamaniyou are right I have heard and used it both ways before. I believe it comes down to the tone of voice, and body language, to distinguish between the two. However it does seem to be used most often. As a way to convey your attentiveness to the speaker. In my experience anyway.
It is difficult to say the "Canadian experience" because at least in Toronto there are so many different cultures that the experiences are all different. Earlier in my life we lived in an area where there were many refugees and many non-refugee cultures. My children went to school there. We moved to another area which was much less multicultural. One day my son came home from school in the new area and said, "the kids here are weird, they all think the same way"
I bet your son was an observant, unique and open-minded young man. Just from that one observation, he sounded wise beyond his peers. Hope good things came his way.
I live in the town Beachcomers was filmed. Relic bought me an ice cream when I was a little girl. Very nice guy. And the restaurant is still there and operating.
Mike's Book "CANADA" is worth the read. I REALLY enjoyed it. (and my mother waited in line for a very long time to get me an autographed copy at Costco in Halifax. She told him that it was an "HONOUR" to meet him... and meant it... she was so cute telling me about it! )
I LOVE this!!! a culture of cooperation really CAN do anything! The proof is that we have a sprinkling of people streeeeetched along the American border, and somehow we hold it together enough to be a "player" as a recognizable culture on a massive world stage. Mike Meyers, your articulated "us" perfectly! Maybe it gets clearer the further away from home you get! 😝
I went to school with Mike Myers. Mike has said in interviews that the character of Wayne Campbell was made up, but Wayne was in our class. I used to have a crush on him. in my grade 9 yearbook, Wayne's photo is right beside mine.
You don't know Canadians because the US education system is very US centric whereas, Canada's is more global. In Canada, we are inundated with US pop-culture on TV and online media and the US gets very little Canadian entertainment or news. What they do get, they seem to like. However, Americans don't care about other countries, their people, and their culture.
@@John13Edge There is another example of Newfoundland helping Americans. It was Feb 18, 1942 in Chambers Cove, near the town of St. Lawrence (my hometown) when two US Navy ships, went ashore. The Truxton and Pollux were the ships. Many perished, but many were rescued by the men (and afterwards, the women) of St. Lawrence. They had to scale with ropes to get the survivors. It extremely rough cliff about 400 ft high, plus the weather made it even more challenging. A story I am very proud of and another great example of the nature of Newfoundlanders. ❤️
Mike is spot on. I could listen to him for hours. She may have thought about being better prepared and informed because if she had, she would have realized how truly Canadian Mike is, in everything he does. I was not impressed on how she framed a few of the questions (not really Canadian), however Mike responded the Canadian way, calmly, dignified, and respectful
You are so right. Wendy Mesley was ‘at the right place and right time’ for her career to take off. I always hoped each of her interviews I watched would be exceptional and she would show well-researched preparedness…but no. Every interview I ever saw with her, I always thought ‘she is unprepared, unaware, needlessly flippant’. It’s rare to get an interview with Mike Myers, she missed some great opportunities to really allow Mike’s perspectives and experiences to shine through. She seemed to just be going through the motions in this interview.
@@Sea-xr8zd This interview was hardly in her early years. By this point she'd been married and divorced from Peter Mansbridge, and I recall that after she dealt with her cancer diagnosis, she reappeared with this shorter haircut (it used to be longer). Anyway, this is an old interview. And there are worse interviewers. It could have been Rosemary Barton.
I once lived in a country in the ME where the concept of queuing up didnt exist. Lining up to get your turn: for the bus, for the pharmacist, for the doctor, nada. You have NO idea how offended this Canadian was at the rudeness!!!
That Bunch behave that Way when they are Here in Canada. One cut in front me at Costco to grab the Last Sample on a Tray. He didn't get to eat it, as it hit the Floor as he went on a "Trip", last time I saw him was in the "Fall"
Years ago we were on a trip in the US and stopped at a restaurant to eat before going to our room for the night. I told the waitress “I just love your accent!” She had a lovely southern drawl. Her comment back to me, was “Thank you, darling’, so do you you!” Of course being Canadian I thanked her right back!
“There’s nobody like a Canadian than a Canadian who no longer lives in Canada” lol!!! I’ve lived in Costa Rica for 24 years. This afternoon I had drinks with a few US and Canadian expat friends and felt the need to extol a bunch of great things about Canada. Not something I usually do but the conversation really needed this point of view. ...especially with the current state of the USA.
When I was in high school, we used to describe the Canadian accent as "sing-songy". That is why when we hear people with other accents sing, we comment that their accent seems to go away. We tend to change pitch multiple times throughout a sentence and tone is very important.
I’m from NB 🇨🇦 and was on a quick visit to Portland, ME three weeks ago. A man there actually asked me why Canada bothers being a country and “it should become the 51st state”. He was dead serious. I choose to believe that he’s in the minority of Americans but it did shock me that someone from “just across the border” would think that way. I really enjoyed this interview, Tyler. Mike Myers’ insightful comments about being Canadian were wonderful.
Ask them why they don't become our fourth territory/11th province. At the very least we should make a deal for Alaska, since there are a lot of Americans who think it's detached and located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean next to Hawaii anyway. If Canada were to have it, they wouldn't need to be confused anymore.
Personally I've been advocating with Americans dumping on Biden recently. When I explained to my sister about his speech impediment and the bully pulpit about essentially ageism and anti disability she lives in Pennsylvania... you could here the pin drop. Oops I predicted Biden will win after hearing the state of the union speech . NATO and Ukraine 🇺🇦 and tarrifs if Trump gets near. I am encouraging random people with ❤s peace and admonisments to Americans to remember about the long duree around elections and to support their candidate. If not we will seriously need to strategize around deportation camps and refugees since we are your forgotten neighbour. I alalways add a Canada 🇨🇦 flag. Not that upside down one.
I think it goes for all of us from different countries, that when we are outside of our home country we tend to realize more that what we have at home is so good. Each of our cultures are unique, admired and we love to share.
I think the key regarding "being nice" is not that we hope that they're nice, nor have an expectation that someone will be nice, but instead that we will judge someone's moral character over any accomplishments that they would otherwise have, because being nice is more important than being rich, famous, or celebrity. I think this also provides a good barometer to recognize in ourselves when we're not being nice.
Whenever I hear people talk about how they know so much about American culture from the media and know so little about Canadian culture because we don't make a lot of media here that gets exported to the US - I laugh out loud. Your culture and your media are at least partly made by us and always have been, all the way back to Mary Pickford and Louis B. Mayer. Find a sitcom or a primetime drama or even a Marvel movie without a Canadian in the cast, on set, behind the camera, or in the writer's room. Good luck! Find an American science achievement in the last century without a Canadian with their hand or eye or mind involved. Good luck! Your culture is partly our culture, because we helped create it. You don't exist in a vacuum or on an island. We all share this life and this land mass. We are family. Pretending to value the separations, the differences, more than the relationships and connections is a sad commentary on us all. We helped build your country and your culture, whether you understand that or not. We don't pretend that the US has no impact on us here in Canada, on our history or culture, but sadly, Americans dismiss (or truly don't know) our impact on them. This is mostly because the media tends to suppress this truth in the US, while it is an open secret here in Canada. Another way to say this is, you don't know this because your media has actively lied or conspired to hide this truth from you to perpetuate the fiction that your culture is self-made, your successes were entirely independent of outside assistance, and your culture is superior to all others. Both of our countries are almost entirely made up of immigrants from somewhere else, so we are not, either of us, superior to other cultures (we are an amalgam and an evolution of those others). Respecting the contributions of all of those people and their experiences and expertise is a large part of how we grow together and solve big problems. The first step is the kind of thing you're doing here, learning about the things you don't know and trying to open your mind to other perspectives. A lot of American culture was created by Canadians. In Hollywood, on Broadway, etc. I challenge you to find much of the iconic American culture that didn't have a Canadian involved in creating, performing, or disseminating it. NASA? So many Canadians, it might as well have been an immersion program. Disney? I'd bet that a sizable percentage of the credits on any project they've done or any park they run or any title they publish is actually Canadian. Check the credits of many Hallmark movies, or iconic major network tv programs and see how many of them qualified for tax credits from the government of Canada or one of the provinces (i.e. X-Files, JAG, Stargate SG-1, Macgyver, etc.). Even Superman and Wolverine have roots in Canada. Many of your fav artists, actors, comedians, singers, dancers, etc. started out being Canadian long before they became famous in the US. Some of them changed citizenship after the fact, but yeah, a lot of your culture is actually Canadian culture we exported to you. Canadians were part of the original formation of the American film and television industries, American theatre, American comedy (SNL, sctv, even national lampoon, and so on). Keep learning and by extension teaching all your followers about the many things we share in common and the many differences that enrich us. Putting your positive spin on the message helps, more than any political speech, to build connections and respect on both sides of the border.
The Beachcombers... ah what a great show. It's a 70's/80's Canadian drama series based on the daily life of a fishing village on the west coast (Gibsons, BC - incidentally an actual town just north of Vancouver, I've been there several times sea kayaking). "Beachcombing" in this case is the act of gathering floating logs that have broken off from their moorings and are thus free game to sell. At least this is how I remember it - it's been 50 years since I watched it lol.
@@happyandhealthyyou2507 I was just a kid when The Beachcombers was on tv and Sesame Street was pretty new to Canadian tv. In my childish mind, I saw Relic and Oscar the Grouch as parallel characters. 😂
We didn't put a man on the moon, but we did build the Canadarms. America asked us to build the robot arms used on the Space Shuttle orbiters because of our advanced technological knowledge as used on the robot used to load fuel into the CANDU nuclear reactors. When the Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow Delta-winged interceptor aircraft and the Iroquois engine were abruptly halted in 1959 - to considerable political controversy - the majority of its highly skilled engineering and production personnel were scooped up by NASA. The first Arrow Mk. 1, RL-201, was rolled out to the public on October 4, 1957, the same day as the launch of the Russian Sputnik 1 - the world's first artificial Earth satellite.
if you look up Canadian inventions on Wikipedia the list is hundreds of entries long. We have invented a lot of really important things, Insulin, 56k modems, AM transmitters, etc.
Since Americans are taught that the only country that is great and free Canadians are ridiculed for loving Canada. The "it can only happen in America " line is amusing to us. For instance it is still a big deal for America to have a female running for President. Meanehile many countries including ours have had female leaders. But somehow Americans still say it can only happen in America. Americans are quite isolated from world reality
@@dangerfield85 So you object to Ian Hanomansing, who should have been promoted to main anchor immediately on Mansbridge's retirement instead of them going through all that nonsense of revolving anchors? You object to Adrienne Arsenault, who is an excellent interviewer?
Hi, Mike - thanks for being so interested in all things Canadian, and for being just an all-round nice guy. I’ve got to say that your voice is unmistakably American not at all unpleasant, but with a twang that stamps you as an American. I recently saw one of your postings on the Canadian health care system, something I experienced recently. I was in an emergency ward for 24 hours then in a ward for a further 10 days. Not particularly pleasant, but not once did I need to fret over how much I would have to pay. In fact, my only expenditure was $250 for the ambulance to the hospital. In addition to the hospital experience, I also had a full month being treated daily for my condition, plus home care on a regular basis for the past 3 months. I’ve paid, in taxes, all my life for health care, as do all Canadians, never resenting what the government takes, but appreciating health care being there when needed - and at virtually no cost.
Jay Baruchel...he did a great interview after how to train your dragon came out, about not changing his canadian accent to an American accent because vikings weren't Americans.
Just before covid, the Toronto Maple Leafs played against the Carolina Hurricanes and both Carolina goalies were injured. The game was in Toronto so the Emergency Backup Goalie had to play almost the game. He was a 41 year old who practiced with Toronto. He came on the ice with half the game left and beat the Leafs. Fans known this guy was an unknown who had never played a single game in the NHL and cheered him on when he won the first star of the game. Even cooler for him it was the Saturday and Hockey Night in Canada played the game. We were David Ayers that night. That’s Canadian hockey fans. We cheer on the opposition team cause the want to see the beer league guy win! 😂
It mostly feels like outside of the USA, Canadians are seen as nice Americans. Being Canadian you know that there are similar things between us but we are distinctly different
I've traveled quite a bit lately.And I did find that they don't really think that In Spain, France or Germany. But this may have just been the nice people I met. Maybe on bias because you know we don't like being compared to Americans. But I know many nice american people and I sure do Enjoy and respect Tyler
growing up in the 80s 99% of our TV content was American. There were really only two channels that were 100% Cdn. Billboard music Hollywood movies, NY Theatre. It was hard to find Cdn content which is why the GOV set a law that there had to be a certain amount of Cdn content cable companies had to provide. Mike Myers is a true Canadian legend makes me proud.
@@carolmclean8513 im an old western canuck living part time in panama..the word eh..I use it often cuz it makes sense to me and when i text or write an email I also add it in..its me.who i feel i am.
@@carolmclean8513 RIGHT! 😂😂 I’m also an elementary teacher. Unless it’s being used as part of an exact quote, you won’t catch me using “eh” in written text! 😜
I have always said that I won the lottery by having the good fortune of being born here 76 years ago. There is no other country I would be a permanent resident of. My father was three when he came to Canada to live. At the age of 24 he joined the Canadian Army to do his duty in 1939 until his discharge after WW2. I was born in 1948. Always appreciated my neighbours to the south and when travelling within the U.S., I always was treated well. This YT channel is appreciated by Canadians, so a big thankyou Tyler!
he is so right when he says it's when you go OUT of Canada that you truly learn what it means to be Canadian. Or when Being nice is not just a cultural trait, but an actual requirement to be considered in society (Be nice or else, be amongst those we deem Not Nice, those we forsake!!! lol). Or how much we think about being Canadian and compare, without seeing what we have since we simmer in it. The moment I went out of country, even if I had TONS (over 600 people) of international "come home live with us for weeks or even months" type of global exposure, was when I realized what we truly had. When I went home after a year away, I was just like those 600+ travelers doing weird things; face stuck to the car windows looking at vast expenses of untouched land, my hometown felt like a new city I was just about to discover all over again, freaking light posts felt foreign and exotic. I could HEAR My own accent in other poeple I knew forever for the first time!! That's when you understand what it's like to be Canadian (or Québecois in my case) and why those who stayed home are still struggling with it.
I was in the eighth grade when my family moved to Florida for my mother’s health. As I sat in the principal’s office waiting to be enrolled, a sweet girl poked her head in and asked if I was the new girl from Canada. When I said, “ yes”, she asked me to speak some. We became best friends.
Being from Western Canada, I noticed the accent when i went to Ontario. Until then I never understood the stereotypical Canadian accent i was supposed to have.
And don't forget about our friends from Newfoundland, affectionately referred to as Newfies. There are so many Americans that come here to Alberta and try to have some fun attempting to sound Canadian, and what they're doing is a Newfie accent (or attempting to do - badly).
Americans can have a serious accent. I walked into a store in Georgia and the sales person greeted us and asked a question. My friend and i looked ay each other and we had no idea what she said. Twice. But she was very nice.
That's so true. I'm Canadian but I grew up in Scotland and my friends were sick and tired of me going on about how great Canada is!! My school nickname was "Canada"! (the polite one anyway!!)😁
My Grandparents were from Scotland and I learned a lot about the Scottish ways at a young age. Those two could argue for hours and in the end there was no winner. A short time later they would begin arguing again with the same result. I thought they were nuts. They were very kind and caring to me and my siblings. They spoiled us rotten. My Grandmother used to make Dandelion wine and I think it killed them both in the end.
We helped put a man on the Moon. The LEM landing frame was Canadian. And also many people who helped develop the programme came from the Avro Arrow debacle.
I heard that the landing PAD feet was made in Canada using Canadian Aluminum. So, Canadian FEET were there first. Yeah, we can get Technical about it. The U.S. would have to give credit to the Germans for getting the rocket up as the Saturn V rocket is an oversized S2 rocket made by the Germans during WW2. As there were about a dozen rockets in the caves, the Soviets got ahold of a couple and took them apart and reassembled them and THEY WERE THE FIRST to win the SPACE RACE 3 TIMES (dog, satellite, man) while the U.S. were still grounded. Most of their rocketry either blew up on launch pad or fell over. It is in the HISTORY BOOKS. CHECK. See who moved the GOAL POSTS?
@@djdissi You have to have experienced pain and the dark side of life to be really good at appreciating the humour in life, just as you have to have experienced great want to appreciate the good things, when you finally get them.
TV shows more recent than Beachcombers. ……. Letterkenny ((not my favourite)…… but seems to be popular. Corner Gas ……totally different than the former. Rick Mercer Report…….i wish he’d come back. (Just to name a few good ones)
I was born in 1963. I watched 2 of 3 Canadian TV broadcast stations, the third one being french. (which I can not speak) The CBC which was mostly Canadian content, (which is where the Beach Combers was broadcast) and CTV which had some Canadian programming, but also broadcast quite a bit of American programs. In 1970 we got cable TV which included our 3 Canadian stations plus ABC, NBC, out of Bangor Maine and PBS from Boston. I have been flooded with American Culture since. I expect my story is similar to many people my age. Because of that I know as much about American culture as I do my own. Also because of my Grand Parents the CBC and in fairness PBS I have a pretty good grasp of British culture as well. I totally agree with Mike Myers' take on Canadian Pride, but I would add that we are extremely diverse people with the same pioneering spirit as Americans, but with the temperance of British stiff upper lippedness and manners. I once heard a comedian describe Canadians as unarmed Americans with health care. That is not too far off the mark either. I personally think that the biggest difference between us is Canadians tend to be a more cooperative people and Americans tend to be a more competitive people. Any other differences are very regional both here and in the U.S. eg: I feel I would have more in common with a man my age in Boston than I would with someone from the Prairie Provinces or Quebec or probably anyone on the west coast of Canada or the USA. I am a very proud Canadian. For the size of our population we have accomplished incredible things throughout our history and continue to to this day. Canadian Culture is very much one of the worlds best kept secrets. love the channel, and impressed by your interest in my beloved country. Thank you.
People who make their living from writing and performing comedy are brilliant observers of human behaviour. They smart, articulate and most of the time deep thinkers.
Actually I really don't mind that Americans don't think about us , with the exception of people like you who are interested, in a positive way, ,about finding out about us. It is actually much safer for Canadians to fly under the American radar. I have lived overseas and Mike Myers is right. Although I enjoyed living in and visiting other countries and could enjoy the qualities of the countries and the people who lived there, I also was happy to return to Canada and its people because, being away from it and them, I could appreciate how vast and beautiful Canada is and how wonderful its people are..
The source of good comedy is insight into human idiosyncrasies and foibles. The human race is so easily laughed at, as it should be. A good comedian is intelligent and aware.
"Due South" is a much older (from the 1990's) but still quite good long-running Canadian TV series, a crime comedy/drama about the ups and downs of the life and work of an RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) constable. The (then) young actor who played the constable, a man named Paul Gross, eventually went on to act in, make and/or direct MANY much more recent and VERY excellent Canadian movies, including (to name just a few) "Gunless", "Men With Brooms", and one of my personal favourites, "Hyena Road". Another also much older (and also from the 1990's) but still excellent and long-running Canadian TV series was "North of 60", a fictional drama about the daily trials and tribulations of (mostly) native people (using ACTUAL native Canadian actors) that lived in a secluded town in the boreal forest just below the sub-Arctic circle (north of 60 being the northern latitude above which they live). There have been SO many GOOD Canadian tv shows and movies made in the last few decades, but they never get anywhere near the same press or distribution as tv series and movies made in the U.S. And while the output of the Canadian film industry WAS pretty awful in its earliest days, being very much in its infancy and lacking ANY kind of funding or support or sophistication, the movies and tv series that have been created in more recent decades offer entertainment that is completely on par with anything coming out of the U.S., while still managing to always retain a VERY distinctive Canadian flavour 😊
BEACHCOMBERS!! Ok, it's a West Coast, British Columbia set Family based Drama Comedy show. Wholesome, Smart, didn't Dumb anything down for its Audience. It had a Cool opening Theme Song that sticks in the head and gets you kinda pumped to watch the show.
I travelled widely for my job and worked on a project that had an American PhD team member who lived in the U.S. When anyone asked where he was from, he consistently said “I’m from Canada” or even “I’m Canadian”. I finally got annoyed (politely) with this and asked why he would say that. He said people treated him better and were more open and sincere with him if they thought he was Canadian. I had a mix of feelings about this, but mostly ‘we are civil and believe in kindness and you are using it”. Maybe that’s part of the reason why American travellers have the reputation they do.
Mike Myers was originally from Scarborough, Ontario which is a suburb of Toronto. We even have a street named after him only a few blocks from where I live.
I have never said beg for bag. I have never said EH. I have never said aboot, but my mother said aboat. Canadians say Florrida. A lot of Americans say Flahhrida. Canadians say sorrey and Americans say sahhry. Oh yes, the world doesn’t understand Canada for sure. Mike is right about everything. We’re different from Americans and proud of the differences. We grew up with an inferiority complex, but I think we have come to realise we are ok. We’re fine.
Tyler, I love your series so much and must , " Thank You ", respectfully for doing so. As a Canadian living in Canada 🇨🇦. We love hosting tourists and embracing their cultures as well as hoping to give them a glimpse of what our culture is as well. Ameeican patriotism is inspiring and I honestly wish Canadians were are outspokenly proud. But....we're not. We have an extremely large number of well known celebrities such as Mike Myers ( lol ) Keanu Reeves, RyanReynolds, Ryan Gisslings ( we refer to them as simply, " The Ryans ", so as not to hurt their feelings ) Michael J. Fox, William Shatner,Jim Carrey,Martin Short,Dan Ackroyd,Seth Rogen, Rachel McAdams, Victor Garber, Donald Sutherland ( Respectfully ) Keifer Sutherland that is truly the short list but non of the above list nor any that leave any of our 3 coasts ( yup we have three East,West
One of my favourite moments on Conan’s show was when Mike was a guest and referred to Independence Day as “the American version of Canada Day”. He said it so constantly that Conan was visibly annoyed. ❤
It’s the emigrant experience. Emigrants often retain a nostalgia, a fondness for where they came from and perpetuate the language, the music, the culture, of their homeland in their new land. We love you Mike. 🇨🇦 I loved “The Beachcombers,” but haven’t seen an episode in years -set in coastal BC, starring Bruno Gerussi (RIP). Relic forever! Being Canadian often involves (or used to involve): believing in multi-culturalism and tolerance; a social safety net (e.g. filing bankruptcy to pay for health care is not OK); politeness, as Mike says, and it’s usually genuine and not a veneer of politeness; the last letter of the alphabet is not “zee” but “zed” and a house doesn’t have a ruff, but a roof. 😅 We spell it as: honour, colour, favour…(like the Brits). We value being nice. PS: very, very few of us have ever seen an igloo. (I haven’t). You’d probably have to go to the Yukon, Northwest Territories or Nunavut in the Arctic (above the 60th parallel). By the way, try, “The Royal Canadian Air Farce” for good old Canadian humour - it was a radio program on CBC, then a TV program. Dave Broadfoot as the Member of Parliament for Kicking Horse Pass was a great sketch character. And one of my favourite Canadian experiences in the summer is the performance of The Royal Canadian Mounted Police musical ride!
A lot of insight and eloquence by Myers here. I like to think Canada is the world's best kept secret.....that we keep to ourselves.
Trudeau should have kept it that way.
I always think that's true. We are the best kept secret. Let Americans think we're all beer drinking maple syrup eating , plaidwearing, under educated "eh" saying people. Let them think whatever they want. Then they won't come here. No, I know some great Americans.
I live in a Beautiful place in BC. ( I won't say where ) When I run into tourists I joke with them, they are not allowed to take pictures, as we try to keep this place a secret...
Just keep the liberals out of power.
Great interview. 🇨🇦
Alot of Canadian celebrities feel very deeply about their country. Donald Sutherland, a Canadian icon, who passed recently had this to say about being Canadian.
"My name is Donald Sutherland. My wife's name is Francine Racette. We are Canadians. We each hold one passport. A Canadian passport. That's it. They ask me at the border why I don't take American citizenship. I could still be Canadian, they say. You could have dual citizenship. But I say no, I'm not dual anything. I'm Canadian. There's a maple leaf in my underwear somewhere."
Always loved Donald Sutherland, since way back in MASH the movie. I remember hearing this quote of his. Also when asked about where he lived; which was in the Eastern Townships IIRC, he said "what better place for a Canadian to live?".
So very proud that Mr. Sutherland held on to his passport as the only passport. Most Canadians liked/loved him as an actor and as a Canadian who was proud of his roots and country. As an actor, he could terrify you or move you to tears. He will be missed very much ♥🍁
Yes, and as a duel citizen you are beholding to both the CRA and the IRS
* a lot.
Me either.
Mike is an excellent Canadian Ambassador. He's just delightful.
As long as you're not working with him. He's an entitled vindictive "ACT-OR" on-set.
I never liked the guy at all, but it was a lovely interview. But I still don't say "eh"
Mike Myers is a drama queen, rude diva who made the life of anybody working around him miserable.
Yah Baby. 😅
Never liked him, not heard anything good about him from people who know him.
15:20 - 'America has a lot of movies, set in America, about America' - and filmed in Canada lol
you mean like all X-Men movie ??
@@deadblueskyDon't forget TV as well, X files, schitts creek
Filmed in Canada, by Canadian actors, and Directors
@@rideswift And yet somehow they don't meet the criteria for Canadian content.
Deadpool
As a Canadian living on the border, I find that most Americans do not know much about us, nor do they truly care to learn. In school, all Canadian children learn American history and study other countries in their curriculum. We are a proud nation and respect immigrants and other cultures. It is all about treating people the way you would like to be treated. There is no tolerance to being rude or hateful or insulting. We are a country that strives to understand and unite. Although we are far from perfect, most strive to be polite and courteous to one another. 🇨🇦
That speaks to that well known American meme "we are number one or another one being we are the best". How the fugg would they even begin to know if they cannot even name five other countries, much less blindingly accept being told they're better than any other country.
I went to school in Toronto in the 80s. I was never taught any US history. It was almost entirely Canadian history with a tiny bit of British history. Most of what I learned about US history came from US TV.
Mike's commitment that Canada tries to get things right. That sums up the greatest part of "Canadian culture".
I often maintain that the best thing about being Canadian is that the majority of Canadians are aware that we need to do better. We are modestly proud of our many accomplishments, but we are aware of the areas that we need improvement.
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Pretty much sums it up for me. Canada is not perfect, we need to continue to grow and learn, but we are trying to do the right thing.We are not bullies, or big talkers, but we try get stuff done , and help out when we can.
I think this aspect of Canada has been derailed lately, unfortunately. Not sure when things might get back on track, if ever. It may not be possible while the country is at odds with itself and being so negatively influenced by its southern neighbor, who is also going through serious problems. I really hope we will all be OK in the end. I really do.
I like how we have a mature discourse on issues without fighting like it’s a team we have to belong to.
@@dabblerblue You're definitely not wrong. I am constantly supporting the idea of national self sufficiency so that we can become less dependent upon international connections, especially in trade.
I'm in favour of trade, but I would like to see Canada able to support its population in terms of energy, food, and resources. "Luxury" products are appropriate for trade, but the basic needs of survival ought to be available without paying tariffs.
As a Canadian from the same hometown as Mike Myers, I'm okay keeping Canada on the down-low. Our giant neighbour next door is frankly a bit scary, so I'm okay if you don't even know we're here, lol.
Honestly same, I'm 100% with you!
I met Mike Myers at a Leafs game in Toronto 20 years ago. I was 10. He was such a nice guy me and my sister loved Austin Powers so my dad asked him if we could say hi. My dad made sure we didn’t bother him for more than a minute. But you could tell he was genuinely happy to see us excited to meet him.
I’m so glad to hear they don’t think of us. A great Canadian politician. Once said, the less America knows about us the better off we will be.
10000000%
So true today with Trump trying to make us the 51st state 😮
I am a 74 year old Canadian woman. I have always loved Mike Myers. I love his movie, "I Married an Axe Murderer". It was interesting to hear how he feels about being Canadian. For me there is a sadness about the Brain Drain we experience in Canada that so much of our talent moves to the US and as you have said, Tyler, "I thought so and so was American". As a young person, I remember the first tv shows that were American. They seemed more polished than the grainy Canadian too serious, stage plays I would see on early tv. The American productions had more money to put on better produced shows and more of them. I think as an older child I felt in some ways that Americans were better at things. I later learned that wasn't true but with a large population and larger economy the entertainment industry provided more high quality productions and offered actors and other entertainers more money and more opportunities and so we "lost" our much loved talent. I later appreciated the high quality of creative work that was happening in Canada in a deeper, more authentically Canadian way that was beautiful. But I do remember a feeling of "not being as good as" an American. I have often felt that Canada is a younger "sister" to the American big "brother". We are ignored. We have more traditionally feminine traits to the American masculine persona. We both came from a British parent, the "son" leaving home as a rebel and the sister quietly forming our own identity and life without severing ties with our British parent. We had the influence of a French parent as well and needed to learn co-operative tools to keep some harmony in our home. But we did not forget the rebellious, successful, exciting and neglectful big brother next door. We look at him and have a mixture of thoughts and feelings about the country to the south. I fear some of the untamed, some dangerous tendencies in our neighbours beyond our border. What happens in America does have an effect on Canada and the rest of the world. Tyler, I am glad you have your TH-cam channel. You are like a young cousin in this North American family. With courage, honesty and genuine affection, you want to get to know us. I appreciate that. Thank you. We are worth knowing. As are you. Keep up the good work. You should visit us! I'll bet there are Canadians across the country who would put you up. Maybe we could get a National Film Board grant to make a documentary about "The Education of Tyler Bucket". I would be happy to show you around my town! I am surprised that I wrote so much and I am not sorry. Fondly, Carolyn
The documentary - what a great idea!
Great idea! 🇨🇦♥️🇺🇸
A very long post, but I am so glad I read it through! You expressed perfectly what I have thought for a long time…….I am a 72 year old Canadian woman and very proud to be so!
This 77-year old Canadian male agrees totally with your post, Carolyn and I've lived abroad.
A 75 year old Canadian male who genuinely thanks you, young lady, for your thoughtful, insightful and wonderful vibe. I’m sure Tyler read it with goose bumps of emotion.
As a Canadian, I always say, "don't mistake my kindness for weakness"! I can only be polite for so long! That's just me, I don't speak for all Canadians that's for sure!✌
Look at Canada’s history in war- we’re polite until we are NOT! 😂
You might not speak for all Canadians.... but when the guys of my generation say "I'm about to stop saying sorry" , you should take it for the implied threat it is. A fun fact, Canada has never lost a war.
@Angelabout1 I think you misread Gryndar1’s comment because the tone of your response is waaaaay off; one might even say aggressive. He was simply saying that we are polite… until we’re not. 🇨🇦
@@Curmudgeon902 Thanks for that John
Well, l agree with you here.. l’m the same way..
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The best observation ive heard about us Canadians came from a german relative visiting canada for the first time. His first time out of Europe.
They flew into Toronto then drove here to Vancouver to "see the country"
His words- I only drove across half this country and it took 5 days ( they stopped alot to sight see) . Vunderbar vunderbar no wonder you are all so happy and polite with all this country and so few people, you need to be polite because you all need eachother to make this magnificent place work.
He had other things to say but mostly it was the scenery and "how german" we seemed to be. He said he "felt free" here.
Beautiful Story. ❤
My German relatives loved visiting here as well. They were skeptical about camping, then fell in love with it when they tried it.
And it's said that if you are ever in the backwoods of central BC and come across a random cabin somewhere - there are probably Germans living there. And it is true, lol. I'm told it reminds them of the Schwartz Wald only with fewer people.
@@dragonabsurda mine went hiking ALOT. Still makes me laugh that he was actually upset he never got to use bear spray or see a cougar.
OMG, yes! My boyfriend from the States came to meet me in Toronto and I asked him about he felt to be visiting our country, he said he "felt free". I mean, we don't sing "the true North, strong and free" for nothing.😊
@@myridean2k4 was he used to packing a gun regularly down there?
I worked a lot down there in the 90s made a lifetime friend. About 5 years ago he came up for a visit and had to leave his daily carry at home. This is a guy that wouldn't leave his apartment to cross the street to grab snacks from the corner store without packing heat.
At first he felt uncomfortable but around day 5 he got emotional. "It's strange to feel safer without my gun, to know I probably won't need it and nobody else has one, this is weird"
That's a statement.
I don't really understand - Canada not being a country of exporting/films/TV and the Canadian experience - until now with YT?!! Sorry Canada, but I grew up on Degrassi High, Anne of Green Gables, Road to Avonlea and such (loved them more than any American stuff - it feels like a home away from home) and so did many others in Scandinavia - about 30 years ago! You are not the big secret you think. You are loved and adored! Canada has always held a special place in my heart. ❤
Thank you for such a lovely comment. 🙏🏻 I adore Scandinavia. I’m Canadian with part Scandinavian heritage and loved it when I visited. ❤️ Beautiful countries!
Passchendaele, strange Brew, Men with Brooms, North of 60, Schitts Creek, Corner Gas, Kim's Convenience - we have movies and TV shows that people know around the world. Well, maybe not until we introduce them to people!😊
Anne of green gables is one of the best shows I have ever seen.
Guinevere. By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you… Eh Most Honourary Canadian! ❤️🍾 👍
The problem is, we all think that Canadian film, art, literature, music, is sub par until someone else likes it. Particularly Americans. Therefore, no one in Canada actually goes to see a Canadian movie.
The biggest misconception people have about Canada is that we're nice. We're polite, we honour our principles and we abide by a code. (I can't speak about other Canadians here). Until we're provoked. We finish things. We're the Closer. We recognize that we're not perfect. We get memed at because of the Geneva Conventions. When the entire world fails to realize our entire country. As a Native Canadian. We stand on hollowed grounds, every single step.
I too say this all the time, people confuse Canadian politeness with being nice. Sure, there are plenty of nice people in Canada, just like there are plenty of nice people in many other countries. But what we are is polite. We will say we're sorry, we'll say excuse us, we'll give people the benefit of the doubt. But if you push us, if the gloves come off, you best book it the other way, because when we're done you're done.
I just commented basically the same thing 😂😂
You wouldn't have realized it when you watched Wayne's World, but the Stan Mikita Donuts shop, named after a Chicago Blackhawk player, is actually a tip of the hat to Tim Horton's. In case you missed it, the head of SNL, Lorne Michaels, is from Toronto. Other Canadian SNL cast members : Dan Aykroyd, Martin Short, Phil Hartman, Mark McKinney, Norm Macdonald.
Phil Hartman was the one I didn't know was Canadian until very recently.
We are Canadian, my husband is a Chicago Blackhawk fan and has Stan Mikita tattooed on his arm.
We have to cooperate, we won’t survive the winter otherwise.
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@jeffroussell Phil Hartman is from my hometown, Brantford Ontario. The same hometown as Wayne Gretzky. Phil has always been overlooked because of Gretzky. The city is finally starting to recognize Phil with doing a memorial for him. We also have a yearly comedy show in his memory.
In Canada we tend not to brag about ourselves. We tend to just go about our business without a lot of fuss.
Hmmm. Im guessing you werent in Canada during c19 tyranny.
@@thepunisher3236They’d be very old by now but point taken.
Bragging is considered quite rude in Canada, that's why. That isn't the case everywhere.
If we brag, it is NOT about ourselves usually; it is about something really good/special about our friend/relative/co-worker/Canadian artist of some variety/our Canadian country[but only to a limited extent on this] etc.
Since we don't brag about ourselves & our own accomplishments, OTHER Canadians try to do the "nice", supportive thing of bringing the attention to where it should justifiably go.
If Canadians mention their OWN accomplishments/qualities, it is (usually) quite minimal & normally of the factual nature that fits into the conversation appropriately - for a REASON - NOT just to shine a beam of light on ourselves for the sake of attention.
(I think the Canadian philosophy is mostly that if what we do/who we are is good enough, other people will know anyways, so there is no need to brag. Secondly, we don't usually think this spotlight is necessary to us, to make us feel justified in who we are. Canadians are normally QUIETLY CONFIDENT IN WHO WE ARE ALREADY. Just my opinion.)
My family moved to California when I was eight years old and Americans had no clue about Canada and I got asked the weirdest questions. As a teenager, I dated an American boy and when he found out I was from Canada,, he actually asked me if we lived in igloos and if we had electricity. I laughed but he was serious. It was quite the eye opener. When I went to a restaurant ias a young adult, n a town in USA, I asked for maple syrup and they brought this deplorable brown sugar water and I said to the waitress, no, I want "real" maple syrup and she pointed at the bottle and said, that is real. LOL Don't get me going on gravy for french fries, lol. (This was in the 60s). I moved back to Canada at 16 years old because my heart was here in Canada.
As a Canadian, I'm shocked!!!. Lol have a good day@@curmudgeonaf
@@curmudgeonaf You realize there's 4 different grades of (real) maple syrup and they all taste differently, right? Or maybe you don't, but there is! If you tried a really dark coloured one, it's the strongest taste so maybe you'd like a lighter coloured version. 🙂
@@chillysnowgirl8322Like different octane levels. 😂
I also lived in the US for most of my school years. When we moved to Chicago in Gr 6, my new teacher had me stand up in class and asked me to speak Canadian. I had no idea what she was talking about, but made up a string of supposed French words to placate her. 🤣😂 When we arrived in Chicago, our parents stopped for lunch at a Ma&Pa type restaurant. Dad ordered fish & chips for all of us (6). The waitress looked at us oddly, then brought back snack bags of potato chips and (frozen) fish sticks. We kids just stared at our plates in confusion while Mom kicked us under the table and said, “Don’t say a word!” 😄
@@curmudgeonafProfanity! 😅
Mike Myers is a Canadian Gem. Tyler you are doing the US an amazing service on how you portray Canada and its people. The US is lucky to have you! Keep up the great work!
Why does not anyone remember that in 2020 Canada from coast to coast had all the truckers ( 18 Wheelers ) as well as other vehicles to say no to forced shots that were going to happen, other countries tried to do it, but no one came close to what all the Canadians did.....as we do rise up, if poked like you would a hornets nest. We can and will say enough is enough.......with a Thank you very much of course. LOL!!!
Mike's a typical Canadian. We (the rest of us) would obviously greatly surprise you. 😺 💗 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Agreed we Canadians would likely surprise you if his insight did
Not in 2024 hes not. Thats blatantly obvious. Canada doesnt have a culture anymore
As a third-generation Canadian on both sides of my family, I would say that Canadians do have a sense of national pride. But it’s understated. We do try to “get it right “ when acknowledging problems in our country. We are quietly self-confident. We generally respect the cultures and customs of others, without judgement. (Ask yourself why many Americans “self-identify” as Canadians when travelling abroad.) True goodness/greatness doesn’t need to proclaim itself loudly. “Actions speak louder than words” was never more true than when describing Canadian society and identity. (But push us too far at your peril; look up our military history.) 🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦
@@elizabethpetrie2732 Yes indeed.
Patriotism is for July 1 and November 11. The first is a party. The second is quiet, dignified reflection. It really annoys me when Americans wish me "Happy Remembrance Day."
National pride in 2024? no. 1984 kind of had some. Vheers
@@thepunisher3236 Many of us seem to have "paused" our pride in 2024 (and longer since PM was elected) due to the current PM, his policies, his embarrassing us, his lies, scandals, disrespect...long, unfinished list. We are all hoping to be able to feel and show that pride once again. Let's hope people vote against the Libs and NDP so we can get back on track, at least to some extent.
MIKE NAILED IT! We love Mike Myers, and knew his pride in being Canadian. What a marvellous ambassador for our country, and how we tick. Thank you Tyler, thank you Mike.
Not everyone loves him.
@@catherineday951 Are you here just to be negative? Are you jealous or just a troll? Get a life.
I am American, born in Michigan. I am also a Canadian citizen. I have moved back and forth over the years; I lived in the US for 32 years, and in Canada for 31 (and counting). I have lived all over the US, as a child and as an adult. I spent more of the 'growing up years' in Canada (primarily in Mike Myers' Scarborough, where both of my sons were born!). I of course am speaking in generalities here, but what I say is true for most people.
A Canadian's first thought is for community; an American's is for self.
Americans believe that everything is a competition, with a winner and a loser; Canadians embody the spirit of "One for all, and all for one."
Canadian's recognize the "socialist' aspects of their society; Americans deny they exist. ("Social Security" - really?)
Canadians are curious about the world, and its peoples; Americans have no concern for anyone outside their borders.
Canadians are secure enough to not NEED a gun.
Canadians know a lot about the USA; we have to. Pierre Trudeau (goggle him, Americans) said to Richard Nixon "Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No mater how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt." Americans thinking about Canada? Like Mike Myers said, "we don't."
Canadians welcome immigrants from every corner of the world. Most here are immigrants, or their parents were. American's attitudes and behaviour towards immigrants speaks for itself.
I hope that some day, Americans realise the value there would be in emulating us; they would all be happier.
Wow - you have encapsulated my thoughts and beliefs about the differences in “Canadian” vs “American”. Well done
Absolute fiction. Nice try though lol
@@thepunisher3236 it’s amazing how, just by reading a post, you can determine that it’s fiction. You must be a very special person.
@@chrismyers99 Dont speak for others. Makes you appear a fool. Cheers
Americans refer to Canada as Up in Canada. They never mention a province or city, just up in Canada. Because they know nothing about the country, geographty....They don't seem to realize that parts of the East coast and mid west have winters the same as parts of canada. 🤦♀
Mike Meyers is a true Canadian . Thank You!
While Canadian actors go to America to to make it big and American film companies come to Canada for filming locations and tax breaks, Canadian film and tv shows don't get big financial backing so they really don't get much play outside of Canada's borders. CanCon ensures their exposure to Canadians. That's why The Beachcombers reference would be immediately understood by the majority of Canadians.
To the “Oh yea…” thing while someone else is talking, I had an American coworker get angry with me for doing that. He thought I was shutting him down, like I already knew everything or something. No dude, I’m just actively showing you I’m listening.
I say 'oh yeah' all the time when I'm listening to someone.
@@TheCanadiangirl4 so do I, I always thought this was a common thing, but now I'm getting that it's a Canadian culture thing only
Did he calm down after you explained it?
@@sirjohneh It's not ubiquitous in Canada. There are times when it doesn't mean "Go on, I'm interested." There are times when it means "I don't believe you" or "I don't agree with you." Or it's a challenge.
For it to mean agreement, watch the "Canadian Moment" skits from Royal Canadian Air Farce:
"You got THAT right."
"Tell me about it."
"Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah."
@@Shan_Dalamaniyou are right I have heard and used it both ways before.
I believe it comes down to the tone of voice, and body language, to distinguish between the two.
However it does seem to be used most often. As a way to convey your attentiveness to the speaker.
In my experience anyway.
The greatest Canadian tragedy is that the Beachcomers is not on DVD.
It is difficult to say the "Canadian experience" because at least in Toronto there are so many different cultures that the experiences are all different. Earlier in my life we lived in an area where there were many refugees and many non-refugee cultures. My children went to school there. We moved to another area which was much less multicultural. One day my son came home from school in the new area and said, "the kids here are weird, they all think the same way"
I bet your son was an observant, unique and open-minded young man. Just from that one observation, he sounded wise beyond his peers. Hope good things came his way.
@@Sea-xr8zd I agree. He sounds like he's growing up to be the way young Canadians do.
We watched "The Beachcombers" in Scotland!! on BBC1!!
Amazing, good to hear.
One of the best shows ever
Love to hear it. Wow!
I live in the town Beachcomers was filmed. Relic bought me an ice cream when I was a little girl. Very nice guy. And the restaurant is still there and operating.
@@howartshag1 Robert Clothier (Relic) was an RCAF Lancaster bomber pilot in WW2.
Mike's Book "CANADA" is worth the read. I REALLY enjoyed it. (and my mother waited in line for a very long time to get me an autographed copy at Costco in Halifax. She told him that it was an "HONOUR" to meet him... and meant it... she was so cute telling me about it! )
We have a quiet pride in being Canadian. We know how lucky we are.
Were
I LOVE this!!! a culture of cooperation really CAN do anything! The proof is that we have a sprinkling of people streeeeetched along the American border, and somehow we hold it together enough to be a "player" as a recognizable culture on a massive world stage. Mike Meyers, your articulated "us" perfectly! Maybe it gets clearer the further away from home you get! 😝
I went to school with Mike Myers. Mike has said in interviews that the character of Wayne Campbell was made up, but Wayne was in our class. I used to have a crush on him. in my grade 9 yearbook, Wayne's photo is right beside mine.
You don't know Canadians because the US education system is very US centric whereas, Canada's is more global. In Canada, we are inundated with US pop-culture on TV and online media and the US gets very little Canadian entertainment or news. What they do get, they seem to like. However, Americans don't care about other countries, their people, and their culture.
Can I just say how much I miss Wendy Mesley. She was amazing.
Mesley was woke af
@@suebrurell5282 Great. I'm proud to be "woke". You right wing nutcases can't take compassion and concern for fellow humans away from us.
loved her
@@suebrurell5282 Calm down
@@karenpower1643 Ok Karen lol
Come from Away is the best example of Canadian Pride I personally have seen….
Tyler needs to watch it!!
@@jessp24
he did watch it lol
You haven't seen "SUMMIT 72"!!
The documentary was fabulous. There are also really good books. But you are right. Nine eleven is the best example of how real Canadians are.
@@John13Edge There is another example of Newfoundland helping Americans. It was Feb 18, 1942 in Chambers Cove, near the town of St. Lawrence (my hometown) when two US Navy ships, went ashore. The Truxton and Pollux were the ships. Many perished, but many were rescued by the men (and afterwards, the women) of St. Lawrence. They had to scale with ropes to get the survivors. It extremely rough cliff about 400 ft high, plus the weather made it even more challenging. A story I am very proud of and another great example of the nature of Newfoundlanders. ❤️
As a Canadian Mike's age who grew up 50 miles from him, I don't disagree with anything he just said. Peace.
What's a mile?
@@juliansmith4295 Sorry,...an hour and a half away. 😊
Tyler, I believe that you are doing a wonderful job of bringing Canadian culture to the world. Thank you.
Mike is spot on. I could listen to him for hours. She may have thought about being better prepared and informed because if she had, she would have realized how truly Canadian Mike is, in everything he does. I was not impressed on how she framed a few of the questions (not really Canadian), however Mike responded the Canadian way, calmly, dignified, and respectful
You are so right. Wendy Mesley was ‘at the right place and right time’ for her career to take off. I always hoped each of her interviews I watched would be exceptional and she would show well-researched preparedness…but no. Every interview I ever saw with her, I always thought ‘she is unprepared, unaware, needlessly flippant’. It’s rare to get an interview with Mike Myers, she missed some great opportunities to really allow Mike’s perspectives and experiences to shine through. She seemed to just be going through the motions in this interview.
Agreed.
@@Sea-xr8zd This interview was hardly in her early years. By this point she'd been married and divorced from Peter Mansbridge, and I recall that after she dealt with her cancer diagnosis, she reappeared with this shorter haircut (it used to be longer).
Anyway, this is an old interview. And there are worse interviewers. It could have been Rosemary Barton.
I once lived in a country in the ME where the concept of queuing up didnt exist. Lining up to get your turn: for the bus, for the pharmacist, for the doctor, nada. You have NO idea how offended this Canadian was at the rudeness!!!
That Bunch behave that Way when they are Here in Canada. One cut in front me at Costco to grab the Last Sample on a Tray. He didn't get to eat it, as it hit the Floor as he went on a "Trip", last time I saw him was in the "Fall"
@@pjimmbojimmbo1990 yeah my bestie works at a charity thrift shop and has had trouble with that on the days they have food in.
More rude than Americans?
@@sharonwatters569
That ME group is, and they treat Woman like 15th Class Citizens
@@pjimmbojimmbo1990 "ME"???
‘Civility will be our legacy’ what a wonderful sentiment. I rather like that. I may have to use it from time to time.
Thank you Mr Myers.
Years ago we were on a trip in the US and stopped at a restaurant to eat before going to our room for the night.
I told the waitress “I just love your accent!” She had a lovely southern drawl. Her comment back to me, was “Thank you, darling’, so do you you!” Of course being Canadian I thanked her right back!
“There’s nobody like a Canadian than a Canadian who no longer lives in Canada” lol!!! I’ve lived in Costa Rica for 24 years. This afternoon I had drinks with a few US and Canadian expat friends and felt the need to extol a bunch of great things about Canada. Not something I usually do but the conversation really needed this point of view. ...especially with the current state of the USA.
When I was in high school, we used to describe the Canadian accent as "sing-songy". That is why when we hear people with other accents sing, we comment that their accent seems to go away. We tend to change pitch multiple times throughout a sentence and tone is very important.
We east coasters are absolutely "sing-songy". More so than the rest of the country, I think. There's a lot of gaelic influence to our accents here.
I’m from NB 🇨🇦 and was on a quick visit to Portland, ME three weeks ago. A man there actually asked me why Canada bothers being a country and “it should become the 51st state”. He was dead serious. I choose to believe that he’s in the minority of Americans but it did shock me that someone from “just across the border” would think that way. I really enjoyed this interview, Tyler. Mike Myers’ insightful comments about being Canadian were wonderful.
Ask them why they don't become our fourth territory/11th province. At the very least we should make a deal for Alaska, since there are a lot of Americans who think it's detached and located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean next to Hawaii anyway. If Canada were to have it, they wouldn't need to be confused anymore.
Rude
Personally I've been advocating with Americans dumping on Biden recently. When I explained to my sister about his speech impediment and the bully pulpit about essentially ageism and anti disability she lives in Pennsylvania... you could here the pin drop. Oops I predicted Biden will win after hearing the state of the union speech . NATO and Ukraine 🇺🇦 and tarrifs if Trump gets near. I am encouraging random people with ❤s peace and admonisments to Americans to remember about the long duree around elections and to support their candidate. If not we will seriously need to strategize around deportation camps and refugees since we are your forgotten neighbour. I alalways add a Canada 🇨🇦 flag. Not that upside down one.
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I think it goes for all of us from different countries, that when we are outside of our home country we tend to realize more that what we have at home is so good. Each of our cultures are unique, admired and we love to share.
I think the key regarding "being nice" is not that we hope that they're nice, nor have an expectation that someone will be nice, but instead that we will judge someone's moral character over any accomplishments that they would otherwise have, because being nice is more important than being rich, famous, or celebrity. I think this also provides a good barometer to recognize in ourselves when we're not being nice.
Very insightful! I absolutely agree.
Whenever I hear people talk about how they know so much about American culture from the media and know so little about Canadian culture because we don't make a lot of media here that gets exported to the US - I laugh out loud. Your culture and your media are at least partly made by us and always have been, all the way back to Mary Pickford and Louis B. Mayer. Find a sitcom or a primetime drama or even a Marvel movie without a Canadian in the cast, on set, behind the camera, or in the writer's room. Good luck! Find an American science achievement in the last century without a Canadian with their hand or eye or mind involved. Good luck! Your culture is partly our culture, because we helped create it. You don't exist in a vacuum or on an island. We all share this life and this land mass. We are family. Pretending to value the separations, the differences, more than the relationships and connections is a sad commentary on us all. We helped build your country and your culture, whether you understand that or not. We don't pretend that the US has no impact on us here in Canada, on our history or culture, but sadly, Americans dismiss (or truly don't know) our impact on them. This is mostly because the media tends to suppress this truth in the US, while it is an open secret here in Canada. Another way to say this is, you don't know this because your media has actively lied or conspired to hide this truth from you to perpetuate the fiction that your culture is self-made, your successes were entirely independent of outside assistance, and your culture is superior to all others. Both of our countries are almost entirely made up of immigrants from somewhere else, so we are not, either of us, superior to other cultures (we are an amalgam and an evolution of those others). Respecting the contributions of all of those people and their experiences and expertise is a large part of how we grow together and solve big problems. The first step is the kind of thing you're doing here, learning about the things you don't know and trying to open your mind to other perspectives. A lot of American culture was created by Canadians. In Hollywood, on Broadway, etc. I challenge you to find much of the iconic American culture that didn't have a Canadian involved in creating, performing, or disseminating it. NASA? So many Canadians, it might as well have been an immersion program. Disney? I'd bet that a sizable percentage of the credits on any project they've done or any park they run or any title they publish is actually Canadian. Check the credits of many Hallmark movies, or iconic major network tv programs and see how many of them qualified for tax credits from the government of Canada or one of the provinces (i.e. X-Files, JAG, Stargate SG-1, Macgyver, etc.). Even Superman and Wolverine have roots in Canada. Many of your fav artists, actors, comedians, singers, dancers, etc. started out being Canadian long before they became famous in the US. Some of them changed citizenship after the fact, but yeah, a lot of your culture is actually Canadian culture we exported to you. Canadians were part of the original formation of the American film and television industries, American theatre, American comedy (SNL, sctv, even national lampoon, and so on). Keep learning and by extension teaching all your followers about the many things we share in common and the many differences that enrich us. Putting your positive spin on the message helps, more than any political speech, to build connections and respect on both sides of the border.
Awe Tyler you are a sweetheart. So gracious to us Canadians. Glad you loved this interview and started your channel. It’s our honour really. 🇨🇦
The Beachcombers... ah what a great show. It's a 70's/80's Canadian drama series based on the daily life of a fishing village on the west coast (Gibsons, BC - incidentally an actual town just north of Vancouver, I've been there several times sea kayaking). "Beachcombing" in this case is the act of gathering floating logs that have broken off from their moorings and are thus free game to sell. At least this is how I remember it - it's been 50 years since I watched it lol.
Every Canadian girl had a crush on Jesse.
@@ClydesdaleBooks I was afraid of Relic
@@happyandhealthyyou2507 I was just a kid when The Beachcombers was on tv and Sesame Street was pretty new to Canadian tv. In my childish mind, I saw Relic and Oscar the Grouch as parallel characters. 😂
Beachcombers was for kids!
@notthesussexsquadbooks sorry, not me 😏
We didn't put a man on the moon, but we did build the Canadarms.
America asked us to build the robot arms used on the Space Shuttle orbiters because of our advanced technological knowledge as used on the robot used to load fuel into the CANDU nuclear reactors.
When the Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow Delta-winged interceptor aircraft and the Iroquois engine were abruptly halted in 1959 - to considerable political controversy - the majority of its highly skilled engineering and production personnel were scooped up by NASA.
The first Arrow Mk. 1, RL-201, was rolled out to the public on October 4, 1957, the same day as the launch of the Russian Sputnik 1 - the world's first artificial Earth satellite.
@@pixelrancher Lunar module legs were made in province of Quebec. So we've put two men on the moon.
The first thing to land on the moon was invented by a Canadian scientist...
Separation for the lander and orbitor...yes a Canadian engineer in NASA
And it's pretty much the only thing on the space station that works and doesn't really ever need to be fixed.
if you look up Canadian inventions on Wikipedia the list is hundreds of entries long. We have invented a lot of really important things, Insulin, 56k modems, AM transmitters, etc.
Men With Brooms is a great Canadian film-I highly recommend it.
I feel like it is the most Canadian movie of all time, love it!
The was he nice thing - we don’t give a crap what someone has, done or proclaims to be unless they have character, integrity, morals and manners.
Since Americans are taught that the only country that is great and free Canadians are ridiculed for loving Canada. The "it can only happen in America " line is amusing to us. For instance it is still a big deal for America to have a female running for President. Meanehile many countries including ours have had female leaders. But somehow Americans still say it can only happen in America. Americans are quite isolated from world reality
Mike Myers nailed it , 100%. 😀 I'm so happy you are getting to know us. So proud right now to be Canadian!
Same.
Oh my goodness! That’s Wendy Mesley! Former CBC news anchor. Glad to see her again.
yup, too bad she was cancelled by the new woke CBC
A fine journalist, and still quite a cutie-pie.
I believe this is a relatively old interview, I saw it when it first aired
This interview was a long time ago.
@@dangerfield85 So you object to Ian Hanomansing, who should have been promoted to main anchor immediately on Mansbridge's retirement instead of them going through all that nonsense of revolving anchors? You object to Adrienne Arsenault, who is an excellent interviewer?
Hi, Mike - thanks for being so interested in all things Canadian, and for being just an all-round nice guy. I’ve got to say that your voice is unmistakably American not at all unpleasant, but with a twang that stamps you as an American. I recently saw one of your postings on the Canadian health care system, something I experienced recently. I was in an emergency ward for 24 hours then in a ward for a further 10 days. Not particularly pleasant, but not once did I need to fret over how much I would have to pay. In fact, my only expenditure was $250 for the ambulance to the hospital. In addition to the hospital experience, I also had a full month being treated daily for my condition, plus home care on a regular basis for the past 3 months. I’ve paid, in taxes, all my life for health care, as do all Canadians, never resenting what the government takes, but appreciating health care being there when needed - and at virtually no cost.
The Canadians that I know that have Canadian pride are Bruce McCulloch, Micheal J. Fox, and Steven Ogg from Grand Theft Auto.
McCulloch, really? Replace him with just about anyone and I'll agree with you.
Steven Ogg TWD❤
Ryan Reynolds
Jay Baruchel...he did a great interview after how to train your dragon came out, about not changing his canadian accent to an American accent because vikings weren't Americans.
@@eryns2653 He has a stronger argument using his Cdn accent since the first North American Viking settlement *was* in what would become Canada.
Just before covid, the Toronto Maple Leafs played against the Carolina Hurricanes and both Carolina goalies were injured. The game was in Toronto so the Emergency Backup Goalie had to play almost the game. He was a 41 year old who practiced with Toronto. He came on the ice with half the game left and beat the Leafs. Fans known this guy was an unknown who had never played a single game in the NHL and cheered him on when he won the first star of the game. Even cooler for him it was the Saturday and Hockey Night in Canada played the game. We were David Ayers that night. That’s Canadian hockey fans. We cheer on the opposition team cause the want to see the beer league guy win! 😂
So true.
It mostly feels like outside of the USA, Canadians are seen as nice Americans. Being Canadian you know that there are similar things between us but we are distinctly different
Especially attitude.
I've traveled quite a bit lately.And I did find that they don't really think that
In Spain, France or Germany. But this may have just been the nice people I met. Maybe on bias because you know we don't like being compared to Americans. But I know many nice american people and I sure do Enjoy and respect Tyler
Mike Meyers is a National Treasure.
Leaving Canada to find greater success is a Canadian tradition.
That is way when we find out that there's no better place to live than Canada
A Canadian is being genuinely polite for sure when they are apoligising to an inanimate object
😂 truth
"Even in the act, of trying to get it right. It's the right thing to do".
*~ Mike Myers~*
growing up in the 80s 99% of our TV content was American. There were really only two channels that were 100% Cdn. Billboard music Hollywood movies, NY Theatre. It was hard to find Cdn content which is why the GOV set a law that there had to be a certain amount of Cdn content cable companies had to provide. Mike Myers is a true Canadian legend makes me proud.
As a Black Canadian, I will admit that I say, "Eh" quite a fair bit.
And there's nothing wrong with that! I do find it is used much more 'verbally' and not so much in 'written' form.
@@carolmclean8513 im an old western canuck living part time in panama..the word eh..I use it often cuz it makes sense to me and when i text or write an email I also add it in..its me.who i feel i am.
@@carolmclean8513 RIGHT! 😂😂
I’m also an elementary teacher. Unless it’s being used as part of an exact quote, you won’t catch me using “eh” in written text! 😜
Please continue. Don't change a thing.
I have always said that I won the lottery by having the good fortune of being born here 76 years ago. There is no other country I would be a permanent resident of. My father was three when he came to Canada to live. At the age of 24 he joined the Canadian Army to do his duty in 1939 until his discharge after WW2. I was born in 1948. Always appreciated my neighbours to the south and when travelling within the U.S., I always was treated well. This YT channel is appreciated by Canadians, so a big thankyou Tyler!
he is so right when he says it's when you go OUT of Canada that you truly learn what it means to be Canadian. Or when Being nice is not just a cultural trait, but an actual requirement to be considered in society (Be nice or else, be amongst those we deem Not Nice, those we forsake!!! lol). Or how much we think about being Canadian and compare, without seeing what we have since we simmer in it.
The moment I went out of country, even if I had TONS (over 600 people) of international "come home live with us for weeks or even months" type of global exposure, was when I realized what we truly had. When I went home after a year away, I was just like those 600+ travelers doing weird things; face stuck to the car windows looking at vast expenses of untouched land, my hometown felt like a new city I was just about to discover all over again, freaking light posts felt foreign and exotic. I could HEAR My own accent in other poeple I knew forever for the first time!! That's when you understand what it's like to be Canadian (or Québecois in my case) and why those who stayed home are still struggling with it.
I was in the eighth grade when my family moved to Florida for my mother’s health. As I sat in the principal’s office waiting to be enrolled, a sweet girl poked her head in and asked if I was the new girl from Canada. When I said, “ yes”, she asked me to speak some. We became best friends.
Being from Western Canada, I noticed the accent when i went to Ontario. Until then I never understood the stereotypical Canadian accent i was supposed to have.
And don't forget about our friends from Newfoundland, affectionately referred to as Newfies. There are so many Americans that come here to Alberta and try to have some fun attempting to sound Canadian, and what they're doing is a Newfie accent (or attempting to do - badly).
"was he nice" also sometimes "was he a good guy?"
Absolutely 💯☝️☝️☝️
I've also heard the response to 'what was he/she like' to be, he was nice. That's how it's starts off, and then elaborate onto other things.
@carolmclean8513 yes that always the first question
I shared this video with all my Canadian friends on Facebook, today, giving you a complimentary mention ❤️🇨🇦
An iconic Canadian band sings, "There's none more Scots than the Scots abroad..." It's true for most expats I think.
It’s true. We do want to know if people are nice. It’s one of the first traits we will mention about someone.
Exactly. Tell me that someone I was a big fan of is actually an a**hole or rude in person and I will change my mind
That is so true!😊
Americans can have a serious accent. I walked into a store in Georgia and the sales person greeted us and asked a question. My friend and i looked ay each other and we had no idea what she said. Twice. But she was very nice.
If you want to see the truest and funniest in Canadian TV , it's The Red Green show and The Trailer Park Boys ! Pure gold.
If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy! :D
That's so true. I'm Canadian but I grew up in Scotland and my friends were sick and tired of me going on about how great Canada is!! My school nickname was "Canada"! (the polite one anyway!!)😁
My Grandparents were from Scotland and I learned a lot about the Scottish ways at a young age. Those two could argue for hours and in the end there was no winner. A short time later they would begin arguing again with the same result. I thought they were nuts. They were very kind and caring to me and my siblings. They spoiled us rotten. My Grandmother used to make Dandelion wine and I think it killed them both in the end.
Love that.
We helped put a man on the Moon. The LEM landing frame was Canadian. And also many people who helped develop the programme came from the Avro Arrow debacle.
I heard that the landing PAD feet was made in Canada using Canadian Aluminum. So, Canadian FEET were there first. Yeah, we can get Technical about it. The U.S. would have to give credit to the Germans for getting the rocket up as the Saturn V rocket is an oversized S2 rocket made by the Germans during WW2. As there were about a dozen rockets in the caves, the Soviets got ahold of a couple and took them apart and reassembled them and THEY WERE THE FIRST to win the SPACE RACE 3 TIMES (dog, satellite, man) while the U.S. were still grounded. Most of their rocketry either blew up on launch pad or fell over. It is in the HISTORY BOOKS. CHECK. See who moved the GOAL POSTS?
I think comedians are far more thoughtful than people think.That is why their comedy is good.
I know, right? It's actually a requirement
@@djdissi You have to have experienced pain and the dark side of life to be really good at appreciating the humour in life, just as you have to have experienced great want to appreciate the good things, when you finally get them.
@@robbk1 yes
Hey just wanted to say I like you content! Keep it up!👍
TV shows more recent than Beachcombers. ……. Letterkenny ((not my favourite)…… but seems to be popular. Corner Gas ……totally different than the former. Rick Mercer Report…….i wish he’d come back. (Just to name a few good ones)
I was born in 1963. I watched 2 of 3 Canadian TV broadcast stations, the third one being french. (which I can not speak) The CBC which was mostly Canadian content, (which is where the Beach Combers was broadcast) and CTV which had some Canadian programming, but also broadcast quite a bit of American programs. In 1970 we got cable TV which included our 3 Canadian stations plus ABC, NBC, out of Bangor Maine and PBS from Boston. I have been flooded with American Culture since. I expect my story is similar to many people my age. Because of that I know as much about American culture as I do my own. Also because of my Grand Parents the CBC and in fairness PBS I have a pretty good grasp of British culture as well. I totally agree with Mike Myers' take on Canadian Pride, but I would add that we are extremely diverse people with the same pioneering spirit as Americans, but with the temperance of British stiff upper lippedness and manners. I once heard a comedian describe Canadians as unarmed Americans with health care. That is not too far off the mark either. I personally think that the biggest difference between us is Canadians tend to be a more cooperative people and Americans tend to be a more competitive people. Any other differences are very regional both here and in the U.S. eg: I feel I would have more in common with a man my age in Boston than I would with someone from the Prairie Provinces or Quebec or probably anyone on the west coast of Canada or the USA. I am a very proud Canadian. For the size of our population we have accomplished incredible things throughout our history and continue to to this day. Canadian Culture is very much one of the worlds best kept secrets. love the channel, and impressed by your interest in my beloved country. Thank you.
Lol armed with health care lol
People who make their living from writing and performing comedy are brilliant observers of human behaviour. They smart, articulate and most of the time deep thinkers.
Mike just made me proud that niceness is a Canadian value
Mike was also in Bohemian Rhapsody
Thank you Tyler for showing this awesome eye opener on Mike Myers🇨🇦
When people don't understand Canadian culture they come to Toronto in July and expect to go skiing when they come from the states
Skiing in Toronto regardless of season is funny in itself.
Going to Toronto is a horrible way to get exposed to Canadian culture regardless of season and activities. Toronto is the USA wannabe of Canada.
The whole thing is just sad 🤦♀️
(I live in Toronto btw lol and former skier from Quebec)
Actually I really don't mind that Americans don't think about us , with the exception of people like you who are interested, in a positive way, ,about finding out about us. It is actually much safer for Canadians to fly under the American radar. I have lived overseas and Mike Myers is right. Although I enjoyed living in and visiting other countries and could enjoy the qualities of the countries and the people who lived there, I also was happy to return to Canada and its people because, being away from it and them, I could appreciate how vast and beautiful Canada is and how wonderful its people are..
Comedians often are VERY philosophical. Look at George Carlin for example
The source of good comedy is insight into human idiosyncrasies and foibles. The human race is so easily laughed at, as it should be. A good comedian is intelligent and aware.
One thing about Canadians is we will think we don’t say “eh” all the time, but we actually do. Lol 😂
"Due South" is a much older (from the 1990's) but still quite good long-running Canadian TV series, a crime comedy/drama about the ups and downs of the life and work of an RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) constable. The (then) young actor who played the constable, a man named Paul Gross, eventually went on to act in, make and/or direct MANY much more recent and VERY excellent Canadian movies, including (to name just a few) "Gunless", "Men With Brooms", and one of my personal favourites, "Hyena Road".
Another also much older (and also from the 1990's) but still excellent and long-running Canadian TV series was "North of 60", a fictional drama about the daily trials and tribulations of (mostly) native people (using ACTUAL native Canadian actors) that lived in a secluded town in the boreal forest just below the sub-Arctic circle (north of 60 being the northern latitude above which they live).
There have been SO many GOOD Canadian tv shows and movies made in the last few decades, but they never get anywhere near the same press or distribution as tv series and movies made in the U.S. And while the output of the Canadian film industry WAS pretty awful in its earliest days, being very much in its infancy and lacking ANY kind of funding or support or sophistication, the movies and tv series that have been created in more recent decades offer entertainment that is completely on par with anything coming out of the U.S., while still managing to always retain a VERY distinctive Canadian flavour 😊
You just made me think of a couple of other good Canadian shows - Longmire and The Rez.
BEACHCOMBERS!!
Ok, it's a West Coast, British Columbia set Family based Drama Comedy show.
Wholesome, Smart, didn't Dumb anything down for its Audience.
It had a Cool opening Theme Song that sticks in the head and gets you kinda pumped to watch the show.
I travelled widely for my job and worked on a project that had an American PhD team member who lived in the U.S. When anyone asked where he was from, he consistently said “I’m from Canada” or even “I’m Canadian”. I finally got annoyed (politely) with this and asked why he would say that. He said people treated him better and were more open and sincere with him if they thought he was Canadian. I had a mix of feelings about this, but mostly ‘we are civil and believe in kindness and you are using it”. Maybe that’s part of the reason why American travellers have the reputation they do.
Canadians of Convenience are annoying. Either be Canadian for real, or be honest about where you're really from.
Mike Myers was originally from Scarborough, Ontario which is a suburb of Toronto. We even have a street named after him only a few blocks from where I live.
Trailer Park Boys is not a complete exemple of the Canadian experience. But it's a part of it.
Eegaad..lol. Sorry I really dislike that show. I'm Canadian. Oh just realized I said sorry lol.
I have never said beg for bag. I have never said EH. I have never said aboot, but my mother said aboat. Canadians say Florrida. A lot of Americans say Flahhrida. Canadians say sorrey and Americans say sahhry. Oh yes, the world doesn’t understand Canada for sure. Mike is right about everything. We’re different from Americans and proud of the differences. We grew up with an inferiority complex, but I think we have come to realise we are ok. We’re fine.
Tyler, I love your series so much and must , " Thank You ", respectfully for doing so. As a Canadian living in Canada 🇨🇦. We love hosting tourists and embracing their cultures as well as hoping to give them a glimpse of what our culture is as well. Ameeican patriotism is inspiring and I honestly wish Canadians were are outspokenly proud. But....we're not. We have an extremely large number of well known celebrities such as Mike Myers ( lol ) Keanu Reeves, RyanReynolds, Ryan Gisslings ( we refer to them as simply, " The Ryans ", so as not to hurt their feelings ) Michael J. Fox, William Shatner,Jim Carrey,Martin Short,Dan Ackroyd,Seth Rogen, Rachel McAdams, Victor Garber, Donald Sutherland ( Respectfully ) Keifer Sutherland that is truly the short list but non of the above list nor any that leave any of our 3 coasts ( yup we have three East,West
Appreciate this interview! I grew up in Scarborough. Love being Canadian! Love your channel Tyler!
I grew up in the west end. We had Howie Mandel.
If you want a Canadian example of childhood, look no further than You Can't Do That On Television.
I loved that show as a kid. It'd be wild for Tyler to watch some clips from it.
One of my favourite moments on Conan’s show was when Mike was a guest and referred to Independence Day as “the American version of Canada Day”. He said it so constantly that Conan was visibly annoyed. ❤
It’s the emigrant experience. Emigrants often retain a nostalgia, a fondness for where they came from and perpetuate the language, the music, the culture, of their homeland in their new land. We love you Mike. 🇨🇦 I loved “The Beachcombers,” but haven’t seen an episode in years -set in coastal BC, starring Bruno Gerussi (RIP). Relic forever! Being Canadian often involves (or used to involve): believing in multi-culturalism and tolerance; a social safety net (e.g. filing bankruptcy to pay for health care is not OK); politeness, as Mike says, and it’s usually genuine and not a veneer of politeness; the last letter of the alphabet is not “zee” but “zed” and a house doesn’t have a ruff, but a roof. 😅 We spell it as: honour, colour, favour…(like the Brits). We value being nice. PS: very, very few of us have ever seen an igloo. (I haven’t). You’d probably have to go to the Yukon, Northwest Territories or Nunavut in the Arctic (above the 60th parallel). By the way, try, “The Royal Canadian Air Farce” for good old Canadian humour - it was a radio program on CBC, then a TV program. Dave Broadfoot as the Member of Parliament for Kicking Horse Pass was a great sketch character. And one of my favourite Canadian experiences in the summer is the performance of The Royal Canadian Mounted Police musical ride!
As a Canadian I have to speed up your videos to 1.5 times. We speak faster than our southern neighbours.