Canadian living in England returns home | Reverse culture shock
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- As a Canadian living in England, it was only a matter of time before moving back home to Canada (even if it's only temporary). This week, I wanted to share some reverse culture shock moments with you - weird things I've noticed about Canada after living abroad for so long!
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Hey! I'm Alanna - a twenty-something documenting my life as a Canadian living in England.
I share the ups and downs of an expat living abroad and what it's really like living in the UK. It's not always easy, but there's been so many wonderful experiences, too. I post a TH-cam video every Tuesday and an additional video every Saturday on my Patreon account. I also livestream every Wednesday and Sunday at 6:30pm GMT on Twitch.
Alanna x
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You came to us a Canadian and we sent you back to Canada complaining that the kettle doesn't boil fast enough. Proof indeed that you really are now one of us...
It’s true, that is a sign you have been normalised and accepted by the herd.
@@sarahhardy8649 lol
...disgustin' that's wot I calls it ...disgustin' the boiling time of a bleedin' kettle! Tchoh, beggars belief!
120v electricity for you
@@differentname8051 Indeed. Nowhere near energetic enough.
"In England, we..." - You are still one of us. Come back.
No, actually I was going to say, she should go back to England and stay there. Everything in England is positive and in Canada very little is positive to her (only roads and parking!). Everything in England makes sense to her and everything is fabulous!
I am not sure you understand the meaning of culture shock. Your old stuff being unfamiliar to you is NOT culture shock.
In Canada, medicine advertisment is illegal. The ads you talk about are on American channels which we in Canada can watch through cable and satellite.
Paul Bee is she home for good
You dirty old goat.
I remember visiting the US and seeing those medical adverts for the first time, I found them amazing. My favourite was a medication for people that have sore feet and one of the side effects was "sudden premature death"
I couldn't help but think I'd rather just have a sore foot.
The reason why (and Tom Scott has an excellent video on it) is that in the UK it is illegal to recommend medicines unless you area Dr *and* you have proof of what you are advertising.
Edit: Here's the link - th-cam.com/video/ic_FpRG7Z_k/w-d-xo.html
Pete Johnson Oh dear, that's proper made me laugh.
Pete Johnson - Hahahahaa! They have to cover themselves against every eventuality!
Lol what was the name of the product?
@@toffeenut1336 I don't remember the name of it now as it was 10 years ago, I just remember it was a cream you applied to your feet lol
In UK the adverts on TV are just long enough to make a cup of tea (our national beverage)....you'll find our super powerful kettles boil water fast enough to complete the task and make it back to the sofa in time.
When my Canadian wife moved to the UK I had so much fun driving her around. You know how narrow our roads are compared to Canada. When a lorry was coming towards us (on their side of the road) I used to do a massive suck in of breath to scare the hell out of her. I'm cruel, I know 🤣🤣🤣🤣
No your British.
My godmother used to make us hold our breaths driving through tunnels or under narrow bridges because " if you dont the car will be too wide and we'll get stuck" to this day I suck in while going through tunnels or under bridges
@@ONECOUNT your British what Joseph?
@@markfit7870 Know your British.
@@ONECOUNT "you're"
I grew up in Canada, moved to the UK for a year, moved home for a year, then moved back to the UK - reverse reverse culture shock is real!
I love how low key annoyed you were that your cuppa would take longer.
Everything about that is British even how you hid the fact you were actually silently furious about it.
Hurry back !
#oneofusoneofus
🦸♀️I'm glad to see the NHS finally get some recognition I just implore people to remember this when all of this madness calms down 🙏
The NHS is a disaster. Socialized medicine kills. NHS “death panels” decide who lives and who dies. Fact. Look it up.
Have you read Bill Bryson's "I'm a Stranger Here Myself"? He went to England after college, met someone, got married and stayed 20 years. The book is his reverse culture shock upon returning to the US after being away for 20 years. (He has other humorous books about living in England.) Everyone I know from the UK knows and loves Bryson's books - even the Queen - has an OBE!
yep allof his books are good on this subject -- my fav is when he says Uk people see multiple ice cubes as a big treat... true...
I second this wholeheartedly. Bill Bryson is a superb observer of the human condition with an equally skilled pen.
@@wingandaprayer883 Bill Bryson,' book A Short History of nearly Everything is a book that I strongly recommend to teenagers in my family. You learn such a lot about different subjects. I personally learned a lot myself and I am a Great Grandmother.😂
@@jayeevee1693 Very true - if I make a drink at someone else's house and they have the chunky ice cube trays, I'll put 3 or 4 in the glass and think I'm really living it up!
My favorite memory of
Bill Bryson's book about traveling in England is the way he told about being drunk and walking in , I think, Weston Super- Mare. I killed myself, laughing!
Alanna, if your parents ever ask what you’re doing in your room just tell them you’re helping to save lives. We can all chip in to replace the booze and pay for any damage to the house.
The way you still say "we" in reference to the UK is deeply pleasing. Get back here soon, dude!
I know we're not supposed to care about gender anymore but dude just seems wrong. Dudess? Dudette?
Oh My God Yes! The price on the tags in North America not actually being the price you pay!! That was THE most irritating thing! 🤦🏼♂️😜👍👍
This speaks to me on so many levels! Was living in London England for 2 years for work, built a new lifestyle there. Coming back home to Toronto Canada was a HUGE change because nothing had changed. 😅
This is the first time I have watched you and you are so entertaining. Love your honesty. Sending love from the UK
Thank you so much!!
Advertising prescriptive medicines is forbidden in the U.K. and Europe
As it should be lol
Because your soul should be a for sale commodity like it is in the US if you are going to do hyper capitalism
Advertising prescription medicine is illegal in Canada too. No Canadian television channel will have them.
Advertising prescription medicine is legal in the United States. Since a large number of American television channels are available as part of Canadian cable or satellite TV packages (or even via antenna reception since most of us live close to the border), we get to see the American ads. Each country regulates their own networks.
Most Canadians don't care for the pharma ads to say the least and it isn't unusual to hear people mock them. We're on the same page as the U.K. and Europe on this issue. The neighbours aren't.
Except online! Look at Online Pharmacies or even Amazon! DE, are you British?@
@@paranoidrodent I literally change the station when those ads come on and I’m in the U.S. The things we are subjected to in this country does not sit well with many of us. At one time we were a sane country. Not anymore. Sad.
Reverse culture shock is far more than those "little differences", it can be emotionally painful. Once you have moved abroad and returned home, "home" is never quite the same place as the one you left - you have changed and so your relationship with your home country changes. It is actually far more disturbing that the culture shock of moving abroad in the first place. Some never totally recover and end up returning to the place they left.
Well glad your safe. Looks like Boris has had a wakeup call, so hopefully you'll be back in the UK as soon as this madness is over. Take care x
“WE don’t have much snow in England.” One of us. One of us. 😂😜
I know right?!, she did it on reflex and only reflected on it seconds later (where did that come from?!)
She’s more British than she thought...
All she needs to do now is complain like a Brit......wait
All she needs to do now is drink like a Brit.....wait, damn it
All she needs to do now is enjoy British TV..........F!@K Damn it!
Okay,
All she needs to do now is learn to have a dry sarcasm, like a Brit...................
Yeah,
I’ll get my coat..........
And where in Kent were you?? Greetings from a Kentish [adopted] Orpington man originally from Peckham, London 👍👍👍👍
Alanna's vlog are like peering into a cot to cheer up a chuckling baby and you lose track of time through mutual entertainment, it's strangely satisfying!👍🤗
I love how natural and chatty your videos are. Thanks for the wholesome content.
Hi, my name's Nick, long time watcher and occasional commenter. I randomly stumbled on here 2 years ago and ended up watching Alanna's reaction to a packet of 'Scampi & Lemon' flavoured Nik Naks. To this day, I have no idea why.
God, those were simpler times.
Ye', I recall that one.
@keefie80 they have fish and chips in Canada, and North America too
@@synaesthesia2010 fish and chips in every old British empire countries
@@gritcheetham4308 I moved from Australia to Israel nine years ago....and I miss fish & chips a lot!
You are definitely a Brit through and through. Come back to England/the UK soon!
Yes do !!!
Thank you so much for brightening up a dismal time. I won't miss a holiday so much because I feel like I have been there with you. Hope you're back in the UK with us soon and please take your own advice about staying safe!
I enjoyed this video. And it’s always good to see you, Alanna!
Lived in England for three years during the sixties. It seemed strange when returning to the US. Was from the mid west and everyone here was speaking so slowly when I returned compared to the interesting conversationalist in England. Know exactly how you feel.
Hi, I'm Alanna, an Englander stuck in Canada. I can't wait to get back home.
That was really interesting! Yes, please do a part 2. I would like to see more of Canada. Great video!
Sooo glad your back we love youx
Congratulations.... you are now British... more “British” than a lot of British in England.. 👍🏻
When I visited New York I couldn't believe the amount of adverts in any one show. It renders the show unwatchable. You realise how lucky we are in the UK.
I cannot watch live TV in the uk, the adds drive me crazy, the US and Canada is far worse. If I'm watching a film, just getting involved in the story then suddenly some moron is trying to sell me crap I don't want. It ruins the film.
@@zebo-the-fat That's why so many people love the BBC as they are ad free.. but I agree if i'm watching another show on a different channel here in the UK I record it and spin thru the ads.. it totally kills the mood for me.
Stuart John Richardson and they keep reiterating everything like your stupid and have forgotten things in 5 minutes lol I bet I’m only going by YT 😂
pretty much the only reason now to maintain support for the BBC despite its wokey leanings - at least no commercials. :-)
Bilbo Baggins haha!!! Yes Spanish TV is diabolical. UK TV is quite good even if I am against such a big licence fee.
you always do inspiring videos about culture based on your own experience...I love it
Thanks son much for the support!!
Great to hear from you again and glad you're OK. Really hope you get back soon
I hope so too - thanks so much for watching!
I feel yout TV commercial pain. Even as a Brit living in the UK I rarely watch anything on live TV on non-BBC channels. I record them on my digital recorder then I can fast forward through the commercials. Chin up, we'll get through this.
You're a Brit and said commercial?....it's Adverts my friend
I'm with you on the fast forward through the adverts!
Me too, I hate adverts! I can't watch anything live anymore because of it
We shorten "adverts" to "ads" in Australia...whenever we can shorten a word we will!
Here are some more examples:
*Maccas.........McDonald's
*servo............service/petrol station
*arvo..............afternoon
*undies..........underpants
*sunnies........sunglasses
*footy............football
*barbie..........barbecue
*Salvos.........Salvation Army
Adverts
I spent 2 months in the U.K. last summer and when I came home to the U.S. I also had some reverse culture shock. So relatable.
Glad to hear I'm not the only one!
Thanks for your videos a silver lining under a very dark cloud hope your staying safe and take care
Thank you for making me smile today girl, I'm glad you are still posting and are still funny xxx. So if we see someone driving in the middle of the road is it you? 😁
Yes, it’s the same for me, we came to Australia form a life in the United Kingdom. The Australian TV is like North American tv. It’s BS. So many ads - ad breaks before the opening credits. Brits are spoilt the tv in the United Kingdom is so good, need to be protected. Now for me it’s Netflix and YT, that’s how I stumbled across your channel. 🤷🏼♂️
TV is shit wherever you are in the world. I wouldn't bother if you want to know anything of what has happened or is happening in this world. :)
Alanna - a little oasis of respite in a mad bad world
Really enjoy your observations and outlook on life. Stay safe ☺
Thanks for the video, any distraction is welcome during this time. I hope you stay safe and well.
Thank you!! Hope you're doing OK, too!
I’ve lived in Canada before, now I’m in uk. Lockdown , self isolation at home too. Miss your video in 🇬🇧
I really wouldn't worry about having power in the bathroom when you can buy enough pain relief to knock out a bull :-) thankyou for the entertainment , stay safe ♡
For some reason, today's video made me feel sad. My annual trip to Bournemouth is cancelled like everything else and you reminded me of several things that I am going to miss: speedy kettles, strangers keeping to themselves, the frustration of not having power in the bathroom.
This lockdown is getting to me, I think.
Thanks 😊
Loved this video! Take care Alanna, you're looking great.
Well the good thing is when you return to the UK we'll get a new episode "Reverse Culture Shock 2.0"...😊🇨🇦🇬🇧
I suspect that truck driver is a massive fan and they have followed you from Kent!
Mark Roberts is right - you always make me smile, sometimes even have a chuckle..... Thanks.
Hey, Alana! Another great and relevant video. I’ve never lived abroad, but spent 18yrs working in the travel industry, so could be away from home for up to three weeks at a time and always found it hard on my down time to settle back into some form of normality ( Whatever that is! ) been a subscriber for quite some time now. Look forward to your videos as always. Stay safe to you, your family and friends. 😊
Is isolation getting to you? Are the days blurring into one? Talk to your brain about Adventures And Naps, the one stop solution for entertaining, occasionally sarcastic content with a mystery truck. It's so great you'll even discover that it's Tuesday! Possible side effects include - laughter, drinking, snacking and information about Canada and the UK.
Nice one Alanna. This was a great video showing how things that were normal and accepted by you just a few years ago, have now become surprising and odd.
Thanks so much for the support!!
You're very welcome.
Is this comment aimed towards me? Whatever. My problem is she had not 1 iota of niceness to say about the UK. I'm extremely patriotic so do not like to hear it being pulled to pieces all the time
@Zoe Thirwall Why would this be about you? I have no idea who you are. I was mocking the style of adverts she mentions in this video. You seem extremely paranoid to think that and then to dismiss any answer before you've even given a chance to get an answer. If you think Alanna's pulling the UK to pieces then I'd genuinely suggest you need to listen better. She says a lot of great things about the UK and you do realise that she wants to live here, right? That she's trying to get back here? You don't choose to live somewhere you don't think is nice.
For you to type that, I genuinely think you do have a problem and it is your problem. You are seeing/hearing what you want, not what is being said. I hope you are getting help for it. Seriously. :-)
@@zoethirlwall1995 Alanna has many good things to say about the UK. What she says in her vids is very British.
I’m a Brit that studies in Canada, returning home was weird as hell. It’s strange because nothing here has changed but somehow I’ve changed, it feels familiar yet somehow strange at the same time. My life is split between here and there which I’ve never really experienced before
Oh Ewan, it only continues from here! lol Hope your time back home goes well, though. Being an expat is weird.
@Ewan McIntyre Years ago, I spent just over year in New York because of my other half's job. We knew it would only be for that time, so were always prepared for returning back to the UK. Even so, it was still really strange coming back and feeling like a stranger. As you say, nothing had changed but it all felt different.
Il barone dimezzato by Italo Calvino. In your case, it's be "half the twat you used to be" on each side of the ocean
I too have experienced the same feelings Ewan, Neil Diamond explains it as being, lost between two shores, in his song, I AM I SAID.....
@Evidence based analyist Yep, same here. I spent a few years living and working in The Bronx. By the time I decided to come home to the UK I found I had had two home countries, and missed NY as much as I missed the UK when in the US. I can be homesick on either side of the pond!
One does find that one is a novelty overseas, and in the US people always ask us Brits if we're Australian (or at least that's what I found, a year or so after Crocodile Dundee had taken the country by storm and introduced Americans to an entirely new concept: Australians. You probably find Alanna that the British announce to you confidently that you're an American, unless they hear you say "aboot".
Please could you tell me if you have an NHS in Canada, or something similar? I heard that you do, and that Americans pop over to use it occasionally. When I was in the US people spoke disparagingly of our 'socialized medicine', as though it was a Soviet concept, despite the fact that American police, fire service, roads, street lighting, meteorology, parks, military and a hundred other things are 'socialized'. I was surprised how negative many people in America were about our system, and how staggeringly high their medical insurance payments are, the poor things. I'm not even sure about the quality of healthcare they receive, having been on the receiving end of it a couple of times. Maybe though I was just unlucky. I hope so given the cost of their healthcare. I love America and American people, and truly feel they deserve so much better. Ah well, hopefully after this Covonia (or whatever it is) is done with Americans will realise that they have been badly treated by medical companies etc, deprived of a generally humane system, and join the civilised (or socialised, ha ha ha ha) medical world.
Excellent video as always 👍
Always enjoy your chats
Hello - just as an FYI, the limitations on purchases of paracetamol etc in the UK are purely done to prevent people from overdosing (yes, you can overdose on paracetamol) with the hope of preventing a lot of the suicides which are spur of the moment.
Indeed and thats why they are sold in foil, the thinking is rather than glug a whole load of of tablets down, you'd have second thoughts after you'd popped a few out of their foil.
@John O'Neill No. My Cousin committed Suicide by Paracetamol before the limit thing came in. It took nearly a week for her to die - in abject agony - and there was NOTHING medical services could do about it . . . .
@John O'Neill Idiot!
@@jazzyb4656 Ships med (basic training) had an officer demanded 100 asprins, he was addicted he said (how can you get addicted to asprin, beggered my belief) A Kuwaiti asked for antibiotics for a cold as you can buy them at any shop, reason they do not work now, makes me a nanny I guess, no it's only for your own protection; man in black am I. Loved this, it was -50 when I was there, its messy defrosting your nose going indoors .
I was recently watching a TV show on an american website stream via a VPN and I wasn't sure whether to be surprised or shocked at their adverts! I always complained about our adverts, but after seeing the north american adverts.... be grateful what you have!
Alan Bayles And that’s we like to binge watch TV shows on Netflix..!!
I have never watched any of your videos before in my life, and I have no idea why TH-cam recommended this video, but I am now in love.
"Adventures and Naps" What a clever title, love it, it makes me smile.
Really enjoyed this video, great content and it's amazing how we get accustomed to the culture and environment we're living in, isn't it...
I know exactly what you mean about TV with that amount of adverts, it absolutely does your head in doesn't it? Glad you're staying safe and I look forward to seeing more of 'your' Ontario after Lockdown. I remember the one you did from home previously, but it would be good to see more.
I guess you'll end up with reverse culture shock reversed again in a few months, and that might be another video title in the making :-)
Keep enjoying the chocolate and stay safe :-)
That's the one thing that we noticed when we were in the States. Huge amount of adverts for pills. And the warning of death lol.
just wanted to say i enjoyed this much more then i expected, nice vlog
Alanna glad to see you posting
For the Candians reading this, when Alanna opens with "I'm a Canadian who's spent the last fours years + living in England, and now I'm back living in Canada." what she means is we're loaning her back to you for a bit, but we'll be wanting her back just as soon as we can get past this latest little kerfuffle. Don't go getting your hopes up.
Watch out for the glass slipper, we wouldn't want you donating the one you still have, before your Prince Charming comes back with the one you lost.
Larry bxl
Your most impolite, definitely a foreigner.
@@larrybxl5406 Are you sure you're a Canadian? Only you sound like a Yank?
@@larrybxl5406 "Unlike Alannah I am proud to be Canadian!"
Sorry Yankee Troll, you revealed yourself, when you stated something (^ That statement) that everyone who has ever watched her knows isn't true.
Oh and for future reference Canadians don't call us 'limeys', that's uniquely a Yank thing.
@@larrybxl5406 Your attitude is definitely south of the border. Perhaps,you may like to live in Trumpland behind a little wall.
English and proud of
It🏴. No walls here just a beautiful country with some beautiful people.
I thought you actually, genuinely didn't like us Brits. I didn't realise it was jealousy.
@@larrybxl5406 Wow, I wish I was as cool as you.
Here's a term that's universal.
Bollox you twat.
You came to the Motherland, you saw and conquered but also became a Brit at heart. You will never ever get it out of your blood! Says a South African born Brit!
And yet the language she speaks is?..
@@larrybxl5406 Sorry Larry, I just found this one, and couldn't help but comment.
This 'nationalism' you claim to be about, isn't nationalism at all. It's hatred of other. You see nationalism isn't about "other" it's about "self". And I know because I'm an English Nationalist.
Your hatred of my existence is brilliant. I love it. You advocate for the same kind of "nationalism" as the Nazis did. You're a supremacist, and there's nothing better than being hated by a supremacist, who in life are the lowest form of human existence.
Having duly considered it, Alanna is far more of a Canadian Nationalist than you are, representing Canada far better than your 'dripping with hatred of others' digital presence does. She's doing Canada proud, whilst you do nothing other than spew forth hate at and about "others".
Were I the kind of nationalist (ie supremacist) you are, where I found myself, my country, and it's people, were being far better represented before the world by someone who would rather live in another country. I'd seriously consider examining my own world view, and what it was I stood for, as opposed to what is was I hated about everyone else.
Thankfully I'm not that kind of nationalist.
@@larrybxl5406 The French did a good job holding it.
Another great video, Alanna! Really made me laugh, as always. Keep up the excellent work, you're a legend!!
I work for the NHS so your message at the end meant a lot. Thank you! 👍 I'm not clinical, I just do IT support in multiple GP surgeries but we're out there making sure the doctors can keep doctoring. There's all kinds of support staff that aren't front line that often get overlooked. Clerical, admin, finance, HR and payroll, security, procurement, planners, warehouse staff, facilities, receptionists, helpdesk teams, drivers, maintenance and many others working hard to keep everything ticking over a smooth as possible.
We'll get through this.
Stay safe everyone... 😷👏💖
This is a lovely chilled-out video, thanks Alanna 🥰
Glad you enjoyed it!
The first few months of loving in Canada, moving from the UK were hell. I, like you almost tapped out. I remember you saying in an earlier video that they would be so I was prepared for it to suck and it did. Then like you said all of a sudden it becomes normal and coming back home then feels weird. Knowing that would happen when I went really helped, knowing that it was normal and I would get over it meant I didn’t tap out and move back
England misses you, I hope you can come home soon.
Welcome back for the time being. Stay safe.
Canada sounds lovely alanna love the image of the snow plus the thing about people being chatty! Keep the vlogs coming its keeping me sane!
Thanks so much!!
I watch a lot of US wrestling streams from here in the UK and yeah the medical ads are hilarious, the drugs sound more lethal than helpful. Also tons of food ads.
Alanna, It's the little things you miss that make you think about the things you miss the most. Hopefully it won't be to long before you can return to Kent and can buy pints of milk in Asda again. :-)
Thanks so much!
My first comment in a little while; reason is I've been watching you on my 50" 4K TV (so I still do the thumbs-up thing but no keyboard), so it's like you're right there in my room! 📺😁
Stay safe and healthy out there and come back soon, we miss you 😊
Advertising prescription drugs is illegal in the UK I believe - and that's a good thing.
There wasn't a limit on the quantity of painkillers that you could buy many years ago - the limit was introduced to try to reduce the number of cases of desperate people buying large quantities for the wrong reason.
It is. Let's be honest you shouldn't be telling your GP what to prescribe you. You should be getting what your GP thinks is best to make you better.
GPs have a big book with all the medicines listed. Mine once spent a minute flicking through the pages with a puzzled look on her face. I eventually asked what was wrong. Apparently she knew what she wanted to prescribe but couldn’t spell it.
@@michaelscott7166 .
Also the doctor will check any reactions with other drugs you might be taking before they prescibe one for you.
@@Tom_TH-cam_stole_my_handle Then her writing was illegible and the pharmacist had to call her to interpret the prescription. Thank goodness for electronic prescriptions!
@@TheAlanSaunders Maybe that is why doctors write illegibly - they can't spell!
The other question I have is how often have you got in the drivers seat when you are the car passenger.
I have to really think about what side to get in on!
Hi from England. You came on TH-cam and I thought let's have a look. To see what's what. I was laughing at most of your stay over here. And you were a nurse well thank you for looking after us over here. I hope you will safe and sound where you are. 😊😊😆😊😆
Great content it was fun. Looking forward to seeing Ontario on the vlog hopefully soon , take care , stay safe
Alanna, you do realise the truck has a Kent registration plate don't you....?
😆😎 I was thinking the same thing... they follow Alanna everywhere she goes..
I offered to cook for a friend on a visit to America, I was utterly shocked by the limited range and cost of spices
North America is 110 Volts UK is 230 Volts
I'm pretty sure that most places in the UK have about 240V sometimes even a bit higher. I seem to remember bigclive (TH-cam) talking about this.
@@stumccabe it used to be 240 standard but we standardise with EU to 230V. But I believe some places still 240V as they haven't replaced all the transformers yet
@@scollyb EU is 220V but UK moved down to 230V in an effort to start transitioning to 220.
In the UK and Australia the nominal supply voltage is 230 V +10%/−6% (216.2 V to 253 V). Most transformers are still 240 V and there is absolutely no reason to change them. I am referring to the transformers that step the national grid down from 275kV or 400kV. North America also has 220V for high demand appliances.
You know that's very surprising, I'm always told how bland and disappointing our food is here in the UK by Americans, I put herbs and spices in my food on a regular basis, most of the meals I make have a variety of ingredients because I generally don't like bland food. It's surprising to hear there is a lack of range in America, going by how much they big up their food you would think it would be a different situation.
I’m Canadian and also experienced reverse culture shock after living in the UK for years. The size of packaged food blew me away! Like the size of a bag of chips, tinned tomatoes, you can’t find an individual size of baked beans etc.
You are hilarious! Cherishing your videos, even more so during isolation. As a fellow Canadian who has never been overseas, I find you so informative and would love to visit one day. Just to share some info, Alberta doesn’t have a sales tax or bagged milk anymore. But I do remember bagged and powdered milk as a kid.
Thanks so much for the support, that's so kind!!
Stuff in Canada has gotten way more expensive over the last five years. My grocery tab has at least doubled.
You only made this video because you was waiting for the kettle to boil.
Lol
I learnt something new. So in the US if you buy a kittle it will take longer to boil due to the fact the voltage is half then here in the UK
You are such a nice person I really enjoy your shows
The medical/health Commercials you talk about always amuse me when on holiday in the states. Along with the big billboards they put up along roads with them. This also includes the attorney/lawyer commercials, but for some reason so many have the same name even when unrelated. Davidson & Davidson attorneys at law !!! Love it.
Also I forget, did you always say mum ? U
The truck has followed you from England. To make you feel at home.
You made Chinese chicken? Where is the video? You’re holding back on us.
Great video as always. Hope your allowed out of your house soon. The restrictions herein the UK near are not quite as restrictive as I have been getting out for a run most days or at least a walk. I haven't been drinking a lot of water but plenty of beer and whisky!. Ontario sounds beautiful and would love to visit one day but I don't think I could cope with your winters. London is cold enough. Take care and keep the videos coming.
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Enjoyed this video, was as good as I'd hoped :)
Looking forward to having you back
That'll be North American trade tariffs on Chinese goods pushing up prices.
Keep up the good work, your videos are getting us through this.
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...plus huge inter-provincial / inter-state transportation costs (up to 7000km / 5000 mile +/- across Canada / US) and trade barriers, tax, duties, markup between provinces / states... we shoot ourselves in the foot driving up inflation.
4:50 gotcha...you're English now, no going back, it's in your blood! (WE)
I am canadian too and i’ve been in the UK for almost a year and going home soon. I am not ready ugh, but thanks so much for sharing ur experience bc i feel like this is gonna help me so much once i get back home. ❤️
Stay safe and thanks for entertaining us 👍
Thanks so much for watching!
We don't boil kettles in our bathrooms
Lewis Wheeler . There’s nothing like balancing an electric fire on the edge of the bath.
Yeah, you're probably right....probably should use a wood fire!
Be sure and open a window!
The medical commercials you’re referring to are American rather than Canadian.
Yeah, I found that really weird, especially when she specifically mentioned the legality...yeah it's not Legal in Canada. I felt like her saying 'North america' was like, she knew it wasn't 'Canada' so she said North America on purpose...
As most people in Canada probably know, we have electricity in our bathrooms because we have GFI outlets (ground fault interrupter) if there is any problem with the electricity feed or some water gets splashed on the outlet the interrupter kicks the power off to that outlet, there is a button on the outlet to reset it, I am sure they have these all over the world.
There’s a lady I work with (in England) who’s also Canadian and your voices are so so similar, I bet a lot of people tell you “you sound American” but you do actually have a distinct accent, also great video
Hi, has anyone noticed if your accent has become more English sounding?
The "aboots" are getting much softer. She is getting there....However, I did catch a quick Canadian "eh".....Still a work in progress-have patience...
Iv noticed that too
I have not lol...she still sounds the same (more or less)
Yes the aboots are more abouts.
Really?
If you go back to Britain will it be reverse reverse culture shock
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I prefer to ride a motorbike in countries that drive on the other side. Gearstick on the left for life ;)
Yes. I was away for 9 years, it took some months to get used to being back home. It felt like a foreign country.
I could listen to you all day. Yes, it is educational, and I love your personality. Oh, I'm English by the way lol. xx
I live in West Midlands in UK. I travelled to Brampton last year, I must say your findings are same as mine.. Roads and parking are huge in Canada and I love that. Buying stuff is expensive too in Canada.