10 Weird Things an IRISH Person Noticed Visiting CANADA For The First Time
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Two Canadians and an Irish person passing on the clean sidewalk: Hi, sorry. Sorry, Hi, Sorry, Hi, Sorry
TRUTH
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I am Canadian
Irishman: "Fook off!"
Canadian who has been to Ireland. This is true.(the sorry hi sorry, no one told me to fook or fuck off. In Dublin!l
We don’t empty the milk into a jug. We place the bag in a specially designed jug, snip the corner and pour... much less packaging.
Thank you for explaining that. I live in B.C. and we have not had packaged milk like that for many years but I remember it well.
It's also a regional thing. Not everywhere do they sell milk in bags (it's three little bags inside the big one, not four). Oddly, Calgary, where she went, is one place where bagged milk is exceedingly rare. They favour the 4L plastic jug. In all locations, if you get smaller than 4L it's going to come in either a carton or a plastic jug.
Bagged milk is also cheaper. Where I am, it's about half price over one and two litre cartons.
When we moved to the states, we used our milk pitcher for water. I sure miss the Jersey milk, and the chocolate bar too.
@@davidmcqueen3405 Its the same with Jugs of milk here in Sask (4L or 2L jugs of milk here). Its inherently cheaper for the 4L since you are buying bulk.
"Canada is nothing like America" You just made all Canadians love you. We are nothing like America.
Also, CALGARY!! People forget about us!
Also, Calgary is different than ontario and the east coast has its differences too.... theryre similar but different.
@@hitzncritzmobilegaming9988 In the continent of NORTH AMERICA.
@@hitzncritzmobilegaming9988 Google it
@@hitzncritzmobilegaming9988 clearly, you are an American.
Someone with a beautiful lilting Irish accent thinking my Canadian accent is lovely blows my mind
Why can't I like this multiple times?
I was thinking the exact same thing!
It makes no sense!
Same
I didn't know I had an accent...😳🤯
“‘sorry, just gonna scootch by ya there” Every Canadian in the grocery isle, trying to get past.
We also hold the door when someone is 10 meters away lol
EXACTLY!! That's just how it works, eh!
"Ope, sorry 'bout that"
I literally said that - word for word - the other day! Scootch and all! 😄
LOL.. I didn't realize this was a Canadian thing xD
I say that all the time!!!🤣🤣🤣
I'm Canadian 😎🌹
Who's 🇨🇦 here?
I'm over here ,hey ,over here in Quebec.
BC.
I'm in Ontario by the Ottawa river rights beside Quebec..and I say ehhh all the time
Yup hey thare
Yes. I am in fact, Canada.
As a Canadian, hearing an Irish person, of all people, say our accent is melodic...🤭 There is no accent more melodic than the Irish one, but I'll take the compliment 🥰🥰🥰
Hearing an Irish person comment on how nice the "Canadian" accent is was pretty damn ironic.
Same!
Haha I was like what?!? Lol
Most Newfoundlanders have a "Irish" lilt.
i thought the only Canadians who have an accent are the French Canadians.
As a Canadian, I think the Irish accent is the most beautiful, melodic accent! I absolutely love it.
As an East Coaster they sound the same to me, get a few drinks into a Cape Bretoner and the Fenian comes out
She said our accent is cute?!?!? 🥺 I’ve never heard something say anything positive about Canadian accents ever before this thank you so much 😭
I always find it funny when people say "Canada" as if it's a small town or something 😂
Its an absolutely massive country and is vastly different from one province to the next.
Yes I agree. When visiting the US when they find out you're Canadian they ask if you Know Bill from Canada
When I go to NFLD, it’s like a different country.
Am from North Western Ontario and often forget the far East and far north even exist half the time.
With the exceptions of our filthy cities and the attitudes of the people I placed like TO and Vancouver, most Canadians are like what you'd find in small towns, friendly and welcoming.
The provinces are so big you could drive like 2-3 hours and still not hit a major city
A Canadian stand off is when you hold the door for someone and they insist you go first.
That would be a great joke for stand up comedy.
That is a double knee slapper LMAO
Not in Manitoba, they slam it your face and if you're woman they push you out of the way
I thought it was when you're both in a parking lot and want the same stall and are furiously waving over your blinkers for the other person to take it.
@@terryrance2662 in Regina, the driving is pathetic but I’ve stood, holding the door for a crowd for upwards of 20 minutes. You can only let go of the door if there’s no one in sight, that’s the rule here or they’re a jerk
Canadian here - I grew up watching "Yes, Minister" , "Keeping Up Appearances", "Are You Being Served?", and "Absolutely Fabulous".
It was a weekly part of my TV watching alongside shows like "Royal Canadian Air Farce" and "Red Green Show" in the same time block.
It's not weird to us, it's just part of shared interests with Britain.
I used to love « Benny Hill » because of the babes 😏
Don't forget Fawlty Towers, Dr Who, Red Dwarf and Monty Python.
No Black Adder?
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Oh same my dad watched all of that. That’s why I understand all the British slang. Lol
I’m Canadian, and I did this recently. Somebody threw trash on the ground about 10 feet in front of me, so I picked up the trash and raised my voice and said to them , “ Excuse me, sorry, you dropped something” Both keeping the sidewalk clean and embarrassing them with passive aggressive politeness. That is the Canadian way.
This is definitely a thing. It's telling someone it's not okay to litter while giving them the veneer of an excuse at the same time.
Oh my God I did that to haha
You know you’ve seen all of Canada when you’re in the grocery store and you hear someone beside you say “I’m just gonna sneak right past ya”
Is that uniquely Canadian? I do it all the time, but I've never given it much thought.
I say that ALLLLLLLL the time. My variation is "I'm just gonna sneak past you herrreeeeeee....." As I turn sideways to slim down my profile as I "sneak" pass.
@sploofmonkey That is correct. The pedestrian can't just walk into the middle of traffic, of course (that would be jaywalking), but if they're already crossing, you are legally required to stop for them. You can't even drive in front of them while they're crossing at the intersection.
@sploofmonkey If they're standing at a crosswalk, yes, you're supposed to stop to let them cross, if you can do so safely. They, in turn are supposed to wait till traffic stops.
@sploofmonkey if sense were common, everybody would have it. Sadly, this isn't the case.
Calgary doesn't get cold. -Kevin, from Edmonton.
Edmonton doesn't get cold - Wayne from Winnipeg.
Someone from Vancouver - .......
Not true. We have several people here who aren't named Wayne.
what is Cold - from Vancouver
From Manitoba, can confirm. Our lows can sometimes outpace Siberia, it's rare but it gets damn cold here sometimes.
We'll give you this one. - Me from Regina
We are from Alberta and it's interesting to hear that things we take for granted here is appreciated by others. Glad you enjoyed your time in Wild Rose country!
The reason our streets are so clean in my opinion is because we're really big on eco-footprint stuff and schools/community centres usually go around cleaning :) it's also just not habit to throw trash on the ground I suppose 😊 thank you kindly for liking our accent, I really admire the Irish accent as well 👍💐 sorry this is so long
Love from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Me(canadian) looks outside "oh it snowing must be warm out"
Alberta cold is a dry cold compared to a B.C. wet cold...same as in the Yukon it's a dry cold & doesn't even feel cold...
Heck tanning T-shirt weather is -40C, no wind, 0% humidity (drier than the Sahara Desert, which is the humidity of the winters where I live), and sitting out in the sun. All you feel is the warmth of the sun so it's hot out, I'm blown away when I see people wearing full parkas in the weather while I'm in shorts, T-shirt, and sandals.
@Shane Ash looks at op comment being about weather..
Kinda missed the nail on this comment
This is actually true: when it's -40, humidity is too low to hold much snow. You get far more snow when the temperature is closer to 0.
Winnipegger, can confirm
Milk bags in Canada: In a package of 3 bags, there is 4 L of milk. You get a solid pitcher, slide the 1.3 L bag into it and cut off the corner to serve it.
I miss those. Only an eastern thing now.
@@GotrekGurninsson Mostly an eastern thing but sporadic in the west.
Just get a 4 litre plastic jug twist the cap glug glug...
You caught that too...
When my daughters were young they called milk bags "cold babies".
My Mother is Irish, and my Dad is Scottish ... I have always been very proud of that. There are many English who came to Canada so watching Coronation Street is very popular here. We also love English, Scottish and Irish humor and music. On the East coast we sound Irish and when I was in Edinburgh they thought I was from Ireland or Newfoundland when I am from the Ottawa Valley. Great video ... cheers from Canada!!
Hey one of your Canadian subscribers here! There are some parts of Canada where drivers are quite reckless such as in Mississauga , Toronto where I have lived it's one of the reason's I still do not drive and car insurance is crazy expense thanks to the other reckless drivers. I would say in larger cities people do not usually say hi to strangers but in a more relaxed environment like walking on the beach , in a small town or a very small city on a Sunday afternoon they might. BTW Thank you so much for making a video about your visit to Canada I really appreciate how you often include Canada in your videos as we are usually over shadowed by our southern neighbors. So thank you again!
Oh you sweet summer child. The teens thought their parents were unaware, reality, parents are waiting for the slip up that busts them. They knew the whole time.
Part of becoming an adult in canada is learning how far you can go before intervention happens.
And the partners did the exact same thing when they were teens...
@@adamdrake3895 it's all good til you steal cash from family or cars from strangers
Lol, that’s exactly what I was thinking!!! 🤣🤣 what she seems to have forgotten, every Canadian “adult” USED to be a child....sooooooo...been there, done that! 🤣🤣
If they think they have to hide it, they do it less often. It's that simple.
As a Canadian I can confirm we do get the odd British channel, by far one of my favourite series from across the sea is Mrs. Brown’s Boys.
We get coronation street
@@Sc-dd6hb forgot "Benny Hill" lol.. sorry..
"Eh?" is actually an eastern expression.
The water comment is so true and funny. I am living in Taiwan. When I went back home to Canada to visit my family with my in-laws, my mother-in-law started boiling water. When I told her to just drink it from the tap, she thought I was crazy.
Another time, she walked up to an intersection and all the cars stopped. She actually got scared, trying to figure out what was happening.
I'm happy you liked my country. If you get a chance, you should visit the east coast. There's a large amount of us Scottish and Irish people. It's beautiful and the people are amazingly friendly. And the food is a mixture of Scottish, French, Irish and German.
Oh, I almost forgot...
You've got to watch "Canadian Bacon". It's a hilarious movie making fun of the differences between Canada and America. It stars John Candy and Dan Aykroyd.
I feel the same way about the Irish accent... absolutely wonderful! 🍀😏
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I’ve never heard someone compliment a Canadian accept, made me blush a lil inside
K. David Woolley let’s face it. You’re just great people!
Yes! The Irish accent is the best!
Running Joke Australian accents. 💚
As an American having been to Canada a few times, I can see why my country has so many problems. Canadians don't have social apathy, they genuinely care for each other and are respectful.
Thank you. I feel the same about Canada. I am proud and ove being Canadian. I also like visiting the States, been to Florida*Disney World, Buffalo, LA and Hawaii. I think Michigan too as a kid visiting some family lol. I find Americans to be way more up front and you say what is on your mind with no apologies lol. We get kind of taken aback. It is different from us Canadians who are more laid back and chill, and we are just too polite to ever get in any confrontation in general. But hey we have been the best of neigjbours forever. Cheers!
Yeah, I think you're right. A society can't function without _social trust._ The more of it there is, the better the outcomes. Here in Canada we have quite a bit of social trust...it's not that people aren't self-centered (I think most people are), it's that they identify with, and are empathetic towards most others as well (even people like immigrants and refugees, who don't share our culture, are implicitly trusted by most Canadians - because most of them really are good people who just want to provide a better life for their children). Also, because we have a fairly strong social safety net, which I guarantee you every single Canadian takes full advantage of, this acts as kind of a great equalizer. No matter who you are, how rich or poor, you get quality healthcare, a decent K-12 education, inexpensive university or college (our MOST expensive 4-year undergraduate programs, at the most prestigious Canadian schools - places like University of Toronto, Queen's University, UBC and McGill - cost Canadian students between 4,500 to 6,000 USD per year*...the AVERAGE cost of a year at an American state university, which can absolutely provide a great education, but which are frequently seen as "safety schools" which you apply to in case you don't get accepted to a better university, is twice as much), significant maternity/parental leave (you can take up to 61 weeks off at 33% of your normal salary to a maximum of 263 USD a week, or 35 weeks at 55% of your salary, to a maximum of 438 USD a week**), childcare subsidies, etc. And yes...we're paying more taxes than Americans. But when you consider the fact that we also DON'T have certain costs that Americans do (health insurance is the biggest one of course, but there are others - Americans pay more for pharmaceuticals, a good university education will leave you drowning in debt for decades in the US, and if you want to take some time off to care for your child, in many states you get ZERO paid leave)...we're actually paying less for what amounts to a BETTER life (for almost everyone).
This must sound like a great deal to a lot of Americans, but places with even higher social trust have even better outcomes. The Nordic countries, for example, are famous for their highly-functional societies, which can only exist because of extreme levels of trust. And I know that a lot of American conservatives worry that with increased equality and less of a dog-eat-dog mentality, their country will become less competitive...but looking at the amount of innovation in places like the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany and Denmark, I think those fears are misplaced. You can have an equal and fair society that tries to give everyone the opportunity to succeed, while still allowing for SOME competition, which can drive innovation. You don't have to choose between co-operation and competition; they both have their place. So I hope that we Canadians look to northern Europe (and also places like New Zealand) as a model for improvement, as opposed to trying to emulate our southern neighbours. The US has done a lot of good in the world, but right now, it's a MESS, and there doesn't seem to be any easy way to fix it. It's going to take effort, and education, and the progressive dying-off of the older generations (who, statistically, are more likely to harbor mistrust of people who aren't like them). People are going to need a reason to look to those who they currently despise, and see human beings, just trying to do their best in a screwed-up world. People need to learn to approach foreign ideas with a curious nature, rather than a judgmental, "we're right, they're wrong, whoo! AMERICA NUMBER ONE!!!" attitude. And honestly...I'm not sure if this is even possible. But I hope it is. I'd like to see America turn the corner and start to pull together as a nation again, with humility and a commitment to actual equality.
*McGill is actually a lot cheaper if you are a Quebec resident for a certain amount of time before applying there. Last I checked, a year of undergraduate classes cost 1,900 USD for Quebec residents, and 5,700 USD for other Canadians.
**In other words, if you make more than 20 USD an hour (25.50 CAD) at a full-time job, you will get those maximums (and I'd say a good 2/3 of Canadians have jobs that pay enough to qualify them for those maximum weekly parental/maternity leave benefits).
Most of the time!😬
leathernluv hey that’s true we care for each other from cost to cost the Canadian way respectful loving your neighbors
@@betty-joymoreau4363 yup!! I just got hot chocolate bombs yesterday from my neighbours next door! Lol. A whole box, so good! We Canadians do work as community. Friendly and polite! ! 🇨🇦😍🇨🇦🍁❤
I’m from Calgary as well. When we see litter (especially in our Provincial parks) most folks will indeed pick it up. We cherish our city and the number of nice and thoughtful folks outweigh those who aren’t. Thank you for reminding me why Canada is so amazing :)
4:29, as a Canadian I call attest that our surrendering the right of way whilst driving is incredibly frustrating.
I used to live in Atlantic Canada, where we have the "wave of death", where upon a pedestrian is waiting at an unmarked crossing for traffic to clear so they can walk across the road. Instead, some car driver will stop their car ahead of the pedestrian and "wave" for them to cross. the pedestrian then proceeds into the road, just as another car driver, seeing the stopped car ahead, changes lanes to pass this stopped car, and summarily runs down our hapless pedestrian. Had the first driver not surrendered his right of way, the pedestrian would have simply waited until the road was clear. It's even worse when car drivers surrender their right of way at four way crossings. If both cars arrive at the same time, you yield to the car on the right. Driving a car safely depends on being able to reasonably predict what the other drivers are going to do.
We would pick up your trash and hand it back to you and say “here, you dropped this”.
That's what I do... :D
I would put it the bin for them and say nothing.
Lmaoooooooo
I hand it back if it looks like the person did it deliberately but if it looks like it was by accident, I just pick it up and say nothing.
Calgary is probably the cleanest city in Canada ! went there last year and i couldn't believe how clean it was, even downtown ! didn't notice tagging everywhere or garbage everywhere either ! it's a nice place !
I take it as a compliment, from the Irish that Canadians can drink. 😀
That's a badge of honour right there!!
Had an Irish friend who was somewhat appalled at our drinking
The Irish understand it isn't a race. Most Canadians don't seem to
@@marklittle8805 and that’s why you guys losing the race. Lol
@@WendyDaCanuck we just work our way along making sure things get drunk lol
There are a huge amount of British people living in Canada that is why there is so may British shows on.
I find British TV is way better than US TV... Our own TV (Canadian TV) can be really good too
Well, war of 1812 will tell why too beside this just proves that Americans was and were British to begin with anyways lmao plus having queen of England on Canadian dollar would be a dead giveaway lol
BBC Canada
Coronation street was on TV as much like price is right was.. "Are you being served" was funny. Gawd we love Mr. Bean. He had a packed house when visiting Canada.
I love Canadian tv. In the US the quality isn’t as good and clean. And even some of the non-Canadian shows I love have Canadian or British setting and/or actors.
When I moved to Canada from the Caribbean years ago, I was somewhat prepared for Canadian culture. Holding the door for someone, for example, is one thing I was taught. I don't say 'hi' to a random stranger, since that's not customary where I am from, but I started getting used to it. On the odd occasion, a stranger might say 'hi' to me, to which I give a nod and say 'hi' back. Feels nice. :D
We don’t empty the milk into a jug we put the whole bag in a jug and cut the corner of the bag to pour 😂
yup!
Ha ha ha, yup.
It saves plastic
Yeah, we go to the store to get a bag of milk. Depends on what brand you buy, but there are generally three bags in one bag. You then put the little bag into the jug and cut the corner of the bag so you can pour out the milk. I don't know many people who pour the milk directly into the jug. The jug is specifically shaped to hold the bag.
I believe Canadians call it "homo milk" right?
@@f.a.kefacebook5688 Short for homogenized. It's called "Whole milk" in many places, it's 3.25% MBF.
We used to have milk in bags in BC when I was a kid but I don't think we've had it for quite a while. I'm from Vancouver.
I think we only use bagged milk in certain provinces, I'm not certain. I believe we started using bagged milk when production went metric? Machines couldn't handle gallons or something?We can still buy it in litres or half litre cartons. Even large plastic jugs are in use. Oh, if you're wondering, the r comes before the e in litre because in Canada we flip it ( centre is another word ) ...and add a u to words like colour and favourite.
I have videos of a Harbourfront ( see lol ! ) Speedboat Tour of Toronto that goes around the islands on my page if you're interested. It's over 10 years old but you can at least see what it's like.
We had bags of milk when I was a kid...pre-metric
I'm Canadian, and this came up on my feed, so I watched it. We love British everything, including the accents, comedy, t.v....EVERYTHING! We love Ireland, too. I love me some Father Ted and Derry Girls! We were supposed to visit your beautiful country this past summer, but..COVID. WE'll get there, though! You really described us well, especially the "sorry" part. Cheers! Great video!
Ahhhh, that was great. Cheers, from a Canadian in France. And good to know the sorry lives strong and free in Ireland too. 🥂
I don’t think she’s ever driven in Montreal 😂😉
As a Montrealer, it is my anecdotal experience that most horrific things on our roads happen with Ontario or New York plates. :O
Or Winnipeg
...or Saskatchewan driver...lol!
Montreal is knowed to be a place with « low flying craft » as they drive fast and good on the metropolitan high-way. Lol!
^^ Well, she was being greeted on the street - or, something?! Who knows what back-country village she had gone to. xD
We watch BBC Canada, MANY of us have Irish, English or Scottish roots. Downton Abbey is a big thing for many people here
its cbc by bbc
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@sploofmonkey Hi, don't get me wrong, when I said many people watched Downton Abby, I was speaking of my mom and sister. Monty Python and old Top Gear for me
Can’t stand the soap operas, but Mrs. Browns Boys rocks.
My grandmother was a British war bride and sparked my love of British things like Beano and Beezer...which in turn sparked my love of Monty Python. Which I have dutifully passed on to my now grown children! :)
It’s so funny I’m Canadian and I’ve never bought or even noticed bagged milk in the stores!! Also was really interesting to hear you like our accent! :)
You probably live out west, it's prominent in the eastern provinces
I’m sorry we apologize so much.
LOL
Sowry*
I literally bumped into my fridge the other day....and I apologized to *THE FRIDGE* ......thats how much we apologize
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Your channel popped up as I was scrolling, seen your smile and the word Canada and had to give it a look. Very enjoyable. Cheers 🇨🇦
After 50 years in Canada i still laugh when the weather guy on radio or TV says --Its now minus 20C but later it will WARM UP to minus 10C
Well, he ain't wrong exactly
I've been in Canada in & out since '88, permanently since '05 but that forecast is just like the old country 😉
@@rainingice- and I have to admit any other comment such as, "It wont be quite as cold as---" sounds apologetic.
@@michaelmoreton5042 or when it’s says it’s -15c but it feels like -30c
I saw an American news story where everyone in the comments reacted in horror at some woman who had left her kids in a "freezing car" for 10 minutes and had the cops show up. They used Fahrenheit so I had to look up the real temperature and it was just barely 0 degrees C. As a Canadian, I laughed at the idea of someone calling the cops because some kids had to be barely chilly for the length of 3 pop songs.
A few observations! The Canadian accent varies by province. Out West, what would be considered the “traditional” Canadian accent is a little less. The one you mostly think of is the rural Ontario Canadian accent, where the sound “eh” is used for everything. Calgary tends to lean a little more conservative than the rest of the country, hence the rules you may have encountered! It’s 3 bags of milk with a total of 4 litres, we use a lot of milk, and it’s cheaper than buying a 2 litre carton. Canadian drivers also vary by province, Quebec has very aggressive drivers (opposite of what you encountered). The hi thing to strangers is true! It happens more in some places than in others. Get on a bus next to a stranger from Newfoundland and they’ll end up asking you what your grandmas name is. Yup, Canada for the most part is very clean! This seems to be instilled in us from a very young age. Canadians (especially the older generation) have a special bond with the U.K. and one of the many ways to embrace that bond is through television! And yes, we apologize all the time. I said sorry twice yesterday to someone for getting me a coffee near the end of their shift (despite being still on the clock and it being their job).
Its a yellow light, not orange, and yes, we do gun it before it turns red.
it's an amber light.
@@occamskatana9554 Mostly yellow in Canada. They are so similar that it really doesn't matter anyway. No need to correct someone.
@@TrueNorth1217 very ironic you feel the need to correct me, ya hypocrite, and I was correcting the person correcting the author of the video. Laughable that your chastising me and correcting me, a Canadian, for correcting someone else. Makes you kinda look like a fool....
Amber light (also known as 'orange light' or 'yellow light') ... Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.
Now chastice everyone for correcting the poor Irish gal. Lmao!
@@occamskatana9554 Its taught as yellow. You don't have to be the "Um actually it's amber" person, even though yes, the original post was doing the same.
The driving courtesy she mentions made me smile. She has not been to Montréal😂
Everybody says how nice and polite Canadians are, but remember that they gave us Lacrosse and Hockey-two sports where, to a certain degree, you're allowed to hit your opponents with a stick.
Lacrosse was invented by Indigenous people---some say the Seneca and Mohawk tribes (Eastern Woodland tribes) although it was also played by the Plains Indian tribes as well. We can quibble over whether they were in Canada or the U.S. when neither country actually existed.
But when you’re whacking sports people with sticks, they’ve also got helmets and other stuff. You still get the niceness points!
basketball was also invented by a Canadian phys-ed teacher, whilst he was teaching at the YMCA international training school in Springfield. He created the sport for his class.
Canada is a sport within a fight
LOL! This made my day, thank you! Reminds me of a joke I heard about how we don't even need guns in the military-- you just give us hockey sticks and tell us, "the enemy has the puck"!
As a Canadian, if you dropped something non-icky on the street, chances are I would glare at you (in Canadian) and pick it up and put it in the bin. If it was icky I would glare at you in double Canadian.
Jessica Zaytsoff thank you for this comment. I needed to see that a Canadian clarified this, otherwise, I as an American who visits Canada frequently, would had to have said it. And that just wouldn’t have been right.
1 Canadian glare = 1/8 American glare
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The glare is necessary for the true passive aggressive approach.
I am Canadian and I would do exactly this
Yeah, depending on what it is, I might pick it up and hand it to you and say, "Here, you dropped this." :)
I'm from Ontario (not toronto). I love that you point out that we don't always say 'eh'
I live in Edmonton(about 300 km north of Calgary!) and my mom watches Corrie, ever since I was born it's been her favourite show! This was the best video about Canadian stereotypes I've ever seen!
The myth of the accent is easily settled. When people sing, they lose their accents and sound......Canadian.
Indigenous woman from Canada 🇨🇦!!! So excited you’re covering Canada
Hello fellow Canadian!
I am a Canadian living in Germany I watch these videos because I am home sick.
@Tony Johnson I hope that's you kidding, dude! Not cool!
@@SchnuffiJames Hey Bud, how you holding up?
@@foamer443 Do I know you?
When spelling Canada we say “C eh N eh D eh” LOL 😂
Being a Canadian (from Alberta) who lived in Ireland (Galway and Cork mostly) for two years, the "saying hello to everyone" is definitely distinct here in Canada. I was at a store in Ireland when a sales person for a house alarm or utility company said "Hey how are ya.." and I replied "I'm good thanks, how are you?". It stopped him dead in his tracks and he replied " No one ever asks me that!". That's a big difference. In Ireland, "Hey how are ya?" Is really just one word that means "Hi". In Canada, we expect a response. Hahaha!
As for the central heating.. I have to say that was one of my biggest culture shocks moving to Ireland was the layout of homes. Generally, much more closed up (doors for every room, not generally open concept living) because it helps with heat management. Here, as you said, we have central heating, but part of what makes it different is the way we build our homes and insulate them, as well as our choice of windows and such. The house "keeps" the warmth more efficiently because... Well... It has to.
And lastly, we generally have a good attitude towards weather, yes. But if you went in March, the reason people are in TShirts is that they just ended a very harsh winter. Alberta just got out from under a polar vortex which brought our temperature down to -40 or colder (Celsius, but at that temperature, same same for Fahrenheit). Today (Feb 21), the temperature is going up to +9. That is straight up tropical to us now!
Always interesting to see what people think of where you live, and though you may have been charmed blind in some cases, it also helps to appreciate where you live. We'll welcome you back anytime!
I think this video should be renamed “10 Compliments an Irish Person Noticed Visiting in Canada for first time.” 🇺🇸🇮🇪
kael7870 kael7870 Yes agreed. Its my country’s flag and Ireland’s (host)
Coronation street is the longest running soap opera in Canada :)
renee angele cool
Have you visited Canada? The list of tourist complaints wouldn't make ten, sorry.
@@keithbusby888 Who said there were 10 complaints?
I live in Alberta Canada and I haven't seen a bag of milk since the 80's. Back then they even delivered it to your door. On cold days it was slushy.
Canada is huge and there are many accents depending where you are.
Not nearly as many as in Ireland or the U.K. though.
I'm 56 years old and have drank milk from a bag since I was a toddler.
I'm in Calgary and also have yet to see milk in a bag. I wonder if she was somewhere else when she experienced the bag thing.
40 year old albertian and can't ever remember seeing a bag of milk
I think its an Eastern thing.
Re: your litter question: When we were kids, our mom used to embarrass us all the time by picking up litter and handing it back to the person who dropped it.
I’ve embarrassed my kids by stopping children who litter and forcing them to pick it up then lecturing them for half an hour about not destroying the environment by littering. :)
I think you accidentally dropped something...
Loved this! I'm from Alberta and now live in Ontario. You made me homesick and I'm glad Alberta is still a friendly, considerate place. I grew up watching British TV and I still love it. I think the Canadian sense of humour has a lot in common with British humour. Possibly Irish too, because I just love Foil, Arms and Hogg. 😁
"It's just a really chill place to be a driver."
*Laughs in Greater Toronto Area*
Laughs along in Vancouver
^ Vancouver drivers are absolutely fucked. I've never seen a sadder bunch of assholes in my life, Jesus Christ if I had a buck for every time I drove in and around Vancouver and said vocally "pull your fucking finger out of your ass" I'd be Elon fuckin Musk. 944,735 km² of not knowing what the fuck they're doing nutsucks.
Downtown Toronto is just f*cked, also why the f*ck are they still working on Eglinton avenue 6 years later...and honestly, people on the 400 series highways freak out and forget how to drive when there's a light dusting of snow.
laughs in Quebec
MaryEve don’t get me started on Québec tabarnak, vous êtes toute mental lol
Chill place to be a driver? Said the person who has not experienced traffic in the GTA!
Oh Brother so true.
The hell that is the 401
Quebec has two kinds of drivers, the quick and the dead.
@@quappelle3637 Years ago I had always thought that driving in Quebec was crazy - especially in Montreal. However, the insanity of the drivers in and around the GTA has reached heights (or depths?) that I would not have believed. I think Ontario needs mandatory driver training and perhaps refreshment courses every 5 years. Some of the driving I now see is unbelievable.
I yelled that into the phone lol
I’ve lived in different parts of Alberta for the last 25 years. Never found milk in a bag
"Trash in the can"
*Garbage.
Yes!
@@chrissywrites also garbage in the garbage bin (if big) or can (if small, like beside a desk)
For more on everyday life in Canada, I recommend tracking down the excellent series, CORNER GAS
trailer park boys
I went to high school with the waitress on the show but never watched it lol
Shitts Creek!
Trailer Park Boys would be my choice.
Corner Gas is really only relatable to people who grew up in rural areas. City people I know don't get it.
Canadians just say “ Im going to buy milk”. We don’t mention the container it comes in.
True but sometimes we'll say: "Get 2 bags of Milk". At least when you have kids!!! 😆
Outside of Ontario, most Canadians have never even seen a bag of milk.
We use jugs like the rest of North America
I definitely say "a bag of milk" sometimes.
@@t-bonejones3576 Only true to the west, all the Atlantic provinces have bags as well
@@aj_matos yep. Going to the grocery store? Would you grab me a bag of milk?
The east coast has a lot of Irish/Scottish heritage.. there’s even a Gaelic university here and we definitely got a different kinda accent ahaha
Nice flag!
1 bag has 3 bags inside, equaling 4 liters. It's better for the environment that the larger plastic jugs. We are also not the only country with bagged milk. Love a canadian! Xo
I haven’t see bag milk in BC. Perhaps it’s a prairie thing. I do remember it in Manitoba.
Disagree. Milk jugs are worth a lot of money, about .70 cents a lb right now. And you can recycle them Bags go direct to landfill
@@caryboy2006 That's some other side of the country thing. We don't need no sissy milk bags here in BC.
@@caryboy2006 SORRY, No you don't. I'm from Manitoba. I only had bagged milk when we lived in Ontario. And my dad drove a dairy truck in Manitoba when I was a kid and he only had cartons. Well maybe you do. I haven't lived in every town in Manitoba. Just 2... and one city. Maybe Brandon has milk in bags. They would.
@@DarylSawatzky Yes they had bag milk in Manitoba. I was born in Winnipeg, 1951. I also don’t believe they delivered milk in bags. They sold bagged milk in stores. I do remember that our holder was sky blue in colour.
Here in Canada I grew up on Benny Hill, Upstairs Downstairs, Faulty Towers and my favorite Red Dwarf. They were staples on public broadcast and we just enjoy the humor. British humor is like our sarcasm.
benny hill lol doc who
And Monty Python
The CBC generally carries a lot of British TV, because they aren't allowed to buy American shows and there isn't enough domestic TV to fill the schedule. The French network carries a lot of French TV. There's also Aboriginal, Filipino, and Latino channels on cable, which carry mostly international programming.
Also Mr. Bean, Tracy Ullman.
All of these as well as "Absolutely Fabulous", "All Creatures Great and Small", etc.
Im Canadian from Arviat, Nunavut. A place where polar bears live. Sometimes wanders around my town
Dude, you are hard core. You are part of the land....us Southerners who came from elsewhere are just the new guys
I was wondering, what do you guys do when that happens?
They are pretty dangerous, or are they too busy with garbage to bother people?
Or do you just bring the rifle with you that day?
@@phoboskittym8500 they are pretty busy with the garbage, when hunters are in danger, they shoot it so they wont be in trouble
If I had to live in Nunavut, I’d want to live permanently indoors or under ground.
I’ve often thought that we should treat northern development like another planet and design our infrastructure entirely different, with large indoor hydrofarms for food production that could double as public green space for mental health and happiness.
actually that may be worse than the crackheads who raid my car console for change.
One guy holding the door for others and everyone saying "After you." Its a Canadian standoff.
Also, just watch Ketterkenney and Corner Gas if you want a taste of small town Canada.
that's not the real Canada of 2021, don't fool yourself my friend. The real Canada is a bent-over , broke, virtue signalling MESS :(
As a Canadian may i say your accent is downright adorable :)
How do canadians spell Canada? C eh? N eh? D eh?
Strange Brew is still the best movie ever!
I think the "eh" thing is mostly Newfies.
Newfie is a slang word and can be considered not polite
@@deathlimited All the Newfie's I've ever known don't seem to care about it.
If any of them complain, I'll stop using it, but I'm getting sick and tired of EVERY WORD that you shorten being classified as a pejorative by some unseen "authority," these days, I'm just going to ignore it from now on.
@@f.a.kefacebook5688 I said can be not polite. if you know them and it's great some take exception to the term, but not all but it is important to note.
@@f.a.kefacebook5688 I lnow a fellow from Toronto (now living in Winnipeg) who liberally sprinkles his speech with the confirmation seeking interrogative "Eh?"
Thanks for doing a Canada video! Big Irish community where I live in Toronto, Canada.
24 hour drive from me
I'm in Toronto too!
Cheers from Canada. I live outside Toronto in a small city about two hours NE. I believe the cleanliness and polite behavior you mention varies regionally. While the folks in Toronto are not rude, my experience is that they don't always go out of their way either. Trash can be, and is found on our hiking/biking trails, but it annoys enough of us that it usually doesn't stay there long. And oh yes, my family is of Scottish and Irish descent. Sorry.
I drove all over Ireland. (OMG the roads are narrow). Absolutely loved it. And loved the Irish accent and people.
Hi from Nova Scotia, Canada!! C'mon over and visit the east coast sometime. We'd love to have ya over for an East Coast Kitchen Party. Love your channel. Keep up the great work.
I'm Canadian, and I'm watching you! Right now.. I can see you Diane.
(In the video of course.. Psh.)
Hellooooo!
@@DianeJennings Hello!
I grew up watching coronation street.....we love it because the actors are more realistic and more relatable to regular everyday people but still comes with the juicy bits that soap operas give 😀
Canadians in peace time: "I'm sorry".
Canadians in war time: "You're sorry".
Us Canadians are all fun and nice till hockey is involved
you couldn't be more right there, eh.
I went to a local game, provincial league.
my city's team gave it their all.... I was stunned and excited, but they lost in OT.
three people in front of me who was cussing all game just got up and left. Disgusted with the the slip of that goal. I can't even come up with an adequate analogy for the level of silent entitled anger they had.
The extraverted Canadians
If a war ever broke out and Canada was involved all you would have to do is give us all hockey sticks and throw a puck at the enemy.
@REAPER_BRO i have always held thet the chance of the Juniors winning the christmas world championship is base on the percentage of french canadian players. Should be at a minimum of 40%.
And then we are like "shut up with the hockey already"
That's also how the rest of the world feels about Irish accents.
I love the Irish accent so much! So cool.
@@clrr8400 they are like us here in Canada, they'll say...."what accent?" LOL
@@MrManfly lol! Right!
The Canadian accent is heavily influenced by Ireland. The Irish were one of the biggest settler groups in our early years, along with Scotland and France.
@@Viennery yup, we are aware that a good portion of our ancestry came from the the British Isles
“All the Live Long Day”... my new Favourite phrase 😄
I must confess that I'm a bad Canadian! My partner is Swiss, from Geneva, when we visit her family I take great pleasure saying "Hi" to whomever I see. It really freaks people out. I once said hello to a gentleman in a line at a Migros, you could almost swear that he thought I was going to steal his fish. My partner, who has now been Canadianized, knows what I'm up to and finds it hilarious to watch.
I've been looking forward to this one. While Canada differs from your experience in America (as well as where I currently live), most of the things on your list reminded me of growing up in Arkansas. We didn't have milk in bags or Brit TV, but most everything else applied.
We have some Brit TV now, but not a whole lot. However, there is now a new streaming service that offers only British stuff.
Vinny and I were both happy to see Chewie make an appearance, we've missed seeing him. Really love the show. Hope you have a fantastic week.
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You think Calgarians drink a lot? They are light weights compared to Atlantic Canadians.
My folks are from Halifax. I've spent loads of time there. Yes. Maritimers can drink. And Newfies can drink anyone under the table.
True, makes sense ... but aren’t they mostly of Irish descent? Especially the Newfies ...
@@OwenRona early Nova Scotians were Scottish. But Newfs are of Irish heritage. You make a good point!
Hell yeah! XD
I was born in Alberta but my blood line is east coast and I was raised in the east. I can attest I can drink a lot. Even if I haven't had a drink in awhile..I can pound them back. Fireball whiskey especially, love fire ball whiskey.
Canadian tourism should pay you as a promoter. I am so glad you enjoyed our country. We are as fascinated by the assorted U.K. and Irish accents as you are with a Canadian accent. That may the main fascination with watching British T.V. shows. Thank you for all the compliments. Let me pay you one. You are devastatingly beautiful with a lively personality - your show was a joy.
There's one place where Car Etiquette doesn't exist, and that's Quebec lmao.
Really !!
And Ottawa (I spent almost 20 years there).
@@agcons yes, also ottawa
Vancouver too
That’s was inherited from the mainland French lol
I think there is more than three Canadians subscribed to you😉😁 We love watching British shows because the writing is better. My family is also Irish/English background so it is lovely to watch your channel. You are so lovely and we love it when Paul visits.
She made me feel so good when she said us Albertans have a nice accent
I think you'll notice more Canadians saying "eh" the farther east you travel. Funny thing is my youngest stepdaughter still finds it weird when I say eh, and I've dlwaus told her it's a Canadian thing. I live out west in Alberta, but I'm from Nova Scotia. I find it more common to hear Westerners say "hey" versus eh. Eh is very common in the maritimes.
To be fair, Alberta wants to be Texas too bad to say eh
Born and raised in Winnipeg and i have never seen a bag of milk.
I’m from Saskatchewan and I’ve never seen it in bags either. I think it’s just a eastern Canada thing.
I grew up in winnipeg and my grandma use to get it all the time!
Same.
Not a thing in BC either
More of an Ontario and Quebec thing, when I moved to BC and went shopping never saw bag milk
I lived 9 years in Argentina, and one of the first things I noticed is that they sell milk in bags! I never poured the milk into anything. I had a pitcher that the bag fit inside of, perfectly - so all I had to do was snip off a small corner of the bag (it has two "corners" ("ears") and I'd cut just one of those) and, voilà! I had a handle for pouring the milk out. When in Rome - you adapt!
That is how it is done in Canada as well. You place the bag in a pitcher and cut a corner.
Paraguayan-Canadian here, that's how we did it in Paraguay, too, but I have never seen a bag of milk here in Canada
@@MarcHarder Ontario
@@MarcHarder Ontario, and points east I believe
Strangers passing each other are fairly chatty and friendly in Ireland as well, once you get out of Dublin...
Milk in a bag is very dependent on where you live! In some provinces that's all that's used, while other provinces don't even know it's a thing.
I’m getting the feeling that most European countries don’t know about snow tires,
Zulfburht have you seen the footage of the busses sliding all over the UK after their little snow fall? I think snow tires are a myth there. Lol
@@merryjane7558 only spoke of through tales of the pub, from a guy, how knows a guy, that knows of an uncle, who knows a buddy, that visited Canada many years ago.
Canadian here, I think the Irish accent is amazing!
In the midwest US, someone can bump/walk into you, and you'll say sorry to them, because you just assume that you'll still partially at fault because you were in their way.
And, in my experience, those same midwesterners say hi to strangers on the sidewalk, too.
From experience, Midwest is essentially Canada South
Hey, I'm Canadian, and I've unconsciously apologized to a light-post that I walked into! Seriously!
The good reason for milk in bags: We can buy in quantity (4 litres at a time) and keep most of it sealed & fresh until we need to open it. Some places also sell 4L plastic jugs of milk, but they tend to spoil faster than 4L bags. Here in Ontario, a 4L bag of milk contains 3 smaller bags (1.333... litres each) so only that much is exposed to the outside air. The bag is inserted into a milk pitcher (basically a rigid plastic jug with a handle, sized to hold a milk bag), and both top corners are snipped off of the bag (one for milk to leave, one for air to enter). We even made a tool called a Snippit, designed to snip the corners (sure, you could use scissors, but this is another option) which has a clip to attach it to the pitcher, and a magnet to stick it on to the fridge, wherever you prefer to keep it. Most milk pitchers include a Snippit.
You could buy 4 separate 1L cartons (or 2 cartons of 2L) , but that involves more packaging and a higher price tag. In most stores here, a 1L carton of milk costs more than half the price of a 2L carton, and a 2L carton costs the same as a 4L bag.
I'm Irish Canadian. Thanks for doing this one. I enjoy your videos and was pleasantly suprised when I saw that you made a vid about us. Love Peace N Chicken Grease 💜✌🏻🍗
As a current resident of Calgary, it is definitely not a "really lovely environment to be in a car" hahaha
Try Ireland or Britain, in comparison it most certainly is
It's relative. I'm from the west originally but live in Ontario and I go back to the west about once a year. Calgary and Ottawa are similar in size, and holy crap I'd sooner drive in Calgary any day. I would sooner drive in Toronto than Ottawa; it's less scary.
Speaking of obscure TV shows far from their origins I used to love to watch reruns of irish comedian Dave Allen on PBS. Anyone here old enough to remember Dave Allen?
One of our family friends spent time in Ireland as a welder and people told him he speaks musically. We say when Brits and other English speakers sing they sound a very close to the North American accent made popular by American media with heavy Canadian involvement.
Thanks for your reaction--another canadian here (but on the french speaking eastern side. I've subscribed and will watch more of what you did. Have a nice day, eh !!