Americans Answer Basic Questions About Canada

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  • @ChristinaDonnelly
    @ChristinaDonnelly Pƙed 2 lety +730

    Oh man, this was quite embarrassing 😅 Realizing that I forgot a lot about my neighboring country being away for so long 😭 Thanks Sydney for helping me out! -Christina đŸ‡ș🇾

    • @user-kb9us7wv4f
      @user-kb9us7wv4f Pƙed 2 lety +19

      What should I do so that I can marry you?đŸ€”

    • @gregmuon
      @gregmuon Pƙed 2 lety +21

      Not that bad. There's always next time. You remembered their national animal was the beaver. I had no idea. I would have guessed moose... đŸ€Ł

    • @Mintarororo
      @Mintarororo Pƙed 2 lety +13

      Christina, you look absolutely stunning in every videos.

    • @its_tiar
      @its_tiar Pƙed 2 lety +9

      Christina you're so beautiful 😭

    • @simraaerum
      @simraaerum Pƙed 2 lety +9

      It's okay tho. Im indonesian, and im still having lack common information about my neighbour countries in my head :(

  • @realjamesbowned
    @realjamesbowned Pƙed 2 lety +761

    I bet the Canadian girl would get 80% right with the US quiz

    • @gonzalezm244
      @gonzalezm244 Pƙed 2 lety +63

      Cuz more people care about the US than Canada 😜

    • @Saraseeksthompson0211
      @Saraseeksthompson0211 Pƙed 2 lety +61

      Well of course because it’s more well known. That’s literally how knowledge works. Just like more ppl would know the cast of friends than east enders or towie, because friends reached a global audience

    • @christophermichaelclarence6003
      @christophermichaelclarence6003 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Imagine if it's UK 🇬🇧

    • @TheDSasterX
      @TheDSasterX Pƙed 2 lety +77

      @@gonzalezm244 that's a weird way of saying Americans don't care about other countries

    • @gonzalezm244
      @gonzalezm244 Pƙed 2 lety +17

      @@TheDSasterX
      Lol, unfortunately, what you’re saying isn’t that untrue actually

  • @jackpatterson7110
    @jackpatterson7110 Pƙed 2 lety +351

    As a Canadian, I do wish Americans learned more about us. I live in B.C., and heard from a friend that someone just over the border asked if we live in igloos. Pretty much all of this stuff is fairly basic knowledge here lol

    • @zammmerjammer
      @zammmerjammer Pƙed 2 lety +38

      I live in Ottawa and I remember a tourist from B.C. having an existential crisis when walking around Ottawa and realizing that, yes, Canada is a fully bilingual country. Ottawa is bilingual, the federal gov't is bilingual, and Quebec is right across the river. I'm sure to him French seemed totally unnecessary his whole life, so watching him realize it was not just a class he failed in high school was pretty funny.

    • @jackpatterson7110
      @jackpatterson7110 Pƙed 2 lety +13

      @@zammmerjammer oh my god that's sad lol. I'm from B.C. and went to a francophone school (even though I'm not French, long story). I apologise on their behalf, that's just hilarious đŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł

    • @Ozzy_2014
      @Ozzy_2014 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      The 🐁 living next to an 🐘 knows exactly what they are doing. The reverse is not true.

    • @jackpatterson7110
      @jackpatterson7110 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@Ozzy_2014 sorry could you explain what you mean lol, I've got a vague idea but I'm so tired my mind is foggy

    • @David-hr8mq
      @David-hr8mq Pƙed 2 lety +13

      A lot of Americans don't even want to learn anything about their own country let alone Canada. I live in the US midwest and people on the coasts think we ride around in covered wagons an live in log cabins lol.

  • @henri191
    @henri191 Pƙed 2 lety +67

    This channel has helped me a lot about languages and countrys , oh and by the way , Canada is my favorite country of American Continent 🇹🇩

  • @mav2010x
    @mav2010x Pƙed 2 lety +33

    always great to see Christina
    she is so sweet😀

    • @fatifleurs1617
      @fatifleurs1617 Pƙed 2 lety

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  • @zacTFC
    @zacTFC Pƙed 2 lety +35

    Actually, technically the head of State of Canada is Queen Elizabeth II - so that Thankfully it’s not a King comment is eye opening.

    • @casualcausalityy
      @casualcausalityy Pƙed 2 lety +1

      The queen is merely ceremonial at this point, no British monarch has any actual power over Canada anymore

    • @zacTFC
      @zacTFC Pƙed 2 lety

      @@casualcausalityy True, she’s merely a token figurehead but none the less, still, in a way, a head of state.

    • @daniellysohirka5079
      @daniellysohirka5079 Pƙed 2 lety

      We got our independence in 1982, doesn't matter when Trudeau is in the hot seat anyway.

    • @pacscanadadatabaseservices3711
      @pacscanadadatabaseservices3711 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@daniellysohirka5079 No. We got our independence via the statute of Westminister in 1931. We patriated the constitution (BNA Act) in 1982.

    • @pacscanadadatabaseservices3711
      @pacscanadadatabaseservices3711 Pƙed rokem

      @@lucasnandlal3121 TECHNICALLY and in REALITY, Queen Elizabeth II, Canada's sovereign, IS the head of state. It's in the CONSTITUTION patriated in 1982. The Governor General is her representative and, through the authority devolved, gives royal assent to laws passed by parliament. Every 'educated' Canadian knows this.

  • @chevand8
    @chevand8 Pƙed 2 lety +151

    Just a note, from an American who lived in Canada for several years: I find it helpful to remember that the maple leaf on the flag has thirteen corners (eleven points and two corners on the stem), which aligns with the ten provinces + three territories. The current leaf dates back to the 1960s, long before Nunavut was its own territory, so this was obviously not an intended symbolism; it's just a happy coincidence.

    • @djholro
      @djholro Pƙed 2 lety +12

      Close, but it's really 11 points in total. (3 "branches" with 3 points on each plus the 2 on the stem).

    • @chevand8
      @chevand8 Pƙed 2 lety +8

      @@djholro The main body of the leaf itself has eleven, _without_ the stem. There are the three upward facing "branches" with three points you mention (which is nine), but there are also two additional points on the _underside_ of the leaf. If you then add the stem itself as having two corners, that's thirteen.

    • @markrobert6014
      @markrobert6014 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      I didn't know this thanks.

    • @wgrandbois
      @wgrandbois Pƙed 2 lety +5

      Bold of you to assume Americans know how many provinces/territories Canada has. But I suppose 13 is pretty easy to remember anyway, particularly since it's significant in our own history and flag.

    • @helenalin1493
      @helenalin1493 Pƙed 2 lety

      wow this is so interesting! thnx for sharing

  • @rameeshapadmatilaka7405
    @rameeshapadmatilaka7405 Pƙed 2 lety +211

    It's surprising to see Christina not knowing stuff 😂 but as always it's a fun video. Glad to see the addition of Canada. Hoping to see more collabs with UK and Australia!

    • @juliane5632
      @juliane5632 Pƙed 2 lety +7

      The funniest part that she found Canada to have a big population meanwhile USA is the 3rd most populated country who have a roughly 300+ million population lol

    • @MrKuriIIko
      @MrKuriIIko Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Why is it surprising, she's from USA. If she knew anything that would've been surprising

    • @rameeshapadmatilaka7405
      @rameeshapadmatilaka7405 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      @@MrKuriIIko if you spend a decent amount of time on the internet you tend to know stuff. Also since USA and Canada has cultural and language similarities you're bound to know something about each other. If you see other videos, Christina seems pretty knowledgeable about other countries that's why I said it's surprising. No offense meant it's just my observation.

    • @David-hr8mq
      @David-hr8mq Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@rameeshapadmatilaka7405 You weren't being offensive at all. I was surprised she didn't have more knowledge either. The only one being offensive here is MrKurillko.

    • @itzshft
      @itzshft Pƙed 2 lety +2

      @@MrKuriIIko Nice generalization. I'm American and Christina does not represent most of the US education. I knew the answer to almost every question. Don't be ignorant.

  • @kevanmcdougallmph
    @kevanmcdougallmph Pƙed 2 lety +8

    Christina saying "It's all coming back to me" at 6:41 without realizing that she basically said the title of one of Celine Dion's most famous songs (It's All Coming Back to Me Now)!

  • @robinviden9148
    @robinviden9148 Pƙed 2 lety +154

    Do you have a king?
    No, thankfully not.
    Her Majesty the Queen: *nods approvingly*
    We have a prime minister.
    Her Majesty: Oh, it’s just a head of government thing. Then carry on 


    • @JamesSerapio
      @JamesSerapio Pƙed 2 lety +27

      Exactly. Head of state is technically the Queen, or her representative, the Governor General. My fellow Canuck Sydney seems to be forgetting our constitutional monarchy

    • @taotao98103
      @taotao98103 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      I'm surprised the American didn't relate Canada with the Queen. Didn't she know the American was independent from the Brits?

    • @danielvanr.8681
      @danielvanr.8681 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@taotao98103 Don't put too much faith in the US educational system, mate. Its biggest priorities these days is mask indoctrination and who uses which dunny. 😄😂

    • @coltjames9159
      @coltjames9159 Pƙed 2 lety +4

      @@danielvanr.8681 Mask indoctrination isn't a thing. It's called keeping children safe from Covid. With a mask. :)

    • @shorin5384
      @shorin5384 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@danielvanr.8681 It's not always the education system. It's your own will to learn, even outside of school. Sadly, not many people have that.

  • @noopynoob7894
    @noopynoob7894 Pƙed 2 lety +71

    "What's the capital of Canada?"
    "Is it Quebec?"
    no hun, Quebec is a province, unless you’re referring to Quebec City (yes that's the full name) which is quite far from Ottawa.

    • @S0otitan13
      @S0otitan13 Pƙed 2 lety +7

      I mean, it’s okay to just say QuĂ©bec in a context that we know we are talking about cities. I’m never saying QuĂ©bec Ville when I’m talking about the city

    • @noopynoob7894
      @noopynoob7894 Pƙed 2 lety +12

      @@S0otitan13 Depends on the context, but generally we say Quebec City to avoid confusion. Ik in french, ppl will simply say “J’men vais Ă  QuĂ©bec”, but that’s not the case in english. Note the difference between “J’men vais À QuĂ©bec” (city) vs. “ J’men vais AU QuĂ©bec” ( province). This distinction does not exist in English, hence why ppl will say Quebec City.

    • @SuperMatyoO
      @SuperMatyoO Pƙed 2 lety +3

      No. Actually, the true name (the French name) of the city is Québec.

    • @noopynoob7894
      @noopynoob7894 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      @@SuperMatyoO Both are correct. Ville de Québec is the "forme longue", and even the city's official webpage uses it.

    • @TheLizardWizard17
      @TheLizardWizard17 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@noopynoob7894 every city has the long form lmao, Ville de Montréal, Ville de Vancouver, Ville de Halifax ...

  • @pwbmd
    @pwbmd Pƙed 2 lety +4

    I will say that she probably did (slightly) below average to what I'd expect from the average educated American to know about Canada. Especially with the flag. Yikes. But none of this information is stuff that Americans are exposed to on a regular basis. We learn all aboot Canada in middle school. But, like the quadratic formula, it's information that's promptly forgotten unless you have a reason to remember it.

  • @nativetexan9776
    @nativetexan9776 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    The national bird is the eagle. the American bison recently became the United States' first national mammal (animal)

  • @souraj2287
    @souraj2287 Pƙed 2 lety +12

    We deserve more videos of Sydney 😍..damn

  • @clearchaos4923
    @clearchaos4923 Pƙed 2 lety +230

    I feel like Canadians know more about the US than Americans know about Canada

    • @paranoidrodent
      @paranoidrodent Pƙed 2 lety +39

      That’s generally true but to a large extent that has to do with Canadians having nearly as much exposure to American mass media as Americans do and the fact that most of our population lives within a few hours drive of the border. It’s hard not to know something about the US when you get as bombarded by American media as we do. We also share a broader North American base culture and honestly, even French Canadians like myself have more in common with Americans than even Brits do. Quebec is next door to New England after all and the rural areas near the border look pretty similar aside from the language thing. All that being said, it isn’t uncommon for Canadians to rely a bit too much on stereotypes regarding the US, especially the regions further from where we live.

    • @jFrenetic
      @jFrenetic Pƙed 2 lety +30

      replace Canada with "any country in the world", and your statement would be correct

    • @clearchaos4923
      @clearchaos4923 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      @@jFrenetic you are surprisingly correct

    • @rich7447
      @rich7447 Pƙed 2 lety +11

      Most Canadians live within spitting distance of the US.

    • @mikeb2586
      @mikeb2586 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      @@rich7447 And on heck of a lot of Americans live within spitting distance of Canada, what's your point?

  • @Verbalaesthet
    @Verbalaesthet Pƙed 2 lety +38

    At first I thought why cant you draw your neighbours flag. It's only one country to the north. Then I thought about how the Danish flag looks like and I couldnt get a picture in my head at all.

    • @user-ir6sp5rx2x
      @user-ir6sp5rx2x Pƙed 2 lety

      LolđŸ˜čđŸ˜č

    • @sahanpoornaka2918
      @sahanpoornaka2918 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      Imagine Being Neighbours to Bhutan and Sri Lanka. 😂😂😂

    • @JamesSerapio
      @JamesSerapio Pƙed 2 lety +3

      C'mon, Denmark has one of the easiest flags in the world to remember as it is both simple in design and difficult to accidentally reverse the colours.

    • @wgrandbois
      @wgrandbois Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Yeah; but it shares the geometry with its Scandinavian neighbors, so unless you know the significance of the colors to each nation you could understandably confuse them.

    • @xXPyrophorusXx
      @xXPyrophorusXx Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@wgrandbois Yeah, the Nordic countries are some of the easiest in the world. Denmark: Red background, white cross, not centered

  • @carlandjennifersilva
    @carlandjennifersilva Pƙed 2 lety +17

    Apparently I’m unusual as I would have easily been able to answer all these questions. But I’ve also been to Canada before and have taken an interest in my neighbor.

    • @2dimitropolis370
      @2dimitropolis370 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      I am from Serbia. I knew them all. Your schools suck

    • @carlandjennifersilva
      @carlandjennifersilva Pƙed 2 lety

      @@2dimitropolis370 Well, that is a very big generalization. The schools in my state are constantly rated the best in the country. While many of the schools in the USA are substandard not all of them are. And thanks for your nasty comment.

  • @Ranger629
    @Ranger629 Pƙed 2 lety +132

    Always fascinated by Canada's national anthem. Such an interesting anthem that incorporate 2 different languages into an anthem.

    • @christophermichaelclarence6003
      @christophermichaelclarence6003 Pƙed 2 lety +8

      đŸ‡ŹđŸ‡§đŸ‡«đŸ‡·

    • @flowerdolphin5648
      @flowerdolphin5648 Pƙed 2 lety +13

      Wow, I didn't even know the Canadian anthem wasn't just English. I only knew of the Belgian one being 3 languages and the South African being like 4 or 5 languages.

    • @petitsjoujoux5011
      @petitsjoujoux5011 Pƙed 2 lety +4

      Calixa Lavallée was a well-achieved composer!

    • @cottonseal
      @cottonseal Pƙed 2 lety +12

      Actually the OG version of the national anthem is in French

    • @borisglevrk
      @borisglevrk Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Who thought Canada's anthem is simply God Save the Queen like me?

  • @mtraveler5
    @mtraveler5 Pƙed rokem +1

    Here’s our current population and it’s distribution across the provinces and territories (as of Dec 21, 2022)
    Canada: 39,371,859
    Newfoundland and Labrador: 528,826
    Prince Edward Island: 172,846
    Nova Scotia: 1,033,620
    New Brunswick: 822,909
    Québec: 8,757,894
    Ontario: 15,297,644
    Manitoba: 1,423,128
    Saskatchewan: 1,207,598
    Alberta: 4,622,901
    British Columbia: 5,374,313
    Yukon: 43,972
    Northwest Territories: 45,590
    Nunavut: 40,615
    So basically over half the country is distributed in the Southern halves of AB, BC, ON and QC.
    So, Americans, next time you ask us if we “know your cousin in Toronto”
 no. We probably don’t (but hey, we’re smaller in population than the state of California, USA, so maybe we do know them, eh? đŸ€Ł

  • @alwinthomas8918
    @alwinthomas8918 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    It was really amazing. Great work both of you

  • @randychampion184
    @randychampion184 Pƙed 2 lety +15

    I'm from Barbados and I knew all these!!

    • @Nutzername92a
      @Nutzername92a Pƙed 2 lety +3

      Same, I'm from Germany and I knew all of these answers. That's basic knowledge and I've never even been anywhere close to Canada...

    • @blicey9014
      @blicey9014 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      @@Nutzername92a want a cookie, if they chose someone asian from the US, they slammin any EU person in geo easily

  • @ling-ling90
    @ling-ling90 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Adorable christina đŸ„°

  • @gordonparker1973
    @gordonparker1973 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Toronto is the capitol of the province of Ontario. Justin Trudeau's father was a previous PM. There are several dialects of French across Canada. Our national animal is an oversized hard working rodent. Canada has the longest total coastline in the world. Canada's first flag was known as the red ensign. It had the union jack in the top left corner and the country's coat of arms in the middle.

  • @bruce8321
    @bruce8321 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    I read somewhere that only about 25% of Americans have a passport. In Canada it is like 75%. Bottom line is we travel the world and too many Americans just travel the U.S. so you don't get the same amount of knowledge.

  • @SrTen-on6bk
    @SrTen-on6bk Pƙed 2 lety +43

    Canda is such a lovely country đŸ‡šđŸ‡Šâ€â€ wish I could visit it soon

    • @ana1977x
      @ana1977x Pƙed 2 lety +3

      Facts

    • @ronmizerak9516
      @ronmizerak9516 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      My brother lives there and let's just say ... Careful what you wish for.

    • @maryaetayeb5143
      @maryaetayeb5143 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      @@ronmizerak9516 I live in Canada and I really love it. It's a beautiful country.

    • @ronmizerak9516
      @ronmizerak9516 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@maryaetayeb5143 All countries have beauty and ugliness. The question is whether the good points outweigh the bad in n your opinion and what you can tolerate (for example, I used to think I wanted to live in Australia, and now you couldn't pay me to live there).
      I am glad you like it there in Canada. Depending where in Canada you are would make a huge difference I suppose, just as in the US.

  • @flowerdolphin5648
    @flowerdolphin5648 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Seeing Christina in brown hair threw me off for a sec, but it suits her really well! And I would also struggle to draw a good maple leaf from memory.

  • @dorisasuna
    @dorisasuna Pƙed 2 lety +10

    @2:03 Well Sydney was incorrect here, Canada does have a Queen and she's Elizabeth II

    • @wgrandbois
      @wgrandbois Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Who is not a king
 although I suppose I'm assuming her gender.

    • @pacscanadadatabaseservices3711
      @pacscanadadatabaseservices3711 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@wgrandbois No, but Queen Elizabeth II has one 'male' title: Duke of Normandy, which makes her the sovereign of the Channel Islands.

  • @ricardofeitosa6158
    @ricardofeitosa6158 Pƙed 2 lety +10

    Maybe the Canadian girl has forgotten that Elizabeth II is the Queen of Canada too.

    • @pwbmd
      @pwbmd Pƙed 2 lety

      Not the king.

    • @francoisloriot2674
      @francoisloriot2674 Pƙed rokem

      She did not. The question was not about that. And monarchy is mostly Symbolink

  • @kontiuka
    @kontiuka Pƙed 2 lety +11

    You don't necessarily need to be able to speak French and English to work for the government of Canada. Depends very much on the position.

    • @personincognito3989
      @personincognito3989 Pƙed 2 lety +4

      Yes you do

    • @kontiuka
      @kontiuka Pƙed 2 lety +2

      @@personincognito3989 Sorry. You are very wrong.

    • @personincognito3989
      @personincognito3989 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@kontiuka what government jobs do you not have to be bilingual?

    • @kontiuka
      @kontiuka Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@personincognito3989 Many non-managerial positions do not require bilingualism. I have worked for the government for over 20 years and do not speak French.

    • @personincognito3989
      @personincognito3989 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@kontiuka I guess depends on your position then

  • @zieo8218
    @zieo8218 Pƙed 2 lety +7

    Technically saying Canada has a monarch instead of President is more correct than saying prime minister.

  • @blacksanta1567
    @blacksanta1567 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Christina looks super chill, too beautiful and intelligent.

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      @fatifleurs1617 Pƙed 2 lety

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  • @JesusGarcia-nf4yl
    @JesusGarcia-nf4yl Pƙed 2 lety

    They both were very funny in a good way. Love the video

  • @christophermichaelclarence6003

    Both beautiful young ladies. Love the way they're dressed ❀. I had a crush on Christina.
    Not Bad Sidney's French accent. 🇹🇩
    Watching from đŸ‡«đŸ‡·

  • @James-zg2nl
    @James-zg2nl Pƙed 2 lety +4

    The Canadian equivalent of president (head of state) is the monarchy, currently Queen Elizabeth II. Prime Minister is only head of government. The US is the exception to the rule that presidents hold only 1 office: that of head of state.
    The majority of republics have a separation between head of state & head of government, just like with all constitutional monarchies because it avoids having 1 person with too much power, as was the case in Germany in the 1930s & 40s, & with France in the early 1800s. In the US, with lacking the division of power at the top, runs into undemocratic issues; namely, with how many vetos some US presidents use & often abuse: something simply a non-issue with constitutional monarchies & with democratic republics with a division of power. This issue with the US executive authority is one of the main reasons the US often ranks low in democratic development compared to other westernized democracies, & ranks high in government abuse of power, with minimal accountability.

    • @alpearson9158
      @alpearson9158 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      your gonna confuse people.....too much education

  • @leonmajors4343
    @leonmajors4343 Pƙed 2 lety +22

    It's so frustrating that I'm an American and I knew all of these...Up ur game..

    • @johnalden5821
      @johnalden5821 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      Yeah. Same for me. We should know these things about Canada, of all countries, because they are such close allies and are located right next to us.

    • @jluebs
      @jluebs Pƙed 2 lety

      This Christine person is pretty clueless about almost everything in all of the videos she's in.

  • @winstonbell5433
    @winstonbell5433 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    I'm thrilled to see Canadian.

  • @ronalddelrosario7405
    @ronalddelrosario7405 Pƙed 2 lety +10

    Hehe, sadly even though I have many Canadian relatives and grew up in Detroit (which is kinda half-Canadian), I had no clue what the population of Canada was nor what the national animal was. I am ashamed!

    • @voiceofwisdom3408
      @voiceofwisdom3408 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      I'm the first American in my family. Sometimes I like to tell the story of how my family came north across the border...
      at Detroit.

  • @windowlicker6996
    @windowlicker6996 Pƙed 2 lety +8

    20 minutes from the border here and I've legit seen Americans driving through with snowmobiles on trailers in August. Can't make it up.

    • @windowlicker6996
      @windowlicker6996 Pƙed rokem

      @@lucasnandlal3121 no I'm not joking. Used to work at a timhortans off the highway 20 minutes from the border. All kinds of people come through there.

    • @windowlicker6996
      @windowlicker6996 Pƙed rokem

      @@lucasnandlal3121 in August? Yes we snow year round. And we all live in igloos.

  • @Farhankhan_the1
    @Farhankhan_the1 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Sydney is so funny, bring her back. ✹💖

  • @austinsontv
    @austinsontv Pƙed 2 lety

    How this unexpectedly became my favorite show of 2021 đŸ€©

  • @jlpack62
    @jlpack62 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    I'm American and knew these Canadian facts.

  • @marcos3497
    @marcos3497 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    I wasn't expecting perfection, but that was worse than I expected for her. However, it is what I expect of the majority of Americans. Why can't one of these videos finally give us an American that knows basic things about the world?

  • @omarrcoo
    @omarrcoo Pƙed 2 lety +2

    I love those videos

  • @MaverickMoses
    @MaverickMoses Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Woo! Got everything right! Though definitely surprised in myself that I got the prime minister right. But I did also think about the queen which I'm surprised neither of them mentioned. đŸ€”

  • @MoiAimeBien
    @MoiAimeBien Pƙed 2 lety +21

    When Sydney start to speak french, and you see "Sounds like a native speaker".
    Well for a native french speaker it only "Sounds like" 😁
    But I know it's hard to speak fluently, if you don't speak it every day.

    • @ryantwitter343
      @ryantwitter343 Pƙed 2 lety

      Hurry up and separate. We’re tired of it.

  • @blackprince7510
    @blackprince7510 Pƙed 2 lety +11

    The Prime Minister of Canada is not really the equivalent of the President of the USA. The President is the head of state of the USA. The head of state of Canada is Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of Canada.

    • @orbispictus6127
      @orbispictus6127 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      and Australia.

    • @blackprince7510
      @blackprince7510 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@orbispictus6127 Also Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and the UK (of course).

    • @Shiliitexx
      @Shiliitexx Pƙed 2 lety

      Come on, she has no power

    • @EAlyahya
      @EAlyahya Pƙed 2 lety +2

      @@Shiliitexx she is the head of country, not the head of government (that is the prime minister).

    • @christophermichaelclarence6003
      @christophermichaelclarence6003 Pƙed 2 lety

      Commonwealth

  • @CaribouOrange
    @CaribouOrange Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Syndey's French is precious. Both these women are wonderful

  • @wiibree3253
    @wiibree3253 Pƙed 2 lety

    As a Canadian, I love this.

  • @cahinton.
    @cahinton. Pƙed 2 lety +7

    Kind of disappointed to see Christina be so lacking in knowledge about our northern neighbor. I had no trouble at all with any of these.

  • @falconx1624
    @falconx1624 Pƙed 2 lety +27

    Feels like americans don't teach geography in schools at all, I as a european know the capital of every country in europe and many others

    • @Andrew_-nr7zt
      @Andrew_-nr7zt Pƙed 2 lety +7

      I can confirm they do not and our education system is a complete mess which is part of the reason why I’m moving Germany

    • @user-uv3px9cx3l
      @user-uv3px9cx3l Pƙed 2 lety +9

      Quite right. And I am very surprised that Christina does not know the general facts about the neighboring country.

    • @Skiltra
      @Skiltra Pƙed 2 lety +5

      Im from UK and we are not geography literate, people even struggle with the countries in the UK. But UK is america in europe

    • @bklyndom
      @bklyndom Pƙed 2 lety +17

      Geography is most definitely taught. In the US you seem to have 2 different types of people after schooling is finished. Those who remember what they were taught, and those who never paid attention then blame the system. Seems Andrew may be the latter. Although the problem really lies on the teachers. Relying on a printed booklet for students to read rather than teaching themselves. Then they pass students who shouldn't be passed. The information is there. It's taught. But it's up to you as the student to engage with it.

    • @HossBonaventureCEO
      @HossBonaventureCEO Pƙed 2 lety +2

      If they had someone that lived on the border they would've gotten better answers.

  • @ROB-SUDA120719
    @ROB-SUDA120719 Pƙed 2 lety

    Hello​ everyone Nice to watching

  • @ericfrechette5569
    @ericfrechette5569 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Actually she was almost right when saying Canada has a king instead of a president. President being head of state in USA, the Queen (or General Governor) has the same rank, not the prime minister.

  • @rickbeith3336
    @rickbeith3336 Pƙed 2 lety +10

    A shining example of the US education system.

    • @rssoo
      @rssoo Pƙed 2 lety +2

      The US education system is great, its the people who choose not to learn

    • @chinopopapill5848
      @chinopopapill5848 Pƙed 2 lety

      Bro we don't Learn about Canada here wtfđŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł

    • @salami7677
      @salami7677 Pƙed rokem

      I mean, American schools vary greatly in quality depending on the neighborhood. Some schools are trash while others have more funding and are capable of having better curriculums.

  • @petitsjoujoux5011
    @petitsjoujoux5011 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    I've always struggled to draw the maple leaf on the Canadian flag because... it's not an easy leaf to draw hahaha

  • @AntonXul
    @AntonXul Pƙed 2 lety +2

    I scored 100%! Awesome!

  • @ajb7530
    @ajb7530 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    In the past, Toronto was twice the capital of the united Province of Canada: first from 1849 to 1852. But every since after 1852 Ottawa has been the capital of Canada.
    National animal of Canada is the beaver in 1975 and the Canadian horse in 2002, not just the beaver.
    The American girl gave it a good try.

  • @niceberliner
    @niceberliner Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Hi from Germany. Sorry, I knew the answers.

  • @stephengoodson9619
    @stephengoodson9619 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Don’t worry 🇹🇩 some of us know a few more answers about Canada. I do t think school teaches as much, but if you are wanting to learn you’ll get it better lol.

  • @popcorngoddess89
    @popcorngoddess89 Pƙed 2 lety

    Poutine. When I was in elementary school, in Texas in the late 1990's and early 2000's, there was a popular lunch side dish on the lunch line which was french fries with biscuit and gravy (also see chicken fried steak) gravy ladled over it. For the longest time I though that that was poutine.

  • @daniellobato6958
    @daniellobato6958 Pƙed rokem

    Oh my gosh, i've really loved your french accent Sydney , trés adorable :)

  • @RealJohnnyDingo
    @RealJohnnyDingo Pƙed 2 lety +10

    does the population of Canada count the polar bears and mooses? there's probably a few millions of those too 😜. My favorite Canadian is Forestry Forest!

    • @TheDSasterX
      @TheDSasterX Pƙed 2 lety

      Given what climate change is doing to the polar bears, I don't think they count for a whole lot. Moose aren't exactly populous either. It's just people... And the geese. The geese once held the queen hostage and forced us to grant them citizenship, so there's that

    • @daniellysohirka5079
      @daniellysohirka5079 Pƙed 2 lety

      No it's our shit prime minister bringing in hundreds of thousands of refugees every year since took office. Also racking up our debt since the Harper administration by $300 Billion in 5 years, and now we got another 4 years with him.

  • @JamesSerapio
    @JamesSerapio Pƙed 2 lety +5

    Umm.... Sydney, our head of state IS technically the Queen, or her representative, the Governor General. Tsk, tsk.

  • @moonlitegram
    @moonlitegram Pƙed rokem

    0:47 poutine is actually really popular where I'm from as well in the States. But we call it Disco Fries

  • @parengthonycastillo4272
    @parengthonycastillo4272 Pƙed 2 lety

    Nice to hear sydney didn't hide some of her accent as a canadian 😊

  • @writerbill1
    @writerbill1 Pƙed 2 lety +70

    My fellow Americans, we have to do better than this! Canada is our neighbor, and most of us don't know the capital or much of anything about it 😔

    • @olliefoxx7165
      @olliefoxx7165 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      We need to educate our people more about our own country first.

    • @skye2938
      @skye2938 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@olliefoxx7165 I’d like to say that, I understand your point but, I would like to say, in Canada we are educated about Canada and the US in school so it’s odd that you aren’t. Actually not really odd-

    • @Lampchuanungang
      @Lampchuanungang Pƙed rokem +1

      Yankees fallen in educational teeaching, yey that's the reality....real wooorrllllddd...☱🔅🔆☱

    • @salami7677
      @salami7677 Pƙed rokem

      @@Lampchuanungang It's funny you call Americans "yankees" because that word is also used in the US to refer to people from New York or the northern states.

    • @usa1949
      @usa1949 Pƙed rokem

      What

  • @vanhkhamgalaxymini754
    @vanhkhamgalaxymini754 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    I’m not surprised because most of Americans they don’t know many stuff even their own country

  • @arielgimenez_95
    @arielgimenez_95 Pƙed rokem

    i love CanadĂĄ!.. Saludos desde Argentina.

  • @Serenity_Dee
    @Serenity_Dee Pƙed 2 lety +1

    There's no king because the Canadian head of state is Queen Elizabeth II. Canada is technically a monarchy that shares the head of state with a number of former British colonies. The Queen's representative in Canada is the Governor-General, and there are a handful of hereditary peers who are Canadian citizens, but, like the monarch, it's purely ceremonial without any actual power. Like, at all.

  • @shigemorif1066
    @shigemorif1066 Pƙed 2 lety +10

    When she said it's all coming back to me, I was waiting for the Celine Dion reference! She's the Queen of Canada right? Elizabeth who?

  • @Nikioko
    @Nikioko Pƙed 2 lety +20

    Actually, the correct answer to the second question would be: Canada has no president because it's a monarchy. And the monarch is Elizabeth II, represented by a General Governor. The Prime Minister, however, isn't the head of state, only the head of government. And since Canada has a parliamentary system rather than a presidential, the Prime Minister is more important than the head of state.

  • @user-db6pt7vr3l
    @user-db6pt7vr3l Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

    If Americans grew up watching Canadian TV as we did watching American TV she would have got all the questions right.

  • @kamydoughi6273
    @kamydoughi6273 Pƙed rokem

    Wow these people are great choices for a program about geographic and demographic information.

  • @m_elanyy
    @m_elanyy Pƙed 2 lety +27

    I love how everyone on this channel is so respectful towards each other❀

    • @Delibro
      @Delibro Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Yes, I like that too :)
      But on the other hand I think some of them leave things unsaid what would be interesting, just not to offend others or not kick in, that's sad.

  • @SB-ip3yl
    @SB-ip3yl Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Christina
    Why?
    Why always beautiful?
    Why?
    Love you ❀

  • @filmlovepenguin4315
    @filmlovepenguin4315 Pƙed 2 lety

    Wow Sydney is so cute😍

  • @mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072

    I love these do more

  • @dphilp75
    @dphilp75 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Uhhhh... "Is it a King?" "No thankfully...it's a Prime Minister" No, but Canada *does* have a Queen!

  • @Daniel-ct3np
    @Daniel-ct3np Pƙed 2 lety +4

    The U.S. public schools don’t really teach anything Canadian so I would’ve probably struggled with this as well

    • @orbispictus6127
      @orbispictus6127 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Shocked but somehow not surprised.

    • @winniethepooh8353
      @winniethepooh8353 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@orbispictus6127 yeah now that I think about it, they really don’t

    • @xxarianahiltonxx5116
      @xxarianahiltonxx5116 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Not true. Maybe where you grew up. They taught it in my public school and those around my community. Stop generalizing our large country. You know we don't all get the same education.

    • @xXPyrophorusXx
      @xXPyrophorusXx Pƙed 2 lety

      That's fine. I would expect you to know the US then. I knew a guy in NY, who couldn't pick out Utah on a map of the US. That I thought would've been taught.

  • @morecowbell235
    @morecowbell235 Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci

    Both ladies seem nice. My heart is with Sydney.

  • @Destinywin11
    @Destinywin11 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    I'm from Kawthoolei and I can answer most of the questions correctly. :)

  • @TheDSasterX
    @TheDSasterX Pƙed 2 lety +4

    This went about as well as I expected. Pretty average for an American, although she didn't ask about igloos, so that's nice

    • @Jzombi301
      @Jzombi301 Pƙed 2 lety

      igloos are more an Alaska stereotype

    • @TheDSasterX
      @TheDSasterX Pƙed rokem

      @@Jzombi301 You'd be surprised lol

  • @brissyapra
    @brissyapra Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Can we now have Sydney answer questions about the USA?

    • @johnalden5821
      @johnalden5821 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      She probably would have no problem doing that.

  • @georgiebennett3336
    @georgiebennett3336 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Oh finally a canadian in the channel hahaha it's the American for most of the time.

  • @OldSchoolEra75
    @OldSchoolEra75 Pƙed 2 lety

    I like your content.

  • @danielvanr.8681
    @danielvanr.8681 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    2:02 Suggesting a monarch is not _completely_ off. Indeed, the Prime Minister (incumbent Justin Trudeau) is Head of Government, but the Head of State is HM Queen Elizabeth II (who is also Queen of Canada). She is represented in Canada by a Governor-General (incumbent holder is Mary Simon).

    • @xXPyrophorusXx
      @xXPyrophorusXx Pƙed 2 lety +2

      You also can't forget the Lieutenant-Governors for the provinces. They too can represent the crown.

  • @reineh3477
    @reineh3477 Pƙed 2 lety +7

    1:06 Americans answer baics questions about Canada.
    What is "baics"?

  • @TobissaSenman
    @TobissaSenman Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Ty

  • @bkkang3937
    @bkkang3937 Pƙed 2 lety

    시드니 너묮 예쁜데?? 너묮 예뻐..

  • @kudaclash8538
    @kudaclash8538 Pƙed 2 lety +11

    Why are US-Americans always so uneducated when it comes to foreign countries? I don't mean it in a offensive way, but it's very obvious that many people doesn't know a lot about the world around them. Is that because it's not getting teached in school or is the media only writing about USA stuff or are most Americans just not giving a damn about?
    I mean as a European I know every answer without a problem since I've learned 90% of that in school and in Germany and Russia it's common to learn a lot about geography and politics.

    • @Mothman156
      @Mothman156 Pƙed 2 lety +7

      In my experience as a Canadian younger Americans are insular and know way more about their nation or state than they do about the outside world. I suspect part of it is the size of the United States both demographically and geographically combined with an American-centric education system. To be fair, many young Canadians no jack shit about the world too. In my History class in a Canadian university, the Canadian students and Canadian prof assumed I was well travelled because I could name and locate the countries in Europe. I felt like saying no I've just been curious and looked at a map.... When I was in the United States I enjoyed confusing kids my age by replying "Nova Scotia" when they asked what state I was from hahaha

    • @Delibro
      @Delibro Pƙed 2 lety +1

      I think there are two reasons for US Americans not knowing things about foreign countries:
      - First, the US is a big, diverse and developed country, this means people from the US don't need other countries in mostly any regard, not for traveling as they have from snowy winters to hot beaches all within their country, not for goods or industry as they produce mostly anything on their own, not for language cus most people know English...
      - Second, in public schools there is not much taught about foreign countries.
      Whereas the first reason is ok, the second reason is a big problem im my opinion.

    • @nathalykim1263
      @nathalykim1263 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      yeah, I think it is because since they have been the biggest power for so long, their educational system didn't feel the need to teach about other cultures and other countries' history
      I'm from a developing country and our history classes are divided into our national history, and world history, in which we learn from ancient Egypt to Greece, Rome, Middle age, modern age, the US independence, French revolution, world wars, cold war, etc etc etc
      because of this I feel like I have at least some notion about many countries just from going to school properly, but Americans are only taught about their own history and stuff that relates to it, I think
      also, besides, because the US have such a cultural influence in the world, everyone else kind of have to learn English, so Americans don't have a need to branch out, I guess
      I would imagine they would at least know about their neighbors, however, since ppl from the uk for example, who are in a similar position to the US know about Europe, but I guess not...

    • @eklectiktoni
      @eklectiktoni Pƙed 2 lety

      I actually knew most of these so I may not be the typical American. But to answer your question, it's because our public school system is pretty bad if I'm honest. At least when it comes to geography, history, and politics. When I was in school, they never even tried to teach us about other countries in detail. My parents were just very diligent in making sure I knew about the rest of the world and taught me supplemental information.
      The lack of effort in teaching kids geography doesn't even just apply to other countries. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people here in the US who can't name all the US territories (literally part of THIS country)! I've had to remind people that someone who comes from Guam, the Virgin Islands, or Puerto Rico is an American too.

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  • @timsummers870
    @timsummers870 Pƙed rokem +1

    Toronto is the capital of the Province of Ontario, although Ottawa is the capital of Canada and it is also in Ontario.

  • @calumashleymcdonough8955
    @calumashleymcdonough8955 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Wow, very fun video. Pop quiz for Christina: how do we spell "neighbors" in Canada?

    • @xXPyrophorusXx
      @xXPyrophorusXx Pƙed 2 lety +1

      ...and in the rest of the English speaking world as well.

  • @deanmcmanis9398
    @deanmcmanis9398 Pƙed 2 lety +29

    Another fun video, and I definitely learned new stuff about Canada. My first question for Sydney would be where is she from in Canada? In my travels to Canada there are some places like Toronto or Vancouver where Americans would fit in easily. But if you are visiting Montreal it really helps if you know French from what I've seen. So it's good to know where people are from in Canada. I didn't know that you had to be bilingual to work for the government, but it makes sense. I actually thought that there were more than 38 million people in Canada because it is so big. it's unusual that Canada is only recently independent from GB, but still part of the British commonwealth. I knew how the Canadian flag looked, but I would also struggle drawing a good looking maple leaf.

    • @francelaferriere6106
      @francelaferriere6106 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      It's best to be bilingual in Canada except if you work for Air Canada, then it's not necessary to speak French, apparently, even if your last name is Rousseau.

    • @alpearson9158
      @alpearson9158 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@francelaferriere6106 funny I have often heard French on Air Canada . West jet not so much

    • @pamlatimer4950
      @pamlatimer4950 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      I worked for all levels of government for over 25 years. I do NOT speak french.

    • @wgrandbois
      @wgrandbois Pƙed 2 lety +2

      I thought it was odd that after being asked where in the U.S. she was from, Christina didn't ask the same back.

    • @mrnobody3161
      @mrnobody3161 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      @@pamlatimer4950
      Good for you. People from France can't understand people from Quebec, so, French in Canada is considered to be Old French by the French and is 300 years old.
      More accurately Canadian French is Quebecois

  • @kevinlevin229
    @kevinlevin229 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Always beautiful, always sweet Christina!

  • @jasoncarnevale2998
    @jasoncarnevale2998 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Even the Canadian mispronounced poutine, In Quebec we pronounce it poo-tsin

  • @moonchild848
    @moonchild848 Pƙed 2 lety

    I have heard from my American friends that since each state is almost a mini country with its own laws etc, the education system focuses more on America and less on international countries. Also they would get all the news from their counties or states. Obviously breaking news in both countries is all over the tv. But that might be a guess as to why they know less about us. We send so many musicians down there eh??? lol..this was great tho girls!

  • @moblindd3747
    @moblindd3747 Pƙed 2 lety +15

    Christina u r my crush â€ïžđŸ„°

  • @brissyapra
    @brissyapra Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Sorry. Where is my UK (Lauren) and Australia (Grace) trio collab? :(

  • @eunbyeol7096
    @eunbyeol7096 Pƙed 2 lety

    You can actually hear the disappointment tone in her "I like the fire" 😂

  • @AlexQC9
    @AlexQC9 Pƙed 2 lety

    You don't need to speak both languages to work for the government, only one or the other. (At the embassy it might be different though)