American Reacts to the WEIRDEST Things About Canada (Part 1)
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2023
- As an American I know that there are many things that are very different in Canada compared to the United States. Today I am very interested to learn about some of the things that Canada does that the rest of the world considers to be weird and unusual. If you enjoyed the video feel free to leave a comment, like, or subscribe for more!
I know the money seems funny to many Americans, but as a Canadian I actually find US money to be the less straightforward currency. Maybe it is because I only use US cash a few times a year, but I find it really annoying to be constantly arranging money in my wallet in denomination order instead of just reaching for the correct colour, its so much less visibly obvious how much you have in your wallet at any given time.
At least in Canada you can't mistake a 50 for a 20 if you do your incredibly drunk or stupid
You are wasting your time. He does not care. He's been making these for a year. He does it to make money.
@damonx6109 no he doesn't maybe we should just pull the gen Z card and get offended by this American trash
@@damonx6109 he's not very genuine about it either
@@damonx6109Why on earth would you watch his videos if you have such a low opinion? Are you one of those people who full their days posting negative comments to fill some sort of void in your life?
Former employee of a couple of Canadian dairies here. Bagged milk came in with metric in the late 1970s. All of the returnable glass and plastic milk jugs became unusable when we went from gallons and quarts to liters. Empty, returnable jugs were the bane of every dairy's existence. They were hard to clean and there were hygienic issues. A solution with less container handling was a big deal. Consumers hated dealing with the returnable plastic and glass bottles too so they were eliminated. Selling milk in metric liters was phased in by province. Some dairies needed to package in both quarts and liters at the same time. The solution was bagged milk. By changing the length of the bags, the same machine could package both. Once we learned how to pour out of milk bag with the proper pitcher (which were given out for free originally), Canadian consumers loved bagged milk too. BTW, the rinsed out plastic bags can go in our blue bins for recycling.
Thanks for the info. Very informative. Never could figure out why we had to convert to metric in the first place, since the US never did, and 80% of our trade is with them anyways.
@terryomalley1974 The reason Canada went metric was the idea of then prime Minister Pierre Trudeau because he wanted Canada to join the EEC (European Economic Union) and lessen our economic ties with the US. Pierre Trudeau was a senior member of the WEF back then. You figure it out from there.
@randyhuke3773 wow. Yet another tie to the WEF. I never knew this history. Thanks.
@@randyhuke3773like father like son. Wait...
@@genregurl you mean step son
In my local area, south eastern BC, there is a band of older gentlemen who play all covers of The Tragically Hip. They call themselves The Hip Replacements.
Our twoonie can be described as having a polar bear on one side with the Queen in profile on the reverse. It can also be described as the Queen with a bear behind.
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Or, "the Queen's bear(bare) behind."
Canada decided to remain in the Commonwealth as we are a resource rich country living next door to America, where rivers literally catch on fire. While we appreciate our friendly relationship with our neighbours to the South, we are also distinctly aware that it will be good to have several global allies once America completely exhausts it's natural resources and turns it gaze northward towards ours.
Bingo! Canada was so under populated compared to the U.S that being truly independent ant and alone would invite invasion. (Again)
You are wasting your time. He does not care. He's been making these for a year. He does it to make money.
Dude it's the other way around they have been saving their untouched resources and making us into a low key puppet state who is basically forced to sell them our stuff at low prices and pay tariffs on that.
They have a lot of resources and pretty much any US state that specialises in a particular commodity probably has more of that said commodity than all of Canada i.e. Texas has more oil, Kansas has more corn , Alaska has more gold and diamonds ect.
Everyone thinks the US is a big mega city that spans the entire continent but actually they have lots of untouched wilderness and untapped wealth.
Lies.
With your nose in the air drive through some of the industrial parts of southern Ontario and all this talk about Canada being so much more environmentally friendly goes out the window!
I love the fact that you are interested in Canada when so many Americans are not interested in other countries and few know much about their Northern neighbour. Seeing our weird and wonderful country from a foreign perspective is very enlightening. Your enthusiasm, interest, and respectful approach are most welcome, eh. 😀I really enjoy your videos. Thank you.
I was at the final concert in Kingston. It was emotional. I'm not ashamed to admit that I wept openly as they left the stage.
i moved to Canada from UK ..i was mesmerised by bags of milk...
and as for_""The Hip"..they represented all the very best of Canadian culture and life...Gord was an amazing poet and dreamer,,sang about Canadian topics and Loved his country as much as we loved him..One of our best homeboys..
Stompin tom is very underrated in my opinion. A lot of really solid fun songs that don't get played. You should do a video on Stompin Tom Connors
The good old hockey game
I hope they don’t eliminate the plastic milk bags. Having arthritis in my hands, it is extremely difficult to open a carton and so the bags are much easier to open for people like me. 👍
Buy filtered milk, they have a screw cap.
@@TripReviews FYI: Screw caps are difficult for people with arthritis.
@@cathywithacI too have the same issue along with uncured 4 carpel tunnel and Neurolysis surgeries. And find no problem to loosen or tighten them, I do understand the difficulty, but bags are just a pain in the….
I love the bags of milk. Thats all I buy.
@@deeporter7369 is it the fact they sell this type of container the most so it’s generally on sale somewhere? Or is it because you’ve become accustomed to it? Do you remember the 1 gallon plastic milk jugs of the 1970’s? They were superior and they had a deposit on them. Could be heavy as it was an entire gallon in one container though, imperial too not the U.S gallon. They ended them for various reasons I guess partly because retailers had to take them back taking up space and costing them money.
There are actually a few advantages being a Commonwealth country for some people, i do not think many people know about the British Nationality Act. I think it was first passed after WWII if i remember correctly and has not changed much since then. I know about it as a Canadian because i have had a love for British history since i was a child. The act gives advantages for people born in a Commonwealth country with either a parent or grandparent born in The UK who wish to get a visa for work or schooling in the UK or wish to live there. One example i found out about is that someone with a visa for schooling in the UK can only legally work a maximum of 20 hours per week while eligible people under the BNA can work as a British citizen does with no limitation on their working hours. Supposedly it makes the process easier to obtain a visa as well. Do not know everything about it but i find it quite interesting.
Exactly right it makes immigration between Commonwealth countries easier
Yeah I did a summer work program once. Made British pounds over the summer back when conversion was 2x 🎉
You are wasting your time. He does not care. He's been making these for a year. He does it to make money.
Growing up in southern Ontario, within an hour of Buffalo and Niagara Falls NY, we often shopped in US grocery stores. I have to say, I have sometimes had to dump the last bit of milk from the gallon jugs if we haven’t been able to drink it fast enough. I have never had that happen with bagged milk in smaller batches. The same amount stays fresher longer. And less waste/recycling to deal with!
I think that bag milk will change eventually because the bags are plastic and there is a move to eliminate plastic. I hope they find an alternative material for the bags though because I much prefer them to the Tetra packs or whatever they're called. Bagged milk is really easy to freeze and doesn't take up much space in the fridges freezer because it can moled to whatever shape you need it to be and has no corners. It is also less awkward to hold and pour for those of us with little hands.
I bet that's an advantage that most 'Merican's don't even consider. I buy 3 litres of milk and freeze at lease one bag to keep it fresh while I use the the other two bags. that way I always have fresh milk in the house even if I run out of the unfrozen bags. I just need to remember to take it out of the freezer a day or two before I totally run out of the other bags.
there's more plastic used in the jugs and even the cartons have plastic in them.
The use bagged milk really depends upon where you live. I do have faint memories of it as a kid but it's been cartons and plastic jugs ever since.
The bags are recyclable after a little rinse.
I wash out the milk bags and reuse them. Great for freezing soups, stews, fruit, etc.
Love your channel!! 1: Don’t mess with the Hip!! 2: bagged milk is an Ontario thing (as far as I know) I live in Alberta 3: We don’t miss the pennies!! 4: I think our currency is awesome!! It has brail! & very hard to destroy in the normal sense lol! Just my opinion, have a good day my friend
Ontario and Quebec have bagged milk.
@@terryomalley1974Nova Scotia has bagged milk, too
@@terryomalley1974 Yeah and Qc is the largest milk producer in the country. It's only logical for neighboring provinces to have them too. AFAIK, they aren't huge in the western provinces
About the paper currency, it's not actually braille tho, but it has similar inspiration. It uses a symbol made up of 6 dots, lining one of the ends (corner) of the note. The $5 note, has a single such symbol. the $10 note, has 2 symbols, separated by a gap, the $20 note has 3 symbols (and a gap between each), the $50 note has 4 symbols.. the $100 note is a tad weird, like the $10 note it only has 2 symbols, but the gap (smooth surface) in between them is wider. I'm just pointing this out so one doesn't mislead a blind friend into thinking it's just braille, the system is simple enough once you get it.
@@michelderosa2695 I'd hazard a guess that blind people would already know, well before others.
Dude, love your videos! I am from Halifax Nova Scotia, you need to do a video on halifax, the history here is long and eventful, from the Halifax explosion to being the jumping off point for all the convoys to Europe in world War 2 and even world War 1, prohibition in the US was serviced by boats from nova scotia, we have an actual British fort in the center of our city, not to mention probably the kindest Canadians you will ever meet, also a connection to Boston, we send them a giant Xmas tree every year at Xmas to say thanks for the help during the Halifax explosion over 100 years and still sending that tree! So much you may need 2 videos, nova scotia is the most close knit province in the country, your video is anxiously awaited!! Thanks!!
No we are not like the USA - for the most part, we are a quiet nation, respectful and no we all don't say eh!
The bag milk is not everywhere here in Canada. In fact, I last saw one when I was a kid. I'm 45 now. Imagine coming up here to visit and being very excited to see the bagged milk and you can't find it anywhere. You will have to go only East of Canada for that apparently.
Correct. Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada
Yes! I am also 45, and live in Manitoba. I don't remember it here at all!
Ontario as well.
In BC I have only a vague memory of bagged milk. It did not go over well here.we can get our milk in cardboard cartons, plastic jugs, or some glass bottles from independent dairies, all have a refundable deposit for recycling. (Re-use for glass)
Oh yeah we have the good old milk in cartons and the milk bags but the bags are more affordable as it's more milk for less
You can also freeze those liter bags of milk without having to remove milk like the American plastic gallons. My mom still freezes bagged milk to this day. 😅
In Canada it is spelled litres ! , Americans spell it Liters !
A good portion of Canada doesn't have bagged milk. It's in jugs like the U.S.
About milk in bags... There is one significant advantage of packaging milk as a bag of 3 bags of milk that is almost always missed in this never ending fascination. Which is that it keeps the milk fresher, longer. The shelf life of milk shortens once you open it/break the seal. A family buys 4 Litres total (3 X 1 1/3 L/bag) but of course you only open (break the seal) of each bag when you have used up the previous bag. This is better than just buying a single-container gallon (3.8L) of milk because that last bag will be for sure be more fresh than if you the last third of the gallon.
One of the biggest difference between the US and Canada is that the US split from Britain was immediate with the Declaration of Independence (followed with the Revolutionary War of course), while Canada separation happened peacefully and gradually in several stages. That's why there are still many connections to Britain, including having the Monarch as our head of state.
I do notice that the U.S. is tied to Britain as it uses English(from England) as the main language spoken. It also uses Fahrenheit for temperature and Pounds for weight.(also from England)
We achieved patriation in 82 though. We pay lip service, but all power of the monarchy to do anything is gone.
@@_Twink Ever heard of the governor general? The representative of the Canadian monarch, currently King Charles III. The King is head of state of Canada and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. The King, on the advice of his Canadian prime minister, appoints a governor general to carry on the Government of Canada in the King's name, performing most of his constitutional and ceremonial duties. Yup, all power of the monarchy to do anything is gone. 🤣
@@oz_medias you need to understand patriation before commenting, otherwise you might look ignorant 🙄 the kings only power is to say yes to our pick for governor General, who only performs in ceremonies.
Another reason milk is sold in bags is because buying larger quantities is generally cheaper so now we can buy the larger quantities and freeze some portion until needed
In Alberta, we had bagged milk until the 80s. It changed to cartons, then jugs at that time. The King will be on the money later this year or early next. They have to do the engraving master, and then they will change the coins. I think they will change some of the bill too. We do not have a British monarchy. The Canadian Crown is Canadian, with the Governor General acting as head of state in the King place. When the King comes to Canada, he is no longer British but Canadian. It is the same way for all the Constitutional monarchies in the British Commonwealth. The stange thing is that the Canadian Constitutional Monarchy was formed by France, and when Canada was handed to the British, so was the Monarchy, Canada is the only French Crown in the British Commonwealth. I find that to be the wildest thing.😅
He should dona reaction to somebody explaining patriation.
I'm a 56 year old Canadian living in Ontario. Every part of this video is so Canadian and I love it. To respond to your "aboot", that's heard in Newfoundland and throughout the Maritimes. Having been to Newfoundland and being my heritage, they definitely have their own brand of English outside the big cities LOL. For example the phrase "Stay where yas to till I comes where yas at." meaning 'Wait for me" lol. Milk comes in bags and cartons for those that want only 1 litre of milk or 2L of milk, and smaller sizes so it's not all bags. Seriously, it's been 50 years already, we figured out how to make a box with a pour spout LOL. Anyhow, great stuff, keep it up eh!! LOL, on to part 2...✌😎 P.S. Santa Claus is Canadian!🎅
The Maritimes are kind of their own thing, and I love it there. I'm currently in B.C though. In New Brunswick nobody gives street names or addresses for a business. Everyone just says what the business used to be. Ask "where's the best bar in town", answer, "oh, you are going to want to go to the old laundry mat, next to the old computer store. Their sign is a basketball hoop" 😅 real life example right there.
We have our own brand of butchered English in Quebec unless we have a friend or/and family member who speaks it fluently lol
In the 1980's Moms cleaned and reused the clear milk bags to put kids sandwiches in, when packing their lunch. And here's a winter tip for you. If your boot gets a hole in it, you can use the larger milk bag as a boot liner.
Yeah they removed pennies a while ago. Now if something costs something with some cents, they either round up or down on the price to the next nickel depending how many cents.
When it comes to bagged milk, it definitely is a Canadian thing but I myself have always bought milk in cartons, never really got into buying the bagged milk, but I did have some friends that would choose the bagged milk. I think, if I'm right, it tends to be a bit cheaper than milk in cartons and you get a bit more for your money.
Hey Tyler, I think maybe you should consider opening a P.O. Box for Canadians to send you some things, if that's something you'd be ok with and if the viewers would like that too. I'm sure tons of Canadian viewers would love to send you "Canadian" things to review or try. I get that food might not be something you'd feel totally comfortable trying, i know for myself i would be untrusting to try foods sent to me by random strangers, although I know some CZcamsrs do that but maybe that's just my ocd talking there.
But even food aside, I'm sure the viewers would love to send you different objects and memorabilia from Canada and even money.
I'd definitely send you some cool stuff from here too.
Love your channel btw.
He had a p.o. box in his description but looks like it's gone.. maybe he got tired of the maple syrup shipments. 😂
@@MK-fc2hn oh ok... Haha i can imagine him just getting crates of maple syrup 😂
The rounding up or down only occurs on cash transaction though.... if you pay by Debit or Credit card, you are charged the exact amount still.
not just a canadian thing... most of the milk in russia is sold in bags... its also boiled, baked, carmelized, ... just saying
I used to bite a corner off the bag and drink the whole quart like I was feeding from my mommy. Also, my grandmother used to save the bags by cutting the top off the bag where the corners were already cut and washing them. She'd send cookies home with me in them.
Were your mommies boobs plastic? LOL.
Regarding pennies, it's worth noting that Debit (direct pay) was adopted early in Canada. Even 15 - 20 years ago it was so common that when I would pay large bills using cash I would have clerks assume that I meant debit.
Why did Canada stay part of the British Empire? It's complicated, but the short answer is "Canada's really big". I once read a short story from 1843 aimed at teen boys encouraging them to emigrate to Canada on the grounds that "London has too many people and not enough jobs, Canada has lots of jobs and not enough people". There's also an argument that being part of the British Empire, even on a technicality, helps Canada maintain political distance from the US.
You are wasting your time. He does not care. He's been making these for a year. He does it to make money.
@@damonx6109 If you read it, other people will too. Some of them may want to know. Besides, it's my time to waste; or did you think being on CZcams was somehow productive?
@@damonx6109 You mean like 99% of CZcams videos? My god, thanks for such enlightening comments, over and over again, who'd a thunk it?
@@cmlemmus494 I think it's a recent realization, he is posting it repeatedly as if it's unknown knowledge.
The loon is a really beautiful bird and their song is very unique and soothing to listen too . Absolutely love Canada
Re: Why CDN Money looks like it does: We designed multiple anti-counterfeiting features which are literally embedded into our money - including the complex colouring & shading & overlapping of images. Plus, we can teach children to recognize denominations of our money by colour, before they even learn their ABC’s or Numbers! Tell them if they are going to chew on & destroy a bill - chew on a blue ($5) or purple ($10) bill not a green ($20) red ($50) or brown ($100) bill - if you have a reddish-purple ($1000) bill lying around for toddlers to deface you’re probably a drug dealer & shouldn’t have children where you are manufacturing methamphetamines or ecstasy pills (as was done for years, next door to us in T.O. = Why 23 police - S.W.A.T with automatic rifles & uniformed & undercover police swarmed up our driveway to get access to basement apt next door = an alternate bolt hole for a drug gang from Jane & Finch who were obviously tipped off by a corrupt officer, before the raid, because we witnessed them scrambling to get into their cars & almost colliding while roaring off the driveway & down the street! Unfortunately, the cops did not raid the main floor of the house where drug cooking steamed up the windows with running rivers of water - a prostitution sideline was youngerJohns would come away from their “Appt’s swigging water from newly opened water bottles as they swallowed the pills & dumped those tiny little plastic baggies all over our lawn & driveway as they walked back to their parked cars! We believe the upstairs Asian gang ratted out the gang from Jane-Finch because they didn’t like the competition- landlord didn’t care who he rented to! ❤
Bagged milk is only found in Eastern Canada, although when it was first brought out in the late 60's or early 70's it could be found across the country it was slowly phased out starting in BC and Alberta then to Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Today it can be found in, I believe, 3 provinces, Ontario, Quebec and, if memory serves, Nova Scotia although it could be found in other Maritime Provinces as well.
Not entirely true. It is more common in the east today, certainly, but it was available on the West Coast when I moved here back in the late-1980s and it was available in Winnipeg when I was a kid in the 70s. Not sure if it's still on the prairies, but it was phased out in BC in the late-90s as part of the Greening (widespread adoption of recycling and composting, etc). Today we even have deposits on plastic milk jugs.
I was surprised years ago when in the west they sold chips in a box. Not sure if they still do but it was weird to me
@@cmlemmus494 Actually it disappeared from local stores here when I was in my late teens or so....and that makes it the 70's though I guess a few places in BC may have still had it. I know that in Manitoba it disappeared later than in BC.
@@sheila6479 I have not seen any in recent years so they are probably gone but it is possible, maybe for some special release, that they may come back briefly.
@@cmlemmus494 Haven't seen it in BC since mid to late 80's.
One of the reason Canada doesn't remove references to monarchy is because this would require to amend the Constitution, which is complicated by the process implemented in the 1982 Constitution Act, which requires the agreement of 7 provinces representing 50% of the canadian population. Also, this would cause Québec to come back with our historic revendications, as Québec was granted special powers in 1867, as a French community, that was stripped away in 1982 without our consent. To this day, Québec has yet to sign the Constitution Act of 1982.
The First Nations would also probably have some revendications (rightfully so) should the Constitution be amended.
The royal family is just a tradition of respect and it helps hold the 2 country together like a wedding in the past
This is a PROFESSIONAL video guy in the UK who creates thousands of YT videos, churning out topics of every Country on the planet. Not always correct pronunciation of words or aspect of the topics. The NEW coin this month is a " Commemorative Indigenous Design" collector series artist edition. Bags of milk are in Eastern Canada as it helps for recycling + reduction of bulk after the product is consumed.
We don’t have Eastern and Western Canada. We have Atlantic Canada, ( New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador). Then we have Central Canada, ( Quebec and Ontario). Then we have Western Canada ( Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia) Then we have Northern Canada, ( Nunavut, Northwest Territory and Yukon).🇨🇦
@@randallcaldwell4611 Damn, I always thought the Maritimes were East of BC, therefore in Eastern Canada. I haven't seen the new compasses, when do they come out?
@@oz_medias when your country spans 6 time zones, using an East Vs West makes no sense at all. Canada is so big it needs to be defined into recognizable portions of the Country. If someone reported a gas well exploded in the East , every Albertan would think Vermillion was on fire!😀
Fun video
Not everyone uses "eh" I have used it, but mostly in a joking manner.
Bagged milk hasn't been sold in Western Canada since the late 80's.
Milk bags are sold in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes, but not really sold in western Canada, Newfoundland, Labrador, or the territories.
As for the pennies most people in Canada pay with a debit/bank card or credit card
But if they pay cash the amount is either rounded down or up to the nearest 5 cents
Example: If I'm paying cash and my bill is $10.53 that is closer to $10.55 so that's what I pay. However if my bill is was closer to $10.50 such as $10.51 or $10.52 then I clearly pay $10.50.
It's very simple.
These days Canada’s connection to the English royal family is really only symbolic.
Did you know at any moment the King can take over Canada,this was researched by lawyers in depth about 15 years ago! Canad ais basically a division of England,remember to get a law/bill passed the Qeuun or King now hss to sign it!!
I remember back in the 70s and early 80s we had bagged milk in Alberta out west, eh! Not sure why they changed out west but I do miss it. Eh, life moves on.
Born & lived in Canada my whole life (except for 5 years in Caribbean). Have lived in 3 Provinces & visited 7. Attended one of the top universities with students from all over Canada and worked in Toronto & Vancouver with people from across the country. I am very social and worked my way through school in bars & restaurants. In all these years with the exception of twice in Northern Ontario, once in Nova Scotia and from a Newfie I have never heard nor used the word “eh” in real life. Hear it all the time from Americans, on comedy shows (I think the brilliant Bob & Doug McKenzie routines on SCTV - Rick Moranis & Dave Thomas really made it stick). It’s an urban myth so over used even a good Canadian university is trying to figure it out even though no one but comedians & non Canadians use it.
As a Canadian, I only recently learned that bagged milk was a thing.... it's nowhere to be found where I live or where I grew up. We still use plastic jugs.
In the western provinces, I've heard that you don't have those or they aren't common. It's a Québec / Ontario thing but they are in the Atlantic provinces too.
I moved from East to West and I miss the bagged milk. It was easier to pour and it froze beautifully. The empty milk bags were great to freeze food in.
Frozen milk tastes gross after it thaws out.
You have to thaw in cold water. Not lactose though, 1% is probably the best to defrost. When four months of the year you can't travel its what ya have. Things are very different when you are remote.
@@terrymckenzie9477 I hear you. I grew up in northern Canada during the mid 60s-mid 70s. We had 9 Months of winter and 3 months of hard sledding. The food trucks drove the Alaska Highway and usually hit Whitehorse before all the small place off the highway. Frozen milk was gross and in the summer, the milk had pretty much expired. Grew up on powdered milk which was also gross…lol
Maybe the cow that gave the milk has something to do with it. I grew up on baged milk and sometimes froze then thawed. I never found the milk tasted any different after it thawed. Mother use to thaw in cold water too. Fill the sink and let it lay in it. Maybe that has something to do with it too possibly.
@@niewissen9912 It's easier to milk a cow into a carton than a bag.
Being from western Canada I haven't seen bagged milk in decades. Most of the information on this channel revolves around Eastern Canada
I'm Canadian and have a few Scottish friends. When I travelled to Scotland, I noticed they use "ya?" or "yeh?" in the same sort of way. Sort of like a sentence extender or looking for agreement. It may not be used in exactly the same way, but I noticed a lot of Scots would use those where a Canadian might place an "eh?" in a sentence.
"Eh" is commonly used with Gaelic speakers. Also Canada was heavily influenced by Scottish settlers.
Brits use eh the same way. it's just shorter/less drawn out. In the US they say right or okay in place of eh.
When I was a kid, we had bagged milk where I lived in Manitoba. As I grew up, it disappeared. I live in a different part of Manitoba now and there’s no bagged milk. I guess some provinces still use them. Not every province has bagged milk.
I agree from Saskatchewan- I haven’t seen it in decades
I'm in Northern Ontario. Our local stores got rid of the bags about 5 years ago and replaced them with jugs. For some reason they still sell the pitchers designed for their use.
The statue that you commented on, is of General Sir Issac Brock. He is known as the Hero of Upper Canada during the War of 1812. He had a great relationship with the First Nation Leader Tecumseh. Brockville Ontario is also name after him. Mike
We haven't had bagged milk here in BC for many years.
Another reason the "hip" was so popular: BY LAW radio stations have to play a certain amount of Canadian music (I think the number is 35%) so stations have to play 21 minutes of Canadian music per hour. So at one point, a "middle of the road" band like The Tragically Hip would be played AT LEAST once an hour, same with The Barenaked Ladies. Bands with more edge like Teenage Head, The Battered Wives, or even David Wilcox never got any airtime because their music was too far off the beaten path. Hell, even Rush and Max Webster are a little "too hard" for most radio stations.
Same thing happened in the 70's with Gordon Lightfoot's "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" I swear they played that fucking song AT LEAST twice an hour.
This is a great point and another "weird" Canadian thing. But it wasn't always like that, I think it would be better overall if they got rid of that.
Brainwashed with Canadian content. It's just tragic that they were hip to begin with.
the reason the hip is so popular is because its good music
@@scottlarson535 Yes it is, but not THAT good.
Sorry, I always think of new things to say. From my knowledge, the ‘eh’ mostly came from the Scottish settlers. I have a ton of them since I’m about 80% Scottish and Irish, 10% English and the rest is from north western Europe. 🙄 you see, Tyler there’s such diversity in Canada and we are so regional and have such different histories that although there are some similarities of course we are not always in agreement!
I hear newfies and natives say "eh" allot.
As a Canadian to answer your question about Penny’s and how it works. It either rounds up or down to the nearest five cents and only applies to cash transactions. 0.01, 0.02, 0.06 & 0.07 cents round down wards and 0.03, 0.04, 0.08, & 0.09 cents round up. So it does balance each other out being a 50/50 split
STRONGER IN NUMBERS. PICK ON CANADA YOU PICK ON THE COMMONWELTH.
We don't have a British monarch. We have a Canadian monarch. It just happens to be the same person as the British one.
Very true and well said.
Tyler, I keep wondering why you won't react to the Heritage Minutes. There are many of them so you don't have to search for content (although they might inspire you down other roads) and they are interesting and say a lot about Canadian culture and what we have to be proud of.
they have seen the hertiage minutes and mentioned they may do something about them. Content preperation takes time and needs t obe scheduled. IT also may require some research too.
Not yet on the currency. Also every court house in Canada will have to change the signs from court of queen's bench to court of king's bench.
Tyler, have you considered getting Canadians to interview on your channel? The right guests could explain all your questions and give you a better understanding of Canada?🇨🇦😀
Haha... that would imply that he actually cares about any of this.... His brother got him to do this (along with other videos regarding other countries). He does not care! Get that through your head. He couldn't even make his own youtube symbol. He just used a cartoon version of his brother. Let me ask you a question... If someone was that interested in a place that was literally 6 hours drive away would you still believe them after a year and they still can't pick out the place on a map?
@@damonx6109 For someone who spends so much time downplaying his videos, you sure have a personal vested interest in his life.
I think having a well educated Canadian sitting in on the videos or even branching out so Tyler could ask questions that he hasn’t found answers to would increase his fan base. There is a lot of questions that an intelligent, curios and inquisitive man like Tyler must have, that an informed Canadian could answer. There is no reason why his channel has to be restricted to “Reacting to videos about Canada”. His channel is important to Canada because, while most of his viewers are probably Canadian, he must have a small USA audience. If he can share information and spread awareness, knowledge and kill misconceptions, what is the harm. There is also the chance that we could learn something about our cousins to the south of the 49th parallel. In my opinion!🇨🇦😀✌️
It was delivered in glass bottles that held a quart. When Canada switched to the metric system they switched to one liter bags that never caught on in the west and were only around for a few years in the seventies.
I miss my bagged milk. Wish western Canada adopted.
Another Question Asked In The Reaction Video Was “Why Did Canada Keep The Monarchy?” … In 1864, a year before the end of the US Civil War, the Northern Fathers of Confederation met together for the first time in the City of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island to discuss the urgent desirability of a political union of the British North American colonies as a protective measure against the possible invasion of the hardy battle-proven Northern US Union Army. In looking over their constitutional options, the colonies wanted to retain their legislative powers while also organizing a true federal parliament in Ottawa to defend the Maple Realm! Concerned about the ongoing civil unrest in America, the Fathers of Confederation deliberately chose to remain a Constitutional Monarchy as - in their view - it was the best bulwark against division. The Crown would, therefore, continue to operate as Head of each colony (renamed “Provinces”) while also function (by division of jurisdiction) as Head of the Federal state. In 1867 The authority in and over Canada was vested in the Monarch. 115 years later in 1982, at the brokerage of Provincial Premiers (like US State Governors), the Provincial & Federal Crowns were officially recognized as belonging to each level of government and were solidly and deliberately entrenched in the fabric of the new patriated constitution. Canada emerged as fully independent of the United Kingdom and each legislative body (in Ottawa and in every Province) was given a veto over any change to the office or power of the Crown of Canada. The Canadian Monarchy is a corporation sole and as such is legally independent from the British Monarchy. Finally, in 2023 a distinct Canadian Royal Crown was unveiled and the Canadian King’s Title removed direct references to the United Kingdom.
12:20 Getting rid of pennies is actually very easy. You simply stop minting more of them. The existing ones remain legal tender, but they will naturally wear out, get lost, damaged, or just held by collectors and take themselves out of circulation over time. Businesses stop giving them back in change, and will round prices to the nearest 5 cents. There's less work involved in making this change than you'd think.
"Who want to be normal"
So... different from the USA mean NOT normal?
Also, the penny is still legal tender in Canada however stores no longer have to accept them (even when they were in use they were only required to accept 25 pennies per purchase). To dispose of pennies (apparently) you can roll them (25 cents per roll) and bring them to a bank who then will either give you other currency or deposit them into your account (if you have one there) and they then ship them off to be removed from circulation. I still have quite a few Canadian pennies lying around and home (and a number of US pennies as well).
50 cents per roll.
@@sid7088 right...been a long time since I rolled any pennies, was thinking of the store limits for purchases (though many stores would take more).
If it is legal tender than it must be taken for all cash transactions. That is the law. There are limits on the amount of change that is considered legal tender. You can't walk into a car dealership and buy a new car with quarters.
@@Chilliwack56 Remember the Royal Bank penny pinchers? The plastic frame for holding coins? Used to LOVE those...
@@nathanelke5234 memory is foggy but yes, I do. We rarely got them as we dealt with another institution.
we did loose one of our icons a while back stubby beer bottles or short neck bottles, we switched over to the American long necks, if you watch old videos of the great white north with Bob and Doug Mckenzie you will still see them drinking out of the stubby
In BC, where I live, bagged milk was popular for a few years back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but then faded away. We have cartons for 1 and 2 litre (quart) sizes, with a plastic opening on the side, so no more fighting to get the carton open. The gallon containers (4 litres) come in recyclable plastic containers, and BC just added a deposit to these kind of containers about a year ago, maybe longer.
I live in Vancouver my whole life (19) and never heard of bagged milk until I see people reacts to Canada haha I always had jugged, carton and even glass milk bottles.
Bagged milk was in BC in the early 70's roughly but did not last too long.
@@Chilliwack56 ohhht that makes so much sense. 😮
I'm in BC and I remember bagged milk as a kid....giving away my age haha
Tyler, send me an American $100 bill, and I'll send you a Canadian $100 bill.
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Canada became a Dominion in 1867. Mostly autonomous but within the Empire. In 1932, The Westminster Act granted independence (with the exception of Constitutional changes). The expectation was for Canada to develop it's own Constitution. It took decades to get all Provinces to agree to the Constitution).
In 1982, the Constitution was approved and Queen Elizabeth II signed off on it, granting full independence.
Also, Canada (along with Australia and Nww Zealand) is a Commonwealth Realm. Meaning, the British Monarch is also the Canadian Monarch. Charles has his own unique Canadian Regal Flag and when on Canadian soil can be called the King of Canada.
With the bagged milk you put it in your jug and the corner closest to the handle you cut the small corner off, and other corner where you pour from you cut off a bit more of the corner. The smaller hole allows air in and prevents the bag from collapsing as you pour.
I think it's time you did a video on Canadian gun laws. America REALLY needs to hear it.
Why? Common sense means nothing to them.
@@sid7088 If you knew there ware a better way so you could call your politicians out on their pathetic "Now is not the time to get political" or "Look over there, the trans are after your children", wouldn't you want to know?
Honestly, I'm getting to the point with Tyler that I can't help thinking about the "This is Fine" meme whenever he says "I'm just a typical, average American here to react and learn about [insert random Canadiana here]."
The USA is literally on fire and I think Tyler is about to burst out in tears every time he learns that Canada does [insert random Americana here] better.
It really is time he lets it out, has a good cry and faces the COLD, HARD, FACT he's been swindled and it's time to get fucking angry. Tyler knows it. I can see it in his eyes no matter how light he fights to keep this channel.
I want to hear it from Tyler that Canada does [insert random Americana here] better, that America is hardly great and that American norms are bat-shit crazy.
The first step to recovery is admitting there's a problem. The USA is on fucking fire! And I want to watch Tyler flat look in the camera and say "We done fucked up! Can you please help us Canada?" He knows we will. But there's fuck all we can do until asked.
@@sid7088 Canada is not THE most Googled country to move to, nor the economic powerhouse no one saw coming, nor an absolute progressive master in a vacuum. Metrics, by definition, need comparison .
To you Tyler, I think you'd get a whole lot more traction on both sides of the border if you morphed your channel into a "this is why we can't have the nice things Canada does... except the Cobra Chickens". But honestly, we'd take 1,000,000 angry, flapping footballs over the complete lack of security I can only imagine you live with daily. I don't know if you have kids, but I know you're an Uncle. You must already be feeling anxiety over your niece or nephew entering school age. I can only sympathise and wonder whey YOU'RE not (metaphorically) burning your own fucking White House down. I mean com'on, Canada did it for shits and giggles/pay back. You're being terrorized by your own government. Do something about it. Voting alone isn't enough. It was apathy that got you here, it won't get you out.
Dude reciting the ways to use "eh," did a horrible job. Your intention for using "eh" is defined entirely by your tone & the inflection in your voice.
Also we are not the only nation to use it, I am not sure how we got stuck with the stereotype lol
So I was a “monarchist” when Queen Elizabeth II reigned - and she was widely respected. But King Charles III being implicated in you know what does not command respect so now I can acquiesce when my hubby rants against all things Royal - he’s especially against the CDN Taxpayer providing all the costs of security, food & lodging & GIFTS!!! when “the freeloaders” come to visit! 😮❤
I can't even remember the last time I ever said, "eh." I'm not sure I ever said it. I do say, "you know," in place of where a lot of people might say "eh."
Several countries sell bagged milk too. For example: Uruguay, Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia, Russia, Israel and United Kingdom
As our money wears out and needs replacing that is when the new monarch will appear. Canada just updated and replaced a lot of our curruncey not long ago at a large cost. $1 and $2 bills don't exist in Canada they were replaced by coins (which will destroy a wallet or pocket in no time if you have to many in there) because they are really heavy Our bills are a small amount of paper and plastic but mostly cotton (so if it gets wet it won't get damaged and they are hard but not impossible to tear. We also no longer have the penny. Bot store still charge $0.99 for stuff. I love our money because it's colorful. Fun Fact: The first run of the toonie when it was first released the center coin kept falling out We actually had to take them back to the bank in a lot of cases because retailers weren't allowed to accept them in 2 pieces.
"Of All times" is likely very recent as Canada now has 40 million people!
Yes, any new currency will have King Charles on it.
Technically pennies are still legal tender, so if you have some you can pay with them, but they are no longer minutes/distributed.
I find it weird that Simon Whistler, a British guy that lives in Czechia ( formerly the Czech Republic), is the narrator for this video. 😂😂😂
I remember buying milk in glass bottles....I am really old! I remember when the plastic bags were introduced. However, I have rarely used them. I buy milk in one litre containers because I live alone.
Bagged milk is usually used for mulitple litre purchases. So, a family with children or restaurants would use bagged milk. I believe it is available in either three or four litre bags...i.e., three or four bags in a larger bag with printed information on it. Now, I am waiting to hear you react to HOMO milk.
"...are coins in Canada starting to get minted with King Charles..."
That's the plan... despite despite about 60% of the population being against it _and_ it not being a requirement of law.
"...why the heck is our United States physical bill so darn bad and boring..."
When the USA got started, they were broke, but wanted to have currency that wasn't in any way related to Britain (whom they hated). Being broke, they went with the cheapest possible methods of currency production. Since then, in order to change it, this would 'change tradition for no benefit' and cost money that 'does not need to be spent'. And, in some ways, they're right, especially in these days where most transactions are digital anyway (you can rather easily live your entire life without ever touching currency at this point, though that's not universal yet).
"...why did Canada gain independence yet still remain as part of the British empire?..."
The Brits kicked Canada out. They did that with most of their colonies. Running colonies, it turns out, is really expensive, and the U.K. learned from the fiasco with America that raising taxes on those colonies to _pay_ for it had a huge chance to backfire. This meant that their best bet was to get all their colonies to govern themselves instead.
"...[milk in bags] actually turned out to be kinda good..."
It's cheaper (businesses like) and more environmentally friendly (again, they like if for the optics, and people like because... y'know, survival). Milk bags can be recycled, but even when they _aren't_ they are _still_ more environmentally friendly than solid containers which _are_ recycled. Pretty much, going forward, if we ever get around to insisting on environmental health for the planet (LOL! Yeah, right, we're doomed), I think _everything_ may end up coming in bags like this. It's just better and there's no good reason _not_ to do it outside of grandma being confused. Sorry granny. You don't care about _us_ and the environment because you'll die soon? Fine. We don't care if you get confused.
Have a nice day!
Where do you get 60% from. I don't know anyone who has a problem with the normal course of changing to the current monarch. It changed from King George to Elizabeth after her coronation.
@@noadlor
*Where do you get 60% from.*
"Should Charles be king of Canada? Just one-third of poll respondents say ‘yes’" - Toronto Star
"How does putting King Charles on Canadian money make people feel? It's a coin toss" - CBC, which further contains "An Angus Reid Institute poll conducted ahead of the coronation indicated that an average of just 38 per cent of respondents want to see the new sovereign on their coins and bills. Support was highest in Ontario and the Prairie provinces, and lowest in Quebec. Sixty per cent of respondents opposed even recognizing Charles as King, according to the same poll. Only 28 per cent say they have a favourable view of Charles, while nearly half (48 per cent) did not."
Still, good question.
*I don't know anyone who has a problem with the normal course of changing to the current monarch.*
Do you live in Ontario? That may be why. Also... your tiny circle of people that you know (maybe 1000) is hardly representative of the entire country of 35 million. We can be quite astonished, at times, that what those around us think isn't what _everyone else_ thinks.
Have a nice day!
@@robindude8187 I must admit, this does surprise me. I don't put too much stock into what the Toronto Star says though. But the Angus poll surprises me. If anything, I would have expected apathy about the issue. Most people are just so used to the Queen being there and were never around when King George's face was on the coin. I remember people hated the loonie, but we got used to it. That's one thought. Another is that people are swayed by the gossip stories that have been attached to him for all these years and don't know anything else about King Charles and what he has accomplished over the years. I, myself, didn't like him back in the day. I think if people knew more about him they might give him a chance. I live in Manitoba. Originally from Alberta. Not your typical monarch loving provinces.
As an Australian it seems to me Australia and Canada have a lot in common we are both commonwealth countries with ties to the UK. The first polymer series of Australian banknotes was issued between 1992 and 1996. It was the first in the world to be printed on polymer substrate instead of paper. There are certain rules to follow when rounding a decimal number. Put simply, if the last digit is less than 5, round the previous digit down. However, if it's 5 or more than you should round the previous digit up. Peace out.
I believe, when we FIRST started having our polymer money, that it was actually printed in Australia until we got our Royal Canadian Mint factories converted over.
I have worked with Australians in Canada and members of my family have worked with Australians. We all agree that it is actually amazing how similar Australians and Canadians are in how they think and act. To the rest of the world, Canadians are easily mistaken for Americans, however, upon closer examination, Canadians have much more in common with, and are much more like, Australians than Americans. Yes, our accents and vocabulary may be very different but on almost all other measures Australians and Canadians are very similar. Canadians look and sound like Americans but are culturally much more like Australians. Americans have a unique culture and way of thinking that, for the most part, has not migrated north to dominate Canada. This is probably due to Canada's remaining part of the British Empire for so long and also is still a member of the Commonwealth Realm and of course The Commonwealth. While the United States has lost much of its British heritage, Australia and Canada's history and character has been heavily influenced by Britain throughout most of the twentieth century and somewhat into the twenty first century.
I agree. Ditto for NZ
If you live in far north areas, the dollar bills will break in the winter when it gets really cold. And bagged milk is not sold everywhere in Canada, such as the Yukon.
Lol
Rounding money happens in every currency, even American currency even though we have a penny. When you actually calculate taxes on items, it quite often comes out to include a fraction of a cent, but that fraction is just automatically rounded without even thinking about it. For instance, if you buy something that costs $1.05 and there's 6% sales tax, the actual amount owed is $1.11 and 1/3-cent, so you actually pay $1.12 to account for the rounded fraction of a cent.
Same concept for Canadian currency, just doing the rounding at a different cut-off point.
Happy 4th of July Tyler 🇺🇸 one of the Tragically Hip songs that is played at the Toronto Maple Leafs games is called “the 50 Mission cap” it’s about Bill Barilko who disappeared on a fishing trip the last goal he ever scored won the Leafs the cup. Many of The Hips songs are true Canadian stories like “Wheat Kings” it’s about David Milgaard who was wrongfully convicted for rape & murder. 38 Years Old is based off of the 1972 Mill Haven maximum security prison breakout. So that could be one of the reasons the Hip are so popular there is a history lesson to their songs
Gee thanks, now I've got that whiny, nasal trollop going through my head again.
Gord did alot of humanitarian work in Canada. Thats why we loved him so much.
What the government couldn't do. He Did!❤😘🫡
I love the bagged milk as it doesn't take up as much space on the shelf.
Tragically hip when they did the last live concrete before the guy died people played it with doors and windows open so everyone could hear it
It was insane😮
Rounding the currency is : if ended by 1 or 2, it is rounded down to 0, if it is 3 or 4, it is rounded to the following nickel (5¢). 1.03$ = 1.05$.
Here in Ontario bagged milk is very common but so is milk in cartons and plastic bottles. You don’t have to buy bagged milk but it is the cheapest price per litre.
I'm a Canadian and I'll say it... I wouldn't put up the Tragically Hip as music I proud of. I do like how they wrote so much about Canadian things. I wouldn't say they are bad, but, man, they are overrated.
we haven't seen bagged milk in western canada since the late 80's.. milk comes in a carton or jug, just like the states.
i am born in Canada... and in my 50's now..... i've never met another canadian that said the word aboot.... we always say about.
In your example of a purchase of 1.02$ cad, you would pay 1$ only. It's rounded up or down to the next 0.05$ value. If the transaction was 1.03$, it would be rounded up to 1.05$. It only applies to physical money transaction. Card payment are still processed at the exact value.
Why bagged milk? Because that's how cows produce it. In bags. For some reason Americans like to decant it into cartons or jugs maybe after the cows produce the bagged milk. It's all very strange to the rest of the world.
But more seriously, "eh" is thrown in part way through not to see if people are listening per se as much as they are following along.
"So it seems like you can add it to the end of everysentance and it will just work" OMG Tyler is finally getting it!
Hi Tyler, I just want to say thank you for your interests in all things Canada. Your observations and comments are are great and you're always really positive and open minded. Its just a pleasure to listen to you. I hope you keep observing and commenting , Have a great day!
There was a joke when the twoonie was introduced: someone proposed calling it the "royal moonie" because it had the Queen on the front with a bear (bare) behind.
I think we should have called it the "doubloon." One loonie, two doubloons. Makes sense, but.....
I literally have not seen, nor used bagged milk since the 1980s in BC. Really it's less plastic so maybe we should go back to it.
In the 70's when I was very young in the western Province of Saskatchewan, I remember we used bagged milk and had the pitcher to pour it just like in the video.... I haven't seen bagged milk here in grocery stores for a few decades though. They may still sell it in the west here.... but not at any store I've ever seen in my adult life. Personally, if I still used bagged milk I would want to have a ay to reseal the open corner (Much like those new cookie packages that have that resealable pull tab, or something, so the milk stays fresher.
British Columbia here. Haven't seen bagged milk here either for a very long time. I get the impression it's more common on the east
It's funny because I have never thought about how much we use EH. It is so ingrained, eh.
Re pennies: there's other countries that got rid of their penny as well (and New Zealand even got rid of their nickel (although I don't think it was called a nickel, just a 5 cent piece).
As Tyler mentioned, most transactions are done electronically now, so it doesn't matter (they can still be charged the exact amount). When paying cash; you just add everything together (then add tax), and round off the total to the nearest 5c. So in your $1.13 example; just buy two (1.13x2=2.26 which rounds own to $2.25).
14:14 i miss the paper money..... Hempaper
Australia was the first nation to use ' Poly ' money and Canada adopted the method ! 👍🖖🍁🌻
Only cash transactions are rounded up or down, digital transactions are exact to the penny. 👍🇨🇦
3 days ago was Canada Day , and I was camping , and started the day by blasting The HIP for the campground first thing in the morning . nothing more Canadian
I spent some time working in the States and I've heard New Orleans is Sinking on the radio down their, but that was about the only one of their songs I've ever heard there.
We use the plastic bags as freezer bags. They are stronger than regular use ɓags.
Tyler, to answer your question about our money/coinage, yes the Canadian Mint will be producing new currency with HRH King Charles III's image. Currency with HRM Queen Elizabeth II will continue to be in circulation until like all currency eventually they will be returned to the Mint via banks to be destroyed or taken out of circulation.
Pennies still exist in digital when it comes to cash transactions you round up or down. I kept a roll of 1967 pennies in hopes they will rise in cost to collectors. We still pay the Queen money every year and it needs to stop. We became a British colony at some point but we declared our independence and we need to stop paying the monarchy. Only 4 litres come in a bag.