@John T yeah, many of the canadians I knew living abroad generalized a lot too. As well as "can-splained" everything to death. It was really cringy and made me less keen on telling people my nationality. till, me and you both probably have a sample bias based on where we met the Canadians we talk too.
Last year, I drove up to Canada from the US with my friends for spring break. Once we got to the border guard and he checked our passports, he said very seriously, "You're not supposed to be here..." He then began laughing, "you're supposed to go somewhere warm for spring break!" and let us in without any issue. 10/10, would go to Canada again.
One of the border guards singled me out in the car (don’t know if it’s cuz I was the only brown guy or not) and battered me with questions before they let me pass. He asked me questions that he didn’t ask the others like, “where are u going” “how much money do u have” “do you really think that’s enough” “where do u work” “what do you work as” “how much do you earn in USD” worst border experience I’ve ever had
I always remember when I met a right wing Canadian nationalist online. Him: these left wing politicians are bringing too many immigrants here. Me: oh! I was thinking about studying in Canada. Him: Canada is a great place! Come here!
@@pepsi-cola2791 whoosh all right haven't you heard of the North American continent and the South American continent ?to say you're American doesn't mean a lot. What country do you come from when you say your European?🤣🖕 dumbass.
I'd make the point that imitating anyone's style of speech- regardless of where the speech is from or whether the imitation is mean spirited or not- will annoy anyone.
Gagan Singh people r way too sensitive.. most ppl know when something is a direct attack and ill-mannered, then id agree.. have u seen Thoughty2 channel on "why are people suddenly getting so offended" ? 😏
It’s a good piece of advice to not make fun of the locals accents no matter where you go in the world. Nobody likes their accents being made fun of no matter who you are no matter how you talk.
Tim Hortons hasn't been good since they got rid of the real baking. All shipped in frozen garbage no different than any other chain place. The fact its some national identity is embarrassing to be honest.
@@dmendez4741 I am from Jhapa, which is like the hipster part of the country, It is regarded as a Hilly district but is in the Terai belt. LOL It's Confuuing
@@amash1479 I just found Pokhara nicer, definitely helped a buddy from college is Nepali and lives there. So, I had tour guide who knew all the off the track places to go. Beautiful country tho, Kathmandu included
My town literally has 4 Tim's that are all no farther than 5 to 10 minute drive from my house... and even a few more that are probably closer to 20-30 minutes away. So so so so many Tim's... honestly thunk my town has a coffee problem. We also have 3 Starbucks locations and at least 5 different independent coffee shops right down town... and we are not a huge town we are actually quite small 😬
I remember going up to Canada for a family vacation as a kid and having a very tense interaction with the border guards because we were smuggling a bunch of Kinder eggs in our luggage, which they were probably completely unaware of.
They were sneaking items across the border which they knew were illegal - yes that's by definition smuggling, even if it's only a couple. If you bring more the fine would be proportionally bigger, and if you intended to sell them that might be trafficking.
Kinder eggs in Canada are legal. Ours are the real eggs - milk chocolate outside with a white chocolate coating on the inside, small yellow plastic "yolk" with a toy inside - just like in Germany. The American egg has 2 separate sides - chocolate egg and toy on the other side. Canadian eggs are illegal to take or mail to the US.
@@jayceewedmak9524 I'm pretty sure the "American egg" you're talking about is merely a separate variation of the real egg, at least over in Europe, I believe it's called "Kinder Joy" here.
When you think about it, McDonald‘s is really just to the American stereotype as Tim Horton‘s is to the Canadian stereotype (Also I will say that I have had nicer experiences going through Canadian immigration than US immigration, even as an American, but those are just my experiences)
Actually Subway passed McDonalds in number of total US stores many years ago but interestingly the perception of McDonalds as THE iconic American fast food institution has hung around for a long time.
@@suntanman99 McDonald's is still the restaurant with the largest market share. Number of outlets isn't necessarily everything, since it also matters how many customers each restaurant traffics each day, and how much they buy on an average visit. After McDonald's, it's Starbucks. I think that they're also seen as being quintessentially American in that Americans are also aware that these companies have their overseas empires. Knowing that you can fairly easily find the restaurant in Russia and China adds a great deal to the restaurant's perception. So, it isn't necessarily that McDonald's is the most ubiquitous of all restaurants in America, so much that it's a reminder of how American has become ubiquitous.
The most invasive search and questioning I've ever received was driving into Canada (and I've been to ~70 countries). Arguably the nicest (and most merciful) traffic cop I've ever encountered was in Canada, on that same trip. Countries, like people, contain multitudes!
One of the toughest times I've had getting home was from Point Roberts (a particularly odd bit of geography now totally isolated by the border closure) where they basically strip-searched my car. On the other hand, one dark and stormy night (at a different crossing), I rolled down my window, the guard slid open the window on her booth, and I heard, "Hmmhnht!" "Pardon me?" "Amount!" That one word, asking how much I was bringing home, was the entire exchange between us. Border crossing is like a box of chocolates...
@@minam.658 I (a Finn with lots of Canadian family) and my totally Finnish cousin were traveling North America in 2009. When driving from Canada to USA, they stopped us at the border for a few hours to ask my cousin (who speaks stereotypical clumsy "rally-english") lots of aggressive questions about the reasons for our trip, and search our car. When driving back to Canada a week later, we just stopped at a toll booth and had the following conversation: Guard (looking at passports): Finland, nice! Have any weapons in the car? Me: No. Guard: All right, then. Hyvää matkaa! This was the trend during our entire visit. American border guards at the airport and borders gave my cousin a hard time, and let me go as soon as I told them I was going to see family. Canadian border guards took a cursory look and politely sent us both on our way. Funny thing, I used to semi-frequently travel to Russia as a kid, and the border guards there were very much like the American ones, surly and aggressive.
@@Hapetiitti Wow. I assume this was after 9/11. After 9/11, the U.S. started taking precautionary measures, and made border security stricter. But apart from the guards, how was your visit..?
@@minam.658 Yeah, 2009. We spent all our time with relatives and didn't really interact much with others, so I don't have too much experience there. But I feel like Canada is friendlier in general.
I wrote a paper on the Canadian accent for my linguistics final. A good article outlining it is called: Canadian Raising in Northern American States" by Thimothy. J. Vance. It I'd from an American perspective, but outlines the accent in specific linguist terms and limitations very well.
@@HamishDuh2nd The idea that Timmy's is a "beloved cultural icon" is hysterically funny. It's a place that sells donuts and bad coffee and became a subsidiary of a Canadian holding company that is actually owned by a Brazilian investment firm a little over 5 years ago. So, you could argue that it's not even really Canadian any more!
Ontarians not of Toronto, especially rural ones, absolutely hate being dominated by Toronto. Edit: Just a statement from what I’ve observed, nothing more.
As an Ontarian I can see why we generally don't like Toronto. Traffic, rude people, high cost of housing, barely any neighborly care like your neighbors most likely won't even know you name or even look at you and the overshadowing of the landscapes further north . Like Muskoka is a beautiful place to visit.
I love Toronto since I was born there and grew up near the city. I’ve always found a bigger sense of community then in smaller Canadian cities. I’ve always found the people in smaller cities too be more rude and snobby. Especially if you say you’re from Toronto.
@@curtisfroude6283 Interesting. I grew up near Toronto too and found that mostly the neighbors don't care about your existence. Maybe in certain areas this is a thing.
@Reaver4k I really hope that you dont think all Torontonians are like this. I think the media has a big role to play when it comes to depicting the lives of certain people. I live about 40 mins from toronto but go to school there everyday for 3 years now. I'm all for guns and city development like you. I don't fit in with the hip culture that social media likes to portray in big cities but I'm also not against it as well. Toronto is a beautiful but deadly place. Huge cost of living and pollution, with not too clean air. I would prefer living in my suburb which borders hundreds of acres of farmland. But I do enjoy interacting with people from different walks of life, whuch you will find in abundance it a city like Toronto
We had several Canadian nurses in the hospital where I worked. One night a PT had attempted suicide by OD on pills and was given the old charcoal treatment. This person was combative and at some point a Canadian nurse lost her cool and shouted: "Spit it OOT!". Everyone doctors, EMTs, security, other nurses, and THE PATIENT abolutely fell out laughing. It really made the night.
Anthony Aleksic yea ive heard theyre mostly just in TO as well.. idk why anyone would want.. doesnt it rot faster being open? Plus how ya gonna drink out of like u can a carton? Jk jk 🤪
Gi Gi in Sk here, havent been bags since the 80's i think and pretty much only when u had it delivered to ur door.. my parents ordered but then it became like alot of things now.. a continual subscription to something u didnt need and stopped it.. since we seem to catch on last here i figd it was gone in Canada like 30 yrs ago until hearing comments from Cdn youtubers in TO in the last yr talking bout like it happens everywhere and made no sense to me.
Yak1B i buy the 4L plastic just, bout $4.55 or a bit less or more, depending which store.. but who knows how healthy plastic is.. whatev, what i buy 👌🏼
JJ did a film 2-3 years back in which he discusses the Canadian (well, Ontario) tradition of milk in bags - where you find milk on sale in bags and where you don't.
When I was a kid here in Europe I did think all of America was the stereotypical depiction of Texas though. Legit thought Americans all wore cowboy hats and said "howdy". I was so disappointed when I found out you don't for the most part :(
@@Bluebanana2121_ Haha. Another fun fact about that though, in many European countries like Poland and Norway, the word "Texas" is used as a descriptor for someone acting kinda wild but in a fun way. Like "she went full Texas last night at the party", which usually means someone jumping up on a table and undressing or whatever. IDK why that is, but the idea of America or just Texas as this wild fun place is sort of a cultural thing in Europe.
when i was a kid my dad brought me and my brothers to canada from the US and when the border patrol asked all our names 4/5 kids have a different last name and they made my dad get out of the car and call his wife to provide proof we were in fact not kidnapped and held against our will.. we just had different last names
I never had any issues with Canadian border security. Honestly I've had more trouble getting back into my own country. US borders and customs police can be a pain in the ass.
My husband, MIL, friend of MIL and I walked across the border from P.Q. to the US pre passport requirements just for fun. My husband and I showed our drivers licenses as id’s, my MIL had some sort of proper I’d, but, her friend only had her bus pass and we still got across no problem. They did talk to my husband for a bit, more because of where he was working at the time, federal government as did and still do a lot of people in our area. We just walked around for 5 or 10 minutes and then walked back through Canadian customs, again no problem.
I had a similar experience. The Canadian border security was very nice. Even without a passport, Canada allowed me in to have lunch and get a GeoCache. The American border guard was not as nice and told me he didn't have to allow me back into America.
Mexican perspective, before the pandemic we used to cross from Tijuana to San Diego almost every week. I have a stereotypical brown look, every single time, I am not beinghyperbolic, every single time we cross walking I get send to second checking or get randomly selected. One of my friends is Mexican american and the other is light skinned. They never get stopped, ever.
Not really...I remember the days [over 50 years ago] when Canadian Tire was mainly a tire and auto parts store. It's not as weird as Long's Drugs in the US where until recently you could buy guns and ammo in some states...[actually I approve of this...].
As someone in south BC I feel like the only thing really “Canadian” about me is that I start calling people “bud” when I’m angry. I even prefer fruit syrup over maple syrup lol
@@larrybxl5406 I don't think an American would care if you said that. He certainly wouldn't be OFFENDED by it the way Canadians get OFFENDED by dumb mistakes like this.
@@JJMcCullough I agree. I think a lot of people who view Canada as distinctly non-American get pissy about the smallest thing that could make us "like America". As a Saskatchewanite, I find the accent thing annoying because, while we have a very distinct accent in the prairies, it's nothing like the mocking accent they try to portray it as. As well, the way they talked about how "progressive" Canada is is so offensive to anyone on the right, saying that we have our "problems" too. They have no idea how conservative certain parts of Canada are (like Saskatchewan), they think we all vote like Toronto does.
Joke to annoy Americans: In Canada we call someone that speaks two language "bilingual". Someone that speaks more than two languages "polylingual". And someone that speaks one language "American".
@Abc Xyz So Me, the one studying other people’s countries and cultures, me? I, am the one who needs a life! Yeah the person that who took the time to get mad and reply to original comment wouldn’t you say you need to get one?
@June Henry Oof, that’s not a very great statistic, that’s up there with Americans not knowing their Geography and History! I even know of Iqaluit in the island of Baffin in Nunavut! I’ve just always thought that of Canadians being more aware with knowing of territories!
I would say that defining a "Canadian" accent is no easier than defining an "American" accent. Most maritimers speak with an accent that is closer to a New Englander than other parts of Canada, and it gets more noticeable the farther east you go. Newfoundlanders sound almost Irish. The "Hoser" accent is more of a western sound.
What do you mean "New England"? the inner parts of New England don't sound like the eastern parts. I'm from Western Mass and I sound nothing like Bostonians.
As a european, with a mother tongue that isn't english, I really struggle to perceive how the canadian and american accents are different. To me they sound almost the same.
I think everybody has an accent, because one person could think that they have a regular accent and then another person thinks that they have a regular accent and the other person has a strange accent.
Everybody have an accent but go to Europe and you'll see a bigger difference & variety of accent between the many part of England than in the entire USA+Canada combine.
I am an American. and I LOVE Tim Hortons. Fell in love with it when I lived in Canada for a few years, No one told me about it. no one planted an idea about it in my head. I never watched TV while I was there so no TV spots influenced me.. I simply was greeted by it when I landed in Montreal and saw the establishment. Fell in love with it while I was there.
I actually think Tim Hortons isn’t that great anymore because the donuts are all factory made and aren’t fresh. That being said the coffee is great and I do enjoy having a couple timbits once in a while.
When I was 17 crossing into sarnia for a concert, I was strip and cavity searched by a large border security man because a light cigarette butt somehow fell into my shoe and he mistook it for a joint. It was the last time I went to canada and it was a traumatic event that stuck with me my whole life. Even after realizing his mistake I never got so much as an apology.
Border security guards (of any country) do not apologize. At least I've never heard of one doing so. The best you're likely to get is "OK, you can go now."
If you're a woman, I'm guessing by your name you are, I sure hope he had a female agent search you in private. You would think they could have easily have determined that was a cigarette butt in your shoe. This appears to be another case of someone power tripping.
Hey, I was that border security guard and I remember the incident, well. You were so hot, I was looking for any excuse to strip search you and give you a "body cavity" search. I gotta say, you had a rockin' body, eh? Oh, and btw, that wasn't my fingers during the body cavity search.
JJ without you I wouldn’t know anything about Canada or heck even elections going on over seas. Thank you so much! Can you make a video about your favorite period of history?
D Mac I was being a A little hyperbolic for the shake of complimenting JJ because he’s great. I definitely would’ve have missed a election or two in Canada if it wasn’t for him and US new doesn’t like to cover foreign topics that much
@@shizlittlebam I'd say he actually is pretty damn good at it, relatively free of bias and goes into detail about alot of stuff as well as summing it up in layman's terms, tbh I can't think of a better journalist right now.
I miss the old days when border security just required a license. I used to visit Canada a lot when I was a kid but haven't been there since I was a teenager since passports started being required.
I just want to make sure you're not blaming the US for Tim Horton's decline. Just so you know, Burger King isn't even American anymore, they are owned by a Brazilian equity firm that doesn't give a shit about quality because they only care about milking brands for what they can get. That's why Burger King sucks now, and that's why Tim Horton's coffee quality went down by a literal grade.
@@michaellyndon6982 burger king HQ remains in the USA, and it's principally a US based company. The fact that it's now owned by a Brazilian Investor doesn't change the fact that Tim Horton's decline corresponds with its takeover by burger king
@@larrybxl5406 Burger King didn't buy it out thpugh, that Brazilian company did, making Burger King and Tim Horton's sister companies. The headquarters in the US had nothing to do with the desicion. You can do some research first next time, that way, you don't embarass yourself.
The part about Toronto is very relatable. I’m from Illinois and when I tell people that from out of state most people go to wanting to talk about Chicago were in reality I lived 4 hours away. I’ve actually never been to the city and have a rather large distaste for it as most central/southern people from Illinois do.
Trenton Pottruff I know the rest of the state doesn’t have much to offer trust me. I ended up moving away to Arizona. But I hate hearing “oh I love Chicago” after i tell them where I’m originally from.
Oh I feel you my guy i'm from Upstate New York and whenever i tell people i'm from New York they think the city. I feel the same way you do. Edit: Just realized this comment was two months old
@Zach, don’t worry my dude, my feelings on this are still the same and I love hearing Illinois natives aren’t the only ones who feel this way, when it does most of the time. Honestly it’s probably worse for you since the city is named after the state.
I love how you go into the accent thing. I've lived in Ontario my whole life and never heard anyone say it like that. I did however grow up around a lot of newfies so it's easy to accept there's multiple Canadian accents. Is it rude to ask which part of Canada you're from? Ps. Thank you for sh*ting on Tim's. I worked there for over 6 years and it's worse than McDicks.
People from Ontario mostly have a Midwest accent tbh, if you drove from Lansing, MI to Ontario, Canada you would barely notice a difference in the accents.
I've listened to podcasts from Toronto and the hosts definitely have accents when saying things like "about". Though it's more like "a boat" than "a boot".
I'm from southern ontario and lived in alberta for a bit and have friends from victoria and i noticed that they go hard on long vowel "A"'s ex. When my friend from BC would tell you she was hammerd last night she would say she was hahmmard last night. Like a Canadian/valley girl hybrid.
It is obnoxious hearing, as a dual citizen, my fellow Canadians remark that they're glad they didn't get shot on a short visit to an exceedingly peaceful American town. The thing with people complaining about CBP, but not about CBSA is silly. One way you don't need to declare anything, the other you must fill out a form on entry, but supposedly the former is the more anal retentive of the two.
As an American who lives in Canada, I disagree. CBSA has never asked more than 3 questions and often decides not to even look at my residence permit. I have recieved various forms of questionnaires going into both countries, and CBSA rarely ever reads what I filled out while CBP generally reads the entire form. CBP generally also tends to be more aggressive in their inquiries in my opinion.
@@loukosscheffer6056 What sorts of documents are CBP asking for? In many years of flying and driving into the U.S, I've never been asked to fill out a form. I've never transported any cash or instruments over 10,000 USD or anything else I've needed to declare, so maybe that's the difference for you?
@@loukosscheffer6056 Could you give an example? I had to search to find 6059B. Far as I can tell we don't even have I-94 anymore, at least, not in paper. I once had to fill out a minor questionnaire before departing on a flight, consisting of a handful of questions to which most could answer "no", but never before that.
@@microcolonel For the CBSA the primary inspection kiosk give you a ticket with your answers to the questions and a photo of your passport and you. CBSA has generally just looked at the fact that I am holding a ticket and waved me through. When the kiosks are used in the US, they generally read through your answers and also ask some more questions. In situations where I have had a 6059B, the CBP agent has read every line on the card. At land crossings, I generally never get more than 3 questions from the CBSA, compared to maybe 4-10 from CBP, and many times I offer my residence permit and they don't care to see it.
I remember when my high school marching band went to Canada. Drivers' licenses were all we needed, and they ended up just waving us through. Then 9/11 happened, and there went THAT.
I hate the SkyDome and the CN Tower too I hate Nathan Phillips Square and the Ontario Zoo The rent's too high, the air's unclean The beaches are dirty and the people are mean And the women are big and the men are dumb And the children are loopy 'cause they live in a slum The water is polluted and their mayor's a dork They dress real bad and they think they're New York In Toronto, Ontario-o-o courtesy of Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie
Toronto’s inner city has 3 million people with a greater area 7 mill, New York has 8 million people with 23 million in the Tri-state area.. go fucking figure.
Not just Canadians who are guilty of Cansplaining! Indonesia too actually, basically countries that are not too famous in global stage or too middle of the road in terms of relevancy haha.
Canada is part of the Western world....also North America....therefore in the past, it was a democratic nation and very attractive to immigrants....smaller population, but on par with the US in living standards....this is why the resentment to explain to Americans what it is all about...not at all the same as Indonesia or any other non-western country where immigrants are not breaking down the doors to get in. You missed the point.
I’m honestly surprised Canadians are insecure about the accent. I would have thought they’d take pride in it on the basis it makes them seem a little less American.
I've lived in two provinces and one territory, all in the west of Canada. One thing I've noticed is that people tend to soften hard consonants and even do away with entire syllables when speaking. (eg: turning Saskatchewan into Skadgewan and garage into gradge.)
I want to do a video on this at some point. Austria, New Zealand, maybe Ireland? What other countries are obsessed with being different from their very very similar neighbors?
@@JJMcCullough You've already mentioned the ones that come to mind first so idk about other examples... If you want to I can send you an Email detailing the Germany-Austria relationship a little.
Tim's lost a lot of their good reputation in the last few years. A number of franchises got into news due to bad treatment of their employees. The corporation that own Tim's is facing a frinchisee revolt over costs and prices. That's not a very 'Canadian' image. :)
As someone who has travelled back and forth to Canada many times, my experience is the US border guards tend to be harder on Americans returning to the US than Canadians. However getting a Nexus card helps a lot.
I experienced the exact same thing but I'm a Canadian. I never had trouble to go in USA but when I returned in Canada my car had been searched many times. I go in USA in Maine, Vermont and New-York. I never been annoyed by the USA border guards.
My experience as an American has been that the Canadian border guards (New York, Vermont) were much more troublesome and borderline hostile than the US guards on the return trip. Could never understand exactly what was driving that
@@loicvibrant6525 I have had the same experience regarding the Canadian boarder patrol on the New York border. Much harder time getting into Canada vs getting back in the US.
I think that when Americans think of Canadians they hear, "eh" at the end of a question. My brother in law lives in northern Wisconsin and he sounds like a Canadian. He asks you a question and then finishes it with "eh".
Alright, as someone who was a telemarketer and have called everywhere in Canada, I can attest that there is a good portion of the population has some kind of strong accent and it is not just people that are in living in the boonies.
I have fond childhood memories of Tim Hortons but having worked there as an adult, my opinion has changed. It has become increasingly corporate with little concern for working conditions. The shop where I worked wasn't in the greatest neighbourhood, so we often had to deal with abusive customers, dirty needles (sometimes without adequate PPE) and the police. Also, had to do all the baking, food prep and service, cleaning, food safety procedures and logs, etc. with only two people on shift. :( I also worked for Canadian Tire (another "beloved Canadian institution") with similar staffing issues. Cost cutting at the expense of worker health and safety and customer experience is not worth it.
When I went to Canada a few years ago and came back to the us, the border guards did basically the same thing when it came to their jobs and what we had to do to cross the border, but the Canadian border guard was much friendlier and more willing to talk vs the American border guard was very cold and seemed to not enjoy his job too much.
Went to canada from Seattle for a graduation trip (I’m originally from Texas) and the border guards were very nice actually I was expecting much harsher as I’d never been out of The USA, but they were chill and made a comment on my accent and told us the best spots in china town to hit up. Real nice dudes.
My personal experience, from all those years driving back and forth between Alaska and the Lesser 48 states, is that the easiest way to annoy a Canadian is simply to be an American in Canada minding one's own business. Also, Canadian border security... I had less hassles traveling through an active IRA campaign than I did trying to get across that little corner of Yukon so that I could take the Alaska ferry down to Washington. The CBSA alone counteracts by far all the stereotypes about Canadians being nice.
Bavarian Mapper - Fort McMurray is in Alberta it's part of the oil patch but it's known for employing large numbers of New Foundlanders it's an inside joke
In spite of being born and raised Canadian, I've never heard the mythical "boot" until now. Almost sounds contrived and unnatural considering your accent in general.
The points about border control are so good. I've binged watched a lot of the Aussie, NZ, and UK Border Security reality shows (so many on youtube), and it's a bit depressing to see how many Canadians think that because pot is legal here, you can just talk openly about being a pothead at ports of entry and not expect a hassle. Pro-tip: what's legal in your country is irrelevant; if you come off as a druggie, you will almost 100% certainly be detained for further questioning. This is also true of crossing into the US; keep in mind that just because pot is legal in many states, at the federal level it is still an illicit narcotic, and borders are governed by federal laws.
Also important to notice : you're not allowed to smoke pot as a foreigner in the US even in a State where it's legal cos you're no citizen from any State and thus under federal law and judged as such in any case.
The accent thing bothered me because I couldn’t hear my accent, Canadians sounded “normal” (My inlaws are from California and I think they sometimes say things funny). It wasn’t until I started living in the US that I could actually hear and differentiate between the Canadian and American accents. BTW Tim Hortons sold their old coffee recipe to McDonald’s. Apparently their new recipe sucks and that’s why everyone prefers McDonald’s! Also, I’ve seen Canadians brag about choosing Starbucks over Tim Hortons because they are spending more money and getting better quality. 🤷🏻♀️
Yeah the Tim Hortons one also had me going "Uhhhh... that's not quite right". I complain about their low quality food and coffee to friends all the time lol
Tim's used to be quite good, 10 or more years ago before it was sold off to some USA mega corp and has been downhill since then. Everything the yanks touch turns to shit!
@Sam Hallows Canadians think we're worldly because we compare ourselves to a stereotype of Americans from that Rick Mercer show. Most Canadians don't even know much about other parts of Canada.
@Sam Hallows I know fuck all about geography. I agree with your statement. I know where the major places are (Italy, England, Russia, China, Australia, etc). But I'll be the first to admit I don't know where the hell a lot of smaller places are. I know about 90% of USA geography though. But that's just due to interest and I've been able to travel there. I don't know a lot about Canadian geography past Manitoba. One day I'll travel out east, but it's not really a big draw.
@Sam Hallows I dont know, dud, Ottawa was kind of nice! Me and my Canadian ex wife got to sit in a session of Parliament( the question period) and watch Peter McKay & Belinda Stronach make eyes with one another! LOL
As someone from Upstate NY I hate when people say "New Yorkers" or just "New York" when referring to NYC because the rest of NY is very different from NYC in every way
Im from Nepal and thinking of the Rural people not liking kathmandu so it was easy for them to be more maoist-leaning, and then he talked about Nepal XD. My heart literally trembled and I was terrified.
Canadian border guards, at the Niagara Bridge, asked me what my place of birth was... trying to verify I was who I claimed to be I guess... I told them I was born in Houston, because I was. This guard looked at me funny and said, "that's not what your passport says". She was calling her supervisor over and I had to explain to them both that I had not been asked that question before and wasn't aware that my passport only lists the state of birth.... so I was more accurate by saying Houston instead of Texas like my passport says. I was kinda shocked that she didn't just understand me as being correct.... not like Houston is a small town, or Texas a small state for that matter.... I thought we were known globally. Lol They ended up being friendly and even went and found a stamp, since I like to get them when I travel as memories, and apparently they don't routinely stamp at the Niagara crossing.
My parents were coming back to Canada from the USA. When they were at the border stop, they had the usual interactions but the guard asked them "Are you guys partners?" my parents responded with "yes", the guard then said "Partners in crime" to which they said "partners in love", he then told them to pop the trunk and the car was searched.
No offense, but from a Canadian who's worked in the US for over 10 years, unless they pull u over for a 2 to 4 hour stay... While they truly search your car... Which usually means pulling panels and parts off.... They haven't searched your car... Popping the trunk doesn't count... AND no, I have never done anything illegal... My job was "computer systems analyst" and lived and worked in the States for 10 years... That's just 'normal' border security... SO they popped yer trunk, Eh? Did they then do a true search of yer car (pulling out seats n panels after that)? Or are u just blowing smoke out of yer obviously 'priviledged' @ss?...
As someone who's from michigan and has never even been to Canada: I hate the fact that the Canadian accent is so made fun of bc I have the "ou" sound turning into an "eu" almost, plus a pure "o" sound, and I'm constantly asked by non locals if I'm from Canada.
No it isn't. How do Americans get wrong what other countries say... By being an American. Outside of the US we use Yankee as descriptor for US people. You can also see it in war shows from Australia, nz, and Britain. Often it has a tinge of negatively attached to it. Ignorant American. Same as saying Jerry for Germans, limey for england, etc.
If a Canadian ever does this with me, I will try to relate everything they say about Canada to America and note how "American" they sound and see how long until they get annoyed lol. I mean tbh thats really what it is all about for them, to talk about "how much were not like USA" as some sort of pride, when nobody really cares lol.
I think the west coast speaks English the same as the us though we might say some French words as well like toque instead of beanie and stuff like that
As an American that lived in Toronto for three years, I can say that my experience was that you do not criticize Tims. It seems to be a distillation of the Canadian soul (whatever that is), despite everyone knows that it is not that great. At the very least, providing some warmth on cold walks home from the subway has earned some favor.
Agree. I feel at least a bit upset when people talk badly about tims, because its been such a big part of my upbringing. Growing up in Canada (atleast in most places) its hard to grow up not feeling some sort of nostalgia or connection to it...maybe because they seem to be on every damn street corner in the country
I'm from the Maritimes and legitimately thought he was doing a South Park parody of Canadian accents immediately. It's exaggerated to the point of a cartoon. Yes, there is a Canadian accent, but either he's from this far away part of Canada I've never heard of or he's putting on a show. That was actually ridiculous.
While it’s not common I’ve definitely heard Canadians say it like that. And honestly, most Canadians DO pronounce “about” differently than Americans. About is basically a 3-syllable word in America. It’s crazy. When Canadians talk fast they shorten about from a 3 syllable word to something that sounds pretty close to “aboat”. Which makes sense. Why on earth Americans spend so long saying that word is crazy.
@@TheFantasticmrfox91 he does it in every video though, at first I was genuinely confused but the perseverance of his odd aboots makes me think they might be genuine
When I went to and left Canada to visit Vancouver last year, my group was asked where we were from. We said California and got “you drove all the way up from California?” In a very skeptical response. We were staying in Seattle for our trip so it was kinda off putting to get that response.
I went to Quebec in august 2019 with my brother, as we had driven up to Vermont already from Massachusetts. The border crossing guard asked "you ever been to Canada before? And why are you coming into Canada?" My brother and I, who had never been said "this is our first time. We were already in Vermont, and we wanted real Canadian poutine" he chuckled and let us get on our way after checking our passports and drivers licenses. The US crossing was a bit more intense with these giant car X-rays and the guard asked "why did you go to canada, what did you do, etc" and we said the same thing. Took us a tad longer, but it was not bad. This was at the Highgate/ st. Armand crossing point. There were tons of cops on the long straight stretch that led into Montreal, as the speed limit was like 90kph or something really low, for a straight stretch of road that's got 2 lanes going in either direction with absolutely nothing to crash into
First, I have seen Tim Horton's In New York. It's nice to see Canadian firms doing business in the US. Second, when we crossed the border into Ontario from New York, the border patrol agent was polite but business-like. J J, you are a great window into Canada for those who live outside your great country.
Im a US citizen, and I’ve crossed the border dozens of times as I live close by Canada. Every time I’ve gone I’ve never had a problem with the Canadian side of the border crossing. They’ve always been polite and only asked a few questions often just something like “do you have any animals, plants, alcohol, etc with you” while checking my ID. On the other side I’ve been questioned for over 30 mins before and have had my car searched nearly every time when trying to get back into my own home country. It’s ridiculous. I can see why so many Canadians have the perception of invasion US border security.
To summarize:
Things that Canadians hate: Blanket statements.
I take exception even to that.
But what about flannel blanket statements?
The irony is that this too, is a blanket statement.
@John T yeah, many of the canadians I knew living abroad generalized a lot too. As well as "can-splained" everything to death. It was really cringy and made me less keen on telling people my nationality. till, me and you both probably have a sample bias based on where we met the Canadians we talk too.
@@StarSapphire93 Then you're a designer at Vancouver Fashion Week.
Last year, I drove up to Canada from the US with my friends for spring break. Once we got to the border guard and he checked our passports, he said very seriously, "You're not supposed to be here..." He then began laughing, "you're supposed to go somewhere warm for spring break!" and let us in without any issue. 10/10, would go to Canada again.
Yeah, Canadian border agents seem to have a good sense of humor.
@@Shinigami13133 Not true, maybe 1 out of 100 border crossers might find that, the rest will be rudely shown the truth.
One of the border guards singled me out in the car (don’t know if it’s cuz I was the only brown guy or not) and battered me with questions before they let me pass. He asked me questions that he didn’t ask the others like, “where are u going” “how much money do u have” “do you really think that’s enough” “where do u work” “what do you work as” “how much do you earn in USD” worst border experience I’ve ever had
@@aldairt4899 Which border? If BC they probably thought you were a gang member if you're brown
You could have ended up in a lot of snow for spring break, so the man’s got a point.
I never understood why Southpark made Canadian’s heads bounce around, then I saw JJ’s videos.
You are wrong for this
when i focus on it too much i become mesmerized
I hadn't even noticed! Damn, South Park was accurate.
cannot unsee
Most impressive.
I always remember when I met a right wing Canadian nationalist online.
Him: these left wing politicians are bringing too many immigrants here.
Me: oh! I was thinking about studying in Canada.
Him: Canada is a great place! Come here!
Lmao hahaha
I gotta admit that would be what I would say
Same in the Netherlands, but that's because most immigrants can't get work, thus they seem lazy, thus they can't get hired and the circle repeats
He wants you to visit, not stay.
Yeah, that's what I would say too
Best way to annoy us Canadians: tell us that Canada should become the 51st US state
I say that all the time! I'm saying it right now!
-_- No that is so wrong.
@Reaver4k
60. We (the US) would make the territories equal to Puerto Rico, Our half of the Virgin Islands, and Guam.
More like 11 states
@@Diskode48
How?
How to annoy Canadians:
Ask them if they’re American.
But we are ! North American what the f***?
@@berniemckenna9770 woooosh
@@pepsi-cola2791 whoosh all right haven't you heard of the North American continent and the South American continent ?to say you're American doesn't mean a lot. What country do you come from when you say your European?🤣🖕 dumbass.
Bernie McKenna the us is usually called America idiot
Accelerator bruh that’s the joke.
I'd make the point that imitating anyone's style of speech- regardless of where the speech is from or whether the imitation is mean spirited or not- will annoy anyone.
it depends. some people take it with humour if it isnt too mean.
Sela Hanany exactly.. just laugh.. whats the point in getting uptight over it 😏
Yep, that is straight up rude.
Gagan Singh people r way too sensitive.. most ppl know when something is a direct attack and ill-mannered, then id agree.. have u seen Thoughty2 channel on "why are people suddenly getting so offended" ? 😏
Not my experience. I've seen people laugh their butts off at others imitating them.
It’s a good piece of advice to not make fun of the locals accents no matter where you go in the world. Nobody likes their accents being made fun of no matter who you are no matter how you talk.
Very true
I’m Canadian and Tim hortons was better before they sold
Out
Tim Hortons was simple but reliable until about 10-15 years ago. Now they're overpriced and low quality.
You mean sold oot?
John Lujan ?
Tim Hortons hasn't been good since they got rid of the real baking. All shipped in frozen garbage no different than any other chain place. The fact its some national identity is embarrassing to be honest.
@@tay_ohh3411 It was a joke based on this guys stereotypical Canadian accent. Nobody on the westcoast talks like that...
When you are from small country and your country gets noticed, LOVE FROM NEPAL
Pokhara was way better than Kathmandu!
@@dmendez4741 yes, is the tourism capital
@@dmendez4741 But i am neither from Kathmandu nor Pokhara
@@dmendez4741 I am from Jhapa, which is like the hipster part of the country, It is regarded as a Hilly district but is in the Terai belt. LOL It's Confuuing
@@amash1479 I just found Pokhara nicer, definitely helped a buddy from college is Nepali and lives there. So, I had tour guide who knew all the off the track places to go. Beautiful country tho, Kathmandu included
I like to joke that once a town reaches a certain size it’s required by law to put up a Tim Hortons.
My town literally has 4 Tim's that are all no farther than 5 to 10 minute drive from my house... and even a few more that are probably closer to 20-30 minutes away. So so so so many Tim's... honestly thunk my town has a coffee problem. We also have 3 Starbucks locations and at least 5 different independent coffee shops right down town... and we are not a huge town we are actually quite small 😬
What do you mean, I thought you built the Timmies first? Cheers.
Maybe you cou say like it's akin to McDondald's or Starbucks? Lol.
Population: 200
McDonald's right after
I remember going up to Canada for a family vacation as a kid and having a very tense interaction with the border guards because we were smuggling a bunch of Kinder eggs in our luggage, which they were probably completely unaware of.
funny name and pfp
“Smuggling” is not the same as just having a couple. By your logic (or lack there of) I killed someone the other day.
They were sneaking items across the border which they knew were illegal - yes that's by definition smuggling, even if it's only a couple. If you bring more the fine would be proportionally bigger, and if you intended to sell them that might be trafficking.
Kinder eggs in Canada are legal. Ours are the real eggs - milk chocolate outside with a white chocolate coating on the inside, small yellow plastic "yolk" with a toy inside - just like in Germany. The American egg has 2 separate sides - chocolate egg and toy on the other side. Canadian eggs are illegal to take or mail to the US.
@@jayceewedmak9524 I'm pretty sure the "American egg" you're talking about is merely a separate variation of the real egg, at least over in Europe, I believe it's called "Kinder Joy" here.
Countries where you can assume their biggest city is their only important city:
Vatican City
I think that's it.
SanMarino,Monaco,Andorra,Malta,Cyprus,because is cut is half like the island,maybe Luxembourg,Djibouti,Maldive,Bahrein,Qatar,UAE(maybe),Kuweit.
Singapore!
North Korea
Bhutan
I only mean cause VC has only one city, y'all :P
When you think about it, McDonald‘s is really just to the American stereotype as Tim Horton‘s is to the Canadian stereotype
(Also I will say that I have had nicer experiences going through Canadian immigration than US immigration, even as an American, but those are just my experiences)
Didn't expect to see you here!
Actually Subway passed McDonalds in number of total US stores many years ago but interestingly the perception of McDonalds as THE iconic American fast food institution has hung around for a long time.
@@suntanman99 McDonald's is still the restaurant with the largest market share. Number of outlets isn't necessarily everything, since it also matters how many customers each restaurant traffics each day, and how much they buy on an average visit. After McDonald's, it's Starbucks. I think that they're also seen as being quintessentially American in that Americans are also aware that these companies have their overseas empires. Knowing that you can fairly easily find the restaurant in Russia and China adds a great deal to the restaurant's perception. So, it isn't necessarily that McDonald's is the most ubiquitous of all restaurants in America, so much that it's a reminder of how American has become ubiquitous.
It's interesting because as a Canadian I have had many more bad experiences dealing with CBSA vs other international border and immigration agencies
Same hear
The most invasive search and questioning I've ever received was driving into Canada (and I've been to ~70 countries). Arguably the nicest (and most merciful) traffic cop I've ever encountered was in Canada, on that same trip. Countries, like people, contain multitudes!
One of the toughest times I've had getting home was from Point Roberts (a particularly odd bit of geography now totally isolated by the border closure) where they basically strip-searched my car. On the other hand, one dark and stormy night (at a different crossing), I rolled down my window, the guard slid open the window on her booth, and I heard, "Hmmhnht!"
"Pardon me?"
"Amount!"
That one word, asking how much I was bringing home, was the entire exchange between us. Border crossing is like a box of chocolates...
Can you name the countries you've been to, and your experiences from best to worst treatment?
@@minam.658 I (a Finn with lots of Canadian family) and my totally Finnish cousin were traveling North America in 2009. When driving from Canada to USA, they stopped us at the border for a few hours to ask my cousin (who speaks stereotypical clumsy "rally-english") lots of aggressive questions about the reasons for our trip, and search our car. When driving back to Canada a week later, we just stopped at a toll booth and had the following conversation:
Guard (looking at passports): Finland, nice! Have any weapons in the car?
Me: No.
Guard: All right, then. Hyvää matkaa!
This was the trend during our entire visit. American border guards at the airport and borders gave my cousin a hard time, and let me go as soon as I told them I was going to see family. Canadian border guards took a cursory look and politely sent us both on our way. Funny thing, I used to semi-frequently travel to Russia as a kid, and the border guards there were very much like the American ones, surly and aggressive.
@@Hapetiitti Wow. I assume this was after 9/11. After 9/11, the U.S. started taking precautionary measures, and made border security stricter. But apart from the guards, how was your visit..?
@@minam.658 Yeah, 2009. We spent all our time with relatives and didn't really interact much with others, so I don't have too much experience there. But I feel like Canada is friendlier in general.
I wrote a paper on the Canadian accent for my linguistics final. A good article outlining it is called: Canadian Raising in Northern American States" by Thimothy. J. Vance. It I'd from an American perspective, but outlines the accent in specific linguist terms and limitations very well.
"clean safe cities" *laughs* *in* *downtown* *toronto*
Winnipeg
@@jxavier3876 laughs in East Hastings
Ethan Staughton ^
@@jxavier3876 Could you tell me more about this since I'm American? I can imagine drugs are a big issue.
@@casperchristiansen2458 east Hastings in Vancouver is like skid row in la
Canadians: "Don't insult Tim Hortons! Only Canadians get to insult Tim's" 😋😂
In my books, anyone can insult any restaurant they want no matter where they are from...I don't give a crap LOL
Yea tim hortons is garbage
It is the T-word.
@@HamishDuh2nd The idea that Timmy's is a "beloved cultural icon" is hysterically funny. It's a place that sells donuts and bad coffee and became a subsidiary of a Canadian holding company that is actually owned by a Brazilian investment firm a little over 5 years ago. So, you could argue that it's not even really Canadian any more!
What if I'm partial Canadian
Ontarians not of Toronto, especially rural ones, absolutely hate being dominated by Toronto. Edit: Just a statement from what I’ve observed, nothing more.
Similar in New York state, upstate hates NYC for dominating the state.
As an Ontarian I can see why we generally don't like Toronto. Traffic, rude people, high cost of housing, barely any neighborly care like your neighbors most likely won't even know you name or even look at you and the overshadowing of the landscapes further north . Like Muskoka is a beautiful place to visit.
I love Toronto since I was born there and grew up near the city. I’ve always found a bigger sense of community then in smaller Canadian cities. I’ve always found the people in smaller cities too be more rude and snobby. Especially if you say you’re from Toronto.
@@curtisfroude6283 Interesting. I grew up near Toronto too and found that mostly the neighbors don't care about your existence. Maybe in certain areas this is a thing.
@Reaver4k I really hope that you dont think all Torontonians are like this. I think the media has a big role to play when it comes to depicting the lives of certain people. I live about 40 mins from toronto but go to school there everyday for 3 years now.
I'm all for guns and city development like you. I don't fit in with the hip culture that social media likes to portray in big cities but I'm also not against it as well. Toronto is a beautiful but deadly place. Huge cost of living and pollution, with not too clean air. I would prefer living in my suburb which borders hundreds of acres of farmland. But I do enjoy interacting with people from different walks of life, whuch you will find in abundance it a city like Toronto
We had several Canadian nurses in the hospital where I worked. One night a PT had attempted suicide by OD on pills and was given the old charcoal treatment. This person was combative and at some point a Canadian nurse lost her cool and shouted: "Spit it OOT!".
Everyone doctors, EMTs, security, other nurses, and THE PATIENT abolutely fell out laughing.
It really made the night.
My favourite is when Toronto folks claim what is in Toronto is what is in all of Canada. Milk bags anyone?
@Gi Gi They don't exist in Western Canada.
Anthony Aleksic yea ive heard theyre mostly just in TO as well.. idk why anyone would want.. doesnt it rot faster being open? Plus how ya gonna drink out of like u can a carton? Jk jk 🤪
Gi Gi in Sk here, havent been bags since the 80's i think and pretty much only when u had it delivered to ur door.. my parents ordered but then it became like alot of things now.. a continual subscription to something u didnt need and stopped it.. since we seem to catch on last here i figd it was gone in Canada like 30 yrs ago until hearing comments from Cdn youtubers in TO in the last yr talking bout like it happens everywhere and made no sense to me.
Yak1B i buy the 4L plastic just, bout $4.55 or a bit less or more, depending which store.. but who knows how healthy plastic is.. whatev, what i buy 👌🏼
JJ did a film 2-3 years back in which he discusses the Canadian (well, Ontario) tradition of milk in bags - where you find milk on sale in bags and where you don't.
Here in Montana we're confused with Canadians because of our accents quite frequently
Google: see translation Me: ok Also google: heere ine Moontana wer confused wit cenedeians becooz ef oor accents quit frequently
I have to say I've noticed the "stereotypical" Canadian accent alot more in the border states, particularly Michigan and Minnesota
Nope
Northern Minnesota here. We have this issue as well. Doesn't help that half of public access is Canadian...
americans and canadians have the exact same accent
How to trigger Texans
“dO yOU riDE yOUr hORse to wORK in Dallas”
When I was a kid here in Europe I did think all of America was the stereotypical depiction of Texas though. Legit thought Americans all wore cowboy hats and said "howdy". I was so disappointed when I found out you don't for the most part :(
@@LetsGoGetThem that is not what we do, but that is what we strive to be.
@@Bluebanana2121_ Haha. Another fun fact about that though, in many European countries like Poland and Norway, the word "Texas" is used as a descriptor for someone acting kinda wild but in a fun way. Like "she went full Texas last night at the party", which usually means someone jumping up on a table and undressing or whatever. IDK why that is, but the idea of America or just Texas as this wild fun place is sort of a cultural thing in Europe.
Oh fuck off
@@LetsGoGetThem oh lmao
when i was a kid my dad brought me and my brothers to canada from the US and when the border patrol asked all our names 4/5 kids have a different last name and they made my dad get out of the car and call his wife to provide proof we were in fact not kidnapped and held against our will.. we just had different last names
How did you have different last names if you are brothers?
@@alexanderangelo7284 2 of my brothers are foster so they have their legal last names from birth, and the others have different dad's.
I never had any issues with Canadian border security. Honestly I've had more trouble getting back into my own country. US borders and customs police can be a pain in the ass.
My husband, MIL, friend of MIL and I walked across the border from P.Q. to the US pre passport requirements just for fun. My husband and I showed our drivers licenses as id’s, my MIL had some sort of proper I’d, but, her friend only had her bus pass and we still got across no problem. They did talk to my husband for a bit, more because of where he was working at the time, federal government as did and still do a lot of people in our area. We just walked around for 5 or 10 minutes and then walked back through Canadian customs, again no problem.
I had a similar experience. The Canadian border security was very nice. Even without a passport, Canada allowed me in to have lunch and get a GeoCache. The American border guard was not as nice and told me he didn't have to allow me back into America.
Probably because American border security assumes everyone goes to Canada to buy weed.
@@shok24199 Nah, bud, they are just A holes! They are wannabe cops!
Mexican perspective, before the pandemic we used to cross from Tijuana to San Diego almost every week. I have a stereotypical brown look, every single time, I am not beinghyperbolic, every single time we cross walking I get send to second checking or get randomly selected. One of my friends is Mexican american and the other is light skinned. They never get stopped, ever.
Canadian Tire is also a weird Canadian thing that's hard to explain.
Not really...I remember the days [over 50 years ago] when Canadian Tire was mainly a tire and auto parts store. It's not as weird as Long's Drugs in the US where until recently you could buy guns and ammo in some states...[actually I approve of this...].
You can buy guns and ammo in Albertan Canadian Tire stores. I used to work in the firearms department of a Canadian Tire.
I talk about it in one of my other videos, but I can’t remember which one.
I understand Canadian Tire 110% eh
Canadian Tire is not so Canadian, eh? I think they are a subsidiary of the US company, Tractor Supply.
In alberta the "accent" is so prevalent especially in the north
Oi, watch it
Yeah the Newfoundland Accent. haha
Everybody knows fort mac is the capital of newfoundland
northern ontario has the strong accent too, very similar to the show letterkenny
You must have not been to the Maritimes yet!
As someone in south BC I feel like the only thing really “Canadian” about me is that I start calling people “bud” when I’m angry. I even prefer fruit syrup over maple syrup lol
I once asked a Canadian girl: "what Canadian _state_ are you from?" That was a big mistake.
servant of soros Canadians love to get fussy about small details like that
J.J. McCullough they should still get it right, it’s province not states 😂
@@JJMcCullough in that case I guess it's okay to refer to Florida, Texas and Montana as provinces of the USA.
@@larrybxl5406 I don't think an American would care if you said that. He certainly wouldn't be OFFENDED by it the way Canadians get OFFENDED by dumb mistakes like this.
@@JJMcCullough I agree. I think a lot of people who view Canada as distinctly non-American get pissy about the smallest thing that could make us "like America".
As a Saskatchewanite, I find the accent thing annoying because, while we have a very distinct accent in the prairies, it's nothing like the mocking accent they try to portray it as. As well, the way they talked about how "progressive" Canada is is so offensive to anyone on the right, saying that we have our "problems" too. They have no idea how conservative certain parts of Canada are (like Saskatchewan), they think we all vote like Toronto does.
First of all, it’s not, “Toronto”
It’s “Chrawna”
see, i thought it was pronounced Trono
Torwrana
@Munray Greighton this is how my mom has always said it and she's a boomer
I've heard it pronounced as "Trannna" a few times.
If you live in the GTA it's "Torono"
Outside the GTA it's "Torana"
If you're a tourist "ToronTOE"
Those syrup sounds at the end made me extremely uncomfortable.
As someone really into ASMR, I politely disagree
Food porn?
@@anubs9528 While it's the most popular genre, ASMR is not limited to dudes chewing food
I was quite uncomfortable.
I was scrolling down to look at comments at that part, and had to go back up to see the vid because I was WTF?
Joke to annoy Americans:
In Canada we call someone that speaks two language "bilingual".
Someone that speaks more than two languages "polylingual".
And someone that speaks one language "American".
It'S mOnOlInGuAl, but seriously that made me laugh even though I am an American
How so? Considering that about 17.5% of Canadians are multilingual, and 20% of Americans are, this joke is more accurate in reverse.
@@PandaMan-xy1he 🤓
@@PrawnAddiction For the record, I’m Canadian. This is a dumb joke, and doesn’t even make sense.
I am an American but love Canada very much. I have even memorized all of the Provinces and Territories along with their capitals!
@Abc Xyz So Me, the one studying other people’s countries and cultures, me? I, am the one who needs a life! Yeah the person that who took the time to get mad and reply to original comment wouldn’t you say you need to get one?
@June Henry Oof, that’s not a very great statistic, that’s up there with Americans not knowing their Geography and History! I even know of Iqaluit in the island of Baffin in Nunavut! I’ve just always thought that of Canadians being more aware with knowing of territories!
Aymara Fan Don’t listen to him, he just pulled that “statistic” out of his ass
get a life
@June Henry you lie
I thought the number one thing that Canadians hated was to be confused for Americans :P
*Angry Canadian noises*
@Abc Xyz Hmmmm Them why do so many Americans travelling abroad pretend to be Canadian?
Your country is innocent and pisses no one off
I am irish but i cant tell the difference between a Canadian and American accent
@@mikeoxsmal8022 That's because you're irish and barely anyone can understand you anyway
I would say that defining a "Canadian" accent is no easier than defining an "American" accent. Most maritimers speak with an accent that is closer to a New Englander than other parts of Canada, and it gets more noticeable the farther east you go. Newfoundlanders sound almost Irish. The "Hoser" accent is more of a western sound.
Totally agree
Agreed! Ontario alone is equivalent in size to several European countries combined. Of course there are going to be regional differences.
What do you mean "New England"? the inner parts of New England don't sound like the eastern parts. I'm from Western Mass and I sound nothing like Bostonians.
As a european, with a mother tongue that isn't english, I really struggle to perceive how the canadian and american accents are different. To me they sound almost the same.
@@silentgladiam2096 That's fair, it's all subjective.
It annoys me when I tell someone I’m from Canada and they say, “oh are you from Toronto or Vancouver?”
Well, you should grow a thicker skin and get over it.
@@harris2898 I have thick it’s just annoying speaking to ignorant people every time I mention my country
Yeah and they think it's the same distance apart as New York and Atlantic City.
Yes, totally annoying. Add Ottawa to that list. Like we live in this huge country with 3 cities???
@@marilynmccall2879exactly
I think everybody has an accent, because one person could think that they have a regular accent and then another person thinks that they have a regular accent and the other person has a strange accent.
Everybody have an accent but go to Europe and you'll see a bigger difference & variety of accent between the many part of England than in the entire USA+Canada combine.
@James Henry What?
@James Henry What do you mean?
@@wendywithagun They mean that the state of California along with other states are bigger than Britain.
@@TheSongoftheWinterRose But like.... How is that related to my comment?
Canadians talk in a patronising way
Americans: Are you challenging me
Nah. Couldn't be bothered.
No, we’re challenging the morbidly obese, heavily armed ball of flesh.
@@5.7moy quite hypocritical coming from a Canadian (one of the fattest countries)
@@blurr1563 Still, Dwarfed by America which is dwarfed by Mexico.
@@5.7moy wouldn’t say a 7 precent difference is “dwarfed”
I am an American. and I LOVE Tim Hortons. Fell in love with it when I lived in Canada for a few years, No one told me about it. no one planted an idea about it in my head. I never watched TV while I was there so no TV spots influenced me.. I simply was greeted by it when I landed in Montreal and saw the establishment. Fell in love with it while I was there.
My favourite part of Tim hortons are the donuts
@@gibbous_silver Absolutely :D
Goo Montreal! I live there
If your on the go timbits are amazing especially if you have kids a little treat for the road 😉
I actually think Tim Hortons isn’t that great anymore because the donuts are all factory made and aren’t fresh. That being said the coffee is great and I do enjoy having a couple timbits once in a while.
When I was 17 crossing into sarnia for a concert, I was strip and cavity searched by a large border security man because a light cigarette butt somehow fell into my shoe and he mistook it for a joint. It was the last time I went to canada and it was a traumatic event that stuck with me my whole life. Even after realizing his mistake I never got so much as an apology.
Border security guards (of any country) do not apologize. At least I've never heard of one doing so. The best you're likely to get is "OK, you can go now."
If you're a woman, I'm guessing by your name you are, I sure hope he had a female agent search you in private. You would think they could have easily have determined that was a cigarette butt in your shoe. This appears to be another case of someone power tripping.
Hey, I was that border security guard and I remember the incident, well. You were so hot, I was looking for any excuse to strip search you and give you a "body cavity" search. I gotta say, you had a rockin' body, eh? Oh, and btw, that wasn't my fingers during the body cavity search.
It also sounds like a load of BS. Either outright lying or not the full story.
Canadaian border guards are jerks ❤
"If there is a Canadian, there has to be a Tims"
...I live in a town so small we don't have a Tims...
If a town is so small it doesn't have Tims, does it even exist?
@@ThinWhiteAxe If a Canadian lumberjack gets crushed by a tree and there's no one around to hear it, does he make a sound?
ME TOO ! the closest tims to me is 2 hours
_Impossible, perhaps the archives are incomplete!_
New Yorkers: yah we got timbs
JJ without you I wouldn’t know anything about Canada or heck even elections going on over seas. Thank you so much! Can you make a video about your favorite period of history?
This guy is your main source of political news? That's actually sad
D Mac I was being a A little hyperbolic for the shake of complimenting JJ because he’s great. I definitely would’ve have missed a election or two in Canada if it wasn’t for him and US new doesn’t like to cover foreign topics that much
@@shizlittlebam I'd say he actually is pretty damn good at it, relatively free of bias and goes into detail about alot of stuff as well as summing it up in layman's terms, tbh I can't think of a better journalist right now.
@@morimoko Free of bias ?? Not when it comes to Québec or French Canadians, innit ?
I have seen foreigners do a better job saying what Canada is than this "GUY"!!!
J. J. : “...Having very clean, safe cities...”
Me: *has a flashback of Hastings St. In Vancouver*
What happened in Hastings St. in Vancouver? Did a canadian bump in to you and he/she/it/what the shit didn't told ya: "Sorry,eh."?
Still less needles and human feces on the sidewalk than San Francisco
@@esau93631 that's basically anywhere out of California and some bad parts of India. And to be fair India does something to clean that shity problem.
What you got against tent city bud? Seems like the wildest festival in Canada those guys never seem to leave
@@alexandrub8786 not all of California is a overpriced shithole like San Francisco. There are many nice clean small towns....
I miss the old days when border security just required a license. I used to visit Canada a lot when I was a kid but haven't been there since I was a teenager since passports started being required.
Can t you just obtain a passport?!😂
obligatory "Tim Horton's was good UNTIL Burger King bought them" comment
Well, it's true
I just want to make sure you're not blaming the US for Tim Horton's decline. Just so you know, Burger King isn't even American anymore, they are owned by a Brazilian equity firm that doesn't give a shit about quality because they only care about milking brands for what they can get. That's why Burger King sucks now, and that's why Tim Horton's coffee quality went down by a literal grade.
@@michaellyndon6982 burger king HQ remains in the USA, and it's principally a US based company. The fact that it's now owned by a Brazilian Investor doesn't change the fact that Tim Horton's decline corresponds with its takeover by burger king
Tim's started to suck when they became publicly shared in '06.
@@larrybxl5406 Burger King didn't buy it out thpugh, that Brazilian company did, making Burger King and Tim Horton's sister companies. The headquarters in the US had nothing to do with the desicion.
You can do some research first next time, that way, you don't embarass yourself.
The part about Toronto is very relatable. I’m from Illinois and when I tell people that from out of state most people go to wanting to talk about Chicago were in reality I lived 4 hours away. I’ve actually never been to the city and have a rather large distaste for it as most central/southern people from Illinois do.
Well to be fair, most people in Illinois live in Northern Illinois close to Chicago so when they only know that information the odds would be Chicago.
Trenton Pottruff I know the rest of the state doesn’t have much to offer trust me. I ended up moving away to Arizona. But I hate hearing “oh I love Chicago” after i tell them where I’m originally from.
Oh I feel you my guy i'm from Upstate New York and whenever i tell people i'm from New York they think the city. I feel the same way you do.
Edit: Just realized this comment was two months old
@Zach, don’t worry my dude, my feelings on this are still the same and I love hearing Illinois natives aren’t the only ones who feel this way, when it does most of the time. Honestly it’s probably worse for you since the city is named after the state.
Is this propa-CAN-da?
PropaCanada.
Hahahaha
propaCANada
I love how you go into the accent thing. I've lived in Ontario my whole life and never heard anyone say it like that. I did however grow up around a lot of newfies so it's easy to accept there's multiple Canadian accents. Is it rude to ask which part of Canada you're from?
Ps. Thank you for sh*ting on Tim's. I worked there for over 6 years and it's worse than McDicks.
ik this is old but i believe hes said he is from BC
People from Ontario mostly have a Midwest accent tbh, if you drove from Lansing, MI to Ontario, Canada you would barely notice a difference in the accents.
I've listened to podcasts from Toronto and the hosts definitely have accents when saying things like "about". Though it's more like "a boat" than "a boot".
yeah which makes no sense why he speaks this way lol, no one in BC talks like this guy
I'm from southern ontario and lived in alberta for a bit and have friends from victoria and i noticed that they go hard on long vowel "A"'s ex. When my friend from BC would tell you she was hammerd last night she would say she was hahmmard last night. Like a Canadian/valley girl hybrid.
In conclusion: Things that Canadian people get triggered at:
*B A D C A N S P L A I N I N G*
He's a wannabe Torontonian who loves Americans. Screw him!
It is obnoxious hearing, as a dual citizen, my fellow Canadians remark that they're glad they didn't get shot on a short visit to an exceedingly peaceful American town.
The thing with people complaining about CBP, but not about CBSA is silly. One way you don't need to declare anything, the other you must fill out a form on entry, but supposedly the former is the more anal retentive of the two.
As an American who lives in Canada, I disagree. CBSA has never asked more than 3 questions and often decides not to even look at my residence permit. I have recieved various forms of questionnaires going into both countries, and CBSA rarely ever reads what I filled out while CBP generally reads the entire form. CBP generally also tends to be more aggressive in their inquiries in my opinion.
@@loukosscheffer6056 What sorts of documents are CBP asking for? In many years of flying and driving into the U.S, I've never been asked to fill out a form. I've never transported any cash or instruments over 10,000 USD or anything else I've needed to declare, so maybe that's the difference for you?
CBP still uses landing cards in certain situations.
@@loukosscheffer6056 Could you give an example? I had to search to find 6059B. Far as I can tell we don't even have I-94 anymore, at least, not in paper. I once had to fill out a minor questionnaire before departing on a flight, consisting of a handful of questions to which most could answer "no", but never before that.
@@microcolonel For the CBSA the primary inspection kiosk give you a ticket with your answers to the questions and a photo of your passport and you. CBSA has generally just looked at the fact that I am holding a ticket and waved me through. When the kiosks are used in the US, they generally read through your answers and also ask some more questions. In situations where I have had a 6059B, the CBP agent has read every line on the card. At land crossings, I generally never get more than 3 questions from the CBSA, compared to maybe 4-10 from CBP, and many times I offer my residence permit and they don't care to see it.
I spent a year in Canada (Kitchener-Waterloo) and it was the happiest year of my life. I loved the people.
I remember when my high school marching band went to Canada. Drivers' licenses were all we needed, and they ended up just waving us through. Then 9/11 happened, and there went THAT.
"if there is a Canadian, there is a Tim Hortons "
😂😂😆😆
Saw a Tim Hortons in Leicester, they probably are colonists
I wish that was true but i never saw 1 Tim hortons in Lithuania but i did see a Second cup.
McLean's magazine.... I bet they only print 100,000 per monthly issue that are paid for.
Even in Afghanistan, on the Kandahar base... lol
What Steve Martin once said is still true: Toronto is New York City without all the stuff.
@Cloud Nine - Everybody knows that NYC is filled with tons of iconic things to see and do. Toronto has the CN Tower.
SilvanaDil NYC has tons of historical moments like the battle of Long Island or 9/11 and Toronto has, its founding?
And just as dirty
I hate the SkyDome and the CN Tower too
I hate Nathan Phillips Square and the Ontario Zoo
The rent's too high, the air's unclean
The beaches are dirty and the people are mean
And the women are big and the men are dumb
And the children are loopy 'cause they live in a slum
The water is polluted and their mayor's a dork
They dress real bad and they think they're New York
In Toronto, Ontario-o-o
courtesy of Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie
Toronto’s inner city has 3 million people with a greater area 7 mill, New York has 8 million people with 23 million in the Tri-state area.. go fucking figure.
Not just Canadians who are guilty of Cansplaining! Indonesia too actually, basically countries that are not too famous in global stage or too middle of the road in terms of relevancy haha.
Canada is part of the Western world....also North America....therefore in the past, it was a democratic nation and very attractive to immigrants....smaller population, but on par with the US in living standards....this is why the resentment to explain to Americans what it is all about...not at all the same as Indonesia or any other non-western country where immigrants are not breaking down the doors to get in. You missed the point.
i've had americans cansplain to me
I love those old Molson "I am Canadian!" commercials.
Ironically, the faux-Canadian accent sounds a little similar to the average B.C. accent... long live linguistic and tonal eccentricity!
I’m honestly surprised Canadians are insecure about the accent. I would have thought they’d take pride in it on the basis it makes them seem a little less American.
@@LEFT4BASS Its because internet trolls like to target the accent as if its the next coming of jesus
@@localdude3702 "Oh bien tabarnak, un Canadien!"
I've lived in two provinces and one territory, all in the west of Canada. One thing I've noticed is that people tend to soften hard consonants and even do away with entire syllables when speaking. (eg: turning Saskatchewan into Skadgewan and garage into gradge.)
Same with Austrians, as they're sort of the little brother to Germany. There are a lot of these... let's say inferiority complexes around the world
I want to do a video on this at some point. Austria, New Zealand, maybe Ireland? What other countries are obsessed with being different from their very very similar neighbors?
@@JJMcCullough Russia and Belarus?
@@JJMcCullough You've already mentioned the ones that come to mind first so idk about other examples...
If you want to I can send you an Email detailing the Germany-Austria relationship a little.
Uruguay and Argentina
@@JJMcCullough Romania and Moldova? Croatia Serbia and Bosnia? Belgia is the illegitimate son of France and Holland.
Tim hortons 13 years ago or so was decent. When they made things in house, now its all flash frozen. ewwwww.
Great video man :)
Bulba Tube Heck, at this point saying you hate Tim Hortons might lead to bonding moments with Canadians.
F Tim's
Tim's lost a lot of their good reputation in the last few years. A number of franchises got into news due to bad treatment of their employees. The corporation that own Tim's is facing a frinchisee revolt over costs and prices. That's not a very 'Canadian' image. :)
Lol, yeah, Tim's became a publicly traded company in 2006, quality tends to take a dive when you have to answer to shareholders.
@@cradle2resurrection correct!
As someone who has travelled back and forth to Canada many times, my experience is the US border guards tend to be harder on Americans returning to the US than Canadians. However getting a Nexus card helps a lot.
I experienced the exact same thing but I'm a Canadian. I never had trouble to go in USA but when I returned in Canada my car had been searched many times. I go in USA in Maine, Vermont and New-York. I never been annoyed by the USA border guards.
My experience as an American has been that the Canadian border guards (New York, Vermont) were much more troublesome and borderline hostile than the US guards on the return trip. Could never understand exactly what was driving that
@@loicvibrant6525 I have had the same experience regarding the Canadian boarder patrol on the New York border. Much harder time getting into Canada vs getting back in the US.
I think that when Americans think of Canadians they hear, "eh" at the end of a question. My brother in law lives in northern Wisconsin and he sounds like a Canadian. He asks you a question and then finishes it with "eh".
It's kind like having people acknowledge they are listening. Kids say ' right' at the end of a sentence instead of eh now.
Alright, as someone who was a telemarketer and have called everywhere in Canada, I can attest that there is a good portion of the population has some kind of strong accent and it is not just people that are in living in the boonies.
@@BK-tp6jf Love them and I am CANADIAN. (with no accent)
@@2Sugarbears with an american accent
I have fond childhood memories of Tim Hortons but having worked there as an adult, my opinion has changed. It has become increasingly corporate with little concern for working conditions. The shop where I worked wasn't in the greatest neighbourhood, so we often had to deal with abusive customers, dirty needles (sometimes without adequate PPE) and the police. Also, had to do all the baking, food prep and service, cleaning, food safety procedures and logs, etc. with only two people on shift. :( I also worked for Canadian Tire (another "beloved Canadian institution") with similar staffing issues. Cost cutting at the expense of worker health and safety and customer experience is not worth it.
When I went to Canada a few years ago and came back to the us, the border guards did basically the same thing when it came to their jobs and what we had to do to cross the border, but the Canadian border guard was much friendlier and more willing to talk vs the American border guard was very cold and seemed to not enjoy his job too much.
Went to canada from Seattle for a graduation trip (I’m originally from Texas) and the border guards were very nice actually I was expecting much harsher as I’d never been out of The USA, but they were chill and made a comment on my accent and told us the best spots in china town to hit up. Real nice dudes.
You should talk about the King of the Hill episode where a canadian family moves into the neighborhood its pretty interesting.
I remember that one
From what I remember it was one of the best depictions of Canadians onscreen I’ve ever seen.
@@JJMcCullough The show's also one of the best depictions of Texans I've seen on screen. Guess Mike Judge knows what he's doing
@@JJMcCullough I'm sure that's sarcasm.
Clean safe cities you say?
Downtown Hamilton: *TORONTO, HOLD ME BEER BUDDY*
Hamilton is basically a miniature Toronto with a weirdly distinctive accent.
Pssshhh I am from Hamilton it's sketchy sometimes but nothing compared to downtown Detroit friend.
@@NoriMori1992 and smell
@@philkjimenez I was debating on putting Hamilton instead of Toronto, I know about the goblins at night 😂
@@philkjimenez I've frequented Detroit and basically all of Ohio down the I75. Hamilton didn't look so bad anymore.
My personal experience, from all those years driving back and forth between Alaska and the Lesser 48 states, is that the easiest way to annoy a Canadian is simply to be an American in Canada minding one's own business.
Also, Canadian border security... I had less hassles traveling through an active IRA campaign than I did trying to get across that little corner of Yukon so that I could take the Alaska ferry down to Washington. The CBSA alone counteracts by far all the stereotypes about Canadians being nice.
"what's the capital city of Newfoundland?"
"fort mcmurray"
That's where Newfoundlanders make their capital...
I’m a Newfie and hate it when people haven’t herd of us
Whats the capital of BC?
"Vancouver"
Whats the capital of New York
"New York City"
@@bavarianmapper4566 Actually, the capitals of BC and New York are Victoria and Albany. (Or is that the joke?)
Bavarian Mapper - Fort McMurray is in Alberta it's part of the oil patch but it's known for employing large numbers of New Foundlanders it's an inside joke
In spite of being born and raised Canadian, I've never heard the mythical "boot" until now. Almost sounds contrived and unnatural considering your accent in general.
Martin Green This is the second video of his I’ve watched, and I thought it was overdone on purpose
Same I'm in Ontario
The points about border control are so good. I've binged watched a lot of the Aussie, NZ, and UK Border Security reality shows (so many on youtube), and it's a bit depressing to see how many Canadians think that because pot is legal here, you can just talk openly about being a pothead at ports of entry and not expect a hassle. Pro-tip: what's legal in your country is irrelevant; if you come off as a druggie, you will almost 100% certainly be detained for further questioning. This is also true of crossing into the US; keep in mind that just because pot is legal in many states, at the federal level it is still an illicit narcotic, and borders are governed by federal laws.
Governed by federal laws and enforced by individuals.
Also important to notice : you're not allowed to smoke pot as a foreigner in the US even in a State where it's legal cos you're no citizen from any State and thus under federal law and judged as such in any case.
@@pistorius1155 Now that's news to me! I bet most cops would let it slide, though.
The accent thing bothered me because I couldn’t hear my accent, Canadians sounded “normal” (My inlaws are from California and I think they sometimes say things funny). It wasn’t until I started living in the US that I could actually hear and differentiate between the Canadian and American accents.
BTW Tim Hortons sold their old coffee recipe to McDonald’s. Apparently their new recipe sucks and that’s why everyone prefers McDonald’s!
Also, I’ve seen Canadians brag about choosing Starbucks over Tim Hortons because they are spending more money and getting better quality. 🤷🏻♀️
Lmaoo then Tim Hortons definitely messed up
He sounds like he's saying about in a fucked up way on purpose.
He's got a weird accent
Yeah the Tim Hortons one also had me going "Uhhhh... that's not quite right". I complain about their low quality food and coffee to friends all the time lol
Tim's used to be quite good, 10 or more years ago before it was sold off to some USA mega corp and has been downhill since then. Everything the yanks touch turns to shit!
@John T it was a merger between them and burger king
@@larrybxl5406 stop calling us yanks. you sound like a lame-ass wannabe brit.
@@HamishDuh2nd What do you mean "technically"? A&W is 100% Canadian, literally.
Canadians know more about the world, than the world knows about us!
Only because we are so diverse and we follow world events.
🙂
True
@Sam Hallows Canadians think we're worldly because we compare ourselves to a stereotype of Americans from that Rick Mercer show. Most Canadians don't even know much about other parts of Canada.
@Sam Hallows I know fuck all about geography. I agree with your statement.
I know where the major places are (Italy, England, Russia, China, Australia, etc). But I'll be the first to admit I don't know where the hell a lot of smaller places are.
I know about 90% of USA geography though. But that's just due to interest and I've been able to travel there.
I don't know a lot about Canadian geography past Manitoba. One day I'll travel out east, but it's not really a big draw.
@@shok24199 Ahem, Canada is a huge country that spans 'half' the continent! LOL
@Sam Hallows I dont know, dud, Ottawa was kind of nice! Me and my Canadian ex wife got to sit in a session of Parliament( the question period) and watch Peter McKay & Belinda Stronach make eyes with one another! LOL
As someone from Upstate NY I hate when people say "New Yorkers" or just "New York" when referring to NYC because the rest of NY is very different from NYC in every way
I never had a bad time crossing the border into Canada. But I have had problems coming back to the U.S. as a U.S. citizen.
Im from Nepal and thinking of the Rural people not liking kathmandu so it was easy for them to be more maoist-leaning, and then he talked about Nepal XD. My heart literally trembled and I was terrified.
that's nothing new I have been stopped and interogated because those damn things don't work on entry. only an inconvenience though
Canadian border guards, at the Niagara Bridge, asked me what my place of birth was... trying to verify I was who I claimed to be I guess... I told them I was born in Houston, because I was. This guard looked at me funny and said, "that's not what your passport says". She was calling her supervisor over and I had to explain to them both that I had not been asked that question before and wasn't aware that my passport only lists the state of birth.... so I was more accurate by saying Houston instead of Texas like my passport says.
I was kinda shocked that she didn't just understand me as being correct.... not like Houston is a small town, or Texas a small state for that matter.... I thought we were known globally. Lol
They ended up being friendly and even went and found a stamp, since I like to get them when I travel as memories, and apparently they don't routinely stamp at the Niagara crossing.
Maybe she had asked state of birth and you misheard?
@@johnr797 How does anyone not know Houston is in Texas? It's the fourth largest city in the US.
Being mistaken for American
I'm Canadian and I have never heard anybody say about before you. Lol
Me Watching this In British Colombia.
Me: it still haven’t snowed here yet in Vancouver
CanadianAviation 12
Shhh!
No one needs to hear about it.
Ellen Campbell why
CanadianAviation 12
Makes the others feel bad that we escape the wrath’s of winter.
Lol
We haven't escaped now!
My parents were coming back to Canada from the USA. When they were at the border stop, they had the usual interactions but the guard asked them "Are you guys partners?" my parents responded with "yes", the guard then said "Partners in crime" to which they said "partners in love", he then told them to pop the trunk and the car was searched.
No offense, but from a Canadian who's worked in the US for over 10 years, unless they pull u over for a 2 to 4 hour stay... While they truly search your car... Which usually means pulling panels and parts off.... They haven't searched your car... Popping the trunk doesn't count... AND no, I have never done anything illegal... My job was "computer systems analyst" and lived and worked in the States for 10 years... That's just 'normal' border security... SO they popped yer trunk, Eh? Did they then do a true search of yer car (pulling out seats n panels after that)? Or are u just blowing smoke out of yer obviously 'priviledged' @ss?...
As someone who's from michigan and has never even been to Canada:
I hate the fact that the Canadian accent is so made fun of bc I have the "ou" sound turning into an "eu" almost, plus a pure "o" sound, and I'm constantly asked by non locals if I'm from Canada.
Tim Hortons only became a “fast-food” chain once the yanks bought it. It used to be a chain of donut shops (and used to be decent)
Before Tim Hortons put them all out of business we had several better chain donut shops to choose from as well as many independents.
It was bought by brazilians...
Patty Gould there are a bunch of chains still like coffee time and a few others.
As "Rico Ten" Said Yank is a term for northern U.S. aka NE,Mid west,West
No it isn't. How do Americans get wrong what other countries say... By being an American. Outside of the US we use Yankee as descriptor for US people. You can also see it in war shows from Australia, nz, and Britain. Often it has a tinge of negatively attached to it. Ignorant American. Same as saying Jerry for Germans, limey for england, etc.
If a Canadian ever does this with me, I will try to relate everything they say about Canada to America and note how "American" they sound and see how long until they get annoyed lol. I mean tbh thats really what it is all about for them, to talk about "how much were not like USA" as some sort of pride, when nobody really cares lol.
I went to visit Victoria, Canada on a short vacation. It was a very clean city. Everyone was very kind to me. And everyone spoke English perfectly.
Why wouldn't they speak English properly?
@@squeet6831 well canada is a bit diverse but i dont know
Yeah, BC is on the more proper English end of Canadians.
I think the west coast speaks English the same as the us though we might say some French words as well like toque instead of beanie and stuff like that
Victoria , why would you be surprised about English comprehension?
As an American that lived in Toronto for three years, I can say that my experience was that you do not criticize Tims. It seems to be a distillation of the Canadian soul (whatever that is), despite everyone knows that it is not that great. At the very least, providing some warmth on cold walks home from the subway has earned some favor.
You've got it, exactly. We love it, but we recognize that it's not great.
Though 100% that mocha ice cap is to die for.
Thing is, it used to be good before it got bought out and they stopped baking in-store, lowering drink quality etc. We cling to the memories.
Careful Yank, that's my Timmies yer trashin.
Agree. I feel at least a bit upset when people talk badly about tims, because its been such a big part of my upbringing. Growing up in Canada (atleast in most places) its hard to grow up not feeling some sort of nostalgia or connection to it...maybe because they seem to be on every damn street corner in the country
Nowadays you can insult or mock their new lids and food.
There's no way he actually says about like that, I'm canadian and I've never heard someone actually say it like that.
Nah it sounds so forced. The rest of the accent is pretty straight forward but the about sounds so out of place from the rest
I'm from the Maritimes and legitimately thought he was doing a South Park parody of Canadian accents immediately. It's exaggerated to the point of a cartoon.
Yes, there is a Canadian accent, but either he's from this far away part of Canada I've never heard of or he's putting on a show. That was actually ridiculous.
Defensive much? Or is it that you don't know how to defend correctly?
While it’s not common I’ve definitely heard Canadians say it like that.
And honestly, most Canadians DO pronounce “about” differently than Americans. About is basically a 3-syllable word in America. It’s crazy.
When Canadians talk fast they shorten about from a 3 syllable word to something that sounds pretty close to “aboat”. Which makes sense. Why on earth Americans spend so long saying that word is crazy.
@@TheFantasticmrfox91 he does it in every video though, at first I was genuinely confused but the perseverance of his odd aboots makes me think they might be genuine
When I went to and left Canada to visit Vancouver last year, my group was asked where we were from. We said California and got “you drove all the way up from California?” In a very skeptical response. We were staying in Seattle for our trip so it was kinda off putting to get that response.
I went to Quebec in august 2019 with my brother, as we had driven up to Vermont already from Massachusetts. The border crossing guard asked "you ever been to Canada before? And why are you coming into Canada?"
My brother and I, who had never been said "this is our first time. We were already in Vermont, and we wanted real Canadian poutine" he chuckled and let us get on our way after checking our passports and drivers licenses.
The US crossing was a bit more intense with these giant car X-rays and the guard asked "why did you go to canada, what did you do, etc" and we said the same thing. Took us a tad longer, but it was not bad.
This was at the Highgate/ st. Armand crossing point.
There were tons of cops on the long straight stretch that led into Montreal, as the speed limit was like 90kph or something really low, for a straight stretch of road that's got 2 lanes going in either direction with absolutely nothing to crash into
why would you go to discount frogland instead of anywhere else in my god forsaken country
It's nice having visitors in our communist country.😔
Because of people that say frogland like the asshole they are.
the funny thing is that most of the time Vancouver is the only city you see in movies
First, I have seen Tim Horton's In New York. It's nice to see Canadian firms doing business in the US. Second, when we crossed the border into Ontario from New York, the border patrol agent was polite but business-like. J J, you are a great window into Canada for those who live outside your great country.
@Gi Gi Wow!
It’s that day of the week again
us two.
Us two
anmol54 That happens once a week.
This is a really entertaining video, JJ and I really love your hair in this video
been watching jj about 2 years now and he looks almost "normal" in this video...jk jj..you are extremely entertaining.
I'm American and the Canadian border police were not nice to me. But neither were the American border police.
They are never nice, almost in any country. The most you can ask for is a chill one lol
You didn’t even mention Harvey’s in the fast food section
Hey I went to Mcdonalds for coffee when I was working in a Tim hortons.
I'd walk a mile for a McDonald's coffee rather than get Tim Hortons.
whats wrong with a Double Double ? And im American ! Ive a can of Timmies coffee right now ! 37 million Canadians cant be wrong !
@@pattygould8240 What the fuck lol that shit is disgusting just use a coffee machine
@@tacomuncherI was expressing my distaste for Tim Hortons. Coffee at home doesn't require me to walk anywhere.
Hearing about Canada and Tim Hortons always reminds me of Ireland and Guinness.
except Guiinness is far more palatable than timms battery acid "coffee"
Tim's coffee is fucking awful.
I meant more in how a brand associates itself with a nation
Tom Pearse And the US and McDonald’s
Or Australia and Yosemite
IKEA and Sweden
Walmart also associates itself with the US
Im a US citizen, and I’ve crossed the border dozens of times as I live close by Canada. Every time I’ve gone I’ve never had a problem with the Canadian side of the border crossing. They’ve always been polite and only asked a few questions often just something like “do you have any animals, plants, alcohol, etc with you” while checking my ID. On the other side I’ve been questioned for over 30 mins before and have had my car searched nearly every time when trying to get back into my own home country. It’s ridiculous. I can see why so many Canadians have the perception of invasion US border security.
really? even as a US citizen? damn.... i used to think once i get my US citizenship and passport those things would become much easier....