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That's why the common stereotype of Canadians living in a frozen wasteland 24/7, 365 days a year is such a wild exaggeration. The vast majority of Canadians live in a region where the weather is no different than in Detroit, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, NYC, etc...
If that is true then why is their beer so bad? LOL
@@david-1775 Americans? I have no idea
@@david-1775 wait.. You're saying Canadian beer is bad?
@@Aggressive_Splooge man, I miss me some Red Maple lager 🍺
@@Aggressive_Splooge it’s nit good
In New York we share a library with Canada, in the middle of library it has borderline
The US/Canada border got tight after Sept 11. Before that, you could cross with just a drivers license.
There is that "Patriot Act" again.
You could actually pass over the border with a drivers license even after Sept 11 2001. It has only been in the last decade that passports have become more of a common thing when crossing the border. I personally went over the border for a vacation about 11 years ago and all that was needed still at that time was a drivers license. You technically do not even need a passport to pass over as of last year, only proof of citizenship of either US or Canada. That could be done with a birth certificate although the policy around this is a little hazy and seems to depend on location of border crossing. It's also worth noting entering canada is much easier than it is the US and most issues will stem from entering the US, not entering Canada.
In some areas pre-9/11 there was no official Customs on either side just signage & road texture changes, especially the rural roads.
@@aritheasei3657 Interesting. Must be me mis-remembering. I thought it happened around the same time due to concerns of terrorists coming in from Canada.
In the late 80's I was returning from Montana to Alberta by car. The boarder guard slid open the window in his booth without taking his feet off the counter and asked if I had anything to declare. I said just a hangover. He said have a nice day. Not so easy after 9/11.
I live in Windsor. Americans rarely believe me when I say when I look north, I look at Detroit lol
I've lived my whole life in Fort Erie which is the town that you enter after crossing the Peace Bridge from Buffalo, NY. Before the border shut down people from both sides crossed weekly to shop. Canadians bought cheaper gas, alcohol and some groceries that are cheaper than Canada even figuring the exchange rate. Americans come here because their dollars goes further on purchases at designer outlets etc. Also because major sport teams are close to both sides alot of crossings are done for these purposes. In the Niagara Region there is what is called Carolinian forest. There are species of trees and plants that normally wouldn't be found any further north than the Carolina's in the US. But because of the Great Lakes, the Gulf streams warm air and the Niagara Escarpment thes species thrive here.
I live Pennsylvania not far from the buffalo/Canada border, a lot of Canadians come to PA because we have no sales tax on clothing
Buffalonian here. I literally have the forementioned Peace Bridge, Rainbow Bridge and Whirlpool Bridge to take me across all within 45 minutes of each other. Been to Fort Erie numerous times. Took advantage of the 19 year old drinking age, and the numerous nudie bars too.
Most items are more expensive in Canada due to taxes that ultimately pay for universal healthcare among other things. So, it's sometimes hard to swallow when some Canadians regularly cross the border to save a few bucks, but those same people would NEVER go to an American hospital. Gee whiz, I wonder why...
As a Buffalonian right across the River from Canada I can tell you our large mall has a huge percentage of its business coming from Canadians that make the drive across the border to go shopping.
Nah Canadians just love us so much they don't want to admit they just cant quit us....they have to huddle so close :)
Many a college student near Detroit have driven to Windsor to drink because of the lower drinking age.
Living in Windsor, Ontatio, the southern most county in Canada, we head North to go to Detroit.
As a Canadian I find this pretty incredible- not that I don't believe it, but I would never have guessed that. I am one of the 50% who live north of that line, and always have, and where I live is pretty populated (for Canada). And yes it does get cold in the winter, but today (October 3) it was 25c outside, so no, it is not always winter north of that line!
You shouldn't believe it, it's not true. The entire population of Ontario is about 11M.
Ontario has over 15 million people going by 2023 data, unless you propose the government is fabricating the existence of over 4 million people. Quebec has 8.8M, most of which are south of that line. It's true.
Here in Southern Ontario today it was 72 f on October 23.
In the sixties we always had a white Christmas. The complete opposite sixty years later. True winter lasts about ten weeks now. That's it.
The joke about Journey's Don't Stop Believing is that South Detroit is just Windsor.
Haha. That’s brilliant.
Yes there is 38 mil in Canada lol. I was also surprised as a Canadian that Australia had even less (25 mil)
And y'all wonder why we say you're barely a country😂
@@jd3thegreattm380 idk who "we" is. Probably American since you assumed I knew
Funny story I lived in Edmonton but Worked up in South of Fort MacMurray Alberta, Canada on a Triple Drilling Rig, Company had 6 in total in it's fleet of 22 I was Rig Manager at the time. We were the only rig working this one particular day out of 17 Rig Companies in the area Because the weather Got so Cold and windy, we were tripped out the hole taking out pipe that we got stuck when we got pipe free it bounced off the Derrick so hard. Because it was so cold and pipe was wet from mud down the hole, it cracked all 3 joints including the threads on the pipes. Land Drilling Rigs come in 3 sizes singles, Doubles, Triples these categories refer to how many lengths of pipes can stand in the Rig's Derrick. The Weather that day was the coldest Day we ever worked in, we got shut down after inspection on the 3 Joints of pipe. I got back to my Warm truck the weather indicator said Minus - 68 Degrees Celsius with winds at 13kms. I had to laugh because even though we all had balaclava's under our Rig helmets it wasn't for the wind so we used rags to help with wind and cold on our faces when I got back to truck we literally Looked like the Crew from the movie ALIVE. Never worked in that cold again closest I got was minus -40 Degrees Celsius thank God. I'll Never forget it though.
I live almost 1000 km north of the 49th parallel and am surrounded by huge farms with rich deep soil. So, don't believe that all of Canada north of the 49th parallel is a frozen wasteland. Yes, the winters are cold, but summers are relatively long and warm.
This is why I fully stand behind the fact that the idea of Canada to many people is completely different depending on how they were introduced. I grew up in Saskatchewan, and lived in Toronto for 8 years as an adult. Places like Toronto, Montreal, etc have COMPLETELY different vibes than the rest of Canada. If you travel to northern parts of almost all provinces, you’ll find a completely different way of life, speaking, interacting and existing in general. If you travel to the proper northern provinces of Nunavut, Yukon, and NWT you’ll find a literal completely different type of existence. Most Canadians don’t even have a clue on just how vast and diverse their own country is. We take trips to other countries to experience things, and completely ignore how beautiful our own country is.
The Longest Undefended Border in the World. 5,525 miles or 8,891 kilometers long. There are Border Crossings but in the main you are just told to stay on your side. Good people Canadians! Always enjoyed visiting.
shout out to the welland canal!🇨🇦
I think it's telling that there are many hospitals just south of the border that caters almost exclusively to Canadians .
Only ever been to Montreal (3 times, mainly because of the reduced drinking age) and that city is absolutely amazing. Love every bit of it. Also got stranded in a blizzard in a little town called Gananoque that nobody has probably ever heard of. It's right across the border from NY.
Back in the early 1990s, I went to college in NYS right on the US-Canada border. All we needed to cross was an ID like a driver's license. I used to enter Canada all the time for a night out in Montreal. Since 911, however, passports are now needed to enter the US and Canada, although Canadians do not need their passport to reenter Canada.
At 10:22 is the Peace Arch at the border between British Columbia, Canada and Washington State US. This is a park where Canadians and Americans do not need to use their passports as long as they stay in the park. If you go outside the park on either side, you are entering the other nation illegally. During the lockdown, Americans and Canadians could both go there because cause of the special rules. Then I believe Trudeau outlawed Canadians from going there because Americans were present, and Trudeau did not believe Americans were doing what was needed to do to kill Covid. There were stories where Canadian-American couples would meet up at the border in order to see their lovers separated by the border.
Not all of Canada is always cold. Its October and right now in Vancouver the weather is 25C.
Wow! That threw in a whole lot more info than the title implied. Much appreciated. I grew up in Duluth, MN and my dad was in shipping all his life.
Many Canadians will come to the USA for medical care because non emergency procedures can have long wait times.
only rich canadian though...
@@wewenang5167 I believe the national health care system will still pay.
That is true, I don't know why that's so hard for some Canadians to believe.
I have never had a problem with our health care here in Ontario yes you can wait longer for non life threating illnesses I waited 4 months for a knee scope to clean it up yes it was painful but it wasn't killing me my wife got right in for treatment within a week when they found pre cancerous cells in her woman's check up. Yes you will wait longer at an ER for treatment unless it is life threatening like a heart attack or stroke ect and that is the way it should be the sickest people get treated first. the longest I ever waited in Toronto at an ER is about six hours but a lot the stuff people go to the ER for could be handled by walk-in clinics instead of the ER.
Finally, some love for my home!
You drive south from Detroit into windsor. It is vital economic link between the countries. It was laid back prior to 9/11.
12:05 There's two bridges from Windsor to Detroit: the Ambassador Bridge and the Gordie Howe Memorial Bridge.
If you visit Windsor, you can actually take a cab into downtown Detroit for a flat rate (like $20 or so).
My cousin from Toronto went to the U of Windsor and I can attest to the truth of the above comment. Although, she said Detroit was scary as Hell, and this is a tough chick that visited me and my family many a summer in Brooklyn in the late 70s and early 80s.
Only one bridge is operational though as The Gordie Howe bridge hasn't opened yet. There's also the tunnel
Fun trivia: To drive from Detroit, USA to Windsor, Canada you actually have to drive south
I knew someone must’ve said it. Bravo friend. I’m a Michiganian and lived in a border town for a time. I’d probably feel more at home in Ontario than in Pennsylvania or Ohio for example.
@@princeofpcos9804 oops. I replied to the post one level off. I wonder if there are any other places where Canada is directly south across the border.
The relatively warm climate of densely populated southern Ontario affects things other than agriculture. One of them is where Canadian hockey players come from. It does not always stay cold enough in southern Ontario for rivers and lakes to freeze thick enough to safely skate on. Before indoor, mechanically cooled ice rinks began being built in large numbers in the 1960s and 1970s, a high percentage of elite hockey players came from the colder, more northern small towns. I've heard it suggested that one of the reasons why there was more fighting in hockey in the old days is that the lesser-talented players were desperate to keep playing, so that they did not have to go home and work in the sawmill or mine that was the only large employer in their hometowns. Indoor rinks have led to a vast increase in the number of elite players who come from Toronto and the other cities of southern Ontario. The high cost of renting ice time in indoor rinks has changed hockey from a sport played by the "working-class" to one played by the "upper middle-class." (My brother here in New England probably spends more than $10,000 annually on ice time, equipment, and travelling for his three sons to play hockey.)
Ever heard of Wayne Gretzky? He comes from Brantford, Ontario which is smack dab in the middle of this red "populated" region.
Also if you look at alot of Canadian hockey players today a huge majority of them come from bif cities or suburbs of big cities. ALOT of pros come out of the GHTA(Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area).
P.S. I come from the GTHA/Niagara Peninsula area and grew up playing hockey. I was able to play outdoor shinny every season my entire life. The cities also had cityyard workers flood baseball diamonds or makeshift hockey rinks in playground areas so the local neighbourhood kids could play shinny. Sure, the lakes and rivers dont freeze as quick and/or as long but you make it sound like its bloody Florida.
@@danielleclair1360 Wayne Gretzky was born in 1961, so he probably played much of his competitive youth hockey indoors. I was talking about the older players, say born before 1950. Bobby Orr's hometown of Parry Sound, Ontario, is quite far north. The Mahovlich brothers' hometown of Timmins, Ontario is so far north that it was the second-to-last stop on the railroad from Toronto. And even if Gretzky had grown up before indoor rinks became commonplace, I wrote that "a high percentage of elite hockey players came from the colder, more northern small towns," not every single one of them.
Your second paragraph is in agreement with what I wrote, not contradicting it.
This might not seem like a credible statement, especially on the Internet, but I heard this idea second-hand from Bob Pulford. Several years ago, my father visited his very wealthy cousin at his retirement community in Florida. As a lifelong hockey fan, he was excited to meet several NHL players who lived there. He got to spend an evening chatting with Pulford, Harry Sinden, and possibly other retired players. Is it possible that more than 50-60 years ago, backyard rinks were less common? They are not terribly expensive to build, but people were poorer. A backyard rink probably freezes quicker and is certainly safer than a river or lake if the winter is relatively mild.
I live in Rhode Island, not far from the ocean. Hockey has been popular since about 1900, because of the many French-Canadians who immigrated here to work in the mills. By coincidence, the mill villages where they lived are located in the only part of the state far away enough from the ocean and high enough in elevation for the shallow mill ponds to freeze for any length of time. As far as I know, no player from Rhode Island ever made it to the NHL in the old days. But now that we have many indoor rinks, most of them built when Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito were playing for the Bruins, many players who grew up here or played prep school or college hockey here have made it to the NHL, despite our mild winters getting even warmer. That was my point, that indoor rinks have made it more likely for elite players to develop in places where SOMETIMES it's not cold enough in the winter for rivers and lakes to be safe for skating.
JPMadden, your overall assessment is absolutely bang on. Old time hockey players like Orr, Horton and Howe mostly came from northern areas where frozen rinks, rivers and ponds were abundant. For example, NHLers from where I live (London Ontario) were few and far between. Today, things are vastly different. Now, if we can change things so that it’s more affordable for those that aren’t upper middle class, it would be beneficial.
@@guynicoletti5811 Thank you. The costs really have gotten ridiculously high. I have a brother whose three sons all play or did play youth hockey. When all three were, he was paying more than $5000 US annually just for ice time. There were the thousands of dollars for equipment, which our father paid. Even though none of them will play hockey at a higher level than their town's high school team, they are constantly travelling around New England and as far as Philadelphia for weekend tournaments. It would not surprise me if my brother has spent more than $10,000 in some years, which fortunately he can afford.
@@JPMadden I feel for your brother, but unfortunately, that’s an all too common story. Hopefully your nephews will enjoy rec hockey when their competitive days are done like me and many of my friends. That’s why soccer and other sports are so globally popular…all you need is a patch of land, a few buddies, a ball and away you go. Some former superstars didn’t even use shoes when they were kids.
That was such a fascinating video. Even the Germans had U-boats going through the St. Lawrence to sink ships because Canada was a massive contributor for supplies during WWII.
Highly recommend Operation Yellow Ribbon - 9/11 when Canada took in thousands (mostly Americans) in Newfoundland when all the planes were grounded. There are even lots of Americans that don't know this story. And they did a play - Come From Away.
The Office Blooks NEED to visit Toronto during soccer/football season!!! Start a plan, guys.... you'd LOVE IT
I'm 200 miles north of Minneapolis, in Minnesota. Must be at least 200 miles north of Toronto lol
Border crossings into Canada aren’t difficult, quick passport scan usually and you’re on your way. But there’s a lot of unmanned border obviously. The us uses motion sensors and drones for that
We do have motion sensor borders to our North-the thing is, we don’t have a plethora of Canadian’s trying to sneak •illegally• into our great country. And it certainly isn’t just the Mexican’s trying to cross our border to the south. All of South America is. Come to our country legally and we’ll welcome you with open arms.
Cheers Mates.
Canadians are not stupid. Nobody lives in the Canadian Shield because it's not warm enough. The city in Northern Ontario (where I live) has a bridge to Michigan in it. We visit Michigan about twice a month for the last 30-35 years. We stay below the line because it's close to our American neighbours and we get really hot summers.
They call it the Ambassador Bridge now (Windsor to Detroit).
Passport Cards now, used to be Drivers license. Its like an in between. Not a full passport but not just a drivers license. We dont have national ids so I think thats the best they could come up with.
Real Life Lore also has a video about why 80% of Americans live east of a line that goes right down the middle of North America.
"because it's fuc*ing freezing"..LOL Love it...:)
Years ago you could drive across the border with just a drivers license for ID. But now passports are required for both Mexico and Canada for Americans, as well as Canadians must also have a passport to enter the U.S. This was a direct result of 9/11. As for tax consequences, there are a lot of Canadians who come shout for medical procedures at the Mayo Clinic and other well known medical hospitals, but that is usually because the operations are complex or they don’t want to wait long for a similar procedure in Canada. Only 8% of Americans don’t have medical insurance, but when you don’t, it is too expensive to pay healthcare costs.
I grew up close enough to the border that, back in the 1980s, it was cheaper for us to go across the border to fill the tank. It was very relaxed back then. All you needed was ID, not even photo ID. Then September 11 happened and the U.S. started requiring passports to cross. My neck of the woods was colonized by Europeans before the U.S. War of Independence, so there are cities, buildings and roads that sit across the border. There's a library that is, in essence, a border crossing. When they started requiring passports to cross the border, some little old lady was "detained" because she "crossed the border" without hers, simply by going into the section of her local library that was on the other side of the border. It's like P.E. Trudeau once said: living next to the U.S.A. is like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how gentle the beast may be, its every grunts affect you.
It was brutal when Canada shut down the border during covid. Alot of economic depression hit storefronts that relied on American or Canadian business...both sides of the border.
The video is correct. These areas along the sea trade route were naturally settled by the French and British. Explorers and Natural Resource Extraction units pushed elsewhere into the North and West but the populations are much less dense. If you see speckled villages on a map of Northern Canada these are almost always settlements started for Natural Resource extraction. 99% mining and lumber. These places have incredibly friendly people with that stereotypically THICK canadian accent. The seasons are brutal. A couple months of summer a real real long and harsh winter. Fall and Spring are barely noticeable. The pay wages lf these mining jobs and other government employment like police, nurseing etc are very high. Part of it is the isolation and weather. It sounds bad but there has been a significant and different cultural/hobbyrelated lifestyle that exists in these towns. Unfortunately or fortunately drinking is a big part of it but the important ones are sports and outdoorsmanship. Lots of hunting, fishing, camping, joy riding on various machines like dirtbikes, quads, sidebysides and snowmobiles. Icefishing. Icehockey. Curling and generally being very tightknit with your family and friends you grew up with. The southern inhabited region, people are more to themselves and more "american" if you will. Its not a bad thing but the differences in accent and sensibilities are noticeable to even canadians.
Hello from Calgary Alberta 🇨🇦
The events of 9/11 changed the border. After a few years of sorting out computer systems etc., the USA = Canada border made Passports and Security mandatory. It used to be less paperwork and easier to drive back and forth. Now the security checks and observations are under more scrutiny. The Customs patrol watch the water, air and land with sensors in place.
Canadian Health care is not available to US citizens. In the past only an id like a driver's license was required to cross but now there must be a passport or a special national id license (license with a bar code and fulfilling Federal regs) that can be presented for a quick trip across each border (can't fly with it just vehicular passage only). Locals on each side purchase a toll pass id that allows them to travel to work and shop in each country as many residents are related. Canada's covid restrictions were and still are more restrictive. Many Canadian snowbirds have (or did have) property in Florida. Many of the immigrants that settled the US also migrated to Canada and for a while Canadians were among the largest groups immigrating to the US. Get schedules and map for the Canadian National Railroad and it will display the population and settlement dispersion by the rail locations. The Rideau Canal was built to connect Ottawa with Montreal and Toronto fearing another American invasion after the War or 1812 with Great Britain. Americans burned York (Toronto), the British burned Washington DC. The burn marks on the White House could not be removed so they painted it White. The last consequential Battle of New Orleans occurred after a Peace Treaty had been signed. The British were defeated in that battle. The War accomplished nothing, things went back as they were before. The US thinks they won. The Canadians think they won. The British don't even remember. The remaining glaciers in the Canadian Northwest and in Alaska are fast disappearing. Canada's health care system is (unique) a mix of US Medicare and UK National Healthcare. Each Province provides separate Medicare plans and all cost are submitted to payment from the Federal Govt. although Provincial Govt.'s administer their own separate plans. Health plans vary although it is a single payer system. American money is accepted in the portion of Canada displayed per subject but change is given in Canadian money. The metric system is used for measure and temperature in Canada. Stop signs in France will say STOP (in English and not French) but in Quebec will say ARRET.
I live north of all those lines on a small island and we have snow that I love and wicked beaches in summer
if I had geography lessons like this school I would have done much better
Australia's population was 25,890,773 people at 31 March 2022. The quarterly growth was 124,200 people (0.5%). The annual growth was 234,100 people (0.9%). Annual natural increase was 130,200 and net overseas migration was 109,600.
If you enjoyed this, Canadian comedian Rick Mercer's Talking To Americans is on CZcams and it's hilarious. This video explains why Canadians don't live in igloos as some people believe. Our weather is typically no different than the northern parts of the US. Everyone made fun of us when my hometown of Vancouver hosted the 2010 Olympics and they literally had to bus and fly in snow for some of the outdoor events because we didn't get a big enough snow fall. But Talking To Americans is terrific. Asking them basic questions about Canada that they can't answer. It was filmed in 2000, when Bush and Gore were running for president, so it's got some great material. One of the guys they interviewed actually ran for president.
All about the climate originally. Accessible to water for shipping and travel. Most Canadians have a real winter less than 4 months. In the most south area it is excellent for making wine. Climate change means a shorter winter for sure.
I think there are more than 100 crossing points , and then a few water access at ferry points. There is a ferry between Washington State and Vancouver Island BC, and 1 or 2 on East coast , like Maine [US state] and Newfoundland, Can.; maybe anther one.
It is important to remember that while this is accurate now it is changing, populations are moving West into other parts of the country and currently BC and Alberta have populations collectively bigger than Quebec. And only one major centre that is close to the border out West is Vancouver (at 2 million). While Calgary and Edmonton at around 1.25 and 1 million respectively are north of 100 miles. I am not sure it will ever reach a tipping point but I think the numbers will balance out to a degree over time. I would agree that going north of Edmonton is unlikely in any great degree.
Also he completely ignored that BC has exactly the same growing conditions as the St Lawrence does. Which is why settlement happened out there fairly quickly. Alberta on the other hand had Oil and gas deposits that are moving employment westward but may adjust as Carbon consumption changes but that depends on what the Hydrogen market does.
'Ottowa" lol
St. LAWRENCE Sea Way is named that because that was the 'feast day' when they arrived.
Windsor/Detroit Bridge is the Ambassador Bridge
Also, if you look at the landscape further North is spotty and lots of bodies of water making infrastructure near impossible
As a Metro-Detroiter, I've been to the Canadian border many times. It is a real border, and there are booths that you have to drive through before you enter either side.
Before 9/11 you only needed an ID, like a driver's licence if you wanted to visit, but now you have to have a proper passport.
Not true, you can get an inhansed drivers licence in Michigan, which is also good for Mexico. If you live in Michigan, you have to be able to go to Canada!
I have an Enhanced driver’s licence ( Ontario) to use to cross the border by car if we are flying to the states you need a proper passport. We have family and use the NEXUS program to fly into the states makes it easier and less of a hassle to cross.
Our coast of Florida the west in the fall is mostly Canadian s this part of Florida they own lots properties
I grew up in Florida we love Canadians my friends are from Canada
Toronto is growing fast
The Ambassador Bridge connects Detroit and Windsor.
Hello from Toronto Canada !
The only large Canadian cities north of Seattle, are (obviously) Vancouver, BC; Edmonton and Calgary, in Alberta; and Winnepeg, Manitoba.
I didn't forget Saskatoon, and Regina in Saskatchewan... I'm just not counting them as "large".
That's pretty interesting, eh. I especially like the Mushroom Folk from Newfoundland.
😃 Very Good! It's a Small World after all! 🤣
Ambassador Bridge. Windsor, Detroit crossing.
Why would any of this 'embarrass' Canada or Canadians? It's geography.
Why doesn't someone do the same analysis of population distribution in Great Britain? Would they be surprised to find out that more people live near London than in the Shetland Islands?
Visiting Toronto was wonderful when vacationing. The city is huge and the suburbs have so much to offer. Canadians as we call them our neighbors to the north they truly are just are neighbors. The Niagara river seperats Buffalo's shore line from Ontario. I'd like to think we are the closest match nations in the world 🌎.
Yes, 9/11 changed border crossing forever.
People under estimate the great lakes. Both weather and economic.
Excellent video!
The border used to be very open with Canada prior to the 9/11 attacks. You used to just need an ID such as a driver’s license. If the guards Canadian or US) were bored, they may ask a few questions like where you’re going? Business or pleasure? Do you have anything to declare? That type of stuff. If they wanted to be dickish, they would search your car. Mostly it was no big deal crossing.
Then Sept. 11 happened and the border situation changed drastically. I think you need a passport if you fly in to Canada from the US, but if you drive, take a bus, or arrive via ship you don’t need a passport.
Yeah ridiculous, i had to bury my guns on our side before crossing whereas before they wouldnt mind in you had a rifle slung.
short answer is its to damn cold up north
I live in Toronto area so Ontario. There is LOTS of land to live on outside of the city and easy farming. Some of the stereotypes are crazy. The problem is they build houses so close together and pile people on top of each other in buildings. There's kilometers of land. Winters can be bad, december to march, if your really far north but summers are hot. No different than new york. The notion that we're living on some desolate land is just crazy. It would take you hours to drive north and get to those places. We're living close to the border because that's where the business and jobs are.
Only a drivers license is required for Canada , passport for Mexico , Canada is super fast and chill
That is right it is only the USA that requires a Passport for entry.
Gotta say, the city at 6:42 isn't in Canada, same with 7:20.
That's Chicago at 6:42 but I think he was just talking about the great lakes in general at that point.
There are hundreds of crossings per day one of the busiest is Detroit because of the automotive industry where the big 3are locatedFord, GM, and Chrysler. There’s a reason it’s called the Motor City
Oh that whole 401 corrido from Windsor/Detroit to Oshawa is one long assembly line for the auto industry.
I live there, woo!
Sad to say, its probably because Tim's doesn't set up many locations north of the big municipalities.
It can't be a real town unless it has a Timmy's.
There are people that live in Detroit that work in Windsor and vice versa. They would have been exempt from the border closing and cross the Peace bridge or the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel by foot or car every day. That's how close the countries really are. You used to be able to cross the border without much ID other than saying your name and why you're entering the country but since 9/11 things tightened up and have remained so.
I grew up in Detroit and we crossed the border regularly for shopping, eating, and entertainment.
@@deborahabston4222 I grew up in Toronto and had relatives in a suburb of Detroit which was Tecumseh. Crossed the border many many times.
The United States also gets a lot of Canadian medical tourism. My family have very strong ties to Canada, as the immigrated from Ireland and Scotland through Canada. Half of my relatives settled in Canada and the other half in Massachusetts and New York. Each of our families goes back and forth. We go there sometimes for medical prescriptions and they sometimes come here for procedures that their healthcare deems not necessarily needed presently. So they just come here. I personally love Canada being my neighbor. I feel Americans if were given a to choice as to a country to border us it would be Canada every time. The people are fantastic and most definitely Canadians and Americans share a similar story. Many Americans refer to the UK as our cousins across the pond, but we always say Canada are our brothers up there in the Great White North.
Oh the family ties are huge between these two countries We are in this as well I married an American girl my Grandkids are all American born in the states my kids born in the USA as well do have Canadian Citizenship through me.
You would think that the guy who did the original video would at least check his spelling on the capital of Canada. It is spelled Ottawa, not Ottowa. (Sorry, couldn't resist...)
Well, I remember back in the day we could just drive into Canada without a passport. Just flash your driver's license, say you are going to do some shopping and they waved you through. That all changed after 9/11 tho.
Me too. When living in NH, we used to take the kids to lunch in Canada! They remember it very clearly and got a big kick out of going to a different country for lunch! All we needed was a driver's license, no passport. This were the days. 😥
Good video reaction i love the geography videos
And Australia has around 25M for that giant land mass, :)))
And, as I understand it, most of the population is relatively close to the coast.
The true population of 'Toronto' (as most people think of the region) is actually 3x higher when you consider all of the suburbs who are part of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). That population - of which the City of Toronto is at the centre - is nearly 6 Million
The Golden Horseshoe contains a ton of people, The GTHA is huge amount of people from the Falls all the way to Oshawa.
please check out Nova Scotia's Halifax explosion.
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Before 911 you didn't need passports, drivers license was good enough.
This video is not completely accurate. It claimed that a small section o Ontario is the only good soil for farming in Canada. The majority of farming is not in Ontario. Most of the farming in Canada is in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
well, consider me stunned....
Very interesting
There are many places where the boarder is soft.
Can yall react to how geography made the US overpowered video?
I live in West Michigan and live further north than my friend who lives in Western Ontario. But to be fair, Michigan WAS part of Canada back in the day. That’s where we got city names like Detroit-which means “strait” as in “le détroit du Lac Érié” or “the strait of Lake Erie,” which is what the French explorers called the river that is now the Detroit River. Then there’s Charlevoix, Cadillac, Mackinac, Sault Saint Marie…
The bridge between Detroit and Windsor is called the Ambassador Bridge. It’s the busiest international border crossing in North America in terms of trade volume. There is another bridge to Canada about an hour north of Detroit which is far more preferable, imo. Still busy but more tolerable in my experience. And yes, there are over 100 border crossings. Not all are open 24/7 though. Michigan is one of only 5 states where you can get an enhanced driver’s license which acts in place of a passport at North American borders. And it’s definitely far cheaper than a passport.
And if anyone is going to build a wall between the US and Canada, I feel like it would be Canada to keep us Americans out 😂
CA has same size economy of the UK.
Fascinating video. Passports at the border after 9/11.
Watch Anchorage is OP
Lots of lakes. Lots of frozen lakes for hockey.
More unnamed lakes than the rest of the world has lakes.
Fresh water will be the key commodity in the 22nd century. There is no alternative to it, regardless of how it's obtained.
React and oversimplified the pig war