Ever wondered what the differences were between the USA and Canada? Well here we go through some of the more boring differences and some of the more fun differences between the two countries. And yes we did leave out a few differences that the commentors are sure to mention. Canadian culture versus American cultural.
Filmed in Vancouver, BC, Canada
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21 Comments
Regarding splitting bills. Just ask the waiter for separate receipts
I can't stand how the US doesn't use the metric system. Even though we learned the metric system all through school not applying it in real life situations just makes you forget how to use it
Bagged milk is only in Eastern Canada. Here in the west we use wax containers.
Was the end of the video cut off?
Please feel free to not wear shoes in the house in the USA. 😢 I think it depends on the family and their cultural background. Ive grown up with no shoes in the house and do the same in my house.
Interesting video! 😁
I always take my shoes off in people's houses here in the UK
*perception
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Here in the UK, it's an offence to buy or attempt to buy alcohol if you're under 18 in licenced premises.
We have a second official language – French. Sales taxes are much higher in most of Canada. Also, I will never ask for iced tea in the US.😊 It appears literally to be tea with ice cubes while in Canada, it is a sweetened non-carbonated soft drink. Good synopsis of some of the major cultural differences though.
In Quebec they have a strategic reserve of maple syrup.
In Toronto especially; we honk our horns at other cars, pedestrians and even the geese! People are nice; but don't take it for granted.. people are busy and have to get somewhere!
Not all provinces use bags for milk. The western provinces use plastic jugs and cartons. Canada is not just Ontario or Quebec.
Tim Hortons should be compared to Dunkin, not Starbucks. The drinking age in Quebec, Manitoba and Alberta is 18.
Canadian here! I put maple syrup in my coffee and in my tea on a daily basis… it's a way of life.
Québec is 18!
Saskatchewan and Alberta in Canada still sell milk in big (1 gallon-ish)quantity. Whereas in Ontario you buy 1L bag and put it in a milk pitcher (white container)
We went to Vancouver in September/October. We loved it! We discovered a few interesting things: they have different bowling than we do. We went bowling and they were 5 pins and small balls! At first we thought they put us in a children’s section, but that was not the case. It was explained to us that it is a west coast thing and very popular. We had a lot of fun that day. Also, and I’m going to try to be discreet here – you can use your US credit or debit card to buy from local smoke shops. In the US those places are cash only (as far as I know). One more thing, maybe we were just lucky, but we found Canadians to be much better drivers than in the US!!
We Canadians are big fans of tapping credit cards to pay. We also like to load our credit cards on our phones and tap the phone to pay.
Pedestrians have the right of way in Canada, but not on controlled intersections. The walk/don't walk tells you when to cross. If someone hits you while n walking, you are at fuakt, not the driver. J walking is also an offense in Alberta.
Milk in a Jug – you're posting from Vancouver and talking about milk in a jug? That is STRICTLY in Ontario – if you went into a store in Vancouver, you'd have seen milk jugs and boxes just like in the States… massive country with lots of regional differences ….
I moved from Canada to the US when I was 6 years old, but still over half a century later think of myself as Canadian. There's a different mindset between the two countries. In the States there is a strong sense of individualism while in Canada it's more like "we're all in this together". It helps to explain the personality and political differences. There's plenty to like on both sides of the border but one has to know both countries very well to see how different they are.