I'm a Newfie and I found this commercial hilarious. Besides, it's a farm that could be anywhere. It's only the song that alludes to Newfoundland. People are too uptight and need to relax.

@dinkster1729

3 ай бұрын

Isn't a song that features "Newfoundland dialect" in the opening words enough to make the viewer/listener think the commercial is about Newfoundland accommodations and their poor quality?

@dabrams84

3 ай бұрын

​@@dinkster1729I didn't know it was a Newfoundland song so I think that most people will have no idea.

@dinkster1729

3 ай бұрын

@@dabrams84 Any Newfoundlander will know it's a Newfoundland song. Anyone who knows anything about Newfoundland folk music will know it's a Newfoundland song.

i'd honestly rather stay in the first place lol

@JustM2024

3 ай бұрын

I just said the same

@dinkster1729

3 ай бұрын

I've stayed in accommodation in N.L. in the 1970s and those accommodations were sometimes only slightly better than the ones depicted here. That's what makes travel in N.L. so special. The Newfoundlanders are great people though and make a pitiful experience, at least, memorable and, maybe, great!

@arseface2k934

3 ай бұрын

@@dinkster1729 can't speak for how it was before I was around but we have regular hotels now lol

I remembered the ad but I couldn't remember what it was for. The traditional Newfoundland song was so out of place for the commercial. It also made animals looks like they were bad things. The chickens were pretty funny though.

@melaniewhalen9944

5 ай бұрын

Agreed. I would be over the moon if I went to a rental and there was a pig hanging out.

@dinkster1729

3 ай бұрын

@@melaniewhalen9944 I think it was a black bear cub in the trailer.

What TF does this song have to do with farms??? I don't think Vrbo's marketing department knew what this was

@patrickbennett7002

5 ай бұрын

It could be any country style song, Dueling Banjos style

@BigSplenda1885

5 ай бұрын

They're all Toronto trust fund babies, they have no idea other than it's "a white newfie hillbilly song"

@gravegaming2023

5 ай бұрын

No lol, they're saying their competitors offer those places, and they offer houses like the one at the end . It's not meant to be clear to anyone that the last place isn't in newfoundland Aswell, we only know that because we've been there and know those plants can't survive here

0:14 i hear "there's a chicken farm inside my home"

This commercial cracks me up every time 😂😂😂 too funny the way the chicken and the lady had a stare down 🤣🤣🤣

@dabrams84

3 ай бұрын

Lol this is why I searched for it.

@alexsnell8177

Ай бұрын

Lol! “Get out or your dinner!”

The best part about this commercial next to it being completely hilarious way to slander a competition is that nobody knew this was Newfoundland or the music, honestly it looked like a farmhouse in the United States that love animals way too much 🤣🤣🤣

As for the Newfoundland and Labrador Government and its Tourism Minister, Steve Crocker, they can't legally order the commercial to be removed as folk songs like "Ise The B'y" as its a designated folk song, which are exempt from Intellectual Property and Copyright laws.

@marcpower4167

5 ай бұрын

True, but Vrbo should either pull the ad or change the song as a courtesy. They clearly offended a lot of people. I just read UberEats had a similar thing with their ad which had a joke about peanut allergies. Some group got offended, they talked it out and UberEats has since said "we appreciate the insight" and apologized, the original ad is gone now and the joke was edited out. Take the hint Vrbo, I'd at least have some respect for you if you admit you messed up and tried to make it right.

@MCscarfacematt

5 ай бұрын

@@marcpower4167 thats just ignorant just like steve the crock of shit minister lifes tough get a helmet you cant go out and expect not to be offended thats not a right because its impossible to not offend anyone in your day to day life

@LimeGreenLime

5 ай бұрын

​@marcpower4167 or how about you simply don't watch the ad and move on? Imagine being this sensitive.

@gravegaming2023

5 ай бұрын

Offended a lot of r-tards​@@marcpower4167

@keithosmond5730

5 ай бұрын

@@LimeGreenLime Maybe because the deliberate slight might damage tourism to the province - a large part of the economy? I'm definitely moving on from VRBO; there are other, less offensive and condescending options.

How did a marketing person from VRBO come across "I'se da b'y"?

@lisaflane

5 ай бұрын

I would like to know that too. It’s a well known song old song from Newfoundland.

@patrickbennett7002

5 ай бұрын

Maybe someone from Newfoundland works there or for the ad company

@housesofnl

5 ай бұрын

@@patrickbennett7002 they hire out for ads to agencies

@KenCheng

5 ай бұрын

@@patrickbennett7002 Ummmm No 😒

@patrickbennett7002

5 ай бұрын

​@@KenCheng Why not, Newfoundlanders have moved all over the world and work in every occupation

So what exactly are you trying to say about the houses you have advertised to rent in Newfoundland?

@TPNL1

5 ай бұрын

They’re saying with VRBO that they’re awesome. Why are you trying to be offended?

@technoclutter4003

5 ай бұрын

​@@TPNL1 well I'm from Newfoundland and the narrative I'm seeing in this video is that they went to a place in Newfoundland f****** hated it so they went to a place that's subtropical because the last vacation home they went to in the video is definitely definitely not. Newfoundland. So yeah offense taken.

@MattHowlett

5 ай бұрын

@TPNL1 the song they’ve used is basically sacred to Newfoundlanders, and it should have never been used in conjunction with what is clearly being depicted as a negative experience. So no one is “trying” to be offended; it’s terribly poor taste and they’re most definitely going to hear about it.

@KevinBrock82

5 ай бұрын

well Newfoundland is pretty much a sh** hole, so they aren't wrong. ​@@technoclutter4003

@fergsgref

5 ай бұрын

@@TPNL1 You know what? I'm not from NL but I live there and I agree with those who find it offensive.

Maybe it's silly to complain about this but you just know if this was about any other race or culture Vrbo would've apologized a million times and committed themselves to sensitivity training and banned this video 😂

@dinkster1729

3 ай бұрын

And agreed to pay for a spot during the Super Bowl advertising Newfoundland and its attractions.

Didn’t watch the Super Bowl, don’t read the news, never even used vrbo before. But as a Newfoundlander, the one things that’s inescapable is newfies complaining. I heard so much whining that I had to look up the ad and see what all the fuss was. Congrats to vrbo for offending the most easily offended people on the planet. Maybe 5-10, some teenagers spray painted “stupid newfies” at spots around the city. Literally Front page news. Maybe 10-15 years ago, Nissan ran an ad for a “Bonavista edition” X-Trail that featured heavily exaggerated Newfie accents. The uproar made me roll my eyes so hard that I almost detached my retinas. Vrbo isn’t breaking new ground here. Congrats on the extra eyeballs.

@HalifaxHercules

5 ай бұрын

As a Mainlander living in Newfoundland for 15.5 years, I agree that one of the biggest complaints are their tendency to complain about everything. As for Steve Crocker and the Newfoundland and Labrador Government, they have no right to order this VRBO commercial removed as "Ise The B'y" is designated as a Folk Song, which are exempt from Copyright and Intellectual Property laws.

@RogerDiotte

5 ай бұрын

LOL...the eyeballs!

@jimdavis2428

5 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing. As a NL'er, I'm embarrassed that the government would even comment. NL is full of liberal snowflakes so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Also, I wouldn't have even known about this if not for the whiny liberals so I had to come look it up. Good on the Government for drawing more attention to it LOL

@marcpower4167

5 ай бұрын

Speaking as a Newfoundlander myself, I wouldn't say we "complain" or "whine". But we do tend to get a bit defensive when someone's making insulting remarks about our province. Or at least when we think they are.

@Psychlosis

5 ай бұрын

Sure same crowd I heard pissed off about it was also on FB yesterday saying we needs to do a NL version of Hollywood star walk only with NL Legends. So, we lives in a province with tent city and a crippled hospital system and the winers are more concerned about a song on an ad and wasting tax money on other stupid non essential things. That's how backwards some of the sooky babies are.

i'm not a newfoundlander but why did you use I'se the By?

@dinkster1729

3 ай бұрын

Newfoundlandphobia? anti-Newfoundlandism? You're asking the ad agency this question? Maybe, somebody's Newfoundland wife is divorcing him and he's getting back at her? Who knows?

Not the song but the depiction of a infested barn and trailer using Nfld as the back drop by using the song.

@dinkster1729

3 ай бұрын

And what's a boat builder, a sailor and a fisherman got to do with a nightmare of a vacation rental on a farm anyway? The audio doesn't fit the visuals at all.

Understanding the upset requires acknowledging the cultural significance of Newfoundland folk songs. They represent shared history and identity, especially for a community that has faced historical discrimination. While the song may be exempt from intellectual property restrictions, its cultural and emotional value is immeasurable. Using it in a commercial context, especially negatively, can be seen as disrespectful or insensitive. It’s important to remember that cultural sensitivity and respect for others’ heritage is crucial. While some may not see an issue, others’ feelings of upset are valid and should be acknowledged.

@MCscarfacematt

5 ай бұрын

by that logic no jamacian music no irish music can be used yet it is

@LimeGreenLime

5 ай бұрын

There's nothing disrespectful or insensitive about it. You're overreacting.

@StatueSounds

5 ай бұрын

​@@LimeGreenLimeI am glad you are not one of the people who found offense. There is a difference between intent and impact, and while you're opinion is valid you should not invalidate other peoples feelings. What is your intention with a comment like this.

@LimeGreenLime

5 ай бұрын

@@StatueSounds I'm newfie and think the commercial is great. People who are offended need a reality check.

@rachelanstey4990

5 ай бұрын

If you're a Newfoundlander I'm ashamed of you. It represents us as backward, unhygienic, and deceivers. @@LimeGreenLime

I approve of the 240

Reading these comments is far more entertaining than any super bowl commercial. I just hope as much passion is shown for the really important shit affecting our lives.

Am I the only one who would have had a blast in the first situation?

I'm Canadian & visited the Maritimes, incl. Nfld. The moment I heard that traditional music, I knew where it referenced, but in no way did I take it as a slur against the warm, wonderful folks who live on The Rock. I certainly didn't think it was worth all this kerfuffle. It's just an advert. Funny enough, Vrbo may have proved the old adage, "There's no such thing as bad advertising." Look at the notoriety It's getting - after the fact! ~I love ya, Newfoundland. Kiss a cod for me.

@Windsor5000

5 ай бұрын

Not the song but the depiction of a infested barn and trailer using Nfld as the back drop by using the song.

@bornandbred

5 ай бұрын

Thanks but NL is not part of the Maritimes.

@Beaker709

5 ай бұрын

I understand where you are coming from with regard to the commercial getting more attention than it deserves but it is more than the song, it's just an another example of the negative "Newfie" stereotype that tends to be propagated in US and even Canadian media.

@carolmullins

5 ай бұрын

​​@@Beaker709they could have used dueling banjos and everyone would have got the gist...not happy that they used a song that is so closely intertwined with Newfoundland culture.

@LimeGreenLime

5 ай бұрын

​@@carolmullinsI'm newfie and I don't see the issue. It's a song, and to have a Newfoundland song shown during the Super Bowl is awesome. If you didn't like it, whatever, but just move on.

Song title?

@lorraineq169

4 ай бұрын

Aon Focal Eile

@startervisions

4 ай бұрын

@lorraineq169 thank you

@dinkster1729

3 ай бұрын

"I's the b'y" or "I is the boy" in Mainland English. Google it. It's a well known Newfoundland folk song. Lots of Canadian school children learn it, I think, but the lyrics are rather suggestive so, maybe, they don't.

@dinkster1729

3 ай бұрын

@satrtervisions See my posting below. Title? " I's the b'y"

Where is the VRBO at the end of this commercial? It’s gorgeous

@dinkster1729

3 ай бұрын

Newfoundland, of course! It's the Fogo Island Inn. . . just joking.

Jesus fuck, what they hell do you have against newfoundland?

@dinkster1729

3 ай бұрын

Somebody's got an agenda for sure.

What group is that!!!?😊

@dinkster1729

3 ай бұрын

Is it Great Big Sea? or just a bogus group?

I would rather stay in the first one

51K views, 61 likes….case closed

@LimeGreenLime

5 ай бұрын

Case closed? 😂

@dinkster1729

3 ай бұрын

@@LimeGreenLime 51,000 people watched in, but only 61 liked it. What does that tell you? 51,000 people hated it, I guess.

It’s a cute commercial but please rethink the song choice, you’re using a traditional Newfoundland song important to our culture. You’re using it in a degrading manner.

@patrickbennett7002

5 ай бұрын

Most people wouldn't know where it's from or what it is. Newfoundland is not mentioned in the ad

@follout7075

5 ай бұрын

I don't feel that way

@technoclutter4003

5 ай бұрын

​@@patrickbennett7002honestly the whole thing reeks of a Newfoundland vibe and not the good kind. It feels like they were trying to say newfoundland's a s***** place to go. Go to somewhere with a jungle.

@DanHowsen

5 ай бұрын

You're the type of person who considers "Newfie" to be "the other N-word", aren't ya?

@patrickbennett7002

5 ай бұрын

@technoclutter4003 this could be anywhere and any music can be used in the background, they clearly got the wrong address and perhaps down the road the better house was located. Newfoundland, like most places, has many kinds of houses from mansions to shacks. People are getting upset over a funny commercial

...no, no...these people are in the right place...seein how they roll up in their ole Volvo wagan - bolt-on roof racks..with the rear wiper goin...and who's sportin the Keswick dinner jacket??...don't run away...ya might learn ya something...my son...smh

As someone living in Newfoundland this is a funny commercial, and the reaction of the Newfies is even funnier, Newfoundland wasn't mentioned once, and the landscape doesn't even resemble NL, but the place in the commercial looks like it could be a great place to vacation what more do you want, live chickens and pig all that can be a food source, in the middle of nowhere with no one bothering you.

@newfoundland042961

5 ай бұрын

As someone who is a Newfoundlander and not just living there the people of the province don't like to be addressed as Newfies. We reserve that for our dogs.

Having lived in Newfoundland for some time of my life and gotten involved as much as i could on every aspect of day-to-day Newfoundland life the only thing that's I've got for Newfoundlanders is fondness and respect, this ad, after having lived across the Rock deeply disrespects the cultural inheritance and spirit of Newfoundland, I would strongly encourage Premier Furey to make an official complaint to the US consulate given that Newfoundland has been home to an US Airforce base in Stephenville and how supportive and sympathetic the province has been towards US interests.

@patrickbennett7002

5 ай бұрын

It's a tv commercial, it doesn't say where it is.

@annakinnard

4 ай бұрын

But we know where it is@@patrickbennett7002

@dinkster1729

3 ай бұрын

@@patrickbennett7002 If you recognize the song, you'll know.

@patrickbennett7002

3 ай бұрын

@dinkster1729 if they know then the ad doesn't matter, it's just an ad.

@dinkster1729

3 ай бұрын

@@patrickbennett7002 Lots of school children learn this song in the primary grades. If it's introduced by the music teacher properly, then, they will know it's a song from Newfoundland. Would this commercial with this link to N.L. entice people to be tourists in N.L.? I doubt it.

@VRBO you were warned to remove this

Poor song wha? I had to jump up and do the jig when this one played. Keep up the good work, me trouts.

@annakinnard

4 ай бұрын

I's the by is great but the rest wasn't.

Were known for our humor and hospitality, take it in stride, stay classy fellow islanders!

@newfoundland042961

5 ай бұрын

We are still known for our humor and hospitality but we're not willing to be the stereotyped any more. Obviously the time has come that we prefer being laughed with, not laughed at.

Anybody that has visited NL knows how great of place it and its people are. I would not use VRBO because its apparently they know nothing about their own market or others cultures. Fail

@LimeGreenLime

5 ай бұрын

Nothing in the footage or sing singles out Newdoundland. So you're reaching.

@bayboy6383

5 ай бұрын

point proven thank you for confirming VRBO's lack of culture knowledge@@LimeGreenLime

Vrbo definitely pissed off a ton of Canadians with this ad, especially Newfoundland. Newfies definitely take their culture quite seriously.

This commercial solidified my decision to never use VRBO.

VRBO punching down

You hear that ?...... It's the sound of people in Newfoundland pulling their rentals off Vrbo.....

What is the inference here? Why would you use a traditional Newfoundland song to portray the negative? Seems odd to dump on a province that is known for its hospitality. It comes across as insulting and offensive.

So you’re saying that all the VRBO in Newfoundland should be boycotted and not fit to stay in?

@gravegaming2023

5 ай бұрын

No lol, they're saying their competitors offer those places, and they offer houses like the one at the end . It's not meant to be clear to anyone that the last place isn't in newfoundland Aswell, we only know that because we've been there and know those plants can't survive here

they do be like that though

Holy shit. Im from Newfoundland and the people who are upset about this needs get a life.

@newfoundland042961

5 ай бұрын

Holy shit. I'm from Newfoundland and the people who are upset about this need to get a life. (As a fellow Newfoundlander I thought I'd help you out with your grammer mistakes. Sorry couldn't help it. You're making us look as stupid as this commercial. You're welcome)

@verynoiceroxx542

4 ай бұрын

@@newfoundland042961 continue to cry salty tears over an ad when the whole world knows NL is the inbred half-cousin of Ireland minus the civil war

Considering that the locale looks more like the Great Smoky Mountains, Appalachians, or Ozarks, than Newfoundland, perhaps America The Beautiful or sound track from Deliverance or O Brother, Where Art Thou? would have been more appropriate. The scene looks like something I'd expect to see in rural Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky or Oklahoma.

@sabotabo7476

5 ай бұрын

huh? this place is practically a desert. it's without a doubt somewhere out west.

@dinkster1729

3 ай бұрын

Turkey in the Straw? Would that be a better piece of music to have used?

Nah. Good thing Newfoundland has the most beautiful tourism commercials in the world to counter this crap.

@dinkster1729

3 ай бұрын

Are they played during the Super Bowl or during the Grammy's? You know how many eyeballs and ears heard and saw that commercial? I'm not sure how many got the reference and had a chuckle at N.L.'s expense, but . . .

What exactly is the ad saying? Book with your company or you will end up in a chicken infested Sh/t hole in Newfoundland and Labrador. You don't have to insult a whole province in Canada for advertising purposes. Do the responsible thing and pull the ad.

@patrickbennett7002

5 ай бұрын

Where does it say anything about Newfoundland and Labrador?

@bobjones1608

5 ай бұрын

It doesn't have to. From Wikipedia: "I'se The B'y" (also I's The Bye) is a traditional Newfoundland folk song/ballad. "I's the B'y" is in the Newfoundland English dialect, and translates to standard English as "I'm the Boy" or "I'm the Guy". The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame decided to honour the song in 2005, officially accepting it as part of the Canadian Song Hall of Fame.[1] @@patrickbennett7002

@Mds9608

5 ай бұрын

@@patrickbennett7002 Literally the song, hey.

@rumrunner1990

5 ай бұрын

@@patrickbennett7002 Fogo and Twillingate are both communities in NL and they are a part of the song lyrics. Go listen again.

@patrickbennett7002

5 ай бұрын

@rumrunner1990 watch the commercial, tell me where it's mentioned in the commercial. Again,the only people who know the song are Newfoundlanders. They use a brief bit of the song and no mention of Newfoundland anywhere.

As someone who lived in Newfoundland this makes me laugh. Newfoundlanders have no sense of humour past 15 years or more. And no economy. They don’t want anyone to watch anything other than CBC and NL Tourism videos which capture the 1\365 days that the weather is nice.

@dinkster1729

3 ай бұрын

You the writer of this commercial? The West Coast is lovely in the summer time. .

@ScotianSouthy

3 ай бұрын

@@dinkster1729 You da b’y who build da boat or you da b’y who chose to wreck her?

@ScotianSouthy

3 ай бұрын

@@dinkster1729 so is every other part of Canada. I loved visiting Stephenville last time I visited. It’s a good day or two. You can’t book a week vacation around it. People who visit spend 99% of their time in the Avalon, and maybe go out to visit Gros Morne and generally see fog making the photos harder to show off. Tbh

@ScotianSouthy

3 ай бұрын

Uh oh it seems VRBO lost business with the local NL vacationer crowd. The Newfoundland Vacationers are divided into 2 groups. Those who would never vacation in NL (snow birds and young professionals) and those who never vacation outside NL (Staycationers, cabin enthusiasts). VRBO over here in the comments apparently losing all the latter group of vacationers which would only ever spend approximately $50 total anyways. Newfoundland staycations rarely involve booking anything other than a room at a family members place. Also proving my point of losing the once cherished ability to laugh at themselves. “Newfie” jokes are now hate speech hahaha, sad.

@dinkster1729

3 ай бұрын

@@ScotianSouthy I meant the West Coast of Newfoundland (the island). Bonne Bay (Good Bay) is a lovely place.

If this is what some of you call good humour I wouldn't want to see bad. It depicts the Island in a bad way using our own traditional music, Newfoundland music so everyone will associate the dilapidated property as being in Nfld.

Shame on you … that is a song native to a beautiful area of Canada…disrespectful!

This honorary Newfoundlander doesn’t approve.

The song choice is in really poor taste - I would equate this to using a southern drawl to portray low intelligence, which is misleading at best, for the nicest of terms I can muster. Please rethink the context, Newfoundland culture does not exist to be ridiculed.

@patrickbennett7002

5 ай бұрын

Ever see Deliverance or any other southern US themed movies or TV comedy series? The dumb hillbilly is a stereotype deeply embedded in entertainment

@Littlefoot377

5 ай бұрын

Lighten up. Its a song. Typical newfies getting upsought over nothing

@rumrunner1990

5 ай бұрын

@@Littlefoot377 Typical mainlanders thinking they’re smarter than everybody else, when they can’t even spell upset.

@Littlefoot377

5 ай бұрын

@@rumrunner1990 upsought is something newfies say.

@rumrunner1990

5 ай бұрын

@@Littlefoot377 No, it isn’t. It’s a completely different word with a different meaning, you are just stupid and don’t know the difference. Give your head a shake.

Wow, that's pretty fuckin ignorant being a newfoundlander myself.

@Reyesn7y

5 ай бұрын

Where do they mention NL? I know they’re using that song but otherwise, how does this ad connect to NL? No one would know it’s a Newfie song if no one threw a hissy fit about it.

@blairstephen3843

5 ай бұрын

Your too much of a sook to be a real Newfie. Being from St Johns don't make ya Newfie. Its makes ya slow.

@BigSplenda1885

5 ай бұрын

​@@Reyesn7ylol bro they're obviously associating it with hick hillbillies

Vrbo = bedbugs!

Please feature Mystic, CT 🙏

A traditional folk song is public domain. 90% of people who would know that this song is from Newfoundland upon hearing it are Newfoundlanders. Nobody is talking about this being any kind of issue except Newfoundlanders. If anything you're only boosting their campaign with more press. Not hard to tell Newfoundland has the highest unemployment rate of all provinces in Canada with the amount of people with so much time on their hands to complain about a song....

@Waynek1pc3

5 ай бұрын

It is called Pride in our Province. It is the association that the video makes using Newfoundland music as its backdrop in a rundown rental. As for the unemployment rate it is 10% seasonally adjusted for winter. By the way if we were given the billions and millions that Ottawa are sinking us with I guess it would be a lot lower. We have a government who cares less as we only have 7 seats. Listen we survived here on this Rock for over 500 years and will survive for another 500 .

@BrinteySpeans

5 ай бұрын

@@Waynek1pc3I don’t disagree with anything you said. But from a PR perspective, all the complaining is simply gaining them more attention and publicity, for free. Look at the views - this one has 53,000 plays. The other commercial from the same campaign released the same day has 230. Total. So taking it to the internet to complain is only promoting the spot and nothing else.

@dinkster1729

3 ай бұрын

@@BrinteySpeans It's going to increase the tourist then? People want to see this place and are going to be disappointed, I guess.

@Waynek1pc3

Ай бұрын

Late seeing your post. If you got nothing good to say it is better to say nothing. Your thoughts on Newfoundland are not true and not deserving. We live on an Island in the North Atlantic and it has its issue but yet we survived for over 500 years here on this Coast. We are not receiving 13 billion dollars in transfers from Ottawa like Quebec and billions like Nova Scotia. We get very little from up along and we are getting by. This is Newfoundland you people know nothing about. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mJqWsJSSnsLPZrg.html

Hey VRBO - this ad is not okay. You are playing on a harmful and outdated stereotype of Newfoundlanders and we won't have it. Stand by, AirBnB, here we come!

well some marketing person is getting fired lol

@brian6x

5 ай бұрын

The only people that should get fired should be Newfoundland tourism folks who are too busy complaining and missing a golden opportunity at marketing their province. Smarten up people and make lemonade out of this apparent lemon.

I find this ad offensive.

This is incredibly insulting to Newfoundlanders and I can honestly say I will NEVER use your services after this. Utterly disgraceful.

I'm actually embarrassed by some of the comments. Aren't us Newfies supposed to be notoriously tough? C'mon b'ys, grow a spine.

@patrickbennett7002

5 ай бұрын

Looks like some are awfully sensitive about this, it's not like they are depicting hillbillies in Georgia like in the movie Deliverance

@Psychlosis

5 ай бұрын

By to be honest I'd rather stay at first spot. Also if this ad keeps all the prissy tourists who's cheap as they come away from us, then perfect.

@BrinteySpeans

5 ай бұрын

even more notorious for complaining about literally everything they possibly can

@newfoundland042961

5 ай бұрын

I guess we're from a different class of Newfoundlanders. (Notice I didn't refer to us as "Newfie's) There are those who think it's "charming" to protray Newfoundlanders as dumb, slow but jolly and then there are those of us who prefer to retain our humor and hospitality while fostering a culture of an educated, forward moving province. For myself at least I prefer being laughing with, not being laughed at. But you do you.

@newfoundland042961

5 ай бұрын

​@@BrinteySpeansYou're a real hater aren't you. May I ask what province you're from so I can throw some stereotypes your way and see how you like it?

I'm from Newfoundland and don't see any issues with the commercial. People just got nothing better to do then complain

@newfoundland042961

5 ай бұрын

That's because you're probably a skeet. Ya, definitely a skeet. That is all.

So are you saying this is what a b&b is like in Newfoundland unless you stay at a vrbo. Your advertising dollars are poorly spent. This is a miss.

Racist commercial.

Vrbo rethink your song choice. Newfoundland not good enough for you?

And they call Lefties sensitive. It just an ad with a neat folk song that no one outside of Newfoundland would even know existed until now. Relax and learn to chuckle at yourself.

@dbyrd

5 ай бұрын

Maybe it'd be funnier if they actually used some accurate artistic direction, and filmed it in NL with a bunch of alcoholics trying to get them to kiss a cod. Not often do you see a barn full of chickens or whatever the fuck in NL. Some people's interpretation of Baywhop is straight up just smalltown american redneck, and they are really not the same thing.

@newfoundland042961

5 ай бұрын

You'd be surprised how many people from all over the world know where that song is from. You did didn't you?

@dinkster1729

3 ай бұрын

It's a well known song. I'm sure Alan Mills used to sing it on CBC radio in the 1950s. I lived in northern Ontario then. I certainly don't remember a time when I didn't know that song and other Newfoundland songs that Alan Mills sang. Fella from fortune? She's like the swallow? Kelligrew Soirée? Everybody interested in folk music knows those songs.

@dbyrd

3 ай бұрын

@dinkster1729 when I lived in Ontario a few years back in my early 20’s I was quite annoyed at how people only knew this song. It was taught in the school music curriculum. Shame because there is an extensive catalogue of great Newfie folk music.

@dinkster1729

3 ай бұрын

@@dbyrd Right! On the other hand, kids would love it along with "Jack was Every Inch a Sailor" and "Was you ever in Quebec". You really have to be a good singer to sing, "She's like the Swallow". Besides, that song has a sexual connotation so it would not be a song that would be taught in elementary school generally. I used to love listening to Alan Mills when he sang in English and in French on CBC radio in the 1950s in northern Ontario. So many Mainlanders don't know a darn thing about Newfoundland including its many wonderful folk songs. It was collected in St John's apparently--the only version ever found. It reminds me of those American folk songs, "Oh, Susannah!", "Oh, my darling Clementine" or "Oh, do you remember sweet Betsy from Pike?" The heroine in all these songs is a country bumpkin, but loved by her swane anyway. They were song at minstrel shows for the entertainment of the crowd who relished the humour.

didn't realize newfoundlanders were so... sensitive. y'all are giving even us a run for our money in the jingoism department

@newfoundland042961

5 ай бұрын

No, sorry. When we forget how to spell, punctuate and speak the Kings English then maybe we'll give you a run for your money but, by the looks of it, we won't be in contention with you anytime soon.

WOW....what a way to insult Newfoundlanders!!!! YOU WILL NEVER SEE A DIME OF MY MONEY AND WILL NEVER ENCOURAGE ANYONE TO USE THIS BUSINESS.......DO BETTER!!!!

@VRBO does your marketing department not have a QA process (or a basic understanding of cultural appropriation)? You’ve learned by now that I’s The B’y is a traditional folk song that’s about as sacred to Newfoundlanders as Tetley Tea (you can look that up to). You never should have used that song in conjunction with what is clearly a depiction of a negative experience.

@bowerwheels15

5 ай бұрын

Who cares man? It's just a commercial. I could care less what song is in it as well.

@MattHowlett

5 ай бұрын

@@bowerwheels15 Whether you or anyone else cares doesn't change the fact that they terribly misused an aspect of NL culture. Our opinions of what people communicate don't lessen the impact of what's being communicated, so no, it's not "just" a commercial.

@ultimate-grand-tutorial962

5 ай бұрын

i'm so impressed that you're standing up for our honor in this important battle with a commercial of chickens. i can tell you're very clever! there is no need for you to be embarrassed about your Smart Comments. No province deserves to have their personal song used in a SILLY PIG VIDEO. We can all tell you're a serious guy! There's nothing for us to worry about in NL with you protecting our irish i mean newfoundland folk songs that are so old and sacred and not copyrighted by anybody from being put into a wacky commercial with funny animal gags Thank You! Thanks for your hard work

@LimeGreenLime

5 ай бұрын

"Sacred"? I'm newfie and that's absolutely an exaggeration.

@MattHowlett

5 ай бұрын

@@ultimate-grand-tutorial962 an opinion different than yours deserves a personal attack? Please make me a tutorial for how to respond more inline with your preferences so we can avoid this in the future.

Disgusting use of a classic traditional Newfoundland song. Not only are you insulting where I live, you are insulting all rural people as being lazy and dirty.

@brian6x

5 ай бұрын

lighten up

What the fuck is this ad? There's so much to unravel here, about race, class, rural stereotypes, SMH

@BigSplenda1885

5 ай бұрын

The only reason vrbo hasn't banned this ad and apologized is because it's a WHITE traditional song

@dinkster1729

3 ай бұрын

@@BigSplenda1885 The Black lobby certainly is aggressive in Ontario. We are to learn about Black history now in our schools? What about Newfoundland history? Or Metis history? Or Quebec history? or Japanese Canadian history. Or indigenous history?

this commercial is on crack

I needed this laugh.

Newfie here - there is literally nothing in this video that implies it's supposed to be Newfoundland just used a Newfie song please get a hobby if you're seriously mad over this

@newfoundland042961

5 ай бұрын

Did you get the memo that Newfoundlanders don't like to be referred to as a dog breed. Get with the times and take some pride in your province and how we're portrayed throughout the world. You'd be surprised how well known that song beyond the Island.

@dinkster1729

3 ай бұрын

@@newfoundland042961 Alan Mills, well known folk singer from the 1950s sang it, I'm sure. Omar Bondahl probably did. Gordon Pinsent probably did. Dick Nolan. Great Big Sea. It's probably in lots of elementary school music curricula. Lots of amateur folk musicians probably sang it. Who else? It's well known, too, that it is a Newfoundland folk song. This depiction in this 30 second commercial is a slur against Newfoundland for sure.

@newfoundland042961

3 ай бұрын

@dinkster1729 I 100 percent agree! Gone is the "good natured newfie" "who come from aways" laughed at and not with.

I am done with these subtle race mixing psychological suggestion ads. VRBO has now been excommunicated from my life from now unto death.

@LimeGreenLime

4 ай бұрын

Who wants to bet this guy never used VRBO before anyway? Because that would require them to go outside, which judging from their behavior, isn't something they do.

Gross

This is crass bigotry.

@LimeGreenLime

5 ай бұрын

Learn what bigotry actually means. This isn't it.

@virusanity4168

4 ай бұрын

Your face is bigotry.

anyone complaining about a freaking song, time to get out NFLD and go explore the world, being out there is warping your little brains lol. I'm Canadian, East Coaster and I could not care less about a song in a commercial. #HiKarens

@Windsor5000

5 ай бұрын

Not the song but the depiction of a infested barn and trailer using Nfld as the back drop by using the song.

@jsullivan2112

5 ай бұрын

East coaster, sooooo not a Newfoundlander. Gotcha.

@KevinBrock82

5 ай бұрын

@@jsullivan2112 .lololol ya only difference is East Coaster works for a living

@jjherrell

5 ай бұрын

​@@KevinBrock82And there it is. The derogatory smear about Newfoundlanders that lets us know exactly why you have no problem with this offensive ad.

@newfoundland042961

5 ай бұрын

​@@KevinBrock82Care telling us what you do? And professional "skeet" doesn't count@ 😂

Garbage. Yet you greedily take money from both Nfld hosts and their guests, of course. Congratulations, you've inspired many to book with AirBnB exclusively.

@LimeGreenLime

5 ай бұрын

Nope, I'm using VRBO specifically because of this ad.

Well, im never using vrbo.

AirBNB it is then. Boycotting VRBO.

I've heard Vrbo apologized for this ad. If so, why is it still up? Pretty damned hollow, worthless "apology" when not followed up with action. Vrbo, you can kiss my a$$ when it comes to getting my business.

@LimeGreenLime

5 ай бұрын

And chances are you never used VRBO, so they've lost nothing.

This is DISGUSTING!!! You should be ashamed of yourselves!!! My family is from Newfoundland!!! You need to remove this!!!

Thanks for throwing in a couple of token white folk,.. no hetero men of coarse, but we are used to that by now.

@RobJablind-nc6is

5 ай бұрын

Exactly…..woke EDI

Love this commercial! So funny! P.S. I'm from Newfoundland and using I'se The B'y is funny as hell!

if I was a Newfoundlander I wouldnt find the ad particularily offensive. However it really just shows how elitest urbanites are and how pretentious and stuck up they truly are......They are happy to vote left in much of Canada, while actaully despising the very working people, the very same people who put food on their table and deliver the food to them, to power thier homes, collect their garbage, build the homes, etc. VRBO is a pretentious company that really wants to make alot of money while destroying everthing traditional about holidays and whats important to have on a holiday....its connection. NOT PRIVACY. .

@patrickbennett7002

5 ай бұрын

So you've taken a tv commercial and the use of an old public domain song and somehow turned it into a political statement? Funny part is, VRBO would likely be more conservative as they are clearly all about profiting from short term rentals