J.J. is absolutely correct about how recently this cultural transformation has occurred. My grandfather was a British immigrant who came to Canada to be a subsistence farmer, and my father was thus born in a house with a dirt floor (it was February, and it was too cold to take the horses to town).

@georgemartin5980

2 жыл бұрын

It's interesting but unsurprising to learn about Canada. Where I live in New York, two towns over was only electrified under the Rural Electrification programs of the 1930, my town had 11 one-room schoolhouses until 1948. My grandmother lived in a village, but still didn't have running hot water until the 1950s.

@liampowers8570

2 жыл бұрын

@@georgemartin5980 I’m curious what county of NY this is? I’m from a rural upstate county myself, still much more antiquated and traditional in the Adirondacks region than most people think when they think New York.

@BigA1921

2 жыл бұрын

It’s obvious that J.J lives on the west coast. Newfoundland alone has a unique and rich cultural heritage. And then Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario all have distinct identities from one another.

@musetimeful7892

2 жыл бұрын

My parents were born in the 1950s in NFLD in houses with dirt floor heated by wood stoves.

@christianefleurant7089

2 жыл бұрын

@@BigA1921 Merci, from Montréal.

I'm glad you included that Mexico disclaimer. They are often excluded in discussions about North America due to their arguably greater connection to Latin America, and while this makes sense in a lot of contexts I still find it somewhat off-putting when this isn't at least acknowledged given their "objective" geographic reality. I really think it made everything you said even stronger.

@useroftheinternet8362

2 жыл бұрын

All of Central America+The Caribbean: :(

@logannichols5848

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@leirawhitehart1236

2 жыл бұрын

The way I see it, it's more like how Russians are more considered European even though their country is literally in Asia, because they have more in common racially and culturally with Europeans, more specifically Eastern Europeans, than Asians, and thus, they are excluded when talking about Asia or Asian cultures, because even though their country is in Asia, they're not considered a part of it. And so thusly, Mexico is more considered a part of South America than North America, because they have more culturally in common with them than us, even though they're closer to us geographically.

@daerdevvyl4314

2 жыл бұрын

Leira Russia is in both Asia and Europe. it started in an area surrounding Moscow (which is in Europe), the capital is in Europe, and I’m pretty sure most of the people are in Europe. So saying that Russia is in Asia is like saying that Denmark is just east of Baffin Island.

@Croz89

2 жыл бұрын

Arguably Mexico itself is culturally split. The north isn't that much different culturally from the bordering parts of the states on the other side, which is understandable since some of it _was_ Mexico at some point, but the south is more similar to central American nations.

As a Mexican-American, I can confirm that Mexicans think of themselves as North American. From my understanding, Mexico is part of North America geographically, as well as northern parts of Mexico being very similar to south-eastern parts of the United States. All the way from South Texas to Southern California, there are many elements of Mexican culture present due to it belonging to Mexico in previous centuries. Mexicans are also taught that they are part of North America for economic reasons, such as NAFTA.

@jamesbarels469

2 жыл бұрын

But this doesn't fit the argument being presented so it's much better to just ignore it.

@danielc.urenaayala7393

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesbarels469 yeah Mexico is sort of a cross way from North America into "Latin" America. Similar to Turkey which is between Europe and the Middle east. It is true that the northern part of Mexico does consist of much of what it is the south west of the States. The largest minority speaking Language in the US is Spanish due to this as well as Florida being very close to the Caribbean. (Though that's also because of other Latin American countries, not Mexico). When it comes to Mexico's relationship to the US compared to Canada's with the US, I'd say the two are relationships are similar when it comes to trade and where a big source of media comes from. Mexico today has benefited just as much as Canada has from the USMCA/Nafta agreement and have also integrated much of American products into their nation just as Canada has. You see this at the southern border which is one of the most busiest borders in the world dispite being between just two nations. When it comes to media outlets, theirs so many Spanish speaking outlets in the US to compensate for the amount of Spanish speakers their are in the U.S.. I'd say it's easier not to incorporate Mexico as part of "North American" but it's also unfair, just because Mexico wasn't a British colony doesn't mean it should be disregarded.

@jamesbarels469

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielc.urenaayala7393 , I don't think you can leave Mexico out of the conversation of what North American Culture has to offer. I would say that it is integral in parts of the Western expansion of the USA. How American immigrants, and illegally from my understanding as well, laid the foundation for what became Texas. Leaving the Mexican influence on Cattle ranching in North America would be completely foolish. Something that is integral to many peoples identity now who are not Hispanic. From my own understanding, there are cultural differences within Mexico itself, just as there are in Canada and the States. It is probably a poor way to look at how humans express themselves based on the maps resulting from 19th Century map making. Geographic borders and the ease of transportation/ exchange of goods and ideas typically have a greater influence on the culture than the establishment of an area as a particular jurisdiction. And this doesn't even begin to get into the effect that Indigenous Agricultural technology had on the Continent. I believe in fact that 60% of the world's cultivated crops comes from the Americas.

@santi2683

2 жыл бұрын

Well yes but he's talking about a cultural view of north America, in which a Hispanic mexico is clearly distinct and separated from an Anglo-Saxon US or Canada

@manolomartinez5033

2 жыл бұрын

Can confirm. Mexicans call South Americans "sudacas" as if their country wasn't also a shithole just because it's in North America.

Mexico is more similar to U.S. and Canada than most people realize. I think it would be interesting to include Mexico in conversations like this, because even up here in Michigan, Mexican influences on American culture are hard to miss. I'm sure that extends at least a little bit into Canada too.

@FairyCRat

Жыл бұрын

I think it's fair to call Mexico the US of the Spanish-speaking world. Both were New World settler colonies of Europe, and ended up becoming larger than the colonizing country itself. Hell, Mexico even has United States in its name. The main difference, aside from the obvious economic discrepancy, would probably be that native admixture is much more prevalent in Mexico.

@diegog1853

Жыл бұрын

To be fair... most of the western world has become very similar in a lot of ways to the US. While mexico has some important similarities that maybe other countries don't have, like their obsession with soda and junk food, it also has very important differences as a consequence of mexican culture still containing a lot of prehispanic elements, including foods, festivities, even some religious ideas

@debbie541

8 ай бұрын

According to recent data, roughly 1.8 Million Canadians speak Spanish.. in the *USA , 42 million people* speak Spanish. In the USA Spanish is the second most spoken language.

@unixrebel

5 ай бұрын

mexico is a narco state, it couldnt be further from canada thats for sure.

@intellectually_lazy

4 ай бұрын

@@FairyCRat this is old info, but i heard mexico is the only country that consumes more soda per capita than the us

It kind of reminds me of when I hear some British people say ”we are not Europeans”, no matter what your view on the EU is you can’t deny that we cultural and historical ties to the rest of Europe

@caracre

2 жыл бұрын

Are you serious??

@philagelio336

2 жыл бұрын

Europe certainly isn’t a “nation” the same way America is. Canada might not be part of the American nation-state, but certainly part of American civilization

@slavicsandvich5967

2 жыл бұрын

JJ literally mentioned that the cultures in Europe are far more distinct as an example in contrast to the US and Canada

@qwerty9170x

2 жыл бұрын

@@slavicsandvich5967 His argument was that being "European" is far more broad. That would make the British "we are not European" claim even weaker, since its a lower bar to be strictly "European" than to be strictly "American" in culture. E.g. The UK is more European than Mexico is American.

@DelgonidoDargo

2 жыл бұрын

To be far I think what they mean by that is that they are very different to Continental Europeans and if thats what they mean then I agree. The UK is very different culturally to the rest of Europe due to their isolation and preference to favor trade with their former colonies then other Europeans. You can say the same for the Japan and Asia and Madagascar and Africa, both being islands that have little or short periodic influence from the mainland

kinda funny how old canadians were the religious conservative anti-progress guys, and the americans were the progressive guys, which is the opposite of how they are seen today

@jackyex

2 жыл бұрын

Well as they say, the conservative of the future was the progressive of the past

@warreneckels4945

2 жыл бұрын

Which means that in 50 years we will be copying Canada.

@hes_alive

2 жыл бұрын

Pendulums swing, usually political eras are about 50 years long when an entire voting block dies and an entire new blocking comes in. Millennials are about to go prime time.

@nonmagicmike723

2 жыл бұрын

The US has also been very religious and socially conservative. However, the thing about Amerca is that its brands of Protestantism have been somewhat-uniquely pro-money and pro-business and industry. Even its puritanism has had pro-work components to it. That also includes Mormonism to a degree. That, in a large part, I believe, is why the often-virulent social conservatism of Americans hasn't gotten in the way of economic and technological progress.

@nonmagicmike723

2 жыл бұрын

@@joeblow2481 I agree. I think the outsized influence of the Canadian "aristocracy" is the reason issues like environment, Reconciliation, and stricter attitudes towards public health are more pronounced in Canada than in the US. The populist impulses - including among Canadians - are less favorable to these issues.

I'm from the U.S. and spent a year working in Spain with other Spanish speaking interns. I can attest to the significant cultural similarities we have with Mexico. I never realized it until I was surrounded mostly by Europeans, but we have a very similar sense of humor, approach to dating, eating habits, and tons of other small things.

@Alessandro_Berlusc

2 жыл бұрын

Yep México is very americanized

@DoctorCyan

2 жыл бұрын

@@Alessandro_Berlusc And America is moderately Mexicanized, to be fair

@scootertron8332

2 жыл бұрын

Tell more. Im interested. I've been to non-resort Mexico with natives a couple times and it felt more different than similar, but my Spanish is too poor to understand a lot of culture that's conveyed through communicating.

@abandonedfragmentofhope5415

2 жыл бұрын

Mexico and the US share many differences and some but very important and impactful similarities.

@outrageddeer2101

2 жыл бұрын

I do believe that American and Mexican culture will combine by the end of the 21st century with the American English spiced with Spanish like how Italian and French are fundamentally Latin but are influenced by German or how Spanish and Portuguese are influenced by Farsi

As an Australian, i conceptualise North America to consist of everything north of Panama (including the Carribean)

@wta1518

Жыл бұрын

That is the continent of North America, but North America can also be used to mean the northern part of North America as opposed to the Caribbean or Central America.

@rommelangus

Жыл бұрын

@@wta1518 but according to JJ McCullough any countries south of USA have their own extremely separate distinct as fvck continent in and of itself called Central America (Mexico up to Panama) and the Caribbean (ie Jamaica, Haiti, Guyana, Suriname)

@intellectually_lazy

4 ай бұрын

well, being australian makes you the opposite of an expert, just like your seasons, coriolis effect and polarities. just playing, australia. we can smash when i finish this huge can of beer

@bjdon99

Ай бұрын

The only other two countries as similar as the US and Canada are with each other are your country and New Zealand

@BLCMNST

20 сағат бұрын

North America wouldn't be rich without exploiting Latin America. Canada is quite boring in culture. It's quite sad.

Only Canadians say "North American." I've never heard an American say that unless they were trying to make some kind of special point.

@sexygeek8996

2 жыл бұрын

Americans consider Canada to be insignificant, if they even recognize its existence at all. It's like Ontario's attitude toward the west.

@panzerfan

2 жыл бұрын

In the context of say NATO or to disambiguate from South America. Americans do refer in 'North America' as a geopolitical parlance, but it's definitely not used in cultural dictions.

@normanclatcher

2 жыл бұрын

I'd use it to make an Alaskan feel self-conscious. That's about it.

@dunnowy123

2 жыл бұрын

The only time I've heard an American refer to the "North American way of life" is...my American uncle who was born and raised in Canada. Lol

@mikedacoolnerd788

2 жыл бұрын

@@sexygeek8996 I disagree. Americans definitely realize Canada is there, and we have a generally positive opinion of them (especially the more left leaning people here). We just live in the U.S... not Canada. It'd be a bit weird if we only talked about Canada everyday. But It'd be next to impossible to find a person here who does not know Canada's existence.

For my two cents I’m just always geography-oriented so I just consider anything north of the Panama Canal to be North American. I can see using America for both Americas, though.

@stevennelson9504

2 жыл бұрын

I would say the dividing line between NA and SA should be the Darien Gap. The Canal is a man made feature, wile the Gap is a natural barrier that separates Panama from Columbia.

@TheEmoCat

2 жыл бұрын

Hey tigerstar

@kaiserwilhelmii674

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevennelson9504 that's what most people use. That's why Panama is considered a north American nation.

@Alex_Plante

2 жыл бұрын

In terms of Physical geography you are right, North America includes Mexico and Central America, but culturally "North America" refers to just the USA and Canada. I've heard Mexico and Central America collectively referred to as "Mezzo-America".

@noizee05

2 жыл бұрын

Makes sense but there's a thing: Being from Panama, We here always divide the continent in 3 great geopolitical regions: North (Canada, US, Mex) Central (from Guatemala to Costa Rica) and South (Colombia to Tierra de Fuego). Why Central? After the 1810/1820's revolutions where lots of countries gained independence from Spanish rule, countries like Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras (not Belize because they were under UK rule), Nicaragua and Costa Rica under influence of Mexico formed the Central American Federation and they stayed as a bloc for some years, that's why we count that bloc as a region. Notice I never mentioned Panama? Because we aren't even clear what we are: by history, we are south (we formed part of the New Granada bloc and then Great Colombia before becoming republic) but geographic we are Central Edit: Forgot about the Caribbean region (sorry!!)🙈 We usually pair them with Central America. Like in CARICOM or in sport events

I'm a U.S. citizen in my late 60s, and spent 12 years in grade school through high school, 4 years in college, and 4 years in grad school and law school. I think I learned more Canadian history in the last 14 minutes than in all of my previous life. At last more history that makes Canada make sense to me.

As a Canadian of British ancestry, I agree with many of the comments listed below about the exclusion of Mexico from the videos's narrative. Clearly, Mexico is part of North America and has been highly influential in the development of South Western US and increasingly Canada in the present. The video though informative comes across as Anglo-Canadian centric.

As an American i always think we don’t give enough credit to Canada for its influence on American culture.

@bobpobcf9723

2 жыл бұрын

I lived in Canada for a bit the only bit of culture they cared about was Terry Fox

@JJMcCullough

2 жыл бұрын

I think Americans like to make a big deal about whenever an actor is Canadian.

@sukhpreetsn4945

2 жыл бұрын

@@JJMcCullough It’s really fun, when you find out someone is Canadian in the US it’s like finding the imposter in Among Us. It’s a surprise!

@gohanssj48

2 жыл бұрын

I think It would be cool to create a "Canada America friendship day" to recognize that, If that type of thing hadn't the opposite effect.

@MumboJumboZXC

2 жыл бұрын

@@sukhpreetsn4945 “it’s like bideo game”

Many friends of mine here in Kenya find it difficult to distinguish between Canada and USA in a sociocultural sense. I'm willing to bet that's the same perception many across the world have of the two.

@sexygeek8996

2 жыл бұрын

I heard that from people in Europe and Asia also. It's similar to the way people view all of Africa as being the same.

@andknuckles101

2 жыл бұрын

@@sexygeek8996 not really. people say "africa is the same" out of ignorance and stupidity given that africa is the most diverse continent on earth yet Canadians and Americans really are objectively the same

@kiritugeorge4684

2 жыл бұрын

@@sexygeek8996 Yeah but in the case of how people view Africans as sharing one culture its more of outright ignorance whereas in the case of USA and Canada there is indeed little to genuinely distinguish their cultures. Its interesting though that while Africa is continually trying to come together culturally (Pan-Africanism, greater elevation of Kiswahili etc.), it seems Canadians abhors coming together culturally with USA.

@kyllme1500

2 жыл бұрын

As an American I often have a hard time distinguishing between the two

@FOLIPE

2 жыл бұрын

@@kiritugeorge4684 You use kiswahili as an example but it's also not a "pan African" thing. Just comes to show how big the continent is.

This reminds me of a bit of news I heard quite some time ago that Japan was really worried about their 'lack of innovation'. They were apparently distressed that while they were amazing at taking ideas and refining them and making them far more amazing, they didn't seem to come up with any radically new inventions for the world. The idea that refining ideas with great skill is somehow beneath new inventions in terms of value is odd to me, especially since the latter would be of little use without the former. I'm writing this on my home computer in my bedroom, and while I definitely have babbage, turing, and others like that to thank for this, it would have been equally impossible without a level of miniaturization unimaginable to those people.

@intellectually_lazy

4 ай бұрын

wile coyote could stand to refine an acme product or two

@baconeater4133

3 ай бұрын

​@@intellectually_lazy Preach

Great video. The part about industrialization rang a bell for me about French Canadians coming to New England for factory jobs. Although it’s always talked about in history books as a part of early American industrialization, it’s never entirely made sense why such an industrial system didn’t already exist in Canada. And I think you just answered that question about why that immigration happened.

@JJMcCullough

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed. French Canadian emigration to New England often led to net zero population growth, even amid the famously high French Canadian birth rates.

@loganbennett2488

2 жыл бұрын

This change was so fast and recent that a lot of Canadians still feel the whiplash from industrializing so fast. Look up the song “Dégénérations” by Mes Aïeux, it’s a French Canadian song about this very thing. Some Americans experienced something similar, my great grandfather farmed using horses instead of tractors, and I was born in a mega city never working a day in a field.

@FOGGYlama123

Жыл бұрын

@@JJMcCullough cut ur hair it makes me mad and itches my neck

@hugomartinez692

4 ай бұрын

Unlike most other Canadians, French Canadians don’t seem as reflexively anti-American. Like most other westerners, they may hate American politics, but French Canadians are too busy being angry with Anglo Canadians and their federal government to think about the country south of the 49th parallel and the Great Lakes

Thank you JJ for clarifying your position on being an 'American'. Also for clarification of the commonalities between Canada 🇨🇦 and the United States 🇺🇸. I...like you believe what unites Canadians and we so called Americans far outnumbers what divides us. This whole video was very well done and most entertaining. Please keep up the great work. 👍

@TheAmericanPrometheus

2 жыл бұрын

I can't help but think that the weird, anti-American obsession that left-wing Canadian nationalists have is essentially a more political manifestation of a deep seated inferiority complex. Canadians shouldn't feel they have to justify their existence by distancing themselves from us.

@FOLIPE

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheAmericanPrometheus It is a necessity exactly because they are so similar. It is not as bad as a divided nation like the two Chinas or the two Koreas but Canada has to justify why it isn't the US, that's a fundamental necessity and so differences are stressed.

@dawnandy7777

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheAmericanPrometheus Canadians align themselves more with European systems than defining themselves as non-American. We try to introduce their superiority over the American systems (health care, education, etc.) But the reality is that we are economically and historically intertwined. And value the relationship despite American arrogance towards us.

@renanvinicius6036

2 жыл бұрын

I think the only thing that differs Canada and USA, is that Canada doesn't have a propper culture as US, both are multicultural places but Canada has a most mixed culture.

@terryomalley1974

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheAmericanPrometheus You nailed it. That's exactly what the impetus for what I call "knee-jerk nationalism" found mainly among Canadian leftwing elites.

Here in Brazil there is a whole thing about setting ourselves apart from the Spanish-speaking countries as a separate cultural society, usually around the identity of a mixed Portuguese-West African-Indigenous society.

@noizee05

2 жыл бұрын

This sounds interesting! Never knew about but makes sense although both Spanish and Portuguese rules had common traits

@alejaan6778

2 жыл бұрын

As opposed to mixed Spanish-West African-Indigenous society?

@rezajafari6395

2 жыл бұрын

@@alejaan6778 other Spanish-speaking countries (except for Cuba and the Dominican Republic) have much less of an African influence than Brazil

@thegreenscreengeek

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like Brazilian, Hispanic-American, Anglo-American, French Canadian, and Afro-Caribbean can all be the main subgroups of American (continent) Culture, which, along with with the cultures of Western and Eastern Europe, fall under the greater western cultural domain. My attempt to categorize the cultures is probably just as dumb as all the others though as cultures can't really be split by straight lines very easily

@thegreenscreengeek

2 жыл бұрын

@@rezajafari6395 Anglo-American culture also seems to have more African influence than Hispanic-American cultures as well

Canadians complaining about their country to be to American is like Austrians complaning, that their country is to German.

@martind349

2 жыл бұрын

Guys, can I be member number eighteen of Wilburforce?

@aheat3036

2 жыл бұрын

Or the Australians complaining that their country is too British!

@cynthiakazmierzski8144

2 жыл бұрын

Germany is way too German. They're always sending you angry letters that make no sense. It's like denazification never happened (it didn't).

@aaronblygh4719

2 жыл бұрын

Well there's really two separate Cultures in Germany. Austria is close to Southern German Culture, but it's quite different from Northern Germany.

@alexanderfo3886

2 жыл бұрын

@@aaronblygh4719 It is, but to be fair, Austria's tendency in the 1950's to erase the term "Deutsch" 'German' as a school subject and replace it by "Unterrichtssprache" 'teaching language' came quite close.

i find it interesting that mexico is similarly under the same cultural sphere as the US, but also is more cut off than Canada because of the language barrier. it sort of gives them access to an entire half of the hemisphere's contributions to culture that english speaking Americans and Canadians don't have access to.

I still think North American is a more accurate term. I mean, when people say “European culture” they’re not saying Montenegro is as influential as France. It’s just an umbrella term.

@feelsweirdman_1823

2 жыл бұрын

bc theres so many countries in europe, just imagine for a second some scenario where europe is somehow just some huge mega france, and like a really small luxembourg, people would probably just say "french culture" like how for north america people just say "American culture" i really hope you kinda understood what i said lmao

@AW-zk5qb

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with the above comment. We are talking about 2 countries vs many countries in Europe. And of the 2 countries, 1 is the overwhelmingly dominant one

@monkeytube138

2 жыл бұрын

Also, saying "North American" when American will do is cumbersome. Slapping "North" on doesn't negate how "American" we actually are.

@Loeffellux

2 жыл бұрын

Also people in Europe don't really say "European culture". Instead, we have Scandinavian, Baltic, eastern European, Central European and western European. But those last 2/3 usually just talk about economic similarities and not a shared cultural identity

@wakakabravo7998

2 жыл бұрын

As someone from asian country, when we hear about European culture, we automatically thinking about stuff like wearing tuxedo, playing violin, eating cake , santa claus etc. All those culture mentioned originally practice all around Europe right ? Unlike in asia, we don't have any specific culture that represent the whole continent.

I find this be true of living in Ireland, where apart from a few cultural specifics like sports and such, we live largely the exact same way as British people do, despite a lot of anti British sentiment.

@thomasm.creamer2728

2 жыл бұрын

I think that's a bit more of a reach in Ireland's case tbh - sports is a pretty major cultural difference in itself, given that few other societies in Europe have major dominant sporting cultures that aren't Soccer. Thats not to mention the other cultural elements that shaped Irish society including Catholicism, the Irish language, and the small matter of historical circumstances - Canada, for the most part, absorbed those imfluences from the US more or less peacefully, whereas the extent of similarities here came due to literal British Government policy to maintain dominance over Ireland. Also - there are crucial elements of modern British identity, regarding Britian's colonial legacies and their Monarchy, that really aren't a factor here at all.

@Rosspeter123

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomasm.creamer2728 Very fair.

@LC-wv7tz

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but the Irish have a really good reason for the anti-British sentiment. The only reason the cultures are as similar as they are from hundreds of years of brutal subjugation and multiple attempted genocides.

@PlannedObsolescence

2 жыл бұрын

I once watched a documentary about Shane MacGowan, the former lead singer of the band The Pogues. They interviewed his Irish parents who immigrated to England in the 1950s or 60s, and they talked about how they observed that the atmosphere in England seemed puritanical to them. They said something about how England is a country of laws and that the Irish were a "lawless people." I know that it's only one of three countries on the island of Britain, but England does seem to dominate to the point that "English" has become synonymous with "British", so with that in mind, I do see distinct differences between Irish and English people. The Irish seem more quick to laugh and have a conversation, whereas the English seem more rigid and guarded.

@Rosspeter123

2 жыл бұрын

Certainly Ireland's change in culture came about much less amiably than Canada's. Purely from my own, anecdotal experience, having lived in England and been raised in Ireland, I felt the two places, culturally, were largely the same.

3:28 This frame is ironic, since the beaver was originally going to be the US's national animal, not the bald eagle. The shared wildlife of Canada and the United States is an aspect of our cultures and ethos that is often overlooked

@JJMcCullough

2 жыл бұрын

Wild! I didn’t know that. I’d heard Ben Franklin wanted the Turkey

@wombat4583

2 жыл бұрын

Canada had to help repopulate the bald eagle population in the U.S. ironically enough

@decrox13

20 күн бұрын

The U.S. is way too distinguished by subtropical and tropical flora and fauna for that to matter

I often use the term "North American" in my videos, but I've been shifting to use "American" for similar reasons (and may step that up after watching this video). With respect to city design (what my channel covers), American and Canadian cities are all pretty terrible. The denialism you talk about has also confused me as well, as I've often said that Canadian culture is defined "negatively" instead of "positively." That is to say, Canadians talk about their culture as "We're like the Americans except ..." as opposed to most cultures that will just list the things that make up their culture. Canadians do this all the time when talking about culture, so I agree with you: they need to stop denying that this is true.

@drdelewded

2 жыл бұрын

Its because Canada doesnt really have a distinct culture that doesn't include the USA... or how its not the USA.

@jathbr4113

5 ай бұрын

Your channel sucks compared to J.J.'s though because you're always so focused on how "terrible" things are and don't provide much in terms of solutions, besides "move to Amsterdam like I did lmao". I think to improve you should take more advice from J.J.

@decrox13

20 күн бұрын

You’re channel is bad because Canadian and American cities developed in different time periods and you routinely ignore this to make them out be similar. They’re not.

I think it's easier for Canadians and Northerners to exclude Mexico from these conversations, versus someone who lives in the Southwestern US (and Texas) where Hispanic and Native culture is very much a part of the American cultural melting pot.

@nickthrailkill379

2 жыл бұрын

I'm from a northern state (Pennsylvania), and I agree that it doesn't make much sense to exclude Mexico from discussions of North American culture, given how much cultural intermixing occurs between the U.S. Southwest and Mexico, how strong the economic ties between the U.S. and Mexico are, and how large a role the U.S.-Mexico border and Mexican immigration plays in both countries' cultural and political developments.

@thegreenscreengeek

2 жыл бұрын

what about the southeast?

@michigandersea3485

2 жыл бұрын

Here in Chicago, which has had a large Mexican community throughout most of the 20th century, it's hard to forget our proximity and cultural exchange with Mexico.

@kayflip2233

Жыл бұрын

Exactly Jesse. This Canadian guy hasn't lived in SoCal, AZ or TX.

@gamermapper

Жыл бұрын

Plus if you exclude Mexico, what about Greenland? If Greenland is excluded, than Alaska, Nunavut, etc should also be included, as all of them are full of indigenous Arctic cultures like the Inuit without a lot to do with mainstream American culture?

I wouldn't exclude Mexico from North America. When it comes to geography, Mexicans refer to themselves as part of North America and not Central America. Also, Hispanic heritage is an important element of the modern U.S. with over 50 million Hispanic speakers. Under the current trend, 1/3 of U.S. residents will speak Spanish. Hispanic influence in California, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and Florida is important and can't be dismissed. Mexico suffers from the same issues tied born by fast food like obesity. For example, Mexicans drink more coke than Americans. Regarding culture, Latins have had a great influence on American pop music. Another is is sports, baseball wouldn't be the same without Hispanics. American football games in Mexico sell out hours after tickets are made available. Might your view on North America be a bit Anglo-centric? Att. A Canadian working full time in Mexico

@decrox13

Жыл бұрын

“Obesity” - in fact, the only reason the US has an average BMI so high is phenotypic change due to Mexican/Central American immigration. Add the African American population to that. Also, “obesity” is a largely manufactured crisis driven by too low cutoff values on the scale. The CDC in the US over-inflates their data by using inappropriate formulas to correlate % of body fat per BMI and oversampling African and Hispanic minority groups. No two ethnic groups have the same % of body fat per BMI - the Lancet has released multiple studies that find white Europeans have higher %’s of body fat per the same BMI than do white Americans. So the obesity panic is nonsense, and it’s insulting to associate American (or Mexican) culture with fatness. That’s horrendously bigoted.

@cavaleermountaineer3839

Жыл бұрын

Eh. Mexico has more or less the same relationship, culturally and economically, currently and historically to things American, as Canada. The fact that you're using a similar logic that Canucks use, "Look at US! We do things too!", is amusing and actually proves my point. The number of Spanish speaking immigrants you're referring to is a recent phenomenon, and they're not all Mexican. In fact the only reason those numbers are what they is is because of several amnesties. So are you doing the "Hispanic" thing or are you suddenly Mexican? I notice yall like to bob and weave between those two whenever you want to make about how "Hispanic culture" in America. And no, baseball is what made those players, not the other way around. In fact, I look at these elements of our Culture as a form of Foreign Aid, cuz those ballplayers aren't dreaming of making that kind of coin in their homeland. It's the same with foreign basketball players like Luka and Gannis. And the same with pop music. The American pop culture system is what made those performers, not the other way around. Your attitude is similar to that squeaky voice bum Akon who thinks he actually did something important, when in fact he was just fortunate enough to be in America at the right place and time. And before you hop on your "wacism" horse, know that I'm what is currently referred to as "black". But the only REALITY that I am and have been for 400 years is American, with "black", "white" and "native American" ancestry.

@caydcrow5161

Жыл бұрын

@@cavaleermountaineer3839 well said!

As an American, I find your insight and perspective so fascinating!

@rc75905

Жыл бұрын

Don't encourage him please.

Outstanding! I wish I could press like fifteen times. I am an American living in Canada. I love it here. One cultural difference is how non-confrontational people are, and how defiance is not built into the cultural DNA as some kind of a virtue. But to say that Canadian culture is completely distinct would be to ignore how much of the defiant "my rights" speech is observable in the political dialogue, and how much more I hear about the US President than I do about the Canadian Prime Minister. This was a fantastic video, very pedagogical. I learned a lot.

@ifeeltiredsleepy

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair, rights discourse is also built into British culture, at least as far back at the 17th century. It's a product of the Anglosphere as a whole being the birthplace of liberal democracy philosophically.

@bighominid

2 жыл бұрын

"A loft apartment over a really great party." -Robin Williams's description of Canada

@basedcrocodile3477

2 жыл бұрын

And look where that got you. Courts that can order compelled speech for pastors doing sermons and a people more craven for government control over their lives each day. Don't confuse complacency with courtesy.

@sentientarugula2884

2 жыл бұрын

@@basedcrocodile3477 The courts were trying to stop a crackpot pastor. I see this as a win!

@jcrosenkreuz5213

2 жыл бұрын

@@sentientarugula2884 Gotta be careful in principle, though. The broader a government's powers are, the more likely they'll be used on everyday people.

I find it completely absurd that the British determined too little control was the cause of the revolution. The Declaration of Independence was literally just a big list of reasons why the colonies left, boiling down basically entirely to hypocrisy. The colonies were being forced to provide for a military they didn't want and pay taxes to a government they had no say in. It was literally just overreaching control. The Brits determining the exact opposite really shows how little they seemed to have learned from the incident.

@anglobostonian

2 жыл бұрын

Relatively speaking, Britain was less controlling of their colonies than most of the rest of the European colonial powers. Keep in mind that Britain was the only major European colonial power during the 18th century that wasn't an absolute monarchy. All 13 colonies had long established local legislatures for example like Virginia's House of Burgesses. You also have to keep in mind that it wasn't just the colonists who had no seats in the Parliament in Westminster. There were entire counties in England (not to mention Scotland and Ireland) who had no seats in Parliament either. Nevertheless, this was still more democratic than the systems implemented in France, Portugal, and Spain.

@peterpike

2 жыл бұрын

@@anglobostonian -- I think a large part of it was that the British Empire was always too geographically large to govern effectively given the technology of the 1700s. I suspect had Britain realized that inevitability and allowed the US to separate peacefully without the need of a Revolution, the US and Canada would be a single country today. (Instead, we share the world's longest undefended border between our two countries, which is frankly pretty cool too.) Nevertheless, I can understand from the point of view of someone in London circa 1790, where the British Empire had to remain visibly strong due to the other European powers vying for control of the New World, that they were going to project as much powers as they could to hold on to as much as they could for as long as possible, especially given what they viewed as leniency had been repaid with rebellion. Overreactions tend to rule the day, and sad to say I expect the US to repeat that same attitude (having learned nothing from history) after the debacle of the Afghanistan withdrawl....

@Dante1920

2 жыл бұрын

@Frigidlava Just because they were the least controlling be comparison doesnt change the fact that they were still far too controlling, authoritarianism was the name of the game back then and England definitely still participated.

@Boby9333

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dante1920 Yes the independence war was fought over tax and control. Fact remain the 13 colony had far, far more freedom than any other colony any European country ever had. The 13colony were able to create a sustainable economy that was able to survive without the UK & already had some form of self governing body which allowed them to revolt. Canada wasn't allowed to have it's industrial revolution and thus was left as a mostly agrarian society that was forced to trade natural resources to England in exchange for refined products. Had Canada revolted, there would have been a power power vacuum and the church would have been the one taking all political power. As for the economy, well most people were very poor and farmed only to feed their family.

@gamingtheory6035

2 жыл бұрын

"Am I out of touch? No, it's the children who are wrong." - The British in the aftermath of the American Revolution

We shouldn’t minimize the influence México has had on American culture, and vice-versa. Mostly it’s seen in the southwestern regions of the US but the staples of southern culture are very Mexican. Cowboys, country music, bbq, and many other things are drawn from Mexican culture. The language divides us a lot and politically we are very different(though linked). But you can’t ignore the influence México has on the United States. I think it creates problems for your idea of “American” culture in the US and Canada, because the US has huge Mexican influences and Canada just doesn’t. So wouldn’t that be enough to create a distinction between the two countries? Well it’s a lot like Quebec, that wouldn’t fit into the US culture, just how southwestern/Eastern US wouldn’t fit into Canada that well. You’re not necessarily wrong, you make good points, but these problems are insanely complex so Mexico adds a lot to the conversation and you shouldn’t dismiss it so quickly.

@mikerivera373

Жыл бұрын

Every geographically large country has its own regional variations on its country’s culture. Border regions especially will be influenced by neighboring countries. For a nation like Canada where most people live within 100 miles of the US, it would be very difficult for its overall culture to *not* be largely defined by the culture in the neighboring region of the US. Of course Mexico has had a huge influence on the southwest US (as a hispanic American living in Texas, I’m well aware), but the affect on overall American culture is quite limited. Fwiw, America may not have its own Quebec, but the state of Louisiana does retain its own French influence.

@brownjatt21

Жыл бұрын

The cowboy part of the southwest yes very Mexican influenced. BBQ im not sure about, i don't have enough knowledge on the subject. But country music was not brought over from Mexico, there is some influence with like tejano music. But country , blue grass and those variations are not influenced by Mexican ranchera music. it started in the south amongst American blacks and immigrants from UK, Ireland and their descendants, a lot of the same instruments, ballads and style is found. Even the original precursor to banjo was an instrument brought over from Africa.

@diegog1853

Жыл бұрын

@@brownjatt21 Well in general is hard to say what we could call "mexican" influenced, since most of the south was actually part of mexico, so all of their culture could very well be said to have been northern mexican culture that then went to become southern american culture. We should remember that one of the reasons texas wanted to leave mexico was because mexican goverment didn't want them to keep their slaves while the US still allowed it.

@anonymoususer8895

Жыл бұрын

Nah. Mexico hasn’t influenced American culture. You know nothing.

@Otoskire

Жыл бұрын

@@anonymoususer8895 I commented this 7 months ago and I probably overblew my point. Mexico historically has only had a small influence but demographics are shifting. As immigration keeps growing Mexican culture will influence the US more than Canada ever has because there will just be a lot of Latinos and those Latinos will be Mexican or assimilate to the Mexican-American culture. Mexican music (not reggeaton) is in the top 5 and young people prefer Mexican food over Chinese and Italian. The influence will only grow and grow and I’m willing to bet in 20 years the country will have a president of Latino descent.

This is interesting. As an American (U.S.) girl growing up in Texas in the 80's, Canada represented a romantic freedom, a wild west that no longer existed here, and carefree, easygoing people that everyone loved in a fun, non-confrontational, familial sort of way. We watched Bob and Doug Mckenzie, and Kids in the Hall. I remember the "Moose is Loose in Texas" Moosehead beer ad campaign that was very popular (I even had a Moosehead T-shirt permanently fitted around my car's driver's seat that protected me from the effects of the Texas heat on vinyl.) The cultural exchange wasn't entirely unidirectional.

@davidacland9184

2 жыл бұрын

^^

@kevinprzy4539

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah sadly all of that’s changed, especially with somebody like Trudeau which is a traditional Texans nightmare.

@sarahchan5604

9 ай бұрын

Kids on the hall has so many jokes that was beyond imagination

@intellectually_lazy

4 ай бұрын

@@sarahchan5604 omg! scott thompson as buddy the bartender

90% of Canadians live within 150 miles of the U.S. border. Considering how large Canada is geographically it is no small detail in how the culture is a complete continuum with the dominant culture of the United States. In fact, I'd say when I cross the border into Canada there is significantly less culture shock than when I go to the southern United States. Besides kilometer road signs and milk in bags Canada doesn't seem the least bit exotic.

@JJMcCullough

2 жыл бұрын

And half the country doesn’t even do milk bags!

@Kevin-xp9ly

2 жыл бұрын

@@JJMcCullough B.C. did milk bags for a while in the early 80 `s ,i remember them , you needed special plastic re usable jugs to hold the bags :)

@benyseus6325

2 жыл бұрын

Nobody in Canada buys milk in bags unless you are buying in bulk

@GenerationZ313

2 жыл бұрын

@@benyseus6325 we sell milk bags at grocery stores here in Toronto.

@benyseus6325

2 жыл бұрын

@@GenerationZ313 I’ve literally seen them so infrequently, most people buy them in cartons, to say that milk in bags is a Canadian trait is as ingenuous as saying fortune cookies are Chinese

This is quite insightful and resonates with my view. Canada has been a great contributor to the "American project," but its certainly a culture that America and Canada share and that the USA has dominated by being earlier and so much larger and more influential for longer. Being fully developed and more separate opens up great opportunity for Canada to take a larger share of that cultural contributor pie if they embrace their membership rather than building walls - innovate to be "the best part of America" rather than trying so hard to be "not America"

@Steadyaim101

2 жыл бұрын

I think a lot of this comes down to no one wanting to lose themself in a relationship. Whether on a personal level or in this case an international level, no one wants to be the partner in a relationship that loses their self-identity and instead becomes a reflection of their more dominant partner.

@BigBoss-sm9xj

2 жыл бұрын

@@Steadyaim101 woah thats a really interesting psychological perspective. But if thats the case then i think humility is on the part of Canadians is needed while America should be more supportive and almost take responsibility? Idk what my point is exactly

@BigBoss-sm9xj

2 жыл бұрын

@@Steadyaim101 but i don’t think wouldnt describe Canada as a reflection instead more as a younger brother to America

@gunterthekaiser6190

2 жыл бұрын

@@BigBoss-sm9xj Then could Canada be described as the brother stuck in his older one's shadow? The accomplishment of Canada tends to pale in comparison to the US.ay it be due to age or simply sheer power.

@joelm6631

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao let's talk about population....lmao

Evil J.J. McCullough be like “I love Québec”

@davidozab2753

2 жыл бұрын

Picturing Evil J.J. complete with goatee.

There was once a nationwide Canadian contest to come up with the Canadian equivalent of “As American as Apple Pie”. The winning entry? “As Canadian as possible, under the circumstances.”

@LarsLiveLaughLove

8 ай бұрын

“As Canadian as maple syrup”

@danielg3924

7 ай бұрын

Lol This comment is so underrated

@dukeofmania6504

6 ай бұрын

The irony of “American as Apple Pie” is the fact that Apple Pie originated from Britain.

@intellectually_lazy

4 ай бұрын

canadian posterior, undercarriage circumcision

@intellectually_lazy

4 ай бұрын

i'm from syracuse (really camillus) usa. sometimes i say, as syracuse as salt potatoes

Based on my experience of visiting both countries as a tourist, Canada and the US can feel to me a bit like the same country in two slightly different parallel realities, if that makes sense. Very similar but with a few noticeable differences.

@jecarlin

2 жыл бұрын

Canada is bizarro America.

@paddington1670

2 жыл бұрын

Canada is like America except run by adults

@graycat7704

2 жыл бұрын

Have you been to the south of the United States? Every part of the United States is different. I would say north east United States is similar to Canada but everywhere else I don’t agree.

@Croz89

2 жыл бұрын

@@graycat7704 Climate wise it would obviously be different, but even then there's a fair few similarities.

@aheat3036

2 жыл бұрын

@@paddington1670 Quite the opposite!… America’s the boss and the superpower that runs the free world whereas Canada rides it’s coattails and complains about the most insignificant of things!

As a New Englander sometimes I see myself and people around me having more in common with Canadians in the Maritimes (and even Anglos in Quebec) than I do with, say, New York people or Southerners or Midwesterners and especially Californians. I'm willing to imagine British Columbians feel they have more in common with Oregonians or Washingtonians than they do with Nova Scotians, Ontarians, or whatever you're supposed to call Saskatchewan people.

@th3oryO

2 жыл бұрын

I think you're right. People in northern BC through to Saskatchewan (maybe Manitoba if you stretch a bit) are very similar culturally and vote similarly on a federal level, and really are very similar to the Rocky mountain and the northern mid-west states. Also it's Saskatchewanians, although that term is so long you end up referring to the city or town name the majority of the time.

@putainclasse1986

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with this. In eastern Canada you also see a lot more of the colonial influence, whereas the further you go west it’s mor indigenous influencées I find (except maybe the Coast of BC, Victoria feels like the UK! I’ve only been to the UK once tho.

@blllllllllllllllllllrlrlrl7059

2 жыл бұрын

@@putainclasse1986 Eastern Canada is much more like the UK.

I think you are one of the best informative channels on KZread because of your objectivity. Hello from Czechia 🇨🇿👍

I think I get JJ now, he wants to let Quebec go, and let the rest of Canada be anschluss'd by the US.

@drdelewded

2 жыл бұрын

I think this is one of the few things JJ and I agree on.

@elyenidacevedo1995

Жыл бұрын

I don't think so besides the US and Canada are on very good terms

@MarcusCollins69

3 ай бұрын

@@elyenidacevedo1995either way, if America ever annexes Canada, im fleeing to Britain

I can't speak for every American, of course, but with the rising population of those deriving from Spanish-speaking America in the United States, and with an embracing of how the history of the continent played out, I find it hard to separate Mexico from the rest of North American culture and politics. Its history is linked with the southern United States extensively and Spanish is a strong second language across the country. Agree to disagree, I suppose. 😁

@fornana

2 жыл бұрын

I think my take is that Mexican (and Latin American) culture is much more easily identifiable as such, and stands out more. For example if you were to go to a Canadian Restaurant there’s no practical difference between that and an American one. Where as everybody knows what you mean when you mention a Mexican restaurant.

@Danilium

2 жыл бұрын

@@fornana that is because of language. That is the only reason you can clearly separate such cultures...

@ericktellez7632

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kari0520 Come to San Diego, you can live your entire life without using English at all lol

@silencemeviolateme6076

2 жыл бұрын

Mexico is separate because it wants to be.

@ericktellez7632

2 жыл бұрын

@@silencemeviolateme6076 That’s a 🧢

Quebec contributes greatly to making Canada culturally distinct from the USA. Canadians who seek to deamericanize Canadian culture should embrace Quebec as a pillar of cultural pride.

@Canalbizarrof

2 жыл бұрын

I think the key here is that many Canadians don't want to be de-americanized. JJ seems to be one of those.

@sammexp

2 жыл бұрын

lol, this is what Quebec nationalist denounce. At the same time, there are always angry

@kilrati

2 жыл бұрын

ouufff I can't wait for J.J.'s reaction to that! I really do think lots of anglo Canadians point to Québec when enumerating difference between US and Canada (I'm a Québequer).

@Ghoulstille

2 жыл бұрын

And maybe we would if Quebec wasn't so damn Nationalist all the time.

@sammexp

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ghoulstille lol, they are talking about erasing a course at High School which promotes tolerance towards other cultures and religions. Because according to them, it makes the promotion of anti-nationalism as an ideology. While Nationalism itself is an Ideology. They say at TV that anti-nationalism as become the norm like if it wasn’t an Ideology. But the way they promote Nationalism is like if, it was the norm and not an Ideology. They just can’t stop and see how biased they are.

From the opposite point of view, a US Citizen that recently moved to Canada, I think most people in the US view Canada as these friendly neighbors and liberals view Canada as some sort of Utopia up north. Now that I have actually moved up here I see Canada shares a lot of the same problems that are present in the US. I think the main difference I see in Canada right now is the lack of a spotlight internationally. The US is so influential around the world that whenever something happens within our country everybody has an opinion on it. Canada has the advantage of being mostly out of the spotlight and focusing on domestic policies.

The fact that Canadians are so culturally indistinguishable from Americans sometimes that the only time I can sus out one is the way they said "Sorry" or "about" and even then they might just be from Minnesota.

@ericktellez7632

2 жыл бұрын

Wanna know another insane fact? There are more Mexican Americans in the US than there are Canadians in Canada lol

@ES2990

2 жыл бұрын

Or Michigan's upper peninsula. I'm from Detroit and the people from the UP sound more different than the people from Windsor, Ontario. As a matter of fact, I'd assume the Yooper was the Canadian if I heard one and a Windsorite talk.

@MarioPerez-ks3rx

2 жыл бұрын

Puerto Ricans and Cubans often can’t distinguish themselves one from the other, yet nobody would dispute we are two different people even though we’re brothers. Everybody knows the famous line from a poem describing Puerto Rico and Cuba as “two wings of the same bird”. Yet, we don’t suffer from this identity crisis that Canadians seem to suffer. I don’t think it’s because the cultures are too similar, I thinks it’s because American culture is exported (or Imported from Canada’s POV) much more than Canada exports culture even if they are similar. This leads to the feeling that they are being “Americanized”. This Is very common in many countries around the world even with cultures that are very different from Americans.

@caydcrow5161

Жыл бұрын

@@MarioPerez-ks3rx I know it’s an old comment but it kind of blows my mind of Americanized everything is. I’m a guy from the Midwest and has been blessed enough to travel more than the average American. I’m stunned every time I leave the country and find myself walking by a McDonald’s or. Starbucks and hearing American music in the car next to me in traffic. Just makes me feel incredibly proud that my country is the biggest economic and cultural power to ever touch grass. I mean this in the most humbling way possible. Just trips me up thinkin about it

I'm a US citizen, now a permanent resident of Canada (Québec). I've always found JJ's take on things to be reasonable, but this is one video I agree with completely. Both Anglophone and Francophone Canadian culture are much more like USA's than UK's or France's. I see national, provincial, state, and regional chauvinism everywhere I've lived and visited, so it's no surprise Canada's people also exhibit them.

@Imsemble

2 жыл бұрын

I agree about English Canada but don't you think that French Canadian culture is different from English Canadian/American culture though? Almost everything JJ talked about in this video applies exclusively to English Canada after all.

@fs400ion

2 жыл бұрын

@@Imsemble Exactly. As a Québécois I completetely feel disconnected from his analysis. Sure we share Americans traits, just like Mexicans do. But both Québécois and Mexicans are distcinct from Canadians and United-Statians.

@maximedesruisseaux5767

2 жыл бұрын

I feel the same way, I even felt slightly insulted that J.J. did not acknowledge the fact that Québec is a very distinct society from the rest of english canada. I actually feel like Québec is closer to Europe than English Canada and the US. Both culturally and politically. Une autre raison de former notre propre pays... Vive le Québec libre ⚜️

@parkerjones1520

2 жыл бұрын

@@fs400ion American* we do not call ourselves United-Statesian lol

@lajya01

2 жыл бұрын

@@Imsemble Qc has some of the same inferiority complex toward the ROC as Canada has toward the US. (a good example is the other commenters before me) Beside the language, people in Qc lives the American way (they like their big box shops, their SUVs, their suburban house, their fast food, etc...).

This concept of North America being a single political entity wasn’t unknown to America’s founders either. Some of them, like Ben Franklin referred to the new United States as the ‘United States of North America’, a Union of all the English speaking colonies in North America. Before the Continental Congress there were several other Colonial Congresses that addressed colonial concerns, and for what ever reason even though not all of the original 13 colonies of the United States participated in these pre-revolutionary meetings, the Canadian colonies, though invited as well, never participated in any of them. These were the Albany Congress and the Stamp Act Congress. By not taking part in these meetings, Canadians never got a taste of what it would be like to be part of a United States of sorts Even in the Articles of Confederation, our first constitution, there’s a clause that allows Canada to be fast-tracked admitted into the United States (either as one state or multiple states, that’s not as clear). The hopes to incorporate Canada were dashed by the end of the war of 1812, so the primary focus of American expansion was focused on Westward, which the British failed to suppress (that part of the war America did end up winning), and south. Yeah, some American leaders wanted to annex all of Mexico after the war with them, but that didn’t play out so America just annex what is now the southwest.

@FOLIPE

2 жыл бұрын

Particularly the southerners, no? The slavers? They wanted to take all of Mexico.

@philagelio336

2 жыл бұрын

@@FOLIPE By that time in the 1840s, yeah. The compromise of 1820 put the free-state/slave-state rivalry in full bloom. The conquest of Mexico was an opportunity for Slave states to increase their overall power. Though it shouldn’t be mistaken than free-states saw an opportunity as well. Mexico already had abolished slavery and the dream of a gigantic empire of Liberty spanning the entire continent was still there

@DiMacky24

2 жыл бұрын

I think hopes of integration of Canadian provinces into the US is blooming anew, as the population of Western Canada grows faster than the Lawrence River valley, the compromise between Francophone and Anglophone Canadians will cease to hold as other linguistic groups will demand rights, Chinese Canadians for example. Either Ontario keeps Quebec and loses the west, or Quebec leaves and the Maritimes realize they will have more political self-determination being a part of the USA (2 senators each + reps) than they do as the forgotten region of Canada.

@Reazzurro90

2 жыл бұрын

Very true 100%. The founding fathers wanted all of British North America to be incorporated into the United States. I think the Articles of Confederation were created with a mindset to include Canada.

@Reazzurro90

2 жыл бұрын

Nevermind I just re- read your comment about the Articles lol.

OR, You could just call CANADA, CANADA and the US the US. Crazy I know but it just might work.

@shrimpflea

Жыл бұрын

The problem is people from the USA are called Amercians. So you hear things like American culture and American ideals. Maybe we should call them USAers?

I actually had a similar discussion on about how both North America and South America use the term ‘American’ to identify themselves (not saying all of South America does ofc). My friend who lives in Brazil says it is common for them to identify as American, but using the term to reference South American/ Latin American culture which is similar to how I use it as someone who grew up in the US (though I do not use it as a Canadian because I find it confuses people). The label ‘American’ seems to depend on context in order to understand which geographical region someone is referring to I guess.

You mention the light bulb as a part of American culture we adopted, but Edison bought the patent from two Canadians, Henry Woodward and Matthew Evans, modified it and patented his own version.

@thegreenscreengeek

2 жыл бұрын

Thomas Edison was basically the Elon Musk of his day (i mean this in a bad way)

@decrox13

20 күн бұрын

Edison didn’t buy the patent for a lightbulb, they developed an incandescent lightbulb and patented it in Canada five years prior.

You know, this channel has actually helped me a lot with eye contact training and in general overcoming a lot of social anxieties I have due to your "conversational" style of speaking. Thanks, JJ! (P.s., very interesting video, as a Mainer myself its kinda weird to see how we have the inverse of us idolizing Canadian culture despite it being almost the exact same)

I like how you completely fail to mention the existence of French Canadians, a culturally distinct group of north-Americans who represented an even larger portion of the Canadians population in the 19th century than they do today. While they are heavily influenced by American culture in a similar way, I think the resulting identity is very different due to a different treatment by the British and a distinct linguistic and religious landscape. Don’t get me wrong, I liked this video and I do not think you should have made it about Québec and other French Canadian communities, but I find it misleading to talk about Canadian culture as a whole without at least mentioning wetter or not this applies to the 20% of its population with a somewhat distinct culture.

@jfb.8746

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the same. To JJ's credit, perhaps he didnt touch on Quebec because it was beyond the scope of the video - an entire video would have been needed imo.

@paddington1670

2 жыл бұрын

different language does not equal different culture. If someone from Japan landed in Quebec, and was deaf, and couldnt read English, they would have no idea whether or not theyre in any of the major cities in Canada, or the USA for that matter. What it boils down to is the USA and Canada are essentially the same, same big malls, same type of food, same mountains, same farmland, same roads, same primary language despite what the Canadian government and 20% of Canada thinks. Same traditions save for some different dates, same cars, same continent. I was born in the US, emigrated to Canada. Same thing, different attitude and people who run the show, thats it - JMHO

@wombat4583

2 жыл бұрын

@@paddington1670 Language does matter in Canadian context - or at least Québec matters enough for this context (though I think New Brunswick should be noted for language too). Many areas of Quebec replicate Europe more than the U.S, and while Florida remains a popular destination for tourism in Quebec they do have different values and aesthetics at the forefront. Much of the branding is even different. All these differences even led to almost separating from the rest of Canada so I think it's ignorant to dismiss it.

@graycat7704

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was thinking this the entire time and I’m American. I have to really disagree with this video

@johnkilmartin5101

2 жыл бұрын

I think it is important to remember that there were large numbers of Quebecois who emigrated to the Northern U.S. during the 19th century. Some even fought in the Union Army in the Civil War such as Ephrem Brisebois who rose to the rank of Captain and later became an original member of the NWMP responsible for building a fort at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers.

In Europe we include Mexico and Greenland in north America whith the US and Canada

@rodrigoe.gordillo2617

2 жыл бұрын

They are but at the same time they are not

Although some Canadians may feel down on this subject - as an animation nerd, many Canadians including voice actors gave me some of my favorite childhood shows, such as Arthur, so fantastic job on that 👍

@BigBoss-sm9xj

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Canada has a very special place in American culture where its easier for Canadians to show off their amazing achievements

@TheAlexSchmidt

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't that largely because Canada offers incentives to produce there? Also, I know the original company that dubbed Arthur (Cinar) got in trouble for secretly hiring Americans and other financial shadiness. I still think the contributions of the Canadian voice acting circuit should be recognized though - quite a few shows popular in America (My Little Pony, many anime dubs) have voice actors from Canada.

@starofdabloc

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheAlexSchmidtArthur was created by someone from the United States so how is it Canadian?

@TheAlexSchmidt

2 жыл бұрын

@@starofdabloc The voice actors are (or at least were) Canadian.

@starofdabloc

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheAlexSchmidt I realize that no offense but it doesn’t make it Canadian, maybe partially the cartoon I guess? It’s kind of like having people from the United States act in Canadian films does it make it American? No but there are contributions to it.

As a Mexican-American from California (but also having lived in Texas, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and New York) who now calls Canada home, I found it very strange that Canadians don’t consider Mexico as part of North America. Growing up in multiple state education system as a youth in the states, Mexico was always included. Mexico not being part of North America seems to be a very Canadian point of view.

@gerardacronin334

2 жыл бұрын

This Canadian definitely considers Mexico part of North America! Not only is it a geographic reality, but a large chunk of the Western US was part of Mexico in the past. I love Mexico and can’t wait to visit again.

@BigBoss-sm9xj

2 жыл бұрын

As a Mexican American myself from California when i use the word north America, i only refer to America and Canada. So its not only a canadian thing.

@golantrevize1245

2 жыл бұрын

México is a Norteamerican country, as US or Canada.

@drdelewded

2 жыл бұрын

No educated Canadian doesn't consider Mexico apart of North America.. At least geographically.. But thats not what is being discussed in the video. Its about culture not geography

@rajkaranvirk7525

2 жыл бұрын

I as a Canadian have always considered Mexico as a part of North America. I also think JJ was talking culturally.

Honestly as someone from the south eastern US, when you set aside the diminishing language barrier (Americans of both Hispanic and non Hispanic heritage are becoming increasingly bilingual) Mexico, especially the gulf coast, are much more similar to the US that I know than Canada. I'm sure my distant cousins in Wisconsin would feel differently.

You are making a rather interesting point... but only for English Canada. How does the Québec and French-Canadian culture and reality fits in your story? Do you think, as Québec nationalists do, that they are part of a distinct society or nation?

@brianbarker2551

2 жыл бұрын

no, they miss the point entirely. There are large francophone cultures outside Quebec that grew from it, we're one lump all together, no matter how much Qc whines about how they're different then us.

@bornstar481

2 жыл бұрын

@@brianbarker2551 Canada should have taken care of the Quebec problem along time ago.

@bornstar481

2 жыл бұрын

@@louisd.8928 immigration

@bornstar481

2 жыл бұрын

@@louisd.8928 if that didn’t work why didn’t they try other less nice methods.

I guess growing up in the South West US, I've always found Mexico far closer culturally than Canada and excluding Mexico seems weird to me.

@DivinesLegacy

2 жыл бұрын

I think to have a cultural connection to Mexico in the Southwest you are probably of Latino decent, But to any other ethnic group other than that the US and Mexico share vastly different cultures, languages, traditions. Although I do agree there is some connection there in the south west it isn’t as strong as the connection to Canada one of the main reasons being we both share the same language, culture, movies, music, food. Although the growing Hispanic population will either introduce newer elements of Hispanic culture or assimilate, which it could easily go either way.

@parkerjones1520

2 жыл бұрын

@@DivinesLegacy it’s just that the Latino groups coming to America will have there representation and influence on American culture as a whole once most people have been here a couple generations. The Irish mainly stayed in the cities of the northeast but the cultural event of Halloween spread to every corner of our nation and was throughly accepted by all groups. I believe if there’s a sense of “otherness” it’ll dissipate in the coming decades as some cultural exchanges like Day of the Dead or food are incorporated into American society and seen as normal and practiced by most people.

@georgecabrera9039

2 жыл бұрын

@@DivinesLegacy Honestly not really, I remember a few White people with no ties to Mexico who ended up being fluent in Spanish in middle school or Highschool. Because of the large Hispanic population in the South it's easier to retain what you learned in Spanish class than say German. There's also the fact that some other ways that Hispanics culture is present in America. A few notable and easily observable examples are pinatas, millions of non Hispanic children have them at their birthdays. Tortillas as well have become a staple food, available in every grocery store. I would also say tacos are preferred over hotdogs, you can find plenty of mobile food cars selling Mexican food, or other latin american food, but I can count the number of times I've seen people selling American food, such as hotdogs, nachos, etc.

@WHYOSHO

2 жыл бұрын

Living in Texas, I think I’m surrounded by more Mexican influences than Canadian for sure.

@projectc.j.j3310

2 жыл бұрын

As someone who lives in Texas yeah that’s fair

I personally have never heard anyone say "North American" to refer specifically to the US and Canada but not Mexico, but I can see how it would come about

@maxvarjagen9810

2 жыл бұрын

His whole argument is backwards, the reason American Culture might make more sense than North American Culture when you're talking about Canada is because North American includes a bunch of spanish speaking countries, and its easier to think of Canada's culture as an extension of American culture than it is to exclude mexico from your definition of North America. Personally both are pretty easy for me to understand contextually. This guys logic makes no sense.

Wow I really learned quite a bit about Canada from this as well as other videos of yours. I am embarrassed I don't know more about Canada as an American. Keep them coming!

The best video you have ever made about Canada, well done!

Why do you always exclude the french heritage of Canada? French people, although a minority, are still making up close to 17% of the canadian population. That is not negligible.

@drdelewded

2 жыл бұрын

17% of 10% (Canada being 1/10 the pop of USA)... so 1.7% of the culture of "America" as defined in this video.. Not that big of a ding on "(North) American Culture" When examining it as a distinct culture, or at least not big enough warrant mentioning in a 15 minute video

@drdelewded

2 жыл бұрын

@@louisd.8928 Like what? As far as I'm concerned, Canada is just the USA without guns and with hockey..

@drdelewded

2 жыл бұрын

@@louisd.8928 food.. Pizza burgers Arts.. Pure American pop culture

@sirjohneh

2 жыл бұрын

@@drdelewded Pizza isn't American, burgers also not really either.

@sirjohneh

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! French Canada and indigenous Canada is a huge part of Canadian cultural formation

When most people in canada grow up watching a majority of american programming, the similarities are inevitable. I've always thought of canada and the u.s. as almost one big country, with all the people I've known who travel back and forth yearly or visit once every month almost (living close to the boarder). We have some differences but like you said, even the american south has some huge differences to the rest of the country. but if I ever voice this mindset it starts a heated debate. my father strongly disagrees, with almost nothing to support his stance other then the fact we just aren't the same country, which , duh, but that doesn't by definition mean we are totally separate. And even among friends this would start a disagreement as I have seen loads of this 'anti american' mindset, and like you, I don't understand it. When you are ok with sharing so much with them, it makes little sense to then hate them, especially if you don't acknowledge how many of the things you hate about america happen in canada too. Im rambling and not making a ton of sense but just saying, I agree lol

@iamnobody2

2 жыл бұрын

canada's had a few really good shows though, love me some corner gas, being erica, red green show, and... well i liked the trailer park boys back in the day too... yeah i guess it thins a bit after that..

Australia too has had an interesting relationship with culture since the American billeting here during WWII. I grew up through the 60’s and 70’s and American culture was really favoured after the war. Be interesting for you too explore these similarities/differences with a fellow post colonial ex British country. New Zealand too, but I think to a lesser extent.

I have something interesting to share. J.J, you lay out points in a very educated way. I really enjoy your videos because of this. As such, I watch your videos despite how I find myself on the opposite end of your beliefs. I've found that political discourse often devolves into meaningless jargon, and yet it's a channel like this (and by extension, a creator like you) that gives me hope for the reality of by-partisan support in our country. Thank you. It's typically tough to listen to an opposing view, yet, with a JJ McCullough video I find that I'm able to learn/understand despite how bristled I feel. Cheers bud, I can imagine there's not many fans from the other side. It's a neat experience

The United States and Canada rely on each other so much for trade. Its a much better world where we can respect the other for the value they bring!

@decrox13

20 күн бұрын

Canada mostly relies on the US

Nice video but I disagree on two points: 1. A Canuck saying "North American culture" does *not* mean that the US and Canada are equal contributors. It just means that both the US and Canada are contributors to some non-trivial degree, which I think is a fair statement. It's a stretch to assume that "North American culture" would mean they have to be equal. 2. Second, a Canadian saying "American culture" would usually refer to some cultural aspect that is primarily American, but is also primarily *not* Canadian. Gun culture would be an example, as that's far more popular in the States than in Canuck land. The MAGA movement would be another. These examples are American, but not North American. Nevertheless, I enjoy your videos even if I often disagree with your conclusions.

@PlannedObsolescence

2 жыл бұрын

Would "the MAGA movement" be considered a culture?

@thegreypenguin5097

2 жыл бұрын

@@PlannedObsolescence yes, a CULT-ure

@Dangic23

2 жыл бұрын

100% agree.

@vdania

2 жыл бұрын

A good example of Canadian culture right here

@Ms666slayer

2 жыл бұрын

@@PlannedObsolescence I don't think so, conservative nationalism exist on every country in the world even in Canada, so even that's is named MAGA i don't see any difference with any other similar movement.

Interesting. I'm in Alaska and use "North American" for the culture we are talking about, as well as for Mexico. This is because I visualize North America as a whole, not just "America" with an almost perfectly straight cliff? border? at the 49th parallel. Also because the Pacific coast states and provinces may have more in common with each other than with the midwest and east coast. Alaska shares more with Yukon than it does with Georgia. And Baja California and northern Mexican states have a lot in common with California and southwestern US states, including the speaking of Spanish.

Love this type of content, albeit i also enjoy the cultural talks very much since they're such a fresh theme for me on youtube, but it's this type of content that drew me to your channel in the first place, where you pick apart mainstream concepts and popular notions that beg for a more systematic analysis and strip them down to their core, explaining their truths, falsehoods, and ultimately, their origins.

Hey JJ your videos have made me realize my anti-american bias as a Canadian. I still like to do it but i have to admit we deep down have this inferiority complex

@1pinestreet

2 жыл бұрын

I have a little bit of anti-American bias, and I'm American. I don't want Canada to feel like US Lite, but as the northernmost part of North America. I don't like the notion of Canada having a bit of an inferiority complex. I see both countries as being the same, but different. And I would never, ever think of Canada as being Northern US. You're you and I want you to remain Canada. But I celebrate how alike we are and the ease with which we can feel at home in each other's country. I think of Mexico as North America, too, but more different. Once you get past the language difference, I think all three countries have a decent understanding of each other, and Americans/Canadians and Mexicans can feel comfortable in each other's countries.

@nebulaone908

2 жыл бұрын

@@1pinestreet How come whenever I see an Anti-American American I immediately know who they voted for? This is why we are in a cold civil war: one side just hates America so much that they have to tell everyone they know, and they just have to shill for foreign countries every chance they get. The other side is the exact opposite. And I just want to grill.

@trickybeatz5174

2 жыл бұрын

@@nebulaone908 How come whenever I see a racist American I immediately know who they voted for? Rhetorical questions are TIGHT

@wombat4583

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of it stems from campaigns to distance from the U.S. It's gone a little far the other way in hatred, but they've actively had a role in our political and social landscape for long enough (well into the late 1900s and influential enough to matter on many critical aspects) that people pointed this out so we could actively focus on us and be more separated (being more separated is still very much attached though).

Woah, two identical videos in one day! Awesome!

This was fascinating and new information for me. Thank you!

Im usually not one to watch videos about culture and politics cuz I’m square brained and mostly watch gaming videos but JJ is just so charismatic that I can’t help but to be enamored with what he says every time around

As a Canadian I still prefer "North American" for clarification purposes and because it's hard for me to identify with the political entity of America (as in the USA), even if I can acknowledge that the popular cultures of Canada and the US are very similar. For me to use "North America" is not to say that I'm talking about something common in two disparate cultures but rather I'm making a point that the USA isn't the only political entity with (North) American popular culture.

@gamermapper

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe you should say White Anglo America, because minority cultures in the US and Canada have their own culture. It doesn't mean that black people or French speakers can't take part of that culture, but it does mean that they have their own distinct cultures distinct from this majority culture (mainly African American, French Canadian, indigenous people)

@phantomfreeman283

2 жыл бұрын

I think an "American" identity is much more than just the political entity of the United States, and there is much more that is American in the forms of technology, food, culture, city design, etc that JJ went over in the video. The corrupt government of America doesn't define Americans or Americanism in my opinion, and that's kinda sad if that is how other countries see America.

@mai_komagata

2 жыл бұрын

@@gamermapper American culture is broadly shaped by Black American's contributions, to the point it might not exist without it. Although it is also a distinct culture in its own right, mainstream american culture (from food, to music, to fashion, to political trends, to religiosity, etc) is so infused with and derived from black american culture it is a misnomer to say mainstream american culture is "White anglo culture" when it is an amalgam of the different cultural groups therein. There is definitely irish-american culture, italian-american culture, black american culture, jewish-american, chinese american culture, native american culture, etc. within the US as distinct things. But mainstream american culture is not solely white or anglo -- it is american.

@elygolden

2 жыл бұрын

@@gamermapper You do have a point there. I'm not a white anglo so this is something that definitely affects my own relationship with North American culture, but as I understand it the terminology generally refers to the cultural mainstream on this continent and not so much to any of the subcultures of the various ethnic groups who live here (including the majority groups).

I think it is important to point out that this perspective, especially common in Western Canada, is representative of a Canadian conservative viewpoint. In Eastern Canada, a place with much more extensive material heritage and a more Liberal political outlook, this point of view is rather controversial. In Eastern Canada we have a more visible francophone presence. British heritage is more widespread and visible. Architectural styles of cities and towns are more regional than in Western Canada. Language debates are not outlandish for us, but quite relevant. Without historical dynamics present here, differences between Canadian and American culture can seem purely superficial, but I would argue that such statement would be a gross oversimplification.

@AW-zk5qb

2 жыл бұрын

I think you make good points, but you have to remember, the US has many different cultures within it; if one were to make any type of generalization of Canadian culture, it would be about as similar to the generalization of American culture. As someone from northern california, I felt basically no cultural difference at all when I went to Toronto, certainly none compared to going to the South in the US. So if the US west coast, West (Texas, Oklahoma, cowboy country), the US midwest, the northeast and many other geographic, ethnic and religious groups can all be one country, it would not be realistic to say that the differences with Canada constitute any more difference than what is within the United States

@ramzanninety-five3639

2 жыл бұрын

@@AW-zk5qb I think the problem is what we define as 'culture'. JJ seems to be really keen to define culture of this continent as a specific postwar middle class phenomenon. But what yo watch on a TV is not the only culture around. Canadian political culture is distinct and anything that is remotely political in Canada is quite different from America. In addition, unlike America, Canada never seized to be an unban civilization. Where American suburbs saw influx of people leaving big cities, in Canada, suburbs accommodated new population growth with downtowns retaining most of their multi-generation residents and businesses. Those things are less apparent in the West though, since it took its shape in the last 80 years. West is also a place to a large extent settled by Americans in the early 20th century. The issue with making 'Canadian culture' to be just a minor regional deviation, however, is that Canada is designed to be about the East. It is not an ordinary regional identity since Ontario and Quebec determine how the country functions. This is a deeply resented arrangement, sure, especially in the West, but it is true.

@PlannedObsolescence

2 жыл бұрын

@@ramzanninety-five3639 When you mention "East" and "West", you're talking about eastern and western Canada, right?

@drdelewded

2 жыл бұрын

@@ramzanninety-five3639 Agreed for the most part however Toronto and Vancouver culture is more aligned than they are with any other parts of Canada.

To put it simply, there are more Mexican Americans in the USA than there are Canadians in Canada. I think the 3 countries do fall under the same north america umbrella given that in the US Mexicans could make their own country with their population alone.

@drdelewded

2 жыл бұрын

Yes.. But JJ is talking about North America from a Canadian POV.. so its about how much the majority culture of the USA has impacted Canada. And how when someone outside of North American refers to North American culture It isn't talking about the distinct Mexican cultural concepts in geographical North America but more about the stereotypical 'Merican culture tropes, that Canada also shares. (minus guns and too much hockey)

@decrox13

20 күн бұрын

@@drdelewdedhe doesn’t talk about “stereotypical American cultural tropes”, he talks about American culture, from music and food to innovation to stuff like the invention of the department store, sports…

I understand that this is the situation in Western Canada. In the east, especially in Québec, the situation is far different, and I'm not talking about the language. People there largely interested in different things than their neighbours in Vermont or New York.

You have to remember that Canada has only 1/10th the population of the USA, and always has. Many Canadians have contributed to American culture and technology, and in proportion to their population. The Americans had Edison, Ford and the Wright brothers, but then Canada had Alexander Graham Bell, a Scottish immigrant to Canada, who invented the telephone in Canada, then brought the invention to the USA where it was developed and implemented en masse by AT&T.

@Predator20357

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps a few more examples might be better because you say many but only bring up 1 person (Immigrant part is whatever) that's like saying America has multiple American Cuisines but only bringing up Hot Dogs as a example. Doesn't help that Elisha Gray a American Engineer and Antonio Meucci a Italian inventor were also working on the first phone in very close time (like same year) as well with even accusations of fraud that Alexander Bell stole the designs from Grey (however that is besides the point and it isn't 100 percent confirmed despite Drunk History saying it is) Now one Canadian Inventor I know well do to being American is the French-Canadian gun maker John C. Garand who made the M1 Garand which was the rifle of the USA for WW2.

@aheat3036

2 жыл бұрын

Alexander Graham was born in Scotland but was a naturalized American citizen. The British could be Canadian citizen by default because Canada was a full British colony back then. He started his work in Scotland and finished them in the USA. Read his full Wikipedia profile by Googling his name.

@cynthiakazmierzski8144

2 жыл бұрын

TU VAS CHANTER LES AMÉRICAINS DE LA BOLDUC! SI TU VEUX COMPRENDRE LE CANADA, DO IT IN FRENCH! Now go shoot me a moose.

@cynthiakazmierzski8144

2 жыл бұрын

Valérie is the only Plante I like. Oh, and cannabis.

@butterscotch5680

2 жыл бұрын

Yea. It’s weird to me that Canadians feel that way about Canada as compared to the US cause a lot of the things we like here in the states are from Canada. It’s to the point where a bunch of Canadas entertainers are household names here to the point where i didn’t even know so many were from canada

using influential canadians as an argument that canada contributed to the culture is kinda nullified by the fact most of these canadians gained their influence and success in america through american companies and institutions

@daquariussmith9772

2 жыл бұрын

Thats kind of the point though, that the "American" culture is shared by Canada and America(USA) and that the culture is so similar that people don't even notice half the time or more when Canadians who spent their entire first 10, 15, 20, 25+ years in Canada immigrate to America and become a successful Actor or whatever, they just seem like Americans even though they spent their entire childhood or even a significant part of their adulthood in Canada. If say a Russian or Japanese or Macedonian person immigrated to America and became a famous often its a lot more noticeable because they have noticeably different culture and possibly also accent or whatever as well.

@Rob-vy6zx

2 жыл бұрын

Is it? I'd disagree

@artembolshakov3901

2 жыл бұрын

Yep! Like Gogol, while being born in the Ukraine, made this career in Moscow. Ukraine is fundamentally Russian in much the same way as Canada is fundamentally American.

@reintaler6355

2 жыл бұрын

@@artembolshakov3901 And that's how you start a war (figuratively here)

@Goodguy507

2 жыл бұрын

@@reintaler6355 well its now a literal war lol

This is like my favorite channel right now aaaaaaah

This explains a lot. As an American living overseas I have had the misfortune of being in the social circles of Canadians who had a stick up their b**** about Americans whose goals in their lives were to goad, insult and provoke Americans. Actually we realized their behavior spoke more about them than anything else. It got to the point that many times other nationalities told them to back off. We Americans knew enough to know that there were enough civil Canadians to give a new Canadian a chance. But once a new Canadian first showed any sign of incivility we edged them out of our circles as nicely as possible with the civil Canadians apologizing for their incivil countrymen. By the way, my mother was Canadian and I have close relatives still living in the deepest, darkest portion of that country.

This feels… familiar.

@TheAmericanPrometheus

2 жыл бұрын

wdym?

@andknuckles101

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheAmericanPrometheus he made a similar video in the past

@Eggscargot

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheAmericanPrometheus He re-uploaded this one somewhat quickly after the first try. I guess there was something wrong with the initial upload.

I found this to be very helpful in understanding why you use that term. While we Canadians tend to think highly of ourselves as “not American”, there are similarities these people overlook. Great video JJ

@jonathanwilkinson4299

2 жыл бұрын

I think Canadians and the world for the most part sees Canada as all the good parts of America with non of the bad parts. Not saying it's true but I think that's the general understanding.

Very interesting video. Hadn't looked at it this way before.

The statement about Canada going from being deeply integrated with the British Empire to being obsessed with the United States reminds me of a forgotten, unclaimed Canadian. Andrew Bonar Law was born in New Brunswick in 1858 before moving to live with Scottish relatives in 1870 (after Confederation). A lawyer and politician, he went on to briefly serve as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1922-23 after the usual long career in high public office. That he could be seen at the time in the UK as just another British (Scottish) politician speaks to how British the Canadians of the 1800s were, and that he is ignored in Canada today when a character like A. Graham Bell is claimed as somehow being at all Canadian speaks to how much more important American connections are to today's Canadians. It's funny to think of there having been a time when someone from Canada was running the British Empire.

I love seeing new full length J.J. posts on saturdays, hands down my favourite youtuber

I've been really addicted to your videos lately

«As far as countries that you can be an echo of, you can do a lot worse than the U.S.A.» As a Mexican, I agree. Mexico has its own culture with a lot of regional variations, but it echoes a lot of the U.S. as well. Especially in the northern states.

@intellectually_lazy

4 ай бұрын

you can do worse than us, except for on little things, like health care, the for-profit prison system, gun violence, surveillance, racism, education, gentrification, fraud, anti-maskers, anti-vaccers, affordable housing, maternity/paternity leave, social safety net, diabetes, heart disease, opioid overdoses, access to reproductive care and information, police brutality, work/life balance, public transportation, access to public spaces, delaying gratification, tolerance, critical thinking, traffic, some other things

and This is Why I & many others LOVE Canada, Good smart people like JJ, THANK YOU

in PT-portuguese, the way to say that someone is from the USA is "norte americano". the rigth word is "estadiunidense" but nobody uses it because its harder to pronouce. it would translate more or less to "united statish" one fun fact: canadian can be said "canadiano(a)" or "canandense". but there is a kind of crutches that are referes as "cana-de-anda" by older people. the problem is that in Pt-Pt, the vowels are swallowed during speech. so, it is pronouced "cana-d'i-ana", and thats the exact same pronouciation for "female canadian" i once was in a nursing home and an old man asked me to bring his "canadian girl" so he can "lift". God.... what a poor choice of words... and then I was like.... Ohhhhhhhh... your crutches!

@Mill_Jr

2 жыл бұрын

It's interesting to see how different this is compared to Brazilian portuguese. The most common word used to talk about people from the USA is "Americano", but nowadays some people are adopting the word "estadunidense" (note that we don't say it with the letter "I" before the "U") claiming that the word "americano" should be used to talk about people from anywhere in the Americas "Norte-Americano" is more vague, sometimes it's used when talking about Americans, sometimes is about Americans and Canadians, and sometimes Mexico is also included. And most Brazilians hardly ever consider Central-America and the Caribbean as part of North America they are a separate thing, as no one sees them as South Americans either And the word for Canadian is always "Canadense" in Brazilian Portuguese

If I was Canadian, I think I'd be rather pissed at the UK. I never knew they were stunting the development of Canada to that extent. I had this idea that the UK was somehow keeping Canada happy since it failed with the thirteen colonies. Now I know why people are bewildered when I tell them I am interested in Canadian history in passing, you just don't hear about it because nothing really changed until the states in the south changed. Think I'm going to go look into this more.

@gerardacronin334

2 жыл бұрын

This is how the British treated their colonies.

@JollyOldCanuck

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly for many young Canadians the Canada that existed prior to reforms of the 1970s and 1980s is somewhat alien, this is especially true for immigrant populations as the 70s represented a positive shift in the Canadian governments attitude towards immigrants.

@ZacharyDarkes

2 жыл бұрын

This is another reason why we should leave the Commonwealth. They always have been treating us horrible.

@panzerfan

2 жыл бұрын

@@gerardacronin334 For good and for ill in a sense. Hong Kong for example wouldn't have become the juggernaut that it had been if it were not for the British.

@warreneckels4945

2 жыл бұрын

That's what we saw happening in Canada between 1783 and 1812. It convinced us that Canadians would be happy to escape Great Britain's heavy yoke for our lighter one. Of course, the yoke might only be lighter for White, Protestant Canadians and the other two Founding Peoples had reason to believe that they would be crushed under the Yankee boot. We also forgot that the Loyalists dominating Upper Canada had already been abused by America.

Bud met you a month or so ago near waterfront Vancouver. Nonetheless this video hit hard thanks for it. It’s one of the many reason I am in the process of leaving this country. You are a legend and deserve success now and in the future, thanks again for the content.

Funnily enough, Americans in Europe like myself often get mistaken for Canadian because Europeans don't believe Americans emigrate as often

While I don't disagree with the general message that Canadian culture is primarily a regional offshoot of American culture, I think there is something to be said about how heterogeneous American culture truly is. Canadian culture is probably generally very close to the culture of our nearest American neighbours and Hollywood to the point as a Canadian you don't really get culture shock just crossing the border, but as you travel further into the heartland of America and into the "Deep South" it becomes painfully clear how different the culture and dialects are, even just between the USA proper. In this way if you were to divide up North American culture you almost divide it into a few quadrants (with bits of Canada grouping with their closest states) where the most culturally distinct group is probably southern states.

@PlannedObsolescence

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, our country is certainly regionally distinct. As a person from a very small city in central Wisconsin, going to NYC was a rather intimidating experience. Seeing how loud, forthright and confrontational people were was so jarring to me as someone raised in fairly quiet surroundings. I honestly think I'd feel more comfortable anywhere in Canada than I would in the northeastern US.

@lesand5484

2 жыл бұрын

I agree! The US is very heterogenous (and it's sad that the political system doesn't really allow for multiple parties which could reflect a more heterogeneous society in politics). As a German however, I also have another caveat with this video and by the comments under this video I understand that it's an outsider-perspective, but what do you think of the following: Isn't "American" a sub-optimal term since it entails a perspective of the different cultures in the Americas which is based in cultural relativism? Saying the North American culture (in this sense meaning US and Canadian) would separate it from Latin American/South American cultures. Thus American would be an equal umbrella term to European, which houses South European, Baltic, Scandinavian, Slavic,... cultures. In my opinion using the term American to refer to the realm of US-American culture frames US-American as *the* typical kind of American, leaving cultures from Middle and South America as deviations from this "standard". And that, in my eye, is just a wrong view of the world.

@DashCamOutEast

2 жыл бұрын

@@PlannedObsolescence Things like that can happen in Canada, too. I knew people who were born in small towns in Saskatchewan and came to Calgary for schooling. They experienced some culture shock as they had never been to a large city like that. And cities like Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal are even bigger.

@trigonomic

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I'm from northern Ohio and when I visit Canada, I don't really feel like I'm in a different country at all. Sure, there's milk in bags and Tim Hortons on every corner, but the weather is the same (in Ontario anyway), the accents are almost identical, and many other cultural aspects are just not different at all. However, I visited Arkansas a few years ago, and wow. That was a culture shock. We were driving down the highway and saw a billboard advertising a radio station program that was literally called "White Power Radio." And we were sitting next to a group of (white) people are a restaurant who were loudly saying the n word and laughing. I'd never seen anything like that before and haven't since then. Don't get me wrong, we have our fair share of racists here in Ohio. But it was incredibly jarring to see people be so open and in-your-face about it. So in that sense, I think those of us in the northern states are much more culturally similar to Canada than to the southeast in a lot of ways.

@PlannedObsolescence

2 жыл бұрын

@@DashCamOutEast The sense of being overwhelmed in a metropolitan area that's far larger than what you're used to is understandable. It's just that people in the northeastern US are generally known for being loud, pushy and abrasive.

J.J., you produce great content. It’s very thoughtful and appropriately provocative such that it leads to meaningful reflection and discussion. Please keep it up!

I live in Buffalp, NY. I grew up taking trips into Canada and I've known a LOT of Canadians in my life. I've worked with a ton of them as my bosses and coworkers and spent time with their families. As far as I'm concerned, there's virtually no distinct difference between Americans and Canadians aside from the flag, accents (if they dont live near my border area) and bagged milk. Like unless they have any of those things on them, I literally cannot tell the difference between a US citizen and a Canadian. If they're speaking french/have a french accent, my first thought is they're from France lmfao.

@aichaalfilalya2937

4 ай бұрын

What is the “Canadian Accent” we have the same accent than you, just some different prononciation.

I usually say American in reference to US specific things and Anglo-American for US _and_ Canada stuff.

Good god J.J. every visual you use is so good

Can we argue that Mexico and indigenous people have played a major part in contributing to American/ North American culture? Chocolate, avacodos, corn, tomatoes, chewing gum, ect are all uniquely american exports? I associate vanilla and chocolate with Mexico (but I am Mexican and I love Mexico) and get a little annoyed that chocolate is associated with europe and tomatoes Italy and potatoes Ireland. I say we 3 (Canada Mexico US) come together and embrace our indigenous / colonial heritages. I would much rather be here with these 3 than anywhere else and in these 3 countries almost everyone else comes and brings something to the table. You could argue North and South America could be defined by its marriage of indigenous culture + with its colonial population. What makes America American is its indigenous people and their contributions along with the people who live there now and their contributions. You may not be aware of how cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie got to the table or why chocolate is so popular but maybe we should dig a little deeper. 😉

@yaktojason

2 жыл бұрын

good take

@bottleofwater1675

2 жыл бұрын

tomatoes aren't North American

@fdajax5107

2 жыл бұрын

your very correct about the impact of American Indians (what my card carrying Seminole friend call himself), JJ is Canadian rather than Mexican so it's hard for him to speak about the geohistorical nature of our southern country. Canada and the US also experienced a closer (distance) and older connection as they were both located on the northern east of North America. They were a stones throw compared to the early Spanish colonies like Florida or cuba

@ArtsyMagic239

2 жыл бұрын

I second this! We wouldn't have awesome regional food like cornbread otherwise.

@dallascopp4798

2 жыл бұрын

Well chocolate is treated differently in the US than in Mexico and to a degree, all of those things are treated differently in the US. Elote and chocolate with spice, other than cinnamon, are not super popular in the states, but are in Mexico. They were the foods that grew in the Americas, but the ways the natives ate them and seasoned them were different to the way the Europeans did. And culture goes beyond food and the preparation of that food. Coffee in from East Africa, then it was traded into the Ottoman Empire and then proceeded into Europe from there. How each of these places enjoyed it are different to a degree. This isn't to say Mexcians or the Indian population hasn't had an effect on the culture of the Anglo-sphere in North America, but rather the focus of your arguement about food is only a small part of a culture. A much more significant part impact of any culture is how it has impacted other languages. For instance, English has had influences from German, French, Latin, Old Norse and Gaelic because of its history. So, to see how big of an impact Spanish and the other Native languages has had in North America, is by looking for words, names and ideas that have become part of the English language, like North and South Dakota which are derived from a native language.

My parents are from Uruguay and I can see a similar argument to be made about Uruguay’s relationship with Argentina’s culture.

Old Canada sounds like modern Wisconsin. Nobody wants to go anywhere or do anything but drink beer, work, and pray. It's horrible.

This explains a lot about Canada’s development as a country. Thank you for sharing!