American Reacts to Celebs Testing Their Canadian Knowledge 

Never heard of the 6 before. The only 6 I know is the original 6 in the National Hockey League.

Don't think I've ever heard a Canadian say 'one dollar coin' or 'two dollar coin'. They are officially just called loonie and toonie.

As a well educated Canadian, living in the vicinity of Toronto for quite some time, I'm pretty confident in saying that the vast majority of Canadians would also have no idea what "the six" was a reference to.

The 6 is a modern reference to Toronto popularized by Drake. Anyone older than 35 has never referred to it by that

That 'a-boot' thing is soooo irritating. Foreigners literally hear Canadians talk all the time yet when asked to do a Canadian accent they revert to what they learned on South Park and come up with some bizarre hokey accent that exists NOWHERE. Does Ryan Gosling say 'a-boot'? Does Justin Bieber? Drake? Ryan Reynolds? No they don't.

Terry Fox should be on Canadian currency!

Elisabeth Moss really doesn't have an excuse not to know some of this. She's been filming The Handmaid's Tale in Toronto for the past half-dozen years.

I always thought it was because the Toronto area code is also 416, so this is just shortened to "the 6."

Tyler, celebs do spend a lot of time in Canada since it's cheaper to film up here. Many times Vancouver & Toronto have been referred to as "Hollywood of the North" so when you live at a location for months you should naturally pick up on some of your surroundings, unless you're oblivious 😊

Canadians baaically say sorry like most people say excuse me, like if we bump into someone we say sorry, probably just because its less words and its cold lol

Tyler defending Canadian politeness. LOVE IT. "Sorry" isn't always meant as an apology. The number of times I've said "sorry" to my ex for instance....

My first reaction about “the six” was the first 6 teams of the NHL …

Who says Aboot? I’m 60 and have never heard anyone say that except on TV spoofs etc. I suspect that the Newfoundland Accent might sound like that ( Scottish brawl)

The only 6 I knew would be a 6 pack meaning a 6 pack case of beer. LOL

Toronto is more widely known as T.O. rather than 'the 6' from my experience. T.O. standing for Toronto Ontario.

Eighteen minutes of my life I’ll never get back.

Canadians are mannerly and polite like the Brits. On the other hand, "Americans" distanced themselves from these qualities as they did with Britain since their revolution in 1776.😎

"Aboot" is pretty dialectical. In the West you'd rarely hear someone pronounce it "aboot".

I lived in Saskatchewan for 12 years, Manitoba for 12 years, Quebec for 2 years, Ontario for 40 years. Never heard of "The Six."

John Snow rocked it with "Sorry eh". Nothing more Canadian than "eh".

Many celebs show up in Toronto every fall for the film festival to debut their movies 🍿. It’s in the top 3 worldwide (TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival).

“The Canadian Accent” really doesn’t exist. Like in Newfoundland alone, there’s countless accents. Then all the French Maritime villages also have different accents. We all don’t sound like we’re from Minnesota. I’m not upset, I feel it needed to be said

the 6...actually refers to the main area code for Toronto. Area code is 416

As a Long Islander, New Yorker, I have a little knowledge of Canada. The country was formed in 1867, and the Capital of Canada is Ottawa.

Born and raised in Toronto 68 yrs ago I’ve never heard of it called the 6. I’ve heard it called The Big Smoke , Hogtown , Torrna, or TO

Drake is from Toronto and started to referring to Toronto as the six. The area code is 416. I’m from Toronto and no one except Drake calls it the six. I have never heard anyone say that.

I never get tired of the impersonations, or the jokes at our expense. I like to laugh at myself (as an individual and a Canadian).

Here we go again - Toronto thinking it's the centre of the universe. That question Might be known by Drake fans who live in Toronto. "The 6" really refers to the original six teams of the NHL. Montreal, Boston, New York, Detroit, Chicago & Toronto.

Considering a lot of actors spend time in Canada filming projects, they should know at least the basics about Canada, not a boot😅

NONE of those mentioned should be on Canadian currency! Tommy Douglas (healthcare founder) should be on Canadian currency.

I dated a celebrity from Newyork and she didnt even know where Canada was lol

I can't speak for my fellow Canadians but I found this to be somewhat cringe. 😬

It's hard to believe but there is actually life outside of Toronto (and Vancouver). Canadian life does NOT revolve around Toronto. Edit. I am too old for Drake. And 2) there is a two-dollar coin called a toonie.

** also popular here is "I'm just gonna scoot right by ya" - every Canadian in a grocery store.

I'm Canadian ... I have no idea what "The 6" is .... just because it's from Ontario .... doesn't mean all of Canada knows about it.

The 6 stands for the 6 boroughs of Toronto. Scarborough, Missisauga, North and East York, Brampton, Etobicoke.

The 6 is the 6 cities that were amalgamated back in 2000 in to Toronto. The cities being Toronto, Etobicoke, York, East York, North York & Scarborough.

Kit Harrington actually nailed it, eh... lol💖🍁

As a life long Canadian, i absolutely love hearing anyone doing an impersonation of a canadian accent. Always brings joy.

Fun fact when the toonie first came out you could pretty easily pop out the center brass piece.

"The 6" is a really stupid question.

The 6 is solely a toronto thing, for most other canadians if you asked them what is "The 6" they would probably say the original 6 teams of the NHL, Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and Toronto Maple Leafs.

Since a lot of series/tv shows are filmed in Canada, it's normal to expect that actors have at least a little knowledge of Canada... But not the 6, nobody knows that, except Drake

They're saying "sorry" like it's an apology. We say sorry pretty much the same way we say "hi"

You have too realize the size of Canada. Depending on part you come from you'll hear different accents and meanings for the same word. As a born and raised 64 year old, I've never said in my life have never pronounced "about" "aboot".Never will. Now "sorry" on the other hand I've said at least a billion times😜 and would say it's the same all across Canada 🇨🇦

Canada also has a Silver Dollar. We always have had it.

My Favorite Canadians are David Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, Kevin McDonald, Corey Hart, young Celine Dion, The late actor who played Gilbert from Anne Of Green Gables from the 80s, and Martin Short.

It's so crazy to me that some people have so much money that 10k is nothing to them. I feel bad when I spend $50 and we are considered "middle class"

Most of those celebrities were not American. At least half of them were British and two were Canadian.

I am 40, lived in Canada my whole life. I have no idea what “the six” is. 🤷🏻‍♀️. I live only 2 1/2 hours from Toronto

The name "The 6" is in reference to Toronto being amalgamated in 1998, from the original 6 boroughs. Originally...Toronto, Scarborough, East York, North York, York and Etobicoke. A lot of younger people who use this term, would probably not have any clue that this is where the name comes from.

THANK YOU, TYLER for acknowledging that most Americans' impersonation of us saying "about" is not actually correct. That might be my biggest pet peeve, next to their grossly overuse and often misuse of "eh". Your take on our "about" is more accurate. 👏🏽

in the middle of the panel with kit harrington and thandie newton is Xavier Dolan, a very famous filmmaker and actor from Québec, who seems to be pretending that he doesn't know much about Canada. Even though there are some cultural differences in Québec, it is the same currency as in the rest of the country, so he should have known right away what a loonie is (I do believe in french they say "un loonie" I live in Montréal and I have heard francophones refer to it as that). Dolan directed, co-wrote and co-produced a Canadian film (in English) called "The Death and Life of John F. Donovan" that starred harrington and newton, so they were in Canada to make this movie.

The Canadian "eh" was a popular saying back in the mid 70s and early 80s, like the American saying "gag me with a spoon". It's rare that we say the "eh" now. It ran its course just like the "gag me with a spoon" phrase did in the U.S.

I respect Jude Law's answer's the most for not picking such people to be on our Dollar Bill. We should have scientists, or inventors and such, he knew what he was talking about. Even in Music, we have artist's like The Guess Who, Joni Mitchell, and April Wine, etc. Also people like Elsie MacGill during WWII who were a tremendous help in developing the Hurricane Fighter Planes from 1940 - 1945 while being stricken with polio, and she even had her own comic book published by Marvel Comics during the war. Plenty to put on the bills besides some pop stars with a couple hits.

I live right outside Toronto and have never heard of it being called "the 6"

I liked the Ryan Morrisette joke that got popped in there (Alanis Morrisette and Ryan Reynolds were engaged for several years before they split up about 15 years ago)

15:55 your "about" was perfect.

The 6 is Toronto thing, if you haven't spent a reasonable amount of time there, most Cdns would say the 6 is the original 6 teams in the NHL. Toronto is thearmpit of the nation.

This was so entertaining. When she said, "I'm so sorry for apologising," I cracked up. That's such a relatable thing. I've actually said something along similar lines to that in reality. I've done it in a situation where I didn't need to apologise.

as a Canadian ,the only six i can refer to is '' a six pack of beer ''

The "say sorry as a Canadian"...Kit Harrington got it right. It's "Sorry, eh."

You nailed the "about " Tyler👍

the 6 is also a reference to the original area code for Toronto which was the 416

I say sorry all the time and then think in my head why did I say that lol. Just becomes natural

i never heard of the 6 in my experience people from Toronto call it Trono. we call it a loony because it does mean crazy and has a picture of a loon on the coin.

I was excited to see that celebrities were being tested, but I have no idea who these people are.

A few of your 'American' celebrities. And as far as the 6 goes most people in Canada don't have a clue what that would be because the country is a vast one who really couldn't care less about Ontario even though Toronto thinks they are the center of the universe.

Canada still has a silver Dollar in Circulation but you might see 1 every 10 years if lucky

Anybody who traveled to Canada and spent any time there knows what a "loonie" and a "toonie" are!

the sorrys sound soooo funny, it's almost right but still incredibly awkward!! lol

There is actually thoughts of putting important Canadian figures on money. Terry Fox is often mentioned.

"The most well known people on earth"... your american side ooses on this one! 😂

I have never heard Toronto called the six. The Big Smoke, yes. Drake isn't that important in my circle, I guess.

Is Rick Mercer part 2 too scary ? It's funnier than part 1. I wonder if David Duchovny would do well - The X Files were filmed in Vancouver.

Jon Snow said, sorry, eh? He got the Eh!

Never heard of "the 6 " before.More commonly known as "hog town" or " trawna".Paul Henderson,Don Cherry,or Terry Fox should be on the currency.

Toronto is called the 6 because it has 6 districts

The 6 is also the number of time zones there are in Canada.

I love the apology impressions. the aboot thing is weird everytime. Now they should have to do a Newfie phrase lol

The 6 must be a very limited term relating to Toronto as I have never heard of it before this video and my brother lived there for a while.

I travel Canada and the US for my job and have never once heard Toronto referred to as "the 6". I also have heard of Drake.

Never heard of Toronto as the "six". In Western Canada we roll our eyes and call it "the centre of the universe" due to their narcissism.

As a Canadian living in British Columbia I can promise you that most people living here had no idea what "the 6" referred to. Only someone from Toronto would ask that question with the arrogance to think that people around the world would actually know that.

Im old enough to remember when we didnt have to use area codes, Toronto's first area code was 416......The Six is just a reference to that. In the Greater Toronto Area, the terms the 416 is also used to describe the area within Toronto proper, and Toronto residents are called 416ers. In recent years, Toronto has been increasingly referred to as "The 6".

I would say, Ryan Reynolds is slightly more famous than Ryan Gosling, but only because he’s in the Marvel universe. I wouldn’t put any of those people on Canadian currency. And besides, we gave Justin Bieber to the United States, don’t try giving him back. 😆 Considering Claire Foy played Queen Elizabeth II on the Crown, I would’ve thought she would’ve said the queen should be on the money. 🤷

Love your program. It's great. Your pronunciation of about is correct, good one. A canadian friend

Sgt Tommy Prince should be on our Canadian currency, he's our most decorated soldier of WWII and Korean conflicts. He once dressed up as a woman to go repair a communications line right in front of the Germans. He used a broom to sweep his way to the broken line.

To explain in the simplest way, The Six is the six districts of the GTA.

The collector’s edition of currency makes total sense/cents. We have collectible quarters. Eg historical events, symbols of the various provinces, Olympic sports from when Vancouver hosted the Olympics in 2010, etc.

'The six' isanother term for Toronto. May favourite for Toronto is Hog Town which suits that city best.

Kit knew the answers because he isn't American LOL. Sadly the truth.

There have already been many comments about “the 6”. It was mainly a Toronto recognizing Toronto thing until the Raptors won the NBA title a few years back and then this who watched the celebrations might have heard it. But to answer your question as to why all these celebrities are in Toronto to begin with 1. Toronto now called Hollywood North for a reason. There are always series and movies being shot there. Also in Vancouver and now more in the Calgary area. 2- and more likely the answer is that all these celebs were attending the Toronto International Film Festival. (TIFF). It’s now the festival that starts off the run to the Oscars every year as it runs in September just before the Oscar nomination/application dates, so they all show up to do press for their movies and shows.

As a Canadian I want to make it clear, the apology stereotype is a fact💯🇨🇦

I've lived in Maritime Canada all my life, with family living in the Toronto area, and have never heard TO referred to as The Six.

Toronto is called “the 6” because the area code is 416. Also, Toronto is made up of 6 formerly independent boroughs that were all amalgamated into the city of Toronto 30 years ago. Most Torontonians still refer to those parts of town by their old names - Scarborough, North York, Etobicoke, East York, York, and Toronto

A lot of the stereotype about Canadians apologizing is because we use "sorry" as a polite way of saying "that sucks." It's not so much an apology in most cases as a mild condolence.

Never heard of anyone using ''The 6'' as an expression for anything...Maybe my french canadian is showing ? :P

Gosling is the bigger actor's actor I imagine and has a bigger range of roles, but Reynolds probably in Deadpool has the bigger movie.

Drake popularized refering to Toronto as "The 6" as NYC has 5 boroughs. Metropolitan Toronto, until it was amalgamated had "6". The City of Toronto (commonly called "Downtown"), North York, York, Etobicoke, Scarborough and East York. With the exception of East York, all became cities in their own right. East York remained classified as a "Borough." The Six is a reference to the six districts that made up what is now Toronto. Some people, might think it refers to the original telephone area code of 416.. or even the additional area code of 647.