Canadian vs. American Pronunciation 

As a Brit I’ve just realised how much Canadians pronounce words like us

Bruh the OG Kraft "Mac and cheese" was literally called "Kraft Dinner" that's why Canadians say it because that's what it is

I really hate how smug the American is thinking everything they say is the correct way...

I like how the set up looks so formal but the topic isn't really

What sucks is the dilution of the features of the Canadian accent in the younger generation (even in my speech and my generation, 30 to next year) too much American influence, everybody in southern Ontario sounds like they're from the states

I'm American and I say organization the Canadian way.

I think Parkcade is more a Western Canada thing. I'm from Ontario, I've mostly heard it called a parking garage. Same with "bunny hug"/hoodie. It's gotta be a Western Canada thing.

I'm British, I find it interesting that the Canadian guy pronounces most of those words the way British people do. Oh, and by the way, that last thing is a multi storey car park!!

I'm from Ontario (so not sure if it makes a difference) but I pronounce "pasta" and "process" the same way as the American. Even as a Canadian (born and raised) I only recently ever heard of the word "toque" and was low key shook because I always thought that hat was a beanie. And I have never heard of a "parkade" we call it a 'parking lot'. Another word that Americans don't know but we Canadians use is "washroom" which is synonymous with "rest room". Also there's not only a difference in pronunciation but also in spelling "organization" vs "organisation"

Us brits say pasta, organisation (spelled with an s), and process the same as Canadians

This guy don't know what Kraft dinner is ...... bruh

At least the American's from the West Coast, just imagine if the American in question had an Alabaman accent a la Forrest Gump and the Canadian was a Francophone from Montreal...the differences would be much, much more stark.

They are like Twins born in different countries.

English is not my first language, so...they sound exactly the same to me 😂

Organization comes from "organize" so the Canadian way is right

I loved the word *parcade* it sounds so original, parking garage seems such a mouthful. I'm gonna start using parcade from now on and get nasty disgruntled looks from other people just like the American anchor in the show. 😂🤣

“It’s called pahster” - as a Brit I’m like no it’s pasta

I’m just surprised he said Saskatchewan right.

As a Canadian, sometimes I say these words one way. Sometimes the other. But it’s NEVER “paah-staah”, in Canada unless you want to sound like some sort of snob. 😄

I wasted my time waiting for "ABOOT."

KRAFT DINNER

Americans: “wE sPeAk EnGlIsH pRoPeRlY” Also Americans: Pronounces “h” in the word vehicle.

This was hysterical. I love they were allowed to do this and they were such good sports.

I'm Canadian born raised, my daughter's have been in Bay area for 7 years and they are not Canadian in any speech or mannerisms and it kind of breaks my heart. They and their friends giggle when I say tuque, or pronounce my "o" sounds or use the word "eh" or mentions things like parkcade, KD, Smartie Blizzards, Garbourator, celsius for temperature and I say mum, not mom.

I live in MN and the Canadian guy sounded normal to me😂😂 the other guy sounded weird😂😂

Toque (or a wool -knit cap) because , for many , *a beanie* is a completely different type of hat! 😛🙃😊

I'm Canadian and I do not call a parking lot a parkade i call it a parking lot. but parkade sounds cool. I call the mac and cheese craft dinner and KD sometimes for short. but craft dinner is my way. also did you know that sometimes Canadians call a couch a Chesterfield?!

Idk if it's because I'm from Toronto which is super close to the boarder, but I NEVER EVEN HEARD someone say parkade NEVER. We say parking space

You know what’s funny, being an Englishman myself, I recognise quite a few more similarities between Canadian English and British English than I do with American. For example, I’d pronounce pasta and organisation similar to how the Canadian guy says it.

I noticed Canadians tend to pronounce words either way depending on the situation. Whereas Brits are much more inclined to pronounce words the British way regardless of what English speaking country or whom they are talking to.

More of these please!

The more east you go in Canada the faster we speak.

When your American but pronounce the Canadians words like them 👁👄👁

Did a training course in MI few years back, instructor kept talking about fixing his "ruf"🤣

You did great buddie

You guys are great... Loved that video, short and straight to the point 👌👌👌👍👍💯💯😁😁😁❤️🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦😉😉😉

The 'American' pronunciation of 'pasta' is also the Italian pronunciation. Not a big Kraft Mac and Cheese guy(or mac and cheese in general). Years ago, their ads in the US had the words switching places on the label, with some annoying kid saying 'Kraft Macaroni and Cheese' SHOULD be called 'Kraft Cheese and Macaroni' cuz it's the CHEESIEST!' (but it still wasn't as cheesy as the ad). The 'Kraft Dinner' thing just proves the product needs some kind of name tweaking to get people to notice.

As a Canadian, I've always said 'praw-cess' - but was talking to my brother the other day, I noticed he said, 'pro-cess'. Make of that what you will ... !

Ah, such a keaner eh! It's Kraft Dinner! 😉

It was introduced under the Kraft Dinner name simultaneously in both Canada and the U.S. in 1937.[1] The brand is popular with Canadians, who consume 55% more boxes per capita than Americans.[2] No wonder they call it Kraft Dinner

for me, i say organization the short american way if i'm referring to a business/institution etc, but the long canadian way if i'm referring to the action of organization.

Well I grew up with organization and organization. Two identity looking words that are pronounced differently. One is a group and the other is the noun to the verb organize. "I work for an organization." vs "The organization of the room is a bit off."

Ask an American where the washroom is, and they will stare at you like they will never piece together what you could possibly mean.

Brodie is the first American I have ever heard pronounce Saskatchewan perfectly. Another word I get confused with is "restroom" and "washroom". I have it written down on my computer in a notepad to remember which word is from Canada and from America because my brain is all confused with which word to use now.

Im Canadian and i never heard parkaid before, over here in Ottawa we either so parking lot when its a big place for cars to park or we say the garage when its a small one in a house. Parking lots are usually underground under big buildings, tho we do have a few like on the picture tho not with that chain like door. Its just a board like the ones you see in front of trains or border crossing. And as for garage we call it that because most Canadians end up using it to store tools and stuff and leaves their car outside in the driveway. By the way i'm from Ottawa the capital city of Canada and yes je parle français. So yo won't find anyone more Canadian then me.

Dude on the left also saw organization with five syllables tho lol

American accent is technically a person who’s always in a rush where as Canadian accent is a person who is laid back

I have never heard “parkade” in my life

As a Canadian living in the US for 50 years I still pronounce words differently than my haughty superior Florida born sister in law who was constantly correcting my pronunciation (and everything else) until I found the solution.....quit speaking to her.

I was waiting for the "bunny hug"

Hahah legitimately made me laugh. It's funny that I'll start pronouncing things the way others do when around them. But, being from the Bay as well, I speak like Brodie.

I grew up in Edmonton, but later moved to the states. I'm really messed up! Growing up we had two English Candian tv stations and one US one. I do say some things the Canadian way, but most US. My spelling is all US though. One joke to separate Canadians and Americans. Walk up to a crowd and shout "The world will end at 8:00." and then a bit more quietly "8:30 in Newfoundland."

As a Canadian I can confirm

I'm an American who moved to Canada about 15 years ago and there were a few things to get used to. Kraft dinner was one. I knew it as Kraft macaroni and cheese but here it's called Kraft dinner. I was under the impression it must include more than the mac and cheese, maybe it was mac and cheese and meat? Nope, just the mac and cheese. To my mind that doesn't constitute a full dinner, just a side dish. Another thing is Americans say 1st grade, 2nd grade, etc. but Canadians say grade 1, grade 2 etc. No wonder some kids looked at me funny when I asked if any of them were in the 5th grade.

Throw a bit of Nova Scotian into the mix. There is a TV reporter in England called Lyse Doucet whose accent is a bit like fingernails down a blackboard. Quite different to the Vancouver tones of DJ Kid Jensen.

right on eh

I call the parkade/parking garage a 'Multii Storey Carpark. I'm from the UK.

American man is just rude

im from ontario and ive never heard someone say parkade. i always say parking lot

Italian: we invented pasta and we call it “pasta” with a short-a. Englishmen: we invented English and we call it “Pasta” with a short -a. (Like cat, trap, last, past). American: shut yer yaps ya dirty foreigners! All y’all better be understandin’ that as a PATRIOT it is my right to open fire on any and all people who be tellin me that that I ain’t talk right. I ain’t never let nobody tell me I ain’t talk right! Now imma be loadin up my cousin and our kee-ids and be hauling ass down to Applebees. We gonna eat so much PAW-sta that I lose another leg to the beetus.

I’m American, and I pronounce a few of the words the Canadian way. Accents vary throughout North America.

I’m in Montreal and I’ve never heard parkade, I have heard the parking quite a bit though.

I live in Ontario Canada & have literally NEVER heard about pronounced aboot, or a parking garage called a parkade lol

Love me some Kraft dinner as a kid. Nobody called it mac n’ cheese because everyone ate Kraft dinner.

Just read a few of the comments - some from many months ago - hope you all understand the context. But I'm certain most don't, since this video has become popular outside its original circle. This is from a hockey pregame show... where we like to give each other a hard time. It's HARDLY serious, just an attempt at fun jabs.

When you’re American and speak Candescently to Canadians

1:49 that is not a beanie that is a bobble-hat

I think "parkade" must be a Western Canadian thing, because in Toronto that's a parking garage

In all my life here in Canada i have never heard anyone refer to it as a parkade

I’m Canadian and have never heard the word parcade

I am American and say process with the pro pronunciation. Have been to BC and find it is a mix of different pronunciations depending on who is speaking

I think the word Parkade is really cool. Here in the UK it’s called multi-story parking

Born and raised in Canada, never heard of a parkade until now

The American pronunciation of "organisation" (as we spell it) is supplanting the traditional one in the UK (as spoken by the Canadian here). You will often hear it spoken by serious people on the BBC which is no longer the guardian of our language as it once was. Nearly everyone in the UK says "process" to rhyme with "hostess" but without the "t". The standard pronunciation of the noun "project", however, goes the other way in southern standard English with the first syllable rhyming with "lodge" and has done for decades. I suspect this word ("project") to mean a creative, usually group, endeavour was an import (WWII?) from the the USA where they like to turn verbs into nouns - you won't find the word on this side of the Atlantic before the middle of the last century (a bit like the word "centre" being used to mean a kind of headquarters or nucleus of an organisation). I remember it as a new-fangled word in the '60s and being pronounced as in "pro" meaning "in favour of" or "not amateur" in the '60s but there was so much television coverage of space exploration then that we were regularly bombarded in the UK with the American pronunciation of astronauts, technicians at Houston and journalists of the words "project", "progress," and "process". Only that of "project" caught on.

I’m Canadian and never called a parking garage a parkade lol. And I also pronounce pasta and process the American way. I guess it depends on what part of Canada you’re from.

Now it's KB (Kraft Breakfast)

I'm Canadian & I say everything the way Curtis says. Also Americans say drama like "drahma" *_(rolling my naked eyes 👁👁)_* & we say "drama" (short a, like "fact", "bash", "cash"). I made a YT video once where I said "drama" the Canadian way, and all these Americans starting mocking my pronunciation in the comments list

I chortled at how the Canadian guy thinks the word“process” has more syllables when pronounced the Canadian way.

WOW the guy from the US saying “you’re weird” Pot to kettle, over

im canadian and have never EVER heard someone call a parking garage a parkade

It's a car park dude

I say all these words both ways depending on the day

never heard of parkade and im born and raised in toronto

Parkade sounds fun tbh, I'm adopting that lol

Kraft Dinner? Who knew Canadians were brand snobs? LOL

A Saskatchewan guy on and they didnt even mention bunny hugs

My fav is Canadians say “garburator” instead of garbage disposal…. So much more fun to say garburator lol

Suburban Canadian is different from urban Canadian. I never heard the word surveyette until I went to small Canadian city.

This is great! Very entertaining

Ok, well the organization I worked for in California built a parking structure (parking garage) and it was officially named the "parkcade". It was a multi-level parking garage that had a couple of store fronts built on the ground level. So, there ya go, eh!

I'm Canadian, I remember growing up in the 80s, the box clearly said macaroni and cheese. I beleive it was only only in the late 80s it got rebranded back to Kraft Dinner. I still call it Macaroni and Cheese. Sorry, I guess, I'm the odd Canadian😂

parcade? i always call them parking lots or just garage

From Saskatoon here. I say everything mentioned in the video the Canadian way, always have.

in canada KD is literally sold labelled with large letters KD on the box lmfao

Canadian PRO-cess is taken from English English. and the PRO is like the original Latin.

I learned About sounds more like a vehicle that drives in water rather than a long leather footwear

Just to add, in Minnesota where you park is a Parking Ramp. More regionalisms.

They look like the same person just one has a bigger beard

Fucking love this! From the bay and massive love to our family Northern neighbors!

Neither of these guys know what a syllable is.