God Save the Queen vs Star Spangled Banner in Canada 

Speaking as a patriotic American, I find it rather sad that more young Canadians know the American national anthem than God Save the Queen. Canada's history is part and parcel of British history, and it should be honored. Cheers to y'all, from south of the border.

I don't usually post things here on RU-vid, but I find this disgusting. I grew up in the 80s when we sang the Royal Anthem to tribute our British commonwealth partnership with Great Britain. This great country would not exist without British excellence and it's great influence. As a Canadian who loves Great Britain, and I love being a member of the commonwealth, I will happily teach my daughter the Royal Anthem. Even though she was born in America. We have a great heritage borne from the great British influences of the 19th centuries and past.

I must admit I'm a monarchist, so I know all three stanzas by heart.

It's the same status in Australia and New Zealand, only played for military ceremonies, royal visits or remembrance and Anzac day. It's too bad really but most Canadians don't even know it's still an official anthem. We complain about having no history yet fail to celebrate are actually history. Yeah we are a young country but so are the states. Keep God Save The Queen. Loyal she began and loyal she remains.

I find it absolutely disgraceful that people don't know the royal anthem. As a former colony, we should be grateful to Britain.

God save the Queen was always played in school in the 1950's and 1960's, but it is not taught any more. That's the problem.

A shame really, Canadians should get to know their heritage. 😓

I’m Scottish and proud to be British, it’s a shame that they know more about Star Spangled Banner than God Save the Queen.

As an United states citizen I am happy and proud our northern brothers know our anthem; I can sing O Canada/Ô Canada in English & French. I think Canada has pretty anthem and country, and we'll we be locked in a brotherhood forever

What I find funny is Canadians know the US National Anthem, yet here in the US we hardly know our own anthem, let alone our presidential anthem. I still find it funny that Canadians don't know their own royal anthem.

I am a Canadian born and raised here and I knew all 4 verses of God Save the Queen as well as all the other verses of O Canada when I was 5. My grandfather taught me both of our anthems and I am proud to be one of the few patriotic and loyalist Canadians who are young. I proudly sing both our anthems whenever they are played at ceremonies or events.

Oh my that so sad. God save the queen long live our gracious queen. It's that simple. I know indonesia raya and Haktivah though I am only half of each!

Haha, I'm American and I know God Save the Queen. Only because I'm a nerd and liked it enough to know it. Most Americans only know the melody because of My Country 'Tis of Thee. Working on learning O Canada. I also know a large part of the Mexican anthem and the entire Cuban anthem (I speak Spanish and Cuba is where I come from so...) Anthems are cool!

The US kept us in check dude. I had to sing it every morning all through elementary and middle school. High school it was sung on special occasions.

America

Nobody knows the words in the UK either. Nobody cares.

¡God Save the Queen! 👑🇨🇦👑🇨🇦👸🇨🇦👑🇨🇦👑

O Canada! Remember that without The Queen and the French you're just Americans. Be proud of and keep your heritage, commonwealth and monarchy. God knows the people of the US are jealous of you!

What a shame... This is embarrassing!

Greetings from the United Kingdom. Just for a matter of record, the country is the United Kingdom: Great Britain is just the bigger part of it, there is another smaller - but still important - bit. ;-)

It’s a global issue

We stole it by writing “my country ‘‘tis of thee”. Kinda funny to think about.

As a South African with a Rhodesian parents of Scottish and English descent I owe my entire existence to Great Britain and it’s a disgrace that no English Europeans in South Africa take time to learn the anthem of the motherland

I'd say about 2% of the British population know all 3 verses. The main stanza is the one everyone knows & it's the easiest anthem I've come across, to learn.

If it was for the British Canada wouldn’t exist and would just be 5/6 more states in the USA lol

God Save The Queen

America keeps every one in check because we have to the pledge of allegiance every morning and in Texas we have to say the Texas pledge to 😂

As a Briton I know the first verse to God save the Queen.

You share a Monarch with us. Shameful.

I thought the Canadians actually knew their fucking heritage. It's surprising. Our biggest colony yet knows our Anthem, but down south in America. They know it pretty much off by heart, i thought Canadians were the good ones. Good job you lads down South!

Im not an american nor english, nor canadian. But I know all of their National Anthem HAHAHA

I'm not Canadian, American or British but i know and i can sing Star Spangled Banner and God Save the Queen. -from the Philippines 👋🇵🇭

Rule Britannia !!!

Back in the early 1980s I served in the US Coast Guard and was stationed along the US-Canadian border. The station was literally close enough to Canada that a stone thrown from shore would have landed in Canada. We trained often with the Canadian Coast Guard boats. They would stop in and have a cup of coffee and us with them. So I learned a lot about Canada while I was there. I have friends in the UK and have visited them in England. He was a Royal Naval Officer. So I learned God Save The Queen before I went to impress them. I found out that unlike the US, almost no one has a Union Flag as they are only flown by government organizations there. Here many have the Stars And Stripes and fly it from their homes. You don’t see the Union flag flying from some battered home after a disaster has struck, like here in the US. It is just a difference in our respective countries customs and practices. To hear your country’s National Anthem played by a staunch ally is very moving. It’s not done lightly.

I'm a filipino but i know both.

Well God Save The Queen should be taught in all schools and colleges in Canada.....its a shame you know the anthem of the US and not the Anthem of your Royals......don't go the other way

God Save the King/Queen is the Royal Anthem of Canada

Im a kiwi teenager and I know God save the King and can play it on piano. However Im pretty sure most new zealanders my age wouldn't know it unfortunately.

I live in the UK, and most people wouldn't be able to sing God Save The Queen. It's not really played that much, unless a royal gets married, dies or there's a big thing going on, to be honest. :)

Not surprising, Canadians share a common border with the US, but I've heard the US anthem often enough to know the words When I was in the army and based in Berlin I heard the East German anthem often enough to know the tune

A shame on you guys. Royal anthem is also anthem of Canada, Australia and New Zealand. At least suppose to know what Royal anthem is. Queen is so gutted with canadians.

Sad.

To be honest I was expecting to scroll through here and see a lot of "Murica!!", along with other words but it was rather tame.

u got french and aborigonals, who's heritage dont go back to the queen, its fair to say they dont have too, and plus the many ethnic diversity of the country too...respect the anthem, but nobody needs to know it..thats my opinion on it

I’m a 65 year old Canadian, frankly I never would sing the British anthem, nor toast the queen. She’s a foreign national, it would be like us toasting the president of Russia....unless you’re in Britain or Russia and being polite as a toast is made or the anthem is sang.....but sing it ....no, it belongs to a foreign country, do the British sing our anthem?

Although most people where I have lived, Minnesota and Michigan, know O Canada.

This is treason

as an American this genuinely surprised me that they actually do know American Anthem

Have respect for the country that created you! Lol

God Save the Queen used to be Canada's national anthem

Cries in British

What has happened Canada to many French Canadians! Haha

Hello from the south!!

Jesus Christ

Where did i stumble to?

Sounds Antumb

Yes. It’s still relevant.

I think America, should somehow adapt God Save the Queen here and push My Country ‘tis of Thee, aside.

I know it Because I’m English