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Canadian BC'er here. 54 years old. I'm proud of every nook and cranny of this country. About 15 years ago I took 4 months off and drove back and forth across my country. I planned on being in Newfoundland for 10 days. I ended up there for 5 weeks. They were the absolutely most amazing group of people anywhere in Canada! What an experience! Yes! They are absolutely nuts! In a good way! Warm wonderfull down to earth folks and I'm proud that they are part of this awesome country! BTW...the first day I was there , they actually had a " gum boot cloggeroo" in my honor! Newfs are a special breed. And they are awesome!

Newfoundlanders are a wonderful, down to earth, hardy group and I’m always in awe of how Newfoundlanders handle difficult times. They can teach other Canadians a lot about “stick to itness” and having a self deprecating sense of humour. Also, many non-Canadians are not aware that Canada has 6 time zones and that Newfoundland does have its own time zone. People often refer to Newfoundland as “the Rock”. 🇨🇦🥰❤️👍🏻

Newfie here. I absolutely adore my home and my people ❤

Scottish Canadian here. I have many friends who hail from Newfoundland. If anyone calls them a "goofy Newfie!" I call them out, I don't tolerate that!!

The world will end at midnight tonight ... twelve thirty in Newfoundland.

Québécoise, & absolutely in love with Newfoundland. The vistas, the people, the cliffs, all of it. Everyone should go to Cape Spear at least once- it’s so beautiful. Can’t wait to go back🤍

You'll be happy to know that, for the most part, people from Newfoundland and Labrador have absolutely no problem understanding Scottish, Irish or British accents...

Newfoundlanders are one of the most hard working people I have ever met

I have herd stupid newfie from other Canadians. But I honestly think that newfoundlanders are very smart people. Where else can you go where people build their own homes, do most of the work on their vehicles themselves, newfoundlanders are very talented and do most everything that needs to be done themselves.

Hi b’y! Newfoundlander here, half of the country says it wrong but your doing just fine, at least you made an effort! Not part of the Maritimes because we weren’t part of Canada when there were named that. I personally prefer Newfoundlander and my friends know too but you definitely can tell, as the guy says, that mainlanders def have formed opinions before they meet you. We’re very proud of our Newfoundland Regiment. He’s exactly correct, the first part of the day on July 1 is for Memorial Day the second half is Canada Day. Thanks so much for being interested in our corner of the world, there’s a load more to know about us. I live in Gander, grew up here as did my Mom, who passed at 82. My Dad was a Townie but we always forgave him lol. I’ve watched a lot of your videos and enjoyed them all. Dig deeper, you’ll find it very interesting ❤️⭐️

I’m from Newfoundland originally! I’m ok with Newfie. When I was younger, most people pronounced Newfoundland “New Found Land” but not so much now. Most pronounce it correctly in my opinion. Depending on where you live, some people consider Newfies funny and drinkers (to be kind!). We have a lot of Irish, Scottish, Welsh and English background. It was part of Britain until 1949. My parents and my husbands parents were born Newfoundlanders, not Canadian. We still have my father-in-laws Newfoundland passport! 👍🇨🇦

I was born and rasied in Newfoundland, much respect for covering our beautiful province ❤.

The West Coast of Newfoundland is more beautiful than the east coast, around St John's area.and the weather is always better too !! The west coast of Newfoundland is our hidden gem !!!😎

Fellow Newfoundlander here! Thanks for bringing us this video. Totally agree with all the facts he presented. Another great watch. I jumped over and subscribed right away.

I’m a Newfoundlander born and raised 👍🏽 Loved my time living in Scotland back in 2007-2008 👌🏽 Glasgow is lovely

I went on my first trip to Newfoundland this summer. What a beautiful place with such kind and warm people. I recommend it as a travel destination to anyone! 🥰❤

I'm from Western Canada. I think there is a bit of a stigma about Newfoundlanders out there, but I don't know how wide-spread it actually is. Personally I think Newfoundlanders are great people, and I'd love to visit the Province someday!

I'm a Newfie and ain't no problem with it. We make more fun of ourselves than other places do, life is to short and there is much more other stuff to worry about than what other places are saying about you! We are very hard working people and love to have a laugh!

If you are interested about how devastating The Battle of Beaumont-Hamel was to our beautiful Newfoundland, there are two documentaries I can point you towards - "Newfoundland at Armageddon" and "Trail of the Caribou". Both we created to mark the 100yrs since that battle, and both are profoundly impactful and detail the ripple affects it caused, which is something that can still be felt today.

This guy is great. I knew all the info he imparted. I've been to Beaumont Hamel where the Newfoundland Rregiment lost so many and it was a sobering experience. As for the term "Newfie", it's always been derogatory implying that people from there were uneducated, dumb and unsophisticated. Many, many people told "Newfie jokes" and they were always mean. Thankfully, I don't hear too much of it anymore.

Born in Newfoundland, but lived across Canada and when I got back home I was relieved to be able to go for a walk and have conversations with others out enjoying the day. If they don't say hi or How has your day been, I know they can't be from here. My home sweet home.

I have walked on the battle field where it happened. Beaumont Hamel in France. British officers made them charge heavily defended German position exposed in the open through thick barbed wire; It was senseless orders that killed those men. We found my great great uncle sharing a grave there. No one knew where he was buried and we found him by chance.

Proud teenage Newfoundlander here. I'll admit I haven't been the most culturally invested in my province, but I'd like to say I hold respect for my heritage and ancestry. All my family members are from the other Atlantic provinces (my mom was born in Charlottetown, P.E.I., my dad grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and my two brothers are from Frederickton, New Brunswick), and because of this, I had to learn the accent rather than growing up with it. I've definitely had a lot of people confused at the half-hour difference in my time zone too, lmao. I only really have one thing to say about the video: I've only ever used Newfie to refer to the dialect, and Newfoundlander for anyone hailing from the province. I didn't know it could be used in a derogatory manner, to be honest. I've never personally experienced any disrespect due to my heritage.

I sadly knew that the term was derogatory. As a kid, growing up in Northern Ontario in the 70’s and 80’s we had a lot of derogatory terms. My first job, I had a few Newfoundlanders as colleagues. I made the mistake of using the term, and one of them, kindly took me aside and explained that it was not a good term. I have never used the term again. We both became good friends, and later he made me godfather of his first child. The last point is something I didn’t know about Newfoundland until 2016, when the 100th anniversary, where a Canadian TV station carried a documentary on the Battle of Beaumont Hamel, where the Newfoundland regiment fought. From then on, in my Canada Day celebrations, I pause at 9:00 to remember those young lads. Edit:spelling Stay safe, stay sane,stay strong Ukraine 🇺🇦

I remember when the fisheries collapsed in Newfoundland and many Newfoundlanders turned up in Toronto, looking for employment. Torontonians were at first baffled, then amused by the Newfoundlanders' accent. Few Canadians had ever visited Newfoundland, a place which seemed very exotic. When Torontonians used the word "Newfie" at that time, it definitely had a condescending tone. The accent also became the butt of jokes --- very similar to the ones that the English had for Scottish and Welsh accents. (If you watch an old British Ealing Studios comedy film, there's likely to be a scene in which merely speaking with a Welsh accent was assumed to be screamingly funny). The same phenomenon was repeated in Alberta, when many Newfoundlanders showed up looking for jobs in the booming Alberta oil fields. But since then, many Newfoundlanders have become national celebrities ---- Rick Mercer is now so strongly identified with Canada that you might say that the quintessential Canadian is a Newfoundlander. If Canadians use the term "Newfie" now, it is usually with affection. There's a parallel with the term "Canuck" for Canadians. It originated in New England, where Americans used it as an insulting, condescending nickname for Canadians. But, over time, Canadian soldiers began to call themselves "Canucks" with a sort of ironic pride, and eventually Canadians in general began to call themselves by that name. This peaked during World War 2, when a patriotic comic book character named "Johnny Canuck" came to represent the tough fighting Canadian. The term has mostly faded away, now, and is considered quaint, but it survives in the name of a major hockey team, the Vancouver Canucks.

I am married a laboratorian, I am originally from Toronto. Before meeting my husband, I always pronounced the province Newfoundland incorrectly, but I have learned that if you say understand, and then say Newfoundland, you will pronounce it correctly. All those things in this video I didn’t know before I met my husband. I also moved to Newfoundland to live for three years from 2016 to 2019, so I have an appreciation of the Newfoundland life, it’s culture, its language, its food.

The term Newfie having an issue actually ties back to the other video you watched about the dialect. Because Newoundlanders have a specific dialect that not everyone outside of Newfoundland could understand, people thought that Newfoundlanders were stupid. Many called people from Newfoundland "Stupid Newfies". As you cane imagine, this is not a kind way to refer to someone. Some Newfoundlanders find offense in the name Newfie because they have been referred to in a poor way using this word. For the the most part, I think this is a thing of the past, mostly. Most people I know have different stereotypes about Newfies and more are positive than negative. Note: Born and raised a Newfie so don't at me.

I’ve often said to myself Newfoundlanders are square peg round hole kind of people. They are some of the most determined folks I’ve ever met. I’ve seen them overcome obstacles in unconventional ways when it seemed impossible and the entire time smiling and having fun. Salt of the earth.

I’ve been to Newfoundland. Absolutely fell in love with the place! In all I had about 5 days as we lost a day due to a hurricane. I loved the countryside and the People. I could/would move there in a heartbeat’

Newfoundland joined Canada only 18 yrs before I was born. My immigrant parents referred to Newfoundland as Newfoundland and the Maritimes as it’s original 3 provinces. And, yes, being a “Newfie” was used as a derogatory term and was used for ANY “dumb” person from ANY province! (Yes, even Canadians can be cruel) I think it was the British heritage hang over regarding the Irish. Peace

First place I would recommend a tourist to visit. I'm from Québec and heard nothing but good about the people of Newfoundland.

We have been to Newfoundland four times in the summer . We love Newfoundland. We aren’t traveling anymore. Our trips are in the Past now! But glad to have spent time in NFD.

Everyone from the Rock that I've ever met has had NO problem being referred to as a Newfie. Newfoundlanders are some of the nicest, warmest, kindest Canadians you'd ever meet (with Maritimers being a very close second). Check out any video on Operation Yellow Ribbon. See for yourself.

You pronounce it very well, even people in Canada don't pronounce it right, theres usually an emphasis on FOUND-new FOUND lund-but in Newfoundland we say Newfin-lan, quick on the Newfin, emphasis on the lAAn without the D lol, u have the best pronunciation of it than anyone not from here Ive heard say it

I’m rarely offended by the word Newfie, unless it is said in a derogatory way. Many mainlanders, especially Quebec have a view of us as stupid Newfies. I am not ok with that and I don’t think any other Newfoundlander would be either, but for the most part we are easy to get along with.

I was born and reared in Newfoundland and living out west now. With the term Newfie vs. Newfoundlander, it is completely dependent on the person, as he said in the video. For myself, if a person uses "Newfie" as a derogatory term towards me, it says more about them than it does about me, so I tend to educate and not get aggravated. For the most part, people, at least people I know, do not use Newfie as a derogatory term, and I don't mind being called a Newfie. July 1st as Memorial Day and Canada Day in Newfoundland and Labrador, my parents always observed Memorial Day simply because they were born when Newfoundland was still politically separate from Canada. In our house, we were Newfoundlanders first, Canadians second. About the time zone, the island of Newfoundland sits smack in between 2 lines of longitude, hence the half-hour difference to the rest of Canada. There's a cute quip that says that God took an extra half-hour to make Newfoundland, and that's why it's so perfect. 😂 Just my take on some of these points. But, definitely visit, because it is like nowhere else, and it's a beautiful spot indeed.

I worked on drilling rigs in Alberta for 30yrs and worked with lots of Newfoundlanders. I always loved working with them , great bunch of guys. I knew each thing he talked about.

I'm from Ontario I've known a few people from Newfoundland, two things that really struck me about them was their humour and their accent. They can be some of the funniest people you will ever meet. The guy in the original video didn't really have an accent though. Newfoundland is also known to have the most accommodating of people in Canada from what I understand. It's the only province I have never been to but hopefully one day.

You pronounce it pretty good. The biggest thing we’re sticklers about is being sure to actually pronounce LAND the way it’s written, as most tend to say LIND. In the past, Newfoundlanders were sometimes looked at as uneducated because of our accent. “Stupid Newfie” was where the negative connotation tends to stem from. You don’t see it as much now, and I personally have no issues with the word Newfie because the stigma has died down a little in my generation so I haven’t faced the same kind of conflicts mentioned here. Still, when asked, I tend to tell people to err on the side of caution and say Newfoundlander.

I'm a Newfoundlander that finds our history and culture fascinating so I'll answer a few questions. 1. The pronunciation thing is sort of a province-wide peeve. It's sort of seen as other Canadians not thinking we are important enough to even bother learning how to say the name correctly. It's not a huge thing but it annoys quite a lot of us. 2. The Maritime provinces were among the original founders of Canada. They were there since the very beginning. Newfoundland was invited and refused to join. Newfoundland continued to show no interest right up until after WW2 when our government was so bankrupt that they ceded power back to the UK voluntarily (as far as I know we are the only sovereign nation to voluntarily return to colonial rule). Basically Newfoundland didn't want to join Canada until we were under duress and didn't have a choice. So there is a distinct cultural distinction there where maritime provinces are original Canadians and typically very proud of it while Newfoundlanders often see themselves as Newfoundlanders first and Canadians second. 3. I'll add a point about the Newfie issue. Ever since Newfoundland joined Canada there has been a lot of stereotypes and discrimination from other Canadians. "Stupid, Ignorant, Newfie joke" were fairly common in the 60's and 70's. The situation got much worse in the 1990's after Newfoundland's economy completely collapsed. Basically an entire generation of younger Newfoundlanders were forced to flee Newfoundland in order to give themselves any kind of future at all. Basically much of the Gen X and Millennial generations were forced to flee. Many of them ended up gathering in the same areas most notably Fort McMurray, Alberta because of the many available jobs working on oil rigs and Toronto because the size of the city meant there was always work available. Previously Newfoundlanders tended to stay in or near Newfoundland because the very large cultural differences meant that few people came in or out of the province. So now Canadians and Newfoundlanders are being in much closer proximity to each other and it became very common for Newfoundlanders to be bullied, discriminated against, etc. Shortened forms of the word "Newfoundlander" quickly grew into genuine slurs for Newfoundlanders (Newfie and N*wf) the former being highly controversial and the latter being grounds for violence among many. It's worth noting that while I have avoided using the term "racism" here, its not entirely inappropriate as Newfoundlanders are a recognizable ethnic group including being visually distinguishable from other white european ethnicities similar to Irish or Scottish people. The discrimination has never really gone away or been addressed in a meaningful way. Newfoundlanders have generally been forced to assimilate and abandon their culture or end up working in Alberta/Ontario for part of the year and returning home in other parts of the year, refusing to put down roots where they don't feel at home. 4. The battle he's referring to is a battle you are probably familiar with: The Battle of Gallipoli. The Newfoundland Regiment stayed behind to cover the retreat of the other commonwealth soldiers, sacrificing themselves to save others. Our population was so small at the time, the losses sustained caused serious issues for the economy and society in the aftermath of WW1. Newfoundland had not recovered by the time WW2 started but decided to contribute more to WW2 than the UK actually asked us to in terms of both manpower and spending. While honorable, it was a critical mistake on our part, directly leading to our bankruptcy and being forced to join Canada. Joining Canada was very controversial and the vote barely succeeded despite us being totally bankrupt and the UK refusing to bail us out. If Newfoundland had not gone bankrupt after WW2, the chances of us joining Canada were extremely slim.

He mentioned that the Maritimes were already an established name for NS, NB, and PEI well before Newfoundland & Labrador joined Canada. They didn't change what constituted the Maritimes afterwards. So Newfoundland & Labrador isn't part of the Maritimes but all 4 provinces together form Atlantic Canada. The only part of the video I wasn't aware of was the WW1 losses on Canada Day.

As a child in the 60/70's growing up in Ontario, "Newfie" jokes were common but thankfully not heard in many years. Visited Newfoundland in 1997 and loved it, was during "iceberg season". Hope to drive out in a few years to see more of the island including remains of 11th century viking settlement.

Well, I passed! Of course I have an advantage. I’m a Maritimer from New Brunswick (together with Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Ireland). That designation was applied to us long before Newfoundland was part of Canada. After it joined, we became the Atlantic Provinces for an obvious reason. Many people the western Canada mispronounce that name too and they need several lessons to get it. I taught a couple of years in Glasgow and love hearing your voice with that lovely Scottish accent.

Growing up we always heard . "This program will start at this time . half hour later in Newfoundland" so kinda knew about the time zone from that.

Pronounced "New-fun-land". The best way I've heard to help correctly pronounce Newfoundland is to rhyme it with understand. Understand New-fun-land. Hope this helps. Great video. Love the accent.

I’m from Newfoundland, i knew everything he said, but can’t wait to see if I learn something. Love it

You touched on things few do. Well done. As Newfoundlanders & Labradorians, we have a very strong and unique culture. We have a history that applies to all Canadians. Drag the Newfoundlaannndd part out. 1st 2 syllables are quick, newfin, the last drags....

that was a great video! There is a deeper dive to be done on the word Newfie to be done. The history we are commonly aware of only scratches the surface. I'll find a link or two and post here. I'm gonna check out this guy to see if he may have covered it. My family and a lot of Newfoundlanders never celebrate Canada but it's changes a lot. I don't celebrate it and most recently there is a national Holiday of "First Nations Day/Indigenous Day. I join in on that day to commemorate Our first peoples and mourn the sad history of these people.

I grew up in the 70's and 80's in the Toronto area (live in Vancouver, BC now) and many people then looked down a bit at Newfoundlanders as a bit uneducated or backward. But that perception is pretty much gone these days. As it should be.

We are happy that our family started living here at Newfoundland!

I too was called a Newfie in a derogatory way and I said Actually I am a Labradorian and my parents are Newfoundlanders

Mainlanders, those from the other provinces west of the Maritimes often made derogatory remarks about Newfoundlanders. And calling someone a Newfie was an insult. I always correct anyone who uses that term. I say I am a Newfoundlander from Newfoundland and Labrador . And so proud to be one.

I'm a Newfie, and we say Newf 'N' Land. It's like Rock 'N' Roll. It's true that 'Newfie' is often derogatory when used by non-Newfoundlanders, but is an endearing term to the rest of us: i.e. those of us from here.

Not many people talk about Newfoundland a lot and I'm glad to hear that people know about it

Oh dear, I have never thought of Newfoundlanders as stupid. Not at all, I find many are very educated, caring and brave. They are also known as funny and relaxed and able to face adversity. Many have had to travel over the years for steady work and they have landed in a lot of communities. Those of us that have had the pleasure of knowing them are often better off. Not saying there are not bad apples in the barrel. If you ever get a chance to travel to Canada make sure you make Newfoundland a stop.

One fact that he didn't mention but might already be mentioned in previous comments. Newfoundlanders will do anything for someone who would be a visitor or not from here. Arms are always wide open. That's probably the most thing I am proud of to be a Newfoundlander. Case in point - Gander 9/11/2001. I hope people consider this when using the word Newfie in a derogatory manner. Are you the guy who made a video bout Ferryland Newfoundland being more Irish than Ireland? Anyways - that was a good video.

I'm from Newfoundland and i loved your video, loved how respectful you were and enjoyed the video a lot

We in the Maritime provinces, pronounce it the same as Newfies do. And in this video, you've got it bang on!

Newfoundland is amazing I have never wanted to leave and never will, winter is always great with the amount of snow, too.🌨

From Paradise, Newfoundland🇨🇦

Heyyyy I live in Newfoundland ❤ beautiful place. Gorgeous scenery. And awesome history 😊

I live in a small fishing village in Nova Scotia and unfortunately most people west of Quebec know very little about the Atlantic Provinces of Canada .. The funny part is that NFLD/Lab , NB , NS , PEI have as many or more tourist and one of a kind sights than most of the rest of Canada combined ...

Fun facts about Newfoundland: 1. We frequently have Kitchen Parties 2. We spend alot of time out in the shed 3. Before it was banned, we used to have a tradition called Mummering 4. Interprovincial terminology controversy is Newfoundlander, Newfie & Newf. Provincially its Townie vs Bayman 5. The Titanic sunk just off our shores, not in the middle of the Atlantic like many believe 6. We have a tradition for non newfoundlanders who visit called "Screeching In"

Newfoundland was a separate country for a while, not just a British colony. It suffered terrible losses during WWI and was financially ruined by its war debt. That set a series of events in motion that ultimately resulted in it joining Canada. The WWI event referred to was the Battle of Beaumont Hamel. The National War Memorial in St. John's was constructed following WWI.

I'm a big fan of Mark Royle. I am also a big fan of Newfoundland!! It's such a beautiful spot

I'm a very proud Newfoundlander, born and raised!

I was taught, as a short-lived resident, that the name is pronounced like the word "understand", with *gentle* emphasis on the last syllable. Neither "new" or "found". People who live in and around St, John's or any of the few largish municipalities, like Cornerbrook, tend to find the accents of people in the outports and especially inland areas, hard to understand, and I gather vice versa. The really weird part is not that it has its own time zone - a reasonable thing given how much further east it is - but that it is not 1hr different but rather *30* minutes different. Where else on earth does that happen? Apparently, nowhere. Go to any of the sites that show what the time is in this city or that, and St. John's will be the *only* one whose 2nd last digit is different (i.e., if the time ends in :16 everywhere else, it ends in :46 in St. John's). The French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon are directly adjacent to Newfoundland, and no more west OR east than Port-aux -Basques or Cape Spear, but it adopts the same time zone as Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Labrador. But "The Rock" is a half-hour out. It is a constant source of jokes, when it comes to references to television broadcast shows. A bit like hearing that such and such a show would be "on BBC4 at 5:00 in the afternoon...5:30 in Shetland". "Newfie" vs "Newfoundlander". While perhaps not an especially pejorative term, nevertheless, "Newfie" is the sort of term one uses when a Newfoundlander is intended to be the butt of a joke, as in "Hey, wanna hear a good Newfie joke?". It's akin to the manner in which many Anglophones would use the term "Pollack" vs "Pole". Now, it IS the case that members of an identifiable group can often use a pejorative term within their own circles that they would not tolerate from outsiders. Rappers will often use "the N-word" amongst themselves but would not tolerate it from others. So, there is tolerance for the *other* "N-word" among Newfoundlanders, but the less it is deployed by mainlanders and CFAs (CFA = Come from away), the better. That said, a "Newfie" anecdote that made me smile. Several years before she took ill and passed, HRH Queen Elizabeth visited St. John's, and took a tour of a long-established biscuit company (Purity, for those familiar). She stopped to speak to one of the staff on the floor, and asked the woman "What do you make here?". The woman replied "About seven-fifty an hour". One of the things I found noteworthy about Newfoundland news was that the weather report always leads with the wind velocity, and not the temperature, humidity, or precipitation. Why? Because the wind is pivotal, especially if you're out on a boat or oil rig or merely walking around Signal Hill as a tourist. And those who lost their homes into the sea, when Hurricane Fiona hit a year ago, know full well the power of the wind. I lived in St. John's for a bit, in 1976. Fishing and sealing were still a big thing. It was not uncommon to walk into a bar and find fishers in hip-waders sitting beside university profs in leather-elbow tweed sport coats at the counter. It was not uncommon to find Russian, Portugese, and Norwegian fishers shopping in the downtown area. I recall one time in a record store when one Russian sailor called out excitedly to his buddy, elsewhere in the store that he had found an album of "Led Tzeppelin". My housemates would barter things like cigarettes to the sailors for their hats. I went with a housemate down to the harbour to buy seal flippers (the choicest part of a seal). You walk onto the boat, garbage bag in hand, look into the hold, and point to the carcass you want. I remember well, strolling down the main drag (Water Street), and there, parked in front of the Woolworth's, was a flatbed truck selling skinned seal carcasses off the back. The blood was dripping down into the April slush on the street, and you had to watch that the passing bus didn't splash you. It's not like that anymore. And don't get me started on St. Patrick's Day. It's a VERY big deal in a province with such a substantial Irish heritage. Finally, it may be different now, but given Newfoundland's longtime status as a Dominion within the British Empire, one could find many British sweets in the corner shops that were generally unavailable elsewhere in Canada.

Newfoundland'er here,great content ❤

And time zones usually go ahead per hour based on degrees of longitude but because the island of Newfoundland is the only land mass between degrees of longitude for a time zone and it is 1/2 across the middle hence 30 minutes not an hour.

I watch Mark, he is excellent and well spoken and a recent one out about more of the sayings. I do think a lot of it is known to most Canadians and Newfoundlanders are all over the country to work and I haven't met anyone that hasn't met anyone from here or learned about them. As for pronunciations, on the news we will even have newfies say it as New-found-land as they try to say it "properly" rather than as we say is casually. When I am on calls without people outside of Newfoundland, I will pronounce it mostly as New-found-land just to be clear. Don't worry about the pronunciation, we can't always places the way locals of other areas say or be expected to, kind of like Edenborough/Edinburgh haha. Also not that most of the population that is on the island portion of Newfoundland tends to be on the east coast, where I just moved so there is a lot more people compared to where I am used to and I find th Avalon side a lot more multicultural compared to the rest of the province. From my understanding, Newfoundland is "too new" to have the same older history that the Maritimes has so it just isn't included included. Many people, even Newfoundland think we are part of the Maritimes though. I use the word Newfie personally, but I do sometime comment on Mark's videos and I respect his opinion of the usage of the term so I am mindful of that from that video I previously watched. Although he is one of the only few that I have heard in the more modern times who doesn't like the word, but that could be due to location as I grew up on the other side of the province, although we do have a lot of people in my old area who worked away and never really mentioned being called the name in a bad way. For me and most of the people that use it, we use it as a term of endearment as opposed to having it still be derogatory, although we do still have some people use it that way. When I've met people online I have a lot that say "I love Newfies!" and proceed to tell me how they worked with some and how great and friendly they are. Most don't question the use of the name and since my username has newfie in it, I guess they don't need to but some people outside of my province have told me all people in my own province find it offensive, not so. It is personal preference. I haven't had any issue with it so far. Don't be afraid to use the word, if the person doesn't want the term used they will tell you or just let it slide, but if you really want to be safe, just use Newfoundlander. I personally didn't even know about July 1st and the history of it until my son had joined cadets, so I am glad Mark is making this more known since this is something a lot of Newfoundlanders and Canadians didn't know about. Since learning about it, my July 1sts have been separated into mourning in the morning and celebrating in the afternoon/night. My son is now in the Canadian Forces and even there it isn't so much looked at federally or seem to be known about, but then again, this is the Canadian Forces and when this happened, Newfoundland was its own country. My son did get to visit the Beaumont Hamel and other memorials in France and Belgium so it was taught to all Canadian cadets at this time.

I'm a Newfoundlander and I had no clue that calling someone a newfie was sometimes a negative way of talking about us. Even I learned something from this video, keep up the great work love the videos!

Hey, Mert! Newfoundland is a fabulous place to visit, but, believe me, you’ll want to live in BC. Cheers from sunny and warm, Winfield BC in the heart of the Okanagan! Peace

I lived in St. John's from 1979 to 1989, and this is the first I've heard of the July 1st dichotomy in NL.

I used to go to the Newfie Club in Toronto, they were fun people.

Fellow Newfie here. I agree with all the facts. I came to say though another fact, which is a sad one, is we have the most expensive gas price in Canada! We also have really, really bad health care 😔 short staffed in a lot of jobs but doctors should be prioritizing new, good workers. Same thing with home care companies: they have a sign posting their pay to attract people, that’s how short staffed they are. It’s very sad and I hope in the future we can fix the short staffed jobs, ESPECIALLY in hospitals as that is a need

I'm from Newfoundland, nor NL for short. This was fairly informative. There are about 8 dialect regions and you do a respectable job saying the name of the province The July 1 battle the guy was talking anoyr is the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel. NL was it's own nation, the Republic if Newfoundland. The colors were pink, white and green and the anthem was the Ode to Newfoundland. The island settled first because originally it was discovered to be fishing grounds, especially for the British and French who had over fished their waters. A migratory fishery arose fr9m Sping to Fall along the shoreline. Unfortunately, some merchants chose to leave equipment behind in the winter so in the Spring, they'd already have a claim to sn area called a fishing stage. Sadly, the Beothuk people, who had no concept of personal property (that's a European construct) and since they only knew communal property, they thought the abandoned tools were gone for them to use. Fishermen saw it as theft and it led to the label of savage and they were hunted to extinction. Additionally, The French started settling some of Noryh America and the British were having none of it and settled here...begrudgingly. They set up poor British and Irish with land (something only the rich had in Euroope) and a job with the merchant...being paid in credits to the merchant 's stores. Loyal to the employers and the crown "goofy newfies" answered the call during war but seen as little more than disposable front-line infantry. I hope that helps fill in some info gaps.

Newfie is generally a term of endearment. They are well regarded everywhere in Canada.

Cheers from Newfoundland, really enjoyed your video. I have aboriginal ancestry as well as ancestry from across the pond there. Not sure if that was mentioned in either of your videos, but we refer to the UK and area, as "across the pond", the pond being the Atlantic Ocean. But yeah, if you want to see some local videos from here, feel free to browse some of my videos.

From my experience being born and raised in NL most of my interaction with non residents has been online and people 90% of the time were more annoyed I was Canadian in general rather than just from Newfoundland. 😂 Unless it was my homies from Scottland or place like the Netherlands etc, they were always so chill and interested in learning about Newfoundland and also taught me about their countries, towns, gave tours to each other of our cities on Skype and then discord. was a great way to learn about the world at a young age. And not once have I ever took offense to “Newfie” and me and all the homies grew up calling ourselves it and putting it in our online names, parents saying it etc. 😂😂 people have a perception that newfies are stupid cause of the accent but not everyone here speaks like they have a sock in their mouth and most of us I feel are like me and couldn’t care less. Dope video tho bro, unique to see people talking about our island and actually be interested and give good commentary. 🔥

There's even a joke about the time zone, where there is a guy holding a "The world will end at midnight" sign and on the other side it says, "12:30 in Newfoundland."

We usually celebrate Memorial day until midday and then switch to Canada Day!

I am a Newfie and this is the first time in my life I've ever heard of it being a derogatory term. My family uses it all the time, I'm assuming it's all because he had that bad experience on the mainland.

i am from Newfoundlad.. another interesting thing about it, is that from town to town the dialect can change drastically. It was also found by Vikings in 1000A.D and they called it newvinland as in new vine land.

I’m from Newfoundland! One tip, if you come here for camping, you can stay in most parking lots (like malls or Walmarts)

Hey Byes! From central here. I think we are all ok with it newfie if it comes from the right place( the heart). But if it’s used in disrespect you will find out! On another note, no mention of guy fox? I figured that would make the video for sure! Anyways good job! Cheers!

I miss home so much . Gone 50yrs now maybe next year I'll get there.

As a Newfoundlander and a Labradorian (Born in Labrador with most of my family on The Rock, so kind of raised in both depending on the time of year - every summer spent on the island) and eventually settling in Ontario, I can tell you from my own experience: 1) Yes , absolutely - there are a LOT of fellow Canadians who still don't know how to pronounce one of their provinces. And yes, this even extended to people like news anchors, journalists, public officials and others who should have known better. This seems to have gotten better over the years though, especially from those specific people. I'll usually hear it correctly now in the media if it's Canadian media. Even regular citizens do a better job nowadays, I find. Or they're at least aware that there are different ways - and a right way - to say it, even if they're not quite sure which version they're using. I wouldn't worry too much about where you fall in that - the guy in the video even makes an exception for someone if their own accent can account for it not coming out exactly identical to how we say it. I feel like that disclaimer could have been made just for you! 😊 Besides, no one's going to accuse anyone of being ignorant or insensitive with a channel like this! So you're safe from our ire - which is good, because if us Newfies are known for anything, it's . . . well, NOT our ire. 😂 Friendliness, down-to-earth, and a good sense of humour (mind you, there's a few contrary ones sprinkled in among us, like there are in any group, unfortunately) 😕 Speaking of which, that brings me to 2) He's right. Newfoundlander vs Newfie is a very individual thing. The latter does have an association with being a slut, perhaps moreso if you're a little older, and were around at the height of the "Newfie Jokes" which were basically Blond Jokes Canadianized, although we had those ones too! (And hahaha - I was just scanning my message quickly to check for those stupid autocorrect typos before posting, and came across this one here. But I think I'll leave it anyway. It just sounds better like that. 😂 ) Anyway, you could even buy official Newfie Joke books in stores across Canada for a while at one point, though it's possible they could have been written by a Newfoundlander. lol Which ends up being like a lot of other things - where if you're within that group it's okay to use the term, but if you're not - well... That's kind of where I am with it - I might use it, like I just did a few lines ago, and if a fellow Newfoundlander calls me one it's all good, but if some Mainlander does - it still might be fine, but there's always that extra little bit of effort you have to make to ask yourself, "Did I just detect a " tone " with that? And if I did, then what's it supposed to mean. lol. Your best bet is to play it safe with Newfoundlander first and and then you might find out more about how it all sits with the person you just said it to at some point afterwards. Put all that together with "Stupid Newf", "Goofy Newfie", an accent and dialect that sounded "improper" or "simpleton" to everyone else, a high unemployment rate for a good while at the time too, and a simple, unassuming, and somewhat isolated lifestyle as it was, and it definitely made us a common target for the putdowns. Again, not so much anymore. 3) I would say that yes, most Canadians know all about Newfoundland having its own Standard Time zone that's only a half hour difference instead the full hour. Any programming on our National public broadcast statiom, CBC would always end with "Tonight at 8 o'clock - 8:30 in Newfoundland" So much so that it became a bit of a running joke. For example if one of us was late to a party or something, it was because everything was a half hour later for us, no matter where we were at the time. 4) The Maritimes vs Atlantic Provinces thing is mostly because of the culture and history. The 3 Maritime provinces are tight- geographically they're smooshed together really close, culturally they have a similar makeup with English/Scottish settlers and the Acadians mixed together in all 3. And their history and development is inextricably linked - from the British - French back and forth rule to the Acadian culture that thrived even after the Great Upheaval, NB was one and the same with NS until so many American Loyalists fled there to escape the Revolution that they divided NS up and created a new legislative region open for more settlement. And then there was Confederation with Canada that they all did at around the same time, with PEI holding out just a little bit. Nfld on the other hand was a distant rock way out in the ocean in comparison, with so much different culture and history - incredibly strong ties to Brian, huge Irish influence, having become its own Dominion - the first such country of it's kind in the British Empire, and it kept saying no to Canada until they were the last ones in, in 1949 (incidentally, when the clock struck midnight on March 31, ushering in April Fool's. lol. So yeah, we were just never part of the Maritimes club. But like he said, there's no animosity or weirdness there. It just is. So many people still just assume we're in the club anyway, in their mind, so it's just a picky issue about an official title. And 5 (wow this was long - sorry) Beaumont-Hamel during The Battle of the Somme in WW I is an incredible story about bravery, honour, and absolute devastation and tragedy if you read about what happened when they went over the top of the trenches that day. The actual site and memorial in France is an unforgettable place and I'd highly recommend it to any Newfoundlander and Labradorian if you're ever in France. I think I covered everything, and if it isn't, too bad because I'm not making this any longer than it already is! lol. Love that you're so interested in our own little corner of the world (Or not so little if we're talking about Canada on the whole.) Nice video.

The term Newfy is situational. It's really about the tone. If someone says it jovially and friendly like, I'm cool with it. But if you say it in the same spirit as a slur, Newfy's are known for being good fighters too. Irish blood still runs strong here.

I agree with mostly. When it comes to Newfoundlander and Newfie. For me growing up in Newfoundland people who speak the words Newfie for me it depends on where it comes from. If it is coming from someone I don’t know is 1 thing but if it comes from a relative or friend it is another thing altogether you know you are getting mildly teased

We have our own encyclopedia, dictionary and the oldest street in North America, too!

Dr Sir Wilford Thomason Grenfell, early healthcare Pioneer,in northern Newfoundland and Labrador.

I tell people: Understand, it’s a New fun Land. Slur through the middle syllable as “fun” or “fin” and stress goes on the last syllable, like in understand.

Newfoundlander here we have the first viking settlement Gros morne with sone of the oldest fossils there are .the fjords on the north west coast the island and the mainland Labrador are a treasure trove of natural beauty and wonder

I live in Newfoundland!

Love being from St. John’s Newfoundland! 🥰 born and raised! Never left the island ! Never will!

The word Newfie has been used in jokes which are always derogatory. I understand why they would hate it. It is the equivalent of the word Polak... which is also used in derogatory jokes.

Many Canadians grew up hearing ads for television shows that went something along the lines of: "Hockey Night in Canada, Montréal at Toronto. Saturday 8:00 Eastern, 9:00 Atlantic (9:30 in Newfoundland)" You have been pronouncing it perfectly since that first video (sorry, I may have been the one who corrected you.) I live in Ontario (grew up in Québec) but have had many many friends from the Atlantic provinces and specifically Newfoundland. I avoid using "Newfie" except affectionately with friends I know REALLY well. Growing up in the 50's it wss definitely a derogatory term and placed the fine folks of Newfoundland as the brunt of an entire genre of demeaning jokes. I think it has lost it's derogatory edge, but I still don't like to use it.

Im from Newfoundland born and raised. Very proud to be from here.

Newfie here , whenever I travel people always can tell where I'm from ❤

Thanks for this video Mert! As a Newfoundlander born and raised, I don't take any offense to the term "Newfie," and I don't know any others who do. I think it's just his feeing about it. He obviously doesn't like it. It's something we've always been called. It's just a shortened version in my opinion. When it comes to Newfoundland joining the rest of Canada - FUN FACT - before 1949, Newfies were considered "British subjects" so my parents who were born before 1949 were considered "British subjects" until we became part of the country. I was looking to possibly getting British citizenship based on that fact. At one time you could, but now the UK Border Agency no longer considers "British subject" to be a relevant path to becoming a British citizen. At least one of your grandparents and/or your parent have to be a British citizen.