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<p>Bagged milk in Canada is once again getting attention, leaving Americans confused by this very Canadian way to buy milk.</p>
<p>The Government of Canada shared a post celebrating National Milk Day on Sunday, Jan. 11, with a photo that&#8217;s uniquely Canadian: bagged milk in a pitcher. The U.S. also celebrates National Milk Day on the same day, according to the <a href="https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/milk-day.html" target="_blank">United States Census Bureau</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;Canadians love milk! Here, it comes in cartons, jugs, and&#8230; bags? Yup, in the eastern parts of Canada, most people prefer to buy their milk in soft plastic bags,&#8221; reads the post. &#8220;It’s cost-effective and environmentally friendly, but can often confuse visitors! How do you buy your milk?&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Canadians love milk! Here, it comes in cartons, jugs, and&#8230;bags? Yup, in the eastern parts of Canada most people prefer to buy their milk in soft plastic bags. It’s cost-effective and environmentally friendly but can often confuse visitors! How do you buy your milk? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MilkDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MilkDay</a> 🥛 <a href="https://t.co/rbAY7XI5e6">pic.twitter.com/rbAY7XI5e6</a></p>
<p>— Canada (@Canada) <a href="https://twitter.com/Canada/status/2010389105763570028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Since then, the post has been viewed over 533,000 times and received 1,500 likes and nearly 700 comments.</p>
<p>The post sparked mixed reactions from Americans, ranging from confusion to playful teasing.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Love you guys but those bags are comical</p>
<p>— Guantru (@guantru) <a href="https://twitter.com/guantru/status/2010456398384238713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">No country that sells milk in a bag is a serious place</p>
<p>— Sound Dobad (@SoundDobad) <a href="https://twitter.com/SoundDobad/status/2010427736821792776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">this is the extent of &#8220;Canadian culture&#8221; btw</p>
<p>— MARTIN (@00HMARTIN) <a href="https://twitter.com/00HMARTIN/status/2010520092728086960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 12, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Milk bags are messy and we Americans went away from them for a reason.</p>
<p>— LadyLovesToDance (@LadyLTDance) <a href="https://twitter.com/LadyLTDance/status/2010441337963987438?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">You have bag o&#8217; milk, we have box o&#8217; wine 🥴</p>
<p>— M O T T R A M (@MindofMottram) <a href="https://twitter.com/MindofMottram/status/2010423024357716459?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>And it&#8217;s not just Americans who are left baffled by the concept of milk in plastic bags.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Been to Canada twice and I have friends there and still cannot wrap my head around this concept. It just intrigues me 🧐 <a href="https://t.co/ZX1TPFHrvi">https://t.co/ZX1TPFHrvi</a></p>
<p>— Danielle. 🌹 (@D_Rose_XO) <a href="https://twitter.com/D_Rose_XO/status/2010673360800489763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 12, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">as a german, i am confused</p>
<p>— Celestic | Magician VTuber (@CelesticEyes) <a href="https://twitter.com/CelesticEyes/status/2010440007245590538?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Several Canadians were quick to defend milk in bags.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I think I might just have too much Canadian blood to understand what&#8217;s so confusing about the whole &#8220;milk in a bag&#8221; thing.</p>
<p>— Claire Zee (@EtrosChosen) <a href="https://twitter.com/EtrosChosen/status/2010765651858620530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 12, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I will always defend bagged milk. You just throw two in the freezer and pull it out when the current milk bag is less than 25% full to thaw. <a href="https://t.co/8OJwK9uMC0">https://t.co/8OJwK9uMC0</a></p>
<p>— Aaron &#8211; GrapPro.com (@AaronWrotkowski) <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronWrotkowski/status/2010523139772690863?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 12, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I rarely buy milk in jugs. Doesn&#8217;t take up as much room and u can freeze it right in the bag.</p>
<p>— Nishbosslady (@Nishbossla32957) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nishbossla32957/status/2010453811614331047?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Convenient, recyclable, and positively Canadian. 😊 <a href="https://t.co/9cUgH1xl4F">https://t.co/9cUgH1xl4F</a></p>
<p>— David Gay (@David_Alan_Gay) <a href="https://twitter.com/David_Alan_Gay/status/2010487272483815860?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>However, not all Canadians are fans.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">dawg its so inconvenient we dont prefer to buy it like that its just packaged like that anyway <a href="https://t.co/CmJHh1Avdh">https://t.co/CmJHh1Avdh</a></p>
<p>— toy (@toyboxx__) <a href="https://twitter.com/toyboxx__/status/2010490091215458660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Anything but in begs. Milk is way better sealed when storing in the fridge.</p>
<p>— Max Power ⚡️ (@MaxPowers72) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaxPowers72/status/2010737621266555248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 12, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Despite Americans&#8217; mixed reactions, they&#8217;re actually to thank for making bagged milk possible in Canada.</p>
<p>&#8220;The American chemical company DuPont introduced milk bags made of thin polyethylene plastic in Canada in 1967,&#8221; reads a 2021 article published on Dalhousie University&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dal.ca/news/2021/11/29/milk-jugs--cartons-or-plastic-bags---which-one-is-best-for-the-e.html">website</a>. &#8220;The innovation took off in the 1970s, when Canada converted to the metric system, because their volume could be modified more easily than cartons or jugs.&#8221;</p>
<p>Where do you stand in this debate? Let us know in the comments.</p>
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Bagged milk in Canada is once again getting attention, leaving Americans confused by this very patriotic way to buy milk.