So we won't get insulted. I usually say "I'm from Canada eh"
2007-09-24 06:11:58 · 32 answers · asked by Orange County is great! 2 in Travel ➔ Canada ➔ Other - Canada
I only claim to be from Canada when I am in Canada and the rude, obnoxious American tourists are around. Yes, I am an American, but I also understand I am in another country.
Go ahead, give me the thumbs down. I get better treatment from the places I frequent in Montreal than most Americans. I only speak the truth.
2007-09-24 06:21:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 10⤊ 4⤋
indeed they do and we had several ask if we had any more Cdn pins when we were in China. The first thing taxi drivers ask in China is "american?" when you get into their cab, so we decided to say yes once and were told to get out LOL
When we say Canadian they give us thumbs up and always say "Canada good". So we say "China good" :-)
The Americans I ran into over there I am sorry to say were a really bad representation of their country and fellow Americans. But to be fair I met more than few idiot Cdns too
We ran into a young man who was in tears in a market once and he asked if we were Americans, we said no whats the problem ?
He said "will you talk to me?" hell yes, whats wrong?
He said they hate us, they all hate us, they've been so mean to me -- poor guy.
We gave him a Canada pin to wear. He didnt have much of an accent because he was from Seattle
2007-09-26 14:19:24 · answer #2 · answered by isotope2007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard many, many instances of this, so it is pretty common. Not every American will do this, I suppose for safety sake or so they don't feel they've been mistreated by someone else who may not like Americans they might portray themselves as a Canadian. To me, the ones who will do this just want a peaceful holiday without any ruckus, so I don't mind. The ones who answer hell no, I'm American and damn proud of it, to hell with anyone else... they're the type that we DON'T want pretending to be Canadian. It pretty much looks after itself this way. We get the good ones wanting to be like us, and the obnoxious type do their reputation what it deserves.
To catch an American pretending to be a Canadian, ask him how to spell Saskatchewan and pronounce its capitol properly and without snickering... they just can't do it ;)
2007-09-25 06:04:23 · answer #3 · answered by f*ck yahoo, i'm doing google 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I've heard that. I've heard that Americans will sew a Canadian flag on their back pack when hitchin' through Europe 'cause it's easier to get a ride that way.
I used to work with a guy (Canadian citizen) who would vacation with friends at all-inclusive resorts in Mexico and the Caribbean every winter. Sometimes they would get too rowdy at night in the bars and clubs and Europeans would get p*****-off , so they would just chant USA - USA - USA and the other people would say "Oh, it's just Americans behaving as they always do."
2007-09-24 09:20:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The Americans started doing that in the early 1980s when the Iranians started kidnapping Americans and holding them as hostages.
2007-09-24 09:17:19 · answer #5 · answered by kenoplayer 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes , not only Americans, I'm sure all remember a few years back when 2 Israeli Mossad members used our passports for spying? And thanks to that incident, many Canadians are now questioned extensively even if travelling to Europe.
2007-09-24 06:19:00 · answer #6 · answered by HopelessZ00 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I once went up to a group of girls with Canadian flags on their backpacks. I had quite recently moved to Switzerland from Canada and was all excited, went up and said "Hey are you from Canada?" They said "um...yeah..." I says "cool! What part?" They says "um, the South."
Not Canadian.
2007-09-24 09:28:53 · answer #7 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
I don't now about that question, I never heard that before.I think Canadians treat people better than Americans treat people. I am sorry to say that. I love America it's one of God greatest country. But American people can be rude to other cultures.
I am speaking from a true American/ Texans.
Canada here I come!!!
2007-09-24 07:22:39 · answer #8 · answered by jazzie310 3 · 10⤊ 1⤋
Yes, and I hate that Americans do this!! That's why I got a Canadian flag tattooed on myself! No American could bring themself to do that.
It's funny that Americans think they're all that, yet pretend to be Canadian when travelling because our country and our people are more well liked. Jerks.
2007-09-24 08:06:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 3⤋
That's an easy cover to blow.
Ask them about hockey, curling, Ottawa politics, and basic geography such as provinces and territories, and they come up short.
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If someone asked me about baseball, football, politics, or beer, I would not have a clue, and I live in this country. That does not always work.
2007-09-24 08:46:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋