Are Canadians no different from Americans to people in Europe and Asia?
I'm a 17-year old from Canada, and some of my friends who have traveled through both Europe and Asia have told me that they are treated like uneducated hicks and called stupid Americans, even though they would prove they're Canadian. And these friends I'm talking about are some of the smartest people I know. Straight-A students in Canada's strong educational system. Do Euros and Asian's think the same of Canadians as they do Americans?
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When Bush was president of USA, many people around the world thought all americans were as dumb as Bush and company. Obama, with Mrs Clinton's help has reversed much of that fuzzy thinking. Some young people are clannish and rude and the fact that your friends proved their nationality didn't change the closed minds of those people. When you start traveling the world on your own, you will discover that most people in most countries are friendly and courteous
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Not necessarily. I'm European and to be honest, I know very little about Canada, other than it it next to America. I think the problem is that (and I know you will disagree) many people cannot tell the difference between the Canadian and American accent. Most people wouldn't judge you as a stupid American because not all Americans are stupid. I wouldn't worry, because most people are polite and well.mannered, and would not be so rude
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