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Originally Posted by MattyC
I guess this is where we differ, as I see Tim's being pretty internationally recognized as Canadian. This IMO makes it culturally Canadian. Now maybe this is not necessarily the case, but my experience is most Americans know what Tim's is and know as something that is purely, identifiably Canadian.
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All I can tell you is that as someone who lives in the US, in an area that Tim Hortons attempted to establish a number of franchises (most of which were Dunkin conversions after a large franchisee had a falling out with DD), the vast majority of my friends weren't familiar with the brand. Some gave me the 'is that Canadian?' Some knew it from ads at hockey games or were from upstate and grew up around it, but most saw it as a new coffee place, no different from Gregory's or Coffee Bean, two other spots moving into the market recently.
When I lived in Australia I don't remember hearing the words Tim Hortons from anyone but a Canadian. Same story in the UK.