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Originally posted by Vulcan@Dec 8 2004, 12:24 AM
When hichhiking in Europe in the 60's, I often got mistaken as American as soon as I opened my mouth and the conversation started with you f****en Yank bas**rd. I learned to keep my mouth shut and point to what I wanted in short transactions. Wearing the Canadian flag is a great idea for Canadians and I resent Americans using it.
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I've heard this a lot, but unfortunately my friend and his girlfriend had a similar experience in Australia as Canadian tourists. Well, they were there for a year actually.
My friend said that everywhere he went, he would get comments like; "Not another f'n Canadian". He was even challenged to fights or just treated like dirt. I'm not sure what Canada ever did to them, but it sounds like our tourists that go there have been annoying to them. Maybe they're the same way to Americans too, I don't know.
Although his girlfriend says the guys were really nice to her. Apparently Canadian girls have a bit of a reputation in Australia
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