@Lightlyseared – Alternately, I know some Canadians who, when they were behaving badly in foreign lands, would tell people they were American. I had friends tell me they did this and they thought it was funny, but honestly, I was kind of pissed and shocked they didn’t care more about furthering the “bad American” rep we have abroad.
As I said in another thread, I’ve had loads of Canadian friends over the years. Everyone loves a Canadian and their reception abroad makes me slightly envious. I mean, seriously, I’ve been in foreign places with a Canadian displaying the flag somewhere on their person, and people will stop them, exclaim exuberantly, I’ve even seen random hugs from strangers.
The Canadians I’ve known have been friendly, bright, well-informed, easy-going.. generally, a pretty happy lot and easy to get along with.