Comments on: Real quick, guys http://themillionizer.com/2008/04/02/real-quick-guys/ not contributing much since 1983 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:33:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: x http://themillionizer.com/2008/04/02/real-quick-guys/comment-page-1/#comment-688 x Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:34:30 +0000 http://themillionizer.com/2008/04/02/real-quick-guys/#comment-688 did you know the term "Hispanic" is a label that was created for the census? did you know the term “Hispanic” is a label that was created for the census?

]]> By: Brittanie http://themillionizer.com/2008/04/02/real-quick-guys/comment-page-1/#comment-687 Brittanie Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:05:58 +0000 http://themillionizer.com/2008/04/02/real-quick-guys/#comment-687 It used to burn me when I was living in the expat community and I would refer to someone as American and they would reply "I'm NOT AMERICAN. I'm <i>Canadian</i>." And then I would have to say "Canada is a PART of America, shithead." But seriously, did you know that Canadians HATE being mistaken for USians? I once read that Canadian travelers always display the maple leaf (via pins or patches) on their jackets or backpacks when traveling internationally so people won't automatically assume they are from the US. I thought that was funny but then as I was traveling through Asian I noticed it EVERYWHERE. It's like an uber-snobby disclaimer: "I am not from the US, I do not support the war or their president, Canadia is the best country on earth and I demand your respect." That said, if things get much worse here I'd probably move there. It used to burn me when I was living in the expat community and I would refer to someone as American and they would reply “I’m NOT AMERICAN. I’m Canadian.” And then I would have to say “Canada is a PART of America, shithead.”

But seriously, did you know that Canadians HATE being mistaken for USians? I once read that Canadian travelers always display the maple leaf (via pins or patches) on their jackets or backpacks when traveling internationally so people won’t automatically assume they are from the US. I thought that was funny but then as I was traveling through Asian I noticed it EVERYWHERE. It’s like an uber-snobby disclaimer: “I am not from the US, I do not support the war or their president, Canadia is the best country on earth and I demand your respect.”

That said, if things get much worse here I’d probably move there.

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