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esetters21
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:01 am Post subject: Remind me again why |
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| A few years ago I used to see this more often, but haven't noticed so much in the recent past. As I was driving to school today in my new area (where there are relatively no foreigners) I came across a waegookin walking that had a red backpack on that had big bold white letters on it. Much to my non-surprise, those letters spelled out CANADA. Is it a pride thing or what? I'm not trying to be condescending, but I have never seen foreigners blatently display their country of origin the way Canadians do. |
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Shauneyz
Joined: 26 May 2008
Location: The land of Nod
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:04 am Post subject: |
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| Americans overtly disguising themselves as canucks? |
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teacha
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:05 am Post subject: |
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| They're probably just trying to show all their Korean neighbors that they are not American, and thus, no need to glare. |
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esetters21
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:08 am Post subject: |
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| Could be; although I can't fathom the dynamics behind that. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:11 am Post subject: |
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| esetters21 wrote: |
| Could be; although I can't fathom the dynamics behind that. |
americans have pissed off a lot of people in the world and canadians find they've been better received when others find out they are canadian despite being initially mistaken for american
this is my own experience in at least five countries and i've heard about this for years before i ever travelled
though i've never sewn anything on, i have bought shorts with 'canada' on it and have a cap as well |
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sarbonn
Joined: 14 Oct 2008
Location: Michigan
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:14 am Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
| esetters21 wrote: |
| Could be; although I can't fathom the dynamics behind that. |
americans have pissed off a lot of people in the world and canadians find they've been better received when others find out they are canadian despite being initially mistaken for american
this is my own experience in at least five countries and i've heard about this for years before i ever travelled
though i've never sewn anything on, i have bought shorts with 'canada' on it and have a cap as well |
That's why this American has a bad habit of responding to people in German when they approach him on the street (the Koreans, not other Europeans). I'd rather not apologize for a president I didn't vote for. |
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i4NI
Joined: 17 May 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:14 am Post subject: |
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What do Canadians have to be proud of besides being located near the US of A?
Donovan Bailey still?? |
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esetters21
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:15 am Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
| esetters21 wrote: |
| Could be; although I can't fathom the dynamics behind that. |
americans have pissed off a lot of people in the world and canadians find they've been better received when others find out they are canadian despite being initially mistaken for american
this is my own experience in at least five countries and i've heard about this for years before i ever travelled
though i've never sewn anything on, i have bought shorts with 'canada' on it and have a cap as well |
Fair enough, but why the display factor of the patches, flags and the like? Is it just to outwardly display that one is not American when travelling? |
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Dharma_Blue
Joined: 11 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:15 am Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
| esetters21 wrote: |
| Could be; although I can't fathom the dynamics behind that. |
americans have pissed off a lot of people in the world and canadians find they've been better received when others find out they are canadian despite being initially mistaken for americanl |
Defining your own nationality on NOT being from another country? Sounds extremely insecure. |
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esetters21
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:27 am Post subject: |
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| I have been here for several years and have worked with NSETS from all over, but I have yet to see a particular persuasion of people being so adamant about outward displays of their nationality. It is either the backpacks with the patch or flag, the maple leaf stickers they give, the stamps that they grade with, or even the lessons that I have witnessed involving why Canada is so great. I honestly don't see the necessity to be so overbearing in that respect. |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:29 am Post subject: |
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| Dharma_Blue wrote: |
| VanIslander wrote: |
| esetters21 wrote: |
| Could be; although I can't fathom the dynamics behind that. |
americans have pissed off a lot of people in the world and canadians find they've been better received when others find out they are canadian despite being initially mistaken for americanl |
Defining your own nationality on NOT being from another country? Sounds extremely insecure. |
How is that defining your nationality? |
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lebowski
Joined: 30 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:44 am Post subject: |
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| i4NI wrote: |
What do Canadians have to be proud of besides being located near the US of A?
Donovan Bailey still?? |
Although not all Canadians are, nor are all Americans, but many Canadians and Americans can be proud that they aren't ignorant mongrels such as yourself. There are many things we are proud of, but I am not going to waste my time explaining it to someone such as yourself, who probably couldn't comprehend and doesn't even care. You didn't ask the question because you wanted an answer, you are simply taking a shot at Canadians.
Stop trolling. |
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Dharma_Blue
Joined: 11 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:47 am Post subject: |
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| ajgeddes wrote: |
| Dharma_Blue wrote: |
| VanIslander wrote: |
| esetters21 wrote: |
| Could be; although I can't fathom the dynamics behind that. |
americans have pissed off a lot of people in the world and canadians find they've been better received when others find out they are canadian despite being initially mistaken for americanl |
Defining your own nationality on NOT being from another country? Sounds extremely insecure. |
How is that defining your nationality? |
Because the other guy said the only reason he proudly displays Canada paraphernalia on everything he owns while traveling is so people don't confuse him for being from the USA. |
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PeterDragon
Joined: 15 Feb 2007
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This American is gonna get him self a maple-leaf backpack. No one will even know who my adopted county's leader is*, or what my adopted country even does**, so I won't have to apologize for SQUAT.
*Trudeau, right? What?! When did that happen?
**Absolutely nothing would be my guess. |
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BS.Dos.
Joined: 29 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:57 am Post subject: |
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As neither a Canuck or an American, I find the tittle-tattle between the maple leafed backpackers and the worlds most compulsive flag wavers highly amusing.
Kettle. Pot. Black etc |
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