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PeterDragon · Joined: 15 Feb 2007

Oh, the comedy ain't lost on me either. Bitter rivalries are so much more fun when the two countries are pretty much guaranteed to never actually go to war with each other.

And there truly is no difference between Vancouver and Portland, or between Central Canada and the Upper Midwest.

esetters21 · Joined: 30 Apr 2006 Location: Seoul

Why is it better in Korea to be a Canadian as opposed to the other English speaking nationalities that are allowed to teach here? They pretty much see all of us as foreigners, yet I don't see Australians, New Zealanders, Americans, South Africans, British, Irish, etc.. trying to distinguish themselves. What gives? Do Koreans like Canadians more than the rest of the waegookins?

IAMAROBOT · Joined: 16 Oct 2008

Merchandise in Canada isn't sold any other way. Some levelheaded Canadians tried to challenge this and those people were threatened with having their Tim Horton's privileges taken away, so they shut up. True story.

polonius · Joined: 05 Jun 2004

esetters21 · Joined: 30 Apr 2006 Location: Seoul

That is good insight polonius. I don't have an opinion either way about Koreans thinking Americans are bad and Canadians are good. My interest lies in why Canadians in Korea feel the need to distance themselves from other caucasion nationalities to the extent that they do.

RACETRAITOR · Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea

polonius · Joined: 05 Jun 2004

esetters21 · Joined: 30 Apr 2006 Location: Seoul

Let me clarify that I think we are all lumped into a pool of simply being foreigners in Korea. I think that Canadians try to break from the mold more so than others do, and I am very curious as to why. What service and benefits have Canadians offered to Korea that might have Koreans see them in a better light than other foreigners?

jajdude · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

IAMAROBOT · Joined: 16 Oct 2008

What I don't get is when white Canadians, without their protective Canadian apparel will complain and act all offended if they're mistaken for Americans. Do they think realistically think there are noticeable differences? Do they really expect the average Korean to pick up on the slight difference in speech patterns just like the average foreigner is (un)able to pick up on the different regional Korean dialects?

yingwenlaoshi · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Location: ... location, location!

This thread is stupid. Maybe the guy was given the bag and its nice and useful enough to use. You don't know.

I have heard of Canadians, especially the younger generation, here that go overboard with the over-identifying with the Canadian thing and bashing anything American. That's just ridiculous. Could be, and probably is, true that some or many Americans are overly sensitive about it all and they too bash back.

I've known Americans to be really gung ho at times. In Taiwan, my friend drove a jeep around with a spare-tire cover with an American flag design and "There's only one" on it.

It's just stupid. It doesn't matter if someone walks around with a bag that happens to have "CANADA" on it. Maybe it's a nice bag. If someone, however, purposely sews a patch on it or purposely does something else... Hard to say.

The fact that you're commenting on it tells something about you, OP. I couldn't give a fk if someone walks around with their country's T-shirt or an emblem displayed somewhere. You're analyzing too much. Get over it.

esetters21 · Joined: 30 Apr 2006 Location: Seoul

waywardwanderer · Joined: 04 Dec 2005

laogaiguk · Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Location: somewhere in Korea

I hate nationalists, especially of the Canadian variety. I am Canadian myself, and get embarrassed by them. But for all the American morons on this thread...
1) In Japan, Thailand and other places, I saw several people with American bandanas on.
2) I have met more than enough Americans with a bald eagle or the flag TATOOED to themselves.
3) Most long timers (really long timers), said that Americans used to do the same when it was a good idea to do it.
4) Have you ever counted the number of American flags in American movies, especially Spiderman

You are just jealous you can't do it anymore. If you could, you would.

And for the normal Americans on this thread without a pole up their butts, the reason some Canadians do it to separate themselves from Americans while others don't is the accent. You know a Brit right away. A Canadian sounds pretty much like a American.

I myself have never done it and get embarrassed by the Canadians waving the flag all over the place. But if you have a problem with a little flag sewn on their bags, well, it is you with the problem.