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  • sofas1

    I thought that the maple leaf patch canadian travelers had was to show their loyalty and pride, but apparently it started out as a way of saying "i'm not american", which in a way is dissing their powerful and patriotic neighbor.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/travel/…

    Reminds me of the signs asians had in the US during WWII noting that they aren't japanese.

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    • this is trueGnash
    • Its just logic. When USA is known to have a bad reputation in some places, you better show that you're a nice friendly Canadian.Bennn
    • would it be disrespectful (or worse) to display it around indigenous peoples in Canada?sofas
    • ^ not until recently. our recent 150 year celebrations were marred with claims of genocideGnash
    • when I was living in a hostel in Australian I met many Canadians that tattooed their flags on them and sewed the flag all over their backpacks - to do just thismugwart
    • I also met sneaky americans doing the same ;-)mugwart
    • guys this is interesting, thankssofas
    • nationalism is stupid no matter where you're from.Beeswax
    • it's not nationalism, it patriotism.Gnash
    • We lived in Asia for years and the reception we got when people realized we aren't American made it worthwhile.i_monk
    • It's not on Canadians to fix your reputation.i_monk
    • most tourists that come down to MX for the winter season are retired Canadians from "Oil Country" they fucking LOVE trump.moldero
    • True, Americans are sticking Canadian flag on their shit for the same reason, avoiding trouble.Bennn
    • as if anyone in the US would know what other countries flags were.microkorg
    • We had Scottish cab driver who was being kind of a dick until he found out we were Canadian instead of American and he was friendly and talkative as hell.ETM
    • And apologized profusely for calling us "Yanks." Said it was akin to if we called him a Brit. Lol. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ETM
    • Loyalty... patriotic .....
      *Eyes rolling.      pango
    • Canada is China now...robotron3k
    • I totally get this, especially in UK/Europe. The difference in personality is night and day when locals learn I'm Canadian. Americans get treated like shit!monNom
    • I'm Irish and Canadian. I literally can't lose.Centigrade
    • Canada is china? Wat?pango
    • "Putting up Canadian flag is a way to dis their patriotic and powerful neighbour...." lol that's why people don't like the impression of American.pango
    • It is easy to pass as canadian eh?hotroddy
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