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by The Anonymous Witch on November 10th, 2009
until i say "eh"
(canada)
by sooz74 on November 10th, 2009
I'm a Canadian and have done quite a lot of travelling. I find that most usually guess that I am Canadian. Same as The Anonymous Witch, the eh gives it away. I've also been told that Canadians say please and thank you a lot (not implying we are more polite).
by Daniel on November 11th, 2009
I exaggerate my accent so that I won't be mistaken for an American. People are MUCH nicer to you if they don't think you're an American tourist.
by Sid on November 10th, 2009
Nope, I have a strong Scottish accent and use a lot of Scottish words in my speech, so I don't think that could happen.
by Princess Garnet on November 10th, 2009
em no one has ever though I was American but when I was in American some of them though I was Australian lol
by Brian I on November 10th, 2009
I don't think it's likely that people in Europe and North Africa, the only places I have travelled to, would mistake an Englishman for an American - Australians and New Zealanders certainly wouldn't.
by TheJoker on November 11th, 2009
Not so far!
by TravelBug on November 15th, 2009
never - aussie born and bred....
by Charco on November 12th, 2009
I'd dread the day when someone thinks I'm American :P
by randomness - is now a Maestro on November 12th, 2009
Yes. When in Japan, people asked me and my friends if we were American. We started exaggerating our accents, and we found that people treated us a bit better. Maybe it was our imaginations... But I think US tourists aren't really looked upon too kindly in some places.
by Holmeboy on November 12th, 2009
Nope, never been mistaken for a Yank.
I've been mistaken for being German and Spanish though LOL. When i was in Portland Oregon, i was on a bus, and an American had heard me speak, and thought i had a German accent, must have never been to Yorkshire before lol.
When i was in Tenerife i was sat with my wife, and a man asked if i was spanish, but i have dark hair and eyes, and tan easily so can understand it.
by Doyler - you have got to be kidding me! on November 12th, 2009
worse still, english!!!!!!LOL
by katydid15 on November 11th, 2009
Mostly yes, except for possibly England where they seem more able to distinguish a Canadian accent from an American one.
Once when I was traveling in Hong Kong a merchant in Stanley Market asked me if I was from Australia which I thouoght was pretty funny.
by Peregrine on November 11th, 2009
As a UK-type person I was once mistaken for a Portuguese in America. Most odd, as I am quite pale and speak no Portuguese.
by Karine on November 10th, 2009
They do until I get a few sentences in and then they realize that I'm not...they figure out I'm Canadian pretty quickly....I sometimes use French words or phrasing (being from Montréal), so they know I'm not American...
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by Jadey - Vive la difference on November 10th, 2009
same here!
by Karine on November 10th, 2009
;-)
by The Anonymous Witch on November 10th, 2009
I also make a point of saying "eh". Something I normally don't do.
I may have to go to Iraq end of the month and I will be using a lot of "ehs". I hope Iraquis know that's "Canadian" ;D
by spock's brain on November 12th, 2009
i make a point of wearing a canadian flag somewhere on my clothes .. in some counties ,, you can actually see the facial expressions change from bad to good when they see it .-- but then again in some countries that may not be agood idea , advertising you are a tourist.. . ;-)
by The Anonymous Witch on November 12th, 2009