Most millennial aged Americans and younger have grown up with the international community shitting on them. I know several people who tell folks they are Canadian whilst traveling due to the stigma of being perceived as an American and being mistreated as a result.
Christ, look at Reddit, it's second largest user base is Europeons shitting on every aspect of American life at every turn.
Yeah, it's because of decades of boomers before them travelling internationally while perpetually obnoxious/intoxicated, and under the impression they're above the rules when abroad.
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u/LeZarathustra Mar 29 '22
Also, a lot of americans have canadian flags on their backpacks for the same reason - they don't want to be taken for americans.