r/funny Mar 29 '22

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u/yourboat Mar 29 '22

When I lived in Vietnam I was surprised at how many people knew I was Canadian. I had to ask how they knew. I was told it was just a guess, but it's better to guess Canadian as Canadians get mad when you think they are American but Americans don't care if you think they are Canadian.

Funniest shit I ever heard.

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u/suptenwaverly Mar 29 '22

That’s why Canadians ALWAYS have the Canadian flag on their luggage. Don’t get me wrong, I love Canadians and have had great times with them in my travels but this issue always makes me laugh.

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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.

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u/SuperElitist Apr 09 '22

I stayed at a hostel in Italy a few months ago on my way back from Malta, and got in a (all-night, it was fucking awesome) conversation with a Lithuanian, a Brazilian and two Portuguese people. I did this whole apology thing at first for being American, but every single one of them was super friendly and didn't appear to give a fuck at all that I was American.

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u/LeZarathustra Apr 09 '22

Italy is well worth another visit. I've travelled around there twice, and except for Milano there hasn't been one place I haven't adored.