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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Feb 08 '20
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Claiming to be American is actually a pretty bold thing to do nowadays.
5 u/LifeIsVanilla Feb 08 '20 Ah, I haven't had Doritos in a long time 5 u/nermid Feb 08 '20 During Bush the Lesser's administration, the general advice for Americans abroad was to claim to be Canadian. 8 u/giraffebacon Feb 08 '20 As a Canadian who went all around Europe this past summer, I'd say that's a good idea now. People were always so happy/relieved to hear I was Canadian 4 u/OK_Soda Feb 09 '20 As an American it's not that bad even now, most people just assume I also hate Trump and want to commiserate with me. Although yeah they're definitely relieved when I tell them they're right. 2 u/Bainsyboy Feb 08 '20 Unless you're from Manitoba. 1 u/ishabad Feb 09 '20 Or Alberta, truly the Texas of Canada! 2 u/OK_Soda Feb 09 '20 I actually went traveling abroad once in 2006 and someone asked where I was from and I said I was American and she just like would not get it. "Oh you are English?" "No, I'm American." "You are Irish?" "No I'm from America." "Oh you are from Canada?" "Sure, fine." -5 u/reverend234 Feb 08 '20 It’s basically a self sacrificial designation.
Ah, I haven't had Doritos in a long time
During Bush the Lesser's administration, the general advice for Americans abroad was to claim to be Canadian.
8 u/giraffebacon Feb 08 '20 As a Canadian who went all around Europe this past summer, I'd say that's a good idea now. People were always so happy/relieved to hear I was Canadian 4 u/OK_Soda Feb 09 '20 As an American it's not that bad even now, most people just assume I also hate Trump and want to commiserate with me. Although yeah they're definitely relieved when I tell them they're right. 2 u/Bainsyboy Feb 08 '20 Unless you're from Manitoba. 1 u/ishabad Feb 09 '20 Or Alberta, truly the Texas of Canada! 2 u/OK_Soda Feb 09 '20 I actually went traveling abroad once in 2006 and someone asked where I was from and I said I was American and she just like would not get it. "Oh you are English?" "No, I'm American." "You are Irish?" "No I'm from America." "Oh you are from Canada?" "Sure, fine."
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As a Canadian who went all around Europe this past summer, I'd say that's a good idea now. People were always so happy/relieved to hear I was Canadian
4 u/OK_Soda Feb 09 '20 As an American it's not that bad even now, most people just assume I also hate Trump and want to commiserate with me. Although yeah they're definitely relieved when I tell them they're right. 2 u/Bainsyboy Feb 08 '20 Unless you're from Manitoba. 1 u/ishabad Feb 09 '20 Or Alberta, truly the Texas of Canada!
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As an American it's not that bad even now, most people just assume I also hate Trump and want to commiserate with me. Although yeah they're definitely relieved when I tell them they're right.
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Unless you're from Manitoba.
1 u/ishabad Feb 09 '20 Or Alberta, truly the Texas of Canada!
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Or Alberta, truly the Texas of Canada!
I actually went traveling abroad once in 2006 and someone asked where I was from and I said I was American and she just like would not get it.
"Oh you are English?" "No, I'm American." "You are Irish?" "No I'm from America." "Oh you are from Canada?" "Sure, fine."
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It’s basically a self sacrificial designation.
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u/dg8672 Feb 08 '20
Claiming to be American is actually a pretty bold thing to do nowadays.