Originally posted by Racer X 69 I don’t mind.
Rather I like being mistaken for a Canuck.
Back in the '70's I was on a trip to the UK and I was mistaken twice for an American. In once instance, I politely (after all that's the Canadian way
) explained that I was a Canuck, not an American.
The older (80 something) Brit that I was having a conversation with, replied..."well really no difference is there...you're over there (North America), you're (Americans and Canadians) in the colonies and you sound the same.
He added that both Canadians and Americans lived in North America...and people who live on that continent...which is known as the Americas and thus....you're (Canadians/Americans) Americans."
I was in my 20's, he was in his 80's...but I couldn't counter any of his arguments. He was logical.