Don't bet on it. I lived and worked in Toronto for over a decade, and I was always surprised at the amout of contempt that the average Canadian had for Americans. The averageAmerican was seen as stupid, unophisticated, violent and crude. By comparison, Canadians saw themselves in the same light as many Europeans do: culturally and morally superior to anyone raised in the USA.
I am American, but I was living there at the time, so you could say that I "passed" as Canadian. I got a closeup look at this superior attitude -- which I found all the stranger, since Canadians as a group were doing everything they possibly could to copy everything American. Sort of multiple-personality disorder on a national scale.
"I'm sure you had it coming."
Don't bet on it. I lived and worked in Toronto for over a decade, and I was always surprised at the amout of contempt that the average Canadian had for Americans. The averageAmerican was seen as stupid, unophisticated, violent and crude. By comparison, Canadians saw themselves in the same light as many Europeans do: culturally and morally superior to anyone raised in the USA.
I am American, but I was living there at the time, so you could say that I "passed" as Canadian. I got a closeup look at this superior attitude -- which I found all the stranger, since Canadians as a group were doing everything they possibly could to copy everything American. Sort of multiple-personality disorder on a national scale.
Yes. I spent time in that city. Your assessment is very accurate.