Guest goodhelmet Posted March 24, 2003 Report Posted March 24, 2003 would you admit you were American? A teacher at the school I am student-teaching at left for a trip to Europe this week (booked in advance for over 6 months and before the war started) and is aware of the anti-American sentiment right now. She is seriously considering passing herself off as Canadian so her children and family do not suffer any unwanted or unnecessary attacks at the hands of anti-American mobs. Would you do the same or would you give the Euros a big middle finger while taking pictures of Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower, the Rhine, etc. ?
Guest Lord of The Curry Posted March 24, 2003 Report Posted March 24, 2003 HEY HEY HEY! Don't use our name! Just 'cause all the Euros love Canucks don't think you can lay claim! (Yes, I'm aware that it's not you going.)
Guest AM The Kid Posted March 24, 2003 Report Posted March 24, 2003 Yeah, just have them claim that they're British and talk with an accent. Us Canadians aren't like much anymore either, damn Prime Minister...
Guest notJames Posted March 24, 2003 Report Posted March 24, 2003 Thankfully I don't have to pose as a Canadian. As long as they don't ask where I've been living for the past 27 years...
Guest bob_barron Posted March 24, 2003 Report Posted March 24, 2003 would you admit you were American? A teacher at the school I am student-teaching at left for a trip to Europe this week (booked in advance for over 6 months and before the war started) and is aware of the anti-American sentiment right now. She is seriously considering passing herself off as Canadian so her children and family do not suffer any unwanted or unnecessary attacks at the hands of anti-American mobs. Would you do the same or would you give the Euros a big middle finger while taking pictures of Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower, the Rhine, etc. ? Why would you give the finger to Big Ben? England is helping us remember? I think it's pretty stupid to get all scared. Don't let assholes run your life
The Dames Posted March 24, 2003 Report Posted March 24, 2003 I posed as a Canadian all through high school. Amazingly, some people bought it. Dames
Guest bob_barron Posted March 24, 2003 Report Posted March 24, 2003 Dames- What's that all aboot eh? Did you wear a touque, eat poutine, go to the washroom and show an unusual interest in hockey?
The Dames Posted March 24, 2003 Report Posted March 24, 2003 No, I simply was very pro-Canada, learned about Canadian culture and bugged my friends incessantly about the celebs who come from Canada and their contributions. It all started when Bret started his whole Anti-US/Pro-Canada gimmick. I was that big of a Bret mark. Dames
Guest bob_barron Posted March 24, 2003 Report Posted March 24, 2003 I became pro-Canada because I was a Norm/Phil Hartman mark.
Guest RavishingRickRudo Posted March 24, 2003 Report Posted March 24, 2003 You guys should be aware of the distinguishing trick that foreigners like to use to tell Yanks from Canucks. It's spelled Colo*u*r. Colour. If they ask you how to spell it, just remember that.
The Dames Posted March 24, 2003 Report Posted March 24, 2003 I've been accustomed to spelling things that way and adopting the Canadian accent just to bug my friends back in high school. Dames
Guest RavishingRickRudo Posted March 24, 2003 Report Posted March 24, 2003 It's "adoopting" a Candian accent, btw
Guest welshjerichomark Posted March 24, 2003 Report Posted March 24, 2003 would you admit you were American? A teacher at the school I am student-teaching at left for a trip to Europe this week (booked in advance for over 6 months and before the war started) and is aware of the anti-American sentiment right now. She is seriously considering passing herself off as Canadian so her children and family do not suffer any unwanted or unnecessary attacks at the hands of anti-American mobs. Would you do the same or would you give the Euros a big middle finger while taking pictures of Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower, the Rhine, etc. ? Why would you give the finger to Big Ben? England is helping us remember? I think it's pretty stupid to get all scared. Don't let assholes run your life correction - britain is helping you. edit: anyhow, the british don't seem to blame the americans for "dragging" us into war: those who are against it blame tony blair.
Guest goodhelmet Posted March 24, 2003 Report Posted March 24, 2003 Why would you give the finger to Big Ben? England is helping us remember? I think it's pretty stupid to get all scared. Don't let assholes run your life I didn't say we give the finger to Britian or England or whatever. Big Ben is a European landmark and as such was only an example. Substitute any other Euro landmark in there if you'd like.
Guest crandamaniac Posted March 24, 2003 Report Posted March 24, 2003 Follow Eddy Izzard's advice. Mention Shaggy and Scooby and you'll be a-ok
Guest Ram Posted March 24, 2003 Report Posted March 24, 2003 Japan still despises us for that whole bomb thing.
Guest DrTom Posted March 25, 2003 Report Posted March 25, 2003 Follow Eddy Izzard's advice. Mention Shaggy and Scooby and you'll be a-ok International credit card!
Guest RevEvil Posted March 25, 2003 Report Posted March 25, 2003 If it ain't American, it ain't right.
Guest Dr. Wrestlingphysics Posted March 25, 2003 Report Posted March 25, 2003 What's the worry anyway? There's hardly anti-american hate mobs roaming the streets with boards with nails in them on the off chance they find an American tourist!
Your Paragon of Virtue Posted March 26, 2003 Report Posted March 26, 2003 "And they'll build bigger boards and bigger nails, right until they build a board and nail so big that it would kill them all! BWAHHAHA! BWHAAHAHA! BWHAHAHA!" Ahem.
Guest Kotzenjunge Posted March 26, 2003 Report Posted March 26, 2003 "And they'll build bigger boards and bigger nails, right until they build a board and nail so big that it would kill them all! BWAHHAHA! BWHAAHAHA! BWHAHAHA!" Ahem. Dammit, I was going to say that!!!!
Guest Youth N Asia Posted March 26, 2003 Report Posted March 26, 2003 I guess I would if anyone asked...I wouldn't loudly declare it to anyone in earshot, much like I don't now.
Guest Mole Posted March 27, 2003 Report Posted March 27, 2003 Well, I'm going to Ireland in May, and I bet the war will still be going on. Ireland seems pretty neutral, and I doubt they will care whether I am an American or not. Besides, they will take one look at me and they would be able to tell I'm a American.
cawthon777 Posted March 27, 2003 Report Posted March 27, 2003 I arrived in London for a weeklong trip the morning of 9/11. That was weird enough. I sure as hell wouldn't hide it. If anyone asked, I would say I'm American. "Oh, so you think you're better than all of us?," the natives would reply. "...Basically."
Guest The Czech Republic Posted March 28, 2003 Report Posted March 28, 2003 Just wear some Toronto Maple Leafs paraphernalia and they'll leave you alone. Unelss they're like me and don't like the Leafs.
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