I used to live in a city that's always got a bunch of foreigners milling about (it's next to the Grand Canyon, so a lot of people stay at the two international hostels in town, which I hung out at a lot). People always pegged me as being a Canadian when they met me, citing my politeness, friendliness, and positive attitude.
The hilarious thing is that I'm actually not. I've never been north of Columbus, Ohio. XD I have no idea where people get the idea that I'm a Canadian from... Both sets of my great-grandparents were from Canada, but that's not got much to do with anything in my life...
But I take it as a compliment. I mean, as far as national stereotypes go, you can do a lot worse than being mistaken as a Canadian, because the universal stereotype is that they're super-nice and friendly and awesome. XD
(I thought it was funny, anyway.)
The hilarious thing is that I'm actually not. I've never been north of Columbus, Ohio. XD I have no idea where people get the idea that I'm a Canadian from... Both sets of my great-grandparents were from Canada, but that's not got much to do with anything in my life...
But I take it as a compliment. I mean, as far as national stereotypes go, you can do a lot worse than being mistaken as a Canadian, because the universal stereotype is that they're super-nice and friendly and awesome. XD
(I thought it was funny, anyway.)