I know that apparently, some American travelers put Canadian flags on their luggage or carry on then claiming they're from Canada (the dead giveaway on debunking this is their passport, since how can you be "Canadian" when you have US citizenship unless you're a dual citizen in possession of both nationalities) since some of them have hatred towards the US or feel ashamed of the country due to its internal affairs.

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[–] 25 points 3 days ago* (15 children)

Very few US Americans seem to visit Europe these days. Even at the big tourist attractions you don’t hear or see them much. Some Canadian flags are visible - my personal conclusion is that US Americans are (finally) trying to blend in more: dressing better, keeping their voices down. Their usual loud bravado is gone. To distinguish between a Canadian and US American doesn’t require asking for their passports: just ask a question in French, most Canadians will understand at least a bit of French.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 days ago (11 children)

    Most Canadians would probably perk up at "Comment ça va?" pretty quickly, even if they didn't respond in French

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  • [–] 14 points 3 days ago (6 children)

    "Ça va bien, et voooooouuuuuussssss"

    You can't go around triggering automatic responses like that lol

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  • [–] -2 points 3 days ago (4 children)

    Je "tu, toi" frequemment. Lol

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  • [–] 6 points 3 days ago (3 children)

    You used toi with your French teacher???? Ostie les enfants sont vraiment sauvage!

    I guess a lot of people were, lol: https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/vous-or-tu-quebec-launches-new-civility-policy-in-schools/

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  • [–] -4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    No, not in school. But now, I do, tout le monde me dit d'etre moin serieux.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 days ago* (1 child)

    Oh, okay. The automatic response I was referring to was the start of every French class from grades 1-8, the class answering in unison.

    "Bonjour les enfants!"

    "Bonjour Mme. X"

    "Comment ça va?"

    "Ça va bien, et vous?"

    "Oui, ça va bien aussi!"

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  • [–] 9 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    I'd perk up at hearing French but i would have no clue what thetbarr saying. I hear it so seldom here. I grew up in BC and took it for 5+ years. I could read a news paper then but 40 years layer and all I remember are a few swear words. Also the Quebec accent is so different from what I was taught in the 80s. Totally different language.

    I live in Ontario, 3 hours from the Quebec border

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