Dingwall is Canadian?

[itsratso]

@howard

start telling people we’re Canadian

at this point many of us might be Canadian in the next few years.

[howard]

@itsratso

@howard

start telling people we’re Canadian

at this point many of us might be Canadian in the next few years.

I know people doing that too. And some new Australian immigrants as well.

[MikeC]

I recall news accounts going back more than a few years ago that many Americans traveling in Europe have told locals they’re Canadian. Just made interactions easier and more pleasant in general.

[faydout]

If I wasn’t 2 years away from earning my pension, I’d be in Saskatchewan already.

[howard]

@MikeC

I recall news accounts going back more than a few years ago that many Americans traveling in Europe have told locals they’re Canadian. Just made interactions easier and more pleasant in general.

That’s one way to put it, yeah.

[MikeC]

It was the most genteel way to put it.

[howard]

@MikeC

It was the most genteel way to put it.

Indeed

[Deidheid]

My wife (from Florida) has lived in the UK for 22 years, it’s only recently that she has started claiming she is Canadian

[Adampalooza]

Love the SP1. The white is hot. Wish I could get one of the Candy Green too

[TheMaartian]

@howard

All of us US expats will probably start telling people we’re Canadian.

Hey, that’s what I should start doing. Locals hear my wonky French accent and ask “English?”. I’ve always replied “American”. I spent plenty of time working in Canada, so maybe I could get away with it.

[Wombat-metal]

About 8-9 years ago I played a pvp tank game from a Russian developer, and if you got on a test server the Russian players would kill you for being an American even if you were on the same team.

I started putting Canadian flags on all my vehicles and no one bothered me. It’s also where I became a wombat but that’s another story

[Whying_Dutchman]

@TheMaartian

I’ve always replied “American”.

You’ll have no issue in Europe, being American.
We only bother you if you have a) “attitude” or b) lack of education

[Deidheid]

British aren’t good with American accents unless it’s Texan, New York or a Southern drawl. If you are assertive enough that you’re Canadian we’ll just apologise for asking in the first place

[faydout]

To be fair, most Americans don’t realize that there are different regional English accents. Much less be able to tell the difference between them or be able to do a good Yorkshire accent.

[Bassic]

My first IT job outta college I worked for a bit with a cantankerous brit ex-pat with a serious cockney accent. Sometimes I had a real problem understanding some of what he way saying!

Sorta back to the thread…not Dingwall but Fbass:

[fennario]

@faydout

To be fair, most Americans don’t realize that there are different regional English accents. Much less be able to tell the difference between them or be able to do a good Yorkshire accent.

You wot? There are all kinds of English accents! RP, Indian, NZ, Australian…

*ducks*

[howard]

I can interpret between NorCal, SoCal and Texan if anyone needs help. The nice thing about the PNW - no accent. We’re like bland Canadians.

[sshoihet]

@groaner

LOL, ya, we tend to get on peoples nerves with how nice and polite and shit we are.

Outside of BC, QC and ON maybe

Nobody like people for California either, so there’s that