Oh Canada!

I don't think I've mentioned it, but many Canadians are really starting to get on my nerves. There are tons of Canadians travelling in this region right now. I meet several new Canadians every day. They say due to Canada's terribly cold winter temps, Jan - Mar are their most common vacation months, and most Canadians escape to warm weather locales like SE Asia.

I think it's great they get out of the cold, but what gets to me is the paranoia so many of them seem to have about being mistaken for an American. These Canadians are easily spotted, as they wear baseball caps (that I imagine must be sold in every Canadian International Airport's departure lounge) with a huge Canadian flag and the words "I AM A CANADIAN" on the front, and a smaller Canadian flag on the back. Then, they'll also have a Canadian flag sewn on their backpack, Canadian flag stickers stuck to any hard surface, luggage tags with the Canadian flag, Canada t-shirts, etc. It's sooooo annoying and insulting. Aaaaarrrgh! Sorry to complain, but I had to get this off my chest, and I refuse to take a photo of any of these dorks, so you'll just have to get a mental picture going.

God bless America!
Mere