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SentientHotdogWater t1_j5wmw9e wrote

Reply to comment by AftyOfTheUK in Justin Trudeau gets swarmed by protesters walking to Ontario restaurant by No-Atmosphere9320

It's not just people who live in other countries. FFS we can't tell each other apart a lot of the time.

Be honest. If someone who grew up in Seattle moved to Vancouver and didn't tell people they were American how long do you think it would take for people to figure it out?

If it weren't for Google I'd have no idea Keanu Reeves or Ryan Reynolds were Canadian.

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Ok_Cranberry_1936 t1_j5xr3u3 wrote

Its clear you haven't spent much time in WA or BC then. We have vastly different cultures. And yes, we can spot Americans with ease.

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SentientHotdogWater t1_j5yawaq wrote

Americans with a strong southern accents or people who like to walk around in cowboy hats? Sure.

But an American who grew up in a city, and doesn't have a strong regional accent in a city 2.5 hours away where the people also don't have a strong regional accent? Fuck no.

I know you can't because I've seen you not do it over and over.

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Ok_Cranberry_1936 t1_j5z3wsz wrote

I'm born and raised in Vancouver. Been to Seattle hundreds of times. Family has a cabin in Birch Bay. Worked over 15 years in restaurants and hotels. I guarantee myself, and 90% of every coworker I've had in my career could pick Americans out of a line up, without fail, without them saying a word.

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