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Originally posted by texas*princess
Maybe I don't know this because I live in Texas (which is pretty far from Canada  ) but seriously -- how many Canadians would seriously walk all around Europe with the flag plastered everywhere? I would think that Canadians - like most other people wear regular clothes on an everyday basis.
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Actually many are urged to sport the maple leaf when they travel so as not to be mistaken for an American... besides you tend to get a little better treatment in some places when they know your a Canadian.... or at least a slightly more positive response
Thing is the whole Americans passing themselves off as Canadians has been happening for quite awhile... my concerns are about the future security of Canadians; because the more common this practice becomes, the more likely Canadians will be targeted by America's enemies...
Or as summed up in a Toronto Star write-in:
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Maple Leaf to become a target?
ReAmerican tourists urged to pose as Canadians
Dec.7
I can appreciate the reasoning behind Americans wanting to blend in with their Canadian counterparts abroad, but does this not further imperil Canadians in foreign lands? Fanaticism against the West dictates a hostility which "shoots first, then asks questions later, if at all." Terrorists may decide to target the red Maple Leaf wherever they see it, just in case the Stars and Stripes is concealed underneath.
Robert L. Tripp Ridgeway, Ont.
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