Originally Posted by
tdracer
If my Canadian friends in BC are in any way representative, the rest of Canada would be happy to see them go...
Before I visited Montreal the first time, I was warned to speak English with a distinctly American accent, if they thought I was Canadian speaking English they would ignore me. Absolutely correct - and quite obvious.
That's sometimes true in South Africa. It is useful to be foreign and not British because then some Afrikaners will then talk to you in English.
Personally I think it's totally incredible that these enormously arrogant people don't get with the program and speak English like everyone in the world should for our convenience.