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Do you dislike being mistaken for Americans?
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Born in Canuckistan, I've lived in NY + WA and I work remotely with LA+GA people.
Yanks pick out the Canada right away, and Canucks spot the dialect mods at similar pace. Neither country is confused about my origins, though.
When I'm abroad, I remember to be polite as my mom taught me, and no one's surprised to learn I'm Canadian :-D
The main thing is that we need to set ourselves apart from the States and the rest of the English-speaking Commonwealth by our demeanor rather than by accent.