By the way, CarolC, why not call yourself a 'US American'?

--GUEST,Airto

Yeah. I forgot about that. I actually have referred to myself in that way before. Believe it or not, I stopped doing it because it felt a bit pretentious. Please believe me when I tell you, the North Americans I have met who are not from the U.S. are not troubled in the least by the use of the term 'American' by citizens of the U.S. In fact a lot of them seem to like being able to make the distinction between themselves and 'Americans'.

That's why many Canadians like to travel abroad wearing the Canadian flag where it can be easily seen. In fact, if I ever travel abroad, I might consider wearing a Canadian flag myself. According to most of the Canadians I've met, I've already got the accent. And if what I've been reading in various threads here in the Mudcat is any indication, I'll recieve much better treatment.