Being an American in the UK on a visit stinks

Yeah, don’t do that. To me, this would be akin to stolen valour. You’re not able to claim a respectable status falsely without seeming like a giant scum bag.

I don’t want to get all teary-eyed and flag-wavey with some grand statement about our ancestors dying for the right for Canada to be recognized and appreciated internationally, but we’ve worked hard to be good to our neighbours on this Earth.