# Being an American in the UK on a visit stinks

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**Created:** [March 2, 2015, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-an-american-in-the-uk-on-a-visit-stinks/713997 "2015-03-02T08:04:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Whiskey\_Dickens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9fc348/32.png) [@Whiskey\_Dickens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiskey_Dickens)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-an-american-in-the-uk-on-a-visit-stinks/713997/30 "2015-03-02T14:29:52Z")

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> [@drewtwo99](#):
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> I always figured that I would do my best to represent America positively when visiting other countries but it would probably be a whole lot more pleasant if I just pretended to be Canadian. It got to the point where I asked my friend to stop introducing me that way!  
> (snip)

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.

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