# I don't CARE that you don't like Americans! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 14, 2005, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-that-you-dont-like-americans/321602 "2005-09-14T15:25:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-that-you-dont-like-americans/321602/1 "2005-09-14T15:25:54Z")
The problem with being half-Canadian, and having a Canadian accent, is that it seems like half my conversations with new people (whom I meet a lot of in my line of work) go like this: “Where are you from?” “Australia originally, but I spent 9 years in Canada, hence the accent.” “Oh, I’m so glad you’re not American, I can’t STAND Americans!..\” It’s not THAT big a deal but it’s very annoying how frequently it occurs: it’s like the woman I occasionally work with who thinks it’s a hoot to make fun of my accent. Don’t they realise I’ve heard it all before and probably less than an hour before? One of these days I’m going to tape someone’s spiel so I can just start playing it when the next person starts theirs. ---
**Author:** ![SlyFrog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@SlyFrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlyFrog)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-that-you-dont-like-americans/321602/2 "2005-09-14T15:30:55Z")
Well, you should just be happy you’re not American. Because we’re a bunch of conservative, racist, rednecks who make snap judgments on people based on where they’re from. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-that-you-dont-like-americans/321602/3 "2005-09-14T15:39:30Z")
What the hell do Queenslanders have against Americans that’s so special they do that? Did that state get invaded while I wasn’t watching or something? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-that-you-dont-like-americans/321602/4 "2005-09-14T15:39:50Z")
I think it’s funny that people in Australia are mocking anyone’s accent. Frankly, the only people who should be allowed to mock the Canadian accent are Americans - we’re the only ones who can mock it correctly. ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-that-you-dont-like-americans/321602/5 "2005-09-14T15:40:11Z")
Yeah, why do you hate America? Are you just jealous of our freedoms? I’m sure Austria can be a free country too someday. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-that-you-dont-like-americans/321602/6 "2005-09-14T15:42:03Z")
> [@Neurotik](#): > > I think it’s funny that people in Australia are mocking anyone’s accent. Frankly, the only people who should be allowed to mock the Canadian accent are Americans - we’re the only ones who can mock it correctly. Well no, it’s just the one woman and she’s a twat. No-one’s mocked my accent but her since about 4th grade. ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-that-you-dont-like-americans/321602/7 "2005-09-14T15:44:10Z")
> [@Silentgoldfish](#): > > having a Canadian accent Wot? I can’t understand a thing you are saying; sounds like you have a mouth full of poutaine. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-that-you-dont-like-americans/321602/8 "2005-09-14T16:22:36Z")
> [@vetbridge](#): > > Wot? I can’t understand a thing you are saying; sounds like you have a mouth full of poutaine. 😉 That’s poutine, you yank! [pronounced: poo-teen] (\*tastes better than it sounds) The way you spelled it, it sounds more like [p-eu-tain]. Which, in french, means “whore”. However, if that’s what you meant… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-that-you-dont-like-americans/321602/9 "2005-09-14T16:48:09Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > That’s poutine, you yank! [pronounced: poo-teen] (\*tastes better than it sounds) It’s pronounced “Instant Cardiac Failure Due To Plugged Arteries”, due to its ingredients. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-that-you-dont-like-americans/321602/10 "2005-09-14T16:54:32Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > It’s pronounced “Instant Cardiac Failure Due To Plugged Arteries”, due to its ingredients. That’s what I thought. > [@QuickSilver](#): > > (\*tastes better than it sounds) Eh. It was okay. Tasted like french fries with gravy and cheese. When I first heard of poutine it confused me. I thought the Canadians drank poitín. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-that-you-dont-like-americans/321602/11 "2005-09-14T16:58:34Z")
“Oh, I’m so glad you’re not American, I can’t STAND Americans!” All right, what did I do this time? ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-that-you-dont-like-americans/321602/12 "2005-09-14T17:05:41Z")
> [@Silentgoldfish](#): > > "Oh, I’m so glad you’re not American, I can’t STAND Americans! That’s funny. They always had good things to say about her. ---
**Author:** ![cowgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-that-you-dont-like-americans/321602/13 "2005-09-14T17:18:06Z")
> [@Neurotik](#): > > Frankly, the only people who should be allowed to mock the Canadian accent are Americans - we’re the only ones who can mock it correctly. No you can’t. Go on, I dare you: 1. Use “eh” correctly in a sentence. 2. Say “out and about.” Not “oot and aboot.” Most non-Canadians I’ve met are unable to do these. Of course, even if you say it perfectly I wouldn’t be able to hear you … ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-that-you-dont-like-americans/321602/14 "2005-09-14T17:28:07Z")
They have every right to avoid us! We’re CRAZZZZZZZZZYYY!!! [Does something crazy] See? See? See how crazy we are!!!?!?! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-that-you-dont-like-americans/321602/15 "2005-09-14T17:31:15Z")
> [@cowgirl](#): > > 1. Say “out and about.” Not “oot and aboot.” Actually, it sounds more like ‘oat’ and ‘aboat’ to me. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-that-you-dont-like-americans/321602/16 "2005-09-14T17:43:05Z")
> [@cowgirl](#): > > No you can’t. Go on, I dare you: > > 1. Use “eh” correctly in a sentence. > > 2. Say “out and about.” Not “oot and aboot.” > > Most non-Canadians I’ve met are unable to do these. I don’t get this “oot and aboot” thing. I’ve never heard a human being say that, either in Canada or the USA. ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-that-you-dont-like-americans/321602/17 "2005-09-14T17:48:16Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > I don’t get this “oot and aboot” thing. I’ve never heard a human being say that, either in Canada or the USA. Of course not. But then, most New Yorkers don’t realize their accent makes them sound like morons to civilized English-speaking society (which is pretty much everywhere else.) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cemetery\_Savior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Cemetery\_Savior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cemetery_Savior)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-that-you-dont-like-americans/321602/18 "2005-09-14T17:57:42Z")
> [@Neurotik](#): > > Of course not. But then, most New Yorkers don’t realize their accent makes them sound like morons to civilized English-speaking society (which is pretty much everywhere else.) 🙂 Wow…I second that one. I’ve met several ridiculously-well-educated New Yorkers who sound like the cast from Sopranos. Now Chicagoans…our mellifluous accent evokes the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer, and the MacArthur Genius Grant all rolled into one. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-that-you-dont-like-americans/321602/19 "2005-09-14T18:00:45Z")
> [@cowgirl](#): > > No you can’t. Go on, I dare you: > 2. Say “out and about.” Not “oot and aboot.” > > Most non-Canadians I’ve met are unable to do these. > > Of course, even if you say it perfectly I wouldn’t be able to hear you … I can do this. Of course, I live in Western NY, so I could drive from my houses to Canada in less time than it would take to drive to another state, and I usually listen to a Canadian music station, so maybe it doesn’t count. It doesn’t sound like oot, or oat to me either btw. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-that-you-dont-like-americans/321602/20 "2005-09-14T18:15:31Z")
> [@Cemetery Savior](#): > > Wow…I second that one. I’ve met several ridiculously-well-educated New Yorkers who sound like the cast from Sopranos. > > Now Chicagoans…our mellifluous accent evokes the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer, and the MacArthur Genius Grant all rolled into one. 🆒 A Boston accent can make you go sterile if you stand directly in front of the speaker. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-that-you-dont-like-americans/321602.md?page=2)