Calling me an American would be an insult.
Whether logical or not, it seems that in North American English as understood by the inhabitants of that region “Canadian” means a citizen of the country on the north end of the continent, “Mexican” means someone on the southern tail of it, and “American” means the obnoxious assholes in the middle of the sandwich.
That’s how it is in the English speaking world. British people don’t say “American” to mean Canadians.
I wasn’t 100% sure of that so I didn’t commit to saying it - thanks for the clarification/update
That Bud isn’t a top 5 beer? It’s dreadful. It’s the one beer where if a waiter says “We’ve got Budweiser or…” I say I’ll have the other beer, without letting them finish the sentence. (yes, one day joke will be on me, because it will be battery acid)
And I don’t see how it’s redeemed by listing other bad beers, or I’ve missed something?
Also, this is a slight tangent, but I think an interesting one:
More (American) Budweiser is sold in China than in the US. Mainly because until recently beer was enough of a niche product in China that although it could be bought in most towns, only one or two types were available, and Bud was often one of those types, and it became entrenched.
If China were to whack a massive tariff on it that would be a big deal.
Although I think Bud does sponsor events and some facilities there IIRC, so it wouldn’t be zero impact on China either.
Neither have I. And I’ve also made great chicken sandwiches at home that I’m sure are way better than fast-food junk.
I tried Chick-fil-A once, before I knew about the bigotry yet after I’d heard about how “incredible” it was supposed to be. It wasn’t. Makes it easy to “boycott” when it’s mediocre at best. (And there isn’t one around.)
Mijin, sorry but this is wildly incorrect. Even 40 years ago in impoverished villages deep in the countryside, local/regional beer was available. Fast forward to today, a supermarket in any reasonably sized town (say more than 10k population) will have at least half a dozen brands and probably more. A convenience store in any 100k or 20m population town will have at least half a dozen brands. Beer is ubiquitous throughout China.
Bud can found extensively. Here are the top 10 beer brands in China. I never paid close attention to how extensively because Bud is nasty. And I used to drink at the Long Bar in Shanghai 20 years ago with the President of Anheuser-Busch China, and with several other AB folks in various roles.
Also, as GDP rises, typically the local population reduces the amount of distilled liquor and increases consumption of beer and wine. China followed that pattern.
I’m not sure what part of what I said you think is wrong?
I’ll admit “niche product” was a poor phrasing. I was trying to draw a distinction between western drinking habits, where we have basically always had places to go where the primary activities are drinking beer and socializing, and a decent selection of beers is expected.
In Shanghai and the like of course there are many bars, pubs and clubs. As you go to smaller and more traditional towns, beer is something drunk in small glasses with food.
I’d like to say more on this, but it would definitely be a hijack.
I too do not understand the obsession with it. The sandwich I tried was mediocre at best.
Of all the fast food chicken sandwiches, it’s among the best, and definitely most consistent. I similarly don’t understand people who claim not to like it, and assume they are just the type of people who poo-poo fast food in general as a rule. Have y’all had fast food before? What kind of scale are you grading on? Plus great staff, service, and they give special needs people (like my friend’s son) jobs. So socially, they’re a wash for me and I have no guilt eating there whatsoever. Then again, I’m not one to boycott (except Goya. I’ve been boycotting them since the last Trump administration. Figured I should have at least one boycotted product and join the party.)
Of course I’ve had fast food? Who hasn’t? The Chick-fil-a sandwich just wasn’t all that good. Wendy’s has far better. Mary Brown’s is solid.
As to grading things past the sandwich’s taste, I dunno; generally speaking, all fast food joints successfully take my money and provide my food quickly.
Mary Brown’s - eat Canadian!
Hard disagree, but that’s another thread (though Wendy’s spicy is pretty close.)
I’ve never tasted Chick-fil-a which has made it easy to avoid since learning of their politics. Amazon is the only company I buy from with a guilty conscience but I’m weening myself off of it.
Peace. This ^^^ is an accurate summation.
Noted. Again, I apologize to all Canadians for the odd ill-advised joke in the past about being part of the US. Shant happen again.
On a lighter note, is it taken in good fun if I refer to “Canada” as “Canadia”? Not taking the piss, but the least push back I can do against the president as well as with trump is to not further enrage our northern and much more sane neighbors.
Apropos of nothing, when I was a backpacking low budget hostel traveler back in the 1980’s. Spent a lot of time with fellow travelers from Canada. Almost universally they would have a maple leaf sewn onto the backpacks, and generally were well received in most counties. There were some Americans, not myself, who would also sew a Canadia flag on their backpacks to hijack good will/avoid having to defend unpopular international policies and blowback from Reagan/Bush years. I regarded these American’s as ass-hats. I never had the pride to sew a US flag on my backpack, and I never once denied being a US citizen if ever asked (including by a taxi driver the day after the US “accidentally” bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade.
Finally, on a light note: Brewery is selling a ‘Presidential Pack’ to supply Canadians with enough beer to last Trump’s entire term
(although defining one beer/day as adequate to outlast 4 years of trump is an understatement. If you’re going down this road, should probably get a 6 pack. 
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Why would you? 
In the past politics was just politics; I couldn’t defend everything my country (Britain) has and was doing either. I don’t judge people by the actions of their government.
But since maga and “alternative facts”, things have gotten so weird. Approx a third of Americans are in a hateful cult and just can’t be reasoned with. So hearing that someone is American…it does put me slightly on my guard TBH.