It's not an assumption I'm making here. This was the reason given by the people in question to me. There answer was that they put the patches on their backpacks so that people will 'not mistake them for Americans'. They don't want to be considered Americans because people (again their words) "people hate Americans". I'm not saying that's true in every case, but in the people I have met that has been the reason. Honestly, it's just plain stupid to think that some patch will save you from terrorism in the Middle East, because being white means being a target. As for Northern Europe...eh...I haven't seen Candians treated any differently, but most I've met are younger. The Dutch primarily dislike the Brits. They like pretty much everyone else.
Incidentally, I don't like Americans who plaster the damn flag all over the place, either. Patriotism on overkill is annoying no matter *what* the country.
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Date: 2003-12-08 04:40 pm (UTC)Incidentally, I don't like Americans who plaster the damn flag all over the place, either. Patriotism on overkill is annoying no matter *what* the country.