http://theseboots.travel/2009/03/23/bbc-poll-the-maple-leaf-forever-nah/ Canada travel blog Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:07:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://theseboots.travel/2009/03/23/bbc-poll-the-maple-leaf-forever-nah/comment-page-1/#comment-285 Don Foran Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:36:59 +0000 http://theseboots.travel/?p=645#comment-285 During the height of the Bush regime, I lived in Asia from '92-'95, On separate occasions, I was yelled at, spat upon, and even physically assaulted for being an American. When I explained that I was Canadian-the response was "Same thing..." I took exception to the Americans who sported "the Maple Leaf-on- the- backpack-thing" who escaped unscathed. Hopefully under Obama, acts of racism & xenophobia die-down, & we can all be proud North Americans. During the height of the Bush regime, I lived in Asia from ‘92-’95, On separate occasions, I was yelled at, spat upon, and even physically assaulted for being an American. When I explained that I was Canadian-the response was “Same thing…” I took exception to the Americans who sported “the Maple Leaf-on- the- backpack-thing” who escaped unscathed.
Hopefully under Obama, acts of racism & xenophobia die-down, & we can all be proud North Americans.

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