What do you think of Canadians?

I am a Canadian as well. I have been where you were with the judging. I like to think that I am a very intelligent person as well. I stay at home with my kids too and it is not an easy job by far. I would like to think that I would never judge anyone by their nationality because it is not a fair thing to do. Just because someone has met a couple of lazy Canadians does not mean that all Canadians are lazy. It is a stupid stereotype.

Well, I am a Canadian myself and am quite a bit older than you. I have never encountered anyone who said anything negative about Canadians. In Europe especially, Canadians are held in very high esteem . Perhaps you have also heard of American backpackers who have sewn a Canadian flag onto their backpack because of anit-Americanism in certain countries. I also used to go to the US on a regular basis and apart from complaining that "all the cold weather" comes from Canada people were very positive about Canadians. I don't know where you encountered insults and prejudice but it is sad. People should never be judged by their nationality. I wish for you to have many good experiences in the future.

I try not to lump people into any category and judge them as a whole.I think that I would not know a Canadian from anyone else. I think that people who are ignorant to judge on that topic will be ignorant enough to find another reason to judge as well. I was judged because I was poor, and because my parents were a little bit unconventional.

they say that canadians are one of the nicest people in the world but on the flip side, it would seem that we, as canadians are the most easiest of pushovers (as a nation) we let anyone and everyone enter our borders (much to the chagrin of our american neighbours!)

I kow nothing much at all about Canada or its people. I have met one lady from Canada online and occasionally we have had contacts but not enough to say I know Canadians. Nowadays with so many people born in one place and then moving to another country, myself included, it is difficult to know which are from that nation itself and which have become part of it later. I have two nationalities now and having paid more taxes and lived more of my life in the country I am now in I feel more a part of it than where I was born but I feel I do not represent either. I do not judge anyone and certainly would never think that a handful of people that I have met could possibly represent a whole country. We are all unique

wow that is very strange. i dont know where you have heard that. i've never heard such things about canadians. here in USA i worked for an elderly couple for 8 1/2 yrs. they were not only had been very hard workers but the woman was very intellegent and the man had been an actuary!! they have to be intelligent to be an actuary i've heard. its like mensa.

It is wrong for people to judge you because of your nationality. Not just wrong but stupid. A stay at home is a profession. And they work harder than most because their job is 24/7 where a job out of the home they get to go home. I have never been judged by my nationality or at least I have never really paid attention to it if I have been. I have a tendency to just play off something like that. The reason I do is the first thing that pops in my mind is the person is showing their intellence which is they have none. It sounds like the person or persons made it very obvious that you were being judged now that would have irritated me very highly.

i really do not have an opinion one way or the other i guess. i have never really given it much thought. i have been to canada three times over the years and i find it to be a very clean place with a real mix of people. we have enjoyed our trips there.

I visited Canada several years ago. I found the peole very nice and I loved the area. I would love to go back at some point. As far as nationality I don't know. I just go by the people and how they have related to me.

I have not in recent years experience people judging me for my nationality. I have been judged for my ethnicity many times (and it didnt make me feel good at all) but again not in recent years. In my travels, more times than not Americans and Canadians were well liked. It was the Germans and the French that was not liked. The reason given was that the Germans and French impose themselves on the peoples they visit whereas the Americans and Canadians respected the individual cultures. However, my information is dated to the 1980's and 1990's. I have not traveled since. As far as Canadians go, they are good hard working people that embody the pioneer spirit even today!

Canadians are polite and stand up people. Sure you can judge a person as an individual but more often people act and think as a group. You can deny that if you want but I no in fact that it is true.

I am Canadian and very proud to say so. I work two jobs sometimes up to 60 hours a week and my IQ is in the high 130's-low 140's i think that clearly prooves that not only am i intelligent i am also a very hard worker so if one Canadian such as myself is this way then i am sure that there are plenty more in this great country of ours. people who think any different just haven't taken time to really get to know any Canadian at all. i play xbox online and meet a lot of people on there from America who have never heard of Nova Scotia, my home province, for them to be able to open ly admit that they have never heard of Nova Scotia or to even know that it is part of Canada just goes to prove that although people may think Canadians are not as smart as people form other countries, at least we know our geography lol. you're going to find peopel from all over the world who work harder and are smarter than you are but it's pretty evenly spread throughout the globe. there are doctors that come from everywhere from China to Afghanistan to USA and of course Canada, same with scientists, astronauts, engineers, plumbers, electricians and pizza shop owners. no matter where you go you're going to find people who are more than capable of running businesses as well as people that can barely tie their own shoes.

no, im just your average american. i dont get judged for it, but if i did im sure i wouldnt care what people say