You Can't Do That To Me; I'm A Canadian!

I was having a conversation with an American recently on the differences between Canadians and Americans. For the most part it was a well-considered conversation. I think the most important difference that I see between the two countries right now is the level of perceived entitlement. Don't get me wrong, Canadians have it. And it's getting to be more of a prevalent problem. But the title of this post could only be used as a joke, and somehow Americans carry that mentality all over the world with them.

When I said you'd never hear a Canadian say "You can't do that to me; I'm a Canadian," he actually started laughing. He said when you say that as a Canadian, "it just sounds different." Well, not to me. It's as ludicrous here as anywhere. Maybe my perspective comes from seeing the real trouble that attitude can get you into. Internally and externally!