What makes someone look “American” when in Canada?

[Anonymous]

Go people watch at the National Mall. You’ll pick up on it quickly.

[Anonymous]

Shoes are a dead giveaway. Not just in Canada but everywhere, even here at home. When you look at the shoes and then the outfit it’s pretty easy to tell who is visiting and who is local.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Handing the server your credit card to pay after a meal. They are not allowed to touch your card (like many European countries). First time I did it the server explained this is the #1 American Tell.

If they can't touch your card then how to do they run the card?.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Handing the server your credit card to pay after a meal. They are not allowed to touch your card (like many European countries). First time I did it the server explained this is the #1 American Tell.

If they can't touch your card then how to do they run the card?.

DP. They bring a cc reader to your table and you insert your card yourself.

To add to this, I don’t see much visual difference but they say certain things differently… washroom for bathroom/restroom, they refer to the us as “the states” and they loves saying No worries!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Handing the server your credit card to pay after a meal. They are not allowed to touch your card (like many European countries). First time I did it the server explained this is the #1 American Tell.

Well how do you pay?

Tap

[Anonymous]

I dated a Canadian and work with some.

They tend to be less loud and more reserved. They are not as status conscious (except the really wealthy Asian ones who wear labels all the time). They have different accents and words - "roundabout" and say "Eh" more.