As someone who is currently participating in a U.S. university classroom
consisting of a large number of international students (who are valued
amongst other things for bringing a different perspective to the classroom),
those students from Canada are most definately considered international
students in every sense.
 
-jp
 
--- Arthur Berman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, Satow, Clay wrote:
>
> > I've never lived in Canada, but I'd guess the "typical" Canadian is more
> > like the "typical" American (especially the segments of the population
> that
> > attend Union) than any other nationality, and that the differences
> between
> > the "typical" Canadian and the "typical" American are no greater than,
> and
> > probably less than, the differences between, say, the "typical" New
> > Englander and the "typical" southerner or between the "typical" Silicon
> > Valley Californian and the "typical" Minnesotan.
> >
> You should do a little less "guessing".  I'm an expat US person who took
> out Canadian citizenship (proudly-which reflects my US heritage).  There
> is a big difference between Americans and Canadians, but most Canadians
> are too polite to point them out.
>
> One aspect of Canadian culture, for sure, is that we don't want to be
> assimilated into US culture and we don't appreciate Americans who say,
> often with good will, "You're so much like us."  That's an insult for
> most, but again, they'll be too polite to say so.
>
> Arthur Berman [log in to unmask]
> North Vancouver, BC
> GO BU!!!
>
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