I’m sure you’ve heard how some Americans claim to be Canadians when they’re travelling abroad because Canadians usually have a more favourable reputation than Americans (in some countries anyway) - well now it’s the Canadians doing the impersonating…
The CBC had a story last Friday detailing how an increasing number of Canadians are posing as Americans online to get services and content that aren’t currently available here. Canadians who want an Amazon Kindle, for example, have one shipped to a border town in the U.S. and then drive across the border to pick it up. When it comes to new products Canada is always behind because it is such a small market and, not surprisingly, Canadians don’t like that.
Read more on the story from CBC.
