When I was about eight, my family went on a trip to Canada. Since I was "American," I decided it would be cool to call peoplefrom Canada "Canadians." I was so convinced that I made up the word "Canadian" that I was really disappointed that they didn't mention my "great new invention" on the news that night.
So what did Canadians call themsleves before, really?
A childhood belief about nationalities
others believed things like this
- Living near Canada's border without cable, I didn't know I was American. — Romania
- I thought Canadians came from Canadia.Anon
- I used to believe that The Mall Of America was in Canada. — Adam
- I used to believe that Canada was a territory of the U.S. and was one big forest.Anon
- i used to think that the word 'clothes' was the plural for 'clo.' so i'd call a sock or a shirt a clo. — jessimocha
- When I was a child I always thought Canada was apart of the US... not its own country!! — clueless youngster