On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 04:42:20 GMT, "Pete"
wrote:
Why do they insist on putting their flags onto their backpacks and
whatnot?

Are you implying that only Americans can be patriotic?

Americans *rarely* display a flag on their backpack or whatnot. It is much
more common for Canadians to do so, and even some Kiwis and Aussies.


Like you wouldn't be able to tell from their accents!

I assure you that almost no European will be able to distinguish between
the accents of Canadians & Americans. Lots of Canadians sound just
like Midwestern Americans except for the occasional difference in "out"
("oot") as in "about."

True. But they should be able to distinguish between American and
Kiwi/Aussie.