Plus alot of people associate the impression if we are so close to the US that we are as rude and anti-foreigner as they are.. . There we almost 20 states that we try to pass laws that would have made english the offical language of the state.. . Here in Canada we embrace our mulit-cultural mosaic, we don't judge you by you background or religous faith.. . And as the one person said the governments promotion of the country is not strong, I to was in the Hospitality business, a chef with hotels, restaurants and resorts and travelled to all provinces and worked in 8, plus a stint in Jamaica.. . Most Canadians are respected in other countrys for our good statis on the world stage, but still there is a bit of a misconseption we are more like American than we are.