Canuck cliche? Are Canadians really as nice as Meryl Streep and the world insist?
TORONTO — When Michigan-born author Kerry Colburn started dating a Canadian, her girlfriends had an immediate great impression of him — without even meeting the guy.
“They would say, ‘Oh you’re so lucky, you’re dating a Canadian. Those guys are so nice!’” recalls Colburn, who went on to marry the Canuck.
The fact he was Canadian seemed to be the only thing her gal pals needed to know, she chuckles, adding that her Edmonton-born beau is indeed nice, as well as charming and funny.
The notion that Canadians are extra nice is an enduring stereotype the Seattle-based writer wholeheartedly buys into, and it would seem a lot of Americans do, too.