Not just southern Canada*, it's quite common all over. It's not (usually) any sort of hatred, but there's a common belief that Canadians are most often defined by how we're different from Americans. When asked why Canada is so great, they'll say things that highlight the differences, like health care, less guns, gay marriage, etc. :)
Politicians who are too friendly towards the USA are generally less popular, and have to tone it down to get elected. Those who are very antagonistic towards the USA have similar but much smaller problems, along the lines of "why are you making the USA hate us! Don't you know how much cross-border trade you're putting at risk?!"
The USA is Canada's biggest trading partner, and Canada is the USA's biggest oil supplier, but the two countries certainly like to have little spats.
* interestingly, 90% of Canada's population is less than 60 miles from the USA border!
I remember seeing previews of the movie "Z" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065234/) when it came out and, since it is a Greek film, it was pronounced 'zed' which I think was my first exposure to a different pronunciation.
In Atlanta we have a lot of immigrants from other countries and from the Northern US, so in the metro area one hears Southern terms like "y'all" and "fixing to" (for "going to") much less frequently. One term that's completely disappeared, which I don't miss, is using the word "mash" for "press" in the context of, say, an elevator button.
I have enough trouble remembering to spell centre and cheque correctly when I'm in Canada. I think I'd lie about how something was spelled rather than try to say zed.
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Date: 2007-05-31 04:38 pm (UTC)Politicians who are too friendly towards the USA are generally less popular, and have to tone it down to get elected. Those who are very antagonistic towards the USA have similar but much smaller problems, along the lines of "why are you making the USA hate us! Don't you know how much cross-border trade you're putting at risk?!"
The USA is Canada's biggest trading partner, and Canada is the USA's biggest oil supplier, but the two countries certainly like to have little spats.
* interestingly, 90% of Canada's population is less than 60 miles from the USA border!
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Date: 2007-06-02 01:11 am (UTC)I have enough trouble remembering to spell centre and cheque correctly when I'm in Canada. I think I'd lie about how something was spelled rather than try to say zed.