For our Japanese readers : Things you should not say to Westerners

[Mycernius]

People do this everywhere. An (East) Indian American friend of mine who was born in Chicago and moved to Idaho (not known for being racially diverse) would get stupid questions like, "Do you worship cows?" OR "What tribe are you from?"

Every time I have been to Canada I have been asked 'oh you drink tea don't you, not coffee'. They get a bit of a shock when I tell them that I drink neither. My cousin, whose Canadian, visited Europe. She got 'Canada? That the north part of the US isn't it?' She was not amused I do it to her on ocassion to wind her up. She just calls me a limey after that

[Brooker]

She got 'Canada? That the north part of the US isn't it?' She was not amused I do it to her on ocassion to wind her up.

Yeah, they're usually pretty touchy about that. But Canadians can be pretty easy to wind up.

She just calls me a limey after that

Clever come back on her part *insert sarcasm*.