Canadians and detroiters? (gated, taxes, license plate)

[Outforarip]

What are relations like?never been to detroit before.. Are canadians accepted there??

[animatedmartian]

Accepted? Seems more like refuge from Canada's high taxes. Every other license plate in Detroit is an Ontario plate.

[Outforarip]

Really? That's interesting. Are canadians well liked in detroit? I know detroit is predominately African American and Windsor is predominate white canadian.. Do these cultures clash?

[animatedmartian]

Canadians pretty much look and act like Americans so there's not really much of a difference. The only thing noticeable about some Canadians is their accent though it's mostly from Canadians that are from elsewhere outside of Southern Ontario.

[Outforarip]

Originally Posted by animatedmartian

Canadians pretty much look and act like Americans so there's not really much of a difference. The only thing noticeable about some Canadians is their accent though it's mostly from Canadians that are from elsewhere outside of Southern Ontario.

What's noticeable about the accent? I didn't think we had one. I thought would be noticeable is more our behavior (some Canadians are a little more reserved).

[animatedmartian]

I don't know what part of Canada the accent is from, but it's pretty strong in the northern and western areas of Ontario near the US border. It somewhat bleeds into the UP and Yoopers have a noticeable accent that is different from most in the lower peninsula of Michigan. I've also heard that the accent bleeds into Minnesota.

I think the accent sounds sort of like this;

Thousand; -thoowzand.

Compared to the typical Midwestern accent

Thousand; -thuhzand

The "ou" part in the Canadian/Upper Midwest accent sounds seem like it's nasally elongated. I don't know if that's the best description but it's different than the one commonly spoken around Detroit and as far as I can tell, native Windsorites and the nearby areas don't seem to have a strong Canadian accent.

As far as behavior, the Midwest and Michigan in general usually has a lot of reserved but friendly folks. So in that regard they're still pretty similar. Other than sometimes noticing the accent I described above, I only ever notice Canadian people when they tell me that they're Canadian.

[Magnatomicflux]

Originally Posted by Outforarip

Really? That's interesting. Are canadians well liked in detroit? I know detroit is predominately African American and Windsor is predominate white canadian.. Do these cultures clash?

No. Windsor and Detroit have a very special relationship. Windsorites are not afraid of that city, and will be the first ones to stand up and defend the city.

Originally Posted by animatedmartian

I don't know what part of Canada the accent is from, but it's pretty strong in the northern and western areas of Ontario near the US border. It somewhat bleeds into the UP and Yoopers have a noticeable accent that is different from most in the lower peninsula of Michigan. I've also heard that the accent bleeds into Minnesota.

I think the accent sounds sort of like this;

Thousand; -thoowzand.

Compared to the typical Midwestern accent

Thousand; -thuhzand

The "ou" part in the Canadian/Upper Midwest accent sounds seem like it's nasally elongated. I don't know if that's the best description but it's different than the one commonly spoken around Detroit and as far as I can tell, native Windsorites and the nearby areas don't seem to have a strong Canadian accent.

As far as behavior, the Midwest and Michigan in general usually has a lot of reserved but friendly folks. So in that regard they're still pretty similar. Other than sometimes noticing the accent I described above, I only ever notice Canadian people when they tell me that they're Canadian.

^^^ Yep. Spot on.