Faux Canada!

American travelers hoping for more favorable treatment overseas are choosing to hide behind the Canadian flag — arousing ire north of the border.

Their behavior is part of a popular trend known as flag-jacking — which sees tourists abroad displaying the flag of another country on their bag or clothing, as a way to disguise where they’re really from. 3

While not a new phenomenon, it’s become popular once more as anti-American sentiment is said to be rising abroad — and Canucks aren’t happy about the resurgence of the practice.

“Every time America breaks something overseas…suddenly you can’t swing a baguette in Europe without hitting a backpack with a fresh Canadian flag sewn on the back,” fumed Canadian Tod Maffin, a former public radio host, in a video that rece

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