Its both. I've lived in both Canada and the US, and there's a marked difference between the approach these two great countries have taken when it comes to establishing national identities.
Canada has taken the approach that they are a mosaic. Separate and distinct societies form together into a great work of art.
The US on the other hand has taken the approach of the melting pot. societies blend to form a great soup.
Each approach has plusses an minuses.
I see Flyertalk as the best of both approaches. We can be Canadian, American, Dutch, Whatever. We fly different airlines, use different credit cards, have different sexual orientations, travel to different places. We have distinct societies. But in the end, when we get together, we're here for the same reason. The travel, the experiences, and of course the points.
