On Monday, October 8, 2018 at 11:47:57 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:

> Yes indeed. How dare I doubt the credibility of the explanation of a
> Canadian cultural event written by someone whose name indicates that
> they come from a different culture. I grew up here. I know am well aware
> of the culture that I grew up in.

You most likely have a handle on your own culture. It would be surprising if you didn't. OTOH, I have to question your logical reasoning/deduction. There's no reason why a person with a funny-sounding name couldn't have been born and raised in Canada. Likewise, a guy with the name of "Smith" doesn't automatically give you street cred in all things Canadian. You could be one of those funny-lookin' types that we all know and fear.

My wife has a funny-sounding name but she's a white gal born in Montana. OTOH, she was raised by a Korean so if you believed that you could make assumptions about her by the color of her skin or her name, you'd be wrong on both counts.