Nationalism

When talking about Canadians and how they don't want to be associated or thought of as Americans it reminded me of how Spanish speaking people get lumped together as well.  Often it is only because of their language and perhaps sometimes their profession and or skin color.  In a scene from the movie Clueless Cher tells her maid that she doesn't speak "Mexican" and the maid is immediately offended because she is from El Salvador.  These are very similar situations and show how just by referencing another country someone can be immediately offended.  

Here is a clip from the movie, the actual quote is about 8:30 into the clip (in case you want to skip ahead).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA5dudU47xQ