Haha yes it can be difficult to differentiate between an American accent and a Canadian one
But thanks to a Canadian person off here who visited me (everywhere we went people thought he was American ) and with skyping a good online friend from Canada, I now can pick a Canadian with no probs whatsoever
Canadians are known for being polite, friendly and down to earth Ali
Obviously an entire nation cannot be judged as there are bad seeds everywhere but from my personal experience, as well as those who participate on here, they're a pretty good bunch
RE: Do you need self confidence if you are retired and spending most of your time traveling about ?
If this is what happens when people retire I'll keep working