I'd heard of Americans abroad in Europe with Canadian flags on their backpacks as some sort of protective coloration.
Then I heard that as far as Europe is concerned, Canada and the US might as well be the same country.
Heh. Those unprovincial elites like me and thee can only roll our eyes.
And the Euros do regard the US as punching above its weight. I think they still believe it "should stay in Australia's league - friendly, remote, but pretty unimportant regional power".