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Completely off topic, I like how they call him Canadian. If he had moved to the Netherlands instead, people would still call him German, no matter how long ago he moved over. I'm really envious of this part of North American culture.


As a Dutch immigrant to Canada and a Shopify employee, I can assure you that the Germany-Netherlands rivalry is alive and well at this side of the ocean :)

All kidding aside, I cannot upvote this enough. The difference in how immigrated is treated is vast between Canada and the Netherlands. Yes, people complain about it here too, but success stories like this and a history of immigration makes sure the general opinion on immigration is favourable.




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