Originally Posted by John Carr

I remember talking to a Cathay pilot on a van once, he was Canadian.

I asked him if it was as hard as they say, as well as if they might have slight disdain for Americans. His reply was;

"Well, you have to understand that the British think they invented flying, as well as the 747. Also, we Canadians were glad when they started hiring Americans, because it got them to stop being such A-holes to us".