a while ago, when the internetz wasn't a thing, most people from the united states had a hard time locating Canada on a map, lol, no joke, do you think anyone knew what "quebec" was lol.....some knew there were "some french canadians" up in the north somewhere.... I will agree that available information on the internet helped a lot, but none the less they made quite a progress in regards to their knowledge about french canadians since those years, give them time, they'll end up getting it right lol