Do Canadians actually apologize a lot?

Sorry — can we talk about why Canadians apologize so much? ... Writer Emily Keeler thinks the Canadian Sorry says a whole lot more than the garden variety apology. ... My favourite example of a Canadian apology is when you're out for brunch, or at a restaurant, and you really need some ketchup. read more

If you step on my toe, I say "sorry". You've just stepped on my toe and I am sorry it happened! But really what the sorry means is "I'm not upset". read more

Writer Emily Keeler thinks the Canadian Sorry says a whole lot more than the garden variety apology. She muses (and rails) on why Canadians apologise so quickly and so often — and what it says about our blurry national identity. read more

A 2011 study found the average Briton said sorry eight times a day, but rather than a similarity with Canada, this is actually a point of distinction, triangulating Canada against its cultural poles of the United Kingdom and the United States. Roughly, the Americans do not say it, the British do not mean it, and the Canadians overdo it. read more