The Canadians I meet here in Florida during the winter months all seem to have big smiles on their faces.

Having just moved back to Texas after 10 years in Canada I hear the answer to this quite often.
The most common perceptions are that Canadians are all super nice and really freaking lucky to be living on their side of the border.

I lived in Burlington, VT for 3 years and crossed the border quite often - 1 1/2 hours to Montreal. Also worked and attended sales training in Toronto. Didn't see much of the area. Canadiens are very similar to Americans except they speak French in Quebec City and Montreal a little.

Usually if they are in the distance I can stand on a chair to see them.

They seem happy not to be a part of the US right now.

No different than anyone else?

Special forces were developed by them they can't be that bad. I do find some of them a bit odd though, that is good because I love odd.

This American views most Canadians as being not that much different from us.
Just more polite, and not suffering under a bunch of morons, led by an even bigger
orange moron. Every Canadian I've ever met has been a pretty decent person.
Except for one guy. He was a dick, but we were both only 15 at the time. So, he was
just a regular teenage boy.

Ever seen South Park?

I watched "Due South" does that answer your question? lol (Also I have it on DVD). Paul Gross and Leslie Nielsen - I'm sure I have a very believable idea of Canadians?

Also my family came here through Canada. I still have relatives there. They are still sarcastic bastards - but they are more polite.

I am pretty polite most days actually? Residual Canadian contact? IDK.

One of our Canadian comedy gems,

I can't speak for many Americans but I can speak for myself and several others I talk with:

Our consensus is Canadians are fortunate not to be living in an increasingly fascist Trump inspired plutocracy.

well my Mom just asked me about an hour ago if we should all move to Alaska and I'm all WHAT? Oh hell no. If I have to be that cold I'm going to Canada... so there ya go

I wish I was Canadian. Murica kinda sucks these days. Too bad we couldn't be great again...

My Great Grandparents were all from Quebec. I mostly view Canadians by watching Red-Green.

Ridiculously and insanely polite and tolerant. I mean Trump visited their prime minister and they didn't even arrest him!!

They're what the people in the states should be like.

I'm English but I was reminded of this clip
REAL Canadian Road Rage

More Favorably than you would care to realize. We are having a hard time realizing ourselves amid the big divide that is occuring and no one is addressing.

I can't from where I am. They are beyond the horizon. Only once in 18 years have I seen one passing through our town. As I remember it, she was rather easy on the eyes.

I'd live there in a heartbeat.

I think for the most part they are seen as the same as people in the US, up until they talk about US politics then I think Americans get salty.

With there eyes of course

I’m very fond of Canadians. I spend lots of time in BC ?