Basic Trope: Canadians are portrayed as very polite and non-confrontational, especially in contrast to people of other nationalities.
- Straight: Clay is Canadian, and is portrayed as a Nice Guy who Apologizes a Lot. Alice and Bob, who are American, are portrayed as less nice overall.
- Exaggerated:
- Clay is portrayed as the paragon of goodness, while Alice and Bob are portrayed as Ugly American Stereotypes.
- All of Canada in the setting is portrayed as the nicest place on Earth.
- Downplayed: Clay is Canadian. He happens to be pretty nice, apologizes relatively often, and avoids confrontation when he can, though he occasionally loses his cool.
- Justified: Clay knows that his country is prone to cold weather and figures it makes sense to help people who may be less fortunate when they're out in the cold.
- Inverted: Cole, Clay's friend, is a Crass Canuck, and is prone to starting fights anywhere, either in the ice rink, on the highway, or in a boxing ring.
- Subverted: Clay turns out to be a Bitch in Sheep's Clothing.
- Double Subverted: Then he shows himself to be a Jerk with a Heart of Gold.
- Parodied: Clay is the epitome of Nice Guy, and he often offers poutine, waffles and maple syrup, and rides in his unfortunately rather unkempt bazou to the much more crass, selfish, and ungrateful Alice and Bob.
- Zig-Zagged: Clay is a case of Beware the Nice Ones.
- Averted:
- Clay is Canadian, but isn't portrayed as particularly polite.
- There are no Canadian characters.
- Enforced: National Stereotypes
- Lampshaded: "Yes, I'm a Nice Guy and I'm from Montreal. Don't be surprised. We have 'Friendly Quebec' on our licence plates for a good reason."
- Invoked: Clay decides to be a Nice Guy for whatever reason. Maybe he feels he should do it for the sake of it. Maybe he just wants to uphold his home country's reputation.
- Exploited: ???
- Defied: Clay decides being Canadian is no reason he can't be a Jerkass.
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: "How come Canadians are always portrayed as so polite in these shows?"
- Played for Horror: Clay is a Faux Affably Evil mass murderer.
- Implied: Alice and Bob go to Canada, or Clay comes to the US, offscreen. Later, he's described as being a very nice man.
Let's go back to Courteous Canadian, eh?
