I have new students starting in my ESL class at the Saskatoon Open Door Society today. They're from Albania and Sudan. I already have students from Eritrea, China (including Hong Kong), Honduras, Japan and South Korea. One of the reasons why I love teaching ESL is meeting people from around the world and learning at least a little about their countries of origin. When I hear Canadians repeat stereotypes about various nationalities, I can say, "Well, my student, X, is from Y and isn't like that at all."