Vietnamese people think of maple trees and cold weather when a person says Canada, according to Blacklock’s Reporter. .“While this study enabled us to draw an overall portrait of the attitudes of Vietnamese consumers towards Canadian food and seafood products, further qualitative studies could be conducted in order to unravel deeper insights into the subject,” said Leger in a statement. .This study asked people around the world when they think of Canada, what comes to mind. The most popular response in Vietnam was maple trees at 13%. .The second most popular answer was beautiful landscapes (8%). This was followed by cold weather and a good place to study (7%). .Other Canadian associations were clean air, friendly people, lobster, and high incomes. There were 13% of respondents who had no answer. .The Ministry of Agriculture paid Leger $83,396 to question 2,301 Vietnamese people for research on farm exports. Vietnamese people associated Canada with beef and bacon. .This survey comes after research from Global Affairs Canada in 2021 said Canada is known to have many different perceptions around the world. .READ MORE: Italians think of maple syrup when asked about Canada.The research said Italians associate Canada with mountains and maple syrup, while French people think of sled dogs and Niagara Falls..“Canada’s image has its strengths and weaknesses, beyond the traditional and cliched perceptions of Canada, namely large open spaces and beautiful landscapes,” said the research.
