What’s the American media have against Canadians?

Many people reading this haven’t had the pleasure of experiencing what I’m about to share. Our overseas visitors most likely have, and I sure have. Being Canadian, I’ve always considered myself an arm’s length away from the US. We’re virtually the same in all aspects of business, life, and entertainment.
But for some reason, the American media, specifically online media, has something against Canada. For the past few years as multimedia has grown and video has become standard practice, I’ve come across many big media sites that reject me like a stuck-up supermodel.
I have a few examples of these sites, which when trying to view a video tell me that I can’t see it because its only available in the US. Frustrating? Very. Especially when I have to sit there through a 30 second or 1 minute pre-roll ad only to be hit with an availability message. I’m good enough for you to charge advertisers for, but not show content to? We’re on the same continent damnit!

