In a message dated 5/17/01 11:22:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< This is very Canadian of Joni. We tend to lump all
Americans (even southerners) together under the
generic term "Yankees." Kind of like Americans
calling us Canucks. I rarely hear a Canadian use that
term unless they're talking about that hockey team out
west somewhere. >>
Unless it's about the hockey team in Vancouver, I doubt you'd EVER hear an
American use that word, but I suspect that's mostly because we've never even
learned anything about Canada and most Americans are barely aware Canada even
exists as a separate nation.
Paul I
