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> I've spent extended time in the USA, 4 to 6 months at a time in earlier
> years and most people there are very nice. I also noticed that if I
> adopted any slight accent common to the area I'm in, I got treated a
> lot better and was less likely to be ripped off when buying something
> so maybe I should have had an American flag on my back pack..   B)

This has not happened in a long time but, when I moved to the area I live
in now (about 28 years ago), for several years people would sometimes ask
me if I was from Canada.

I don't know why.  I was born in Kentucky, and so were my parents and
theirs, and the city I live in now is in Kentucky.

I would also be asked sometimes if I was from Alabama.  I think that is
because I prefer college football over basketball, which is the big sport
in this state.  Otherwise, I have no idea what Canada and Alabama would
have in common that would cause people to guess one or the other.  :D

Mike

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