XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Thu, 8 Jan 2026 20:13:42 -0800, John Ames wrote:   
      
   > They do now - but they had a different character once upon a time.   
   > England used to be a bunch of Celts and a handful of Roman expats 'til   
   > the Germanic tribes rolled in; then it was a bunch of Saxons squabbling   
   > with their Scots and Welsh neighbors 'til the Normans steamrolled   
   > everyone - and the Normans themselves were Vikings "gone native" in   
   > France (like the Rus over in Kyiv.) And the "native" French were just a   
   > *different* blend of Gallic, Germanic, and Latin, way back when. Turkey   
   > useta be Phrygia, back in the mists of time...   
      
   Don't forget the Danes and Norwegians...   
      
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