[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Buttermilk and absurd questions

[Meredith Wilson]

.  It's probably 
> one of those stereotypical Kentucky things.  There are tons
> of 'em.  I live in Seattle now, and I don't have an accent and 
> people always are amazed that I come from Kentucky.  It's right 
> after the 'do you wear shoes' question. :)
>  
> Meredith

As a Norwegian in Kentucky, the first question was 'do you have VCRs 
in Norway?' (There are more VCRs compared to the population in Norway 
than in USA), followed by 'do you have cars'.  No questions about 
polar-bears, oddly enough, and nobody even knew what whaling was (I 
wrote my English III research-paper on whaling).

Have you seen the "I AM CANADIAN" Molsen beer commercial? This deals with
stereotypical ideas about Canadians in a hysterically humorous way. My
Canadian friend had to explain to me that people think they should "know"
anyone that the non-Canadians happen to know. Also, that they go there in
the summer expecting to ski.
Doreen  
 
I'll have to keep an eye open.  We have a resident Canadian here in our
office, who is proud to be so, but we give him all kinds of grief for it.  
 
Mer