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Old 09-02-2006, 11:44 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jahred
people actually get offended over something as insignificant and innocent as that? losers.

Yeah, this is pretty well known outside of North America. When you hear a "north american" accent, you always ask "are you from Canada?" first. Americans never care if asked that, but Canadians often get quite pissed off when asked if they are American, or "which state are you from"? etc.
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