While watching the Olympics, I got to thinking of the names people have because of their country of origin. I am from America and am an American. Monkeyman is Canadian because he is from Canada. Brunnen-G is a New Zealander. These names are pretty easy to come by and make sense. Others are different and more complex. The Netherlands give us the Dutch but not Hollish people. Sweden supplies Swedes, not Swedeners, which go in my coffee. Are the Burmese now Myanmese or Myanmarians?

A little closer to home, I am a Californian. A lot of the states are easy with Alaskan, and Nebraskan, and Kansan but is it Arkansasan or Arkansan? Minnesotan, Floridian, Virginian, Carolinians and Dakotans are easy with a vowel at the end. How about Oregonians, Idahoans, and Washingtonians? Are there Utahens, Utahnites, or are they just Utes? How about a Santa Fe native? Are you a New Mexican-American?

What are Sam and Leen? New Hampshirites? Hampshirians? If they moved west, would they be Vermonteers, or Vermonters? East would make them Mainites, Mainens, or Mainards? Maybe you are a Bostonian because Massachusettser is too long to say. And if that's bad, what about a Connecticutite? I believe it is a Michiganer and not a Michiganite and Wisconsers make cheese but do Wisconsonians?

I'm sure some of these are wrong, if not most of them. What about up North or overseas? Any weird names given because of what region you are from and what determines what you are called? Is it merely what sounds best or what is most convenient? Or do people even give a rip? And if they don't, is it because they'd be a Cretin?

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