> > > The prize, though, must go to the person in Washington DC who immediately said, "You're from New Zealand, aren't you?" and when I said yes, stunned by his perception, he answered, "Yes, that's just off the southeast corner of Canada, isn't it?" Aargghh.
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> > > Brunnen-"slightly foreign everywhere I go"G
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> > stupid dc people. stupid STUPID dc people. you shoudl send that to sam for things people said.
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> Good idea.

Uh? Er well Brunnen-G, you might want to consider the precise way in which that DC person phrased the "NZ-as-part-of-Canada" comment (in a very Canadian fashion!) I mean, if the similarities between NZ and Canadian accents are as strong as you've indicated to me -- the rising inflection at the end of sentences, and the "eh?" part -- plus add to the fact that there ARE a bunch of little islands just off the SE corner of Canada, including Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia -- why then I'm not entirely certain "NZ-as-part-of-Canada" wasn't actually an astute, deadpan joke!

I guess the clincher would be whether he actually *believed* the comment or had heard it from someone else, eh.

Still, I'm fairly amazed I'd have so much in common with folks half-way 'round the world. Now I absolutely positively *must* go to NZ one of these days!

Wolfspirit