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Re: more politics

• To: John Cowan <jcowan@r...>
• Subject: Re: more politics
• From: "Chiusano Joseph" <chiusano_joseph@b...>
• Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 17:43:56 -0400
• Cc: "Bullard Claude L (Len)" <clbullar@i...>, Benjamin Franz <snowhare@n...>, xml-dev@l...
• Organization: Booz Allen Hamilton
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<Quote>
If I ordered a "pop" here in NYC I would expect to get asked
for clarification.
</Quote>

Actually I predict a very different reaction ;)

Kind Regards,
Joe Chiusano [grew up in NYC suburbs]
Booz | Allen | Hamilton

John Cowan wrote:
> 
> Bullard, Claude L (Len) scripsit:
> 
> > In the North, these are 'pops'.  If you ask for a
> > 'pop' in the South, they look at you strangely but
> > if you keep insisting, they will pop you.  This usually
> > just results in a sore arm or nose.  In the North,
> > if they pop you, it results in a trip to the mortuary.
> 
> True.  But "pop" for "soda" is not understood everywhere.
> If I ordered a "pop" here in NYC I would expect to get asked
> for clarification.
> 
> > The case for tea is worse; Southerners
> > habitually sweeten tea.  To get it without sugar,
> > you have to ask for unsweetened tea.  In the North,
> > typically, the case is the reverse.
> 
> It's worse than that.  In the North, tea is hot by
> default; in the South, iced.
> 
> > Because of
> > problems of reference such as these, we fought
> > and have never forgotten, our Civil War, and
> > may do it again in the near future.</details>
> 
> Q:  What does the North think of the South?
> A:  Think of the what?
> 
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