I once had an English friend who was convinced that Texas was an
independent country.  When he met Americans in London, the majority
would identify themselves as Americans, but Texans always said they were
from Texas.

Robert Handy wrote:
>
> For crying out loud, folks.  Texans are different from New Englanders
> too. I am a native Oregonian.  I have been in Texas twenty-seven years
> and I am constantly reminded that I'm not really a Texan--both verbally
> and by what are still, strange and unusual customs.
>
> And just for the record, Canadians are Americans.  They are simply not
> U.S.ians.
>

--
James H Tichgelaar
Registrar, Arkansas State University Museum
http://museum.astate.edu

"All we ever wanted was everything.  All we ever got was cold."