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    #51
    Or possibly when a Brit describes a US southerner as a Yank?

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      #52
      Originally posted by Del Usory View Post
      I thought the "Arabs" were Neath?
      I am not sure. Llanelli are the Turks for not forgotten reasons that have been explained to me albeit unconvincingly.

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        #53
        Ah, so this is a bit like when an inquisitive USian asks "So where in England is Wales?"

        Perhaps. But I think it's more to do with stereotyping someone by their accent. After gender appearance and sound are the most obvious and immediate way of classifying somebody. If this guy sounds like that guy to you then they get put in the same box, even if they're from different places. And if they sound "funny" to the majority someone will try and imitate them to get a laugh.

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