I think it's because the Canadians want to distinguish between Native Americans and Native Canadians. To me, it's poppycock, since the Natives were here before both America and Canada (the nations, not the geographic areas).
I actually enjoyed this post. I was going to basically post the same thing. My friends in Thailand refer to me as their "Jap friend," so I don't think it's derogatory, just shorter. It's like calling someone from the Kingdom of Thailand, Thai, rather than Thailandese. As for Nip, that's mainly derogatory because it isn't even the right word. I believe Japanese would be Nihonjin, not Nipponjin, even though Japan is Nippon.
Thank you NK as I meant no disrespect.......... And those Zero Pilots were most formidable. Lightly armored, though, they were doomed to destruction.
I live in Oklahoma. Nobody here uses the term "Native American". Everybody, including aboriginal North Americans use the term "Indian". Nobody gets offended. The hospital in Claremore is known as the "Indian Hospital". The only ones who are against the term are PC whites.
I have to remind myself we have some young pup's in the group now. I mentioned Pat Boone's name at a wedding reception two weeks ago, and got some strange looks from the under 40's crowd - green18, has it been that long ago?
I'd like to point out... Oklahoma is the first time I heard the word "Mutt" used to describe my mixed-ethnicity Japanese-French-Chinese friend.
They are super expensive, but they arent super cheap either. I have tried to win a few on eBay and it the price shoots up fast in the end.
I have a pretty nice $1 note I bought at auction for $15 seemed like a good deal. I like it, had never seen one before.
I'm def no currency expert but looks nice to me, no folds, creases or stains. But then again if it was awesome I won't have gotten it for $15.
