Turboman said:

Fair point, although you do them a slight injustice, it was colonised by europeans from about 1600, I think.

I was referring more to the fact that Newfies have the reputation among other Canadians of being " different"!

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wattfield said:

True, when I was over there every Irish joke you've ever heard substitutes "Newfie" for "Irish".
How do you confuse a Newfie? Put him in a round room and tell him to stand in the corner.

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Turboman said:

Or show him a spade and a shovel, and ask him to take his pick!
Seven course meal for a Newfie, a sausage and a six pack of beer. Or maybe that should be a haggis, I think a lot of the settlers were actually Scottish!

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wattfield said:

I believe Newfies were mostly English. We went to Nova Scotia.

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