Years ago I dated a woman who grew up in Nova Scotia and she always used to refer to "Newfies" (meaning people from Newfoundland) and she'd do so in a somewhat dismissive way...a way that suggested that "Newfies" were seen as Canada's "rednecks" or something.
“Years ago I dated a woman who grew up in Nova Scotia and she always used to refer to “Newfies” (meaning people from Newfoundland) and she’d do so in a somewhat dismissive way...a way that suggested that “Newfies” were seen as Canada’s “rednecks” or something. “
Good lord,I laughed when I read this.
I grew up in a Boston three-decker.
My mother was from Nova Scotia-——the woman downstairs was from Newfoundland——my Mom spoke about our neighbor the way that your old girlfriend spoke about “Newfies”..
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There’s a movie about Newfies and their ways: The Shipping News.
I’m not Canadian but I get the impression that Newfies are considered more like ‘very strange’ as opposed to just redneck.