"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> On 7/7/2015 8:53 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 7/7/2015 3:37 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>> dsi1 wrote:
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>>>>> My understanding is that people on the mainland
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>> dsi1, please ttop talking about the "mainland" as if Hawaii is not part
>> of the USA. It is. Maybe you should venture out.
>>>
>
> I've always heard of the continental 48 states referred to as "mainland".
> The culture is much different that what we have. How would you
> differentiate? We talk about southern states, left coast, northern, etc.

Agree. Alaska has many differences as well. I had a friend from Hawaii and
she had to learn to adjust to the foods that we had here.