geographical slanders/euphemisms

[Wendalyn Nichols]

Those of us who grew up in the Northwest are familiar with the "California
driver"--a reckless speed demon who disregards traffic rules and never
comes to a complete stop at a controlled intersection.

At 08:25 PM 1/4/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Philadelphia lawyer
>
>DC parking permit (the emergency flashers on your car)---I have only heard
>this from one person (from Baltimore, worked in a seedy area of Washington
>DC) so I'm not sure it's in general use, or, for that matter, usually
>attributed to DC
>
>       - Jim Landau