Canadians

[Rick Castello]

>> Hi -
>>
>> I was speaking with a friend last night who last summer worked in
>> Kansas City as a waitress.  She said that fellow workers used to use a
>> name for inner-city families that were known to not leave a tip:
>> Canadians.  "Hey, we have a table of Canadians...they're all yours."
>>
>> Anyone know the reference or heard this said?  Is it made to actual
>> Canadians because they're cheap (I'm not making that claim, just using
>> it as a possibility) or is the term derived from something else?
>>
>> --
>> Mircea Sauciuc
>> University of Kansas
>> Department of Linguistics

     Perhaps it's aboot the difference in valuation between Canadian dollars
     and US dollars?  "Oh sure, they tipped... in CANADIAN."

     Just a thought...

     -Rick

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