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** Confuse the different Scandinavian countries. I dare you! To clear up: The Scandinavian countries have much in common, and are generally on very good terms with each other, but do not take kindly to foreigners thinking a Dane is a Norwegian (or vice versa) or Norway being a part of Sweden.
** Also, Sweden is '''not''' to be confused with Switzerland.
* The word "American" was generally used to refer to New Englanders [[Older Than They Think|since at least the 1640s]], and today throughout most of the world, including [[Canada]], it refers specifically to citizens of the [[The United States
** Actually, this is more relevant depending on the person you're talking to. If you are talking to left-wing defender, professors, and university students (usually the ones related to history, sociology, etc), and some newspapers (then again, it shows a lot the opinion of the corporation—if it's more right-wing or directed to a more homogeneous public, probably "Americano" will be the option), this is more common.
* Many holders of PhD degrees, as well as MD, DDS, and similar medical degrees are emphatically insistent on being referred to as ''Dr.'' Your Name Here, '''not''' Mr./Ms./Mrs. thankyouverymuch. When working in the retail or service industry, this is typically a sign that the person is going to be very difficult to deal with.
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