Posted by andy bolger on May 22, 1999 at 01:39:03 from ncproxy1-gui.server.dtn.ntl.com:
In Reply to: Re: American kids, British accents and Howdy (2) posted by Jon on May 21, 1999 at 17:40:24:
I agree with Jon. The significant feature is the expression 'saying howdy' not that anyone actually said 'howdy' instead of 'hello', or 'hiya' as they would say round here. The expression evokes, I think, images of travel weary journeyers ambling in to make their greetings still coverd with the dust of the prairies.