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St. John's (the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada) is North America's oldest city and, as such, has a lot of interesting terms for "outsiders".

By far, the most common is "Bayman" - which is used to refer to anyone, male or female, who comes from Newfoundland and Labrador but isn't from St. John's. Likewise, Baymen refer to the people of St. John's as "Townies". Both terms are either a friendly joke or unimaginably offensive, depending on who you ask. Interestingly, both terms can be offensive in opposite ways as well. There are as many people from St. John's who are horrified at being called Townies as there are people who will shout it with pride while yelling at Baymen, and the same is true in reverse.

People from the nearby province of Nova Scotia are called "Bluenosers". Anyone from anywhere else in Canada is known as a "Mainlander".

Anyone from anywhere else in the world is called a "CFA" or "Come From Away".
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