I was away for a week, touring America's rust belt. I found the Alaska
discussion interesting when I got back. But I had to ask this about
Stephen Roth's comment:
 
>the far North.  It might sound "extreme" to cheechakos from the lower 48,
                                             ^^^^^^^^^^
 
Is this just personal onomatopoeia, or is this actually a word (perhaps
Alaska's version of "Gajin?")
 
Just wondering. It doesn't sound very nice, I guess.
 
 
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