I suppose most groups don't deserve the stereotypes they're saddled with. Americans are described as "arrogant" - but that's seldom the case.

Little Hawk describes the weather in Alaska as cold, and that's true for Fairbanks and places north. Anchorage is warmer in winter than what I remember from my childhood in Milwaukee - and Southeast Alaska is downright balmy in winter. I suppose Little Hawk is right in saying that many Americans won't shit in Alaska. Maybe it's constipation from eating cruise ship food...

-Joe-