Stupid one-off question from a CFA reporter who's been here 16 years: people in Nova Scotia generally don't say "b'ye," correct? unless they're actually from Newfoundland or are saying it ironically?
This is the reason I ask: https://www.thetelegram.com/opinion/national-perspectives/simmons-how-does-this-happen-in-small-town-nova-scotia-439834/ is this as insulting as it seems to me?