Hah, I'm not even American and I thought exactly the same thing (HN is US-centric, after all)! Now I think about it, here in the UK I don't think I've ever act

Hah, I'm not even American and I thought exactly the same thing (HN is US-centric, after all)! Now I think about it, here in the UK I don't think I've ever actually seen "NY" in reference to the "New Year".