I understand that it is a part of your vocabulary, I'm just saying that America is a diverse country and has many parts. True yanks only come from one region while lots of other people with fewer suitable nicknames come from other regions of the country. This is the internet, I am allowed to state my opinion as long as I don't hurt anyone, right? Is anyone offended by me doing this? Please tell me if so.

This is like constructive criticism - It works but it also takes a lot of fighting and arguing.

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@Indy

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Yankees.

Don't forget that during the Civil War, all Federals were Yankees. All Confederates were Rebels. The Ohio contingent that fought in the war were NOT Buckeyes but Yankees. The State flag for which I think the "Buckeye" became the nickname, was not adopted until 1902.

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Allthough this statement is true, it is incomplete, The proper terms are Billy Yankee and Johnny Rebel, or so I was told by my history Teacher.

Locutus, they were called a lot of things, but there is no proper one. Some called them North and South, Some Union and Confederate, some called the Federals and Rebels. Johnny and Billy are just names they gave to give the enemy substance.

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What's so bad about being called a yank anyway? Hick I can see as being insulting but the term "yankees" has been in use since the revolution and refered then to all americans. In the civil war, the south didn't consider themselves american anymore, so they had to be sumpn else.

Wolfie, what was the point in whining about being Italian? The American population all comes from somewhere else if you trace it back. There are thousands of Americans with Italian ancestors. As far as I see things, your nationality depends on where you grew up, your upbringing at home may have been heavily influenced by your parents but that doesn't suddenly make you Italian. I'm half S.African, who cares? i consider myself a Brit even if I do use bits and pieces of Afrikaans and Zulu words now and then. Don't get all riled up when some people who don't really understand the depth of meaning behind Yank call all Americans "yanks". It's hardly the most derogatory nick-name is it?

@Loc

Yes that is true..... As regards the combatant soldiers. It was "Billy Yankee" and "Johnny Rebel" under the assumption that the most popular first name name for Federal Troops was "William" and for Confederate troops was "Johnathan or just John." But if you weren't in the respective militaries, you weren't really a "Billy" or a "Johnny."

But a Northerner (non-combatant) was just a Yankee and a Southerner was a Rebel. And all Northern soldiers were called Yankees. Billies or Billy Yankees, etc., would have been used more by the home population as would Johnny or Johnny Reb have been.

Edited by - Indy11 on 2/21/2004 1:17:07 PM

@Wolfy, it also stems from "Yankee Doodle Dandy," the song from long ago. I can't remember if it was a patriotic song or a southern mockery song of the north. Personally, I don't particularly care about being called a "yank." Because i am quite secure in the knowledge as shown by the map of the world that I use where all the countries in the world marked according to their significance. So there are only two entries: "The U.S." and "Not the U.S."


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Edited by - Sir Spectre on 2/21/2004 2:50:15 PM

**** you prissy yanks, you americans are all yanks because thats what we call you. if you want us to call you what you say we should call you then your gonna have to bloody earn it. you dont just change the meaning of our words like that. YOU might call specific americans yanks, its up to you, we'll call you ALL yanks. Likewise, you choose to ignore the true use of the word "football".

Regardless, EVERYONE IN THE FREAKING WORLD knows that "Yanks" are all americans and in the last week was the only time ive ever heard that not all americans are Yanks.


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i dont disreagard the use of the word "football"
either way i hte both of the sports it refers to


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Actually old son, there are three meanings of "football". In America it refers to "Grid Iron" or "Rugby", in the UK it refers to "Soccer", and in Aus. it refers to "Australian Rules Football". As a side note, the so-called "Aussie Rules" season is about to start. I'll be inundated with stupid "Did ya watch the footy last night moit?" sort of questions, as well as constant media reports about how some footballer broke his toe in "last night's game" but will be able to play in the final. I'm not looking forward to it. Damn, life's hard .

@sS, that's funny, cos i have an atlas of the world that shows countries as being "British" or "Johnny Foreigner"

@SS: oh, so americans know about other countries then? :p

Well,

I'm looking for but cannot find a map of Manhattan and then rest of the world.

There was an old James Cagne movie about Yankee doodle dandy that was very patriotic if I remember right, so it would'nt be all that bad

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