The Term "Yank"

[neoflex]

Originally Posted by Bill86

More specifically a person from the north, at least when you're in the south. Born in Michigan and moved to TN I get called a yankee from time to time. Doesn't bother me. I don't think it's derogatory. Surely no one is offended by it. There are worse things to call a person.

Yep, moving to Charlotte from Long Island I hear Yankee from time to time or Damn Yankee because I have no intentions of leaving. Doesn't bother me but when someone I am familiar with says it to me I will sometimes break balls and respond with Stupid Hillbilly or F'in Redneck which does usually offend. Needless to say the Yankee comments usually stop after throwing those terms at them a couple of times.

[Bill86]

Originally Posted by neoflex

Yep, moving to Charlotte from Long Island I hear Yankee from time to time or Damn Yankee because I have no intentions of leaving. Doesn't bother me but when someone I am familiar with says it to me I will sometimes break balls and respond with Stupid Hillbilly or F'in Redneck which does usually offend. Needless to say the Yankee comments usually stop after throwing those terms at them a couple of times.

Exactly. I moved here at first and had some old guy give me crap and tell me you either are visiting and you're a yankee or moved here, bought a house and you are a damn yankee. I told him we're f*cking renting so what does that make us? He just laughed, never had thought of that response. But yeah they'll get offended before you do every time.

[The Poet]

Originally Posted by neoflex

Yep, moving to Charlotte from Long Island I hear Yankee from time to time or Damn Yankee because I have no intentions of leaving.

There it is. To a Southerer, a Yankee is a Northerner who comes south to visit. A damn Yankee is one who comes south to live.

Hey, we're still p!$$ed off about those carpetbaggers during the so-called "Reconstruction".

But that's speaking domestically of course. As for international usage, I don't believe any reasonable American would be offended being called a Yank. Yet admittedly, there are hoards of unreasonable Americans, so this is just an opinion.

[CasaDooley]

Spent a lot of time overseas and have been called a Yank many times, never bothered me. I always felt it was kind of endearing.