Yankee is not a derrogatory name. It might be to some "redneck" from Alabama, or some "limey" from England. J/K
It is only a bad thing to say in the south, because some of the people in the south still think we are involved in "The war between the states" ( there was nothing civil about it).

 

I was a yankee, then I was a damn yankee,,now Im just a yankee again.

Basicly, Im from Connecticut,,,,lived in North Carolina,,,,and then moved back up north.

Southeasterns (the ones still fightin the war) call you a damn yankee if you end up living in the south (confederate territory).

Once someone I dont know refers to me as a yankee,,,,,They become obsolete to me,,,,just useless ignorance. They make it easy for me to size them up.

If they persist,,,then I try the foot in the --- trick.

 

So bing, if i came on here and said somthing about being down in the US and your yanky food at macdonalds tasted pretty much the same as up here..would you take that as an insult or mere converstation?

 

i thot the word yank was from the civil war also... could be wrong... but you can say yank to us mainers... we dont give a **** what you call us.. but i wouldnt **** off people up there... they grow alot of potatos and i am sure they got a few potato cannons kickin around.. lol

 

[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]In the early sixty's I moved to NEW YORK from W.V. and was called a rebel....Transferred to Mobile ALABAMA and was called a damn yankee...Neither one bothered me one bit!!!Down deep I know I am an American and a proud Mountaineer!!!!!

 

Just like any other word, it depends on how you say it and who you say it to. Some people will call you a yank or yankee as a cut, and not even know what it means. They were just brought up to think a yankee is a bad thing.

I grew up in West Virginia and have been called yankee by people down south, and rebel by people up north. I just thank God I was able to spend most of my childhood in such a beautiful state within a free country.

The important thing to remember is to treat people the way you would want to be treated and when in doubt, choose a name that is flattering or neutral to the other person. Here is an example, never ask a woman when she is due unless you are absolutely sure she is pregnant. Trust me on this one.

 

yea i definately dont think it matters that you call people yanks...i guess it just depends who it is...like you said your proud of being canadian and we are all proud to be Americans so what ever floats your boat!!!!!!!

 

Oh yeah..i have nothing against any americans..well i cant say that..there are PEOPLE i dont like, but not because they're americans, its because they're a$$hole$! Same with Canadains, some people i dont get along with. I never meant it as a insult..just wanted to make sure it wasnt being taken as one...

 

No offense taken here but I cannot speak for everyone. I am a power lineman and a person with thin skin would either not last long or not be very happy where I work. We take our knocks, laugh at each other and ourselves and get the job done. All of this while still being respectful to one another.

I am not sure how it would be taken if I called someone a cannuck so I would only use this term with someone I know would not be offended if I used it at all. You just have to use your best judgement.

 

I would not worry about it too much there is going to be people that would be offended by saying hello to them.