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zexen_lowe on 12 June 2010

The yankees really have a good backline, Bocanegra and Onyewu are two great defenders, and of course Howard is a world class keeper. After that, Donovan has the talent, and Altidore is a difficult guy to mark, they could have a good WC...well, they should qualify in 2nd, after that they may even challenge Germany




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Lord Flashheart on 12 June 2010

Can I just say I'm only using the word Yankee because someone is butthurt over it. I don't know if its an insult or not and I am not looking to start a trend here.



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zexen_lowe on 12 June 2010

I don't know, I always use the word yankee because I terminantely refuse to use the word American to refer to the US, as it should refer to people natural to the American continent. Since there's a lack of a better word, yankee fits




Kasz216 on 12 June 2010
Lord Flashheart said:

Can I just say I'm only using the word Yankee because someone is butthurt over it. I don't know if its an insult or not and I am not looking to start a trend here.


It means Northerner.  The term Yankee was used by the South to differentiate themselves from the North during the Civil War... and often still used to this day to highlight the cultural differences between the North and the South.


It's the equivlent of calling someone from England or Northern Ireland "Scottish".

Well except a lot of the South still dislikes the North quite a bit. 


Southerners may find it insulting because it'd be like calling some prissy or metrosexual or something.



pizzahut451 on 12 June 2010
MontanaHatchet said:

Fuck we lost.


i love how you said that after 5 mins from the beginning of the match. LOL

 



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zexen_lowe on 12 June 2010
Kasz216 said:
Lord Flashheart said:

Can I just say I'm only using the word Yankee because someone is butthurt over it. I don't know if its an insult or not and I am not looking to start a trend here.


It means Northerner.  The term Yankee was used by the South to differentiate themselves from the North during the Civil War... and often still used to this day to highlight the cultural differences between the North and the South.


It's the equivlent of calling someone from England or Northern Ireland "Scottish".

Well except a lot of the South still dislikes the North quite a bit. 


Southerners may find it insulting because it'd be like calling some prissy or metrosexual or something.

Ok, but for anyone born in America like me, saying American as a demonym for USA is also insulting towards the rest of the continent, what other word is there? Usaian?




Lord Flashheart on 12 June 2010
Kasz216 said:
Lord Flashheart said:

Can I just say I'm only using the word Yankee because someone is butthurt over it. I don't know if its an insult or not and I am not looking to start a trend here.


It means Northerner.  The term Yankee was used by the South to differentiate themselves from the North during the Civil War... and often still used to this day to highlight the cultural differences between the North and the South.


It's the equivlent of calling someone from England or Northern Ireland "Scottish".

Well except a lot of the South still dislikes the North quite a bit. 


Southerners may find it insulting because it'd be like calling some prissy or metrosexual or something.

Really. I always thought it meant a southerner.

Why is it considered an insult now?



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pizzahut451 on 12 June 2010

CHEER FOR SERBIA TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!



Lord Flashheart on 12 June 2010
zexen_lowe said:
Kasz216 said:
Lord Flashheart said:

Can I just say I'm only using the word Yankee because someone is butthurt over it. I don't know if its an insult or not and I am not looking to start a trend here.


It means Northerner.  The term Yankee was used by the South to differentiate themselves from the North during the Civil War... and often still used to this day to highlight the cultural differences between the North and the South.


It's the equivlent of calling someone from England or Northern Ireland "Scottish".

Well except a lot of the South still dislikes the North quite a bit. 


Southerners may find it insulting because it'd be like calling some prissy or metrosexual or something.

Ok, but for anyone born in America like me, saying American as a demonym for USA is also insulting towards the rest of the continent, what other word is there? Usaian?

I have to say I heard enough times Yanks saying "I'm an American" and such like when talking about immigrants form south america on fox news. If Americans say it you can't have ago at the rest of the world for following suit.
I will accpet that being on fox news means its wrong.



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zexen_lowe on 12 June 2010
Lord Flashheart said:
zexen_lowe said:
Kasz216 said:
Lord Flashheart said:

Can I just say I'm only using the word Yankee because someone is butthurt over it. I don't know if its an insult or not and I am not looking to start a trend here.


It means Northerner.  The term Yankee was used by the South to differentiate themselves from the North during the Civil War... and often still used to this day to highlight the cultural differences between the North and the South.


It's the equivlent of calling someone from England or Northern Ireland "Scottish".

Well except a lot of the South still dislikes the North quite a bit. 


Southerners may find it insulting because it'd be like calling some prissy or metrosexual or something.

Ok, but for anyone born in America like me, saying American as a demonym for USA is also insulting towards the rest of the continent, what other word is there? Usaian?

I have to say I heard enough times Yanks saying "I'm an American" and such like. If Americans say it you can't have ago at the rest of the world for following suit.

I'm not saying it's "wrong", all I'm saying is that I'm certainly not following suit...until I find a better word, yankee is an excellent replacement. Plus, let's be serious, no one except anyone from the US will think that Yankee means anything besides...well...born in the US