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Looks like we are missing Asians, African, Australian and South American people to be really international. It´s all North American and European - with Foxy adding some Mid American perspective.
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Originally posted by TexanCowboy
Ugh....forgot something about the word yankee. Internationally, it is used to refer to Americans, while within the US, it is used to refer to those in the north. There, it is used to refer to those with WASP upbringings....
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To foreigners, a Yankee is an American.
To Americans, a Yankee is a Northerner.
To Northerners, a Yankee is an Easterner.
To Easterners, a Yankee is a New Englander.
To New Englanders, a Yankee is a Vermonter.
And in Vermont, a Yankee is somebody who eats pie for breakfast.
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Originally posted by Brockpaine
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Originally posted by TexanCowboy
Ugh....forgot something about the word yankee. Internationally, it is used to refer to Americans, while within the US, it is used to refer to those in the north. There, it is used to refer to those with WASP upbringings....
Not precisely. To quote E.B. White:
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To foreigners, a Yankee is an American.
To Americans, a Yankee is a Northerner.
To Northerners, a Yankee is an Easterner.
To Easterners, a Yankee is a New Englander.
To New Englanders, a Yankee is a Vermonter.
And in Vermont, a Yankee is somebody who eats pie for breakfast.
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