Ooooooohhhhhhh...that stings. But I
guess you're English, so maybe you don't understand the way the lingo's kinda
changed. After the civil war, when Yankee came to denote someone who had fought
for the Union, we Southerners and Westerners began to take offense at the term.
So let me give you a rundown of the new (well, new as of like 150 years ago)
regional derogatory terms:
Yankee/ Yank/ Blue Belly/ Northerner
- Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Oregon, California, West Virginia,
Delaware
Rebel/ Reb/ Southerner - Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas
Cowpoke/ Westerner - Washington,
Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New
Mexico, Nevada, Kansas, Nebraska, Idaho, Oklahoma, Texas
Penguin/ Polar Bear/ Eskimo/ Igloo/
Alaskan - Alaska
Grass/ Bluebird/ Hawaiian -
Hawaii
Cowpoke Reb/ Damn Texan/ Texian/
Texan - Texas
Maybe you'll watch who you call a
yank now, eh? I'm warnin' you man, we Texans are a proud bunch, and I think I'm
gonna be in England late in June (Chichester to be precise)...so you watch
yourself...ha! Anyway, no, I'm just tryin' to get the point across that
Southerners and Westerners do NOT appreciate being called yankees/ yanks/ blue
bellies, whatever. You call those Northeasterners, Californians, and Oregonians
whatever the hell that you want, but leave us out of your
generalizations...
Anyway, hope I've been helpful to
anyone who feels like insulting any Americans on their regionality (ha!). I
should have called this "The Raven's Guide To American Regionalism" or something
like that. If anyone sees any terms that I've missed, be sure to clue me
in...
As is always the case, have
fun, and rock on!
Jackson Wade Crawford - The Raven of Texas/ Corvvs
Texanis
Our Gracious Lord and Master To
Whom All Praise and Money Are Rightly and Verily Due of the International
Enchanting Swordsmen Rifts Campaign
International Director, Corvist Association for the Preservation and
Perpetuation of Free Will
whether they're from florida or bloody alaska,
they are still yanks(without the ee's)
Mr Mungo, woke up to higher this
morning