I have to laugh - I was accused of being a Yankee.

[Aerows]

Now if this world isn't upside down, I don't quite know what to do with that.

[onehandle]

1. Georgia native living in Philadelphia.

They have no idea what I am.

[Aerows]

2. I have a *tad* of a drawl

So accusations of Yankification are kind of moot.

[onehandle]

3. Tiny bit here. Generally I have to alert them to the fact that its there.

Most people (even back home in Atlanta) think I am from the mid-west.

[Aerows]

10. Still, it was kind of offensive

not in the North vs. South sort of way but in the "You aren't authentic" sort of way.

Hello, I've lived down here my entire life, I think I qualify.

[OriginalGeek]

34. I'll be 52 in a few days

and I was born in Florida but we lived all over the south - GA, KY, MD, and Florida again a few times. But I distinctly remember when I was in 2nd grade we moved to Jacksonville after living in MD for a year or so and the very first thing the neighbor kid asked me was "Are you a yankee or a rebel?" And I remember not even knowing what either one was but I guess "I dunno" was an acceptable answer as we were friends for the year and half I lived there until I moved to Texas.

But EVERYwhere I've lived people asked me where I was from because nobody could tell what accent I had. They just knew it was different. I always though they were the ones who talked funny.


And the accent thing continues to this day. My favorite one was once when I worked for a company that was headquartered in Maine and I went up to tour the plant and one of the old-timers said "Ayuh, Ah could tell you wha the Flahdah bah on accounta you tawk funnah.." lol, yep - me. I talk funny....

[Aerows]

38. Now that is funny! n/t

[Mopar151]

55. American Loggers had to use subtitles!

Cable TV "reality" show, Set in Millinocket, Maine. The further back in the woods, the thicker the "hac-sent, dere" - interestingly, there were several distinct regional accents.

[BlueJazz]

4. Yankee, fly home!. No..wait..oh. Yankee, sail home! No...No.. Yankee, trot home.

That's not it..damn, I never get these things right...

[Aerows]

5. I called one of my friends, and we laughed our butts off!

Frankly, I needed to laugh and that inadvertently was so damn funny, we ended up practically crying we were laughing so damn hard.

[BlueJazz]

6. Was that suppose to be some sort of insult? Ah, people think I'm from England. (Ayi mate)

[Aerows]

7. North vs. South thing (I think?)

I was criticized for being too "Yankee".

When I start putting sugar in the cornbread, you may accuse me of that, but until that day, no, I'm not a Yankee.

[d_r]

8. sugar in the cornbread

but not in the tea.

[Aerows]

9. Well, I put sugar in neither of them (I love unsweetened Iced Tea)

but I will hand over my Southern credentials the day I put sugar in the cornbread.

[nolabear]

56. That's the real test, baby. So, BBQ sauce or vinegar sauce?

[Aerows]

57. I know I'm *supposed* to say BBQ sauce

but I do really prefer the apple cider vinegar variety, and I know that's just not right, but those are the facts!

[nolabear]

58. Hey, Carolina BBQ with vinegar is my very favorite. With cole slaw!

If it's not ribs I say go with the vinegar!

[DamnYankeeInHouston]

45. A Yankee would call corn bread Johnny cake like my New England Mum did.

[Aerows]

50. I wonder what the etymology is of that particular piece of slang?

That's interesting.

[Art_from_Ark]

12. It's actually "Yankee,

gitcher ass offa mah lawn!"

[Aerows]

13. I have no idea, Art

I'm just Aerows. I don't know why someone yelled at me, called me a Yankee, and proceeded to be ugly.

I'm a bit bewildered.

[Art_from_Ark]

18. I don't know

My post was actually in reference to something I had heard when I was a kid, back when there was still a lot of residual resentment from the Civil War. I hope you didn't take offense to it. If you did, I'll delete it.

[Aerows]

20. No offense taken

I respect you, Art and if I did not make that clear in my post, allow me to please make it so, now.

[Art_from_Ark]

25. Thank you

[Tipperary]

11. Hold on now.

Them's fightin' words!

[Aerows]

14. See?

No.

This is a whole bunch of "NO"

[Tipperary]

15. Lol!

I hear ya.

[Tipperary]

17. I guess I must have misunderstood something.

Up in the middle of the night, and I thought the lounge was for fun.

I am not sure how I offended, but all apologies.

[Tipperary]

21. Wow, would you like to clue me in as to how I have offended you?

I have no idea what your time zone is, but what difference does that make? I had a bad day and only came on to see what was happening in the lounge. Maybe I stumbled into something I just do not understand.

I live in the south and I thought you had a funny op. I guess I missed something. Again, I do apologize if I somehow inadvertently offended you, but I truly have no idea how I did so. I like your posts and thought this one was supposed to be a funny thing.

At this point, you are being rude to me so I guess I will sign off and not trouble any of your posts again. Geez, are you angry at someone or what?

[Tipperary]

23. Ok, one last attempt at asking you what the hell I did to piss you off.

Maybe this is one of those weird hidden motive ops or something.

Whatever. Obviously you have decided to dislike me and do not even want to let me know why. That seems kind of cowardly. but ok.

I sure cannot determine your motive, but congratulations on hurting my feelings. Have a great night.

[Aerows]

37. My apologies

I am sorry I hurt your feelings. I misunderstood you.

[Tipperary]

43. Accepted. I understand how easy it is to misunderstand online.

I think texts are even worse lol - I cannot tell you how many times a supposed "nice" text has gone wrong in some way. Both to me and from me. I have completely given up texting my sister! Thank you again. This says a lot about you. I am still new here but learning there are so many really good people.

[yuiyoshida]

24. some might consider it a complement...

not me...I would rather be a Giants fan...

[zanana1]

26. When somebody calls me a Yankee...

I say "thank you".

[panader0]

27. I heard that the origin of the word "yankee"

Was from the label put on New Amsterdam Dutch--"Jan Kees" or John Cheese.
Anyone know for sure?

[geardaddy]

29. I've heard that too.

It would make complete sense.

[Mendocino]

28. My buddy's wife is from

Duluth Minnesota, real Fargo types. Went up to the wedding from Ohio, way northern Ohio. Her family looked at us like we came from the cajun swamps or Tennessee hills. Her uncle wondered out loud about her marrying into this "bunch of wild eyed southern boys".

[geardaddy]

30. Oh ja sure, dontcha know.

I'm in Minneapolis and not many people talk like that, but some do.

[Mendocino]

31. You betcha!

Her family is almost pure Norwegian, touch of Finnish and German. She speaks in a sing-song lilt though, rather than the more nasal Fargo type.

She and my buddy have a house in the Minneapolis area. They split time between that and a cabin up in Ely.

[geardaddy]

32. It's mostly outstate (outside of the Twin Cities) folks that have

the accent. And it changes depending on the ethnicity: Norwegian, German, etc. My family isn't Scandi-hoovian or German, so we don't really have the accent. Plus, my parents are from PA and IA respectively.

[OriginalGeek]

39. wait what?!

90% of my enjoyment when imagining northern folk talking is imagining they talk like Fargo. IF they don;t all sound like William H Macy and Frances McDormand what's the point of even going up there?!


Although now that I think about it, Mary Tyler Moore and Rhoda didn't talk like that...hmmmmm

[geardaddy]

40. Yeah, but Rhoda was from Manhattan in the show.

[geardaddy]

41. If you go outstate (our version of "upstate") you'll hear it more, dontcha know.

You bet.

[OriginalGeek]

42. OK then, I'll put "up north" back on the list of places to travel to

But I'm not going anywhere near anyone brandishing a wood chipper.

[Aerows]

51. A woodchipper?

Cher, I avoid folks with chainsaws that I didn't ask over to trim the trees!

And please do excuse me with the stump grinding people. We know how to take care of them!

[geardaddy]

53. If you really want to go "Up Nort" you should go to the BWCA in the summer time

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/watertrails/bwca/index.html

[DFW]

33. I'm often "accused" of being a Mallorcan

Apparently my slight American accent in Catalan sounds exactly like Mallorquín, the version of Catalan spoken in Mallorca. So whenever I'm in Barcelona (as I have to be tomorrow), I always have to be prepared to explain that no, I'm really not from Mallorca. The response is usually, "but you grew up there." If I'm pressed for time, I just say yes to avoid having to give a long explanation. After all, as far as I know, it is not an insult to be called a Mallorcan.

[KamaAina]

35. Well, you would look great in pinstripes

[Iggo]

36. This guy from Bishop, CA, called me "City."

Joke's on him. I'm totally from the suburbs!

[Aerows]

48. Oh Lord

You are so city, Iggo!

[jmowreader]

44. Quit wearing pinstripes and they'll stop doing that

[Aerows]

47. LMAO, jmowreader

Not that kind of Yankee!

[UTUSN]

46. Could be worse: accused of Mexican, Canadian, (I'm *thinking* - thinking!1) ....

[Aerows]

49. I was called a Yankee

I find it so funny (and simultaneously, so odd) that I had to process it in a DU thread.

[mrmpa]

52. I'm the only Yankee among my siblings...........

I was born in Massachusetts, my 2 brothers were born in North Carolina, the other brother was born in Florida. My Dad was in the Marine Corps and was stationed in these States. when he impregnated our Mom.

I am proud to be a Yankee. My parents were both born in Pennsylvania, so if not Yankees, they are Northerners.

[malthaussen]

54. Great story from the Civil War

Bruce Catton relates a tale about an Irish guy who was serving in one of the regiments. He got to color sergeant by a bit of blarney with his colonel, but it was not the safest of jobs. So in one battle, he was cut off and surrounded by Rebs, and one of them says, "Give me that flag, you damned Yankee!" Well, Paddy looks around and replies, "Faith, I bin' in this country twenty years and more, and this is the first time anyone ever called me a Yankee. For that, you can have the flag, and good for you!"

-- Mal

[Jamaal510]

59. Because of the way I talk

and my deep voice, some people told me they thought I'm from Texas.