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  1. 11-21-2005, 06:55 AM #16
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    I am Scottish and proud!!!!! I don't mind being called British but will correct someone if they ask if i am English!!!! Just me!!!
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    I don't get snippy or rude about it, but when I went aboard and they kept calling us "Yanks" or "Yankees", I did find myself correcting people. Texan or Southern, but not a Yank.


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    British or english, hmmmm..... It's all Greek to me!
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    Quote Originally Posted by ParNone
    I don't get snippy or rude about it, but when I went aboard and they kept calling us "Yanks" or "Yankees", I did find myself correcting people. Texan or Southern, but not a Yank.

    But, Yankees are northerners, aren't they? I guess it depends on who's doing the calling. Ha ha. I was wondering, though, who was calling you a Yankee? I mean, my dad's from Maine, and, we tease him by calling him a Yank sometimes. But, maybe I'm just misunderstanding what you meant.
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    I think the fact that ParNone said that she went abroad, means that the people calling her a yankee would not have been from the US. Yet another international misunderstanding, I think!
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    I didn't read threw the replies, so someone may have already answered your question.
    The woman probably wasn't english. A person can be British and not be English, BUT if they are English then they are always british.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Killearn Kitties
    I think the fact that ParNone said that she went abroad, means that the people calling her a yankee would not have been from the US. Yet another international misunderstanding, I think!

    Oh, crap. I thought she meant she went on a cruise. D'oh. Ha ha. How funny. Yeah, when you read it as abroad, it makes sense. But, I guess I didn't realize people outside of the US called all US folks yankees...you learn something new every day!
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    I didn't even read that as "aboard"! How funny.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Killearn Kitties
    How funny.
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    KK and FM, YOU two are funny!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cataholic
    KK and FM, YOU two are funny!
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