ANY YANKS OR KIWI'S ON BOARD?

We should have an international section of emojis with little flags

I too was a bit taken aback.
Always deemed it derogatory.

My DF, DS, DDiL and DGS were/are Kiwis.
Where in kiwiland did you live and what made you settle for CA?
Welcome lonjay .

Here’s an article about the term Yankee.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee
It’s not usually a derogatory term, but has been in the past and now depends on context.
This is from the section in ‘Damn Yankee’

“ In an old joke, a Southerner alleges, "I was twenty-one years old before I learned that 'damn' and 'Yankee' were separate words". In fact, the spelling "damnyankee" is not uncommon. Another facetious saying is that "a Yankee is someone from the North who visits the South. A damn Yankee is one who moves here." “


Sukie where on the Gulf Coast do you live?
In the last year MrA and I travelled by boat from Mobile, Alabama to Charlotte Harbor, FL
We loved it.
I hope you stay safe in the hurricane if it’s heading your way.

Same here

Me too BlueBelle and Greenfinch

Exactly BlueBelle and that is why I put it in inverted commas.It jarred somewhat to write it.

I was told never to call an American a yank as it was derogatory I ve avoided that term for years

Yank here. Originated in the north but have lived in the south (Gulf Coast) for many years.

I'm a yank, born and raised in Jersey- I've lived in several states since, currently in the rust belt- Traveled the country, for a while on the back of a motorcycle- But there's 4 states I've never been to- The northwest was my favorite- The rocky shore of New England second- Right now I'm eating canned pineapple ..

Southerners refer to all non southerners as Yanks.

BradfordLass you are of course quite correct but most British (since the war) use Yank to refer to all U.S. Citizens.

Welcome lonjay, you seem to be enjoying a long retirement. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Well maybe Lonjay did originate from the northern USA Bradfordlass

Kiwi here.

I thought 'Yank' applied only to people from the northern States?

Welcome lonjay.There are quite a few"Yanks" here and probably some from NZ too.