[Freeciv-Dev] Re: U.S.A (sigh)

[Mike Kaufman <mkaufman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 3 Jun 2001, Paul Zastoupil wrote:

> On Sun, Jun 03, 2001 at 06:03:03PM -0400, Miguel Farah F. wrote:
> >  Erik Sigra [03/06/2001 17:01] dijo/said:
> > >söndag36 0336 3 juni 2001 22:46 skrev martin.mcmahon:
> > >> Hello,guys I should have sent this in early on but forgot to oops :)
> > >>
> > >> The nation rules set for the Americans is wrong
> > >> (I think) it should be nation name = U.S.A or United States Of America
> > >> (thats what the flags is)
> > >> people name = Yankee (Yankee means person from U.S.A or person belonging 
> > >> to
> > >> the U.S.A) this is from the English dictionary.
> > >>
> > >> I think its wrong not to have the nation USA named in the nation set.
> > >> ok back to work 50hr week this week:(
> > >
> > >It seems right to change this as proposed.
> > 
> > Let's wait a few hours - the southern Americans/USAnians will be up in
> > arms for this.
> 
> Yes, no one from the south will agree to this.  Yankees (at least
> internally) usually only applies to someone from the North East USA.
> 
> But what do I know, I am just an arrogant euro...


here we go again...

being from the US, (midwestern) I can verify that I have always called
myself an "American" and _never_ _ever_ a "Yankee". (for me anyway, Yankee
is almost an anachronism)

-mike

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> Paul Zastoupil
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