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

[Greg Wooledge <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tony Stuckey (stuckey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:

>       I don't even think I've ever been called a Yankee when visiting the
> South.  (Though Florida, Virginia, and North Carolina are really the only
> places I've ever spent significant time.)

I think the only people who are called "Yankees" these days are the
baseball team from New York. :-)

On the other hand, I've heard that "yanqui" is a somewhat derogatory term
used to refer to people of the USA in some Spanish-speaking countries.
Not quite as offensive as "gringo", but still a thinly veiled insult.

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