Actually calling us Yankees, is about the same as us calling you
greasers. Not something you want to do face to face.
--Tom
"Alexandre A. P. Suaide" wrote:
>
> Hello
>
> The term yankee in Brazil is related to all North American
> people. This is not a official portuguese word but as many
> north american people think that the brazilian capital is
> buenos Aires, many brazilian people think that yankee means
> north american citizen.... The word yankee has this mean in
> Brazil since the world war II. In the war there were some
> North American Military bases in the NorthEast of Brazil and
> some stupid North American military person (we used to say
> in Brazil that military people does not have brain) said
> the "the yankees are coming to stop the nazists in the
> south atlantic...". So blame yourselves for the uncorrected
> terminology....
>
> Actually, I moved from Brazil to USA one year ago and I like
> to live here as much as I like to live in Brazil. There are
> many differences but the people is as kind as in Brazil and
> the lifestyle is almost the same....
>
> Alex
>
> Robert Harris wrote:
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > [Most of diatribe snipped and sent to the rubbish bin]
> >
> > > That's
> > > something I hate about yankees.
> >
> > Is that all? Gee, some people find lots more.
> >
> > But I suggest that you be a little more careful in your choice of words
> > when lecturing us about geographically correct terminology. Most
> > (North) Americans do not view themselves as Yankees despite the sloppy
> > usa of the term in other countries. As the Oxford English Dictionary
> > notes, the US usage is generally:
> >
> > U.S. A nickname for a native or inhabitant of New England,
> > or, more widely, of the northern States generally; during
> > the War of Secession applied by the Confederates to the
> > soldiers of the Federal army.
> >
> > So some of us would view being called a Yankee as a serious insult,
> > folks from our Southern states in particular, since many still remember
> > that war with some bitterness. Non-southerners who do not view
> > themselves as Yankees -- most of us, as I said -- will not be insulted,
> > just amused.
> >
> > Bob, A non-Yankee from New York
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