What do we call you Americans?.

[thecroweater]

Brits are Wankers, Americans are Americans

To Aussies, Kiwis and South Africans the Brits are known as POMs or POMEs it's the acronym for "Prisoner Of Mother England" it was printed on their clothes, and the poor Bastards where shipped out to the colonies in droves in the early and mid 1800's.

Poor bastards try lucky escape. Most were locked in stinking overcrowded hulks on the filthy Themes where disease claimed thousands and once they done their 7 were released back into the starving circle of poverty controlled by the filthy rich few. Those banished rarely served their full term and upon release were give land snd assistance to begin farming, many became wealthy

[jedneck]

I've always had trouble with what to call you Americans, being a Aussie, we call all Americans, yanks, just how it is. But it may offend some, as I've learnt . So, would Americans be better, or is yanks ok?. If someone asked you, what would you like to be called as a countryman. Like, in aus, there's different states, but we're just called Aussies.

I'd hope to be called friend.

[shadylane]

I don't care what folks call me, as long as it's meant for fun.
But if an Aussie or Kiwi calls me "mate" in public, Please say it with a Down Under accent.

[IanD]

It's like us calling the Brits POM's. It's OK, till you call them whingeing poms or pomme bastards. ...

I've been called a whingeing pom and a pomme bastard in Australia but always in fun by someone with a smile on their face. I've no problem with that. It's only offensive if it's intended to be offensive.

[WooTeck]

where im from the closer a friend, the more offensive you are to them. just dont call a scotsman english and itll be fine

[kiwi Bruce]

where im from the closer a friend, the more offensive you are to them. just dont call a scotsman english and itll be fine

or a Welshman !

Here's how ignorant I was... I lived in Surrey (England) for three years, and while there I traveled down to Plymouth and on into Cornwall. Stopped at a local pub....and their not speaking English ! I had no idea that the Cornish had their own language.
So... I was told that there are seven languages still actively spoken in the British Isles. Here is my count:- English, Scots Gaelic, Irish Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish, Normandy/French (The Channel Isles) and....? anyone know the seventh?
Edit... Found it....it's French AND Norman spoken on the Channel Isles.

[Swedish Pride]

and don't say that Ireland is a part of the British isles to an Irishmans face..., I know it's a fact and thats' what I told my Irish wife too, i was promptly told to go f@ck myself

[WooTeck]

and don't say that Ireland is a part of the British isles to an Irishmans face..., I know it's a fact and thats' what I told my Irish wife too, i was promptly told to go f@ck myself

depends on where they come form. theres a few royalists over there.

[Swedish Pride]

fair point, as I live in Ireland I think of people in the republic as the irishmen, the folks of Northern Ireland are northerners

[WooTeck]

fair point, as I live in Ireland I think of people in the republic as the irishmen, the folks of Northern Ireland are northerners

yeah i can see that.

[thecroweater]

And then there's families like my grandma's
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[kiwi Bruce]

OK Crow...what the hell sort of a link is that?

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[Worm_Drippinz]

Hey googe!

I'm a southerner in the states, and being an off the wall character I don't get easily offended.

I appreciate you clearing up the terminology you have for us bastards of the crown.

My opinion of it all here in the south: the people that might take offense to someone calling them a yank isn't necessarily aimed at the history of the "North vs. South", but more tward the way a lot of northerners act twards each other.

Here in the south you know your neighbors, say high, open doors for each other, wave in passing and strike up conversations with complete strangers all with a big smile.

Northerners are simply known for being loud pricks.

Having thoroughly traveled the PNW for years for work, I know that last comment is not entirely true. Yes there are loud pricks here too and everywhere for that matter.

I've noticed that is more than passing judgement, northerners are generally just in a rush and "ain't got time for that shit".

I think Brooks said it best from the movie "the shawshank redemption"- he quotes: "the world has gotten themselves into a big damn hurry." (a must watch flick!)

Now of course there are polite,thoughtful people up north that bake extra cookies for their neighbors and hold the door for a lady and respect their elders too...but they are here and there in my experience and it's dwindling here even as more of those damn "snow-birds" come down (jk haha)


They are probably just pissed that they don't have real sweet tea up there. LMAO

All jokes aside if you go to a lot of restaurants up north if you ever ask for sweet tea they will give you a plain ice tea and a packet of sugar (like that shits supposed to work out lololol).

anyway that's just my take... Figured I'd throw this all in here to give some extra perspective. That's what communication and community is all about imo. Just a bunch of different people from all walks of life trying to figure out what other people do/think about things while trying to help and fit in along the way.


Cheers from the US!

[Worm_Drippinz]

where im from the closer a friend, the more offensive you are to them.

This is so true and a quite obvious but hilarious obversation for around here as well.

[mtnshiner85]

Just call me a App-a-latch-un American

[frodo]

You can call me anything you want except late for Dinner

WOO UP!! thats another damn thing.

Breakfast, Lunch, Supper, Dinner we eat Dinner, we dont eat Supper


supper is what the church ladies serve up, before they hit you up for a donation
anyone invites you to a supper, they after your money

[pfshine]

anyone invites you to a supper, they after your money

All too true.

[thecroweater]

OK Crow...what the hell sort of a link is that?

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Posting links with a phone is so much fun

[RumDummyDrunk]

check out wiki it has a great list... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_e ... #Americans" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

[frodo]

ok,, here is the REAL deal

Yankee is them folks from up yonder, I aint gotta point em out, YOU know who you are !

A Yank, Is something fur-in-ers call us.

To me, their is a distinct difference,

A Yank, is an American, I am proud to be a Yank
A Yankee, dont call me a Yankee, We wont get along any more

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[Jhawker56]

some of us don't get offended by much, just be polite when you say it,the rest aint no big deal..

[Truckinbutch]

anyone invites you to a supper, they after your money

All too true.

Or want you to marry their daughter . Same difference , I suppose .

[goose eye]

Closer you get to mason Dixon the more they look at you
crazy like when you ask for ice cold sweet tea in the winter.

An ain't no way to melt sugar in ice cold tea . Looks like a dam snow globe.


So I'm tole

[frodo]

drove from Colorado to Mississippi, could not get sweet tea till louisiana

out in the texas pan handle. I was driving in the middle of the night, all nite.

i lost radio, for hours, nothing, as i drove, i fiddled with the knobs,,

long about 4 AM. I hit a radio station. I had the radio volume all the way up'

some damn song came on, scared the shit out of me, damn near drove off the freaking highway

[SassyFrass]

[quote="frodo"]ok,,...

Yankee is them folks from up yonder, I aint gotta point em out, YOU know who you are !...


Here's how it was explained to me, when I was a kid...

"A Yankee is the same thing as a Quickie...
Only you are by yourself..."


SF (Appalachian American) lol

[WooTeck]

ok,,...

Yankee is them folks from up yonder, I aint gotta point em out, YOU know who you are !...


Here's how it was explained to me, when I was a kid...

"A Yankee is the same thing as a Quickie...
Only you are by yourself..."


SF (Appalachian American) lol

Lol

[kiwi Bruce]

ok,,...

"A Yankee is the same thing as a Quickie...
Only you are by yourself..."

STOP THAT! YOU'LL GO BLIND!

[SassyFrass]

ok,,...

"A Yankee is the same thing as a Quickie...
Only you are by yourself..."

STOP THAT! YOU'LL GO BLIND!

I assumed most folks on here would stop when they needed glasses.

SF ( now where did I leave my spectacles??? )

[Worm_Drippinz]

Posts are fuzzy and I'm out of saline solution daggummit.


Trying to put my good eye on it but I got blood in one eye and sh*t in the other.

[Haus]

Call me whatever you want as long as you make the distinction between the good people of this country and the actions of its broken government.