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Old 02-09-2012, 09:14 PM   #190
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Originally Posted by nikkisixx69 View Post
do americans get offended when people call them "yanks"?? (genuine question)
I don't think most would but I wouldn't call someone from the south that. Still a tender spot for backwards rednecks everywhere.

I think a lot of Americans in the know get mildly annoyed when Brits call us the Colonies. It's only been a few hundred years.

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Those words were never used with malicious intent.
EXACTLY
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