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:
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> [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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