I'm NOT a Yank!

[muy_thaiguy]

I am an American citizen. That term might have worked back in the 1700s, but now it only works for the New England states! So could you guys find something a bit newer? Or am I going to have to start calling you guys lobster backs and the likes? Also, I've never been to the East coast, much less to the Mississippi! That's like calling all of you British folks English. And knowing how the Scots, Whelsh, and Irish feel about that, you get the idea.

[Neoteny]

And I'm a redneck, dammit!

[sam_levi_11]

I am an American citizen. That term might have worked back in the 1700s, but now it only works for the New England states! So could you guys find something a bit newer? Or am I going to have to start calling you guys lobster backs and the likes? Also, I've never been to the East coast, much less to the Mississippi! That's like calling all of you British folks English. And knowing how the Scots, Whelsh, and Irish feel about that, you get the idea.

we will call u it until the americans realise we dont speak like are from 1800 or in mary poppins. NO ONE IN ENGLAND SPEAK LIKE THAT ANYMORE.

[muy_thaiguy]

I am an American citizen. That term might have worked back in the 1700s, but now it only works for the New England states! So could you guys find something a bit newer? Or am I going to have to start calling you guys lobster backs and the likes? Also, I've never been to the East coast, much less to the Mississippi! That's like calling all of you British folks English. And knowing how the Scots, Whelsh, and Irish feel about that, you get the idea.

we will call u it until the americans realise we dont speak like are from 1800 or in mary poppins. NO ONE IN ENGLAND SPEAK LIKE THAT ANYMORE.

Freakin' lobster back...

[Neoteny]

I am an American citizen. That term might have worked back in the 1700s, but now it only works for the New England states! So could you guys find something a bit newer? Or am I going to have to start calling you guys lobster backs and the likes? Also, I've never been to the East coast, much less to the Mississippi! That's like calling all of you British folks English. And knowing how the Scots, Whelsh, and Irish feel about that, you get the idea.

we will call u it until the americans realise we dont speak like are from 1800 or in mary poppins. NO ONE IN ENGLAND SPEAK LIKE THAT ANYMORE.

I have an amazing accent when I'm drunk. "Tally-ho, pip-pip, and all that." At least, it sounds amazing to me. Most people tend to ignore me when I bring it out...

[sam_levi_11]

but noone in the world speaks like that exept drunk americans who think they are in mary poppins...

[greenoaks]

we will call u it until the americans realise we dont speak like are from 1800 or in mary poppins. NO ONE IN ENGLAND SPEAK LIKE THAT ANYMORE.

i speak like that. i don't blend in very well in the pool halls of western sydney.

[Neoteny]

but noone in the world speaks like that exept drunk americans who think they are in mary poppins...

Wot?

[sam_levi_11]

we will call u it until the americans realise we dont speak like are from 1800 or in mary poppins. NO ONE IN ENGLAND SPEAK LIKE THAT ANYMORE.

i speak like that. i don't blend in very well in the pool halls of western sydney.

ur wierd then

[Neoteny]

Actually, my drunken English isn't quite so patronizing. It's basically just changing a few stressed syllables. It's quite awful, really.

[sam_levi_11]

well just imagione the most accentless person in the world and thats the accent a lot of england has

the exeption being scousers, mancunians, brummies, neys and anyone from norwich

[Neoteny]

well just imagione the most accentless person in the world and thats the accent a lot of england has

the exeption being scousers, mancunians, brummies, neys and anyone from norwich

I imagine not. But I suppose you know better than I.

[sam_levi_11]

most of us dont have a big accent, a little one yes but no one exept the queen speaks like that.

[Neoteny]

most of us dont have a big accent, a little one yes but no one exept the queen speaks like that.

In the past, I moved around the US so much that my accent was basically just generic American English. It had midwestern hints from my parents, southern hints from living in Alabama, and even some odd dialectical tones from living in Hawaii. But I can almost promise you that you would have been able to pick me out of a crowd if I was the only American. Nowadays, I've been in Georgia long enough to have picked up the drawl...

[DAZMCFC]

well just imagione the most accentless person in the world and thats the accent a lot of england has

the exeption being scousers, mancunians, brummies, neys and anyone from norwich

what about the people from the west country, geordies and people from Yorkshire have strong accents.

anyway Sam they are all Yanks to me.


is the lobster back a reference to the red coats, if so go ahead and call it us. means shit to me.

[pmchugh]

I have never called anyone a yank in my life but what are u meant to call someone from the us, i say 'american' as im sure youd prefer but isnt that just the same problem for non-us americans as america is actually two whole continents.

[mac46]

chucgh, the problem is that a lot of people from outside new england do not like to be called yankees. You could be creative enough to come up with something else than what general cornwallis would have called us.

[Risktaker17]

chucgh, the problem is that a lot of people from outside new england do not like to be called yankees. You could be creative enough to come up with something else than what general cornwallis would have called us.

I'm from New England kinda. I don't mind yank, I think its endearing

[autoload]

I don't give a shit.

[mac46]

chucgh, the problem is that a lot of people from outside new england do not like to be called yankees. You could be creative enough to come up with something else than what general cornwallis would have called us.

I'm from New England kinda. I don't mind yank, I think its endearing

Yeah, you must have misread. I mean that people from the south, west, etc. probably would prefer not to be called yankees. I know I would not be happy about it.

[sam_levi_11]

but u have the name bob the bigot so shut up

[Snorri1234]

most of us dont have a big accent, a little one yes but no one exept the queen speaks like that.

Honestly, you guys do. Everybody has accents more or less. Only newsreaders and people like that don't have a distinguishable accent.

It's not, however, the accent most americans expect you have. It's not "Pip-pip, jolly good chap. That is a marvellous jacket you have." but more "Oi mate, wot you lookin at?" Though that may just be only the tourists...

Why would the UK be different from the rest of the world regarding accents?

[sam_levi_11]

this is true, but why do americans think we speak like that

[Snorri1234]

this is true, but why do americans think we speak like that

The only real exposure to the british most of them have are Hugh Grant and a couple of others?

[Snowpepsi]

yeah