Old South

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Seriously, people have been called Yankees? In all my born days, I've never heard anyone say that with a straight face. I grew up in the South, and have spent my entire adult life in the Northeast.

Really? I've heard people described or called Yankees all the time, although as often as not if it's to the person's face, it's tongue-in-cheek (as in "What would you know about what tea is supposed to taste like? You're a Yankee, for Pete's sake!).

Otherwise, we just say that they're "not from around here."

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Really? I've heard people described or called Yankees all the time, although as often as not if it's to the person's face, it's tongue-in-cheek (as in "What would you know about what tea is supposed to taste like? You're a Yankee, for Pete's sake!).

Otherwise, we just say that they're "not from around here."

I should posit here that I grew up in a military town in the South. Therefore, most people "aren't from around here."