http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/yankee
Again disrespect is in your interpretation. When Brits call me a
yank, I think it's funny. When I write *Gretchen's Maine Yankee
Chutney* on jars of the concoction I've canned it is a high tribute to
a dear friend who taught me how to make the savory sauce that is
northeastern in derivation. She thinks it's funny, aye. I am
speaking generally here, but this is IMO a great difference in
northerners and southerners. In the South we want to know where you
came from and who your people are and we don't consider this rude or
ill-mannered to inquire as to such or to frequently make reference to
such once we've gleaned the information. As the INDIVIDUAL situation
dictates, that information may be used in any given instance in a
negative or positive context. It seems that yankees are more
reluctant to discuss differences. Given that prejudice does exist, It
has been noted that generally southerners exhibit greater class
prejudice and less individual prejudice while generally yankees
exhibit less class prejudice but greater individual prejudice. YMMV
Would you think
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hick
Common English usage as defined in the dictionary gives negative
connotation to one term and not the other. I see no corollary between
yankee and hick, but to each his own interpretation. I can only infer
that you generally consider yankees to be boorish and dull if you find
similarity in the terms.
At any rate, I shall not stop using the term yankee as a descriptive
term because someone might think of it as negative in and of itself.
When in Rome....
Faye
