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I put Yanks because the majority of players here are American, but this applies to any country outside the "+0" time-zone.

Does it annoy you?

Well since I can go into the My profile page change the time to my time zone it doesn't bother me

Hey Superman, I don't like that sarcastic tone of yours. Don't you have a kitten in a tree to save?

Minister Masket wrote:I put Yanks because the majority of players here are American, but this applies to any country outside the "+0" time-zone.

Does it annoy you?

No, it doesn't annoy me for the same reason as moz....but wasn't the Civil War over a few years ago

well, since i can change the time to reflect my own time zone, it doesn't really bother me...-0

I dont mind... I just have to do it +1

No, but I was a little stumped at first for which timezone was mine, but I got it straightened out.

By the way, doesn't Yank come from the Brits calling people that on the East coast before the Revolutionary War?

No, I don't mind at all.

Then again, I do use a 24 hour clock. So, really, i'm not a normal person.

Timezones, and what time it is in another timezone is really easy. Either you add to your time, or you subtract. It's so easy, a caveman can do it!

it bothers me infinitely more to be called a yank

Nephilim wrote:it bothers me infinitely more to be called a yank

Only because you are upset that the South lost the war, bro...

Personally I think everyone in the world should be on the exact same time, and have a 24hr clock... so it doesn't bother me one bit.

If by yanks, you mean Americans, than no it doesn't bother me. I think we all know that Greenwich sets the standard for world time. Yanks is a term US southerners used for US northerners during the US civil War nearly 150 years ago. I find it odd to see someone using the term in a non sarcastic fashion. If the southerners had won the war, would you have used the term "rebs"?

Jamie wrote:If by yanks, you mean Americans, than no it doesn't bother me. I think we all know that Greenwich sets the standard for world time. Yanks is a term US southerners used for US northerners during the US civil War nearly 150 years ago. I find it odd to see someone using the term in a non sarcastic fashion. If the southerners had won the war, would you have used the term "rebs"?

"Yankee go home"
There is more to it... this is from wikipedia:

The Oxford English Dictionary suggests the most plausible origin to be that it is derived from the Dutch first names "Jan" and "Kees". "Jan" and "Kees" were and still are common Dutch first names, and also common Dutch given names or nicknames. In many instances both names (Jan-Kees) are also used as a single first name in the Netherlands. "Jan" means "John" and may have been used as a reference to the settlers of New-York (New-Amsterdam at the time) who were Dutch. The word Yankee in this sense would be used as a form of contempt, applied derisively to Dutch settlers in New England and New York....

There's more, but that's already more words than some people are willing to read...

To foreigners, a Yankee is an American.
To Americans, a Yankee is a Northerner.
To Northerners, a Yankee is an Easterner.
To Easterners, a Yankee is a New Englander.
To New Englanders, a Yankee is a Vermonter.
And in Vermont, a Yankee is somebody who eats pie for breakfast

Anyway, in the world today Yank is slang for American and does not imply negative connatation. Now in the south, Yankee refers to the New England states with contempt... of course, it's because of the outcome of the war of northern aggression by those damm yankees...

Not sure how to respond to that last post. I'm from the North, but I am not sure if my family was in the US at the time.

GMT doesnt bother me a bit

and the date system doesnt bother me either i can change that too! (month and day should ALWAYS be before the year unlike europeans who put the year first!) why would you want to know the year first? it encompasses 365 days which is really general. putting month brings it down to at most 31 and then the day narrows it, the year is just there for time basically

Robinette wrote: Now in the south, Yankee refers to the New England states with contempt... of course, it's because of the outcome of the war of northern aggression by those damm yankees...

i knew there was a reason i liked you.
btw any monkey can figure out the time from GMT

Robinette wrote:
Anyway, in the world today Yank is slang for American and does not imply negative connatation. Now in the south, Yankee refers to the New England states with contempt... of course, it's because of the outcome of the war of northern aggression by those damm yankees...

very nice work, robin, but as a southerner i have to tell you, the term "yankee" can really extend to any US resident not from the south. definitely those from the midwest, hell ya, we hate them probably even more than northeasterners.....and the northwest and west, yeah, they're all damn yankees......

i remember when i lived in kentucky and saw some relatives back in alabama, i told 'em where i lived and they said, "ain't that gittin' a little too far up there?"

we are a proud folk

Nephilim wrote:

Robinette wrote:
Anyway, in the world today Yank is slang for American and does not imply negative connatation. Now in the south, Yankee refers to the New England states with contempt... of course, it's because of the outcome of the war of northern aggression by those damm yankees...

very nice work, robin, but as a southerner i have to tell you, the term "yankee" can really extend to any US resident not from the south. definitely those from the midwest, hell ya, we hate them probably even more than northeasterners.....and the northwest and west, yeah, they're all damn yankees......

i remember when i lived in kentucky and saw some relatives back in alabama, i told 'em where i lived and they said, "ain't that gittin' a little too far up there?"

we are a proud folk

hee hee.... i like it! Sounds like your family hails from the "Buckle" of the Bible Belt...

I called a cousin who lives in Mississippi to invite him and his family to a family reunion. I asked him if he had an email address, and his exact words, in a very pronounced deep southern drawl were "Ah nah, I ain't all technical and such." I had to cover my mouth to keep from laughing. I love southerners.

Herakilla wrote:month and day should ALWAYS be before the year unlike europeans who put the year first!

Actually, I think it's only Eastern Europeans who do this. In England, we do day/month/year which - by your own explanation - makes much more sense.

It also means that 9/11 was a peaceful, if chilly, day in November...

HayesA wrote:Either you add to your time, or you subtract. It's so easy, a caveman can do it!

Dead people tend to struggle with maths as a basic rule.

Nephilim wrote:we are a proud folk

Without any navy. You also lost.

lcb11 wrote:

Herakilla wrote:month and day should ALWAYS be before the year unlike europeans who put the year first!

Actually, I think it's only Eastern Europeans who do this. In England, we do day/month/year which - by your own explanation - makes much more sense.

Agreed, despite the fact I'm an American.

Robinette wrote:

Jamie wrote:To foreigners, a Yankee is an American.
To Americans, a Yankee is a Northerner.
To Northerners, a Yankee is an Easterner.
To Easterners, a Yankee is a New Englander.
To New Englanders, a Yankee is a Vermonter.
And in Vermont, a Yankee is somebody who eats pie for breakfast

Anyway, in the world today Yank is slang for American and does not imply negative connatation. Now in the south, Yankee refers to the New England states with contempt... of course, it's because of the outcome of the war of northern aggression by those damm yankees...

Speaking as a New Englander in general and from Boston specifically...

I don't think New Englanders think a Yankee is a Vermonter.

To me a Yankee is anyone who is from HERE (i.e. New England)... and has a certain type of attitude or world-view which includes;
*Thrifty-ness (but not cheapness)...
*A bit of a 'cocky' attitude... believing the New England and/or Boston is the "HUB" of the universe....
*Along with a thrifty attitude... being a bit of a pack-rat... saving some junk because it "might be useful someday"...
*Thinking winters in New England are tough and snowy... when in reality they are nothing compared to the Midwest.
... and a few more...

To most people around here I would say we carry the badge of being called a "Yankee" with pride... whether or not is intended that way. In fact.. if someone uses it as an insult... that makes us take that badge with pride even more.

That applies whether it's a foreigner calling us a Yank or a Southerner.

Ironically... people from Boston also routinely use the phrase "Yankees Suck"... though that is specifically referring to the MLB Evil Empire based in New York.

Regarding the original question... about GMT... naw... doesn't matter... so long as programming on TV is tailored to our time-zone who cares.

We ALL know that EST time... which includes Boston, NYC, Washington DC, Philly, etc... really dictates how the world turns.

so who, what and where is a Yankee Doodle ??

Nephilim wrote:

Robinette wrote:
Anyway, in the world today Yank is slang for American and does not imply negative connatation. Now in the south, Yankee refers to the New England states with contempt... of course, it's because of the outcome of the war of northern aggression by those damm yankees...

very nice work, robin, but as a southerner i have to tell you, the term "yankee" can really extend to any US resident not from the south. definitely those from the midwest, hell ya, we hate them probably even more than northeasterners.....and the northwest and west, yeah, they're all damn yankees......

i remember when i lived in kentucky and saw some relatives back in alabama, i told 'em where i lived and they said, "ain't that gittin' a little too far up there?"

we are a proud folk

We hate you Southerners MUCH more.

RiskTycoon wrote:so who, what and where is a Yankee Doodle ??

"Yankee Doodle" is the state anthem of Connecticut.

A well-known patriotic US song, the tune has become synonymous with the United States. The Voice of America begins and ends all broadcasts with the interval signal of "Yankee Doodle".

The song's origins were in a pre-Revolutionary War song originally sung by British officers to mock the disheveled, disorganized colonial "Yankees" with whom they served in the French and Indian War. At the time, the most common meaning of the word doodle was that of "simpleton" or "fool".

And lets not forget the 1942 James Cagney film, Yankee Doodle Dandy, for making it even more popular.