Quoting "Thomas R. Wier" <trwier@...>:
> From: Andreas Johansson <andjo@...>
> > Quoting Danny Wier <dawiertx@...>:
> >
> > >From: "Nik Taylor" <yonjuuni@...>
> > >
> > > I just use Canuckistan myself. :-)
> > >
> > > I like the suggested nickname for NYC that was proposed a couple years
> ago:
> > > Fuhgeddaboutistan. I'm from Redneckistan myself.
> >
> > You're all from Yankistan anyway!
>
> It's probably best to remind people that "Yank(ee)" is exonymous:
> the vast majority of Americans would not consider themselves
> Yankees (much less "Yanks", which sounds slightly obscene).
That was kind of the point - it was intended as a good-natured jibe. I apologize
if anyone actually felt offended.
That said, I like the sound of "Yankistan".
Andreas