• Maeve@kbin.social
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    8
    arrow-down
    5
    ·
    7 months ago

    Yank here. Most of us were raised on American Exceptionalism which has been pounded into our head since birth, for a few generations. There’s no point arguing this, because murica…

    • robocall@lemmy.worldOP
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      7 months ago

      American here. I have never seen a fellow American refer to themself as a Yank. I thought that word was reserved for WWII British soldiers.

      • Maeve@kbin.social
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        3
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        7 months ago

        You never sang “Yankee Doodle,” or “Yankee Doodle Dandy” on July 4, even as a kid? I’m southern as can be and these were staples on the Fourth, Memorial and Labor Days, as well as bright red hotdogs, chips (crisps), soda and Budweiser and PBR.

      • Maeve@kbin.social
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        6
        arrow-down
        3
        ·
        edit-2
        7 months ago

        We’ll you’re arguing with Americans where “left” barely means “center” or “right but not far right.” * See also the DK effect.

        • Edited. After just having read a reply to my saying that Joe Biden is a low bar set for a Democrat, being called a c*** and saying wished rooting in hell, I must retract the bit about ”not far right."