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Brits: Salt is a spice (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

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...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I've heard those songs, but it doesn't mean I call myself a yank in conversation. It sounds antiquated.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Well there you go. I'm an antique!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I thought lemmy was leftie enough to not be pounced by jingoists right away. TIL

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 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."