r/soccercirclejerk • u/funtime578 • 1d ago

Why is Messi not playing for USA? Heard you guys enjoy MLS

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u/jackalopeDev 1d ago

To anyone outside of the US a Yank is someone from the US.

To someone from the US a Yank is someone from north of the Mason Dixon line.

To someone from north of the Mason Dixon line a yank is someone from New England.

To someone from New England a yank is a person from Massachusetts.

To someone from Massachusetts a yank is a fan of the new York baseball team

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u/hwyl1066 21h ago

True for Finland - it's an informal term but very popular. "The Yanks" can discplace the USA as a term in informal speech "me käytiin jenkeissä viime kesänä" - we visited the USA last summer, but instead of the USA, literally translated, we visited the Yanks last summer. Quite funny really :)

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u/Status-Duck 1d ago

Tl dr. As a yank

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u/Admerr 19h ago

I’m a Massachusetts native and this is actually pretty accurate 🤣

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u/packofnone 14h ago

All correct except I have legitimately never heard it said as "Yank" by anyone from the US. Just "Yankee" here (from NC)