South 101

*whole south cocks their pistols, rifles, and shotguns*

Von Bismarck jr ,

1. Never implied the Northeast was holy...there are people who legitimately hate the South and want them to leave. Same can be said for some in the South who want to leave.

2. Very misinformed statement about Lincoln. Lincoln was against the EXPANSION of slavery, not the institution itself. While morally he may have been against it, especially later on in the war, when he was initially elected he made it abundantly clear that he would not go after slavery where slavery was already present (I.e, the South). But the South was so paranoid about slavery especially after John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry that they decided that the most rational decision would be to leave the very country they helped to establish. And in doing so they started the greatest war which ever came to be on this side of the Atlantic, a war which killed 600,000 people or 2% of the American population. And I'm not hating on the South in saying this, many Southerners, namely Sam Houston, David Farragut, the people in the border states of Kentucky and Missouri, the brave delegates from Virginia who refused to leave this great country and thus broke off to rejoin the U.S, and all the U.S supporters in the Southern states such as in the states of North Carolina and Tennessee who fought to preserve this great union. Nor am I hating on any Confederate soldiers who fought for reasons other than slavery. But I am hating on all those who started the Civil War namely Jefferson Davis and other Southern politicians of the time.

3. Fair point that most Southerners dont refer to themselves as Yankees, but that's what many outside the U.S will call any American regardless of their region.

And an edit: I am personally Irish and I'll still refer to myself as a Yankee as since many foreigners consider it an insult to us Americans, it is better to own an insult rather than be offended by one. Also, 'Yankee Doodle'

As for the Yankees, either it's specifically for the Northeast OR it's all of the Americans.

Only a redneck thinks that there's a "North" at this point. Of course, we split up into different regions: Northeast, Midwest, West (or can be further split into Pacific coast, Rockies, Great Plains) while the Southeast still calls itself 'South'. This whole North Vs South thing died over 100 years ago, except for the myth of the "North". If Ohio is "North", New York is "North", Montana is "North", Utah is "North" (what the heck, Utah?!?)... By that logic... I would say New Mexico is "South". 

"But it aint no Suth, yer stinkin Yank!" 
Sure it is. If you want to call Ohio "North" instead of its proper category "Midwest", then I'm sticking with New Mexico belonging to the Southeast *ahem* Sorry... South. Sound fair to apply the logic on the both sides of the fence?

It's pronounced "Mayonez"

I called an American on the internet a Yankee once and he told me "I ain't no Yankee, I'm a Texan".

I'm just trying to add to the conversation. Your all American to me, none of this north or south stuff.

I find it interesting that two of the biggest states (California and Texas) that are probably also the most well known American states were actually Mexican but annexed by the US in a war.

Ah, yes of course. How could I forget?

The answer, I know very little about American history, however I probably know significantly more than 99% of Australians.

I know, I know. I was just pointing out that some of the now biggest and most important states were annexed off of another state.