# How Yankee are you? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 3, 2005, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-yankee-are-you/292754 "2005-03-03T14:09:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2005, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-yankee-are-you/292754/81 "2005-03-05T19:46:06Z")
Well, this is weird- I grew up in New York City, and am still only 43% Yankee! Perhaps that’s because I didn’t learn about many of the things mentioned on that quiz until I went South! When I lived in New York, I never encountered a drive-through liquor store, and never knew anybody whose house or trees had been toilet papered. So, the only words/phrases I know for those things are Southern. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2005, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-yankee-are-you/292754/82 "2005-03-05T19:53:22Z")
We have heroes here in NYC, also Stoop Sales. How many other places have stoops in front of their houses. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2005, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-yankee-are-you/292754/83 "2005-03-05T19:56:32Z")
Oh, and I was 21% (Yankee). Bronx born and raised. Hi **Colibri**! ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2005, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-yankee-are-you/292754/84 "2005-03-05T20:13:05Z")
44% (Yankee). Barely into the Yankee category. Canadian, actually. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2005, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-yankee-are-you/292754/85 "2005-03-05T20:24:02Z")
44% Yankee. Dammit. Not fair. While I was in the Navy I made the point of annoying shipmates by pointing out that I was a “Dammed Yankee,” since I was from New England, and planned to go back there. And any old american can be a Yankee. Being a “Dammed Yankee” is a special privelege. By the way, it is **not** a water fountain, a bubbler, or drink fountain. It is a scuttlebutt. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2005, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-yankee-are-you/292754/86 "2005-03-05T20:25:19Z")
And of course, it means that spelling is optional. :wally ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2005, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-yankee-are-you/292754/87 "2005-03-05T20:26:38Z")
“33% (Yankee). You are definitely a Yankee.” Dead-on accurate 🙂 They really have drive-through liquor stores, though? I’m surprised they don’t have them up this way, then, given how many people from MA cross the border to get beer and other alcohol at a less taxed rate. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2005, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-yankee-are-you/292754/88 "2005-03-05T21:37:57Z")
> [@OtakuLoki](#): > > 44% Yankee. > > Dammit. Not fair. > > While I was in the Navy I made the point of annoying shipmates by pointing out that I was a “Dammed Yankee,” since I was from New England, and planned to go back there. And any old american can be a Yankee. Being a “Dammed Yankee” is a special privelege. Round these parts they call 'em damnyankees. All one word. ---
**Author:** ![Time\_Like\_Tears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df705f/32.png) [@Time\_Like\_Tears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Time_Like_Tears)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2005, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-yankee-are-you/292754/89 "2005-03-05T22:06:32Z")
77% (Dixie). You are a solid Southerner! Born in Mississippi, Birminghamm, AL until I was eight, Atlanta, GA until I was 20, the Florida panhandle through 22, and Macon GA now. There was a short stint in Kentucky, too. I am surprised my score wasn’t higher. Then again, I trained myself out of certain Southern-isms after hearing a recording of myself speaking at age 7. 'at was bayud, y’know? ---
**Author:** ![Time\_Like\_Tears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df705f/32.png) [@Time\_Like\_Tears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Time_Like_Tears)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-yankee-are-you/292754/90 "2005-03-05T22:09:42Z")
77% (Dixie). You are a solid Southerner! Lessee… born in Mississippi Birmingham, AL until age eight Atlanta, GA through age 20 Florida panhandle (which is really just an extension of South GA) through age 22 Macon, GA currently I am surprised my score isn’t higher. I did train myself out of a few Southern-isms though, after hearing my recorded voice from a play in third grade. The drawl was palpable. ---
**Author:** ![Time\_Like\_Tears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df705f/32.png) [@Time\_Like\_Tears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Time_Like_Tears)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2005, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-yankee-are-you/292754/91 "2005-03-05T22:11:09Z")
You know, I hit refresh…twice…and the first post hadn’t shown before I typed the second. Grr hamsters. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-yankee-are-you/292754/92 "2005-03-06T00:03:33Z")
38%, a true Yankee. That’s about right for me. I was born in New York, and raised in Michigan (and mom strill has an identifiable Brooklyn accent). I’d say that the test is good, but it does have some problems. We call those little bugs Roly Polies around here. For question #7, I’d use the “you guys” variant listed under “you all.” This should have been one of the main answers. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-yankee-are-you/292754/93 "2005-03-06T00:28:12Z")
43% (Yankee). Barely into the Yankee category. Hmm, lived in Michigan my entire life. I found it odd how they kept using ‘Great Lakes Area’ as a definitive regional accent, when so much of Ohio and Michigan and Indiana is still southern-flavored. :dubious: And shouldn’t the grocery holder debate really have four answers? Cart, buggy, carriage and basket? ---
**Author:** ![DrLoveGun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@DrLoveGun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrLoveGun)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-yankee-are-you/292754/94 "2005-03-06T06:37:29Z")
I am 22% Yankee…very strange since I grew up in CT and went to school in PA. I thought I would be more Yankee than that. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Big\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-yankee-are-you/292754/95 "2005-03-06T11:15:35Z")
25% yankee…and I’ve never lived outside of Wisconsin. :dubious: I still don’t know what that last question was about, the bug that rolls up?? Glad to see they had ‘bubbler’ as a choice. ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-yankee-are-you/292754/96 "2005-03-06T14:48:47Z")
46%. I’m a Californian who has never lived in the South nor has any relatives there. ---
**Author:** ![sweetfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@sweetfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweetfreak)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-yankee-are-you/292754/97 "2005-03-06T14:56:31Z")
43% Yankee (just barely) And I grew up in New Jersey. I guess I didn’t pick up any of the bad habits because I spent most of my spare time conversing with myself. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-yankee-are-you/292754/98 "2005-03-06T16:55:09Z")
“25% (Yankee). You show a very strong Yankee score.” However, as a Red Sox fan, I must insist that YANKEES SUCK! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-yankee-are-you/292754/99 "2005-03-07T01:49:24Z")
> [@Queen Tonya](#): > > 43% (Yankee). > > And shouldn’t the grocery holder debate really have four answers? Cart, buggy, carriage and basket? Not unless there are people who call the thing with four wheels a basket, since the other three are all wheeled rather than held in one’s hand. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-yankee-are-you/292754/100 "2005-03-07T01:58:08Z")
35% Yankee. California native. (_Duuude!_) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-yankee-are-you/292754.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-yankee-are-you/292754.md?page=6)