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Strike For The South
10-01-2005, 20:54
Take it
http://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/yankeetest.html
86% Dixie Do you still use confederate money :cowboy:
scooter_the_shooter
10-01-2005, 21:05
55% (Dixie). Right on the Mason-Dixon Line
I am in the very rural part.....of ohio. So I guess thats is accurate for me.
Proletariat
10-01-2005, 21:11
33% (Yankee). You are definitely a Yankee.
:spits on the ground:
discovery1
10-01-2005, 21:15
36% (Yankee). You are definitely a Yankee.
Taffy_is_a_Taff
10-01-2005, 21:24
54% (Dixie). Right on the Mason-Dixon Line
but Ah'm for'n.
Reverend Joe
10-01-2005, 21:29
45%- barely a yankee. My parents were yankees, I grew up in the south, that's how I turned out.
Steppe Merc
10-01-2005, 21:53
39% (Yankee). You are definitely a Yankee.
DemonArchangel
10-01-2005, 22:40
38% Yankee
48% (Yankee). Barely in the Yankee category.
Woohoo. Didn't really get my British accent though. Bit northern, bit southern. Mostly generic English.
:duel:
Marcellus
10-01-2005, 23:33
I'm "47% Yankee - Barely in the Yankee category." apparently. A lot of the questions didn't even list the pronunciations I use.
OlafTheBrave
10-01-2005, 23:36
87% Dixie
Yall excuse me I have to go lower the Starts and Bars before sunset ~D
Ianofsmeg16
10-01-2005, 23:52
81% (Dixie). Do you still use Confederate money?
I'm british, so i support the south
EDIT: lol, my mate did it and got...
98% (Dixie). Is General Lee your grandfather?
Kanamori
10-02-2005, 01:07
22% (Yankee). You are a Yankee Doodle Dandy.
I beat the New Jerseyan?
~:cheers:
Kaiser of Arabia
10-02-2005, 01:32
66% (Dixie). Just under the Mason-Dixon Line
Red Harvest
10-02-2005, 01:33
63% Dixie...
Originally a border stater, no-surprise. Would have been higher had I responded Coke instead of Soft Drink. I don't drink most other soft drinks, but there is nothing like a Coke, so I'm reluctant to use Coke as a generic...just me I guess. Pop and soda never worked for me... And when some server hands me a Pepsi when I ordered a Coke, they better hope I'm in a good mood.
LeftEyeNine
10-02-2005, 01:50
I was really curious about that North vs. South stuff in USA.
How far was it dealed historically? What kind of differencies and difficulties did occur between the two during formation of modern USA ? Is there still some kind of trigger that can drive things towards splitting up ?
Thanks in advance..
mercian billman
10-02-2005, 02:07
38% (Yankee). You are definitely a Yankee.
Kaiser of Arabia
10-02-2005, 02:14
63% Dixie...
Originally a border stater, no-surprise. Would have been higher had I responded Coke instead of Soft Drink. I don't drink most other soft drinks, but there is nothing like a Coke, so I'm reluctant to use Coke as a generic...just me I guess. Pop and soda never worked for me... And when some server hands me a Pepsi when I ordered a Coke, they better hope I'm in a good mood.
What state?
I lived 5 years in NC, though I'm a New Jersian. So yeah, I win.~:)
Red Harvest
10-02-2005, 02:22
Missouri...and Kansas
Kaiser of Arabia
10-02-2005, 02:24
Missouri...and Kansas
Cool.~:cheers:
AntiochusIII
10-02-2005, 02:28
I was really curious about that North vs. South stuff in USA.
How far was it dealed historically? What kind of differencies and difficulties did occur between the two during formation of modern USA ? Is there still some kind of trigger that can drive things towards splitting up ?
Thanks in advance..I'd summarize a bit, though the issue was more complex than it seems.
1. there is no longer any real "trigger" to cause things to heat up anymore. Cultural differences between the two parts exist, of course, but that's no longer a cause for conflict. Slavery, the most important issue between the two, is long gone. Besides, Federalism has taken its toll on the "identity" of each states; except perhaps Texas.
2. during the formation of the USA, there was social/economic difference between the southern colonies and the northern ones. But there was no political "conflict." The south was more rural, and its agriculture-based economy relied much on slaves. The north, on the other hand, had more merchant/craftsmen population and more commerce going on, and more towns and cities too. The issue of slavery would only came forth during the rise of abolitionists around early-mid 1800s under the influence of the resurgence of religion in America. (Called something along the line of "Evangelical Awakening" in which parts of the religious argued that slavery was, after all, against the teaching of Christ.) Accompanying this issue was the issue of "State's right" in which both, among other factors, led to a climax when Lincoln was elected president. Even though Lincoln was more moderate than percieved, the southern states recognize his victory (and the old Republican party) as the end of slavery, unless, of course, they secede. This led to the Civil War, where the Union was victorious after a bitter conflict. The south's basic cultural and social organization were left in shambles with the defeat and the end of slavery. Though, of course, many slaves continued to act like slaves for a long time because, apart from outlawing slavery, no real effort was made to change their lives. The gradual actual transition from "slaves" to "citizens" was slow until the 1960s with the Civil Rights movement.
Thus, the cultural difference were based on the early difference between the Northern and Southern colonies; where the south's rural, slave-based economy differ from the north's more urbanized, more mercantilistic economy. And we know that economy is tied closely with society itself.
LeftEyeNine
10-02-2005, 02:40
What about the population mix ? Was there any difference in majority ?
AntiochusIII
10-02-2005, 02:52
What about the population mix ? Was there any difference in majority ?There was a difference in the proportion of slaves:all population between the northern part and the southern part of the USA. In which the south had much more slaves (black, mostly) than the north. Though this difference decrease in time since the days before the Civil War. Nowadays you won't see that much difference. However, if we also put in context others, such as Spanish descendants, mostly Mexicans, also are numerous in the southern parts of the US today, compare to the north. But that's to be expected. And Asian immigrants (me too :) ) mostly live in major urban centers, especially California, such as: Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, Chicago, Las Vegas (me), etc.
34% (Yankee). You are definitely a Yankee.
Heh. Is there a test for Canucks vs. Yanks? I hate how Yanks talk..
OlafTheBrave
10-02-2005, 03:29
There were some population differences between the caucasian populations of the old north and south. More German, Ducth and Scandanavian colonist in the north. The south had a rather large percent of Scotts in some areas. Also some of the southern colonies were populated by indentured servants by England clearing out its debtors prisons.
Red Harvest
10-02-2005, 03:48
What about the population mix ? Was there any difference in majority ?
There was a massive difference back in 1860 (just before the Civil War.) The average negro population of the South was 39%. In the north it was negligible (2% slave if you include border states.) The slave population was as high as 57% in South Carolina and 55% in Mississippi. Soutern states seceeded in nearly the order of their slave population (higher = sooner.) In South Carolina and Mississippi the percent of households owning slaves was nearly 50%. All of this is from the 1860 Census.
Lincoln did not threaten slavery in the states that seceded. He (and the Republicans) vowed not to allow slavery in new territories or newly admitted states. The South had several ways to prevent outright abolition, and even to counter what the Republicans intended, but they concluded that they could win a war and/or that the Union would not actually fight to keep them from seceeding. The border states, having far fewer slaves, and more economic ties to the North, did not secede. Ironically, West Virginia seceeded from the secessionist state of Virginia, so that it could remain in the Union.
Slavery and its aftermath have shaped a great deal of internal American politics. Post Civil War, Democrats in the South were largely in favor of a sort of apartheid system--keeping blacks from voting, etc.
After desegregation in the 1960's by Democratic administrations, the Democrats effectively "lost" the South and their political "machine" weakened. It took decades, but a new generation of southern Republicans courted the constituency that had formerly been Democrats. This is the so called "southern strategy" that has brought the Republicans into control of the House, Senate, and Oval Office.
Alexander the Pretty Good
10-02-2005, 04:26
31% (Yankee). You are definitely a Yankee.
W00t! New Jersey (and therefore Yank and Yankee) pride.
Strike For The South
10-02-2005, 04:27
I was really curious about that North vs. South stuff in USA.
How far was it dealed historically? What kind of differencies and difficulties did occur between the two during formation of modern USA ? Is there still some kind of trigger that can drive things towards splitting up ?
Thanks in advance..
Well this is going to be long...what is commonly referd to as the south has been the former confederacy and border states (Texas Lousina Mississippi Virigina the Carolinas ETC.) and the north is pretty much the rest of the country (socially speaking) as A3 mentioned the civil was brought on between states rights and slavery but after that the next 100 years would truly shape the socialogical diffrences we see today. After the war the souths economy was in shambles and 3 out of 5 men of fighting age had been killied and with that pent up anger the south went backwards while the north went forwards. The south introduced the Jim crow laws and poll taxes for blacks severly damiging there abilty vote therefore although there were more blacks in the south than whites they still kepped power now lets go forward to the civil rights movement at this time change was sweeping across the US MLK and Malcom X were two of the more promonient rights leaders. This would be the souths biggest growing pain for 20 years men were shot beaten and robbed as the rights movement kept pressing forward. Even after the rights movement race-relations are still a touchy subject such as the stars & bars on the Mississippi flag and while we have made progess there are still people who believe they are better a good example of this is in 2000 Alabama wanted to get rid of a law that barred interacil couples from marrying the law passed but with a 41% minority saying the law should stand. This and many peoples inderict racism is something the south needs to get over. All this mentionned above leads to the sharp social differences the regions have many Yankees consider southners to be Unwashed bible beating morons and southeners to beleive yankees as being unsaved glutonos pigs although these are steryotypes some people put quite allot of faith in them. Today many in the south see Americas moral decay with the laws for gay-marrige and numores other things have led the south to be by far more conservative than other region and really being the power base for the republicans. The south also tends to be more religous than the north and more evangilical for example Most of my family lives in Boston and my cousin was getting bapptized now when I attend service there are 800 people there regulary toping 1000 around Christmas when I went up there there were 57 people I kid you not and the minister complimented on a good crowd. The service was only about 30min long only about a third of which I attend on Sundays. Many people in the north also seem to be more snobby and genraly ruder than the gentleman in the south as we are kind loving and caring folk while they are snobbish and hurtful~:smug: There also seems to be a divisnon in what people want in the south life can be summed up in 3 simple words God Family Football~:cheers: I dont know what they want up north. and while northerners seem to have an affinty for drogs such as oxycotin and coke we will stick to beer and dip. While they deam of owning a buisness we dream of owning a ranch While they dream of driving a Beemer a pickup will do fine for us:charge: . (Towards the end I sort of got off base but I hoped this helped)
master of the puppets
10-02-2005, 04:37
48% yankee, whoa i'm nearly a rebel. oh well i guess it wouldnt be bad to be an american rebel, better than an african of southamerican rebel, all they do is decapitate entire villages of innocent people and carry an ak-47 they can beraly shoot. much betyter to be american (in any form we are honorable)
40%, but there's nothing for the good old Chicago/South Wisconsin talk: Dem, Der, Dat, Chikago, Samich, Sasage, ect.
Aurelian
10-02-2005, 05:22
I'm 43%, "barely in the Yankee category".
However, I'm from Michigan originally, so a lot of the word choices I used ended up being considered "Great Lakes", or "nationwide". The Devil's Night question even had "very common in Michigan" specified (that's the night the arsonists burn houses in Detroit).
Michigan, of course, fought for the Union in the Civil War, but we don't have the same accent as Yankees from New England.
InsaneApache
10-02-2005, 08:32
41% barely a Yankee....phew!!! that's good to know!!!:freak:
Paul Peru
10-02-2005, 08:46
Couldn't get past the first question...
Del Arroyo
10-02-2005, 08:51
48% (Yankee). Barely in the Yankee category.
Born in Connecticut, moved to St. Louis when I was five. My dad is one of those people who gets worked up about the difference between "pen" and "pin".
I usually adapt my speech depending on my company, commonly ranging anywhere from slurred and half-hoosierish to very well enunciated "educated" American english. When there's no environmental stress one way or another, I speak pretty much like a St. Louisan as far as I can tell.
DA
Malrubius
10-02-2005, 13:41
No surprise here:
96% (Dixie). Is General Lee your grandfather?
Got me on the Service Road vs. Access road question.
44% (Yankee). Barely in the Yankee category. ---> im UK so didnt understand half the terms they used, what the hell is an interstate highway ~:confused: , and all my pronunciations were proper ~:)
Red Harvest
10-02-2005, 20:53
44% (Yankee). Barely in the Yankee category. ---> im UK so didnt understand half the terms they used, what the hell is an interstate highway ~:confused:
Those are our main divided highways with limited access that form the backbone of our national highway system. They don't have intersections or stop lights and are designed for continuous high speed service. They literally connect the states to one another.
Red Harvest
10-02-2005, 21:06
48% (Yankee). Barely in the Yankee category.
Born in Connecticut, moved to St. Louis when I was five. My dad is one of those people who gets worked up about the difference between "pen" and "pin".
I usually adapt my speech depending on my company, commonly ranging anywhere from slurred and half-hoosierish to very well enunciated "educated" American english. When there's no environmental stress one way or another, I speak pretty much like a St. Louisan as far as I can tell.
DA
You might find it useful to learn to speak like the hill folk too. Comes in handy when you are in the Ozarks (or Appalachians for that matter.) My St. Louis college buddies were amazed when I would slip into an Ozark twang with locals when trying to conduct some business. Works well for getting things done when you sound like a local boy...they usually had me do the talking. ~;) Normally, I have a "clean" Kansas/midwest accent, although it is getting more polluted the more decades I spend in Texas.
What's it called when you throw toilet paper over a house?
What is this about? ~:confused:
Is throwing toilet paper over houses common hobby in the states?
(57% Dixie btw. Not that it means anything, as i'm not native english speaker and didn't understand some of the questions.)
Red Harvest
10-02-2005, 21:28
What is this about? ~:confused:
Is throwing toilet paper over houses common hobby in the states?
It is usually a high school or junior high prank. Throw rolls of toilet paper over trees and houses so that the house is draped in toilet paper hanging like tinsel from a Christmas tree. Never did much for me...
What is funny is when someone gets the wrong address. ~;)
TheSilverKnight
10-03-2005, 01:45
Ahaha! I'm British and I'm: 39% (Yankee). You are definitely a Yankee.
Kanamori
10-03-2005, 01:48
40%, but there's nothing for the good old Chicago/South Wisconsin talk: Dem, Der, Dat, Chikago, Samich, Sasage, ect.
Only in rural Wisconsin~;)
44% (Yankee). Barely in the Yankee category.
Lol. I was born near Washington D.C in Virginia but moved to PA and then Michigan, so I guess that sorta fits me.
yesdachi
10-03-2005, 17:30
33% (Yankee). You are definitely a Yankee.
Interesting how many great lakes specific answers there were. I didn’t realize how wrong everyone else’s speech patterns were.~;)
Seamus Fermanagh
10-03-2005, 17:50
47%, barely in Yankee zone.
Actually, I only use a few southernisms (access road and ya'll [possibly the most useful contraction in American English), but was very surprised at the number of Great Lakes regionalisms I use.
Surprising as I was raised in S. Jersey until age 12 and then Northern Virginia until 24.
Seamus
I thought I would do the test to see which part of America influenced me and it would appear that I was influenced almost equally by the north and the south.
52%
Kagemusha
10-04-2005, 00:05
I was 55%Dixie. Right on the Mason-Dixon Line.What ever that may mean.:square:
Alexanderofmacedon
10-04-2005, 01:28
I don't know about your test, but I'm not a hick...
Y'all :rifle:
I live in Texas though... peculiar huh?:dizzy2:
Big_John
10-04-2005, 03:02
34% yankee.
from oklahoma..
HunkinElvis
10-04-2005, 03:40
22% (Yankee). You are a Yankee Doodle Dandy.
Seamus Fermanagh
10-04-2005, 04:03
I was 55%Dixie. Right on the Mason-Dixon Line.What ever that may mean.:square:
Kag:
For what it's worth, Mason and Dixon were two surveyors, hired to define the southern border of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Since Maryland and other colonies South of that line were considered the "Southern" colonies and those from Pennsylvania North as the "North," the Mason-Dixon line became a definitional term for the division of North and South. This is where the South acquired the nickname Dixie.
Metaphorically, of course, to be on the line is to truly be a member of neither camp. Feel empowered to treat either side with equal disdain.~:)
Seamus
52%
Here in Utah they pronounce it 'Yard Sell'
Gah!
ichi
Kagemusha
10-04-2005, 11:58
Kag:
For what it's worth, Mason and Dixon were two surveyors, hired to define the southern border of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Since Maryland and other colonies South of that line were considered the "Southern" colonies and those from Pennsylvania North as the "North," the Mason-Dixon line became a definitional term for the division of North and South. This is where the South acquired the nickname Dixie.
Metaphorically, of course, to be on the line is to truly be a member of neither camp. Feel empowered to treat either side with equal disdain.~:)
Seamus
Thanks for the Info,Seamus.:bow:
Alexander the Pretty Good
10-04-2005, 14:40
Pshhh. [Real] New Jerseyans and Ohioans (Ohians? Ohiomen? Whatever) speak the least adultered English. Or at least that's what I've heard.
Not the almost New Yorkers, but the actual always lived here types. ~;)
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