why all the hate for "yankees" (Gastonia, Washington: vs, eat) - Page 3 - City-Data Forum

yantosh22 · 07-17-2011, 05:06 PM

I'm thinking that an upset Gastonia native will find much stronger words than "Yankee" when attempting to insult someone else.

southbound_295 · 07-17-2011, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by yantosh22

I'm thinking that an upset Gastonia native will find much stronger words than "Yankee" when attempting to insult someone else.

While I rarely see the native "type" who I referenced, I also rarely see the transplant "type" who is offensive to so many people. I have witnessed a few verbal slap-downs & in each case, the native was easily identifiable as a resident of a very rural area who had come into town.

NCproud · 07-17-2011, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by CouponJack

I've run into a good amount of "christian" people who talk very bad behind people's backs....to the point where its made me very uncomfortable..

Just FYI, those are not Christians. Faith is not just a southern thing, however religion is deeply seeded in our upbringing.

mm_mary73 · 07-18-2011, 01:15 AM

Many people hate the yankees because they believe them to be obscenely over-paid baseball players, currently in 2nd place in the AL East
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yantosh22 · 07-18-2011, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by mm_mary73

Many people hate the yankees because they believe them to be obscenely over-paid baseball players,....
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I'm thinking this isn't much on the mind of Southerners.

ClevelandMike · 07-18-2011, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by outofohio

So I just recently moved to NC from Ohio. Stayed in a temporary apartment for a month and moved to my house yesterday. Why do so many people down here hate or at least strongly show dislike toward northern people? I don't get that. I didn't move here to steal your land, your lifestyle, or your women. I moved here because I don't like Ohio. The people are rude, the scenery sucks, and we don't have good food. So what's the reasoning?

When I moved here 30+ years ago from OHIO yes, I received lots of yankee blurts. Today, our area is made up mostly of people from everywhere around the US. You need to float around in different parts of our area as Gastonia has not changed much. Bessemere City or Cherryville is not floating around - Charlotte is your best bet.

CouponJack · 07-18-2011, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by racewire20

Just FYI, those are not Christians. Faith is not just a southern thing, however religion is deeply seeded in our upbringing.

I know faith is not a specific southern thing. You obviously didn't get what I was explaining (about extreme hypocrisy). (Talking very bad about people (behind their backs in one breath, and then in the other breath referencing following what God would do in alot of situations..)

I obviously didn't say that about all (most are good people just like most transplants are good people), I'm just making a point about what I see day to day.....

Nothing more than that.

outofohio · 07-18-2011, 06:39 AM

Sort it took me a day to respond. I don't personally have an experience with this, its just from different forums, etc. I figure its probably just people putting on their big boy pants on the internet, but it just seemed to be a fairly common sentiment. Maybe I'm wrong. The only negative experience I've had was in asheville, and even it wasn't bad.
what's fifo?Oh, and about gastonia. That's where we rented an apartment. Looked around, gastonia, rock hill, charlotte, hickory and up to statesville. Ended up in gastonia, although where I am now is outside the city, in South Gastonia, not sure if that's an actual town or not, but we're in the country near crowders mountain. I like it.

Sepulgeek · 07-18-2011, 08:00 AM

I own a T-shirt with the term "Yankee Hater" on it but it is geared towards the baseball team and not people from the north. I bought the shirt from a company in Boston.

southbound_295 · 07-18-2011, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by outofohio

Sort it took me a day to respond. I don't personally have an experience with this, its just from different forums, etc. I figure its probably just people putting on their big boy pants on the internet, but it just seemed to be a fairly common sentiment. Maybe I'm wrong. The only negative experience I've had was in asheville, and even it wasn't bad.
what's fifo?Oh, and about gastonia. That's where we rented an apartment. Looked around, gastonia, rock hill, charlotte, hickory and up to statesville. Ended up in gastonia, although where I am now is outside the city, in South Gastonia, not sure if that's an actual town or not, but we're in the country near crowders mountain. I like it.

OK, you're in SW Gastonia? Near Archie Whiteside Road & the Food Lion?