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Old 03-18-2023, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by PersonOfInterest View Post
In seeing the term 'Yankee' used on this forum I'm wondering what the definition of a Yankee would be. Is there a definitive line that defines where the Yankees are? If you are born in a Yankee location are you a Yankee for life? How many months per year do you have to live in a Yankee location to be considered a Yankee? Is there any connection of Yankees to SnowBirds?
Thanks for your help.
I lived in Connecticut for 65 years and along with New York we were considered Yankees. Took offence to that as I hate The Yankees, prefer my LA teams, the Dodgers and Angels. So a "Yankee" is someone from the upper northeast, but not north of Connecticut (Red Sox country).