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Yes, americans are called "Yankees"!
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They call anyone who's white an American. They can't understand why I am upset when they call me American and I never told them where I'm from.
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Just Americans, or Yanks.
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Yanks.
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In the UK it is often 'Yanks' I wonder if we use that phrase so much out of habit, or because it tends to annoy the Americans for being historically incorrect?!
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In the UK, 'yanks' is the general term for Americans. Some Americans I believe think it is a derogatory term, and indeed, it can be. But in that case it's generally preceded by the word 'bloody'. :) In general, it is either a neutral term, or, indeed, a term of affection.
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in France you're called merlocs. mer from aMERica. locs is a suffix in parisian slang. not really pejurative, not really nice either.
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in Australia its Yanks or Septic Tanks
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I'm American and if I see a stupid American I call em a c*nt. (In my mind of course) ++
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"Gringos". The term might have had a pejorative connotation in its begginings, but not anymore. It is used quite regularly.
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Considering Canada is on the border of USA and our countries are somewhat similar, we don't have nicknames. Well until the whole recession thing hit. Now I often say "Damn Americans bit off more than they can chew" in reference to the people who went and got mortgages for $2 million when they only made minimum wage. DUH! Can't blame that stupidity on the bank.
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Just looking over these answers. I had no idea the world disliked Americans so much. It's sad. I don't know of any degrading names we have for other countries. Guess most of us don't have issues with other countries.
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While a part of the U.S., the in Hawaii I think they call mainlanders "howlies." Apparently it's not exactly mean, but it's not very nice, either.
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If somebody from another country called me a "septic tank" that person will be returning to his country with a bloody black and blue face to show to his friends. I can't let that slide. Such a nasty hateful thing to say. If your going to have a nickname for other countries at least let it be a harmless name. IT doesnt have to be a nice one or a bad one, it can be a nuetral one.
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When I lived in Thailand it was Ferong and some other's that were not nice.
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