Matt Duffer

We lived in an ordinary suburb and had an ordinary childhood. It didn't feel like the 'South.' Everyone says Durham is a bunch of northern yankees transplanted to North Carolina. The stereotypical South does exist - if you drove 10 miles in the wrong direction you'd be right in the middle of it. We didn't grow up with that.

Jimmy Fallon

I was into the Mets because my Dad worked at IBM where he got free Mets tickets, so I was into the Mets... then I got to 'Saturday Night Live' where my boss has unbelievable N.Y. Yankees tickets, so he invites us to the games. I'm going to all the games, so I might as well root for the team I'm gonna go sit with.

American Comedian

Janet Yellen

Yankee Stadium is a natural venue for another lesson: You won't succeed all the time. Even Ruth, Gehrig, and DiMaggio failed most of time when they stepped to the plate. Finding the right path in life, more often than not, involves some missteps.

American Public Servant

Fidel Castro

General Giap was one of the most brilliant military strategists of our era, who in Dien Bien Phu was able to place missile launchers in remote, mountainous jungles, something the yankee and European military officers considered impossible.

Statesman

Lewis Grizzard

Yankees don't understand that the Southern way of talking is a language of nuance. What we can do in the South is we can take a word and change it just a little bit and make it mean something altogether different.

American Writer

George Vecsey

Yankee caps pop up all over the world, not as a statement of loyalty to that team, but as a symbol of - what? Winning 27 so-called World Series? Much of the world doesn't even play that sport.

American Author

Thomas Hauser

Yankee Stadium played host to the most important prizefight ever when Joe Louis knocked out Max Schmeling in 1938.

Bert Campaneris

Yankee Stadium, and the Yankees are so famous for Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, all of those guys.

Cuban Athlete

Penny Marshall

Yankee Stadium was the only thing we had in the Bronx. It was an institution.

American Actress

Jacob Ruppert

Yankee Stadium is a mistake: Not mine - the Giants'.

American Businessman

Originally, 'Yankee' referred to Union soldiers in the American Civil War.

Civil War Origin

'Yankee' can imply different political and cultural attitudes associated with the North.

Regional Nuance

In the South, 'Yankee' might be used with a slightly negative tone.

Not Always Flattering

Internationally, 'Yankee' is a catch-all term for anyone from the US, lacking regional specificity.

Global Generalization

Be cautious, as some may not like being labeled a 'Yankee' due to historical or personal reasons.

Possible Offense

The term can be casual; it's not usually used in formal international politics or documents.

Colloquial Usage

Being a 'Yankee' in this context implies loyalty and fandom, not just geographic origin.

Sports Identity

The New York Yankees represent a storied part of American sports culture.

Cultural Symbol

Fans often feel a deep connection with the Yankees, beyond just supporting the team.

Emotional Attachment

 unfortunately said and what else my child and then came my seconds and I tried to sandwich it in between talking too much in church witching harm to others being mean to my sisters and he said to whom did you wish harm and I had to say that I wish that various New York Yankee players would break arms and legs and ankles so that the RET so that the

Learning from past...

 holding signs that said, "Yankee go home. Son of a bitch," and below that were flag-draped coffins coming back from Vietnam. People wrote long and short answers. Thousands of people engaged with the work in a lot of different languages. Some of the people said, "I'm a German girl. If we Germans would admire our flag as you all do,

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 sense of humor is helpful does the Yankees fan out there I want the glass bowl we could fill it up for him but in reality it's a serious job the waste is hazardous so the team will transport it to a nearby treatment plant

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Civil War Origin

Regional Nuance

Not Always Flattering

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