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Originally posted by Atanvarno
I have to admit that I personally prefer to say "Americans" over "United States of America ns". Maybe it's just because I'm lazy ... could of course call them "yanks" but that wouldn't be entirely correct either 
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Correct. There are a LOT of people living in the Southern United States who would rather die before they allow anyone to call them "Yankees."
Earlier, bundy clued me in on the Aussie habit of calling Americans "seppos," which comes from rhyming slang for Yank-septic tank. I know that Americans have names (some VERY unflattering) for people of other nationalities. I also know that some people are highly offended by those names.
I can't think of anything you could call an American that would offend me, so let's have it. What kinds of names does your non-American culture use to refer to Americans (U.S. Americans, that is)?
Personally, I think seppo is damned cool. Thanks, bundy.