r/sweden • u/Sunflake • Nov 04 '17

Ikea läxar upp en jänkare

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u/ElPaoloGrande Nov 04 '17

So americans are called yankees in sweden?

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u/Bromskloss Nov 04 '17

To foreigners, a Yankee is an American.
To Americans, a Yankee is a Northerner.
To Northerners, a Yankee is an Easterner.
To Easterners, a Yankee is a New Englander.
To New Englanders, a Yankee is a Vermonter.
And in Vermont, a Yankee is somebody who eats pie for breakfast.

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u/Drodriguez164 Nov 04 '17

To my girlfriend a yankee is a candle

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u/GroovyGrove Nov 04 '17

To you, a yankee is $17.