Yankee is a dutch curse word

[Colombiana]

Yankee is a reappropriation that the New Yorkers gave themselves after the colonization of America.

This is a curse word that the Britts gave the Dutch people, from the colony New-Netherland (That later on is called New York), the name "Jan Kees" because it's a very idiotic and common Dutch name.

So HA!

[Carbon]

Um, okay.

[Drake]

That being true is like the chances of me being a chocolate alien - where's the proof?

[Auz]

At 9/23/09 02:45 PM, Ejit wrote:

At 9/23/09 02:37 PM, Bendt wrote: from the colony New-Netherland (That later on is called New York), the name "Jan Kees" because it's a very idiotic and common Dutch name.

They Might Be Giants led me to believe that it was New Amsterdam.

It was New-Amsterdam indeed. Not New-Netherland.

Also, I wouldn´t call the names Jan and Kees idiotic. They´re just simple names. And they´re not so common anymore either, only under old folks.

But it is true that the term Yankees is derived from it.

[dutchpeopleown]

It was New-Amsterdam indeed. Not New-Netherland.

Also, I wouldn´t call the names Jan and Kees idiotic. They´re just simple names. And they´re not so common anymore either, only under old folks.

But it is true that the term Yankees is derived from it.

actually, the region where new amsterdam was founded, was called new netherland

[FlamingFirebolt]

At 9/23/09 02:37 PM, Bendt wrote: Yankee is a reappropriation that the New Yorkers gave themselves after the colonization of America.

This is a curse word that the Britts gave the Dutch people, from the colony New-Netherland (That later on is called New York), the name "Jan Kees" because it's a very idiotic and common Dutch name.

So HA!

Yankee does origenate from Jan Kees. Or arguably Jan Kaas ( Which stands for cheese, and kind of pronounced like kees ). Jan being a typical dutch name, my father's name is jan for example lol, en cheese was a typical product of holland.

All in all, i don't think it would really matter much since people don't consider it as a curse word. Some americans are proud to be a yankee? ( Or aren't they?)

[Idiot-Finder]

At 9/23/09 02:37 PM, Bendt wrote:

So HA!

Get bendt.

[Sytze]

At 9/23/09 02:49 PM, Auz wrote: Also, I wouldn´t call the names Jan and Kees idiotic. They´re just simple names. And they´re not so common anymore either, only under old folks.

The dutch premier is called Jan

[SilverBaller]

jan kees? i dont know a single person with that name...

[CardboardBox]

Does this affect me at all? No. I didn't think so.

[Prinzy2]

At 10/6/09 01:05 PM, Sytze wrote:

At 9/23/09 02:49 PM, Auz wrote: Also, I wouldn´t call the names Jan and Kees idiotic. They´re just simple names. And they´re not so common anymore either, only under old folks.

The dutch premier is called Jan

My dad's name is Jan, it's still common with Dutch people, but most are getting named John or Jon instead of Jan.

[Rokas1337]

interesting thread... though i dont understand why its a curse word if its a name...

[UnreaK745]

Dutch is kinda hard to understand in my opinion .. Also, I'm pretty sure you're wrong too. So, HA!

[Idiot-Finder]

At 10/6/09 01:06 PM, SilverBaller wrote: jan kees? i dont know a single person with that name...

I did, met him at Sears, a real douchebag however...

[gamekillereater]

Old news, but why would it matter anyway?

Apartheid is Dutch as well.

[HollowGrave]

Pipe down ye yankee!

[Comrade]

At 9/23/09 02:37 PM, Bendt wrote: Yankee is a reappropriation that the New Yorkers gave themselves after the colonization of America.

This is a curse word that the Britts gave the Dutch people, from the colony New-Netherland (That later on is called New York), the name "Jan Kees" because it's a very idiotic and common Dutch name.

So HA!

pics or gtfo!

[Tancrisism]

At 10/6/09 03:08 PM, gamekillereater wrote: Old news, but why would it matter anyway?

Apartheid is Dutch as well.

So HA!

[Colombiana]

How the hell did this topic get bumped?