[LibertarianInExile]

"Funny. That's this Yankee's complaint about 'townies/flatlanders/cityfolk, etc' who move out here and want to bring the city with them. I don't need, nor want Ann Arbor to expand 20 miles North."

It just so happens being from Florida, I saw them from the getgo, and they were universally from Noo Yawk, so I associate the accent with the behavior we both dislike. Heck, even a special name has attaced to them in the South--carpetbaggers--though damnYankees will do in a pinch.

However, as we've discussed before, there are certainly plenty of Yankees I'd be happy to have in the neighborhood, even marrying my daughter, and that includes Yankees whose accents are like nails on a chalkboard to one who spent years in a nest of damnYankees. It's the folks who insist the world must do things different to accommodate their needs and help them make a quick buck that annoy the living hell out of me.

[LibertarianInExile]

er, that's 'attached.'

[Dan from Michigan]

It's funny I saw Tampa mentioned. My uncle is a very laid back Michigander. He lived all over the country and lived in Pompano Beach/Boca. He didn't care for it all that much - too many unfriendly people. He preferred Tampa instead(and now is back in Michigan). You've probably seen a lot of Michiganders as well if you are near the gulf coast or Lakeland/Orlando area.

If I ever become a "damnyankee"(one who moves South and stays), I'm not going to complain about how we did it back up North. I will however complain if things are being done like they are in Detroit or Ann Arbor......