Mark TWAIN. (№ 352450)

For a foreigner a Yankee is an American.
For an American a Yankee is a northerner.
To a northerner a Yankee is a resident of the East.
For residents East of the Yankees is a resident of New England.
For residents of New England Yankees are Vermonter.
And for Vermonts Yankee is someone who eats pies for Breakfast.
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.