As the old joke goes, the meaning of Yankee depends on your perspective.<p>&gt;To foreigners, a Yankee is an American.<p>&gt;To Americans, a Yankee is a Northerner.<p>&gt;To Northerners, a Yankee is an Easterner.<p>&gt;To Easterners, a Yankee is a New Englander.<p>&gt;To New Englanders, a Yankee is a Vermonter.<p>&gt;And in Vermont, a Yankee is somebody who eats pie for breakfast.