Rosecarmel Perhaps the Brits who think it’s a derogatory term are harking back to the days of WW2 when GIs stationed in Britain were sometimes described as ‘overpaid, oversexed and over here’
Of course many British women rather liked that and married them.
People have long memories. When I was in Baltimore a few years ago, it was obvious that people had not forgotten the British Navy’s failure to conquer the American forces in 1812.
I even saw a poster advertising a protest against some road traffic scheme. It went something like, ‘The British Navy couldn’t defeat us in 1812 and we’re not going to be defeated now!’
A whole lot goes over my head when people talk, specially jokes- I'm often the last in the group to catch on, if I ever get it all 
So it wouldn't surprise me that some people find being called yank an insult- But its what they called me when in Mississippi and it didn't phase me in the least!
Sukie Yes, we did the Intra-coastal Waterway. We had to sit out a storm in the harbor at Destin!
Here's a link to a blog post I wrote, Destin features at the end of it.
talesfromtheamericanwaterways.com/2019/04/20/ingram-bayou-to-pensacola-and-destin/
Hi lonjay. Sacramento, CA here! I joined one evening in June after Googling "what to do when you feel alone late at night". I was hoping to connect with a few people since all I could hear was crickets here at home. There was a time, not so long ago, when my sons stayed up into the wee hours of the morning and we'd often text or chat. Now they have significant others and jobs in the morning and I'm retired and up until 2 a.m.
sukie glad you enjoyed it!
I hope we’ll go back to the Gulf Coast one day. 
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