Swamp Yankee

Swamp Yankee is a colloquialism that has a variety of meanings. Generally, it refers to Yankees or WASPs northeasterners with colonial ancestry from rural Rhode Island and nearby eastern Connecticut and southeastern Massachusetts swamp Yankee himself as society moves toward urban and suburban.

The term Yankee connotes urbane industriousness, while the term Swamp Yankee signifies a more countrified, stubborn, and independent and less refined subtype. The typical swamp Yankee can be found in an old, rural general store. Probably the best reason for its disappearance is the vanishing of the life.

Where in the evening four or five of the immediate countryside's swamp Yankees gather and tell stories for several hours. Such a gathering has been jocularly described as a lying contest. The term swamp Yankee is becoming less known and may be unknown in a few generations.

Probably the best reason for its disappearance is the vanishing of the swamp Yankee himself as society moves toward urban and suburban life. Swamp Yankees themselves react to the term with slight disapproval or indifference. The festival features traditional fare such as clam chowder and johnnycakes.