Hey, you know to all us foreigners, all Americans are yanks (we call 'em 'septics', as in septic tanks ryme with yanks
).
I've been that way, myself to, I cought the train from New Orleans to Orlando & had to go via Birmingham, Alabama, to change trains. You know that 'Southern Railroad' train was as good as as any of the AMTRAK trains we were on.
BTW, us Aussies have something in common with you 'septics from the south'
. We also call cola 'Coke', no matter what brand it is, it could be Pepsi, Schwepps, No Frills, or Virgin Cola, but to us Aussies its all Coke.