[quote]jasmincar wrote:
[quote]polo77j wrote:
[quote]Nan-c wrote:
Residents of the USA don’t even have a “name” for themselves. They call themselves Americans (like they own America ?)… but America is a continent, not a country … so Mexicans are Americans and Canadians too … just saying. [/quote]
I’m sorry but your entire post is jibberish…Mexicans are from Mexico, Canadians are from Candia and Americans from the USA … check it, if you, being Canadian, went to Europe, would they consider you American or Canadian?
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Your post might make sense if you labeled everyone North American since THAT’S THE CONTINENT …[/quote]
You are wrong. America is the continent, and Brazilians come frome Brazil, Mexicans from Mexico and Canadians from Canada
United Staters are from the United states of America[/quote]
For realz? SO when you look on a map you don’t see a distinct NORTH America and SOUTH America? Jesus you’re dense aren’t ya
Here, let me speak to you as if you’re a toddler, maybe you’ll understand:
There are TWO separate continents with the title “America” … there’s a North and South America. ALL people coming from NORTH American are from the North American continent and could be labeled as NORTH AMERICANS, just as peoples living on the SOUTH American continent can be labeled as SOUTH AMERICANS. However, there is this thing called diversity and most people prefer to be identified with their national origin RATHER THAN their continental origin.
For the sake of making this as short and easy to follow as possible, and for the sake of this discussion, I’ll keep this focused on the North American continent. There are 3 separate nations that make up this continent and each nation has it’s own distinct culture that has evolved over the centuries: Canada, The United States of America, and Mexico.
Now, out of those three countries, which one could logically call themselves Americans? Which country has AMERICA in their NAME? Legitimately, you are correct in saying that people from the USA would be called United Staters, but that doesn’t have the same ring OR the history and reputation that AMERICANS does, now does it? And, I asked you if you, being Canadian, were to visit, say a European country, and attempted to tell people you were American, would they assume that you were from a.) The United States of America, b.) Canada, or c.) Mexico? I’m willing to bet 1,000 US Dollars that 99% of the time they would automatically assume, upon hearing your were American, that you were from one of the 50 United States.
