I am not trying to make anyone angry or challenge anyone's identity, but people on our continent HATE us for thinking and saying we are The Americans.
If I say American, I mean from the Americas.
America the continent as a whole.
It is a small thing that we should think about in a good way. In a "how can we be more culturally aware" way.
And if we did everything the English wanted us to, we would still be a colony.