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"I think it's because people in Europe were used to calling it "America" long before there were any independent countries here"
I am sorry, but I take offense to this part of your post. Where exactly is here? And when Europeans called it America they were referring to the continent, not the US. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerigo_Vespucci |
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On "American" sites I use the term American for brevity and to simplify things. I've used the term "United Statsians" for a couple of decades now. What little I've heard has led me to believe it's a much bigger deal in South America than in North America. Canada is a pretty easy-going country. We don't get riled up about the smaller things in life, but I don't believe that the term "American" should apply to only people from the United States. Not a BIG deal, just a little one, but yes - I do believe that there are a multitude of little deals that give the world the impression that the United States is arrogant. Not necessarily individual people, but the country as a whole.
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Mexico is kind of in North America too.
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I'm not sure what you're saying here. I don't know about Mexico so I didn't speak about it.
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I suppose we South Americans are just uptight and picky about accuracy. I have also encountered this from people in Central America, by the way.
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We are all Americans South, Central and North. I think it is important that when we are speaking of the US in particular we say US. It seems pretty racist, classist and arrogant to say otherwise.
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I know you personally and I respect you and adore you but I just don't buy this. I think those words are huge - racist, classist and arrogant and because I call myself an American doesn't mean I put a check mark by each one. I was raised and taught in school by TEACHERS to call myself an American. I've never heard of a United Statian til this thread. Perhaps not knowing this stuff makes me ignorant but I'd say it's a far leap from racist, classist and arrogant. I respect your point of view. I know you've lived outside of the United States and that you're well traveled. I am not and honestly, I am not a big travelor. I think I'll stick to the United States and Canada for fishing on occassion. I'd love for you and Mr C to come over, pick your poison(beverage) and you can tell me why I'm wrong ![]() ~~~shark~~~~~~~
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So, even though people in the rest of the Americas find it loathsome and arrogant that we insist that we are the "Americans" and not them, we say that since "American" is easier to verbalize and since we learned to say "American" in school it is not worth even giving a thought to how it might make sound or feel to another American who lives in Columbia or Panama or Honduras.
Nice. I know many of you personally and I really think it is worth at least some consideration. It makes us and our country look like assholes. For me it is an important distinction. Is it a class issue??? Good question. Maybe more of an arrogant, we have always done it this way, it is easier, I don't think I should have to change for anyone else thing with some racism below the surface. There are indeed wealthy people in outside the US who hate us calling ourselves Americans, so maybe that takes classism off the table? I think the thought that people outside the US except Canada are fussy for resenting us for this is really really arrogant. Yes, I know we were brought up to think this and taught to think this in school, but the world is changing, we need to catch up.
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