July 8, 200521 yr Why do US citizens call themselves Americans and the US, America? Isn't kind of rude to the other nations in Western Hemisphere?
July 8, 200521 yr yeah tell me about it ... I hear it everyday people need to stop being ignorants the worst part is that a lot of south americans that live in this country dont even realize the fact that they are being insulted everyday by this, and the other way around, because they insult eachother by refering to north americans as plain americans ... as if the other part of the continent didn?t exist
July 8, 200521 yr Well we actually have the word America in our name. They can go by Colombians etc; we only have one thing to call ourselves.
July 8, 200521 yr Jesus Christ. Isn't there anything else to complain about? So what are we going to call ourselves? United States of Americans?
July 8, 200521 yr Jesus Christ. Isn't there anything else to complain about? So what are we going to call ourselves? United States of Americans? 846292[/snapback] north americans seems pretty good too me
July 8, 200521 yr Jesus Christ. Isn't there anything else to complain about? So what are we going to call ourselves? United States of Americans? 846292[/snapback] north americans seems pretty good too me 846306[/snapback] What about Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic and all those countries? Won't they be disrespected?
July 8, 200521 yr We were the first independent nation in the America's(me thinks, at the least the only major one) and couldn't continue to be colonists.
July 8, 200521 yr Well, not the first (forgetting the Incas, Aztecs, and other Native Americans/First Peoples, aren't we?), but definitely the first post-colonial times.
July 8, 200521 yr There has to be some technical reason why we call oursleves Americans and not something else. I know in Spanish we are called Estado Unidences(sp?). This is similar to the debate me and CapeFish had a few months ago. The Angels in Spanish are referred to as "Los Angelinos" instead of "Los Angeles".
July 8, 200521 yr If you really care about this topic. Shouldn't you be chastising people from Africa who call themselves African. Their country isn't the only country in Africa. Is that disrespectful to the other people of Africa? Or Australia because it often gets refered to as a continent even though they're other countries in that continental region? I assume, you could care less about this actual topic. Just using as a way to paint Americans as the most ignorant scum to walk the planet. Why do you honestly care what a people decide to call themselves? Do you even know why we're called America? We got the name from Amerigo Vespucci, and so it's seems natural to call ourselves Americans. It's nonsense to say it's being rude and disrespectful, because I highly doubt people in Ecuador are right now fuming over this great injustice.
July 8, 200521 yr If you really care about this topic. Shouldn't you be chastising people from Africa who call themselves African. Their country isn't the only country in Africa. Is that disrespectful to the other people of Africa? Or Australia because it often gets refered to as a continent even though they're other countries in that continental region? I assume, you could care less about this actual topic. Just using as a way to paint Americans as the most ignorant scum to walk the planet. Why do you honestly care what a people decide to call themselves? Do you even know why we're called America? We got the name from Amerigo Vespucci, and so it's seems natural to call ourselves Americans. It's nonsense to say it's being rude and disrespectful, because I highly doubt people in Ecuador are right now fuming over this great injustice. 846356[/snapback] You're my new hero.
July 9, 200521 yr Talk about being POLITICALLY CORRECT. People like that are the real scum. Just like people on the other side of the spectrum. They are real scum too. BEING POLITICALLY CORRECT IS QUITE POSSIBLY THE WORST OUTGROWTH OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. So get rid of it. Who cares what we call ourselves. Do the citizens of San Salvador cry out at the fact that we call ourselves Americans? No. No one cares. Maybe a tiny percentage of people do. But they are so incredibly miniscule (sp?) that it doesn't matter.
July 9, 200521 yr Technicality isnt always infused in words and titles. Its like a peanut not being a pea or a nut(although its apparently a pea, but it cant be both!) So it is that people from the US became known as Americans. No big deal.
July 9, 200521 yr Jesus Christ. Isn't there anything else to complain about? So what are we going to call ourselves? United States of Americans? 846292[/snapback] United Statesians...
July 9, 200521 yr Jesus Christ. Isn't there anything else to complain about? So what are we going to call ourselves? United States of Americans? 846292[/snapback] United Statesians... 846810[/snapback] :plain United Stateites
July 9, 200521 yr Jesus Christ. Isn't there anything else to complain about? So what are we going to call ourselves? United States of Americans? 846292[/snapback] United Statesians... 846810[/snapback] :plain United Stateites 846820[/snapback] United States of America Folks... :plain
July 9, 200521 yr Thank God the person who named us after Amerigo Vespucci didn't call us Vespuccians.
July 9, 200521 yr Thank God the person who named us after Amerigo Vespucci didn't call us Vespuccians. 847275[/snapback] :lol
July 9, 200521 yr Rune ... I simply find it anoying when people say american ... I can understand it here but it is just unfortunate that there isnt a term that suits it properly as someone already said the whole "Estado Unidense" thing works, but when you hear that someone says they are american outside of the united states, it kinda bothers you a bit more. since there are those that consider themselves south americans even though they are from ecuador ... why should someone call themselves american when it is such a big land, seems a little selfish americans is a loose term and btw .... there isnt a country named "africa" ... you got south africa and that works but there isnt an africa. you might have a problem with people from Niger and Nigeria ... since they would be sound like nigerians but still
July 9, 200521 yr Catch, I like you man, but stop with the PC crap please. Save us the energy of getting pissed off over another politically correct person.
July 9, 200521 yr Catch, I like you man, but stop with the PC crap please. Save us the energy of getting pissed off over another politically correct person. 847443[/snapback] gringos? :mischief2
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