I've wondered many times why does everyone call the United States "America" and it's people "Americans"?

 

I know it's a meaningless request when I ask my friends, the ones not from my country, to call the country and it's citizen by any other name, except America and Americnas, respectively, but I really get mad because the word means the whole continent, including me and the 15 million people living here and in the 14 countries here and so on, but no one seems to remember that.

 

When did the "New World" became "America"?

I doubt many people even think of it, it's just the convention. Well, it's common enough to say the US in reference to the country, but rarely are the people anything other than Americans. It is true to call them that though, they do hail from the continent like.

I guess its short for the United States of America... yes its true.. there are other 'Americas' like South and Central.. but I suppose its just for short.

i say to my friends in other countries that i am from pennslyvania! that is where i live, but i live in the us united states...i never say i am from america...go fig?

and when they ask your nationality, what do you say?

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me?? I do say I am American.. but I also say my parents are from Puerto Rico and Ecuador.. my roots are from those countries.. but my nationality is or am a US citizen.

i say i am black that's what i check on the censos

 

really i am black, white, italian, native american= mut!

 

but there is no check for all that

americans are bastards and hog all the good names. :angry:

americans are bastards and hog all the good names. :angry:

 

 

OI! what names did we steal??? :embarrased:

america for one! the dollar for another! :angry:

 

 

 

 

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america for one! the dollar for another! :angry:

 

 

 

 

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haha but you have the 'looney!' whats better than that!

I use the word 'Americans', but I dont refer to the US as 'America', just the states.

Sternly seems to be asking a lot of questions today :P

Would you call someone from Brazil an American? Thought not...what does it matter as long as no-one gets confused?

Well, you might not but we do. I'm Chilean aswell as American and we all are here; we just answer depending to who's asking (If someone from the States or Canada asks me, obviously I will not tell them I'm "American" because they confuse, but we tell to most the oppositte)

 

and yes, I had a couple of questions yesterday; well I always do :lol:

psh

we're america, we do as we please, we own you!

 

i think sternly's best question was about the marienettes hahah