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minus-squareHuschke@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·10 months agoEvery Canadian I’ve ever met doesn’t like to be called American. Don’t know about the other countries, but I’d assume it’s the same.
minus-squareCylonBunny@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-210 months agoThey prefer North American in my experience, if not simply Canadian.
minus-squareenkers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·10 months agoWait, when David Bowie sang “I’m Afraid of Americans,” was he singing about us Canadians too?? This never even occurred to me as a possibility.
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minus-squarecan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoI think some just dislike that one country claims the demonym of two whole continents.
minus-squarecan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·10 months agoDon’t get me wrong, “american” now caries connotations I want nothing to do with.
minus-squareSabre363@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·10 months agoIf everyone on two continents is an American, then how are people from the one country literally called America supposed to differentiate themselves?
minus-squareWalt J. Rimmer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·10 months agoUSAers or United Statesians
minus-squarefeugnis@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·10 months agoAm I wrong in saying it’s not literally called America? I thought it was called United States
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minus-squareKnuschberkeks@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoin german they are often called US-Americans, though Americans is usually understood aswell.
minus-squareratz30 @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 months agoI’m quite happy not placing myself in the same American bucket, not sure why anyone would say that.
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Every Canadian I’ve ever met doesn’t like to be called American. Don’t know about the other countries, but I’d assume it’s the same.
They prefer North American in my experience, if not simply Canadian.
Wait, when David Bowie sang “I’m Afraid of Americans,” was he singing about us Canadians too?? This never even occurred to me as a possibility.
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I think some just dislike that one country claims the demonym of two whole continents.
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Don’t get me wrong, “american” now caries connotations I want nothing to do with.
If everyone on two continents is an American, then how are people from the one country literally called America supposed to differentiate themselves?
USAers or United Statesians
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Exactly
Am I wrong in saying it’s not literally called America? I thought it was called United States
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…of America
in german they are often called US-Americans, though Americans is usually understood aswell.
I’m quite happy not placing myself in the same American bucket, not sure why anyone would say that.
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