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Poll: Do You Like Americans?
View Poll Results: Do you like Americans?
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Yes
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No
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by bunton
I don't like it when they refer to their country as "America".
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That's literally part of the countries name though
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Member Since: 6/12/2011
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Originally posted by Mezter
That's literally part of the countries name though
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A lot of South Americans don't like Americans calling themselves Americans/calling their country America because they see America as a continent; hence they are also "Americans"
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Quote:
Originally posted by sychung4650
A lot of South Americans don't like Americans calling themselves Americans/calling their country America because they see America as a continent; hence they are also "Americans"
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Like, what are we then? United Staters? Ew
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Member Since: 9/11/2012
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Quote:
Originally posted by sychung4650
A lot of South Americans don't like Americans calling themselves Americans/calling their country America because they see America as a continent; hence they are also "Americans"
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"Americans" is OK because it is the official demonym and there isn't any other way to describe them. However, they are part of a continent called America, so it would be wrong to call their contry that way. The most correct way is "United States".
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if you mean people who live in the US, I have mixed feelings
people who live in America continent, yeah, ofc
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Quote:
Originally posted by bunton
"Americans" is OK because it is the official demonym and there isn't any other way to describe them. However, they are part of a continent called America, so it would be wrong to call their contry that way. The most correct way is "United States".
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pretty much
I'm ok with people from the US being called americans because there's no other option
but when they pretend like they're the only "americans", now that's wrong
"omg, but you're from south america, another continent, you're south american"
like, there are so many things wrong with the way they see the world I don't even bother
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Quote:
Originally posted by bunton
I don't like it when they refer to their country as "America".
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That's our country's name though...It's literally called the United States of America...what else are we suppose to refer to it as?
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Member Since: 5/10/2010
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Yes, no, maybe.... Depends on the person.
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Member Since: 9/11/2012
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Originally posted by VyktorJonas
there are so many things wrong with the way they see the world I don't even bother
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Exactly
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People in USA feel so.. distant, like they are polite but they don't have the charisma that latinos have.
Nonetheless, I prefer their country overall and I also love white male genitalia so...
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Quote:
Originally posted by bunton
"Americans" is OK because it is the official demonym and there isn't any other way to describe them. However, they are part of a continent called America, so it would be wrong to call their contry that way. The most correct way is "United States".
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It's not wrong though. We're not stoping you guys from calling the whole landmass America, but that doesn't mean it isn't the name of the country. No other country has the name "America" in it. It's not wrong at all.
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Originally posted by Saint
That's our country's name though...It's literally called the United States of America...what else are we suppose to refer to it as?
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Just because that's part of your country's name doesn't mean you are AMERICA the continent, which is something most people in your country think.
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Quote:
Originally posted by VyktorJonas
pretty much
I'm ok with people from the US being called americans because there's no other option
but when they pretend like they're the only "americans", now that's wrong
"omg, but you're from south america, another continent, you're south american"
like, there are so many things wrong with the way they see the world I don't even bother
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/end of the america as a continent discussion.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by Su-Barbie-A
Just because that's part of your country's name doesn't mean you are AMERICA the continent, which is something most people in your country think.
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Since we live on this continent that South Americans believe to be just one that's called "America" then yes, we are American.
I guess Australia can't have it's name either because much of the world refers to the whole continent as Australia and not Oceania.
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Originally posted by Su-Barbie-A
People in USA feel so.. distant, like they are polite but they don't have the charisma that latinos have.
Nonetheless, I prefer their country overall and I also love white male genitalia so...
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Quite a number I have met lack social skills - humour isn't so hot either.
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Originally posted by Mezter
Since we live on this continent that South Americans believe to be just one that's called "America" then yes, we are American.
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here's a great example of what I said
the WHOLE world learns something one way, the americans learn another way and insist they're right
"you're not american, you're from latin america, you're latin"
following their logic, people from anglo-saxon america are anglo-saxon, but suddenly we're talking about language roots
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Quote:
Originally posted by Mezter
Since we live on this continent that South Americans believe to be just one that's called "America" then yes, we are American.
I guess Australia can't have it's name because much of the world refers to the whole continent as Australia and not Oceania.
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Hunty, europeans "discovered" our side first.
They named this land of mass "America", if your people weren't creative enough to call their country something else than USA then that's another story.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Su-Barbie-A
People in USA feel so.. distant, like they are polite but they don't have the charisma that latinos have.
Nonetheless, I prefer their country overall and I also love white male genitalia so...
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Quote:
Originally posted by Su-Barbie-A
Hunty, europeans "discovered" our side first.
They named this land of mass "America", if your people weren't creative enough to call their country something else than USA then that's another story.
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