> Of course, it's an uphill battle, especially when you consider that the official name for Mexico is Estados Unidos Mexicanos. I think in Mexico they call Ame

> Of course, it's an uphill battle, especially when you consider that the official name for Mexico is Estados Unidos Mexicanos. I think in Mexico they call Americans norteamericanos — but of course both they & Canadians are North Americans. I don't think there's any reason not to call Americans Americans.