> I can’t imagine getting upset if someone wants to call my country États-Unis or 米国. In an international context? I remember Côte d'Ivoire asking people to pl

> I can’t imagine getting upset if someone wants to call my country États-Unis or 米国. In an international context? I remember Côte d'Ivoire asking people to please refer to them as Côte d'Ivoire for what seemed the very sensible, practical reason that their citizens were having trouble finding their country in lists when going through customs, registering at hotels etc.