6 ms·

Sure but most of the world, when they say America or American, they mean the USA, otherwise they'll say "the Americas" or "North American" or "South American" o

Sure but most of the world, when they say America or American, they mean the USA, otherwise they'll say "the Americas" or "North American" or "South American" or refer to a specific country. It's just a reality that a lot of people don't want to face, but you have to be pragmatic in life for the most part.

moralestapia 1y ago
>Sure but most of the world, when they say America or American, they mean the USA. Nope. People from the US really need to get out of that bubble.
- deleted 1y ago
  [deleted]
- havelhovel 1y ago
  > People from the US really need to get out of that bubble. Maybe you live in a smaller bubble. India: "Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old American, has been elected as Pope Leo XIV, making history as the first American to head the Roman Catholic Church." https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/10-facts-about-pope-leo-xiv-the-newly-elected-leader-of-the-global-catholic-community/articleshow/121009221.cmsarticleshow/121009221.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/10-facts-ab... Denmark: "For første gang i verdenshistorien er paven amerikansk." https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/udland/fra-missionaer-i-peru-til-ny-pave-hvem-er-robert-francis-prevost https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/udland/fra-missionaer-i-peru-til-n... Brazil: "Papa Leão XIV é americano e tem cidadania peruana" https://www.estadao.com.br/brasil/papa-leao-xiv-e-americano-e-tem-cidadania-peruana-entenda/ https://www.estadao.com.br/brasil/papa-leao-xiv-e-americano-... Nigeria: "America’s Robert Francis Prevost announced as new pope" https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/05/breaking-americas-robert-francis-prevost-announced-as-new-pope/ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/05/breaking-americas-robert... Slovakia: "Lev XIV. je prvý Američan na pápežskom stolci." https://svet.sme.sk/c/23488126/novy-papez-lev-xiv-profil.html https://svet.sme.sk/c/23488126/novy-papez-lev-xiv-profil.htm...
Izikiel43 1y ago
> most of the world, when they say America or American, they mean the US Ehh no. In school in Argentina you are taught that the whole continent is called America, then you have subcontinents in it (North/central/south), and I would guess other south american countries are the same. If you want to say citizen of the USA in Argentina you would call them yankees.
- hollerith 1y ago
  OK, but English speakers are under no obligation to follow conventions and vocabulary used by Spanish speakers. Similarly, the Poles, French and English all have their own words for Germany that look nothing like "Deutschland". (The Polish word for Germany is Niemcy. The French word is Allemagne.)
  - Izikiel43 1y ago
    Sure, but the op said "most of the world", which is not true, I gave a counter example.
    - deleted 1y ago
      [deleted]
    - JohnPrine 1y ago
      giving a single counter example does not mean "most of the world" is not true here
- Aloisius 1y ago
  Do Argentinians regularly refer to themselves as Americans? I can't think of the last time I needed to describe myself as being from the continent, but if you really want to call yourselves Americans, I say go for it. People can call themselves whatever they like. Still, I can't help but notice Argentinean newspapers using americano to refer to refer to things from the US.
  - EasyMark 1y ago
timeon 1y ago
> Sure but most of the world Not really. (Also we call English Channel 'La Manche' - even if we do not understand French).
- nozzlegear 1y ago
  > Also we call English Channel 'La Manche' - even if we do not understand French Do we? I've literally never heard it called anything other than the English Channel. After some quick googling and gpting, I can't find any reference to it being referred to as "La Manche" outside of France. The closest I got was "Canal de la Mancha" in Spain.

moralestapia 1y ago

>Sure but most of the world, when they say America or American, they mean the USA. Nope. People from the US really need to get out of that bubble.

deleted 1y ago
[deleted]
havelhovel 1y ago
> People from the US really need to get out of that bubble. Maybe you live in a smaller bubble. India: "Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old American, has been elected as Pope Leo XIV, making history as the first American to head the Roman Catholic Church." https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/10-facts-about-pope-leo-xiv-the-newly-elected-leader-of-the-global-catholic-community/articleshow/121009221.cmsarticleshow/121009221.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/10-facts-ab... Denmark: "For første gang i verdenshistorien er paven amerikansk." https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/udland/fra-missionaer-i-peru-til-ny-pave-hvem-er-robert-francis-prevost https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/udland/fra-missionaer-i-peru-til-n... Brazil: "Papa Leão XIV é americano e tem cidadania peruana" https://www.estadao.com.br/brasil/papa-leao-xiv-e-americano-e-tem-cidadania-peruana-entenda/ https://www.estadao.com.br/brasil/papa-leao-xiv-e-americano-... Nigeria: "America’s Robert Francis Prevost announced as new pope" https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/05/breaking-americas-robert-francis-prevost-announced-as-new-pope/ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/05/breaking-americas-robert... Slovakia: "Lev XIV. je prvý Američan na pápežskom stolci." https://svet.sme.sk/c/23488126/novy-papez-lev-xiv-profil.html https://svet.sme.sk/c/23488126/novy-papez-lev-xiv-profil.htm...

Izikiel43 1y ago

> most of the world, when they say America or American, they mean the US Ehh no. In school in Argentina you are taught that the whole continent is called America, then you have subcontinents in it (North/central/south), and I would guess other south american countries are the same. If you want to say citizen of the USA in Argentina you would call them yankees.

hollerith 1y ago
OK, but English speakers are under no obligation to follow conventions and vocabulary used by Spanish speakers. Similarly, the Poles, French and English all have their own words for Germany that look nothing like "Deutschland". (The Polish word for Germany is Niemcy. The French word is Allemagne.)
- Izikiel43 1y ago
  Sure, but the op said "most of the world", which is not true, I gave a counter example.
  - deleted 1y ago
    [deleted]
  - JohnPrine 1y ago
    giving a single counter example does not mean "most of the world" is not true here
Aloisius 1y ago
Do Argentinians regularly refer to themselves as Americans? I can't think of the last time I needed to describe myself as being from the continent, but if you really want to call yourselves Americans, I say go for it. People can call themselves whatever they like. Still, I can't help but notice Argentinean newspapers using americano to refer to refer to things from the US.
- EasyMark 1y ago

timeon 1y ago

> Sure but most of the world Not really. (Also we call English Channel 'La Manche' - even if we do not understand French).

nozzlegear 1y ago
> Also we call English Channel 'La Manche' - even if we do not understand French Do we? I've literally never heard it called anything other than the English Channel. After some quick googling and gpting, I can't find any reference to it being referred to as "La Manche" outside of France. The closest I got was "Canal de la Mancha" in Spain.