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Side note: US Americans still strikes me as a weird Europeanism, even though it's accurate. Only people living in the US think the work American refers only to
by cratermoon 9mo ago
Side note: US Americans still strikes me as a weird Europeanism,
even though it's accurate.
Only people living in the US think the work American refers only to them and their fellow countrymen.
- cmrdporcupine 9mo agoCanadians don't use the word Americans for themselves at all, and consider the term Americans to refer to US residents. The broader term is "North American"
- quesera 9mo agoFWIW, every non-US American I've ever known or worked with (from Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, Canada) has been more amused than bothered when I've asked how they feel about US Americans calling themselves "American", and excluding non-US Americans. Non-US Americans don't seem to care, and they think it's silly that I'd wonder whether they did. It still feels dismissive and rude, so I try to avoid it -- but evidently it's not a significant or widespread concern among those with standing to be offended.