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Do people from Canada, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, etc identify themselves as "Americans", though? My meager experience has been that most people identify with the n
by gknoy 12y ago
Do people from Canada, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, etc identify themselves as "Americans", though? My meager experience has been that most people identify with the name of their country, not continent.
- learc83 12y agoThe only time I've ever heard someone from South America identify themselves as "American", instead of Peruvian, Brazilian etc..., is on the internet when trying to make a point. Out of the numerous South Americans I've met offline, I've never heard one identify themselves as American. South American's do sometimes take offense at calling their continent, "South America". They insist that the whole thing is one large continent called "America", yet they have no problem whatsoever referring to "North America" separately.
- crpatino 12y agoYo soy americano, but would not call myself American. There is no confusion, the two words mean two different concepts, even if they share the same root. Formal translations of "American" would map to "estadounidense" o "norteamericano". Informal ones would just say "gringo", which is a bit fuzzy and (depending on context) may include Canadians - or any Caucasian looking English speaker - as well.