What's wrong with saying I'm American?

[Free Market Paradise]

I was talking with some guy from colombia who went off on me when I said I was an American. He said something like everyone in the Americas is an American. I agreed but then said he wasn't asking what continent I came from but what country. Then I asked how many countries have America in their name. He didn't answer but went on about Americans being arrogant etc.

I thought I had a good point. People don't say they are from a continent. They say they are from a country. My country is America. Is there another country called America?

How many countries have America in their name? I know one.

[Washington Resistance Army]

Absolutely nothing.

[Lockdownn]

I was talking with some guy from colombia who went off on me when I said I was an American. He said something like everyone in the Americas is an American. I agreed but then said he wasn't asking what continent I came from but what country. Then I asked how many countries have America in their name. He didn't answer but went on about Americans being arrogant etc.

I thought I had a good point. People don't say they are from a continent. They say they are from a country. My country is America. Is there another country called America?

How many countries have America in their name? I know one.

Well how the hell else does he expect us to call ourselves? "United statesiens"?

[Farnhamia]

I was talking with some guy from colombia who went off on me when I said I was an American. He said something like everyone in the Americas is an American. I agreed but then said he wasn't asking what continent I came from but what country. Then I asked how many countries have America in their name. He didn't answer but went on about Americans being arrogant etc.

I thought I had a good point. People don't say they are from a continent. They say they are from a country. My country is America. Is there another country called America?

How many countries have America in their name? I know one.

Well how the hell else does he expect us to call ourselves? "United statesiens"?

Some people think so, yes. That is the demonym for people from the United States in a number of different languages.

[Sam Hyde]

Latin Americans get hella butthurt over this shit. It's kinda funny when they blow a gasket over something most Americans probably didn't even know was an issue.

[Cymrea]

Just be thankful we're not all Vespuccians.

[North Calaveras]

Nothing, but for some reason a lot of people in the US love to say " oh im italian or irish or german"

no bitch...your American, just because your grandaddy is from (insert here) dosn't make you a part of that people, I have German and Italian ancestery but I would never say I have loyalty or some sense of commitment to these places.

[Banana Nanica]

I was talking with some guy from colombia who went off on me when I said I was an American. He said something like everyone in the Americas is an American. I agreed but then said he wasn't asking what continent I came from but what country. Then I asked how many countries have America in their name. He didn't answer but went on about Americans being arrogant etc.

I thought I had a good point. People don't say they are from a continent. They say they are from a country. My country is America. Is there another country called America?

How many countries have America in their name? I know one.

Well how the hell else does he expect us to call ourselves? "United statesiens"?

The brazilian left like to call americans that ("Estadunidenses").

Yeah, they hate you that much.

I have no issue with the name, and I would go even further and say Americans should be proud of their country.

[Divitaen]

United Statesean sounds weird, yeah, but maybe only because we aren't normalised to it and so used to saying "American". I'm not particularly peturbed by this, but I do get that it feels a little weird that you're claiming some ownership or representation of the Americas as a whole.

[Noraika]

The United States has a traditional name of Columbia. Its a different spelling, but I wonder what would be Colombia's reaction if the government in the States renamed the country Columbia, and thus called themselves "Columbians" just to spite them.

[Yuketobaniac unions]

I was talking with some guy from colombia who went off on me when I said I was an American. He said something like everyone in the Americas is an American. I agreed but then said he wasn't asking what continent I came from but what country. Then I asked how many countries have America in their name. He didn't answer but went on about Americans being arrogant etc.

I thought I had a good point. People don't say they are from a continent. They say they are from a country. My country is America. Is there another country called America?

How many countries have America in their name? I know one.

Maybe you should have said i'm "Murican"

[Farnhamia]

I was talking with some guy from colombia who went off on me when I said I was an American. He said something like everyone in the Americas is an American. I agreed but then said he wasn't asking what continent I came from but what country. Then I asked how many countries have America in their name. He didn't answer but went on about Americans being arrogant etc.

I thought I had a good point. People don't say they are from a continent. They say they are from a country. My country is America. Is there another country called America?

How many countries have America in their name? I know one.

Maybe you should have said i'm "Murican"

I personally find the whole "Murican/Merican" thing ... enraging.

[Washington Resistance Army]

Maybe you should have said i'm "Murican"

I personally find the whole "Murican/Merican" thing ... enraging.

Cuz you aren't a real Murican.

[Lockdownn]

Maybe you should have said i'm "Murican"

I personally find the whole "Murican/Merican" thing ... enraging.

And highly unintelligent, along with the numerous memes and what not....

[Genivaria]

We could always annex North and South America and that issue would vanish .

[Yuketobaniac unions]

Maybe you should have said i'm "Murican"

I personally find the whole "Murican/Merican" thing ... enraging.

Ell oh ell

[Need a Name]

From what I hear, saying, "I'm American," means different things depending on which country from the Americas you're from.

[Sam Hyde]

We could always annex North and South America and that issue would vanish .

gross

[Lockdownn]

We could always annex North and South America and that issue would vanish .

Yeah....just like with a merge of North Korea and South Korea, the economy would tank and we'd be left with more issues then we started with.

[Kelinfort]

Nothing, but for some reason a lot of people in the US love to say " oh im italian or irish or german"

no bitch...your American, just because your grandaddy is from (insert here) dosn't make you a part of that people, I have German and Italian ancestery but I would never say I have loyalty or some sense of commitment to these places.

They're not saying that at all.

[Imperial Esplanade]

There's nothing inherently wrong with claiming to be "American" in reference to being a citizen of the United States, I'd just suggest being cautious in throwing that around Latinos since they are really the only people who really could take offense to that claim. All a matter of cultural linguistics really, especially since they are taught from an early age that we're not "Americans" but "United Statsians." Literally everyone else refers to us as just simply "the Americans."

[Islamic Emirate]

Latin Americans get hella butthurt over this shit. It's kinda funny when they blow a gasket over something most Americans probably didn't even know was an issue.

I've encountered that while living in Europe. I ignore it and laugh. I'm American, and Euros say that it's not politically correct, that we should be USians. I say why aren't you still living in the hellish ruins of your wars? Oh yeah, AMERICAN DOLLARS. That usually shuts them up.

[Genivaria]

We could always annex North and South America and that issue would vanish .

gross

You're right. Canadians ew.

[Islamic Emirate]

There's nothing inherently wrong with claiming to be "American" in reference to being a citizen of the United States, I'd just suggest being cautious in throwing that around Latinos since they are really the only people who really could take offense to that claim. All a matter of cultural linguistics really, especially since they are taught from an early age that we're not "Americans" but "United Statsians." Literally everyone else refers to us as just simply "the Americans."

Maybe they should start using the correct denonym and quit being ignorant.

[North Calaveras]

Nothing, but for some reason a lot of people in the US love to say " oh im italian or irish or german"

no bitch...your American, just because your grandaddy is from (insert here) dosn't make you a part of that people, I have German and Italian ancestery but I would never say I have loyalty or some sense of commitment to these places.

They're not saying that at all.

Yes...they are.

as far as with not liking the word "american" they can go fuck themselves.