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06-03-2008, 01:28 PM #1Vlad the Impaler
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Why are they called Americans?
Ok, Here's something me and my brother were talking about the other day.
Why do people from the United States call themselves "Americans"? I mean...America is a continent....not a country.....
Shouldn't they be called "United Statians" instead?
Cos....Canadians are from America, Mexicans are from America, Venezualans are from America...(although from what I understand most people would rather ignore that country at the moment) etc etc.
Does anyone know what's up with that?
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06-03-2008, 01:31 PM #2Shaves like a pirate
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yeah. America (the two continents) contains many nations. The United States is one of them. The United States, according to its inhabitants, is by far the most awesome of all these nations. Ergo, we call ourselves Americans because we are the only country in the Americas that really matters.
If you don't believe me, take a look at our foreign policy
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06-03-2008, 01:32 PM #3Troublemaker
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Probably because it's the United States of AMERICA and United Statians is awkward. As for the other countries you mentioned, none of them have "america" in their name.
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06-03-2008, 01:34 PM #4
Originally Posted by jockeys
yeah. America (the two continents) contains many nations. The United States is one of them. The United States, according to its inhabitants, is by far the most awesome of all these nations. Ergo, we call ourselves Americans because we are the only country in the Americas that really matters.
If you don't believe me, take a look at our foreign policy
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06-03-2008, 01:34 PM #5Vlad the Impaler
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I didn't want to put any conclusions forward myself.....but....... Originally Posted by jockeys
yeah. America (the two continents) contains many nations. The United States is one of them. The United States, according to its inhabitants, is by far the most awesome of all these nations. Ergo, we call ourselves Americans because we are the only country in the Americas that really matters.
If you don't believe me, take a look at our foreign policy
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06-03-2008, 02:11 PM #6
I have tried to explain to both Canadians and Mexicans who start in with the, "you Americans etc etc" that they too are Americans. They simply won't have it Originally Posted by LX_Emergency
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06-03-2008, 02:24 PM #7Vlad the Impaler
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I think I'd say United Statians from now on.
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06-03-2008, 02:33 PM #8
I call myself an Oklahoman Originally Posted by LX_Emergency
I just happen to live in a state that is united (so they say) to 49 others
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06-03-2008, 02:33 PM #9Senior Member
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I don't have time to look it up right now, but was the US the first proper country in the Americas? If so, maybe that's where the appellation came from because it was appropriate at the time.
Otherwise, maybe its like a brand name that sticks because the product is the most common/often thought of - United States of Q-Tip?
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06-03-2008, 02:38 PM #10Senior Member
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You call us Americans because we told you to. Any more questions?
By the way, it probably tracks back to the British, for whom we were the only Americans.
By the way, why are those from Holland called Dutch? I think I'll call them Hollandaise from now on. If Holland loses 1-0 to Italy, is that a "goose egg with Hollandaise?" Yummy on asparagus too! [Go Orange!]
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