Suggest alternative name for U.S. citizens

Junkyard Tom

Candie wrote: »

Any other nation on earth, and the bile on this thread would be unacceptable.

Ceptin' for Ireland from Irish peoples.

♫ Hey there Candie girl flying through the sky so fancy free! ♪

Skylinehead

Candie wrote: »

Any other nation on earth, and the bile on this thread would be unacceptable.

Americans are overwhelmingly, in my experience, some of the kindest and most generous people I've ever met. There are over 3 million people in the USA and only a few of them are in Westboro Baptist or whatever other justificational tool you want to use to legitimise the negativity. The rest of them are just getting along with their lives like the rest of us, being decent people.

I think your edit made things worse :pac:

The Highwayman

Candie wrote: »

Any other nation on earth, and the bile on this thread would be unacceptable.

Americans are overwhelmingly, in my experience, some of the kindest and most generous people I've ever met. There are over 3 million people in the USA and only a few of them are in Westboro Baptist or whatever other justificational tool you want to use to legitimise the negativity. The rest of them are just getting along with their lives like the rest of us, being decent people.

3 million huh? Well you're definitely smart enough to be one. Agent provocateur I feel. Get back to your McDonald's and funding the murder of Palestinians.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Yonks.

JaseBelleVie

Septics

Comes from rhyming slang. "Septic Tank" = Yank

ceadaoin.

It's the United States of America - 'american' is an accurate description based on the name of the country. The terms South/central American and Canadian are used to distinguish between people from other parts of the continent. It's worked pretty well so far

darkpagandeath

ceadaoin. wrote: »

It's the United States of America - 'american' is an accurate description based on the name of the country. The terms South/central American and Canadian are used to distinguish between people from other parts of the continent. It's worked pretty well so far

America is the term for both land masses collectively.

ceadaoin.

darkpagandeath wrote: »

America is the term for both land masses collectively.

I would say it's more common to use the term Americas or the americas or even the american continent when referring to the landmass. If someone describes themselves as american, it is generally accepted to mean that they are from the United States of America.

darkpagandeath

ceadaoin. wrote: »

I would say it's more common to use the term Americas or the americas or even the american continent when referring to the landmass. If someone describes themselves as american, it is generally accepted to mean that they are from the United States of America.

Nope the whole thing is America or also the Americas referring to the new world. Can't help it if people from the states incorrectly think it only refers to them.

323

Gringo's

Spent a lot of time in Mexico years ago. It seemed to get the message across and never applied to the Canadians or anyone else.

dxhound2005

HalloweenJack wrote: »

The US is the only country in that part of the world that has the word America in it's name. Does anyone really use America to refer to the land mass in its entirety? Or do you, as most people I know, refer to North, Central and South America?

American is fair, it's the only country with the word in their name.

Anytime I've heard people bring up this argument, it is always someone with a massive French frie on their shoulder about the States. Get over yourself, FFS.

Mexico is part of North America. Not many people know that.

Blackhorse Slim

USuls - as in "tell me of your home world, USul."

moc moc a moc

Candie wrote: »

There are over 3 million people in the USA

Eh... Yes, that's technically correct, but...

biko

World Police

TheLastMohican

There's America and there's South America. Over and out!

ejabrod

Dumbasses

Mark Tapley

Some Chinese (great bunch of lads) used to refer to them as Imperialist running dogs. They take their slagging seriously.

blinding

Capitaliststooges

pickarooney

circadian wrote: »

I don't see the issue as people from other nations in the Americas were more creative/respectful to the indigenous names in their naming of nations.

Yeah, especially Colombia.

Son Of A Vidic

Candie wrote: »

Any other nation on earth, and the bile on this thread would be unacceptable.

And the actions of successive war mongering & hypocritical White House regimes, probably doesn't help matters.

Wompa1

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

And the actions of successive war mongering & hypocritical White House regimes, probably doesn't help matters.

Not the only country in the world guilty of that but it is the country people here are obsessed with

Former colonial subjects! :pac:
But it'll soon be North Mexicans.

Son Of A Vidic

Wompa1 wrote: »

Not the only country in the world guilty of that but it is the country people here are obsessed with

There really is no comparison to the moral hypocrisy regularly demonstrated by the United States. Then again, most countries don't have tendencies towards global domination & meddling. When the biggest bully in the schoolyard throws it weight around all too often, people will react accordingly.

circadian

pickarooney wrote: »

Yeah, especially Colombia.

I didn't say all of them.

blinding

NorthMexicans !

Lollipops23

If you called a Canadian an American you'd find yourself in a spot of bother tbh.

They're all from the continent of North America (Canada, United States and Mexico), but only people from the U.S. are termed American.

c_man

Freedom-ites.

fleet_admiral

Americ*nts

Wompa1

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

There really is no comparison to the moral hypocrisy regularly demonstrated by the United States. Then again, most countries don't have tendencies towards global domination & meddling. When the biggest bully in the schoolyard throws it weight around all too often, people will react accordingly.

There's hypocrisy everywhere. Also, Russia are bullies. China are bullies. They just don't get the same kind of viscera on here.

Plenty of countries have had tendencies towards global domination and meddling....pick up a History book or look at global Geography. You'll see colonies and former colonies all over the map. Fallen Empires all over the map.

Also don't forget all of the allies. Canada has been involved in almost every conflict that the US has. Ditto Australia.

Sorry this has nothing at all to do with the thread, but the Canadian $1 is called "the Loonie".

I enjoy this fact.