Yes, but the USA has commandeered the name. No Canadian or Mexican would ever describe themselves as "American" and if they did, people would assumed they meant the States.
Well, I'm an Irish citizen. I cannot count how many times I have been mistakenly called a Briton, or heard the Republic Ireland wrongly being named as part of the UK. I have just come to terms with this ignorance. Factually speaking, yes, America is a continent. But what we wish to be called is another matter.
Well part of Ireland *is* in the UK (the part I come from, actually), so I can understand people being confused.
"The Americas" are actually *two* continents who've lost their name to the USA. Being a Canadian citizen, I wouldn't mind being called an American if it weren't for the fact that everyone would think I was from the US. It's the assumption that we don't like, not the term.
Robert Goulet was a Canadian: not an American
MarkMaginel 3 years ago 2
America is a continent.
SupaKawaiiTsumami 3 years ago
Yes, but the USA has commandeered the name. No Canadian or Mexican would ever describe themselves as "American" and if they did, people would assumed they meant the States.
trinityj1 3 years ago 2
Well, I'm an Irish citizen. I cannot count how many times I have been mistakenly called a Briton, or heard the Republic Ireland wrongly being named as part of the UK. I have just come to terms with this ignorance. Factually speaking, yes, America is a continent. But what we wish to be called is another matter.
SupaKawaiiTsumami 3 years ago
Well part of Ireland *is* in the UK (the part I come from, actually), so I can understand people being confused.
"The Americas" are actually *two* continents who've lost their name to the USA. Being a Canadian citizen, I wouldn't mind being called an American if it weren't for the fact that everyone would think I was from the US. It's the assumption that we don't like, not the term.
trinityj1 3 years ago
Well, that's that confusion sorted, then.
SupaKawaiiTsumami 3 years ago
@SupaKawaiiTsumami if your irish your closer to the french than the british
Hope111ification 1 year ago