by not using the countries name
“America” is not their country’s name either (“USA” is actually closer, now that you mention it)
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Deceptichum@quokk.au 1 year agousaians
Cringe.
Just say Americans mate, we all know you’re not referring to the inhabitants of North America or South America.
eureka@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 year ago
America is the country’s short/familiar name. Like how the Commonwealth of Australia is just called Australia, the United Mexican States is called Mexico, and the Republic of China is called Taiwan.
NaevaTheRat@vegantheoryclub.org 1 year ago
Nah, it’s funny ribbing them over their egotistical exceptionalism. you know they almost named their country freedonia?
Imagine meeting a German who refers to themselves as a Eurasian, cringe shit that is.
teft@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Mexicans are americans.
Colombians are americans.
Brazilians are americans.
Unitedstates-ians are americans.
It’s funny because spanish doesn’t have this problem. They call the people from the US estadounidenses which basically is unitedstates-ian.