Comment on I felt so betrayed when I found out Germany isn't called Germany in Germany

GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  America was originally just the name of South America, then the English lazily coined the term “North America”.

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  • Katrisia@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Entire nations: You cannot keep “America” for yourself. There is history, maps, books, the independence of other countries in the region called for the liberation of “America” (e.g. Simón Bolívar “the liberator of America”; “America for the Americans”; Sentimientos de la Nación: “America is free and independent of Spain and all other nations, governments, or monarchies”).

    The U.S. of A.: Yeah… No. I’m America now. There’s no other “America” because there’s only North America and South America, 🤷🏼‍♂️ don’t you know? And the land is The Americas because it’s two in one. Duh. Erasure? I call it freedom! 🇺🇸🦅

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• TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The amazing thing is, people don’t refer to their home country by a two letter acronym.

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  • DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    UK has entered the chat

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    • Nangijala@feddit.dk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      In Denmark we refer to the UK as England. If it’s more official we call them Storbritannien but no one calls them that in everyday speech. It’s just England.

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      • GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I know it’s not the point.

        But spitting on Scotland and Northern Ireland like that is a bit harsh.

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  • ripcord@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    (Sees car with CH sticker drive by…)

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• rumba@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Mostly found out as we feverishly seek out escape routes.

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