How do you call someone born in the US besides "American"?

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• makyo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I have never heard anyone refer to themselves as American the way people refer to themselves as European. It’s really not a thing so there is literally zero confusion when you call a citizen of the USA an American.

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• ShooBoo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Dickhead?

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• delete@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’d start saying states or the citys.

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  • Potatisen@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Cities, no?

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• Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  There is no such thing as “the American continent”. North America is a continent. South America is a continent. Central America is the region connecting the two. Collectively, these are “The Americas”, not “America”.

  I cannot think of an adjective to describe someone born on a line extending from Anchorage to Cabo San Pablo.

  Can you provide an adjective to describe someone born on a line extending from Oslo to Cape Town?

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  • TheProtagonist@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Which continent would central american countries then belong to?

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    • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Parts of Central America are on the North American plate, parts are on the South American plate. The dividing line between the two is the isthmus of Panama. Central America is a region, not a continent.

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• nothacking@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I have always heard “z stanów” in Polish, an equivalent would be “from the states”.

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  • postmateDumbass@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    “V8ctim of FOX News”

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• zepheriths@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Yes however the United States was the first modern nation to gain it’s independence in the Americas. In the English speaking world that’s the term, you can’t just make up a new term for ut

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  • 667@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Can’t we though? All language is arbitrary at first. A person (or community) often names things, sometimes from pure scratch. The words “Kodak” and “Xerox” come to mind.

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    • zepheriths@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Yes a community create a name that becomes used over time. However it has implications farther than just that. African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, are all very common terms for different people in the country by taking away that term, the names for many groups change as well. The fact is in English so many groups use the term, and every single one would have to change how they identify themselves for such a change. I don’t believe that is possible.

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• ClamDrinker@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Halfway-North American

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• EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  People from Canada, Mexico and South America are not technically “Americans” because none of them have “America” in the name of their country, whereas we do. In fact, it’s the only word in the name of our country that uniquely identifies us. We’re just called Americans because it’s realistically the only name we could have.

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• Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  US Citizen. It’s the simplest and most accurate. There are plenty of people living in the US who are not citizens, but anyone born here is automatically a US Citizen, no matter who their parents are. It’s another one of the half-decent things about this country the far-right Republicans would like to get rid of.

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  • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    but anyone born here is automatically a US Citizen, no matter who their parents are

    Not completely true. The children of foreign officials like ambassadors and diplomatic staff do not gain American citizenship by birth.

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    • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Oh interesting, it’s because they are not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, ie they have diplomatic immunity. But they can register to become a legal permanent resident.

      Can you say “Diplomatic Immunity” without the sneer and accent from Lethal Weapon 2?

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• not_a_bot_i_swear@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Its always fun to reply when someone answered the question of where they’re from with America with "Oh OK, like Mexico (or any other country in America)?

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  • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    (or any other country in America)?

    There is no continent or other country-containing region known as “America”. The proper term for the area you are describing is “The Americas”, referring to North, South, and Central America, collectively.

    “From America” can only correctly describe a person originating in the United States of America. A Canadian or Mexican person would be described as “From North America” or “From the Americas”.

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    • not_a_bot_i_swear@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Sweet, it even works over the internet!

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• WillRegex@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’ve heard “Usamerican”

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  • spacejank@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Me too, and that they need more maps!

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• KinNectar@kbin.run ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  @valveman "From the States" would be a common way to say it while traveling.

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• blargerer@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Normally just say American, but if it matters I'll say USAan

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  • Narrrz@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    USAlien

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• FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The name of their country.

  Americans are called that because they’re from the United States of America.

  You could refer to the continent they’re from (North American or South American) but that’s less common.

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• HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I use Statesian depending on context.

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• littlecolt@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I was born in Missouri in the USA.

  I am human.

  This nonsense is the source of human conflict. Knock it off.

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• Granixo@feddit.cl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The People from the North 🎅

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• olafurp@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Bandaríkjamaður

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• Lemminary@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  KKona :^)

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• KinNectar@kbin.run ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  @valveman "From the States" would be a common way to say it while traveling.

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