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Why America and americans?

Why America and americans?

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Originally posted by Phlabibit
How old are York and Amsterdam?

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"Even Old New York, was once New Amsterdam. Why'd they change it? I can't say... people just liked it better that way".

~TMBG
Granted.

So why Amerika?

http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NL/1/Amerika.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America,_Netherlands

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Originally posted by Jigtie
You do realise I'm trying [b]not to call USA America, right? 😵[/b]
So what?

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Originally posted by Phlabibit
It is the United States of America, there are 50 of them... you'll find them between Canada and Mexico. Where does that name imply that these united states of ours should cover all of North and even South America?

As for Americans... I don't much care for that either. Very strange considering the number of countries in the Americas. It should be "U ...[text shortened]... " as this learned young lady points out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WALIARHHLII

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I don't know if the Canucks will like being referred to as "Canadian Americans" though.

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Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
So what?
And more importantly, why?

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Originally posted by Jigtie
And more importantly, why?
You win, loser.

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Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
You win, loser.
I am both of them all the time. 😏

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Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
"Usually when we refer to USA in Sweden, we just say America."

Here's laughing at you, kid.
Right, and the Americans at the southern America, the people of Texas, we just call them South Americans... 😕

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Originally posted by Jigtie
I am both of them all the time. 😏
you are large, you contain multitudes.

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Just be glad the new world was named using Amerigo's first name, what would it be like if we were called Vespucians?

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Originally posted by Sam The Sham
Just be glad the new world was named using Amerigo's first name, what would it be like if we were called Vespucians?
or waldseemüllerians. 😵

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Originally posted by Phlabibit
It is the United States of America, there are 50 of them... you'll find them between Canada and Mexico. Where does that name imply that these united states of ours should cover all of North and even South America?

As for Americans... I don't much care for that either. Very strange considering the number of countries in the Americas. It should be "U ...[text shortened]... " as this learned young lady points out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WALIARHHLII

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Freakin hilarious! Saw that on tv the day after. Clasic.

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Originally posted by Jigtie
How come we say America and Americans when we really mean USA and USA... sans?

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Ok, I think I understand now.

But how come it's called the United States of America, when it's not really all of America?

Why not United States of North America? Or better yet: "United States of Middle North America, a Slice of the Most Northern Part of North America ...[text shortened]... ay. Just one happy world of USes everywhere.

😕

No, wait! USes kinda rhymes with...
Mostly trible.

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Originally posted by FabianFnas
There are more states in the Americas that are united. Canada has a few, so does Mexico, not to forget Brzil, and some others I think...

I have thought of that to - is USA the only country in the world who does not have a proper name? Only a description, and a faulty one too...?
Canada has a few states???? When did they change from provinces?

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Originally posted by FabianFnas
There are more states in the Americas that are united. Canada has a few, so does Mexico, not to forget Brzil, and some others I think...

I have thought of that to - is USA the only country in the world who does not have a proper name? Only a description, and a faulty one too...?
Canada doesn't have any states, unless something happened and they forget to tell us about it 😉 !

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Originally posted by Frank Burns
I don't know if the Canucks will like being referred to as "Canadian Americans" though.
Wouldn't we all be called North Americans like or not ? 😛

There are 23 Countries in North America, with the U.S.A. and Canada making up only 2 of these, so it covers a good little piece of land 😉 ~