Germans come from Germany, brazilians from brazil, etc.
Why do people use the word "americans" when they talk about a person how was born (or somehow nationalized) in the USA?? In fact, America is a whole continent, not just a country. Of course the USA is economically "the country", but that doesn't mean is the only one in the continent. Is there another way to call them, instead of americans or northamericans?
2006-08-24 09:26:02 · 10 answers · asked by fireangel 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
they should call everyone mutts...because its not like the english were ALWAYS in england or german in germany...i mean yeah they are there....but they had to come from somewhere right? just like the native americans and those peoples that "ventured" here during the ice age(maybe)...but he term american comes because of the prodominant usa or what not...and usa just took on the term i guess
2006-08-24 09:36:12 · answer #1 · answered by sara ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Americans were supported againist the British in war. The French supported the Americas to win the battle of Yorktown led by our first President.
2006-08-24 16:29:08 · answer #2 · answered by watersprings 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
United Statians?
2006-08-24 16:27:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country.
My heritage may be German, but I was born in North America, so I consider myself an American.
2006-08-24 16:29:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We should all be called mutts, really. We all, basically, came from someplace else. You didn't win a lotto or something where this kind of question hinges on the check being delivered to an accurate location, did you?
2006-08-24 16:27:34 · answer #5 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
American is anyone born between the Bering channel to Tierra del Fuego.
North American is anyone born either in Canada, the US or Mexico.
2006-08-24 16:29:40 · answer #6 · answered by Transgénico 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am an American by birth but I have been tracing my family tree and have found that I'm a mutt. ;-) I have Irish, German, English, Greek, and some Cherokee indian. Maybe we should just say, "I'm from the U.S.A.."
2006-08-24 16:30:31 · answer #7 · answered by starrynight1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope....we are the leading economical factor in the America's there for we can claim whatever the hell we want.
2006-08-24 16:41:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can call us United Statians if you want to.
2006-08-24 16:28:02 · answer #9 · answered by Eme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so when bush is calling to his fellow americans he also means the Canadians, Mexicans, CUBANS,...?
2006-08-24 16:29:00 · answer #10 · answered by peter gunn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋