I live in the United States of America, I am American, but what I dont understand is why arent people in Mexico called American? They are in Central America, right? People in Canada are in North America, why arent they called Americans??? I dunno, was just wondering, maybe they are called that and I just didnt know.
2006-09-07 05:43:29 · 14 answers · asked by deliwvu 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
A couple of people have understood what I am asking.. look at it this way... all people in africa are called africans, all people in europe are called europeans, why are we seperated from the rest of the "americas" to be the only ones called americans??? Dont get me wrong though I am proud of the american name. Its just a question.
2006-09-07 06:02:09 · update #1
I was in Canterbury, England at Christmas 1977. At dinner, our waiter said "I can tell you aren't English -- where are you from?"
My dinner companion said "We are Americans."
He replied "I'm American, too. I'm from Argentina -- what country are you from?"
From that point on, I have made a point of saying "I'm from the United States" when asked where I am from.
2006-09-07 05:52:57 · answer #1 · answered by Ranto 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
USA means United States of America,This is the union of States to form one Strong State,America is the continent like Africa,Australia Europe etc,The people of this continent are known as Americans,Like Africans,Europeans etc
2006-09-07 05:55:19 · answer #2 · answered by Piemu Esquire Team 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can call themselves anything they want to. The term Americans comes from United States of America, not from North America.
2006-09-07 05:47:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is the United States of America
2016-03-27 01:34:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anybody from the American Continent are Americans!
Americans and Mexicans are North Americans. Guatemalans, Venezuelans are Central Americans, And people from Chile, Argentina are South Americans!!
2006-09-07 05:48:28 · answer #5 · answered by alfonso 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
United States of America is the name of our COUNTRY.
North America, Central America, South America - those are all names of continents which is why people from "countries" on those "continents" are not referred to as Americans, because the word "America" is nowhere in the name of their "country".
2006-09-07 05:48:26 · answer #6 · answered by Steph 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Technically they are Americans, that is their Continent, but they go by their country's name, Mexicans from Mexico. We are from the United States of America, that makes us Americans because America is part of our country's name! Tell me you do not get that!
2006-09-07 05:50:52 · answer #7 · answered by shepherd 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because Mexico is called Mexico, not Mexico of Central America.
We are called THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, or America for short...thus Americans.
2006-09-07 07:59:03 · answer #8 · answered by tat2me1960 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Canadians are North Americans
USA is America
Mexico and down to South America are Central Americans and South America is....ect.
So the USA is America and we are Americans.
Wasn't too hard
It is the UNITED STATES of AMERICA or did you forget our countries name
2006-09-07 05:47:59 · answer #9 · answered by buzzy360comecme 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because they live in a different country..they can be called mexican or central american and canadians or north americans
2006-09-07 05:50:24 · answer #10 · answered by cookiesmom 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋