American are people from all over America not only you Uncle Sam! thats really arrogant...
2007-02-20 02:02:03 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Mexican are as American as people of the US. In spain we calle people from the USA "estadounidenses" America is a continent and from the south to the north you are all Americans to me.
2007-02-20 02:09:47 · answer #1 · answered by sfumato1002 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree...I remember when I lived in Colombia, they all considered themselves Americans as well. But the rest of the world doesn't even consider South America when someone says that they are American.
Well, I guess it is as so because all other countries in America have a good word to express where they are from: Mexico=Mexican, Canada=Canadian, Colombia=Colombian, Brazil=Brazilian....but for United States...it just doesn't sound right to say "I'm United Statesian"...they picked a Name that doesn't work this way and so had to resort to using "American." It is not United America, but the United States OF America, meanimg that the US is only A PART of America, thus it technically is not correct to say that all Americans are all from the US. It is the same concept as: an Italian is also a European...So a Colombian is also an American. But anyway, everyone knows that referring to an American means a person from the US.
2007-02-20 10:09:37 · answer #2 · answered by gnomus12 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you mean why do people from the USA refers to themselves as Americans as Canadians certainly don't!
Short answer - because most Americans think the world revolves around them LOL no perhaps it is because "USAtian" or USAdian" would sound so dumb.
The only nationality that can truly claim a continental name is Australian.
Technically the Americas are all of North, Central and South America so Americans would actually include all these people.
2007-02-20 10:13:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Americans are people from the US. Canada and Mexico are in North America also, but they are Canadians or Mexicans, not Americans.
There's nothing arrogant about it, that's just the way it is.
2007-02-20 10:05:28 · answer #4 · answered by Speedy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because our name is the United States of America. So we use the American part of USA to say what country we are from. Other countries have there own names such as Canadians or Mexicans that they use. What else are we suppose to call ourselves. America is part of our name so that is what we go by.
2007-02-20 10:06:58 · answer #5 · answered by YeaYeaYea 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How America Got Its Name .....
(and it's people called Americans)
http://www.davidstuff.com/usa/America.htm
I know I won't get best answer because it is obvious you hate Americans & I am American. But you asked a question, so I am answering it honestly for you. I hope you can see past the hate for a moment and click the link and read so I haven't just wasted my time giving you a REAL answer to your question.
2007-02-20 10:15:05 · answer #6 · answered by eyepopping hideous female troll 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why can't you spell? I call myself an American because I am from the United States of America.
2007-02-20 10:06:40 · answer #7 · answered by lsuballs 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because we are Proud to be a major part of the Norte Americano contenet and also because we are the only ones that have America in our country name.
The United States of AMERICA
2007-02-20 10:10:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we should have taken over all of the Americas! Why on earth did we let Canada and the countries south of us be independent. Maybe it's not too late to take invade!!!
2007-02-20 10:06:08 · answer #9 · answered by IKB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they live in the American region.
2007-02-20 10:05:19 · answer #10 · answered by Hummbaba 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋