2007-05-14 10:01:29 · 24 answers · asked by Alex S 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Recently iwas travelling around europe and the people from the US every one told me i'm from America, when i ask them from which country (canada, mexico, brazil etc...) they say me ahais AMERIca but not from the USA america is a big big continent from the north pole in Canada to the Patagonia in Argentina
2007-05-14 10:26:26 · update #1
Recently i was travelling around europe and the people from the US thet I met every one answer me I'm from America, when i ask them from which country of America (Ccanada, Mexico, Brazil etc...) they say me again America. America is a big big continent from the north pole in Canada to the Patagonia in Argentina
2007-05-14 10:30:37 · update #2
Yeah, I agree...
And more precisely, it's North America. It should be called "United States of North America."
Best regards,
A Canadian (from North America)
ps. Why are AMERICANS typically so obsessed with POWER??? Is it "short man with big truck" syndrome?
Let's all just get along :)
Peace AND Love to y'all.
2007-05-14 10:04:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 7⤋
People refer to the United States as America because the full name is The United States of America. America or the United States is used as a shortcut.
2007-05-14 10:14:00 · answer #2 · answered by PLD 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Technically, my country is called The United States of America. We are called Americans for convenience sake, after the name of the country. It sure beats calling us United Statesians. None of us think that our country is all of the continent of North America even, let alone Central and South America. Use a little common sense, please (por favor?) and don't make a mountain out of a molehill. That is a silly question at best, and shows a real prejudice against my country and it's people at worse.
2007-05-14 10:11:56 · answer #3 · answered by harridan5 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is short for The United States of America.
2007-05-14 10:03:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
It is a shortened version of United States of America and America is not a Continent- there is South America and North America.
Do you not know that America is not a continent????? Hello learn geography. What do you mean America is a continent from Canada to Argentina. No it isn't. There are 2 continents. North America doesn't go down to Argentina.
2007-05-14 10:03:52 · answer #5 · answered by answermaster 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Because you call people from the US Americans (which sounds like from America) And it's probably the most powerful country in all of the Americas.
2007-05-14 10:05:30 · answer #6 · answered by liviaxdiva 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
united states is refered to america because it is offically named united states of america, and it is the only country in north and south america that has the name america in it
2007-05-14 10:05:29 · answer #7 · answered by Kaity 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
We are the only country that uses 'America' in our name. Calling us America is short for United State of America. It is not used to exclude other countries.
2007-05-14 10:05:01 · answer #8 · answered by NickG 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There's not a lot of logic in the nicknames for things. For instance, "liberal" politicians bear no relationship to what the word "liberal" actually means.
Besides, it's a lot easier to say America vs. the United States of America. It's just a short form of the name.
2007-05-14 10:04:46 · answer #9 · answered by Uncle Pennybags 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because the united states has historically had the majority of the money and power. As that ceases to be true, the other nations on this continent will start to gain some status.
I know a few people that refer to the this place as "The Americas". I kind of like that.
2007-05-14 10:04:23 · answer #10 · answered by jaffesalad 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Because it's the United States of America. It is shortened to either US, USA, or America. We are a very ego-centric nation in general.
2007-05-14 10:04:06 · answer #11 · answered by gilgamesh 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋