Am I looking at an old Map? Isn't Canada still part of America?

Question

Tonight, on CNN, there was a story about a 107 year old Canadian Woman who lives in Cuba. She has a lot of money in USA banks but our government will not let her have it because they hate Castro. (These same people loved Babtista the dictator.) The announcer said, "She is not Cuban or American. She is Canadian." My map shows Canada just north of the United States. Very much a part of America. Why do citizens of the USA insult all the rest of America?

Answer 1

I'm sorry but that made absolutely zero sense.

Answer 2

Canada is an independent, sovereign nation. You may be confusing Continents with Nations Canada, the United States of America (America), and /Estados Unidos Mexicanos/ (Mexico) are nations - North and South America are continents. Those two continents acount for virtually all of the land in the Western Hemisphere.

'Americans' are citizens or nationals of the United States of America, just as 'Mexicans' are citizens of the /Estados Unidos Mexicanos/. Americans are not 'United Satesians' anymore than Mexicans are 'Estados Unidians.' So, when someone says that a Canadian is not an American, they are quite correct. Canadians have and deserve thier own identity, sepparate from the Americans and Mexicans with whom they share the continent.

If you claim not to understand that, you are either quite stupid, or willfully insulting Mexicans, Americans, and Canadians.

Answer 3

Same old story, don't you know. The USA knows what is best for EVERYBODY!

Solution: fly to canada, get your money out of the USA bank then fly back to Cuba.

Not that i support the commies in Cuba, but, we didn't 'win' the cold war by not talking, and barring trade.

Just my humble opinion.

Answer 4

Why do citizens of the USA insult all the rest of America?
Because most americans think they are superior over the rest of the world. Just because they have the sophisticated bombs and all war toys. Just their bully nature.
But intellectually, they wouldn't beat the Chinese and Indians.

Answer 5

Ask the Cubans who risk their lives to escape Castro's Cuba. If you pulled your head out of the snow once in a while you would see that the US is not the bad guy!

Answer 6

She should have left years ago.

"That's because she lived in Cuba and did not leave with most of her wealthy Cuban neighbours who fled to Miami when Castro nationalized businesses and steered the Caribbean nation toward Soviet communism.

The Cuban government confiscated her properties and her husband's leather factory, assets valued at $4 million (U.S.), and she was left only with "Villa Mary," a dilapidated mansion in need of repairs where she lives in virtual poverty."

http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/245724

Answer 7

Yes, Canada and Mexico are a part of America, North America. Or maybe we're a part of Mexico and Canada is our neighbor.

Answer 8

well i guess they think canada isn't in the specific united states of america. it is very well in america. people just hate others not necessarily because of them, but because of who they know or who governs them. it's wrong, but happens a lot.

Answer 9

People in the United States of America tend to shorten the name of their nation to "USA" or "America".

People in other nations do not shorten the name of their nation to "America".

It's not our fault you don't refer to your country as America. We do. Get over it.

Answer 10

America, Land of the Free, with a few exceptions

Canada, Land of the Free, no exceptions

Answer 11

I wish Canada was part of America, but sadly, it is not.