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minus-squarethemadcodger@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 hours agoYeah, I sometimes say USAian or United Statesian, but that obviously doesn’t flow. It exists in other languages, but not English. Also, personal nitpick, I don’t love when the continent of America refers to both N and S America. “But it’s one landmass!!1!” Yeah, so is AfroEurasia. Continents don’t actually have an agreed upon meaning, so… it’s just, like, my opinion man.
minus-squareEtterra@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 hours agoYou could always go with the classic “Yankee.”
minus-squareslartibartfast@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 hours agoThe funny thing is it’s always South Americans trying to force their cultural norms on others and getting angry.
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-25 hours agoWdym? I’ve always thought this USian thing was just typical Western Europeans + Aus/Kiwis
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 hours agoTo be fair, South Americans have a lot of very legitimate reasons to be angry at the US.
Yeah, I sometimes say USAian or United Statesian, but that obviously doesn’t flow. It exists in other languages, but not English.
Also, personal nitpick, I don’t love when the continent of America refers to both N and S America.
“But it’s one landmass!!1!” Yeah, so is AfroEurasia. Continents don’t actually have an agreed upon meaning, so… it’s just, like, my opinion man.
Usonian?
You could always go with the classic “Yankee.”
I like the term seppo myself
Pope Yippee ki-yay
US American
The funny thing is it’s always South Americans trying to force their cultural norms on others and getting angry.
Wdym? I’ve always thought this USian thing was just typical Western Europeans + Aus/Kiwis
To be fair, South Americans have a lot of very legitimate reasons to be angry at the US.