18-05-2016, 04:18 AM
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When you think of America...........
When most people think of the United states and America, they seem not to separate the two. When using the term Americans to refer to US citizens is like using European to describe France or the UK, as neither America nor Europe are countries, they are both continents. There are about 23 independent Nations in North America alone, and 12 in South America. What is your thought ?
18-05-2016, 05:23 AM
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Re: When you think of America...........
Originally Posted by senile1
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When most people think of the United states and America, they seem not to separate the two. When using the term Americans to refer to US citizens is like using European to describe France or the UK, as neither America nor Europe are countries, they are both continents. There are about 23 independent Nations in North America alone, and 12 in South America. What is your thought ?
Bit like I reply to a Yank when he asks if I'm British and retort NO I'm English.
18-05-2016, 11:36 AM
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Re: When you think of America...........
Rarely meet any US citizens nowadays but in the past we had a couple of air bases close by and used to be lots of them in the local pubs. They used to love playing darts, I remember, sorry bit of a digression there but most of them did refer to themselves as American.18-05-2016, 11:38 AM
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Re: When you think of America...........
Originally Posted by Uncle Joe
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Ask a citizen of the U.S what his nationality is and (I would guess) well over 90% would answer 'American'.
18-05-2016, 11:41 AM
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Re: When you think of America...........
Originally Posted by eyes_of_a_painter
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Thats true to a certain extent. In my city 90% of the population is Cuban. Yes, they are happry to have the citenzenship but they are Cubans above anything else.
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