Well, everybody born in the american continent is technically “american” too, including Central and South America. Is there a specific term in english for these people?

Edit: Thanks for all your answers, especially the wholesome ones and those patient enough to explain it thoroughly. Since we (South Americans) and you (North Americans) use different models/conventions of continent boundaries, it makes sense for you to go by “Americans”, while it doesn’t for us.

  • donuts@kbin.social
    138·
    1 year ago

    Learn about the states and call them by their state name like we do in the US: (washingtonians, oregonians, californians, and so on.)

    Internationally people love making fun of Americans for knowing little about geography, but it’s always a bit surprising to find out how little people in other countries know about US geography considering many of our states are bigger (size-wise) than many entire countries.

    • AlexTheTurtle@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      71·
      1 year ago

      Why would ppl from other countries know the internal division of the US. Thats like asking ppl to know brazillian regions. Or russian ones, or Chinese ones. Those are equally big countries but ppl are not expected to know those internal borders and names.

      People make fun of Americans not only because they were ignorant of global geography, but also because they didnt generally show much interest in it. It is a response to american exceptiolism i think. Making fun of those that think that the USA is the best country and all that really matters.

      Still i dont find making fun of Americans for that very funny. Specially because its not that true anymore.

    • atomWood@lemm.ee
      61·
      1 year ago

      That’s actually incredibly unrealistic.

      Just about every county in the world is divided into provinces/states/territories.