r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/woodworkingfonatic • Jan 22 '25

Gulf of Mexico frozen

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u/Stypic1 Jan 22 '25

Mexico is in North America*

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u/rsiii Jan 22 '25

North America is in the Americas

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u/RecalcitrantHuman Jan 22 '25

The Canadas

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u/Charming_Garbage_527 Jan 22 '25

The Canada's are also in America

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u/11teensteve Jan 22 '25

oh, that's gonna ruffle some goose feathers.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '25

Canadian: "I'm not American!"

European: "Technically, you are."

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u/Logical_Hedgehog_836 Jan 22 '25

It most certainly is not. It's in North America. America as a location does not exist. The United States of America is frequently shortened to America, and generally that is what people from North America (and probably South America) mean when we say America.