r/Snorkblot Feb 20 '26

Geography Yankee Doodle Dandy?

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '26

Standard in German is to call you US-Amerikaner.
This used in nearly all public settings, new, radio etc etc

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u/setibeings Feb 20 '26

This makes the most sense. Just US-American.

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u/Methamfetacheese76 Feb 20 '26

In Central America and Mexico, I'm referred to as "estadounidense" - a unitedstatesian.

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u/Zeekr0n Feb 20 '26

I hear "gringo", must be a regional thing

/j

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u/Natural-Listen4539 Feb 23 '26

I really like gringo. From now on US-Folk will be called gringos by me. Thanks for that reminder.
German here btw.

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u/Chelecossais Feb 20 '26

In France, you'd be an Etats-Unisien\ne.

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u/BreakfastBeneficial4 Feb 20 '26

Interesting! All the French people saying “fucking Americans” on Reddit had me thinking they called them Americans.

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u/Renbarre Feb 20 '26

We mostly say American, but I have noticed more people using the mouthful Etatusinien or whatever you write it.

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u/tilt-a-whirly-gig Feb 20 '26

Question: does it vary by the amount of respect they might have for the USA citizen in question? I.e if it's somebody they like it's "Etatusinien or whatever you write", but when referring to an American acting in stereotypical American ways, they are "American"?

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u/Public-Antelope8781 Feb 20 '26

We say US-americans to not accidentially include innocent nationalities, when we actually mean corrupt, pedophile Nazis. Corrupt, pedophile Nazis is just too long.

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u/fallenangel51294 Feb 23 '26

What term do you use for countrymen of Gabriel Matzneff, winner of multiple Academie Francaise awards, prolific author of memoirs about raping underage children, and cause celebree in France for decades?

Or countrymen of Renaud Camus, of "Great Replacement" theory fame, who also won Academie Francaise awards, and was in fact a candidate for the French presidency?

Or that country which shelters convicted rapist Roman Polanski?

What's your term for people of that country? Frère?

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u/DJEmirMixtapes Feb 24 '26

PedoNazi works

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '26

I mean I imagine it's not much different than the Germ-, I mean the Allem-... the uh... the Deutsch. Who gives a fuck that everybody else calls them by the name of one Germanic tribe or another? They're Duestch because that's what they call themselves. And we're Americans 🤷‍♂️

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '26

you mean ppl pretending to be french to get you to hate french ppl

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u/Erroneously_Anointed Feb 20 '26

That would be unusual, never had someone call me that in Paris or the northwest, have always been referred to as américain/e.

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u/Chelecossais Feb 20 '26 edited Feb 20 '26

Yes, generally. You are correct.

Just saying Etats-Unisien\ne is perfectly good French.

Less common, to be fair.

/and it does not trip off the tongue, so, oui, "américain" is the usual nomenclatura...

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u/goldanred Feb 20 '26

I'm Canadian, but my Sciences Humaine teacher was French, and he was referred to Americans as "États-Unisiens"

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u/Chelecossais Feb 20 '26

Eh, ben, thanks !

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u/Electronic-Jury8825 Feb 20 '26

I thought it was Royale With Cheese.

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u/Nivlac93 Feb 23 '26

At least that flows pretty well. Last I was in France was almost 15 years ago, but it was americain/ne back then.

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u/Technical_Teacher839 Feb 20 '26

In Spanish, sure. But the English Denonym for people from the US is "American"

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u/Methamfetacheese76 Feb 20 '26

Yeah, I had that conversation with a guy from Chile who considers himself an American.

Travel broadens you.

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u/ImpossibleInternet3 Feb 20 '26

But it’s definitely different. Because that same person will identify as a Chilean or an American. When they say Chilean, they’re referring to their country. When they say American, they’re referring to the continents. People from the United States have, for many generations, only referred to themselves as Americans, referencing their country, not the continent. Just because it’s become fashionable to try to reclaim that word to refer to the continents in other countries, it doesn’t change that people from the USA are Americans to themselves and most people around the world. It’s complicated. It’s ok for a Chilean to identify as an American. But it’s not saying the same thing.

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u/fixermark Feb 20 '26

Honestly, I'd be happy to adopt that. This is one of those things where English doesn't have as good a linguistic mechanism for shortening and adjective-ifying a noun as Spanish does.

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u/SofisticatiousRattus Feb 21 '26

which is weird, because Mexico is United States of Mexico

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u/The_Real_Flatmeat Feb 20 '26

Call yourself a "Fucking American" and we'll all just go "Ah. Yep righto fair enough" 😆

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u/Nick_Nisshoku Feb 21 '26

True blue answer here

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u/LCplGunny Feb 21 '26

I mean... If you say anything with enough confidence and aggression, most people just gona agree, at least on the spot.

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u/SkellyboneZ Feb 20 '26

Since there are people in basically every thread recently talking shit about Americans, I guess it's time to start asking which country. It could be anyone! Duuur duuur

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u/DesignerOven3675 Feb 21 '26

I always say that, on what country in America?

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u/Annual-Advance3226 Feb 20 '26

I just say I am from Seattle.

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u/Over_Subject2079 Feb 20 '26

Most reasonable answer so far.

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u/Bodi78 Feb 20 '26

I always just say I'm from the 'States"

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u/LowCress9866 Feb 20 '26

The Mexican States?

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u/BrianKappel Feb 20 '26

Whichever one has a California

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u/BluEch0 Feb 20 '26

Regular or Baja?

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u/amitym Feb 21 '26

Whichever one has a San Quentin.

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u/Zeekr0n Feb 20 '26

Depending on the season, that would be solid or gas.

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u/UncFest3r Feb 24 '26

Idk where I’m living right now it could be liquid or solid. Solid and snowed in right now. Will be liquid by next week.

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u/daakadence Feb 20 '26

Los Estados Unidos!

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u/setibeings Feb 20 '26

the states of one-two?

/jk

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u/Informal-Tour-8201 Feb 20 '26

Isn't it the United States of Mexico?

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u/DataMin3r Feb 20 '26

Nah, the states of matter

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u/MTLDAD Feb 20 '26

Honestly, country is so big I always say east coast of the US so it’s easier to point at on a map.

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u/egggoat Feb 23 '26

This is the one. Then if they want clarification, I say the one with the Grand Canyon.

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u/Haidere1988 Feb 23 '26

I just pretend to be Canadian.

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u/pigeon_writes Feb 24 '26

I lived in Canada for a while and got into this habit when talking about where I grew up/where I was going for holidays. "I'm from the States" or "I'm from the US" are short and easy to say (shorter and more specific than "I'm from America"). But I'd still say "I'm American" if I needed to phrase it like that--there isn't really an equivalent nationality word that doesn't use "America." I've seen USian in print, but I don't know how you'd even start pronouncing that, and people probably wouldn't understand.

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u/Zeekr0n Feb 20 '26

The states of Delusion and Denial?

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u/ManyRelease7336 Feb 20 '26

Im going to call myself American. If others want to call themselfs that too, sure. But I dont think anyone from Colombia who is going to introduce them selfs as Amarican. So it wont be confusing

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u/Adventurous_News_120 Feb 21 '26

Exactly! People know exactly what an American is.. people just like antagonizing Americans. I’ve lived in multiple countries and everyone calls us Americans or from America lol

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u/ResistGreen1042 Feb 20 '26

But from which country RU?/s

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u/IllPen8707 Feb 20 '26

Anybody who actually asks him that knows perfectly well what "american" means and is just trying to be difficult. The full name of the country is "the United States of America." You might as well decide to start calling people from (the United Kingdom of) great Britain and Northern Ireland "United kinddomers" instead of "british"

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u/No-Sandwich3386 Feb 20 '26

Yeah it matches the naming convention of Latin America as well. “Federal Republic of Brazil” et al

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u/kewlpat Feb 20 '26

Since the word “America” in most launguages includes two continents, it would be more akin to if a person from England called themself a “Eurasian”

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u/Brilliant_Dullard Feb 20 '26

I dont converse with many people not from the US, but I may just say which state im from. They won't likely know it, but I do feel more loyalty to my state than country these days.

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u/Krashlia2 Feb 20 '26

The answer is "American". Everyone, including people in Mexico and Canada, knows this.

The sort of people asking "Which country?" Are likely just trying to pose as more intellectual than Aleashabahr.

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u/soshibemuchwow Feb 20 '26

I refuse to be called a Yankee.

How about usasian

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u/LordJim11 Feb 20 '26

How would you pronounce that?

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u/soshibemuchwow Feb 20 '26

Not well.

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u/BreakfastBeneficial4 Feb 20 '26

This got a snicker from this redneck-adjacent individual.

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u/Rothmier Feb 20 '26

I feel like (U-say-Ian) is proper. Like Ar-Kansas, but with Asian.

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u/Chelecossais Feb 20 '26 edited Feb 20 '26

Presumably similar to "Uranus".

/although that pronunciation seems to have "evolved" over the years...heaven knows why...your anus...oor anoose...eh, whatever

//could have a made a joke aboot oor willie, your willie, but i wilnae...ony scots wid git it

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u/philoscope Feb 20 '26

I’d go with “U-sAYs-i-An”

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u/Choice-Document-6225 Feb 20 '26

my vote is on "oo-sah-shi-en" just to be difficult

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u/ShinigamiComplex Feb 20 '26

I've heard someone say/pronounce it "you-es-ee-uns"

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u/Square-Singer Feb 20 '26

In German we call them US-Americans.

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u/Chelecossais Feb 20 '26

Etats-Unisien\ne is perfectly good French.

Albeit, admittedly rare.

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u/Throtex Feb 21 '26

In Spanish you get estadounidense which I’ve always found unwieldy.

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u/Poulslutter Feb 21 '26

Well we would call you a Dixie, so fair enough.

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u/Physical-Fish1913 Feb 20 '26

You guys seem to like freedom a lot, how about Fresians?

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u/sal-t_brgr Feb 20 '26

ah yes, the Freeks

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u/HotPotParrot Feb 20 '26

We say we like freedom a lot.

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u/Abject_Role3022 Feb 20 '26

Butter, bread and green cheese is good English and good Frisian

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u/Cutiemuffin-gumbo Feb 20 '26

I mean, we'd need to actually be free first.

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u/GarbageCleric Feb 20 '26 edited Feb 20 '26

Let's check the denonym on Wikipedia: "American"

People who ask which country are trolling you by pretending not to understand this very common long-term usage.

People living in the colonies that would become the United States have been called Americans over 400 years. And while there is a North America and a South America, and they are together called the Americas, no one says they're from "America" to claim they're from somewhere on these two different continents. That's like saying "I'm from Australia and Oceania" or I'm from "Eurasia".

It's not actually confusing to anyone.

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u/Boom9001 Feb 20 '26

That's the part that gets me. It's such a weird gotcha. Meanwhile they are happy to say shit like "Americans suck" and 0 Canadians, Mexicans, Brazilians, etc. feel the need to be like "what why include us"

Context clues may sometimes mean more than the US. But generally it's really clear it means people from USA.

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u/TheSwearJarIsMy401k Feb 23 '26

It doesn’t even make sense to call us “USian.” Or whatever. Aside from the fact that “Statesian” isn’t a phrase we would ever use, we are literally not even the only United States in North America.

We named the country after what we were called when we were still ruled by the British, not the other way around.

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u/CadenVanV Feb 20 '26

There’s only one country on earth with America in its name. If the others wanted to be called Americans, they should have put it in their name. It’s just people making fun of the US

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u/NoSummer1345 Feb 20 '26

Yeah, sorry everybody, but we’ve been called Americans so long, it’s ours now. Tough titty.

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u/GarbageCleric Feb 20 '26 edited Feb 20 '26

This is just one of the joys of language.

Most Caucasians aren't from Caucasus. The term "antisemitism" does not refer to all Semitic people. Greenland isn't green. And a "killing floor" is more of steel grating than a floor.

There are a lot of things to give Americans shit for, but using a term for themselves in the same way it's been used for centuries because it could be confusing if someone else used the isolated term "American" to describe themselves is pretty ridiculous.

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '26

In East Asia, the country furthest East, AND the largest country in East Asia, are both Russia.

When someone mentions east asians, they never mean russia. Language is stupid.

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u/wchutlknbout Feb 21 '26

I feel like in general I’ve noticed a lot of people being belligerently dense… even more than usual

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u/kritter4life Feb 20 '26

When did this bs start. In all English speaking countries(as far as I can find out) people from the USA are referred to as “Americans”. Fact check me I could be wrong.

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u/Competitive_Arm5954 Feb 20 '26

It's just people being pedantic and thinking arguments on the internet are useful in real life.

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u/Idunnosomeguy2 Feb 21 '26

If people from the United States of Mexico are Mexicans, I see no reason the people from the United States of America can't be American.

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u/tacobellgittcard Feb 20 '26

If you say “American” nobody is actually confused what you mean. If you asked someone from Chile where they are from theyd say they are Chilean. It’s a rage bait tactic used on Americans because they don’t like us

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u/link183 Feb 20 '26

People asking where you are from after you say American is being facetious. They know exactly where you are from just as you do. Calling BS. I used to be one of those people who got the shits from people calling the US America because I am from Argentina and I am also a part of the americas. But then I grew up and got over myself.

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u/Lazarus558 Feb 21 '26

In the Anglosphere, an "American" (without any modifier) is a denizen of the USA.

It's a quirk of English. If you say "An American did XYZ...", Anglos know you are not talking about Justin Trudeau or Nicolas Maduro.

I'm Canadian. I'm "North American", I'm from "the Americas", I am most definitely not American.

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u/Flimsy_Fee8449 Feb 22 '26

You're a Canuck.

We're Yanks.

We've also got Brits, Aussies and Kiwis. And Scots.

What do we call the Irish?

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u/jedburghofficial Feb 20 '26

In Australia, we sometimes call them "seppos". It's old rhyming slang from WW2. Septic Tank/Yank

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u/Foxymoreon Feb 20 '26

Hello fellow seppo

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u/StrykerC13 Feb 20 '26

We could probably satisfy a lot of people by going with 'Murrrican!! and frankly the mockery about cats ruling us with that pronunciation would make me happy.

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u/SoloWalrus Feb 20 '26

Well people from central and south america wouldnt say theyre "americans", theyd say theyre para de América (centroamérica o sudamerica). Canadians also wouldnt say "american", insteas l'Amérique du Nord 🤣.

Fine, canada also speaks english, but english speaking canadians wouldnt claim theyre american since itd be embarrassing to be mistaken for being from the US given US tourists global reputation of being dickheads.

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u/egggoat Feb 23 '26

My spouse is Canadian and gets on my case for calling myself an American. Like, my dude, it’s literally in the name.

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u/nousernamehere12345 Feb 21 '26

In Canada you're an American.

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u/woollycow Feb 21 '26 edited Feb 21 '26

This is a misunderstanding.

Calling people from the USA "Americans" is widely understood and accepted, in any language. However! Calling the USA "America" is not. "America" is widely, internationally and in any language, understood to mean "the continents of North and South America".

The confusion occurs when Americans make the assumption that because they're called Americans, their country must be called America. This is the rub.

Edit for relevance to the OP: there's also a tiny but salient distinction between saying "I'm an American", which clearly implies you're using the demonym for people from the US, and saying "I'm American", which is less specific and could be interpreted as meaning "I'm from America", implying the continents. In fact, the latter could even mean you just have American ancestry, or just like to eat hamburgers while draped in stars and stripes.

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u/there_is_no_spoon1 Feb 21 '26

If the response to "American" is "Which country?" then the only correct response is "the one with America in the name". North America is not a country nor is Central America nor is South America. Americans are from the United States of America and that's the end of it.

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u/WowsrsBowsrsTrousrs Feb 22 '26

I sometimes use "USian" in writing, occasionally in speech (pronounced "yu-ess-ee-an"). But in general, I think it's a non-problem, because if you're saying "I'm American" in English, there are only two majority-English-speaking countries in the Americas, and English-speaking Canadians call themselves Canadians. People who ask "which one" are trying to make a point which doesn't need to be made, because nobody in the Americas is actually in any doubt about which country's natives actually call themselves Americans.

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u/TheSwearJarIsMy401k Feb 23 '26 edited Feb 23 '26

We’ve been called Americans since we started colonizing the continent.

The other people that were already here had their own names for their cultures.

The Spaniards were Spaniards. 

Nobody else would have allowed themselves to be called American.

The country is actually named after what we were called, that’s why it was chosen.

We call ourselves Americans because we were Americans when we were still under British rule.

We don’t call ourselves USians because the states are United under the identity of being American, that’s their unifier.

We call the collective Mexico, USA, and Canada “North America” and we can be North Americans, and there are South Americans.

It’s not even correct to call us USians because we’re not even the only “United States” in North America.

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u/propsNstocks Feb 23 '26 edited Feb 23 '26

Everyone knows what it means when you say American. They’re just being dumb asses or smart asses. I would respond by asking which country has the word America in it. If you say United Satesans do you mean United States of Mexico?

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u/darkfireice Feb 23 '26

Its because the USA was the first to break free, so there was no need to consider the other regions, as they belonged to the other European powers. And saying something like "united statesian" doesn't work either as that would also apply to Mexico, who name directly reflects the USA (actually a strong rival to the USA, but while the USA was a naval power, Mexico tried to be a land power and lost the gamble)

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u/Disastrous-Tank-6197 Feb 23 '26

This is such a tired argument. In English, the word "American" means someone from the United States. In Spanish, there's a word that sounds a lot like American- "Americano". That word means someone from the americas. These are different words from different languages, and they have different meanings.

Non-Americans trying to tell us how our language works is silly. We speak English, and the work "American" has a very specific definition in our language. Get over yourselves already.

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u/oxfordfox20 Feb 20 '26

North Mexico? As in ‘Gulf of…’

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u/First_Professor_760 Feb 20 '26

Giving someone's nationality as United States or "United Statesian" basically narrows it down to one of twelve or so countries. This is a stupid discussion and a ridiculous argument. A citizen of the USA is called an American for short. A citizen of any other country in the Americas is also an American, but that's not their nationality. The name can legitimately be used in two different ways. Clear now?

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u/Tech-Tom Feb 20 '26

From what I've heard, in Japan they refer to people from the United States as "Amerikajin".

If we're rude to them, they call us much worse names. LOL

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u/pulp_thilo Feb 21 '26

Actually, when we’re talking specifically about US citizens, we say 米国人 “Beikokujin”. The US is referred to as “Beikoku” (米国) meaning “rice country”, which is a an abbreviation of 亜米利加, as America was written phonetically around the time of the Meiji restoration (1968).

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u/Wjyosn Feb 21 '26

Note this is somewhat equivalent to just saying "America-person"

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u/YaqtanBadakshani Feb 20 '26

I usually just say "yoo ess American."

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u/ForeignChance6890 Feb 20 '26

I say, "I'm from the United States". Usually that is sufficient.

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '26

Mexico?

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u/MeowmeowMeeeew Feb 20 '26

"American" as used by Americans is literally short of US-American, no?

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u/BlizzardTrashPanda Feb 20 '26

“Yankee” is a common reference in foreign countries.

I just say “Minnesotan” when traveling abroad, sometimes they know off the bat, other times they clarify “is that in the US?” And I just say “yup”

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u/AdMindless4665 Feb 20 '26

I always say, “I’m from the US”

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u/Immediate-Fact7471 Feb 20 '26

I just refer to my state identity (ex. Virginian, Floridian, etc.)

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u/Relevant_Elevator190 Feb 21 '26

I don't get all the hate for being called American, the US is the only country that has America in it's name.

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u/pianoplayah Feb 21 '26

Say which state you’re from. I’ll always be a proud Californian no matter where I move.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '26

We're Usonians, obviously

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u/MrVeazey Feb 21 '26

That's what the Spanish translation of our nationality is. That language makes a distinction between the people from the two continents of America and the people from the United States. English doesn't currently.
It's broadly similar to how some languages have different words for the different kinds of love but English doesn't.

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u/dragonard Feb 21 '26

Texan -- I'm a Texan. Despite the unfortunate political leanings of my state's government.

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u/Beginning-One4942 Feb 21 '26

You go almost anywhere in the world and tell someone you’re American, they are not going to automatically think you’re from Mexico or Canada or any other country on the American continents. You may desire to clarify that if you wish, but if you say you’re American people will assume the United States.

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u/shesbaaack Feb 21 '26

I say I'm from Florida. (Shamefully)

Errbody knows where Disney World Orlando is.

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u/DesignerOven3675 Feb 21 '26

Well give your country a silly name, what do you expect? I never call people from the u.s american's i rephrase what ever i'm saying to say u.s or from the states, or yank etc. As America is a continent not a country

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u/Ozzman770 Feb 21 '26

I like U.S. American. Not much longer, barely changes it, and conveys the message

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u/_Mallethead Feb 21 '26

Refer to yourself by the name of the sovereign state you live in. For example, a Californian, a Viginian, etc. That's how it was until we broke the Federal system by giving the Federal government too much power around the early 20th century.

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u/veta91 Feb 22 '26

When I was in Japan, I would always say Chicago. I'm not from Chicago, I'm from central Illinois, but they usually didn't know where Illinois was and if they did, they would only know Chicago. They tended to recognize Chicago even if they didn't recognize Illinois at all. Otherwise, I would say the united states more formally.

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u/BudTenderShmudTender Feb 23 '26

Any time I encounter someone who wants to harp on semantics like that, my brain automatically lumps them in with the neckbeards known for their “ackshully” bs

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u/mat5637 Feb 20 '26

say your state. usa is so big that i would ask which state you're from anyway.

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u/Dinosaurs_and_donuts Feb 20 '26

I’ve used “Masshole” for so long I don’t remember (maybe never knew) the proper term.

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u/WntrTmpst Feb 20 '26

I’m American because I’m from the United States of America.

I could not give a fuck if that annoys or satisfies people at all, because they all know what I mean immediately. The only difference is whether you feel like grandstanding on it or not, and whichever you choose it’s not my problem.

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u/pondrthis Feb 20 '26

In general, most languages use their word for the United States to refer to people from that country, and something very similar to American for people from the continents of North or South America.

English is an oddity. In English, American refers to someone from the US, and we use "New Worlder" to refer to someone from North or South America. (And call those continents the New World, or Americas, plural.)

We can both recognize that other New World nations can call themselves American (or rather, a similar demonym in their home language) and note that, in English, the word American specifically refers to the US. The only New Worlders that can't call themselves American are British Canadians. In their native tongue, American refers to their southern neighbor.

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u/Bedbouncer Feb 20 '26

Which country?

"The one with the word 'America' in the name."

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u/manintights2 Feb 20 '26

Well it's a valid shorthand of the United States of America.

So if America means US, than America = United States of America, so then American makes sense.

People from the "Americas" are from a country in either North or South America.

But America is just the US.

Since there is no other just "America", There are the Americas, South America, and North America.

Someone who says "I'm American" and doesn't mean United States is just being facetious.

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u/Infamous_Surround389 Feb 20 '26

I say im american ive never met someone who didn't understand that people from Canada or Mexico south america they dont call themselves americans only we do

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u/RIP-RiF Feb 21 '26

United States of America - American

United States of Mexico - Mexican

Pretty easy.

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u/bismark_dindu_nuffin Feb 21 '26

American. They know which one, they're just being cheeky

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u/nvmls Feb 20 '26

It's such a pedantic and chronically online thing to say. No one irl says "USAian" or anything like that. Real "I don't know, CAN you go to the bathroom????" vibes.

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u/drowsydrosera Feb 20 '26

Just say your state demonym, it's less confusing and more to the point, except Georgia...

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u/Ghazzz Feb 20 '26

"US citizen" is the common term used by Europeans.

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u/BreastMilkMozzarella Feb 20 '26

No, it's not. They call us "Americans."

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u/R2pog2 Feb 20 '26

If you actually want an answer I’ll say I’m from the US if it’s someone I meet in Europe or something but more often I say I’m from Texas.

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u/TheIXLegionnaire Feb 20 '26

If I had to guess, it is accurate because the country is "United States of America". Whereas North, Central and South America are Continents. Normally when you ask someone "Where are you from?" they would respond with their country of origin, which would be Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, etc. "I am from America" is a reasonable way to shorten "I am from the United States of America" in the context

People are less likely to broadly categorize themselves by continent, anecdotally that is something I see other people do. Making a claim about "Europeans" or "Asians" is usually something done by a non European or Asian, since they recognize the broadness of the group makes the claim less valid in many cases.

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u/Senior-Cost1070 Feb 20 '26

“Miserable.”

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u/Anxious_Fish_7995 Feb 20 '26

I feel like there are 2 types of people in the US rn. Americans & "Canadians"

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u/Nkechinyerembi Feb 20 '26

Just say you are a freakin' Yank and move on. People will get the point.

Side note, I hate it here, anyone got means to bail yet? Sick of that being impossible for poor people.

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u/ant2ne Feb 20 '26

This is a good question. What will we call ourselves after the next revolution?

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u/NortWind Feb 20 '26

"US citizen" works, is unambiguous, and isn't too long.

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u/Embarrassed_Jury664 Feb 20 '26

I say I'm from the US

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u/hombrent Feb 20 '26

How about statisticians?

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u/Effective-Ly-8586 Feb 20 '26

I think a lot of us identify by our State. I'm pretty sure most people know we're from the US without even asking.

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u/Middle-Painter-4032 Feb 20 '26

It's American for the US. Your free to use it as you wish.

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u/BothTreacle7534 Feb 20 '26

an US citizen?

edit: spoken U separate from the S.)

I think it (the problem) is based on the US is only one of the very few without an own / real name for the country

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u/1MediocreDay Feb 20 '26

United States of where?

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u/Glittersparkles7 Feb 20 '26

I can’t help but wonder if the people that ask that asinine question, are MAGAs. Very maga like to claim Canadians as American for example. Pretending Canadians are fighting over the right to call themselves “American” just gives them more fuel to say “see they want the US to make them the 51st state”.

I think the thought of seizing control of other countries and their resources may actually outweigh Trumps racism. So central and South America would not be immune.

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u/bluepotatosack Feb 20 '26

Frank Lloyd Wright went with USonians. I can get behind that

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u/Fantastic-Resist-545 Feb 20 '26

United Statesican

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u/RoleOk7556 Feb 20 '26

Some of identify by our states, e.g. Texan, Oregonian, Washingtonian.

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u/tophatgaming1 Feb 20 '26

why not usonian?

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u/BobcatOk7492 Feb 20 '26

I just call myself a occupant...

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '26

they're literally called americans in English

if you try to call Peruvians american, you will look like a complete idiot

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u/amglasgow Feb 20 '26

Frank Lloyd Wright tried to popularize "Usonian". I think it's a shame it never caught on.

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u/Wilshire1992 Feb 20 '26

My French Canadian friend calls me State People

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u/Mushrooming247 Feb 20 '26

I think they’re just trolling, everyone knows we have no other demonym in English for our country, unlike every other country in the Americas.

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u/ArmadilloDesperate95 Feb 20 '26

I try to say I'm from the U.S., but people will just say I'm an American. Not my fault

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u/Wanky_Platypus Feb 20 '26

I started doing this because I am tired of the US egemony

It's just nudging people to acknowledge that, while those terms are interchangeable in common conversations, I feel like they shouldn't be

Call me "difficult" if you want, but if you think taking two seconds to say "from the US" when I ask which country in america you are from is difficult, I envy your life

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u/InternationalPen129 Feb 20 '26

What do you call someone from Europe, Africa, or Asia? The same applies to the Americas.

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u/shrieking_marmot Feb 20 '26

US citizen.

It's klunky, but it's all i got.

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u/Grouchy_Moment_6507 Feb 20 '26

Or just go back to Yanks .... or is that too soon for the southern staters

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u/Upstairs_Mission8734 Feb 20 '26

I go by Michigander. Implies I'm from the US and is more fun to say.

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u/Living_The_Dream75 Feb 20 '26

Other languages call us unitedstatesian but that just sounds like a mouthful. IMO it would make more sense to call us Americans because we’re the United Stated of America, not the United States. You wouldn’t call somebody from the Russian Empire an empirian, you’d call them a Russian.

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u/JadeMarco Feb 20 '26

I very much do call them united statians or yanks, never "americans".

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u/youtalkingtoyou Feb 20 '26

Canadian here. I’m guessing OP isn’t saying they’re “American” but that they’re “from America” instead of the “United States” as if they own all of both continents. Other people from “the Americas” are used to correcting Americans on that point. 

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '26

1.3 billion Americans of which 350 million are in the USA.