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minus-squarethemadcodgerlinkfedilink41•17 days 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilink10•17 days agoThe funny thing is it’s always South Americans trying to force their cultural norms on others and getting angry.
minus-squarequeermunist she/herlinkfedilink8•17 days agoTo be fair, South Americans have a lot of very legitimate reasons to be angry at the US.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•edit-217 days agoWdym? I’ve always thought this USian thing was just typical Western Europeans + Aus/Kiwis
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•15 days agoAs an American, I’m fine with that. Some of us at least have a sense of humor about ourselves. And as an American, I know better than anybody that there’s plenty to make fun of here.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish17•17 days agoYou could always go with the classic “Yankee.”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•edit-216 days agoFor the non-Australians, Yank rhymes with Septic Tank, thus seppo
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•15 days agoAustralia has a small amount of this type of slang, but its usually more offensive than the mother british type
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•15 days agoI love it! Pope Bob rolls off the tongue better though so I’ve decided to go with that one lol
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.
The funny thing is it’s always South Americans trying to force their cultural norms on others and getting angry.
To be fair, South Americans have a lot of very legitimate reasons to be angry at the US.
Wdym? I’ve always thought this USian thing was just typical Western Europeans + Aus/Kiwis
As an American, I’m fine with that. Some of us at least have a sense of humor about ourselves. And as an American, I know better than anybody that there’s plenty to make fun of here.
You could always go with the classic “Yankee.”
I like the term seppo myself
For the non-Australians, Yank rhymes with Septic Tank, thus seppo
Wait, are you Australian or Cockney?
Australia has a small amount of this type of slang, but its usually more offensive than the mother british type
Pope Yippee ki-yay
I love it! Pope Bob rolls off the tongue better though so I’ve decided to go with that one lol
Usonian?
US American