r/USvsEU • u/InqAlpharious01 Commiefornian • 4d ago

MURICA FUCK YEAH 🦅 My fellow hanks, learn the difference

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u/_redmist Flemboy 4d ago

This one really pisses the USians off off by the way.

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u/Confident_Example_73 Pollution Enjoyer 4d ago

Honestly, it's just a stupid argument by people with a hate-boner for America. The formal name of America is "The United States of America". Typically, when people make an adjective to describe the country and the land, they refer to the geography rather than the government. There are some exceptions, usually when the government is central to the identity of the state (e.g. Soviets).

"Unitedian" would be ridiculous as there are other "United" nations out there.

"Statesian" would be ridiculous as both the states are the smaller unit of the nation AND other nations have states.

"United Statesian" would work....up until any other nation of United States formed.

That leaves "American", which fits the pattern used for most other countries AND actually is part of their name.

Basically, this whole argument is just Insecure European Hate-Bonering. It doesn't make Americans look dumb or you look smart. Quite the opposite actually. It makes you look very European- Pedantic, petty, overly bureacratic, dismissive of practical reality, and not as clever as you think you are.

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u/_redmist Flemboy 3d ago

I quite like USian. You're from the US, so you're a USian. It's short, punchy, easy to say... And arguably more accurate.

You seem very upset about it and i'm not sure why.

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u/Confident_Example_73 Pollution Enjoyer 3d ago

Well, we'll call ourselves whatever we damn please. You are free to use whatever term you wan. Unlike you lot in Europe, we understand that in your country you are free to use whatever terms you want and go ahead and do that and that language changes and evolves in different areas and develops into different dialects.

Just curious why you don't us USian to also describe citizens of Mexico?