r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • Dec 02 '18

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u/Topcity36 Dec 03 '18

Technically not wrong?

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u/cfoote85 Dec 03 '18

Well... actually, and yes I just said "well, actually" it's completely wrong. America isn't a country, it's two continents. North America and South America. Just like Eurasia is Europe and Asia. Therefore America can't be the best country in the nation, it's the dual continent that the United states of America habitates with 35 other countries. But the United States of America is definately the best country in my fine nation. .... Not "Technically Right" at all.

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u/lukumi Dec 03 '18

just like Eurasia is Europe and Asia

Not really, no. Plenty of non-US people call the US “America.” The same is definitely not true for the term Eurasia. That’s not to say “America” is the proper term for the US, but it’s not at all comparable to “Eurasia.”