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"How is it logical? Nobody calls a people or culture by the name of an adjective for a political and economic structure. Of course you're right, it is logical - people call the people from the United Kingdom "Uniteds" and people from the European Union "Unionists". Not English, Scottish, European, etc."
The difference is that we don't say that Scots are not British or Italians are not Europeans, but you do say that Mexicans are not Americans. For God's sake, how the hell can anyone be a North American but not an American? That's doesn't make any sense.
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<<The difference is that we don't say that Scots are not British or Italians are not Europeans, but you do say that Mexicans are not Americans. For God's sake, how the hell can anyone be a North American but not an American? That's doesn't make any sense.>>
Mexicans are not Americans. They are North Americans and they are Mexicans. There is no such continent as America. It does not exist. It has never and will never exist. When you want to distinguish between Europeans from Finland and Denmark and Europeans from Italy and Spain, you say Northern and Southern European and these are not even defined places. North America is a defined place. People from North Carolina are North Carolinians and People from South Carolina are South Carolinians. It is as simple as that my dear friend. Your assertion is absurd and ill argued.
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All of you who are getting hysterical over the term "Americans" must have a very easy life.
When you've been knocked around by life a bit---deaths in the family, unemployment, facing the prospect of homelessness---having to hear the term "Americans" doesn't seem like a such a life tragedy anymore. Get a life!
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Non-existent things can't have a North, as plain as that, otherwise you sould rename your country as the United States of Nowhere.
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<<Non-existent things can't have a North, as plain as that, otherwise you sould rename your country as the United States of Nowhere.>>
Are you mentally deficient?
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http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerique
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am%C3%A9rica
It's seems that French and Spanish speaking people believe in non-existent things, what a insanity! What will be next? State that the United States of America are in America?
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We're talking about English here, not French or Spanish. If you want to talk about those languages, go to the Languages forum.
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The English speakers are right, however what annoys me is when the gringos come and speak Spanish and say "YO SOY AMERICANO", and when I ask what country in America they look at me like I'm crazy. And then I say "yo también soy americano", and they are shocked and ask whether I'm an illegal immigrant.
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"Mexicans are not Americans."
Wintereis, what are you saying? According with the Merriam Webster -- wasn't that the guy that messed up the English language? -- dictionary of the American English, a Mexican is an American, just look it up if you know how to do it, clue American(noun). Are those people mentally deficient too?
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Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
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Guest, it seems there is a great difference in opinion as to how many continents there are and what the names of those continents are. But, since you are working with English, I think that you had better stick with the English format of North and South America. . . these also happen to be more scientifically accurate as well. Also, North and South America are collectively knows as the Americas not America in English. So, if one wishes to call everyone from the Americas something, I suggest Americasians. This would be far more correct in the English language since it would include the pluralized form and is about as rediculous as calling people from the U.S. Statians. So it should make the PC gang very happy.
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English usage pertains to the English language only. If you want to make arguments in foreign languages, then keep it to foreign languages. They mean nothing when it comes to English.
There is no single continent called "America" but there is a continent called "Europe", so that's why Italians are "Europeans" as well as being Italians. Mexicans are both Mexicans and -North- Americans, not Americans. There is no individual continent called America. America is a nation in between Canada and Mexico.
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American
Function: noun
2: a native or inhabitant of North America or South America
(Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
Is this English enough for you?
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3: a citizen of the United States
(Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
Let it go...
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Statian
Function: noun
2: a native or inhabitant of The United States of America
(Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
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