Teodomo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoFellow Latin Americans/Africans/Asians/Oceanians, what is something that Americans and/or Europeans have/do that makes no sense to you?message-squaremessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down17
arrow-up161arrow-down1message-squareFellow Latin Americans/Africans/Asians/Oceanians, what is something that Americans and/or Europeans have/do that makes no sense to you?Teodomo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-squareCyo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·2 years agoEverytime US users call their country ‘America’ it sounds weird. America is a continent, not a country.
minus-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down4·2 years agoPeople from a place get to name the place. Americans named it America as a shorthand for USA. Its no less weird than any other country name, which are similarly arbitrary.
Everytime US users call their country ‘America’ it sounds weird. America is a continent, not a country.
People from a place get to name the place. Americans named it America as a shorthand for USA.
Its no less weird than any other country name, which are similarly arbitrary.