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Europeans, what is something that Americans have/do that makes no sense to you? (programming.dev)
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[–] 5 points 3 years ago (2 children)

No, no, this is the correct reaction to someone asking something about "America".

Fuck the USA for capitalizing the name of both land masses for itself.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

    It's the United States of America as in there are many states united in a union and that union resides in (N) America. Blame the Italian guy who drew the map in the 1600s and stuck his name on two separate continents. I mean he could have named one of them Amerigo and one Vaspucci. Furthermore I have almost always announced myself as a Virginian to bewildered stares. Perchance maybe you all should learn that each one of our states is technically its own country. I doubt many French people have to explain that France is in Europe as I have to Explain that Virginia is the First of the 13 original East Coast Colonies the British Settled on the North American Coantinent and still be met with bewilderment.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    The states are in America.

    The states are united.

    It's not a name so much as it's a descriptor

    So you could have a "United States of South America" , then we would have to talk lol

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