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minus-squarethemadcodger@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up38arrow-down7·1 day agoYeah, I sometimes say USAian or United Statesian, but that obviously doesn’t flow. It exists in other languages, but not English. Also, personal nitpick, I don’t love when the continent of America refers to both N and S America. “But it’s one landmass!!1!” Yeah, so is AfroEurasia. Continents don’t actually have an agreed upon meaning, so… it’s just, like, my opinion man.
minus-squareEtterra@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down3·1 day agoYou could always go with the classic “Yankee.”
minus-squaregnuplusmatt@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-222 hours agoFor the non-Australians, Yank rhymes with Septic Tank, thus seppo
minus-squareslartibartfast@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down20·1 day agoThe funny thing is it’s always South Americans trying to force their cultural norms on others and getting angry.
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-222 hours agoWdym? I’ve always thought this USian thing was just typical Western Europeans + Aus/Kiwis
Yeah, I sometimes say USAian or United Statesian, but that obviously doesn’t flow. It exists in other languages, but not English.
Also, personal nitpick, I don’t love when the continent of America refers to both N and S America.
“But it’s one landmass!!1!” Yeah, so is AfroEurasia. Continents don’t actually have an agreed upon meaning, so… it’s just, like, my opinion man.
You could always go with the classic “Yankee.”
Pope Yippee ki-yay
I like the term seppo myself
For the non-Australians, Yank rhymes with Septic Tank, thus seppo
Usonian?
The funny thing is it’s always South Americans trying to force their cultural norms on others and getting angry.
Wdym? I’ve always thought this USian thing was just typical Western Europeans + Aus/Kiwis