America is not only the USA!!!

Wow, thanks for your input. It has nothing to do with anything? What does your post have to do with anything? Who's stupid? How 'bout the fact that the US bought the first piece of the Western hemisphere touched by humans. The first people there get the right to name it. I know it belonged to Russia, does it belong to Russia now? No? Then shut up.

We named our country the USA before Alaska because it's on the continent of North AMerica. We call ourselves Americans today because we have the right to.

I don't know why I'm trying to explain this. I just throw in my two cents and get tore up by a bunch of uptight bitches with no imagination. # all ya'll.

[Edited on 3-27-2004 by insite]

Because it's my united states of wha'evah?

I was in the alley shootin dice and officer leroy comes up and says "I thought I told you boys.." and Im like "yeah whatevah!"

HELL YES MAN, IVE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT FOR EVER!!!


but then what would they call themselves?

United statesians?


I wouldnt know.

i'm american... deal with it.

but really, if anyone started calling themselves united statians, don't you think they'd just get their ass kicked? and what about Europe and Asia? huh? that's just one big fricking continant from the western-most tip of portugal to the eastern most point of russia... but there's still a different between europeans and asians.

Bump!!!

just wait until the U.S. U.S.A. America, North America, or whatever you call it.. is renamed...

you know it's coming...

Busherica, or the Un-united states of George W.

I'm wondering how you got away with a one word response.

Oh shup up, the canadians have better education and better health care systems, take that bush!

In some countries (e.g. Mexico) it is taught that there are 5 Continents! America (consisting of North & South America) being one of them.

Really, what difference does it make. I think that the only reason we are called Americans is tradition. The USA was the first europeanized country in the New World to govern itself, so that was most likely the start of that particular tradition.

As a side note, to settle the "continent" debate inthis thread -

From Dictionary.com

con·ti·nent n. One of the principal land masses of the earth, usually regarded as including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America

Well we Americans have better .......... um .......... Names for states! Yeah! Idaho is a WAY better name then Saskatchewan or whatever. So Boo-Yah!

well, the United States of what??

America. so its called America.

America is just a nickname, short for the USA.... i dont know why it makes you so angry, its just words

I think north and south american should just change their name... why? ever seen the look on anyones face anywhere in the world when you mention america or american...

Yeah you guys would be better off calling youselves something else... the USA has tainted the name America

This thread in itself just reminded me of the arrogance of my own country...

-Chris

Bump!!!

After seeing this thread

www.abovetopsecret.com...

I'm a bit confused......................

Are we talking about continents, or are we talking about countries?

If we are talking about continents well, yes, there are several that have the name America in them.

Saying that Alaska does not count because the ancient settlers were Russian is also incorrect. The people that crossed the Alaska land bridge a couple of hundred thousand years ago, were in fact almost Chinese in origin. They came from a region somewhere near the northeast tip of Siberia that is today bordered by modern day China.

Having crossed the land bridge, they slowly colonised Northern then Central and finaly the Southern areas of what we now know as America.

They became the Red Indian Nations which the British [who later became Americans] so successfully slaughtered. (Brief natural history lesson ova ]

If we are talking about countries, what about us here in the Dis-United Kingdom? Why don't you include us as Americans?

God knows we've shed enough blood and done enough dirty work for you. We, the British public feel like we're Americans if only because we always seem to be at America's beck and call.

Bush picks up the 'phone and says, 'Hey Blair..........do this for me will ya?', and that Blair says, 'Certainly Mr President. Now please will you drop your pants and bend over again, so I can kiss your beautiful butt!?

So, friends across the pond, do we qualify as Americans or not?

OR DO WE HAVE TO REMIND THE WORLD THAT YOU ARE REALLY CLOSET ENGLISHMEN?

just wondering,who gave the name north america and south america in the first place?if thats answered already,then my brain needs something

Bandit, I'm confused.