Americans or United Statians?

[Your Paragon of Virtue 0]

Nederlands is not Da Holland?

 

I Just call white people white, black people black, etc. No nationality discrimination here.

[LatinAssasin 0]

I think Americans are called Americans, because America is actually part of our name. No other country in North or South America that I can think of includes 'America' in their country name.

[Shooting Star 0]

I think Americans are called Americans, because America is actually part of our name. No other country in North or South America that I can think of includes 'America' in their country name.

So why call Japanesse Chinesse Korean Vietnamesse etc... Asian?

[2GOLD 0]

I think Americans are called Americans, because America is actually part of our name.  No other country in North or South America that I can think of includes 'America' in their country name.

So why call Japanesse Chinesse Korean Vietnamesse etc... Asian?

 

Cause the others take too god damn long to say. And they are hard to spell.

 

Personally, I don't care either way. Call me American. Call me North American. Call me USAan. Call me Delawarean. Call me asshole. Don't give a shit.

[The Czech Republic 0]

Nederlands is not Da Holland?

 

I Just call white people white, black people black, etc. No nationality discrimination here.

As I understand, there are provinces or states, whatever the next level of jurisdictions would be, in the Netherlands, called North Holland and South Holland. The country as a whole is properly referred to as the Netherlands.

[k thx 0]

I think the Dutch refer to their country as Holland as opposed to The Netherlands though.

[Slayer 0]

"Koninkrijk der Nederlanden" (Kingdom of the Netherlands)

[k thx 0]

Even though officially incorrect, the word Holland is often used by both Dutch (speaking) and foreign people to denote the entire Netherlands, possibly because "The Netherlands" ("Nederland" in Dutch) is such a long word to pronounce. It is a common misconception by people who think they know better that someone saying he or she is from Holland is actually from one of the two provinces mentioned above.

 

Websters Online

 

Everyday's a school day.

[The Czech Republic 0]

Come on now, take it to Get Your Learn On, you guys.

[Guest ShootingStylesPress]

American would mean someone of the Americas, including Canada, USA, Mexico, South America. It's like Asian to describe someone from Russia, Thailand, India. It's odd, because a lot of people call people from the Orient 'Asians', which is true, but to be more accurate, they're Orientals. Which sounds cooler anyway.

Actually, "Oriental" is considered offensive these days, even though it just means Eastern, like the opposite of Occidental. By that token, you could say that Iran is part of the Orient, since the (we) Three Kings of Orient (are) were Persians.

Eh, guess you learn something new every day. Thanks.

[razazteca 0]

Whats the deal with the Japanese referring to itself as Nippon?

[Guest Danny Dubya v 2.0]

Whats the deal with the Japanese referring to itself as Nippon?

This is the deal... or close to it.

[Slayer 0]

What countries call themselves can be a lot different than what we call them

 

Ex: Norway (Norge), Sweden (Sverig), Greece (Ellas), China (Chung-kuo)

[The Czech Republic 0]

We've actually started referring to Macedonia as such, rather than "The Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia." This raises the ire of the Greek government, because they feel today's Macedonians don't live up to Alexander the Great's. I don't think they're even in the same place.

[Slayer 0]

The Czech Republic (Česká Republika)

[The Metal Maniac 0]

What countries call themselves can be a lot different than what we call them

 

Don't forget the Germans, hailing from lovable old Deutschland, which I probably spelled terribly.

 

I always wondered how stuff like that happened though. I mean, you'd think that someone would have asked a German what they called themselves, and then used that name.

 

That doesn't bug me near as much as people who just translate names of places, though. It's NOVA SCOTIA, you fucking Quebecer dickheads. Not Novelle Ecosse. I don't call it New Scotland, so you don't get to either. It's not THAT hard to pronounce.

 

*is still bitter about French class*

[The Czech Republic 0]

That doesn't bug me near as much as people who just translate names of places, though. It's NOVA SCOTIA, you fucking Quebecer dickheads. Not Novelle Ecosse. I don't call it New Scotland, so you don't get to either. It's not THAT hard to pronounce.

They actually translate "Netherlands" into French from German or Dutch to get "pays-bas," or "low country."

 

Nova Scotia is where I'm moving after I catch my wife cheating on me and need to escape from life. Then I'll keep as much of my possessions as I can and fish all day.

[Slayer 0]

What countries call themselves can be a lot different than what we call them

 

Don't forget the Germans, hailing from lovable old Deutschland

D'oh, how did I miss that one

 

which I probably spelled terribly.

No, that's right

[Shooting Star 0]

I would like to apologize to you americans because of my stupid little rant right there..i had forgotten that the Mexico's real name is Los Estados Unidos de Mexico(United States of Mexico) but we just call them Mexicanos...the same thing with the people from U.S.A and i hope you can forgive me for being such a dumb ass...

[The Metal Maniac 0]

Nova Scotia is where I'm moving after I catch my wife cheating on me and need to escape from life. Then I'll keep as much of my possessions as I can and fish all day.

 

Better move fast - they're almost all dead.

[Highland 0]

What countries call themselves can be a lot different than what we call them

 

Don't forget the Germans, hailing from lovable old Deutschland, which I probably spelled terribly.

 

I always wondered how stuff like that happened though. I mean, you'd think that someone would have asked a German what they called themselves, and then used that name.

 

That doesn't bug me near as much as people who just translate names of places, though. It's NOVA SCOTIA, you fucking Quebecer dickheads. Not Novelle Ecosse. I don't call it New Scotland, so you don't get to either. It's not THAT hard to pronounce.

 

*is still bitter about French class*

Hear Hear!

[LatinAssasin 0]

I would like to apologize to you americans because of my stupid little rant right there..i had forgotten that the Mexico's real name is Los Estados Unidos de Mexico(United States of Mexico) but we just call them Mexicanos...the same thing with the people from U.S.A and i hope you can forgive me for being such a dumb ass...

I, for one, will never forgive you.

 

 

(It's Estados Unidos Mexicanos, United Mexican States. No big difference, but you know.)

[The Czech Republic 0]

In English, "turkey" is spelled and pronounced exactly like Turkey (the country of Turkish people), in Turkish it is called "hindi" which means coming from India. Similarly in the Hebrew language the turkey is called "Tarnegol Hodu", which literally means: Indian chicken and in Catalan, the turkey is called "gall dindi", which literally means "Indian cock". In Portuguese the word for turkey is "peru" the name for another country: Peru. In Arabic it is called "Ethiopian bird" and in Greek it is "gallapoula" or "French girl."

 

How about that.

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This country sucks some major ass at winter. It's been snowing all day and the ground is already covered in a few of inches of the damn stuff. And it's mid november. I've gotta move away some time soon...

[Guest Dr. Wrestlingphysics]

Another regional variation.

In the US, when a person, or group of people are called "Asian", it is generally taken to mean someone originating from Eastern Asia, ie Japan, China, Korea, etc.

 

In the UK, when a person, or group of people are called "Asian", it is generally taken to mean someone originating from Southern Asia, ie Pakistan, India, Sri Lakna, Bangladesh etc.

 

Boring, but true.

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I'm a Bigon. I'm from The Big One.