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minus-squarethemadcodger@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up40arrow-down7·1 month 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-up17arrow-down3·1 month agoYou could always go with the classic “Yankee.”
minus-squareEtterra@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoI love it! Pope Bob rolls off the tongue better though so I’ve decided to go with that one lol
minus-squaregnuplusmatt@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoFor the non-Australians, Yank rhymes with Septic Tank, thus seppo
minus-squareEtterra@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoWait, are you Australian or Cockney?
minus-squaregnuplusmatt@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoAustralia has a small amount of this type of slang, but its usually more offensive than the mother british type
minus-squareslartibartfast@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down21·1 month agoThe funny thing is it’s always South Americans trying to force their cultural norms on others and getting angry.
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 month agoTo be fair, South Americans have a lot of very legitimate reasons to be angry at the US.
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 month agoWdym? I’ve always thought this USian thing was just typical Western Europeans + Aus/Kiwis
minus-squareEtterra@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoAs an American, I’m fine with that. Some of us at least have a sense of humor about ourselves. And as an American, I know better than anybody that there’s plenty to make fun of here.
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 love it! Pope Bob rolls off the tongue better though so I’ve decided to go with that one lol
I like the term seppo myself
For the non-Australians, Yank rhymes with Septic Tank, thus seppo
Wait, are you Australian or Cockney?
Australia has a small amount of this type of slang, but its usually more offensive than the mother british type
US American
Usonian?
The funny thing is it’s always South Americans trying to force their cultural norms on others and getting angry.
To be fair, South Americans have a lot of very legitimate reasons to be angry at the US.
Wdym? I’ve always thought this USian thing was just typical Western Europeans + Aus/Kiwis
As an American, I’m fine with that. Some of us at least have a sense of humor about ourselves. And as an American, I know better than anybody that there’s plenty to make fun of here.