Oddbean new post about login | logout There are a lot of great places in America. I guess the meme refers to the United States. Imagine Portugueses or Frenches referring to themselves and only themselves as Europe.
There’s a lot of great places within the US too. It’s not as bad as it probably looks… necessarily
I like the USA and the people. Arguably the most diverse, beautiful, friendly country in the world.
After living in a Easter European developing country the first 20 years of my life. And then living for about as much in the US. Then spending almost an entire year back in the Balkans and 5 weeks in Guatemala last year... I've never been happier to sit at an airplane gate and be surrounded by Americans. I love the USA. I can breath here. I am so blessed to have found my way to live half my life here. Despite the CCP pretty much owning Cali I still feel freer here in so many ways. I hope that remains this way!
Well, the meme references “America”. There is North America, South America, and Central America. US defaultism in play. I guess. Perhaps the meme is referring to the US which is one of the ~3 countries in North America?
Correct. My point is that not usually, always when people from the United States says America, they are referring exclusively to the United States. I think the term United Statian to refer exclusively to the nationality is more accurate and less egocentric Basically, an African it's someone from any country in Africa and European it's someone from any country in Europe, right? And an American?