Respectfully, I don't think you do get it. We call ourselves 'Americans' as a
shorthand for 'United States of America', not because we claim to be the
'only' Americans in North America. Did I state that clearly? I don't think so!
George S.
imagopus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> >Huh? I don't get it. What's the contradiction between being Canadian and
> >being American? What continent is Canada on, if it's not America (which is
> >what I had thought so far)?
> >While Germans and Austrians are _not_ the same, none of them would deny
> >being European (which also goes for the French, Spanish, Italians,
> >Portuguese, .....).
> >So while, of course, Canadians and U.S.-Americans are not the same, how
> come
> >some Canadians insist on not being American?
> >
> >
> >MtFbwy,
> >Volkhart
> >
>
> I think that you do understand really Volkhart: to use your analogy,
> it would be like calling the European Continent Greater Germany and
> then expecting the Dutch, Belgians, French et al to accept their
> being called Germans. It is the principle of statehood that counts,
> not existence of a Continent called America.
>
> Come to think of it, the Argentinians, Brazilians Ecuadorians,
> Panamanians etc... do not call themselves Americans.
>
> Chris
>
>
|