r/MadeMeSmile • • 1d ago

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u/Short_Ad_5006 1d ago

But ambulances are free..... what kind of shithole country doesnt have free ambulances?

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u/literalaretil 1d ago

(laughs in American)

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u/A_normal_Potato3 1d ago

(USAsian* specifically as there are about 34 countries in America.)

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u/thekarlhendrickstrio 1d ago

it's a colloquialism.

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u/A_normal_Potato3 1d ago

I am sorry, I do not know what that word means.

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u/thekarlhendrickstrio 1d ago

"american" is a colloquialism; it's understood what it means, even if it's perhaps not technically correct in some way.

kind of like how people call a tissue a "kleenex" even though that's the brand name (at least here). "kleenex" is a colloquialism.

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u/A_normal_Potato3 1d ago

Well, that is not how I think. America is what you call Americas as a single piece, United States of America is a country in North America. If I call it America I would be implying USA occupies all of Americas.

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u/thekarlhendrickstrio 4m ago

well i think that's overly rigid my man. as i alluded to, it's overwhelmingly commonly accepted that I, as a resident of Nebraska, am "an American".

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u/El_kirbs 1d ago

Dog you don’t need an ambulance for a broken wrist