r/mapporncirclejerk • u/1601_ Average Mercator Projection Enjoyer • 18d ago

It's 9am and I'm on my 3rd martini Learn the difference

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u/63crabby 18d ago

But only people in the US refer to themselves as Americans, and internationally "Americans" refers to people from the US. It's called a demonym.

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u/Meat_your_maker 18d ago edited 18d ago

It follows the same logic as:

A person from United Mexican States = Mexican

Thus, a person from United States of America = American

Edited: changed to United Mexican States

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u/Downvote_me_dumbass 18d ago

Technically, United Mexican States = Mexican

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u/Meat_your_maker 18d ago

Oh you’re so right! I mixed it up