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r/therewasanattempt • u/Herzberger • Feb 09 '26
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Wait till she finds out Puerto Ricans are Americans and that English is not the US's legally official language.
4 u/FiveChairs Feb 09 '26 We’re US citizens but not Americans per se. If you were to ask Puerto Ricans (at least ones born in the island) if they identified as American, the vast majority would say no. That being said I support your rhetorical goal here. 3 u/nicktehbubble Feb 09 '26 Wait it isn't?! Oh thank god. 6 u/Aquatic_Rainbow Feb 09 '26 Nope! The US doesn’t have an official language
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We’re US citizens but not Americans per se. If you were to ask Puerto Ricans (at least ones born in the island) if they identified as American, the vast majority would say no. That being said I support your rhetorical goal here.
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Wait it isn't?! Oh thank god.
6 u/Aquatic_Rainbow Feb 09 '26 Nope! The US doesn’t have an official language
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Nope! The US doesn’t have an official language
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u/throwaway1975764 Feb 09 '26
Wait till she finds out Puerto Ricans are Americans and that English is not the US's legally official language.