Well, everybody born in the american continent is technically “american” too, including Central and South America. Is there a specific term in english for these people?

Edit: Thanks for all your answers, especially the wholesome ones and those patient enough to explain it thoroughly. Since we (South Americans) and you (North Americans) use different models/conventions of continent boundaries, it makes sense for you to go by “Americans”, while it doesn’t for us.

  • starman2112@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    Some non-US folks know more about the states than US folks

    For instance, I have no idea where Delaware is. Northeast, right? There’s like 30 states in that top right corner

    • Yawnder@lemmy.zip
      2·
      11 months ago

      I don’t know where it is. I could look it up, but I would guess… Idaho would be middle almost all the way north and Delaware somewhere south-west of that. I don’t think Delaware was in the original 13 colonies and I don’t remember seeing any mentions of it between Quebec and Florida when I went when I was 9 😛

        • Yawnder@lemmy.zip
          2·
          11 months ago

          Oh, wow, it’s way more east than I thought. With all that meaning around about it, now I’ll remember!