this post was submitted on 22 Mar 2025
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You wanna piss 'em off a little bit more, vain and superficial creatures that they are?
Stop calling it "America", start calling it "United States", with the understanding that America is a continent and not a country.
'Murican, here. My country's inability to understand that distinction has always annoyed me. Props to whoever popularized the first word of this post - it pretty clearly distinguishes the western hemisphere as a whole from just the idiots in the middle of it.
That said, I think the subtle condescension is lost on most of my countrymen - most of us seem to find dumb shit relatable, and even adopt it as a rallying call. 'Murica/n is no exception.
I've never known anyone here to take issue with "United States" though. It comes off as more formal than the other options, but not disrespectful or anything.
That'll learn those Étatsunians!