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Re:Mexico is now the 12th largest economy in the world by rgarciah on Sunday December 24, 2023 @10:47PM (#38759521)
It feels abnormal to many mexicans I know. Why does one country use the name of the entire continent?
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Re:Mexico is now the 12th largest economy in the world by trealira on Monday December 25, 2023 @01:32AM (#38760354)
In English, it doesn't. The names of those continents are North America and South America.

It feels weird to them because they're used to calling the Americas "America", the US "Estados Unidos" and Americans "estadounidenses". Well, it seems weird to me as a (United States of) American that they use those names. Our cultures are just different.

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Re:Mexico is now the 12th largest economy in the world by TMWNN on Monday December 25, 2023 @02:41PM (#38765466)
The United States of America is the only country in the world with "America" in its name.

Calling the US "America" is no more "abnormal" than calling Americans norteamericanos (Even setting aside Mexico also being part of North America, what about Canadians?) or estadounidenses (given Mexico also being the "United Mexican States").

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