United States OR America?

:) Smiley · August 17, 2003, 10:55

What do you call it?

alva · August 17, 2003, 10:59

In dutch
States or america or VS

english
States or america or US

Sava · August 17, 2003, 10:59

Usually US or America. Very rarely USA...

Stefu · August 17, 2003, 11:01

I usually call it "Jenkkilä", which translates to something akin to "Yankeeland". It's a common expression for USA, around here in Finland. Or I use "Usa", which is said as a word, not an acronym.

Sava · August 17, 2003, 11:06

well I called Finland "ball-licker-land" SO THERE MU&AHAHHAHHA

:) Smiley · August 17, 2003, 11:06

In English I usually call it the US, though I use USA for emphasis.

In Chinese it's called "American nation" and I don't know of any other form existing.

LTEC! · August 17, 2003, 11:08

In Mexico its called 'gringolandia'.

The Templar · August 17, 2003, 11:11

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Originally posted by LTEC!
In Mexico its called 'gringolandia'.

Just don't call it Norteamerica - it offends the Canadians.

BeBro · August 17, 2003, 11:20

USA most of the time.

Bereta_Eder · August 17, 2003, 11:43

Ameriki (America) very seldom

IPA (Inomenes Polities Amerikis - United States of America) more often.

Boris Godunov · August 17, 2003, 11:43

I always say US. Not "United States" nor "America," but "Yew-Ess."

Eli · August 17, 2003, 11:46

Artzot haBrit = The lands/states/countries of the union/alliance/treaty.

MrFun · August 17, 2003, 12:05

I call my country United States much more often than I call it America.

china444 · August 17, 2003, 12:11

The US.

I say that alot, but rarely 'America'.

Pekka · August 17, 2003, 12:19

In my own language.. I also call it 'Jenkkilä' most of the times, but it's not offensive term.

If in english, then I prefer using the US... I avoid using America, but sometimes I use the word because I don't want to repeat the same words over and over again.

Adagio · August 17, 2003, 12:24

I mostly say "Amerika"... but sometimes it's USA also

Oerdin · August 17, 2003, 12:34

No Banana option? This thread will self destruct in 5...4...3...2...

Inverse Icarus · August 17, 2003, 12:42

i live in the US, and i'm american.

GePap · August 17, 2003, 12:44

Usually United States.

The good thing is that in Spanish, you can say gringo without saying it: estadunidense (as in someone from the United states, or EE UU). But most people still say Americanos.

JCG · August 17, 2003, 13:37

"United States" or "USA", yet "Northamerican" works in a pinch.

Btw, "Estadounidense" or "Norteamericano" is what I usually hear in Spanish, while "Americano" is very rare among my Latinamerican friends (different hangouts, I guess). "Gringo"/"yanqui" are the most common in daily conversation though.

Frankly, the Founding Fathers & co. should have come up with a more original name...not simply reusing the name of the continent and adding "United States of"....very uncreative, rather bland and "pragmatic".

I'm sure say, most of Europe, would be a little PO'ed if France or Germany had called themselves "Something (Empire, Reich, Federation, whatever) of Europe".

DanielXY · August 17, 2003, 13:53

amiland

:) Smiley · August 17, 2003, 23:02

I believe that when they chose the name an alternate was Columbia.

Kirnwaffen · August 17, 2003, 23:07

Typically, the USA, or United States, or just the States. Never heard Amiland before. Guess it makes sense tho.

Geronimo · August 18, 2003, 02:36

The founding fathers didn't see any problem with including the name of the continent in their new countries name because, as is the case in Australia, there were no other countries in the continent at the time.

DRoseDARs · August 18, 2003, 03:21

Varies, but I try to avoid calling it America as that's a pair of continents, not a country.

Dis · August 18, 2003, 04:55

I call it both

I rarely use USA, and never actually say the long form of USA. I prefer US

Atahualpa · August 18, 2003, 05:18

Harovan · August 18, 2003, 06:06

USA most of the time.

Vereinigte Staaten (= United States) sometimes, knowing that it's equivalent of calling China just the Peoples Republic and therefor incomplete.

Amerika seldom, being well aware that there are a lot of other countries on the continent with that name. Neither do I call the EU Europe, and not only because it's not yet a country.

Amiland and similar yet more seldom and only in snide remarks.

Wernazuma III · August 18, 2003, 16:03

I generally call it US but call US citizens "Americans", although I agree with Sir Ralph that it should be avoided, like with EU/Europe(ans). I always hate it when in the media there's something about our eastern neighbors and they say "They're on their way to Europe." How stupid!

Whaleboy · August 18, 2003, 16:06

Calorie country
I call it the US, or the USA. Sometimes without thinking I call it America, but again, thats degrading to the other American nations, its like saying they own the two continents, or we live on a planet run by Washinton DC..... just a minute.....