What do people not from the U.S. call the U.S.?

[Grant A.]

Everyone where I live just calls it the U.S., but I've been wondering, what do people not from the U.S. call the U.S.?

[Therion]

From what traveling I've done over-seas I typically hear people say simply, "the 'states" or "America".

[SuperSonic4]

America or the USA depending on context

[yoasif]

rm

[Grant A.]

rm

What does that mean?

[aysiu]

What does that mean?
It means remove, I think. I hope it's not recursive and forced.

[Sealbhach]

The US I call it. Lot's of people say "America" though, which is a bit inaccurate.


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[Cowchip7]

(Note: My location's abbreviation stands for the United Socialist States of America. Wishful thinking never hurts :P)

Just begging for a political shout-fest... [-X[-X[-X

[yoasif]

What does that mean?
i misread the post title and posted an erroneous response, so i typed 'rm' to remove it. (can't just completely blank a post).

[nmccrina]

What does that mean?

type 'man rm' :p

Edit: Blast, Aysiu beat me to it. :(

[forrestcupp]

(Note: My location's abbreviation stands for the United Socialist States of America. Wishful thinking never hurts :P)
That's not wishful thinking. It's becoming more of a reality every day. Goodbye capitalism.

[doas777]

I visited London one time, and was referred to as a 'colonist'.

BTW Op, Thanks for clarifying your location; I took it as a (misinformed) allegory, not a hopeful sentiment. Cheers!

[doas777]

That's not wishful thinking. It's becoming more of a reality every day. Good bye capitalism.

don't let the door hit you on the way out...
[capitalism, I mean. not forrestcupp; (s)he seems alright]

[Cowchip7]

don't let the door hit you on the way out...

Canada is next door for all the Capitalist haters! :D

[Grant A.]

Um, let's try to keep the political discussion out.

I'll remove that line in the first post.

[H2SO_four]

u.s. or the states

[LowSky]

In my travels I'm usually called American or Americano.

Why is Columbia an option? Never heard that one.

I do find it funny when people say being called American is not exact. Its the equivelent of someone from Europe being called European.
Should I refer to myself as a New Yorker instead. Even that term is misleading, as it could mean the state or the city.

[gn2]

That country where Pammy lives?

That's U, S and A.

[RiceMonster]

Here in Canada people usually say The States or the U.S.


Canada is next door for all the Capitalist haters! :D

Yep, if you hate capitalism, why not run away to another capitalist country like Canada?

[ddrichardson]

The US I call it. Lot's of people say "America" though, which is a bit inaccurate.


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A bit inaccurate, try living in Scotland and being referred to as English. Which "Americans" are quite bad for.

[perroazul]

in latin america if you say 'america', people immediately think of their continent. to refer to the country, you have say the 'united states' (los estados unidos).

[billgoldberg]

I call it "Verenigde Staten" or "VS".

[Tibuda]

"United States". We use "America" for the continent, but "american" for the USA citizens.

[Tipped OuT]

From what traveling I've done over-seas I typically hear people say simply, "the 'states".

+1 I'm from the U.S. but some of my family members that are not, call it that.

[sintacto]

i would say i was "americano"
and the mexicans would say "yo tambien" so id say "norte americano"
they said i was americon not americano
they told me that i was "gringo" not derogatory or yanky and the u.s.a. was
always "el otro lado" or "chingolandia?"

mexico is also estados unidos mexicanos
so estados unidos alone dosnt work there either

[NCLI]

We usually call it USA in Denmark. Can't speak for the Jyder though, they're weird.

[hkgonra]

A bit inaccurate, try living in Scotland and being referred to as English. Which "Americans" are quite bad for.

Most people I know refer to the whole British Empire , England, Ireland Scotland , as England.

[forrestcupp]

A bit inaccurate, try living in Scotland and being referred to as English. Which "Americans" are quite bad for.

How about if we call you British instead? I'll bet you wouldn't like that, either, even though it's accurate.

[benj1]

That's not wishful thinking. It's becoming more of a reality every day. Goodbye capitalism.

hmmm i don't think so, i don't think anyone can imagine the us turning socialist


Most people I know refer to the whole British Empire , England, Ireland Scotland , as England.
actualy northern ireland. but anyway excuse me the british empire is much bigger than that.
theres wales, the falklands, gibraltar, pitcairn, the virgin islands, chagos islands. the sun never sets on the british empire.
;)

[ddrichardson]

How about if we call you British instead? I'll bet you wouldn't like that, either, even though it's accurate.
Being as Scotland is the country that signed the act of union with England then no, being called British is perfectly correct. So I wouldn't "bet on it".

[Swagman]

The Dunny ?

Who's just passing thru ?

[ddrichardson]

Most people I know refer to the whole British Empire , England, Ireland Scotland , as England.
Most people I know refer to the US as America, what's your point? They asked about what people in the US call the US, not what people in the US call the UK.

[H2SO_four]

This is quickly becoming the tangent thread

[ddrichardson]

This is quickly becoming the tangent thread
Which thread here doesn't? ;-)

[t0p]

AmeriKKKa

[Screwdriver0815]

we call it several ways, depending on the mood.

Mostly we say U.S.A. or U.S.

Sometimes we say USA, spoken not as abbreviation but as a word. And sometimes wie say Amiland. But this is also depending on the region and the spoken dialect.

[MikeTheC]

Most people I know refer to the US as America, what's your point? They asked about what people in the US call the US, not what people in the US call the UK.

No they didn't. Please re-read the thread topic.

[H2SO_four]

Which thread here doesn't? ;-)

SOOOOOOOOOOO true! lol

[ddrichardson]

No they didn't. Please re-read the thread topic.

Oh OK, lol. Do I get a slapped wrist?

[Tibuda]

AmeriKKKa

Do you use KDE?

[dullard]

"The colonies" is missing from that poll.

[HermanAB]

"The Great Satan" is missing from the poll.

[LowSky]

this is reminding me of an old thread about US English vs UK English....

[RedMist]

this is reminding me of an old thread about US English vs UK English....

Don't you mean English vs the American dialect of English? ;)

[Kingsley]

I call it "Verenigde Staten" or "VS".
Don't you mean Vereinigte Staaten?

EDIT: Nevermind, you weren't typing in German. :p

[swoll1980]

When I was abroad, the most common terms I heard was "The States", or "The U.S." Neither one of those are on your survay. you might want to add them.

[schauerlich]

I'm from the US, and I usually call it "the US". Obviously. :)

[adrianx]

Most people I know around here call it "America". Obviously, there is South and a North America, but e.g. Mexico is called Mexico, Argentina is called Argentina, Brazil is called Brazil..., so there is no ambiguity.

[uc50_ic4more]

I live in Canada, a few blocks from the border to Detroit, MI. Everyone I know has always called it "the States"; ie. "We're heading to the States tomorrow" or "You can only get the super biggie sized whoppers in the States".

[Cam42]

Canadians often call it the states.

[geekygirl]

Usually gets called America a fair bit over here.

I just say the U.S. :D

[lisati]

I think in terms of "America" even though the country might be better referred to as "U.S." or "U.S.A."

This thread reminds me of how some of my Polynessian acquaintances think of me as "palangi", which in common speech roughly translates to "white man", even though a Samaon-English dictionary gives "foreigner" as a meaning.


Don't you mean English vs the American dialect of English? ;)

Good point, I don't remember seeing it mentioned in the "UK English vs US English" thread.


p.s. gotta fly, Mrs Lisati wants my attention

[madjr]

Unitedstatians (refering to a usa citizen translated from spanish: Estadounidense), thats the word we use in latin america, we try to avoid calling them "americans" since is a unacuarate bad habit (since we are americans too).

is like saying that only the "english" are europeans and the german are just german (not europeans)... which doesnt make sence since all of em are europeans not just england.

another example is the "asians" typically the chinesse/koreans/japan , but people from India are also asians and few realize that

Oh no He's not from asia ! he's from India ...hehe

[racerraul]

they said i was americon

Ven aca, eso me suena a mi muy cerca de aberte llamado maricon.
Esas son palabras pa peliar lol

[jonian_g]

We call the people americans.
As for the country, after all this wars US made (Serbia, Iraq the latest), most people call it with non polite words.

[uberlube]

I dint think its fair to call the states "America". Im from Canada a.k.a. North America, and Mexico a.k.a South America. We are different counties.

[Regenweald]

Everyone where I live just calls it the U.S., but I've been wondering, what do people not from the U.S. call the U.S.?

New York and environs....

[lisati]

New York and environs....

That's a suburb of Auckland isn't it?

[juanoleso]

In Fairbanks I hear it referred to the most as the lower 48, but maybe I don't count cuz I am still part of the USA.

[mancha]

I refer to the name America, There's people in our village that don't know who Barack Obama is (mainly farmers) ):P

[Chilli Bob]

"The States" is most commomn here. "The U.S." almost as common.

"America" and "Yankland" also used a bit.

"U.S.A." and "The United States" seldom used at all.

EDIT: The above refers to common speech. In writing (eg newspapers etc), they usually put "The United States of America".

[I-75]

Some people here refer to Britain as "The U.K."

[73ckn797]

In my travels I'm usually called American or Americano.

Why is Columbia an option? Never heard that one.

I do find it funny when people say being called American is not exact. Its the equivelent of someone from Europe being called European.
Should I refer to myself as a New Yorker instead. Even that term is misleading, as it could mean the state or the city.

European when you are using the bathroom.

People from the NW US are New Yank Yorkees........:D

[Grant A.]

Unitedstatians (refering to a usa citizen translated from spanish: Estadounidense), thats the word we use in latin america, we try to avoid calling them "americans" since is a unacuarate bad habit (since we are americans too).

is like saying that only the "english" are europeans and the german are just german (not europeans)... which doesnt make sence since all of em are europeans not just england.

another example is the "asians" typically the chinesse/koreans/japan , but people from India are also asians and few realize that

Oh no He's not from asia ! he's from India ...hehe

Hey, we got the claim to the name 50 years before any other countries in the Americas claimed Independence. You snooze, you lose. :P

BTW, isn't there supposed to be an umlaut over the u in estadoünidense?

[White Rasta]

Babylon is not on the list

[Barrucadu]

America. If I'm refering to one of the continents, rather than the country, North/South America.

[gn2]

Some people here refer to Britain as "The U.K."

UK is better than Britain.

The full name of the country is "The United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland", so if you say Britain, you're only referring to part of the country.

[jespdj]

We call it "VS" (Verenigde Staten), which is the Dutch translation of "US" (United States). Lots of people also call it "Amerika".

Another question: Why do you foreigners call our country "Holland"? Holland is just a small part of The Netherlands.

[jocheem67]

Talking to people, asking:

"Are you American(s) ??"

Talking 'bout the country:

"The US are"

That's how I usually do it, being Dutch.....

Stupid poll though;)

If I start one about Holland, the Netherlands, being Dutch......will anyone reply?? Please?????;)

[doas777]

We call it "VS" (Verenigde Staten), which is the Dutch translation of "US" (United States). Lots of people also call it "Amerika".

Another question: Why do you foreigners call our country "Holland"? Holland is just a small part of The Netherlands.

Holland => 3 syllables (two if your quite with the 'd')
The Netherlands => 6 syllables (5 if your quite with the 's')

as far as I'm concerned, its not "The Ohio State University", it's just frickin' OSU. the day they added the pompous "The" to the official name, I swore to myself that i would hate them forever. seems to be working so far. don't hate the Netherlands (in fact it's a kewl word, from a D&D perspective), but i would prefer it have a shorter name.

cheers

[sisco311]

Another question: Why do you foreigners call our country "Holland"? Holland is just a small part of The Netherlands.

We call it Ţările de Jos ("Low countries") in Romanian.

[forrestcupp]

Being as Scotland is the country that signed the act of union with England then no, being called British is perfectly correct. So I wouldn't "bet on it".

That's cool. I've run into a few people from Scotland who hate the union and they would get mad if people called them British. It's good to know that not all people from Scotland are like that.

[ksennin]

In my travels I'm usually called American or Americano.

Why is Columbia an option? Never heard that one.

I do find it funny when people say being called American is not exact. Its the equivelent of someone from Europe being called European.
Should I refer to myself as a New Yorker instead. Even that term is misleading, as it could mean the state or the city.

It is not very exact depending on context. If you are in Spain and someone from France is called an European, it is not wrong but it is not very informative, as Spaniards and Frenchmen are both european.
Many people get a bit annoyed by the American label being used by USA citizens while in other American countries, as they feel it becomes a form of unconscious condescension, as if the USA is the only country that actually matters in the whole continent. That of course, is foolish. The use of the American word is just an internal, self-centered custom, that shows that the USA being a large and potentially self-sustaining country (unlike others) it kinda leads the USA national to rarely think of the context outside his country.
Of course, as a CentralAmerican, I am kinda biased.