@Teodomo to Ask LemmyEnglish • 1 year agoFellow Latin Americans/Africans/Asians/Oceanians, what is something that Americans and/or Europeans have/do that makes no sense to you?message-square78arrow-up1110arrow-down118
arrow-up192arrow-down1message-squareFellow Latin Americans/Africans/Asians/Oceanians, what is something that Americans and/or Europeans have/do that makes no sense to you?@Teodomo to Ask LemmyEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square78
minus-square@SCBlink4•1 year agoPeople from a place get to name the place. Americans named it America as a shorthand for USA. Its no less weird than any other country name, which are similarly arbitrary.
People from a place get to name the place. Americans named it America as a shorthand for USA.
Its no less weird than any other country name, which are similarly arbitrary.