Teodomo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoFellow Latin Americans/Africans/Asians/Oceanians, what is something that Americans and/or Europeans have/do that makes no sense to you?message-squaremessage-square79fedilinkarrow-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@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square79fedilink
minus-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down6·11 months 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.