[Augustine23629]

Putting aside the utter ignorance of geography and other cultures that exists in the United States, there is no word in English that corresponds to the exquisite Spanish word 'estadounidense' --- literally, 'United States-ian'. Likewise, 'norteamericano' would translate as 'North American'; the latter is hardly ever used in the United States, instead being the term that Canadians use when speaking of 'Canada and the United States'. Most people in the United States would be clueless as to the differences between the various American countries, their languages, cultures, and so on. Also worth noting is that the country is called the 'United States of America'; the 'United States of Mexico' is called 'Mexico' for short, but then again there is not a large land mass outside of the USM that is also called 'Mexico'. Many US residents do not understand that New Mexico is one of their states!

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Name : Augustine23629, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 41, City : Columbia, State : SC Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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