User talk:WilyD/Archives/2006/May

Canadio-Americans
I'm leaving this off of the other talk pages because I very much agree with the overall gist of your comments on "American". However, I'm quite certain that on at least one occasion, probably two or three times, maybe more, I've heard Canadian people express the sentiment that, in theory, they are also Americans because they come from North America. Thus, they would be willing to be called "American" in a context where it was clear that it didn't refer specifically to the U.S. That said, I'm sure that you and many other people would be generally offended at being called American. Personally, I'm from Chicago, and I find it a bit offensive that people don't want me to call myself American, although rarely get worked up about it and would probably never punch anyone over it.

In the interest of greater friendship and collegiality between peoples, what say we on both sides of the border just start calling ourselves "Canadio-Americans" instead? - Nat Krause(Talk!) 21:19, 3 May 2006 (UTC)