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-->\\\'\\\'\\\"In a globalized world that makes no sense and it\\\'s not practical.\\\"\\\'\\\'
A globalized world does not mean the world needs a globalized, homogeneous culture. It\\\'s absurd, and offensive, to believe that you have the right to force your viewpoints on other cultures.
It\\\'s like an English-speaking person demanding that Germans, Danes, Swedes, and Norwegians use the English meaning of the word \\\"gift\\\" (a present) as opposed to the meaning it has in their languages (poison).
Haven\\\'t you ever been taught to respect how other cultures and languages do things?
If I were speaking in Spanish or Portuguese, I would use the Spanish or Portuguese-language gentilics to refer to my nationality. I would use \\\"Americano\\\" to describe myself as being from the American continent (as the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking people see it), and \\\"Estadounidense\\\" to refer to myself as a person of the United States.
But we aren\\\'t using Spanish or Portuguese here. We\\\'re using \\\'\\\'English.\\\'\\\' So do as English-speaking people do.
It\\\'s advice that goes back to the days of Saint Augustine. \\\"When in Rome, do as the Romans do, and when in another culture, do as they do.\\\"
It\\\'s \\\'\\\'precisely\\\'\\\' what U.S. government websites do in their Spanish language versions.
\\\'\\\'That\\\'\\\' is respect for the viewpoint and differing meanings in similar-sounding words of other languages.
Something which you completely and utterly lack.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"However you must consider something, you say that \\\"American\\\" used to mean \\\"Person living in the colonies of British America\\\", doesn\\\'t \\\"British America\\\" means that it\\\'s the part of Great Britain that is in America?\\\"\\\'\\\'
So what? That was how the British and colonial British used the word \\\"American.\\\" To refer to their colonists and those living in their colonies.
The British didn\\\'t suddenly stop calling their former colonies \\\"Americans\\\" just because they rebelled and formed the United States. Neither did the Americans. The gentilic was still used to describe the United States of America.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"And don\\\'t you know that regions change their names all the time? Mexico was called \\\"Nueva España\\\" (or New Spain) before the Independence\\\"\\\'\\\'
... Which was almost two centuries ago, and they changed their name because they had become an independent nation, not because people from another country were screaming and bullying them into doing it. Mexico has been called \\\"Mexico\\\" in some form or fashion ever since then, even whenever the nation\\\'s style of government changed.
Sorry, but that\\\'s not \\\"all the time.\\\"
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"The political context of the Americas have changed isn\\\'t time to change a few names?\\\"\\\'\\\'
You have quite an overstated opinion of yourself if you think that the political situation of the Americas has changed just because you want to push your viewpoints on another language.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"This is NOT about languages, it\\\'s about ideology and identity.\\\"\\\'\\\'
No, it very much \\\'\\\'\\\'is\\\'\\\'\\\' about language. You are consciously, stubbornly, and deliberately bullying other cultures and languages into trying to do things your way.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Why is trying to regain my identity as an American is a bad thing? Why can\\\'t I be a part of this continent?\\\"\\\'\\\'
Here we go again, with the delusional and single-minded insistence that you\\\'ve somehow \\\'\\\'lost\\\'\\\' an identity and that you\\\'re somehow \\\'\\\'not\\\'\\\' part of a continent \\\'\\\'just because another language has always had a differing viewpoint.\\\'\\\'
You\\\'ve \\\'\\\'\\\'always\\\'\\\'\\\' had your identity as a \\\"Person of the American continent\\\" in Spanish. You never \\\'\\\'\\\'lost\\\'\\\'\\\' it.
You didn\\\'t \\\'\\\'\\\'lose\\\'\\\'\\\' your identity just because another language and the cultures associated with it have other viewpoints.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Er... I think I\\\'ll just skip Sixth, nothing good will come out of pointing out the irony of an \\\'\\\'\\\'American\\\'\\\'\\\' accusing a \\\'\\\'\\\'Costa Rican\\\'\\\'\\\' of \\\"Cultural Imperialism\\\".\\\"\\\'\\\'
Fixed that for you. The ColdWar perception of \\\"three worlds\\\" is long outdated. Odd that you would willingly call yourself a \\\"Third Worlder\\\" anyway, when you\\\'re so adamant on forcing your viewpoint on another language and culture.
Besides, you\\\'re not making yourself look any more polite or considerate with that [[TakeThat offhand insult]]. It\\\'s pretty clear you\\\'re thinking \\\"I\\\'m a poor innocent victim of Yanqui aggression! How \\\'\\\'dare\\\'\\\' that Yanqui devil accuse \\\'\\\'me\\\'\\\' of being a bully!\\\"
Unfortunately for you, what you are doing here \\\'\\\'\\\'is\\\'\\\'\\\' a textbook example of cultural imperialism. You are being an obnoxious bully. You are being a JerkAss.
At this point I am fully convinced that you rant and rave about having \\\"no identity\\\" in English simply because you \\\'\\\'want\\\'\\\' to bully and harass other cultures into doing things \\\'\\\'your\\\'\\\' way.
For you, it\\\'s not so much about identity as it is having your culture dominating other cultures.
A globalized world does not mean the world needs a globalized, homogeneous culture. It\\\'s absurd, and offensive, to believe that you have the right to force your viewpoints on other cultures.
It\\\'s like an English-speaking person demanding that Germans, Danes, Swedes, and Norwegians use the English meaning of the word \\\"gift\\\" (a present) as opposed to the meaning it has in their languages (poison).
Haven\\\'t you ever been taught to respect how other cultures and languages do things?
If I were speaking in Spanish or Portuguese, I would use the Spanish or Portuguese-language gentilics to refer to my nationality. I would use \\\"Americano\\\" to describe myself as being from the American continent (as the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking people see it), and \\\"Estadounidense\\\" to refer to myself as a person of the United States.
But we aren\\\'t using Spanish or Portuguese here. We\\\'re using \\\'\\\'English.\\\'\\\' So do as English-speaking people do.
It\\\'s advice that goes back to the days of Saint Augustine. \\\"When in Rome, do as the Romans do, and when in another culture, do as they do.\\\"
It\\\'s \\\'\\\'precisely\\\'\\\' what U.S. government websites do in their Spanish language versions.
\\\'\\\'That\\\'\\\' is respect for the viewpoint and differing meanings in similar-sounding words of other languages.
Something which you completely and utterly lack.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"However you must consider something, you say that \\\"American\\\" used to mean \\\"Person living in the colonies of British America\\\", doesn\\\'t \\\"British America\\\" means that it\\\'s the part of Great Britain that is in America?\\\"\\\'\\\'
So what? That was how the British and colonial British used the word \\\"American.\\\" To refer to their colonists and those living in their colonies.
The British didn\\\'t suddenly stop calling their former colonies \\\"Americans\\\" just because they rebelled and formed the United States. Neither did the Americans. The gentilic was still used to describe the United States of America.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"And don\\\'t you know that regions change their names all the time? Mexico was called \\\"Nueva España\\\" (or New Spain) before the Independence\\\"\\\'\\\'
... Which was almost two centuries ago, and they changed their name because they had become an independent nation, not because people from another country were screaming and bullying them into doing it. Mexico has been called \\\"Mexico\\\" in some form or fashion ever since then, even whenever the nation\\\'s style of government changed.
Sorry, but that\\\'s not \\\"all the time.\\\"
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"The political context of the Americas have changed isn\\\'t time to change a few names?\\\"\\\'\\\'
You have quite an overstated opinion of yourself if you think that the political situation of the Americas has changed just because you want to push your viewpoints on another language.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"This is NOT about languages, it\\\'s about ideology and identity.\\\"\\\'\\\'
No, it very much \\\'\\\'\\\'is\\\'\\\'\\\' about language. You are consciously, stubbornly, and deliberately bullying other cultures and languages into trying to do things your way.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Why is trying to regain my identity as an American is a bad thing? Why can\\\'t I be a part of this continent?\\\"\\\'\\\'
Here we go again, with the delusional and single-minded insistence that you\\\'ve somehow \\\'\\\'lost\\\'\\\' an identity and that you\\\'re somehow \\\'\\\'not\\\'\\\' part of a continent \\\'\\\'just because another language has always had a differing viewpoint.\\\'\\\'
You\\\'ve \\\'\\\'\\\'always\\\'\\\'\\\' had your identity as a \\\"Person of the American continent\\\" in Spanish. You never \\\'\\\'\\\'lost\\\'\\\'\\\' it.
You didn\\\'t \\\'\\\'\\\'lose\\\'\\\'\\\' your identity just because another language and the cultures associated with it have other viewpoints.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Er... I think I\\\'ll just skip Sixth, nothing good will come out of pointing out the irony of an \\\'\\\'\\\'American\\\'\\\'\\\' accusing a \\\'\\\'\\\'Costa Rican\\\'\\\'\\\' of \\\"Cultural Imperialism\\\".\\\"\\\'\\\'
Fixed that for you. The ColdWar perception of \\\"three worlds\\\" is long outdated. Odd that you would willingly call yourself a \\\"Third Worlder\\\" anyway, when you\\\'re so adamant on forcing your viewpoint on another language and culture.
Besides, you\\\'re not making yourself look any more polite or considerate with that [[TakeThat offhand insult]]. It\\\'s pretty clear you\\\'re thinking \\\"I\\\'m a poor innocent victim of Yanqui aggression! How \\\'\\\'dare\\\'\\\' that Yanqui devil accuse \\\'\\\'me\\\'\\\' of being a bully!\\\"
Unfortunately for you, what you are doing here \\\'\\\'\\\'is\\\'\\\'\\\' a textbook example of cultural imperialism. You are being an obnoxious bully. You are being a JerkAss.
At this point I am fully convinced that you rant and rave about having \\\"no identity\\\" in English simply because you \\\'\\\'want\\\'\\\' to bully and harass other cultures into doing things \\\'\\\'your\\\'\\\' way.
For you, it\\\'s not so much about identity as it is having your culture dominating other cultures.
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-->\\\'\\\'\\\"In a globalized world that makes no sense and it\\\'s not practical.\\\"\\\'\\\'
A globalized world does not mean the world needs a globalized, homogeneous culture. It\\\'s absurd, and offensive, to believe that you have the right to force your viewpoints on other cultures.
It\\\'s like an English-speaking person demanding that Germans, Danes, Swedish, and Norwegians use the English meaning of the word \\\"gift\\\" (a present) as opposed to the meaning it has in their languages (poison).
Haven\\\'t you ever been taught to respect how other cultures and languages do things?
If I were speaking in Spanish or Portuguese, I would use the Spanish or Portuguese-language gentilics to refer to my nationality. I would use \\\"Americano\\\" to describe myself as being from the American continent (as the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking people see it), and \\\"Estadounidense\\\" to refer to myself as a person of the United States.
But we aren\\\'t using Spanish or Portuguese here. We\\\'re using \\\'\\\'English.\\\'\\\' So do as English-speaking people do.
It\\\'s advice that goes back to the days of Saint Augustine. \\\"When in Rome, do as the Romans do, and when in another culture, do as they do.\\\"
It\\\'s \\\'\\\'precisely\\\'\\\' what U.S. government websites do in their Spanish language versions.
\\\'\\\'That\\\'\\\' is respect for the viewpoint and differing meanings in similar-sounding words of other languages.
Something which you completely and utterly lack.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"However you must consider something, you say that \\\"American\\\" used to mean \\\"Person living in the colonies of British America\\\", doesn\\\'t \\\"British America\\\" means that it\\\'s the part of Great Britain that is in America?\\\"\\\'\\\'
So what? That was how the British and colonial British used the word \\\"American.\\\" To refer to their colonists and those living in their colonies.
The British didn\\\'t suddenly stop calling their former colonies \\\"Americans\\\" just because they rebelled and formed the United States. Neither did the Americans. The gentilic was still used to describe the United States of America.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"And don\\\'t you know that regions change their names all the time? Mexico was called \\\"Nueva España\\\" (or New Spain) before the Independence\\\"\\\'\\\'
... Which was almost two centuries ago, and they changed their name because they had become an independent nation, not because people from another country were screaming and bullying them into doing it. Mexico has been called \\\"Mexico\\\" in some form or fashion ever since then, even whenever the nation\\\'s style of government changed.
Sorry, but that\\\'s not \\\"all the time.\\\"
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"The political context of the Americas have changed isn\\\'t time to change a few names?\\\"\\\'\\\'
You have quite an overstated opinion of yourself if you think that the political situation of the Americas has changed just because you want to push your viewpoints on another language.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"This is NOT about languages, it\\\'s about ideology and identity.\\\"\\\'\\\'
No, it very much \\\'\\\'\\\'is\\\'\\\'\\\' about language. You are consciously, stubbornly, and deliberately bullying other cultures and languages into trying to do things your way.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Why is trying to regain my identity as an American is a bad thing? Why can\\\'t I be a part of this continent?\\\"\\\'\\\'
Here we go again, with the delusional and single-minded insistence that you\\\'ve somehow \\\'\\\'lost\\\'\\\' an identity and that you\\\'re somehow \\\'\\\'not\\\'\\\' part of a continent \\\'\\\'just because another language has always had a differing viewpoint.\\\'\\\'
You\\\'ve \\\'\\\'\\\'always\\\'\\\'\\\' had your identity as a \\\"Person of the American continent\\\" in Spanish. You never \\\'\\\'\\\'lost\\\'\\\'\\\' it.
You didn\\\'t \\\'\\\'\\\'lose\\\'\\\'\\\' your identity just because another language and the cultures associated with it have other viewpoints.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Er... I think I\\\'ll just skip Sixth, nothing good will come out of pointing out the irony of an \\\'\\\'\\\'American\\\'\\\'\\\' accusing a \\\'\\\'\\\'Costa Rican\\\'\\\'\\\' of \\\"Cultural Imperialism\\\".\\\"\\\'\\\'
Fixed that for you. The ColdWar perception of \\\"three worlds\\\" is long outdated. Odd that you would willingly call yourself a \\\"Third Worlder\\\" anyway, when you\\\'re so adamant on forcing your viewpoint on another language and culture.
Besides, you\\\'re not making yourself look any more polite or considerate with that [[TakeThat offhand insult]]. It\\\'s pretty clear you\\\'re thinking \\\"I\\\'m a poor innocent victim of Yanqui aggression! How \\\'\\\'dare\\\'\\\' that Yanqui devil accuse \\\'\\\'me\\\'\\\' of being a bully!\\\"
Unfortunately for you, what you are doing here \\\'\\\'\\\'is\\\'\\\'\\\' a textbook example of cultural imperialism. You are being an obnoxious bully. You are being a JerkAss.
At this point I am fully convinced that you rant and rave about having \\\"no identity\\\" in English simply because you \\\'\\\'want\\\'\\\' to bully and harass other cultures into doing things \\\'\\\'your\\\'\\\' way.
For you, it\\\'s not so much about identity as it is having your culture dominating other cultures.
A globalized world does not mean the world needs a globalized, homogeneous culture. It\\\'s absurd, and offensive, to believe that you have the right to force your viewpoints on other cultures.
It\\\'s like an English-speaking person demanding that Germans, Danes, Swedish, and Norwegians use the English meaning of the word \\\"gift\\\" (a present) as opposed to the meaning it has in their languages (poison).
Haven\\\'t you ever been taught to respect how other cultures and languages do things?
If I were speaking in Spanish or Portuguese, I would use the Spanish or Portuguese-language gentilics to refer to my nationality. I would use \\\"Americano\\\" to describe myself as being from the American continent (as the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking people see it), and \\\"Estadounidense\\\" to refer to myself as a person of the United States.
But we aren\\\'t using Spanish or Portuguese here. We\\\'re using \\\'\\\'English.\\\'\\\' So do as English-speaking people do.
It\\\'s advice that goes back to the days of Saint Augustine. \\\"When in Rome, do as the Romans do, and when in another culture, do as they do.\\\"
It\\\'s \\\'\\\'precisely\\\'\\\' what U.S. government websites do in their Spanish language versions.
\\\'\\\'That\\\'\\\' is respect for the viewpoint and differing meanings in similar-sounding words of other languages.
Something which you completely and utterly lack.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"However you must consider something, you say that \\\"American\\\" used to mean \\\"Person living in the colonies of British America\\\", doesn\\\'t \\\"British America\\\" means that it\\\'s the part of Great Britain that is in America?\\\"\\\'\\\'
So what? That was how the British and colonial British used the word \\\"American.\\\" To refer to their colonists and those living in their colonies.
The British didn\\\'t suddenly stop calling their former colonies \\\"Americans\\\" just because they rebelled and formed the United States. Neither did the Americans. The gentilic was still used to describe the United States of America.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"And don\\\'t you know that regions change their names all the time? Mexico was called \\\"Nueva España\\\" (or New Spain) before the Independence\\\"\\\'\\\'
... Which was almost two centuries ago, and they changed their name because they had become an independent nation, not because people from another country were screaming and bullying them into doing it. Mexico has been called \\\"Mexico\\\" in some form or fashion ever since then, even whenever the nation\\\'s style of government changed.
Sorry, but that\\\'s not \\\"all the time.\\\"
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"The political context of the Americas have changed isn\\\'t time to change a few names?\\\"\\\'\\\'
You have quite an overstated opinion of yourself if you think that the political situation of the Americas has changed just because you want to push your viewpoints on another language.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"This is NOT about languages, it\\\'s about ideology and identity.\\\"\\\'\\\'
No, it very much \\\'\\\'\\\'is\\\'\\\'\\\' about language. You are consciously, stubbornly, and deliberately bullying other cultures and languages into trying to do things your way.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Why is trying to regain my identity as an American is a bad thing? Why can\\\'t I be a part of this continent?\\\"\\\'\\\'
Here we go again, with the delusional and single-minded insistence that you\\\'ve somehow \\\'\\\'lost\\\'\\\' an identity and that you\\\'re somehow \\\'\\\'not\\\'\\\' part of a continent \\\'\\\'just because another language has always had a differing viewpoint.\\\'\\\'
You\\\'ve \\\'\\\'\\\'always\\\'\\\'\\\' had your identity as a \\\"Person of the American continent\\\" in Spanish. You never \\\'\\\'\\\'lost\\\'\\\'\\\' it.
You didn\\\'t \\\'\\\'\\\'lose\\\'\\\'\\\' your identity just because another language and the cultures associated with it have other viewpoints.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Er... I think I\\\'ll just skip Sixth, nothing good will come out of pointing out the irony of an \\\'\\\'\\\'American\\\'\\\'\\\' accusing a \\\'\\\'\\\'Costa Rican\\\'\\\'\\\' of \\\"Cultural Imperialism\\\".\\\"\\\'\\\'
Fixed that for you. The ColdWar perception of \\\"three worlds\\\" is long outdated. Odd that you would willingly call yourself a \\\"Third Worlder\\\" anyway, when you\\\'re so adamant on forcing your viewpoint on another language and culture.
Besides, you\\\'re not making yourself look any more polite or considerate with that [[TakeThat offhand insult]]. It\\\'s pretty clear you\\\'re thinking \\\"I\\\'m a poor innocent victim of Yanqui aggression! How \\\'\\\'dare\\\'\\\' that Yanqui devil accuse \\\'\\\'me\\\'\\\' of being a bully!\\\"
Unfortunately for you, what you are doing here \\\'\\\'\\\'is\\\'\\\'\\\' a textbook example of cultural imperialism. You are being an obnoxious bully. You are being a JerkAss.
At this point I am fully convinced that you rant and rave about having \\\"no identity\\\" in English simply because you \\\'\\\'want\\\'\\\' to bully and harass other cultures into doing things \\\'\\\'your\\\'\\\' way.
For you, it\\\'s not so much about identity as it is having your culture dominating other cultures.
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-->\\\'\\\'\\\"In a globalized world that makes no sense and it\\\'s not practical.\\\"\\\'\\\'
A globalized world does not mean the world needs a globalized, homogeneous culture. It\\\'s absurd, and offensive, to believe that you have the right to force your viewpoints on other cultures.
It\\\'s like an English-speaking person demanding that Germans, Danes, Swedish, and Norwegians use the English meaning of the word \\\"gift\\\" (a present) as opposed to the meaning it has in their languages (poison).
Haven\\\'t you ever been taught to respect how other cultures and languages do things?
If I were speaking in Spanish or Portuguese, I would use the Spanish or Portuguese-language gentilics to refer to my nationality. I would use \\\"Americano\\\" to describe myself as being from the American continent (as the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking people see it), and \\\"Estadounidense\\\" to refer to myself as a person of the United States.
But we aren\\\'t using Spanish or Portuguese here. We\\\'re using \\\'\\\'English.\\\'\\\' So do as English-speaking people do.
It\\\'s advice that goes back to the days of Saint Augustine. \\\"When in Rome, do as the Romans do, and when in another culture, do as they do.\\\"
It\\\'s \\\'\\\'precisely\\\'\\\' what U.S. government websites do in their Spanish language versions.
\\\'\\\'That\\\'\\\' is respect for the viewpoint and differing meanings in similar-sounding words of other languages.
Something which you completely and utterly lack.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"However you must consider something, you say that \\\"American\\\" used to mean \\\"Person living in the colonies of British America\\\", doesn\\\'t \\\"British America\\\" means that it\\\'s the part of Great Britain that is in America?\\\"\\\'\\\'
So what? That was how the British and colonial British used the word \\\"American.\\\" To refer to their colonists and those living in their colonies.
The British didn\\\'t suddenly stop calling their former colonies \\\"Americans\\\" just because they rebelled and formed the United States. Neither did the Americans. The gentilic was still used to describe the United States of America.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"And don\\\'t you know that regions change their names all the time? Mexico was called \\\"Nueva España\\\" (or New Spain) before the Independence\\\"\\\'\\\'
... Which was almost two centuries ago, and they changed their name because they had become an independent nation, not because people from another country were screaming and bullying them into doing it. Mexico has been called \\\"Mexico\\\" in some form or fashion ever since then, even whenever the nation\\\'s style of government changed.
Sorry, but that\\\'s not \\\"all the time.\\\"
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"The political context of the Americas have changed isn\\\'t time to change a few names?\\\"\\\'\\\'
You have quite an overstated opinion of yourself if you think that the political situation of the Americas has changed just because you want to push your viewpoints on another language.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"This is NOT about languages, it\\\'s about ideology and identity.\\\"\\\'\\\'
No, it very much \\\'\\\'\\\'is\\\'\\\'\\\' about language. You are consciously, stubbornly, and deliberately bullying other cultures and languages into trying to do things your way.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Why is trying to regain my identity as an American is a bad thing? Why can\\\'t I be a part of this continent?\\\"\\\'\\\'
Here we go again, with the delusional and single-minded insistence that you\\\'ve somehow \\\'\\\'lost\\\'\\\' an identity and that you\\\'re somehow \\\'\\\'not\\\'\\\' part of a continent \\\'\\\'just because another language has always had a differing viewpoint.\\\'\\\'
You\\\'ve \\\'\\\'\\\'always\\\'\\\'\\\' had your identity as a \\\"Person of the American continent\\\" in Spanish. You never \\\'\\\'\\\'lost\\\'\\\'\\\' it.
You didn\\\'t \\\'\\\'\\\'lose\\\'\\\'\\\' your identity just because another language and the cultures associated with it have other viewpoints.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Er... I think I\\\'ll just skip Sixth, nothing good will come out of pointing out the irony of an \\\'\\\'\\\'American\\\'\\\'\\\' accusing a \\\'\\\'\\\'Costa Rican\\\'\\\'\\\' of \\\"Cultural Imperialism\\\".\\\"\\\'\\\'
Fixed that for you. The ColdWar perception of \\\"three worlds\\\" is long outdated. Odd that you would willingly call yourself a \\\"Third Worlder\\\" anyway, when you\\\'re so adamant on forcing your viewpoint on another language and culture.
Besides, you\\\'re not making yourself look any more polite or considerate with that [[TakeThat offhand insult]]. It\\\'s pretty clear you\\\'re thinking \\\"I\\\'m a poor innocent victim of Yanqui aggression! How \\\'\\\'dare\\\'\\\' that Yanqui devil accuse \\\'\\\'me\\\'\\\' of being a bully!\\\"
Unfortunately for you, what you are doing here \\\'\\\'\\\'is\\\'\\\'\\\' a textbook example of cultural imperialism. You are being an obnoxious bully. You are being a JerkAss.
At this point I am fully convinced that you whine about having \\\"no identity\\\" in English simply because you \\\'\\\'want\\\'\\\' to bully and harass other cultures into doing things \\\'\\\'your\\\'\\\' way.
For you, it\\\'s not so much about identity as it is having your culture dominating other cultures.
A globalized world does not mean the world needs a globalized, homogeneous culture. It\\\'s absurd, and offensive, to believe that you have the right to force your viewpoints on other cultures.
It\\\'s like an English-speaking person demanding that Germans, Danes, Swedish, and Norwegians use the English meaning of the word \\\"gift\\\" (a present) as opposed to the meaning it has in their languages (poison).
Haven\\\'t you ever been taught to respect how other cultures and languages do things?
If I were speaking in Spanish or Portuguese, I would use the Spanish or Portuguese-language gentilics to refer to my nationality. I would use \\\"Americano\\\" to describe myself as being from the American continent (as the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking people see it), and \\\"Estadounidense\\\" to refer to myself as a person of the United States.
But we aren\\\'t using Spanish or Portuguese here. We\\\'re using \\\'\\\'English.\\\'\\\' So do as English-speaking people do.
It\\\'s advice that goes back to the days of Saint Augustine. \\\"When in Rome, do as the Romans do, and when in another culture, do as they do.\\\"
It\\\'s \\\'\\\'precisely\\\'\\\' what U.S. government websites do in their Spanish language versions.
\\\'\\\'That\\\'\\\' is respect for the viewpoint and differing meanings in similar-sounding words of other languages.
Something which you completely and utterly lack.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"However you must consider something, you say that \\\"American\\\" used to mean \\\"Person living in the colonies of British America\\\", doesn\\\'t \\\"British America\\\" means that it\\\'s the part of Great Britain that is in America?\\\"\\\'\\\'
So what? That was how the British and colonial British used the word \\\"American.\\\" To refer to their colonists and those living in their colonies.
The British didn\\\'t suddenly stop calling their former colonies \\\"Americans\\\" just because they rebelled and formed the United States. Neither did the Americans. The gentilic was still used to describe the United States of America.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"And don\\\'t you know that regions change their names all the time? Mexico was called \\\"Nueva España\\\" (or New Spain) before the Independence\\\"\\\'\\\'
... Which was almost two centuries ago, and they changed their name because they had become an independent nation, not because people from another country were screaming and bullying them into doing it. Mexico has been called \\\"Mexico\\\" in some form or fashion ever since then, even whenever the nation\\\'s style of government changed.
Sorry, but that\\\'s not \\\"all the time.\\\"
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"The political context of the Americas have changed isn\\\'t time to change a few names?\\\"\\\'\\\'
You have quite an overstated opinion of yourself if you think that the political situation of the Americas has changed just because you want to push your viewpoints on another language.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"This is NOT about languages, it\\\'s about ideology and identity.\\\"\\\'\\\'
No, it very much \\\'\\\'\\\'is\\\'\\\'\\\' about language. You are consciously, stubbornly, and deliberately bullying other cultures and languages into trying to do things your way.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Why is trying to regain my identity as an American is a bad thing? Why can\\\'t I be a part of this continent?\\\"\\\'\\\'
Here we go again, with the delusional and single-minded insistence that you\\\'ve somehow \\\'\\\'lost\\\'\\\' an identity and that you\\\'re somehow \\\'\\\'not\\\'\\\' part of a continent \\\'\\\'just because another language has always had a differing viewpoint.\\\'\\\'
You\\\'ve \\\'\\\'\\\'always\\\'\\\'\\\' had your identity as a \\\"Person of the American continent\\\" in Spanish. You never \\\'\\\'\\\'lost\\\'\\\'\\\' it.
You didn\\\'t \\\'\\\'\\\'lose\\\'\\\'\\\' your identity just because another language and the cultures associated with it have other viewpoints.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Er... I think I\\\'ll just skip Sixth, nothing good will come out of pointing out the irony of an \\\'\\\'\\\'American\\\'\\\'\\\' accusing a \\\'\\\'\\\'Costa Rican\\\'\\\'\\\' of \\\"Cultural Imperialism\\\".\\\"\\\'\\\'
Fixed that for you. The ColdWar perception of \\\"three worlds\\\" is long outdated. Odd that you would willingly call yourself a \\\"Third Worlder\\\" anyway, when you\\\'re so adamant on forcing your viewpoint on another language and culture.
Besides, you\\\'re not making yourself look any more polite or considerate with that [[TakeThat offhand insult]]. It\\\'s pretty clear you\\\'re thinking \\\"I\\\'m a poor innocent victim of Yanqui aggression! How \\\'\\\'dare\\\'\\\' that Yanqui devil accuse \\\'\\\'me\\\'\\\' of being a bully!\\\"
Unfortunately for you, what you are doing here \\\'\\\'\\\'is\\\'\\\'\\\' a textbook example of cultural imperialism. You are being an obnoxious bully. You are being a JerkAss.
At this point I am fully convinced that you whine about having \\\"no identity\\\" in English simply because you \\\'\\\'want\\\'\\\' to bully and harass other cultures into doing things \\\'\\\'your\\\'\\\' way.
For you, it\\\'s not so much about identity as it is having your culture dominating other cultures.
