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Keep in mind that in an ongoing show, that tropes can become twisted and changed from episode to episode. The idea that something has been deliberately \'planned\' to be \'biased\' against a certain character or relationship, keep in mind that it\'s unlikely given the amount of work that\'s going into the page. It\'s more likely to be a case of {{YMMV}} and please keep that in mind before going off shouting down people for being \'biased\'. People make mistakes, or put entries in the wrong place or simply made a mistake whilst they were editing. To steal something from TheOtherWiki, edit in good faith.
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Keep in mind that in an ongoing show, that tropes can become twisted and changed from episode to episode. The idea that something has been deliberately \\\'planned\\\' to be \\\'biased\\\' against a certain character or relationship, keep in mind that it\\\'s unlikely given the amount of work that\\\'s going into the page. It\\\'s more likely to be a case of {{YMMV}} and please keep that in mind before going off shouting down people for being \\\'biased\\\'. People make mistakes, or put entries in the wrong place or simply made a mistake whilst they were editing. To steal something from TheOtherWiki, edit in good faith, and use the RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment.
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Keep in mind that in an ongoing show, that tropes can become twisted and changed from episode to episode. The idea that something has been deliberately \'planned\' to be \'biased\' against a certain character or relationship, keep in mind that it\'s unlikely given the amount of work that\'s going into the page. It\'s more likely to be a case of {{YMMV}} and please keep that in mind before going off shouting down people for being \'biased\'. To steal something from TheOtherWiki, edit in good faith.
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Keep in mind that in an ongoing show, that tropes can become twisted and changed from episode to episode. The idea that something has been deliberately \\\'planned\\\' to be \\\'biased\\\' against a certain character or relationship, keep in mind that it\\\'s unlikely given the amount of work that\\\'s going into the page. It\\\'s more likely to be a case of {{YMMV}} and please keep that in mind before going off shouting down people for being \\\'biased\\\'. People make mistakes, or put entries in the wrong place or simply made a mistake whilst they were editing. To steal something from TheOtherWiki, edit in good faith.
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[[GettingKnown Get Known.]]
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[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/knowerForm.php Get Known.]]
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Keep in mind that {{YMMV}} is by definition, subjective. You might not agree with it. It includes \'\'a lot\'\' of fandom tropes. A lot of the tropers here look at things more objectively that normal people would. It\'s part of the reason TVTropesWillDestroyYourLife. It might not match with people who aren\'t used to this close study of specific tropes and instead are more used to broad character strokes.
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Keep in mind that {{YMMV}} is by definition, subjective. You might not agree with it. It includes \\\'\\\'a lot\\\'\\\' of fandom tropes. A lot of the tropers here look at things more objectively that normal people would. It\\\'s part of the reason TVTropesWillRuinYourLife. It might not match with people who aren\\\'t used to this close study of specific tropes and instead are more used to broad character strokes.
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-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Huh? What? When did I imply anything about culture? I don\\\'t think any nation has to change their culture. Except maybe if their practices violate human rights or affect other nations culture (that does not violate human rights).\\\"\\\'\\\'
Then how about dropping your narrow worldview that the whole world must conform to your way of thinking? You\\\'ve \\\'\\\'already\\\'\\\' been told to knock it off by the mods in the [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1299975631010160100&page=1#18 Trope Repair Shop thread]] discussing your actions here.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Ok, I\\\'m a person from America, what am I called? How are you gonna call me? And if I\\\'m an American how do I difference myself from the people from the United States of America?\\\"\\\'\\\'
In Spanish, you would be called \\\"Americano\\\" because the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures view the New World as a single continent.
In English, you would be called \\\"North American\\\" because the English-speaking cultures (and quite a number of other cultures in fact) views the New World as two continents, not one. This is why you hear the New World referred to collectively as \\\"The America\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'s\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\" in English.
Costa Rica is in Central America, but Central America is the southernmost portion of North America. If you\\\'re not going to be referred to by your nationality (Costa Rica), it\\\'s more likely you would be called \\\"Central American\\\" to further clarify what region you\\\'re from.
\\\'\\\'\\\'That\\\'\\\'\\\' is precisely what I was trying to explain to you previously. The English-speaking cultures do not recognize North and South America as a single continent like Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures do--but just because they have a different viewpoint does not mean you\\\'ve \\\'\\\'lost\\\'\\\' your identity. You still have it in Spanish. Your worldview as a Spanish-speaking person didn\\\'t suddenly become irrelevant when learning a new language.
This perception of \\\'\\\'two\\\'\\\' New World continents and not \\\'\\\'one\\\'\\\' also extends to other cultures. Offhand I recall that the countries of the former Soviet Union, as well as the countries of Asia, view the New World as North and South America (though the former USSR countries and Japan view Asia and Europe as a single continent, Eurasia).
In either case, both languages have \\\'\\\'clear\\\'\\\' differences between words indicating \\\"Person from the United States of America\\\" and \\\"Person from the Americas.\\\" What you \\\'\\\'\\\'can\\\'t\\\'\\\'\\\' do (and I would have expected you to have already learned this in your English lessons) is make assumptions on how another language \\\"should be\\\" based on your native language.
Considering that the world is hardly agreed on how many continents there are, or of what landmasses those continents are comprised, your sworn \\\"crusade\\\" to force the Spanish-speaking viewpoint on the rest of the world is [[OpinionMyopia incredibly arrogant and self-important]].
Then how about dropping your narrow worldview that the whole world must conform to your way of thinking? You\\\'ve \\\'\\\'already\\\'\\\' been told to knock it off by the mods in the [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1299975631010160100&page=1#18 Trope Repair Shop thread]] discussing your actions here.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Ok, I\\\'m a person from America, what am I called? How are you gonna call me? And if I\\\'m an American how do I difference myself from the people from the United States of America?\\\"\\\'\\\'
In Spanish, you would be called \\\"Americano\\\" because the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures view the New World as a single continent.
In English, you would be called \\\"North American\\\" because the English-speaking cultures (and quite a number of other cultures in fact) views the New World as two continents, not one. This is why you hear the New World referred to collectively as \\\"The America\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'s\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\" in English.
Costa Rica is in Central America, but Central America is the southernmost portion of North America. If you\\\'re not going to be referred to by your nationality (Costa Rica), it\\\'s more likely you would be called \\\"Central American\\\" to further clarify what region you\\\'re from.
\\\'\\\'\\\'That\\\'\\\'\\\' is precisely what I was trying to explain to you previously. The English-speaking cultures do not recognize North and South America as a single continent like Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures do--but just because they have a different viewpoint does not mean you\\\'ve \\\'\\\'lost\\\'\\\' your identity. You still have it in Spanish. Your worldview as a Spanish-speaking person didn\\\'t suddenly become irrelevant when learning a new language.
This perception of \\\'\\\'two\\\'\\\' New World continents and not \\\'\\\'one\\\'\\\' also extends to other cultures. Offhand I recall that the countries of the former Soviet Union, as well as the countries of Asia, view the New World as North and South America (though the former USSR countries and Japan view Asia and Europe as a single continent, Eurasia).
In either case, both languages have \\\'\\\'clear\\\'\\\' differences between words indicating \\\"Person from the United States of America\\\" and \\\"Person from the Americas.\\\" What you \\\'\\\'\\\'can\\\'t\\\'\\\'\\\' do (and I would have expected you to have already learned this in your English lessons) is make assumptions on how another language \\\"should be\\\" based on your native language.
Considering that the world is hardly agreed on how many continents there are, or of what landmasses those continents are comprised, your sworn \\\"crusade\\\" to force the Spanish-speaking viewpoint on the rest of the world is [[OpinionMyopia incredibly arrogant and self-important]].
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-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Huh? What? When did I imply anything about culture? I don\\\'t think any nation has to change their culture. Except maybe if their practices violate human rights or affect other nations culture (that does not violate human rights).\\\"\\\'\\\'
Then how about dropping your narrow worldview that the whole world must conform to your way of thinking? You\\\'ve \\\'\\\'already\\\'\\\' been told to knock it off by the mods in the [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1299975631010160100&page=1#18 Trope Repair Shop thread]] discussing your actions here.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Ok, I\\\'m a person from America, what am I called? How are you gonna call me? And if I\\\'m an American how do I difference myself from the people from the United States of America?\\\"\\\'\\\'
In Spanish, you would be called \\\"Americano\\\" because the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures view the New World as a single continent.
In English, you would be called \\\"North American\\\" because the English-speaking cultures (and quite a number of other cultures in fact) views the New World as two continents, not one. This is why you hear the New World referred to collectively as \\\"The America\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'s\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\" in English.
Costa Rica is in Central America, but Central America is the southernmost portion of North America. If you\\\'re not going to be referred to by your nationality (Costa Rica), it\\\'s more likely you would be called \\\"Central American\\\" to further clarify what region you\\\'re from.
\\\'\\\'\\\'That\\\'\\\'\\\' is precisely what I was trying to explain to you previously. The English-speaking cultures do not recognize North and South America as a single continent like Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures do--but just because they have a different viewpoint does not mean you\\\'ve \\\'\\\'lost\\\'\\\' your identity. You still have it in Spanish. Your worldview as a Spanish-speaking person didn\\\'t suddenly become irrelevant when learning a new language.
This perception of \\\'\\\'two\\\'\\\' New World continents and not \\\'\\\'one\\\'\\\' also extends to other cultures. Offhand I recall that the countries of the former Soviet Union, as well as the countries of Asia, view the New World as North and South America (though the former USSR countries and Japan view Asia and Europe as a single continent, Eurasia).
In either case, both languages have \\\'\\\'clear\\\'\\\' differences between words indicating \\\"Person from the United States of America\\\" and \\\"Person from the Americas.\\\" What you \\\'\\\'\\\'can\\\'t\\\'\\\'\\\' do (and I would have expected you to have already learned this in your English lessons) is make assumptions on how another language \\\"should be\\\" based on your native language.
And considering that the world is hardly agreed on how many continents there are and what landmasses those continents are comprised of, your sworn \\\"crusade\\\" to force the Spanish-speaking viewpoint on the rest of the world is [[OpinionMyopia incredibly arrogant and self-important]].
Then how about dropping your narrow worldview that the whole world must conform to your way of thinking? You\\\'ve \\\'\\\'already\\\'\\\' been told to knock it off by the mods in the [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1299975631010160100&page=1#18 Trope Repair Shop thread]] discussing your actions here.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Ok, I\\\'m a person from America, what am I called? How are you gonna call me? And if I\\\'m an American how do I difference myself from the people from the United States of America?\\\"\\\'\\\'
In Spanish, you would be called \\\"Americano\\\" because the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures view the New World as a single continent.
In English, you would be called \\\"North American\\\" because the English-speaking cultures (and quite a number of other cultures in fact) views the New World as two continents, not one. This is why you hear the New World referred to collectively as \\\"The America\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'s\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\" in English.
Costa Rica is in Central America, but Central America is the southernmost portion of North America. If you\\\'re not going to be referred to by your nationality (Costa Rica), it\\\'s more likely you would be called \\\"Central American\\\" to further clarify what region you\\\'re from.
\\\'\\\'\\\'That\\\'\\\'\\\' is precisely what I was trying to explain to you previously. The English-speaking cultures do not recognize North and South America as a single continent like Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures do--but just because they have a different viewpoint does not mean you\\\'ve \\\'\\\'lost\\\'\\\' your identity. You still have it in Spanish. Your worldview as a Spanish-speaking person didn\\\'t suddenly become irrelevant when learning a new language.
This perception of \\\'\\\'two\\\'\\\' New World continents and not \\\'\\\'one\\\'\\\' also extends to other cultures. Offhand I recall that the countries of the former Soviet Union, as well as the countries of Asia, view the New World as North and South America (though the former USSR countries and Japan view Asia and Europe as a single continent, Eurasia).
In either case, both languages have \\\'\\\'clear\\\'\\\' differences between words indicating \\\"Person from the United States of America\\\" and \\\"Person from the Americas.\\\" What you \\\'\\\'\\\'can\\\'t\\\'\\\'\\\' do (and I would have expected you to have already learned this in your English lessons) is make assumptions on how another language \\\"should be\\\" based on your native language.
And considering that the world is hardly agreed on how many continents there are and what landmasses those continents are comprised of, your sworn \\\"crusade\\\" to force the Spanish-speaking viewpoint on the rest of the world is [[OpinionMyopia incredibly arrogant and self-important]].
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-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Huh? What? When did I imply anything about culture? I don\\\'t think any nation has to change their culture. Except maybe if their practices violate human rights or affect other nations culture (that does not violate human rights).\\\"\\\'\\\'
Then how about dropping your narrow worldview that the whole world must conform to your way of thinking? You\\\'ve \\\'\\\'already\\\'\\\' been told to knock it off by the mods in the [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1299975631010160100&page=1#18 Trope Repair Shop thread]] discussing your actions here.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Ok, I\\\'m a person from America, what am I called? How are you gonna call me? And if I\\\'m an American how do I difference myself from the people from the United States of America?\\\"\\\'\\\'
In Spanish, you would be called \\\"Americano\\\" because the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures view the New World as a single continent.
In English, you would be called \\\"North American\\\" because the English-speaking cultures (and quite a number of other cultures in fact) views the New World as two continents, not one. This is why you hear the New World referred to collectively as \\\"The America\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'s\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\" in English.
Costa Rica is in Central America, but Central America is the southernmost portion of North America. If you\\\'re not going to be referred to by your nationality (Costa Rica), it\\\'s more likely you would be called \\\"Central American\\\" to further clarify what region you\\\'re from.
\\\'\\\'\\\'That\\\'\\\'\\\' is precisely what I was trying to explain to you previously. The English-speaking cultures do not recognize North and South America as a single continent like Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures do--but just because they have a different viewpoint does not mean you\\\'ve \\\'\\\'lost\\\'\\\' your identity. You still have it in Spanish. Your worldview as a Spanish-speaking person didn\\\'t suddenly become irrelevant when learning a new language.
This perception of \\\'\\\'two\\\'\\\' New World continents and not \\\'\\\'one\\\'\\\' also extends to other cultures. Offhand I recall that the countries of the former Soviet Union, as well as the countries of Asia, view the New World as North and South America (though the former USSR countries and Japan view Asia and Europe as a single continent, Eurasia).
In either case, both languages have \\\'\\\'clear\\\'\\\' differences between words indicating \\\"Person from the United States of America\\\" and \\\"Person from the Americas.\\\" What you \\\'\\\'\\\'can\\\'t\\\'\\\'\\\' do (and I would have expected you to have already learned this in your English lessons) is make assumptions on how another language \\\"should be\\\" based on your native language.
And considering that the world is hardly agreed on how many continents there are and what landmasses those continents are comprised of, your sworn \\\"crusade\\\" to force the Spanish-speaking viewpoint on the rest of the world is incredibly self-important.
Then how about dropping your narrow worldview that the whole world must conform to your way of thinking? You\\\'ve \\\'\\\'already\\\'\\\' been told to knock it off by the mods in the [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1299975631010160100&page=1#18 Trope Repair Shop thread]] discussing your actions here.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Ok, I\\\'m a person from America, what am I called? How are you gonna call me? And if I\\\'m an American how do I difference myself from the people from the United States of America?\\\"\\\'\\\'
In Spanish, you would be called \\\"Americano\\\" because the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures view the New World as a single continent.
In English, you would be called \\\"North American\\\" because the English-speaking cultures (and quite a number of other cultures in fact) views the New World as two continents, not one. This is why you hear the New World referred to collectively as \\\"The America\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'s\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\" in English.
Costa Rica is in Central America, but Central America is the southernmost portion of North America. If you\\\'re not going to be referred to by your nationality (Costa Rica), it\\\'s more likely you would be called \\\"Central American\\\" to further clarify what region you\\\'re from.
\\\'\\\'\\\'That\\\'\\\'\\\' is precisely what I was trying to explain to you previously. The English-speaking cultures do not recognize North and South America as a single continent like Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures do--but just because they have a different viewpoint does not mean you\\\'ve \\\'\\\'lost\\\'\\\' your identity. You still have it in Spanish. Your worldview as a Spanish-speaking person didn\\\'t suddenly become irrelevant when learning a new language.
This perception of \\\'\\\'two\\\'\\\' New World continents and not \\\'\\\'one\\\'\\\' also extends to other cultures. Offhand I recall that the countries of the former Soviet Union, as well as the countries of Asia, view the New World as North and South America (though the former USSR countries and Japan view Asia and Europe as a single continent, Eurasia).
In either case, both languages have \\\'\\\'clear\\\'\\\' differences between words indicating \\\"Person from the United States of America\\\" and \\\"Person from the Americas.\\\" What you \\\'\\\'\\\'can\\\'t\\\'\\\'\\\' do (and I would have expected you to have already learned this in your English lessons) is make assumptions on how another language \\\"should be\\\" based on your native language.
And considering that the world is hardly agreed on how many continents there are and what landmasses those continents are comprised of, your sworn \\\"crusade\\\" to force the Spanish-speaking viewpoint on the rest of the world is incredibly self-important.
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-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Huh? What? When did I imply anything about culture? I don\\\'t think any nation has to change their culture. Except maybe if their practices violate human rights or affect other nations culture (that does not violate human rights).\\\"\\\'\\\'
Then how about dropping your narrow worldview that the whole world must conform to your way of thinking? You\\\'ve \\\'\\\'already\\\'\\\' been told to knock it off by the mods in the [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1299975631010160100&page=1#18 Trope Repair Shop thread]] discussing your actions here.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Ok, I\\\'m a person from America, what am I called? How are you gonna call me? And if I\\\'m an American how do I difference myself from the people from the United States of America?\\\"\\\'\\\'
In Spanish, you would be called \\\"Americano\\\" because the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures view the New World as a single continent.
In English, you would be called \\\"North American\\\" because the English-speaking cultures (and quite a number of other cultures in fact) views the New World as two continents, not one. This is why you hear the New World referred to collectively as \\\"The America\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'s\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\" in English.
Costa Rica is in Central America, but Central America is the southernmost portion of North America. If you\\\'re not going to be referred to by your nationality (Costa Rica), it\\\'s more likely you would be called \\\"Central American\\\" to further clarify what region you\\\'re from.
\\\'\\\'\\\'That\\\'\\\'\\\' is precisely what I was trying to explain to you previously. The English-speaking cultures do not recognize North and South America as a single continent like Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures do--but just because they have a different viewpoint does not mean you\\\'ve \\\'\\\'lost\\\'\\\' your identity. You still have it in Spanish. Your worldview as a Spanish-speaking person didn\\\'t suddenly become irrelevant when learning a new language.
This perception of \\\'\\\'two\\\'\\\' New World continents and not \\\'\\\'one\\\'\\\' also extends to other cultures. Offhand I recall that the countries of the former Soviet Union, as well as the countries of Asia, view the New World as North and South America (though the former USSR countries and Japan view Asia and Europe as a single continent, Eurasia).
In either case, both languages have \\\'\\\'clear\\\'\\\' differences between words indicating \\\"Person from the United States of America\\\" and \\\"Person from the Americas.\\\" What you \\\'\\\'\\\'can\\\'t\\\'\\\'\\\' do (and I would have expected you to have already learned this in your English lessons) is make assumptions on how another language \\\"should be\\\" based on your native language.
And considering that the world is hardly agreed on how many continents there are and what landmasses those continents are comprised of, your sworn \\\"crusade\\\" to force the Spanish-speaking viewpoint on the rest of the world comes off as incredibly self-important.
Then how about dropping your narrow worldview that the whole world must conform to your way of thinking? You\\\'ve \\\'\\\'already\\\'\\\' been told to knock it off by the mods in the [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1299975631010160100&page=1#18 Trope Repair Shop thread]] discussing your actions here.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Ok, I\\\'m a person from America, what am I called? How are you gonna call me? And if I\\\'m an American how do I difference myself from the people from the United States of America?\\\"\\\'\\\'
In Spanish, you would be called \\\"Americano\\\" because the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures view the New World as a single continent.
In English, you would be called \\\"North American\\\" because the English-speaking cultures (and quite a number of other cultures in fact) views the New World as two continents, not one. This is why you hear the New World referred to collectively as \\\"The America\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'s\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\" in English.
Costa Rica is in Central America, but Central America is the southernmost portion of North America. If you\\\'re not going to be referred to by your nationality (Costa Rica), it\\\'s more likely you would be called \\\"Central American\\\" to further clarify what region you\\\'re from.
\\\'\\\'\\\'That\\\'\\\'\\\' is precisely what I was trying to explain to you previously. The English-speaking cultures do not recognize North and South America as a single continent like Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures do--but just because they have a different viewpoint does not mean you\\\'ve \\\'\\\'lost\\\'\\\' your identity. You still have it in Spanish. Your worldview as a Spanish-speaking person didn\\\'t suddenly become irrelevant when learning a new language.
This perception of \\\'\\\'two\\\'\\\' New World continents and not \\\'\\\'one\\\'\\\' also extends to other cultures. Offhand I recall that the countries of the former Soviet Union, as well as the countries of Asia, view the New World as North and South America (though the former USSR countries and Japan view Asia and Europe as a single continent, Eurasia).
In either case, both languages have \\\'\\\'clear\\\'\\\' differences between words indicating \\\"Person from the United States of America\\\" and \\\"Person from the Americas.\\\" What you \\\'\\\'\\\'can\\\'t\\\'\\\'\\\' do (and I would have expected you to have already learned this in your English lessons) is make assumptions on how another language \\\"should be\\\" based on your native language.
And considering that the world is hardly agreed on how many continents there are and what landmasses those continents are comprised of, your sworn \\\"crusade\\\" to force the Spanish-speaking viewpoint on the rest of the world comes off as incredibly self-important.
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-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Huh? What? When did I imply anything about culture? I don\\\'t think any nation has to change their culture. Except maybe if their practices violate human rights or affect other nations culture (that does not violate human rights).\\\"\\\'\\\'
Then how about dropping your narrow worldview that the whole world must conform to your way of thinking? You\\\'ve \\\'\\\'already\\\'\\\' been told to knock it off by the mods in the [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1299975631010160100&page=1#18 Trope Repair Shop thread]] discussing your actions here.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Ok, I\\\'m a person from America, what am I called? How are you gonna call me? And if I\\\'m an American how do I difference myself from the people from the United States of America?\\\"\\\'\\\'
In Spanish, you would be called \\\"Americano\\\" because the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures view the New World as a single continent.
In English, you would be called \\\"North American\\\" because the English-speaking cultures (and quite a number of other cultures in fact) views the New World as two continents, not one. This is why you hear the New World referred to collectively as \\\"The America\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'s\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\" in English.
Costa Rica is in Central America, but Central America is the southernmost portion of North America. If you\\\'re not going to be referred to by your nationality (Costa Rica), it\\\'s more likely you would be called \\\"Central American\\\" to further clarify what region you\\\'re from.
\\\'\\\'\\\'That\\\'\\\'\\\' is precisely what I was trying to explain to you previously. The English-speaking cultures do not recognize North and South America as a single continent like Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures do--but just because they have a different viewpoint does not mean you\\\'ve \\\'\\\'lost\\\'\\\' your identity. You still have it in Spanish. Your worldview as a Spanish-speaking person didn\\\'t suddenly become irrelevant when learning a new language.
This perception of \\\'\\\'two\\\'\\\' New World continents and not \\\'\\\'one\\\'\\\' also extends to other cultures. Offhand I recall that the countries of the former Soviet Union, as well as the countries of Asia, view the New World as North and South America (though the former USSR countries and Japan view Asia and Europe as a single continent, Eurasia).
In either case, both languages have \\\'\\\'clear\\\'\\\' differences between words indicating \\\"Person from the United States of America\\\" and \\\"Person from the Americas.\\\" What you \\\'\\\'\\\'can\\\'t\\\'\\\'\\\' do (and I would have expected you to have already learned this in your English lessons) is make assumptions on how another language \\\"should be\\\" based on your native language.
Then how about dropping your narrow worldview that the whole world must conform to your way of thinking? You\\\'ve \\\'\\\'already\\\'\\\' been told to knock it off by the mods in the [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1299975631010160100&page=1#18 Trope Repair Shop thread]] discussing your actions here.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Ok, I\\\'m a person from America, what am I called? How are you gonna call me? And if I\\\'m an American how do I difference myself from the people from the United States of America?\\\"\\\'\\\'
In Spanish, you would be called \\\"Americano\\\" because the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures view the New World as a single continent.
In English, you would be called \\\"North American\\\" because the English-speaking cultures (and quite a number of other cultures in fact) views the New World as two continents, not one. This is why you hear the New World referred to collectively as \\\"The America\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'s\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\" in English.
Costa Rica is in Central America, but Central America is the southernmost portion of North America. If you\\\'re not going to be referred to by your nationality (Costa Rica), it\\\'s more likely you would be called \\\"Central American\\\" to further clarify what region you\\\'re from.
\\\'\\\'\\\'That\\\'\\\'\\\' is precisely what I was trying to explain to you previously. The English-speaking cultures do not recognize North and South America as a single continent like Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures do--but just because they have a different viewpoint does not mean you\\\'ve \\\'\\\'lost\\\'\\\' your identity. You still have it in Spanish. Your worldview as a Spanish-speaking person didn\\\'t suddenly become irrelevant when learning a new language.
This perception of \\\'\\\'two\\\'\\\' New World continents and not \\\'\\\'one\\\'\\\' also extends to other cultures. Offhand I recall that the countries of the former Soviet Union, as well as the countries of Asia, view the New World as North and South America (though the former USSR countries and Japan view Asia and Europe as a single continent, Eurasia).
In either case, both languages have \\\'\\\'clear\\\'\\\' differences between words indicating \\\"Person from the United States of America\\\" and \\\"Person from the Americas.\\\" What you \\\'\\\'\\\'can\\\'t\\\'\\\'\\\' do (and I would have expected you to have already learned this in your English lessons) is make assumptions on how another language \\\"should be\\\" based on your native language.
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-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Huh? What? When did I imply anything about culture? I don\\\'t think any nation has to change their culture. Except maybe if their practices violate human rights or affect other nations culture (that does not violate human rights).\\\"\\\'\\\'
Then how about dropping your narrow worldview that the whole world must conform to your way of thinking? You\\\'ve \\\'\\\'already\\\'\\\' been told to knock it off by the mods in the [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1299975631010160100&page=1#18 Trope Repair Shop thread]] discussing your actions here.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Ok, I\\\'m a person from America, what am I called? How are you gonna call me? And if I\\\'m an American how do I difference myself from the people from the United States of America?\\\"\\\'\\\'
In Spanish, you would be called \\\"Americano\\\" because the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures view the New World as a single continent.
In English, you would be called \\\"North American\\\" because the English-speaking cultures (and quite a number of other cultures in fact) views the New World as two continents, not one. This is why you hear the New World referred to collectively as \\\"The America\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'s\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\" in English.
Costa Rica is in Central America, but Central America is the southernmost portion of North America. If you\\\'re not going to be referred to by your nationality (Costa Rica), it\\\'s more likely you would be called \\\"Central American\\\" to further clarify what region you\\\'re from.
\\\'\\\'\\\'That\\\'\\\'\\\' is precisely what I was trying to explain to you previously. The English-speaking cultures do not recognize North and South America as a single continent like Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures do--but just because they have a different viewpoint does not mean you\\\'ve \\\'\\\'lost\\\'\\\' your identity. You still have it in Spanish. Your worldview as a Spanish-speaking person didn\\\'t suddenly become irrelevant when learning a new language.
This perception of \\\'\\\'two\\\'\\\' New World continents and not \\\'\\\'one\\\'\\\' also extends to other cultures. Offhand I recall that the countries of the former Soviet Union, as well as the countries of Asia, view the New World as North and South America (though the former USSR countries and Japan view Asia and Europe as a single continent, Eurasia).
In either case, both languages have \\\'\\\'clear\\\'\\\' differences between words indicating \\\"Person from the United States of America\\\" and \\\"Person from the Americas.\\\" What you \\\'\\\'\\\'can\\\'t\\\'\\\'\\\' do (and I would have expected you to have already learned this in your English lessons) make assumptions on how another language \\\"should be\\\" based on your native language.
Then how about dropping your narrow worldview that the whole world must conform to your way of thinking? You\\\'ve \\\'\\\'already\\\'\\\' been told to knock it off by the mods in the [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1299975631010160100&page=1#18 Trope Repair Shop thread]] discussing your actions here.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\"Ok, I\\\'m a person from America, what am I called? How are you gonna call me? And if I\\\'m an American how do I difference myself from the people from the United States of America?\\\"\\\'\\\'
In Spanish, you would be called \\\"Americano\\\" because the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures view the New World as a single continent.
In English, you would be called \\\"North American\\\" because the English-speaking cultures (and quite a number of other cultures in fact) views the New World as two continents, not one. This is why you hear the New World referred to collectively as \\\"The America\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'s\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'\\\" in English.
Costa Rica is in Central America, but Central America is the southernmost portion of North America. If you\\\'re not going to be referred to by your nationality (Costa Rica), it\\\'s more likely you would be called \\\"Central American\\\" to further clarify what region you\\\'re from.
\\\'\\\'\\\'That\\\'\\\'\\\' is precisely what I was trying to explain to you previously. The English-speaking cultures do not recognize North and South America as a single continent like Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures do--but just because they have a different viewpoint does not mean you\\\'ve \\\'\\\'lost\\\'\\\' your identity. You still have it in Spanish. Your worldview as a Spanish-speaking person didn\\\'t suddenly become irrelevant when learning a new language.
This perception of \\\'\\\'two\\\'\\\' New World continents and not \\\'\\\'one\\\'\\\' also extends to other cultures. Offhand I recall that the countries of the former Soviet Union, as well as the countries of Asia, view the New World as North and South America (though the former USSR countries and Japan view Asia and Europe as a single continent, Eurasia).
In either case, both languages have \\\'\\\'clear\\\'\\\' differences between words indicating \\\"Person from the United States of America\\\" and \\\"Person from the Americas.\\\" What you \\\'\\\'\\\'can\\\'t\\\'\\\'\\\' do (and I would have expected you to have already learned this in your English lessons) make assumptions on how another language \\\"should be\\\" based on your native language.
