• niktemadur@lemmy.world
    4·
    1 year ago

    You wanna piss 'em off a little bit more, vain and superficial creatures that they are?
    Stop calling it “America”, start calling it “United States”, with the understanding that America is a continent and not a country.

    • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      'Murican, here. My country’s inability to understand that distinction has always annoyed me. Props to whoever popularized the first word of this post - it pretty clearly distinguishes the western hemisphere as a whole from just the idiots in the middle of it.

      That said, I think the subtle condescension is lost on most of my countrymen - most of us seem to find dumb shit relatable, and even adopt it as a rallying call. 'Murica/n is no exception.

      I’ve never known anyone here to take issue with “United States” though. It comes off as more formal than the other options, but not disrespectful or anything.

  • grue@lemmy.world
    1·
    1 year ago

    I’ve got bad news for him about where his Toyota was assembled…

    Edit: not sure why I was downvoted. Don’t shoot the messenger for pointing out that the Toyota Highlander is built in Princeton, Indiana.