Americans (inhabitants/citizens of US) when people from other countries come to theirs : "These people need to speak English"
Americans when they visit other people's countries : "Why don't these people speak English???"
EDIT : By the context of this post it's blatantly obvious which definition of 'American' is being used lol, but I added an explanation above anyway. ๐ And yes there is more than one definition of "american", usually context makes it clear which is being used for most people
Funny, the only people I hear call it out are from other American countries. This comment chain was interesting in that it was started by a Spaniard.
I wonder why, prior to modern times, people just didn't give a shit what the other people on the continent(s) had to say on the matter?
First of all, most of the countries that those folks are from didn't even exist when the usage was created. They would be very justified in criticizing the US government, but instead they'd rather shit on the American people over word usage (in a secondary to them language) that predates all the countries involved. It's fucking silly and they should really get a grip on what's really important.
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Pointing out every flaw in your argument would require a small essay. Enjoy, hopefully, the rest of high school because God help us if you're an adult.
"I disagree with you and am unable to articulate it, you must be a child." Great argument, just a straight up personal attack.