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[sailpower]

Originally Posted by Kenomac

The last time I checked my globe, Canada was part of North America.... unless plate tectonics has moved Canada from where it was yesterday.

It seems a bit of a stretch to label someone from Canada as being American which implies USA.

In the unlikely event that amplification beyond Canadian is necessary then North American, although a bit contrived, would be more geographically appropriate.

[sailpower]

How about we don't make this a gun thread?

Guns have nothing to do with this topic.

Those interested may start their own gun thread which, as always, will rapidly go nowhere.

[Cadence]

Originally Posted by sailpower

How about we don't make this a gun thread?

Guns have nothing to do with this topic.

Those interested may start their own gun thread which, as always, will rapidly go nowhere.

Ditto politics and religion don't belong here,

[AiniA]

Originally Posted by sailpower

It seems a bit of a stretch to label someone from Canada as being American which implies USA.

In the unlikely event that amplification beyond Canadian is necessary then North American, although a bit contrived, would be more geographically appropriate.

It was a feeble attempt at a troll after the poster made an unwarranted assumption. On the other hand, the Canadian government has increased funding to geologists in an attempt to find any sort of fault along the 49th parallel that could provide a greater separation.

[Kenomac]

Originally Posted by sailpower

It seems a bit of a stretch to label someone from Canada as being American which implies USA.

In the unlikely event that amplification beyond Canadian is necessary then North American, although a bit contrived, would be more geographically appropriate.

American is appropriate, Canada geographically makes up a large part of North AMERICA.

I’m a Canadian citizen who lives in the USA and consider myself to be an American... you do as you see fit.

[CarinaPDX]

If you were to ask a Mexican, he/she would likely tell you that they are American too. And so with Central and South Americans. The label "North American" has been used there to mean US and Canada, for many decades.

Greg

[belizesailor]

Geez, dinghy death to gun thread drift...clearly there are Muricans involved. 😆

[robert sailor]

Originally Posted by belizesailor

Geez, dinghy death to gun thread drift...clearly there are Muricans involved. 😆

You figure!!!

[belizesailor]

Yes, throughout Latin America, "Norte Americano" is considered more polite than "Gringo", but "Gringo" typically specifically means a USA.

[belizesailor]

Originally Posted by belizesailor

Yes, throughout Latin America, "Norte Americano" is considered more polite than "Gringo", but "Gringo" typically specifically means a USA.

That was meant as a reply to CarinaPDX's #97 post.