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Originally Posted by rcentros
...whenever anyone uses "Americans" in a pejorative sense, they're not referring to Canadians or Mexicans, they're referring to those who live in the United States. United States' citizens are normally referred to as "Americans," in Canada it's "Canadians," in Mexico it's "Mexicans," etc. I don't think anyone ever says United States-ians. This is the reality of the situation.
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That's because the country's full name is The United States of America. Canada isn't Canada of America and Mexico isn't Mexico of America.
But even so, 'America' and North America are different things.