Sounds like a term created by those people who get weirdly upset at Americans being called Americans because "America is 2 continents so technically everyone from North and South America is American"

[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

Can't blame them who the fuck would want to get associated with USians

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The imperial origins of the term America.

[–] Achyu@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Shouldn't the term be USAian?
Would have issues when expanded, but someone above mentioned that Mexico is United Mexican States

[–] svcg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago

Yew-ess-ay-ian doesn't flow like yew-ess-ian.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

I prefer usonian myself, but there's no official name shorter than "citizens of the US".

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yea, because it is weird, you dolt. It’s literally just because it’s easier to say that it stuck, but it’s flatly useless. The country’s name is stupid, hard to deal with, and pretty much only the reality on the surface…much like the country itself.

I just say “US citizens”. It would probably be more accurate to say “citizens of the USA” buy my fucking god they aren’t worth that kind of effort.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don’t usually say “US citizens” because I don’t usually mean only residents with citizenship.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

How about US consumers?