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What's US-American? You mean American?

Is this one of those weird things where Germans try to dunk on Americans by calling us USians?

It's less ambiguous. It's the name of the country. It's not a weird dunk to acknowledge that "America" is two continents (and that one them is in fact not called "Mexico"). What's weird is someone who lives in a country called USA being so insecure about being called USAn.

Europeans love to think when people say America they are referring to the continent, despite everyone knowing they mean the USA. I think it's an inferiority complex/dislike of US thing

Its a pretty common reaction anytime something is perceived as being overly self important. Its normal to us but I can see that perspective.

Please refer to us with our chosen demonym, it’s just basic manners.

I could dunk on Germans by referring to them as Nazis then acting indignant when they protest, but I won’t, because that would be bizarre and make me look insane

Well, you're right that would be bizarre and make you look insane.

You know that isnt what we do right? German is our word for them, it isnt what they call themselves.

That would make sense if we were speaking German. But we, and they, are not

What? You're talking nonsense now.

It's a South Carolina colloquialism. Maybe to distinguish from Confederate Americans. https://youtu.be/lj3iNxZ8Dww

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