once we annex canada and mexico then they can be called americans ;) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 4:15 PM Subject: RE: Did the Chinese discover America?
> Ok so how am I wrong? Because people may not like to be called American > does not change the fact they are. > > Many people don't like being called a number of things, doesn't change > the facts. > > This country got its name long after the continents were named, > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: William Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 3:58 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Did the Chinese discover America? > > > > :) Glad you feel that way even if you are wrong! > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 2:59 PM > > Subject: RE: Did the Chinese discover America? > > > > > > > America, to me a US citizen, does not mean the country "The Unites > > > States of America" > > > > > > It means the continents that contain the US, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, > > > Columbia, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela and the rest. > > > > > > It was named for Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian Explorer who first > came > > > here in the 1400s, long before the first English Settlers showed up, > and > > > long before the formation of the United States of America. > > > > > > That name came from the idea that the 13 colonies would be come 13 > > > countries, but would operate together on foreign issues, Even > through > > > the civil war many people considered the state that country, and the > USA > > > just a body that handled other issues. > > > > > > I am an American, Canadians are Americans, Brazilians are Americans > > > > > > Sorry for the rant, just had to get that off my chest. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: SMR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 2:15 PM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: Re: Did the Chinese discover America? > > > > > > > > South America is part of the America's not America per say. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 2:06 PM > > > > Subject: RE: Did the Chinese discover America? > > > > > > > > > > > > > Last time I checked South America is part of America ;) > > > > > > > > > > Canada is on the continent of North America. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: SMR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 1:56 PM > > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > > Subject: Re: Did the Chinese discover America? > > > > > > > > > > > > Damn CF has ruined my brain.. I used to know my exploration > > > history... > > > > > > > > > > > > Columbus didn't actually discover america. the islands he > found > > > are > > > > > part > > > > > > of > > > > > > south america.. and the vikings.. I believe they landed up > near > > > Nova > > > > > > Scotia > > > > > > and Canada, not in America. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
