Just to throw in something else. Awhile back I was in Europe, I was called American. I asked What part of America do you think that I come from. They did not know.
Now to me Canuck is OK but Canajan (Can a' jan)or Canadien (Cana di en' ) is not. But then as long as they call me in time for breakfast I generally donot worry too much. But there are more and more people objecting to the exclusivity of 'Amar a kin'. But on the other hand I have 5 fingers. Or is it the first hand Oh what the heck. :- )} Chris > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > >It seems to me that you US citizens seem to be a bit over-sesitive to > >these things. From over here you guys do seem a bit insular in your > >world vision. You have World Series that only involve teams from the > >USA. Perhaps understandable in a country the size of a continent but > >it doesn't do any harm to see the bigger picture from time to time > >from the perspective of other souls who inhabit the planet. Australia > >is about the size of the USA you know. > > > > > > The World Series includes teams from Canada. Also, it's the World > Series of Baseball, an American sport - in fact, the American Past > Time. Much like Basketball, few teams can compete with American (ie > USA) teams in that particular sport. On the other hand, America > pretty much sucks at Soccer, (aka "football") which the rest of the > world enjoy far more than Baseball, Basketball, or American Football. > I don't think it's a matter of one country having better athletes than > another. I think it's just which sport the individual country's best > athletes end up playing. That all being said, many of the players on > baseball teams in the USA are from other countries, so World Series > actually does apply even more. > > > > >>>I get a little sick and tired of constantly being on > >>>the defensive because of where I was born. > >>> > >>> > >>I don't see what you have to be defensive about. The USA is a > >>perfectly fine country to be a citizen of, and I have a lot of good > >>friends from there. > >> > >> > > > >Yes, you have the most powerful economy on the Earth, that should > >give confidence not insecurity. > > > > > > And don't forget the best military. We make up the bulk of the > military for the UN and NATO, so we're busy fighting for the freedom > of the UK and Venezuela and every other country as well as our own. > > Defending our right to call ourselves Americans is not a sign of > insecurity. It's perfectly logical. As was brought out, by me, the > first time we had this argument a few months ago - citizens of the USA > qualify even for Daniel's screwed up definition of the word > "American". I don't see why he refuses to recognize our claim to that > title. > > -Chad Smith >
