It's a little more complicated because in Mexico you have to be very careful how you use the term United States. Because, of course, these are the Estados Unidos Mexicanos. Sigh!
Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- Original message ---- > On your second point, the concern you express goes > beyond Canada. Several of our colleagues in > Mexico are not comfortable with the use of the > term 'American' specifically for citizens of the > US. (They correct me if fall into that error.) > But then, they want to say 'North American' instead > of American, thereby committing the error to > which they object, and overlook Canadians and > others. Such distinctions and the very > justified attempts to try to retain one's cultural > distinction are admirable but unfortunately > complicated matters. Just consider: at one > time the US was referred to as the 'melting pot' > which was a term of approval. Now, that is not > quite politically correct, and the US culture is in > praise and pursuit of 'diversity'. Sigh! So it > goes! > Peter > > Peter Harzem, B.Sc.(Lond.), Ph.D.(Wales) > Hudson Professor Emeritus > Department of Psychology > Auburn University > Auburn, AL 36849-5214 > USA > Phone: +334 844-6482 > Fax: +334 844-4447 > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Personal E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- > To make changes to your subscription go to: > > http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
