I'm just amused someone out there thinks Americans are nice. I'm trying to figure out where the OP is from. North Korea? Wait, no, they don't like us either.
(Don't get me wrong, lots of us ARE nice.)
The midwest... I get stares when I am elsewhere and I hold the door open. Midwesterners are some of the nicest americansYeah OP has never driven in LA traffic. Or been to NY. Or been to Walmart on black friday, or (i could go on and on). Fact of life is there are nice people everywhere and rude people everywhere. I've traveled quite a bit and seen both in most places.
I'm not Canadian but my son has dual nationality having married a lovely Canadian girl who he met when they were both working for Disney on the International Programme.Are you sure you're not Canadian?
I'm from the UK.
I don't drink to excess
Part of the adventure of traveling is meeting other people. Yes, there are "Americans" onboard (figuring you mean US citizens, as anyone from North, Central or South America would be an "american").
I find many nationalities are nice. It's not just limited to people from any one country.
Certainly you'll find LOTS of Disney aficionados on a Disney cruise, regardless of where they are from.
Agreed. I'm an American not a South American, Canadian or Mexican. There is no place in the world where if you say you are an American are they going to think your from anywhere but the United States.Come on, you know what he/she was referring to. No other country calls their people "Americans" and no other country in the Americas has "America" in its name. Columbians, Brazilians, and Canadians don't call themselves American. I hate when people are picky about this. Would you have preferred United Statesians?
All I know is, when I traveled to Mexico, I was informed that I shouldn't ask anyone there if they had ever been to "America". So, yes, I'm picky about it.Come on, you know what he/she was referring to. No other country calls their people "Americans" and no other country in the Americas has "America" in its name. Columbians, Brazilians, and Canadians don't call themselves American. I hate when people are picky about this. Would you have preferred United Statesians?
All I know is, when I traveled to Mexico, I was informed that I shouldn't ask anyone there if they had ever been to "America". So, yes, I'm picky about it.
I would say "US citizen" works for me.
Well, I've identified myself as "from the United States" or "a US citizen" many times in my travels abroad. And no one seemed to think it was unusual."US Citizen" does not fulfill the same grammatical place that "American" does. US citizen is a noun. American is an adjective or noun. There is also a difference between saying you're going to "America" (not quite correct) and that you are American (correct). And if you went to France and described yourself as a "US citizen" instead of American you would sound pretty darn silly. You can be picky about it, but it's still wrong.
Well, I've identified myself as "from the United States" or "a US citizen" many times in my travels abroad. And no one seemed to think it was unusual.
Come on, you know what he/she was referring to. No other country calls their people "Americans" and no other country in the Americas has "America" in its name. Columbians, Brazilians, and Canadians don't call themselves American. I hate when people are picky about this. Would you have preferred United Statesians?
Does this infer that the other countries are technically the Ununited States of America?
No imagination necessary. "Where are you from?" "I'm from the United States". Pretty easy.I'm trying to imagine being in a restaurant and someone saying "so where are you from" and saying "I'm a US citizen."
I'll need proof of this after going out with my London colleagues after work.
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No imagination necessary. "Where are you from?" "I'm from the United States". Pretty easy.