Well, everybody born in the american continent is technically “american” too, including Central and South America. Is there a specific term in english for these people?
Edit: Thanks for all your answers, especially the wholesome ones and those patient enough to explain it thoroughly. Since we (South Americans) and you (North Americans) use different models/conventions of continent boundaries, it makes sense for you to go by “Americans”, while it doesn’t for us.
I’ve never heard a Russian say “I’m Asian” that’s for sure.
But the more I’ve been reading these arguments, the more I think that the situation is more like Europe than I originally thought. Smaller countries that might be less culturally distinct or might share a common bond seem to use the term to refer to their region at a larger level.
I still think it is needlessly confusing though.