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.

    • JonEFive
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      1 year ago

      That’s exactly what I would have thought. But I’m learning that different cultures and languages see it differently. So while I’d say that in English, it is appropriate to specify North/South American when speaking of the continents, in other cultures, just saying American might presume that the other person understands you mean Central or South America.

      But I will say, with the number of cultures that live in the US, I would still think that a Spanish speaking person with South American ancestry meant the US if they said “I’m American” I wouldn’t think any differently than if a person with Korean ancestry said “I’m American”. But it’s good to understand how other cultures think.