Nope. I'm an Iranian Was born and raise here.
Was introduced to TellTale in 2006 after the 1st S&M season came out on CD and before the S2's cinematic trailer was published.
Indeed. I kind of find the fact that the US calls their population "American" pretentious. There are two whole continents with dozens of countries comprised of people who are all American.
I don't think that the use of 'American' as a denonym for US citizens arose from any kind of pretension. I think it mainly has to do with the fact that the country is called The United States of 'America', so it just seemed natural to call us Americans, as America is in official name of the country. And really, in my experience, pretty much any non-US citizen I've ever met, refer to US citizens as Americans too. I have heard of the use of the word 'US-ian' as well, but I think that sounds stupid, and I'd prefer not to be called that by anyone. Canada has 'Canadian' Mexico has 'Mexican' as examples, and American is the only equivalent for the USA that would fit without sounding awkward.
Of course nobody from the States would think that. You could be "State Americans" or something at least. The name is "United States OF America". Even the full title denotes belonging to a larger population, something which is lost when shortening it to "Americans". I'm not saying there's anything malicious about it and I don't hate the States or anything. It just seems like incorrect terminology.
Of course nobody from the States would think that. You could be "State Americans" or something at least. The name is "United States OF America". Even the full title denotes belonging to a larger population, something which is lost when shortening it to "Americans". I'm not saying there's anything malicious about it and I don't hate the States or anything. It just seems like incorrect terminology.
I'm not really sure what else would work, but I have heard it referred to as "the states". Interestingly, the country was also nicknamed Columbia (which is why the capitol is called the District of Columbia), but obviously you can't use Columbians to refer to people of the United States.
Well, I meet an American who was from Chicago and he had quite a deep, sinister movie voice. I also like the stereotypical hill-billy accents that some people think all Americans talk like.
I also like the stereotypical hill-billy accents that some people think all Americans talk like.
As I am from Oklahoma (which is considered midwestern US) I have a bit of a southern accent. Wikipedia says that "the dialect of Oklahoma [...] is a mixture of Midland American English and South Midland Southern American English" which, after reading about them, sounds reasonably accurate to how I speak.
For the record, I am not a redneck ("hillbillies" live in/around the Appalachian Mountains, which does not apply to Oklahoma), I do not like Country Music, and I don't own any cowboy hats or cowboy boots.
I do understand what "all hat and no cattle" means, though. [For any bronies, Applejack says this. It refers to one who dresses/acts like a "cowboy," but owns no livestock or has never worked on a ranch or farm. (ie. someone who appears/acts a certain way, but it's just for show.)]
Apparently, I have an accent but none of the Americans I've spoken too can explain it to me. ...and no, I don't say eh, aboot, or talk newfie. Supposedly, it's not what I say...or how I say it....it's just... not quite American. Weird.
I'm American (Illinois to be exact) and I'm actually kind of surprised at how many foreigners are fans of Telltale. Then again, that's hardly a bad thing. I actually find it kind of neat. (I've never left the States, so I'd love to visit other countries one day.)
Americans definitely exaggerate the "aboot" thing. I think it's moreso that Americans really open their mouths wide when saying words with "o" or "ou" in it while Canadians don't. So they make fun of us with "aboot" and we make fun of them with "abaaaooouuwwwt".
The people who actually DO say aboot are mostly Native American, though. That's their accent. But a lot of people here in Manitoba have picked it up off them. There is an exception, though. My wife, who is from Nova Scotia, says things like "aboat" and "coach" instead of "about" and "couch". Bugs the crap out of me.
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Was introduced to TellTale in 2006 after the 1st S&M season came out on CD and before the S2's cinematic trailer was published.
I don't think that the use of 'American' as a denonym for US citizens arose from any kind of pretension. I think it mainly has to do with the fact that the country is called The United States of 'America', so it just seemed natural to call us Americans, as America is in official name of the country. And really, in my experience, pretty much any non-US citizen I've ever met, refer to US citizens as Americans too. I have heard of the use of the word 'US-ian' as well, but I think that sounds stupid, and I'd prefer not to be called that by anyone. Canada has 'Canadian' Mexico has 'Mexican' as examples, and American is the only equivalent for the USA that would fit without sounding awkward.
Because its 1 million degrees!!
That's a funny thing. We like your accents. And the best part is neither of us realize we have accents:D
Which one?
As I am from Oklahoma (which is considered midwestern US) I have a bit of a southern accent. Wikipedia says that "the dialect of Oklahoma [...] is a mixture of Midland American English and South Midland Southern American English" which, after reading about them, sounds reasonably accurate to how I speak.
For the record, I am not a redneck ("hillbillies" live in/around the Appalachian Mountains, which does not apply to Oklahoma), I do not like Country Music, and I don't own any cowboy hats or cowboy boots.
I do understand what "all hat and no cattle" means, though. [For any bronies, Applejack says this. It refers to one who dresses/acts like a "cowboy," but owns no livestock or has never worked on a ranch or farm. (ie. someone who appears/acts a certain way, but it's just for show.)]
The people who actually DO say aboot are mostly Native American, though. That's their accent. But a lot of people here in Manitoba have picked it up off them. There is an exception, though. My wife, who is from Nova Scotia, says things like "aboat" and "coach" instead of "about" and "couch". Bugs the crap out of me.