>    This is nothing but the usual arrogance. We know that to *you* it has no
 > ambiguity, and we also understand that that's because to you, there is nothi
 > else worth mentioning on the American continent, than the US.
 >

Bjoern you know better then that.  As a child in Holland citizens of
the USA were referred to as Americans.  While stationed in Germany in
the 60's same citizens were referred to as Amis.  There was no problem
at all in know whereof they spoke or about whom.  Even the Latin
Americans have no problem with that, nor did the Norwegians when I was
there.  Because we spoke English we were immediately dubbed as
Americans (there's that word again), and, because of the recent
accident and loss of life of the oil rig at that time, not liked very
much either, until we were able to convince them we were Canadians.

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