AEG               A unique nation

I think the United States of America is a unique nation.  Almost every person on the planet must agree that this statement is true.  But everyone will have a different reason for agreeing with me.  The USA is able to produce the biggest man-made bang on earth.  It is the most wealthy nation on earth.  And a variety of variants of those two reasons  may be offered by everyone with a view on the subject.

But let me give another reason that the USA is unique.  If I am wrong, someone, somewhere will tell me.  The USA is the only country that does not have a good etymological name for its citizens.  England has the English, China has the Chinese.  The Seychelles have the Seychellois.  But the USA fails to have a proper name for it people.  Now when I say that I am talking in the English language; the Spanish may have a word, but if they do it is unknown to me

I know that most people in the USA and around the world call the citizens of the USA, "Americans".   Because there is not a proper name, even the pedantic little me uses the word.  But put the words "Continent of America" into Google and you will come up with scores of websites that cover the subject.  So, there is little double that "America" is a continent and not a country.  Even the name of the USA implies that the words "United States" is of something larger.

The people who call themselves "Americans", obviously live in America, but so do Canadians, Mexicans Argentineans, and a host of other peoples.  I live in Europe and call myself 'a European'.

Now you can see my argument. the people of that land are unique.  If any reader knows of another country in the world that has this same attribute, please tell me.

Colin D Campbell
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