tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635460526025384782.post5258730321399998547..comments2024-03-09T23:23:06.602-08:00Comments on Southern Cone Travel: Who Is an "American?" What's In a Name?Wayne Bernhardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03773247959700690756noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635460526025384782.post-46779466016648731942013-09-11T22:24:41.976-07:002013-09-11T22:24:41.976-07:00"Estadounidense" is a very clumsy, gener..."Estadounidense" is a very clumsy, generic term in Spanish, and even uglier-sounding in English.Wayne Bernhardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03773247959700690756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635460526025384782.post-59049396796755427052013-09-11T19:28:12.295-07:002013-09-11T19:28:12.295-07:00As for nations in names, I can recall what I thoug...As for nations in names, I can recall what I though it was her name but it's a pseudonym: the San Telmo born artist Imperio Argentina<br /><br />http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperio_Argentina<br /><br />A real name combining two nationalities had Italo Argentino Luder, a non happily remembered former president of Argentina in times of Isabelita (Perón's third wife). So there were two 'Nicoláshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842949414268946347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635460526025384782.post-49736542085897476722013-09-11T07:59:18.199-07:002013-09-11T07:59:18.199-07:00the term in spanish is estadounidense the term in spanish is estadounidense Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635460526025384782.post-58629017867056360052013-09-07T12:15:56.990-07:002013-09-07T12:15:56.990-07:00The interesting thing I've found is that despi...The interesting thing I've found is that despite the objections on the part of folk from South America when we call ourselves Americans as if we've somehow appropriated something that they want to lay claim to - they never do - I've never met anyone from down this way who when asked has or would identify themselves as "an American". It's just protesting for the sake of SaltShakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08618712027169382550noreply@blogger.com