2011-03-06, 11:05 PM
Milelke Wrote:I know this. They should all just be called Americans. We had a discussion like this in one of my classes, and came to the same thing. If you can't trace your heritage,and you live in America, you should just be called "American".
So, since I can trace my heritage back to Scotland, I'm a Scottish-American? False. I was born and raised in America along with the last few generations in my family. Being able to trace your heritage doesn't mean you're supposed to be announced as that heritage. There's no real term for United States citizens, since the term "American" can be used to describe anyone on the Northern and Southern American continents.

