Which we used to call Morganville back in the day...

American is slang for something or somebody from the US. I live near the canadian border.

Canadians, Mexicans and everyone in South America all are technically "americans" and refer to themselves as such occasionally, often because its a necessary descriptor for people from particular continents in the same way "eurasian" is used to describe a multicontinental land mass.

Personally, I'd encourage people to re-adopt the word "Yankees" for US people, its a way funnier word.

Latinamerican here. "American" for us is someone who was born in the Americas... i bet it is the same for all latinamerica.

It's a stamce on here some people have to dub "American" as belonging to all of North and South America. It's basically just being anti-US as much of Lemmy is.

Ah yes Boston the capital of assholes.

(Surprisingly, when I lived there, I thought people were very nice)

No one goes to Texas on purpose. Something has to go wrong in your life to land you there.

My criteria wasnt about appeal, but influence. Dallas and Houston are the biggest hubs of cowboy culture, which is probably the most iconic American look recognized around the world. These cities define the way other US cities are built, leading the way in car centric design. And the oil industry is responsible for every war we've been in for the last 30 years.

Atlanta, in addition to having a large population, is a huge center for music, food, and civil rights, and plays an outsized role in national politics as turnout there can sway presidential elections and congressional balance.