Comments by "alukuhito" (@alukuhito) on "Why South America's Geography is Way Weirder Than You Think" video.

There's also a state in the USA called South Dakota, but it's in the northern hemisphere.
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@victorrachid6558 In English, America is NOT a continent. "America" refers to the USA. The USA is in the continent called North America. There is another continent called South America.
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He doesn't seem to care.
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@pedrosabino8751 I'm just telling you how it is. You don't know how the word "America" is used in North American English. You should actually spend some time in Canada and the USA. You might learn something. I dare you to go to Canada and call people Americans.
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@pedrosabino8751 Yep. Also, notice your Spanish name? We're using English here. If we were using Spanish, we would use "America" differently.
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@pedrosabino8751 Sure. You can call a Canadian a North American, because that's what they are. Don't call them an American though, because that means they are from the USA.
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@HankJSKF You can't accept the way that the word "America" is actually used in North American English. LOL. You can deny reality all you want, but it won't help.
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@ChristianJofre I know that, but we're using the English language here.
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@joserivaille8705 To me, it seems really silly to divide Europe and Asia into two, when they are clealy one large land mass. That becomes even more silly when the same people who do that, classify North America and South America as one continent, when they are clearly two large land masses, that happen to be somewhat connected by a very thin strip of land, which, by the way, is divided by the Panama Canal. Continents have nothing to do with culture. They are a geographical division. And, of course, there are many people in Asia that are culturally European, and vice-versa. Look at the cities just north of Japan, that are in Russia. They are full of white people, despite being closer to Tokyo than any significant Russian city. Anyway, that's my take, and I stick with it. I see continents as large distinct land masses: North America, South America, Eurasia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica. Oceania isn't a continent, but a name for all of the loose islands in the ocean that aren't clearly associated with a specific continent.
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@mitsuck7881 But this thread is in English. I am aware that other languages use the word "America" differently.
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@virtualaviation8399 Imperialist as opposed to what? Spanish? Like Spanish isn't imperialistic? Anyway, North America is one continent and South America is a different one. "America" refers to the USA. Again, if you want to test this, simply go to Canada and start calling Canadians Americans and see what happens to you. I suggest wearing body armour.
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@luizfilipe4226 LOL "America" is not a continent. Who taught you that? Tell me what are the continents of the world in your view, please. I'm curious.
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@joserivaille8705 Really? What are the other continents. I'm curious about the logic as to what is considered a continent and what not. So in the viewpoint of Latin American countries, "America" is one continent. What are the others?
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@joserivaille8705 But, if that is one big continent, then why do you break up Europe, Africa, and Asia, despite them being connected to each other? What is the definition of a continent? Definitely Europe and Asia ae one land mass, so to me that's the Eurasian continent. However, you could easily say that Africa is a part of that continent too.
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@marte1081 It doesn't matter.
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@Rian Cezar You're not making sense. North America is a large land mass, and Central America is considered part of it. South America is another large land mass. Eurasia is a large land mass. Therefore, North America is a continent, South America is a continent, and Eurasia is a continent. It's quite simple.
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@zikalokof1challenge414 I'm aware that in those languages they call North America and South America "America" and that many of them consider both continents to be one continent. That's not how I think though, and it's not how "America" is used in North American English.
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@susymunozmerkle7880 That's not logical. What's your problem?
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@jhamilton560 Yeah, I know. But, this is about English, not Spanish.
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@Ana-hw8ud Nope. Wrong! North America is one continent. South America is a separate continent. "America" means the USA in North American English, despite how that word is used in UK English or other languages. There is nothing wrong with using that word differently, but you have to know your audience. I'm not from the USA, I'm from Canada, so I am not an American, I'm a Canadian, and a North American. We use metric in Canada, and sometimes imperial measurements.
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@Ana-hw8ud Yes, I've heard of different people from around the world having different concepts of what a "continent" is.
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@jackas5658 Continents: North America, South America, Eurasia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica. (Oceania obviously isn't a continent, but a collection of islands in the ocean.)
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@maximipe I've already explained everything here. Refer to my previous comments to understand more clearly.
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@joserivaille8705 Yeah, so it could be part of Eurasia too. That's why I prefer the division to be North America, South America, Antarctica, Eurasia, and Australia.
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