On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:22:34 +0000, Phil Cook wrote:

>> You know, when I was in Europe for six or seven weeks, people would ask
>> me where I was from. I'd say "The United States."  The answer was
>> invariably "You mean America?"
> 
> As opposed to Mexico.

Mexico isn't part of the United States (in Spanish, "Los Estados Unidos" 
refers to the United States of America - and ask any Mexican if that 
includes Mexico and you're likely to get laughed out of the country).

Jim

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