[dennisw]

There's something that we citizens of the US need to consider. We say that our nationality is "American." In fact, we often say that we're from "America," which really only indicates that we come from one of two continents--North America or South America. Anyone who is from North, South, or Central America is American, and we acknowledge that it all the time when we say "South/North/Central American." Other languages actually have nationality words for us that are the equivalent of "United Statesian." Saying "You are true American" carries a different meaning to non-citizens of the US than it does to citizens.

That's utter nonsense. The meaning of American means you are a citizen of the United States of America. Why on earth am I supposed to care how foreigners define/use the word American? Grab hold of a legal immigrant who has just become a citizen and he'll proudly tell you he is an American

[Clara Lou]

That's utter nonsense.
I see that you don't tolerate facts well.

The meaning of American means you are a citizen of the United States of America.
That's what it means to us in the US.

Why on earth am I supposed to care how foreigners define/use the word American?
I didn't ask you to care. It pays to know that other people have perceptions that are perfectly legitimate and different from yours.