To clarify - a small common annoyance for people in European countries is that in mainly the U.S., it seems quite common to talk about Europe as one country. For example, U.S. people sometimes use phrases like “I’m going to Europe” whereas we usually would specify “I’m going to Italy”. Yes, we would be traveling within Europe and it makes sense to say Italy for us there, but the same goes for other parts of the world. We would not say “I’m going to Asia”, we would say “I’m going to Vietnam”.
I don’t mean to be petty or generalize U.S. lingual culture. As I said, I want to hear your thoughts and keep the discussion friendly :)
To clarify - a small common annoyance for people in European countries is that in mainly the U.S., it seems quite common to talk about Europe as one country. For example, U.S. people sometimes use phrases like “I’m going to Europe” whereas we usually would specify “I’m going to Italy”. Yes, we would be traveling within Europe and it makes sense to say Italy for us there, but the same goes for other parts of the world. We would not say “I’m going to Asia”, we would say “I’m going to Vietnam”. I don’t mean to be petty or generalize U.S. lingual culture. As I said, I want to hear your thoughts and keep the discussion friendly :)