Why English Should Be Called American

"Why English Should Be Called American" (stylised in sentence case) is a video by Language Simp. It was uploaded to YouTube on August 22, 2022.

Why It Should Be Called Wretched

 * 1) First of all, the entire video is nonsensical, as Language Simp claims that the United Kingdom does not have rights to name the language all because they were cruel to a quarter of the world and that the United States is much better than the United Kingdom (which is subjective), when in reality, it is called English because it comes from England (which is in the United Kingdom) and people speak it because of England, and the United States is not responsible for the language.
 * 2) *Not to mention, at the time the colonization happened, it was just England, as the East coast of North America was colonised in the early 1600s and the first state to be a union of England, Scotland, and Wales was the Kingdom of Great Britain, which was formed in 1707, while the first state to be known as the United Kingdom was formed in 1801.
 * 3) *In addition to this, England and the United Kingdom in general has been influential in a good way, as it gave a lot of places actual governments to say the least, and has been generally reasonable in politics.
 * 4) *He also thinks that all workers would go to the United States to get a higher opportunity and he thinks that the United States has the best healthcare, even though countries such as Australia actually allow free or low-cost healthcare for everyone.
 * 5) *He thinks that British English is hard to understand and makes no sense, which is ridiculous as it simply changes words and spellings. He also makes of British English for calling french fries "chips," potato chips "crisps," and soccer "football."
 * 6) The segment featuring the text-to-speech voices stereotypically portrayed Britons as cruel, even though they are not necessarily cruel, and again, it was England alone that colonized America. He also could hardly believe that British and American English are the same language with some minor differences
 * 7) *On the top of that, he could not understand the British English text-to-speech voice, but British English has various regional accents and the Recieved Pronounciation accent is standard in the UK and is what British English text-to-speech voices use.
 * 8) He claims that the United States only calls the language English because of British propaganda, when in reality it is because, as said before, the language came from England.
 * 9) He thinks that English is the default language of the world and that the United States is the default country of the world, when in reality, there is no "default" language or country of the world. While it is true that English is the closest thing to a global language and the United States is the world's sole superpower, English is still not by any means the "default" language and the United States is actually only the third most populous country.
 * 10) Language Simp also claims that American English is the standard form of English, even though British English is the standard form of English, as the language, as mentioned before, originated in England.
 * 11) He also thinks that European power of colonialism is why Spanish should be called "Mexican," Portuguese should be called "Brazilian," and that Dutch should be called "Belgian," which is again ridiculous for many reasons. Also, Dutch is not the only official language of Belgium, so it would not make sense to call Dutch "Belgian."
 * 12) He unnecessarily complained about there not being Walmart or Chick-fil-a in Europe, when there are other brands that provide the same services in Europe.
 * 13) He thinks that American football is real football, though actually English football (soccer) is the real football, as you play it by foot.
 * 14) This video is so ridiculous that it makes "Hot Salad Water," "Foster Goes to Europe," and "Declaration of Independence" look very well-executed in comparison.
 * 15) This video proves that Language Simp treats the United States like it is the best country while ignoring its flaws and that he treats the United Kingdom like it is a creation of Satan while also viewing it as a non-immigrant country.

The Only Redeeming Quality

 * 1) Language Simp does have a good point that the British Empire has done many cruel things and the United States is very influential; however, neither of these things change the fact that English originated in England.