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minus-squareJo Miran@lemmy.mlOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·16 days agoMy pilates instructor argued with me for a good ten minutes. She was convinced PR was a different country. Me: It’s just like the US Virgin Islands Her: Well that makes sense, they are the US Virgin Islands Me: So if Puerto Rico renamed to “US Puerto Rico”, only then would they be part of the US?!? Wow. Just…wow. EDIT: I was wrong. USVI residents are US citizens but USVI Nationals (whatever that means). Puerto Ricans are US citizens AND US Nationals.
minus-squareParadachshund@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·16 days agoI just wish they all gained statehood already.
minus-squareJo Miran@lemmy.mlOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·16 days agoI’d like to start with people from Guam getting citizenship.
minus-squareParadachshund@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·16 days agoInsane that’s not true already. 😒
My pilates instructor argued with me for a good ten minutes. She was convinced PR was a different country.
Me: It’s just like the US Virgin Islands
Her: Well that makes sense, they are the US Virgin Islands
Me: So if Puerto Rico renamed to “US Puerto Rico”, only then would they be part of the US?!?
Wow. Just…wow.
EDIT: I was wrong. USVI residents are US citizens but USVI Nationals (whatever that means). Puerto Ricans are US citizens AND US Nationals.
I just wish they all gained statehood already.
I’d like to start with people from Guam getting citizenship.
Insane that’s not true already. 😒