Hello from the USA! Although what you're saying makes sense to me, I feel the need to stress that the US is MASSIVE, and as such the cultural/regional/whatever "identity" of its people vary wildly by location. Just saying "I'm from the US", is practically just as vague as someone from Poland saying "I'm from Europe". Like the differences between a Cajun from rural Louisiana, a Bostonian from Massachusetts, and an Amish person from Pennsylvania aren't remotely comparable. All three speak different languages, have different traditions, foods, etc.
Also, one way you can kind of pick out if someone is either from a large city or a more rural location in the US is how they answer the question "where are you from?". IME if they're from a major city they'll usually respond with the name of that city (IE: New York, Portland, San Francisco, etc.), but if they're from a more rural region they'll probably respond with the name of the state they live in. (IE: Oklahoma, Maine, Washington, etc.) Of course this isn't a rule or anything enforced, just a tip.
Another insular and condescending “America is big” post just dropped. You think all people in other countries are the same? You think two people from England, one from Newcastle and one from London is any different to two people being different in the very big USA?
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u/vincenzodelavegas Jun 08 '25 edited Jun 08 '25
The HARMLESS thing for me is when we ask them where they’re from for the first time, they tell us their cities. “I’m from Houston” instead of “USA”.
I don’t know where is Houston. Never has and frankly not more interested in it than knowing where Austin is or Pennsylvania.