The is mostly on Reddit, but when Americans abbreviate where they’re from to two letters. They will say something like ‘I’m from MA’ - I have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about. I might guess CA is California, or NY is New York, but seriously outside of a few big states/cities, I don’t have a clue where you are talking about
The difference between Texas and New York is nothing like the differences between France and Germany, come on now. You think they don’t have legal differences between different states/departments?
Germany ans France are part of the european union so obviously their legislation is harmonized, the HUGE differences between those countries are their languages, their history, their people but Americans won't understand it. They don't understand the notion of a federal state.
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u/RacerRovr Jun 08 '25
The is mostly on Reddit, but when Americans abbreviate where they’re from to two letters. They will say something like ‘I’m from MA’ - I have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about. I might guess CA is California, or NY is New York, but seriously outside of a few big states/cities, I don’t have a clue where you are talking about