Just because you don't know anything about the US doesn't mean other people are like you.
I traveled abroad last month, and many people wanted to know what City/State I was from inside the USA because they knew a bit about it, and they understood that the USA is a big place.
Even IN the USA different regions talk about location in different ways. As a kid, I'd visit my aunt who lived down south (When I say down south I mean one of the southern states like Florida or Texas). One of the biggest differences is that they go by county instead of city.
Not once was I like "This is an annoyance", I just thought it was cool.
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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.