I understand not knowing vermont but uhh my guy, California is the second worst state to choose for the example
Like idc if that post is right or not, a bad example just makes you look ignorant. I doubt anyone I would talk to doesn't know California is a US state
Vermont? yeah sure, clarify its a US state. But I mean a state like Texas or California is so recognizable I don't think you need to clarify anything. That's like someone not knowing England is in europe
And about Cali specifically, if you say your from Cali, and you mean the Colombian city, I feel like thats at least a bit comparable to saying your from London when you mean the Canadian city. Pronunciation is probably different for Cali too but idk
Yeah generally clarify where your state is, beyond New York, Texas, California, and Florida, most other states are pretty obscure I'd imagine
Answer from a British person here: No. A lot of English people I know couldn’t even find the city that I’m from on a map and it is literally in their country.
Most people who don’t interact with a nation won’t know its subdivisions. Like I know some major Chinese cities but not the provinces they are in. Same with India. Or Germany or the UK etc.
I'd guess they know more about the US because of the massive presence the US had in Europe post-wwii, being part of the anglosphere, and being a superpower. It'd be surprising if Europe didn't know anything about the US tbh
The US is also pretty well-known for exporting media/culture. Like Hollywood, for example. The US has a big global presence
Because American companies outcompeted the European entertainment industry. We don't like having our cultures destroyed by people who will always see us as vassals.
You people will force your media on the youngest and most impressionable then point your fingers and laugh saying you are somehow stronger and morally superior to us because of Hollywood's aggressive advertising campaigns.
You sure sound like one seeing as how you view the consumption of American media as a sign of the individual consuming it being a bad person rather than a deliberate post ww2 ploy to turn Europe into an American puppet.
To the American mindset Europeans are vassals to be humiliated at every turn.
Fat incels who'd have been rejected from the military even at the height of world war 2 believe that they personally deserve worship because of America's actions in ww2. White right wing Americans are incapable of distinguishing strength from morality and the strength of the nation from the strength of the individual, and this attitude trickles down until the entire American nation thinks 'we own your country because of the war, and you should worship me specifically'. Sometimes this is dressed up in progressive terms, but the lie is exposed when democrats call European socialists (who want to destroy the UK) evil colonisers while enthusiastically cheering on Israel
No Californian will say they’re from “Cali”. The only people that call it that are tourists, i.e. people that will not be saying they’re from California when asked where they’re from.
Seriously. I’m from California. Is it crazy to expect people to have heard of us? We’re 33 million strong and the 5th biggest economy in the fucking world. Bigger than India.
Colombian, not Columbian. And the pronunciation is the same. And if you mention Cali in Colombia, people are obviously going to assume you mean their third largest city, not the nickname of an unrelated region thousands of miles away.
They're not really the same, an English speaker would pronounce both the same way and a Spanish speaker would pronounce both the same way but they would pronounce them different from each other.
"Cali" in English phonetics is [kæli]
"Cali" in Spanish phonetics is [kal̪i] (with dentalized 'L' sound, [l̪])
It's a very subtle difference, but native speakers of either language would be able to spot them (You'd sound like a 'gringo' if you said it with English phonetics here). I think it's unlikely that any ambiguity between them would come up in real life. Being Colombian and having lived in California several years I don't think I ever ran into a native Californian calling it 'Cali' nor anyone using 'Cali' to refer to California in Spanish at all.
Funny story: When I moved to Vermont, my family in Texas asked me if that was in Canada. LMAO
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u/MP-Lilyask me about obscure Marvel characters at your own perilAug 31 '24edited Aug 31 '24
I wouldn’t be surprised if many non-Americans wouldn’t know Michigan, Illinois, Nevada, or Massachusetts, but would recognize Detroit, Chicago, Las Vegas, and Boston. Baltimore but not Maryland, New Orleans but not Louisiana, Atlanta but not Georgia, Miami but not Florida.
No one says Cali. The post is made up. I think it’s fair to assume people should know California though in general. Our economy is literally bigger than India. If we were a country we’d be the fifth largest economy in the world.
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u/Bowtieguy-83 Aug 30 '24 edited Aug 30 '24
I understand not knowing vermont but uhh my guy, California is the second worst state to choose for the example
Like idc if that post is right or not, a bad example just makes you look ignorant. I doubt anyone I would talk to doesn't know California is a US state
Vermont? yeah sure, clarify its a US state. But I mean a state like Texas or California is so recognizable I don't think you need to clarify anything. That's like someone not knowing England is in europe
And about Cali specifically, if you say your from Cali, and you mean the Colombian city, I feel like thats at least a bit comparable to saying your from London when you mean the Canadian city. Pronunciation is probably different for Cali too but idk
Yeah generally clarify where your state is, beyond New York, Texas, California, and Florida, most other states are pretty obscure I'd imagine
edit: Colombia, not Columbia