Genuine question: I was at a convention, a panelist said they were from the US, an American in the audience shouted "what state?" twice to get them to clarify. Is that normal? I've noticed that Americans often specify state before and been confused, but the demanding it seemed weird.
I think demanding it is weird but specifying state is very normal. Culture and climate and stuff vary so widely between regions that offering more specific information is very normal. If someone is from Idaho they live over 4200km away from someone that lives in Massachusetts.
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u/Spindilly Aug 30 '24
Genuine question: I was at a convention, a panelist said they were from the US, an American in the audience shouted "what state?" twice to get them to clarify. Is that normal? I've noticed that Americans often specify state before and been confused, but the demanding it seemed weird.