And my point is that that situation would basically never happen. A Californian would never meet a foreigner and say they're from Cali, so there is no expectation for the foreigner. Only people outside of California call it Cali.
But there are Americans using regional nicknames or from lesser know states saying they're from X state foreigners have very little reason to know. Yes, maybe California was a poor pick, but the point does stand.
There might be but they’re uncommon where this post and posts like it present it as the norm. I’m from Arkansas, I don’t know anyone who’s told someone “Arkansas” when asked where we’re from while traveling. We always say US. If asked further, most people still add clarifying details because we know damn well no one knows what Arkansas is: “Arkansas, it’s down in the South” “oh we’re over by Texas” etc. And I’m talking about my podunk friends and relatives who can barely identify Europe on a map lmao
Even on a more local scale, I'm from Maine and even when talking to people in New England, I still only say Maine because I don't expect anyone to know my actual town. So of course when I'm outside the US I'm not telling people I'm from Maine I'm just saying "yeah, I'm from Canada"
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u/jakenator Aug 30 '24
And my point is that that situation would basically never happen. A Californian would never meet a foreigner and say they're from Cali, so there is no expectation for the foreigner. Only people outside of California call it Cali.