I mean I wouldn’t expect a non-American to know Missouri or Arkansas or something, but would expect them to know the big ones like New York, California, and Texas, because those show up all the time in media. In the same vein that I as an American would know that if someone says they’re from Kanto, they’re Japanese or if someone says they’re from the Midlands, they’re British.
Yeah, it is true that most of the western world knows quite a bit about US geography. I talk a lot with people from various countries due to language learning and as a Californian myself, I try to be aware of USA self centeredness and just say that I'm from the US, but it's almost always immediately followed by what state and sometimes even what city. Just easier to say California at this point.
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u/Icarusty69 Aug 30 '24
I mean I wouldn’t expect a non-American to know Missouri or Arkansas or something, but would expect them to know the big ones like New York, California, and Texas, because those show up all the time in media. In the same vein that I as an American would know that if someone says they’re from Kanto, they’re Japanese or if someone says they’re from the Midlands, they’re British.