#like i think that’s why non-americans get quite annoyed by this like new york vs new jersey stuff

[cithaerons]

i think it’s true that americans generally tend to feel more attached to their state than their country (especially liberal / left-leaning americans) but i also think it’s true that the attachment americans feel to their state generally doesn’t very closely resemble the attachment that people from IE europe or asia have to their region….. here it’s mostly Jokes, and the differences that exist are very superficial. elsewhere those differences are often very very deep and real and culturally / politically / historically / linguistically significant.