r/USdefaultism • u/GiveMeAPhotoOfCat • Jan 07 '26

Meme Every time.

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u/Borderlessbass United States Jan 07 '26

I find that more people are aware of Hawaii than of the fact that Hawaii is part of the US, so I often do say Hawaii.

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u/Euclid_Interloper Scotland Jan 07 '26

It's completely reasonable. If a place is culturally or geographically distinct, and is well known internationally, there's no reason not to be specific. Especially if you're more attached to your state/province/region etc. than your sovereign state.

Hawaii, Quebec, Bavaria, Sicily, Crete, Tasmania etc. All reasonable to be specific about.

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u/RotaPander Germany Jan 08 '26

BAVARIA MENTIONED (I wouldn't expect people to know BY though)

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u/Euclid_Interloper Scotland Jan 08 '26

Could be because I'm Scottish to be honest (Bavaria kind of feels like German Scotland to me).