Hi all,
Bit of a weird one, but I'm Australian, just finished a trip to New Zealand. When meeting other travellers or doing tours, naturally we all get asked the question "Where are you from?" I usually answer with "Australia", and maybe if I know the others are also Australian, I'll say my town. I really noticed on this trip that many Americans will just say their town/state/city when you ask this question. Totally fine if that's New York City, like one traveller I met, you'd be brain damaged not to know it. But so many times I'd ask "Where are you from?" and I'd get "osbjdjenndbdjw" (just emphasising how I had no idea what they were talking about). Then, I'd pretty much have to ask if that is the US or Canada, which I would have only determined by the accent (sorry Canadians, I have to listen to someone talk for a while before I can determine whether the accent is Canadian or not).
Just made me wonder how everyone answers this question and whether that changes based on where you travel. For example, if you're from a European nation travelling within another European nation, are you more likely to say your town than you would if you were travelling elsewhere? Or would you just say your country? If you do answer with your city/state/town instead of your country, why? Is it a cultural thing? Or is there an assumption that your town is very well known (again, New York City, totally get that), if so why?