Prolly depends on where they are from, I’m from SoCal and was convinced that New York was a city state until I was like 11. I could see other people having the same thought for even longer if they aren’t told explicitly like how my history and geography classes did, looking at you Utah and your idiotic claim that you guys colonized San Bernardino, you cunts.
It’s not entirely wrong to think of nyc that way. It’s not strictly true, but practically the city dictates much of the state’s politics. It’s similar with Chicago and Illinois.
Prolly depends on where they are from, I’m from SoCal and was convinced that New York was a city state until I was like 11. I could see other people having the same thought for even longer if they aren’t told explicitly like how my history and geography classes did, looking at you Utah and your idiotic claim that you guys colonized San Bernardino, you cunts.
It’s not entirely wrong to think of nyc that way. It’s not strictly true, but practically the city dictates much of the state’s politics. It’s similar with Chicago and Illinois.