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Old 10-08-2014, 05:02 AM
 
Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands
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In addition to those, Minnesota is well-known in Norway for all the Norwegian-Americans living there.
I think the more South you go in Europe the lower people rank Minnesota on name recognition.
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Old 10-08-2014, 07:51 AM
 
Location: Kent, UK/ Cranston, US
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I doubt that most people are even aware that there is a federal state called "Washington". Most people would probably confuse it with Washington D.C. Most people have heard of Seattle, though.

As for Colorado: Many people probably know Beaver Creek and Aspen because of the skiing world cup, but I doubt that they know in which state they are. Personally, I thought that Beaver Creek was in Canada when I was younger

And yeah, Nevada is certainly better known than the two above. But you are right: only because of Las Vegas.
I think a lot of people know Colorodo because of South Park(tv show)
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Old 10-08-2014, 08:08 AM
 
Location: Hong Kong / Vienna
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I think a lot of people know Colorodo because of South Park(tv show)
Mhm, even though I'm quite familiar with South Park I didn't realize that the stories are set in Colorado
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Old 10-08-2014, 08:37 AM
 
Location: Gatineau, Québec
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Mhm, even though I'm quite familiar with South Park I didn't realize that the stories are set in Colorado
There are lots of subcultures out there. Many Europeans and people in other countries are interested in skiing and so would know Colorado because of Vail and Aspen.

I've met young Finnish girls who had heard of Winnipeg because hockey star Teemu Selanne played there for many years.

And so on...
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Old 10-08-2014, 08:43 AM
 
Location: Gatineau, Québec
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That struck me too, I rarely hear about Nevada. But Las Vegas is in Nevada, and it is one of the top tourism destinations in America.
I'd suspect most people around the world might know Las Vegas without necessarily knowing its is in a state called Nevada.

For many places in the world, people aren't always aware of the sub-national entity it is located in, unless it's world-famous (like California) or shares a name with the city itself (like New York).

For example, I know Helsinki but had look up Uusimaa.
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Old 10-08-2014, 09:10 AM
 
Location: San Diego, California Republic
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I'd suspect most people around the world might know Las Vegas without necessarily knowing its is in a state called Nevada.

For many places in the world, people aren't always aware of the sub-national entity it is located in, unless it's world-famous (like California) or shares a name with the city itself (like New York).

For example, I know Helsinki but had look up Uusimaa.
I think this is true. When I was in Seattle, I remember talking to tourists who were confused about seeing the name Washington around. One guy even asked if Seattle was the capital because he knows Washington is the capital and was wondering if this were the city. I told him that Washington is the state Seattle is in like San Francisco is in California. Then the light-bulb went on. I asked if he had visited the nations capital and he was he was but thought that was on the east coast. I told him it was. Basically after a few minutes, he realized that one of our states shared the name with our capital city on the other side of the country.
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Old 10-08-2014, 09:13 AM
 
Location: Gatineau, Québec
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I think this is true. When I was in Seattle, I remember talking to tourists who were confused about seeing the name Washington around. One guy even asked if Seattle was the capital because he knows Washington is the capital and was wondering if this were the city. I told him that Washington is the state Seattle is in like San Francisco is in California. Then the light-bulb went on. I asked if he had visited the nations capital and he was he was but thought that was on the east coast. I told him it was. Basically after a few minutes, he realized that one of our states shared the name with our capital city on the other side of the country.
Yeah, these nuances can escape you even when visiting a region. I suspect many of the tourists who visit Rome don't know they are in "Lazio". They are simply visiting Rome in Italy.
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Old 10-08-2014, 03:09 PM
 
Location: Paris, ÃŽle-de-France, France
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In addition to those, Minnesota is well-known in Norway for all the Norwegian-Americans living there.
I sorta have a fantasy about Minnesota and the Upper Midwest region because the unique Nordic/Viking cultures in America, often call their nickname New Scandinavia.
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Old 10-08-2014, 03:23 PM
 
Location: Finland
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For example, I know Helsinki but had look up Uusimaa.
The provinces of Finland don't have any more than a symbolic value these days, and the modern provinces don't even follow the borders of the historical provinces of Finland. As they have no legislative function, I wouldn't expect any foreigner to know the Finnish provinces, except perhaps a Swede interested in history.

Uusimaa means "New Land", coined by the Swedish colonists in the 12th century.
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Old 10-08-2014, 03:55 PM
 
Location: Buena Park, Orange County, California
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I sorta have a fantasy about Minnesota and the Upper Midwest region because the unique Nordic/Viking cultures in America, often call their nickname New Scandinavia.
heh. I have a similar thing, but with Louisiana and creole culture. Though I'm sure they don't all look like Beyoncé. LOL.
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