[pc86]

Do you think people are confused that most major metropolitan areas are not controlled by religious groups, or that Salt Lake City is in Utah?

[irrational]

In my experience, most people outside of the USA are not very familiar with anything between NY and LA. Usually I have to tell people, I live in Oregon which is north of California. Oh, California, yes we've heard of California. I doubt the majority of the world has even heard of Utah or has any concept of where it is or that SLC is the capital of the state.

[james_s_tayler]

Utah... is that the place with the large rocks in the desert? Lots of mormons? It shows up from time to time. Oregon I have no idea. Only thing that comes to mind is the Oregon Trail?

[irrational]

Oregon was the end of the Oregon Trail, but the trail itself extended 2000+ miles back to Missouri in the center of the continent.