Do people associate themselves more with a region, such as seeing themselves as a Southerner or a New Englander or is it common to identify with their state?
Except for the common ones you mentioned like
southerner or
new englander, and perhaps
mid-westerner, I think people here in the US identify more with their state rather than region.
For reasons I don't fully understand. Im the son of an immigrant so I was raised identifying more with my parents country and our culture, it was everywhere I went. But, I think it may have something to do with supporting sports teams. There's a big affiliation with team and state. Both professional and collegiate so it covers a (lot)* of ground.
*don't want to piss off Rrhain spelling it (alot).
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