People who have never been to L.A. really have no idea how insanely huge it is. Driving to my apartment from the start of city (before you even get to L.A. county) and having the city just keep going and going and going for two hours and not because of traffic jams is something you have to experience to truly understand.
There are states in other countries.
It’s pretty obvious what people mean when they are referring to the states. When referring to states that are not the United States of America, we usually use the word country. Context provided indicates we are specifically talking about the USA in this post. Thank you for playing the smart ass game