The disucussion started by dgeigh in Q&A, and our subsequent posts on how we say where we're from made me wonder.

How do you state where you're from?

Me, for example, if I'm talking to somebody from outside of Canada, I'll say I'm from Montreal, Canada. When talking with a Canadian, I'll just say I'm from Montreal. I don't need to state my province, they'll know I'm from Quebec because Montreal is a big city.

Just like people from Moose Jaw don't have to say they're from Saskatchewan or people from Toronto say they're from Ontario.

BUT, somebody from Mont St Michel would have to add Quebec because it's a teeny town nobody but its 250 inhabitants know.

Now, I'd assume that people everywhere do it this way...but from being here at AWAD for many years, I've learned that assuming something like that can be totally wrong.

So, how do you say where you're from? To somebody in your country, and to somebody from out of your country?