Why Do Americans Always Say the State Theyrefrom and Not the Country?

Why do americans always sav the state theyrefrom and not the country, whenever theynto ing themselves? Hey, hey, who are you? Where you're from? I'm bill. I'm from california. They always say the state. This is hearkening back to o. Is it like the letters? Yes, you get where they would just list the state. And this is also where i really hate the argument that many americans drag out, about how they'll say america is a big country. But then  they'll immediately follow up with, and it's so different in place.