There's a stereotype (based in some truth) that the only states non-Americans know are Texas, California, New York, Florida, maybe Hawaii and Alaska, and maybe like 1 or 2 others. These are the big, famous states, that are in the news and where lots of media is set.
It makes sense that most people would only know them, in the same way that most Americans might know London, Birmingham, and Liverpool, but not Sheffield or Ipswich. There's an apocryphal quote, often attributed to Mark Twain or Tennessee Williams – "America has only three great cities: New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland."
But what do you know about the other cities and states? What do you think about, say, North Carolina? Are there any stereotypes in your country associated with Arkansas? Do you know anyone who's ever been to Rhode Island? And if you do have some knowledge/experience/stereotypes on one of the less famous states – why? Did you once visit Utah? Did a popular show have an American character from Oregon? Or do you just have no care or reference at all about the other states, in the same way that I have absolutely no preconceived notions or knowledge or experience about Schleswig-Holstein or Extremadura?
Inspired by the other post asking about thoughts on Texas – I was wondering "well what about all the others?"