> one with literally several or many times more people than name a European country.

I didn't know non-puritanism scales with size! TIL!

> Pretty much everything you listed is a norm

Yes, that's exactly what I wrote. Seems you agree after all!

So, if I am just cherrypicking, where is the majority of states with uncensored radio and music? Where do you see nipples on magazines in supermarkets? Where can you say "shit", "piss", "fuck", "cunt", "cocksucker", "motherfucker", and "tits" on TV and in movies without repercussion? In which states can you bathe nude or even just topless? Or just even change on the beach? Where can I consume alcohol in public as a norm, without brown bag? Where can I simply drink in a car, as long as I am not driving, or, as a driver, not exceeding the legal alcohol limit?

> many of whom might make a Roman at their peak blush.

Man, that made me laugh out loud.

To add onto this point, many states are larger than countries in Europe. Each state is in itself a country in all but name, given the difference in values, traditions and culture. You can travel all across the US and it's exactly like travelling across Europe given the diversity.

> You can travel all across the US and it's exactly like travelling across Europe given the diversity.

Yeah, no further questions. Have you ever left the US?

While the states have much more diversity than many Europeans I've met assume (especially things like regional cuisine, or local laws) nevertheless Europe does have more diversity. American as just more similar on average than Europeans from different countries.

Uh, I'm an American who's been all over the country and my biggest complaint about travel in the US is that damn near the only diversity is the physical landscape and which regional fast food chains you see. We're extremely homogenous, with maybe a half-dozen somewhat-different (but not that different) regions. The rural/urban divide is by far our biggest one, not state-by-state or regional. Those differences are so tiny that rural/urban overwhelms them everywhere.

You can drive 500 miles in this country and feel like you haven't moved an inch.

I come from a small, conservative town, so about as American as you can get, and I just flat out don't believe you. Homogeneity in the US is a myth - simply crossing a state border can find you in a whole new world of laws, customs and traditions. I talk to friends who have travelled all over the world, and when they mention to me their experiences with new cultures, I simply shake my head and say "But I can get that same experience here."