See, that's the only reason I'm being so persistent here: you absolutely did not say "California trades with Alabama." You said something about trade, then you

See, that's the only reason I'm being so persistent here: you absolutely did not say "California trades with Alabama." You said something about trade, then you said you enjoy lots of local produce, then you said someone in Alabama "does not." Full stop. That's a statement so sloppily-worded that it's simply factually wrong. You didn't say the person in Alabama "does not enjoy as much local produce", which you maybe meant. If you assumed the audience would understand what you actually meant despite your wording, well then, all the comments taking issue with your statement should be evidence for you that they did not. In response to these comments, instead of attempting to state your point more clearly, you insult your audience's intelligence and double down, acting like what you said was perfectly clear (it wasn't) and we're all just "offended" (we're not). I'm only trying to point out-- because you seem genuinely incredulous at some of the responses you've received-- how much the above communication style makes you sound like a belligerent asshole to anyone with regular human feelings. If you can't see that, I'm afraid you'll continue to have these "I don't get why everyone's got such an attitude, I literally only said x !" moments.