Answer:
To determine the author's message, the reader should consider the words an author uses to describe the topic.
Those are all cities I believe. Even New York (Yes, it is a state. However, there is a city in New York, called "New York")
He is constantly tormenting him and his peers, and eats obnoxiously and strange types of food in the cafeteria. He attempts to expose his families cultural background and is very rude with his friends, pulling pranks on them and saying rude or indecent things about Danny to them.
