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In terms of having the "marrying cousins" stereotype.

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[–] bradv@lemmy.ca 104 points 1 year ago (7 children)
[–] agitatedpotato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 66 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Here's a tip for Americans, if you want to annoy a Canadian ask them if they're from Alberta, if they ask why tell them they give of Alberta vibes, if you're feeling sauce just say 'Berta vibes instead of Alberta vibes.

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[–] fresh@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I don’t think Canada has an Alabama. As conservative as they are, Alberta is wealthy, highly educated, and they frequently vote for women and POC. They like β€œsmall government”, but also have some of the highest paid government workers in the country. I just don’t see much similarity.

I think the comparison to Texas is more apt because they’re both conservative petro states with center left suburban sprawl cities.

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[–] krayj@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I've always heard that Alberta is the 'Texas of Canada' (presumably for the oil & being politically conservative). But since Canada only has 10 provinces, I guess that would mean each province needs to represent 5 different US states.

If Alabama and Texas are two of them, what are the other 3 for Alberta?

[–] dom@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

New mexico, Utah, not sure about the other

Most of the mid-west would be split between Saskatchewan and winnipeg

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[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Rafael Cruz is from Alberta, so even got enough crazy to export.

I’m not Canadian, but I had a brief fling with a girl from Alberta. She had just gotten out of an 8 year relationship with a crackhead (her words, not mine) and she herself had just been released from rehab. I think I know exactly what you mean somehow

[–] Kyle@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

I would agree with this answer for the Zeitgeist of how Canadians see Albertans from a stereotypical way, and this is true for our rural population. But politically, Ontario takes the Alabama cake for voting in so many Ford's so many times. How do you guys keep doing this?

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[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 64 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tasmania for Australia. At least they are on their own island.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tasmania, reputedly home of the diamond-shaped family tree

From one of the songs in the video game Redneck Rampage, "My family tree's a STUMP."

[–] cs127@lemmy.sdf.org 64 points 1 year ago

Iranian here.

All of them.

[–] mustbe3to20signs@feddit.de 63 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's the Saarland for Germany or some parts of Bayern (Bavaria) depending on who you ask

[–] Chariotwheel@kbin.social 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bavaria is more like Texas and Saxony is Florida, the crazy swamp part, not the rich.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What do Bavaria and Texas families have in common?

Something something cream

[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Weird hats, weird music and a dangerous border in the South that must be secured at all cost

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 1 year ago

And dog whistling fascists everywhere.

[–] peter@feddit.uk 47 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ask anyone in the UK and they'll tell you the next county over from them

[–] christophski@feddit.uk 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Globulart@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

I'm from Somerset which would be a classic answer but Norfolk is still considered the one county that saves us from being the goto joke inbreds.

It's a load of bs anyway... I'm barely related to my wife at all!

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[–] T1000@lemm.ee 34 points 1 year ago
[–] Ashiette@lemmy.one 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The north, in France. Lille is the rumoured capital of cousin-inbreeding.

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Les Ch’tis

[–] greyscale@lemmy.sdf.org 26 points 1 year ago (5 children)

In the Netherlands, its gotta be Urk.

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[–] Treczoks@kbin.social 24 points 1 year ago (4 children)
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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (4 children)
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[–] Mananasi@feddit.nl 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

In the Netherlands it's Urk, although it's not a province but a municipality

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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] Delascas@feddit.uk 10 points 1 year ago

Hello my fellow Scot!

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

False. Alabama siblings never pull out

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[–] Persen@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Every other balkan country except the one i live in.

[–] sndrtj@feddit.nl 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

For the Netherlands: Katwijk, even had a genetic disease named after it.

https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katwijkse_ziekte

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[–] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sardinia is something between Alabama and Scotland (πŸ‘)

[–] T1000@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

You misspelt England.

[–] joel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 year ago

In Australia it's Tasmania

Mexico: Nuevo LeΓ³n (specifically Monterrey)

[–] nyakojiru@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] GodsKillerKirb@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Vaginal_blood_fart@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Probably Saskatchewan.

It's not Alberta, right guys? Right?

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[–] matto@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] astreus@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Loving all the Scots embracing the United Kingdom in this thread by describing England as a part of their country πŸ˜‰

[–] Pogbom@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

If they're gonna be forced to be part of the UK, they can also enjoy the privilege of shitting on it like the rest do.

[–] TvanBuuren@feddit.nl 12 points 1 year ago

The Netherlands? Urk.

[–] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

EVERY SINGLE ONE. Marrying cousins is more than common, its prrtty much standard.

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[–] Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

South mountain in Nova Scotia, Canada. There was (still is?) a family (the Goler clan) famous for poverty, sexual abuse, and inbreeding. A bunch of them were arrested for sexual abuse in the 1980s. Rumor has it, they inspired the Xfiles episode "Home".

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[–] gon@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Portuguese here. I don't think we have that at all. I guess rural areas in general get that wrap a little bit but not really.

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[–] SaanichGuy@mstdn.ca 10 points 1 year ago

@vis4valentine nota close equivalent but Alberta would be high on the list

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