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Non Americans, what province is the "Alabama" of your country? (lemmy.ml)

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In terms of having the "marrying cousins" stereotype.

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[-] bradv@lemmy.ca 103 points 10 months ago

Alberta

[-] agitatedpotato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 65 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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 10 months ago

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 “small 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 10 months ago

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 10 months ago

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 10 months ago

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

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[-] cs127 69 points 10 months ago

Iranian here.

All of them.

[-] mustbe3to20signs@feddit.de 63 points 10 months ago

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

[-] Chariotwheel@kbin.social 37 points 10 months ago

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

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[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 62 points 10 months ago

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

[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 26 points 10 months ago

Tasmania, reputedly home of the diamond-shaped family tree

[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 13 points 10 months ago

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

[-] peter@feddit.uk 47 points 10 months ago

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

[-] christophski@feddit.uk 21 points 10 months ago

Yep. Norfolk, full of em.

[-] Globulart@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months 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 40 points 10 months ago

England.

[-] Ashiette@lemmy.one 32 points 10 months ago

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

[-] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

Les Ch’tis

[-] greyscale 28 points 10 months ago

In the Netherlands, its gotta be Urk.

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[-] Treczoks@kbin.social 24 points 10 months ago

In Germany: Saarland

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[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago

Tasmania

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[-] Mananasi@feddit.nl 20 points 10 months ago

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 10 months ago

England

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[-] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 19 points 10 months ago

Sardinia is something between Alabama and Scotland (🐑)

[-] T1000@lemm.ee 13 points 10 months ago

You misspelt England.

[-] matto@lemm.ee 19 points 10 months ago

Shelbyville

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[-] joel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 10 months ago

In Australia it's Tasmania

[-] Persen@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

Every other balkan country except the one i live in.

[-] CanadaPlus 16 points 10 months ago

Probably Saskatchewan.

It's not Alberta, right guys? Right?

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[-] sndrtj@feddit.nl 16 points 10 months ago

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

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

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[-] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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

[-] Whisper06@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 10 months ago

India?

[-] astreus@lemmy.ml 15 points 10 months ago

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

[-] Pogbom@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months 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.

[-] manapropos@lemmy.basedcount.com 14 points 10 months ago

Mexico: Nuevo León (specifically Monterrey)

[-] AceQuorthon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 10 months ago

Either Skåne or anything far up north in Sweden.

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[-] mrsgreenpotato@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 10 months ago

Podlasie in Poland, definitely. My friend's parents have both the same maiden name despite not being closely related. Their whole village has basically the same surname.

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[-] nyakojiru@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 10 months ago

What is Alabama?

[-] GodsKillerKirb@sh.itjust.works 16 points 10 months ago

The US incest state.

[-] Vaginal_blood_fart@sh.itjust.works 16 points 10 months ago

One of the incest states.

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[-] Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 13 points 10 months ago

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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[-] InactiveBeef@lemm.ee 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Speaking only on the incest stereotype, Spanish Wells in the Bahamas. They’re known for strictly dating and marrying other fellow islanders, which at this point is basically one large family.

Edit to remove the double “at this point”

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[-] TvanBuuren@feddit.nl 12 points 10 months ago

The Netherlands? Urk.

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