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thatlittledandere · 1 year ago

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I love learning about regional differences within countries or even regions. It's an American internet so even I know that New Yorkers are on a whole 'nother level of exceptionalism and being from Brooklyn specifically Means Something. Tell me, how does the rest of Brazil feel about people from Rio? What sets the Quebecuois apart, aside from speaking French? Does South Africa have stereotypes about people speaking all the different languages they have? Does being closer to North or South America mean something in Mexico? Italy hasn't been one cohesive country for very long, how shattered is it still? Etc etc etc tell me about regional stereotypes in your dear homeland Ethiopia make it a fight if you have to. I want to HEAR

#venlapost #like try not to be outright racist (not that I'm an expert on that) but aside from that #the innocuous things #this was spurred by the differences between east and west in Finland #I've tried to be vague about where i live but it's probably not TOO distinguishing to say i grew up in the west and now live in the east #and it's a common idea that people from savolax and karelia (east) are friendlier and more sociable than ostrobothnia (west)#(there are three ostrobothnias. you still know nothing about me. moving on)#and now that I'm closer to the eastern border I've also been made aware of the differences between north and south karelia #and how strong confirmation bias ban be lol #like. if someone happens to come by when we're on a break we invite them to join #and to me that's like 'oh how nice the eastern Finland hospitality in action :)'#while. i mean. if that happened in my hometown. would they really NOT do that #it is easier to imagine someone getting up and taking them to another room to talk so the rest can finish their coffee in peace #but isn't that more about the personalities of the people present?#in high school i had a substitute teacher from savolax #(who decided to translate it into savolax in English anyway. why are there three extra letters)#and he said that when you invite someone over to your house where he's from you'll prepare a whole meal to eat together #while over here you take guests to the living room for an hour before giving them a cup of coffee #and MAYBE some dry leftover... sweet buns idk how to translate it #he thought we were SO inhospitable #and i thought 'that's not true my mom always bakes like three different things to offer evening guests :('#before remembering. my parents moved to my hometown as adults. my mom is karelian #and her behavior in general is. VERY in line with the stereotypes lol #and how in some ways i feel some details about daily life suit me better here where i live now #i may have grown up in ostrobothnia but my roots are in the east and most of my extended family live all around savolax #so. maybe topelius was right and we DO have different tribes here #this got. longer than intended. finnish portion over go argue about YOUR east/west dichotomy

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