In terms of having the “marrying cousins” stereotype.
Alberta
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.
Ya I would agree likely no Alabama equivalent, but I would say the closest would maybe be Saskatchewan?
Yep. We’re Texas North, but we’re striving to be Florida.
sobs in corner
Saskatchewan is the birthplace of the NDP (Canada’s social democratic party), universal public healthcare (ever heard of Tommy Douglas?), and historically one of the pillars of the labour movement. It’s now the most conservative province, but still has tons of new immigrants, racial and cultural diversity, good education, and well funded government services. The SK NDP ruled almost continuously from 1971 to 2006.
SK is much more like midwestern farm states that were formerly pro-labour pro-union hotbeds but are now more moderate or conservative, like Iowa and Wisconsin.
This is what I was thinking. It’s Saskatchewan. But then I started reading the comments about Alberta and they’re also true. But still. It’s Saskatchewan.
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?
New mexico, Utah, not sure about the other
Most of the mid-west would be split between Saskatchewan and winnipeg
Sub New Mexico with Arizona and the fifth one is Oklahoma
Iowa
Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma
Utah
This answer is very valid. I’ve grown up around a lot of Mormons.
I’ve only been to Utah once, and it was like some creepy children-of-the-corn situation where everyone looked exactly the same. I left with the impression that everyone there is related. It was … disconcerting.
Also, more importantly, cowboys and ranching. At least back when I was a young’un out in the sticks it was commonplace to see someone wearing a cowboy hat, and rodeos were one of the major events for many small towns. In fact, one of (if not) the largest public events in Alberta is the Calgary Stampede, which is rooted in and still features many rodeo and cowboy type activities.
Oh yeah! I forgot about the ranching culture. That’s a great point. I’ve actually been to the Calgary Stampede (decades ago).
Rafael Cruz is from Alberta, so even got enough crazy to export.
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?
And yet has the lowest religiosity level in Canada, and has elected as more women as premier than any other province.
That’s the Saarland for Germany or some parts of Bayern (Bavaria) depending on who you ask
Bavaria is more like Texas and Saxony is Florida, the crazy swamp part, not the rich.
What do Bavaria and Texas families have in common?
Something something cream
Weird hats, weird music and a dangerous border in the South that must be secured at all cost
And dog whistling fascists everywhere.
Tasmania for Australia. At least they are on their own island.
England.
In Germany: Saarland
Bayern
Bayern is Texas
Nicht die Franken?
Franken ist vielleicht Kentucky oder Missouri, aber nicht Alabama.
Tasmania
How do you circumsize a Tasmanian? Kick his sister in the chin.
Every other balkan country except the one i live in.
Sardinia is something between Alabama and Scotland (🐑)
You misspelt England.
Shelbyville
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”
Wait, at which point?
This one, this one, this one.
Haha shoot I need to proofread!
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”.
People wanna say Alberta, but this is the real answer.
Yeah, there’s a lot of drunk oil hicks here, but I haven’t seen much inbreeding. Though the last time I attended an event in Rumsey I couldn’t help but wonder.
The south. It’s always the south.
The question is: does it flip after passing the equator or is the law universal for both halves of the globe?
Nah, in the UK it’s the midlands. Coventry, Birmingham, Leicester, and Loughborough can all go in the bin.
I’ve heard Australians say this about their northern territories.
Loving all the Scots embracing the United Kingdom in this thread by describing England as a part of their country 😉
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.
In Costa Rica its a subdivision of a province, San Carlos. Very famous for incest (not being taboo). In the costa rican subreddit there was a long thread about it not too long ago. The thread mostly contained anecdotal but has interesting comments; a doctor that sees lots of teenage pregnancy cases, a story of a priest that refused to continue marrying cousins in a small town.
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.
