Both things can be true, but it’s funny that two opposite sounding replies came to this one comment about US politics.

  • Altrex@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    This is something I think gets lost in discussions a lot. The USA is massive and fragmented, the fragmentation being intentional with state individuality.

    I remember a German family that thought they could easily do LA, Vegas, and the Grand Canyon in a couple of days.

    • Ech@lemm.ee
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      4 days ago

      The US has more similarities to the EU diversity-wise than almost any other individual nation.

      • AppleTea@lemmy.zip
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        4 days ago

        We all speak the same language, I don’t think that comparison holds up.

        • subtleorbit@lemmy.world
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          3 days ago

          I love that you made one, single, tiny point to the contrary and decided that was enough

          • AppleTea@lemmy.zip
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            3 days ago

            Because there was only one point made? The US is pretty damn homogeneous compared to the EU.

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              3 days ago

              You’re the first person to bring up language? As if that’s the only thing that can differ between places lmao.

              • AppleTea@lemmy.zip
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                3 days ago

                Having different languages is kinda a big deal. It means different stories growing up, different cultural practices, different emphasis across different interpretations of history. Americans may have a lot of geography between each other, but the cultural difference isn’t all that wide.

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                    3 days ago

                    If you say so.

                    How does it compare to the difference between Finland and Greece?