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In terms of having the "marrying cousins" stereotype.

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[–] bradv@lemmy.ca 94 points 2 years ago (5 children)
[–] agitatedpotato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 62 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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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[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years 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

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[–] cs127@lemmy.sdf.org 64 points 2 years ago

Iranian here.

All of them.

[–] mustbe3to20signs@feddit.de 60 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] Chariotwheel@kbin.social 35 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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

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[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 58 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 22 points 2 years ago

Tasmania, reputedly home of the diamond-shaped family tree

[–] peter@feddit.uk 41 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] christophski@feddit.uk 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] Globulart@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years 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 36 points 2 years ago
[–] Ashiette@lemmy.one 28 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

Les Ch’tis

[–] greyscale@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 2 years ago (5 children)

In the Netherlands, its gotta be Urk.

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[–] Treczoks@kbin.social 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (4 children)
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[–] Mananasi@feddit.nl 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

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[–] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] T1000@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago

You misspelt England.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 2 years ago (4 children)
[–] Delascas@feddit.uk 10 points 2 years ago

Hello my fellow Scot!

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[–] Persen@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

Every other balkan country except the one i live in.

[–] matto@lemm.ee 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] joel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 years ago

In Australia it's Tasmania

[–] astreus@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 years 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 13 points 2 years 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.

[–] sndrtj@feddit.nl 15 points 2 years 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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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Probably Saskatchewan.

It's not Alberta, right guys? Right?

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[–] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

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

[–] AceQuorthon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Either SkΓ₯ne or anything far up north in Sweden.

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[–] mrsgreenpotato@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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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[–] Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years 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".

[–] TvanBuuren@feddit.nl 12 points 2 years ago

The Netherlands? Urk.

Mexico: Nuevo LeΓ³n (specifically Monterrey)

[–] Grimble@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Alberta, and definitely traces of it in the Maritimes kkkanada

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[–] iByteABit@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (4 children)

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?

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[–] InactiveBeef@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

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 β€œat this point”

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[–] nyakojiru@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 years ago

What is Alabama?

[–] gon@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

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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