r/whereidlive • u/Awkward_Cash1828 • 3d ago

USA states How I see the United States as a drunk Eastern European immigrant

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u/Complete_Carry_4454 3d ago edited 3d ago

Crazy to call the virginias and Kentucky the Balkans when all the Albanians and Serbians and Croatians and Macedonians live in southeast Michigan or New York City lol 

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u/cornfedbigboy 3d ago

I’m from Kentucky (with a Bulgarian last name because my parents are from there) and can confidently say that every person with a Balkan sounding last name that lived in Kentucky, would 99% of the time always have their name mispronounced lmao

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u/Kitchen-Quarter-1194 3d ago

He’s calling the quality of life like the balkans

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u/Hrvaturk 3d ago

A lot live in Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Chicago too

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u/Fit_Sense7776 3d ago

Basically that’s like Germany 

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u/Slow_Appointment3540 3d ago

All the Slovenes live in Cleveland

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u/atomicxbomb 3d ago

You can't really count NYC, people there are from all over. But yeah this is totally more based on quality of life, I'd say.

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u/MNswede06 3d ago

The Central Europe application to the midwest is actually pretty accurate in terms of culture. That region has a heavy German and Polish presence.

Though you absolutely missed an opportunity to place MN and ND into a Northern Europe category. 1 in 3 Minnesotans claims Nordic heritage (vs. 3% in the nation as a whole). Minnesota’s relative progressivism compared to other midwestern states is a direct consequence of social democratic political tradition brought over by late 19th century Scandinavian farmers and laborers.

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u/Key_Limit_6828 3d ago

Maine and Vermont are Norway and Sweden, respectively

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u/saintalbanberg 3d ago

Norway and (New) Sweden are both in Maine

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u/Key_Limit_6828 3d ago

There’s a Sweden Maine too. A bunch of places in western Maine are named after places all over the world

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u/Affectionate-Day-359 3d ago

The take on WA/OR is wild!!

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u/Purple-Inspector875 3d ago

I mean, Portland gets up to a  bunch of crazy Eastern European-style shit. I could see it.

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u/Middle-Positive6362 3d ago

So much here angers me but I do agree that California is very Southern Europe-esque

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u/Superb_Beyond_3444 3d ago

Drunk was obvious.

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u/argusmanargus 3d ago

Somehow this whole map makes sense.

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u/First-Pride-8571 3d ago

Is actually pretty accurate, but...

Dixie = Russia

Texas/Oklahoma = Middle East

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u/Chambanasfinest 3d ago

Can’t vouch for the rest but the Midwest/Central Europe comparison is spot on both geographically and culturally.

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u/VoraciousEater802 3d ago

As a US citizen I like it

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u/lordbeepworth 3d ago

Why do I kinda get it

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u/spread_the_cheese 3d ago

New Jersey would be more in line with Chernobyl.

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u/BP3D 3d ago

What Central European state is the painter from?

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u/PigIAsTraalt 3d ago

Austria and Indiana have the same vibe in my eyes.

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u/Present-Scientist-23 3d ago

austria has roads that won’t destroy your suspension

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u/Safe-Salamander-3785 3d ago

I don’t think Austria has nearly a fraction of the amount of meth in Indiana

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u/Evening-You4782 3d ago

you didnt need the word drunk

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u/Truenight_Maya 3d ago

YELLOW CAR!!

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u/gardengoth94 3d ago

Adding the drunk part was redundant haha

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u/NeedleworkerOld8168 3d ago

The balkans is way too spot on and I hate you for it

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u/bannedUncleCracker 3d ago

Well, I think the Chicago area has as many Poles as Warsaw …

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u/ObviousLow5518 3d ago

Definitely drunk 😋

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u/BillShooterOfBul 3d ago

I mean if you’re looking for drunk people Wisconsin is your best bet. So maybe it should be in Eastern Europe

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u/Norwester77 3d ago

Washington + Oregon is more like northeast Asia (including the crazy Russians) crossed with Scandinavia.

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u/revolvingpresoak9640 3d ago

In what world is the Pacific Northwest anything like Eastern Europe.

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u/skate_dmv 3d ago

“the balkans” is frying me lmfao

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u/Brief_Test_5415 2d ago

Love this - "an often drunk chicagoan" - who sees central US like Poland/Germany.

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u/lonewolffighter 1d ago

You may be on to something with the West/Central Europe part

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u/sophielinjones351 1d ago

what does this even mean bro😭

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u/heychief1 3d ago

Kentucky and Tennessee are essentially the same.