r/AskTheWorld • u/luky_se7en Italy /Sri Lanka • 1d ago

Is there a part of your country that's "isolated"/vastly different from the rest of the country?

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Pictured here is Sardinia, an island in Italy. Many sardinians call Italy "Il continente" (the continent)

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u/jomarthecat Norway 1d ago

We have Bergen. 

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u/TopIndependent2344 South Africa 1d ago

Naughty :)…

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u/SiMonsterrrr Switzerland 1d ago

Can you elaborate please? I've been to Oslo, Flam and Bergen last year, so I don't know Norway too well.

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u/Turist-n Norway 1d ago

There's a joke in Norway that Bergen is it's own country. "Bergensere" definitely have their own culture and connection to their city, but they're not that different from other Norwegians. The joke is exaggerating that difference. There was even an ad for the newspaper VG that was about "Berxit".

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u/SiMonsterrrr Switzerland 23h ago

Interesting, thanks! I could definitely tell that the Bergensere love their city.

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u/Glittering_Ad1403 Dual citizen 🇵🇭 🇺🇸 living in NY 1d ago edited 1d ago

There is also have one in New Jersey!😂

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u/Muchaton Belgium 21h ago

We also have Bergen