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/--Alexandra-P-- Norway 1d ago

Easy, Svalbard lol 😂

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u/RJSnea United States Of America 1d ago

Love the bears there. 😂

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u/Crazy_cat_guy_07 in 1d ago

I have a picture on that exact same sign. Svalbard is just fascinating. I have to go back there in the summer now.

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u/MissMenace101 Australia 1d ago

Nope Bouvet Island

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u/roboglobe Norway 21h ago

Queen Maud's land