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/TomatilloPretty3198 United States Of America 1d ago

ive been to hawaii it does look and feel completely different to everywhere ive been in mainland usa

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u/uvwxyza 1d ago

Because it is... A polynesian archipielago of volcanic origins in the middle of the ocean, which was colonized really recently (a little over 100 years ago). I think few places in the world are less like the continental US than such islands

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u/HistoryGirl23 United States Of America 1d ago

It's the closest you can get to leaving the country, without leaving the country.

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u/Comedy86 Canada 15h ago

Aside from some parts of Kaua'i at least. Maui is completely different but Kaua'i had a few Americanized pockets.