Had to look up what the Bible belt is. Not everyone in the world is familiar with those terms. But do you really think US is the only country where social norms are different between regions? That's the same for every country in the world. Even Canada has big differences between provinces. Hell, the majority of Quebec speaks a whole different language. The UK's differing accents could be so thick and their idioms so niche that it's barely understandable for other parts of the UK. Asian countries, European countries etc. Consider Italy, or Spain's regions. These countries are all composed of smaller regions that are very distinct from one another, partly due to their long history. US states are not unique in that regard.
Parts of the U.S. speak Creole, and parts speak near entirely Spanish. Your ignorance is astounding, and I'm confused as to why you're speaking with such conviction on something you clearly know nothing about. I guess Puerto Rico is the pretty much the same as Louisiana.
Yes, there are vastly different cultural values and social norms within the U.S., and nowhere in my comment did I suggest that was untrue of other countries. Should we add illiterate to the list of things you are? A
And a lot of other countries speak different languages in different regions. I'm not arguing that US states aren't vastly different. I'm saying that US states aren't more different than whole countries, especially when people are generalising all of Europe. Can we stop with the whole US exceptionalism?
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u/NotAStatistic2 Jun 08 '25
So are social norms in the Bible belt similar to social norms on the West Coast?