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Seriously, I can’t believe people try to say its not really the south. Like its literally the furthest south you can go in the US.

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It’s like Austria. Sure, technically they’re German, but they’re their own thing

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“Austria is German(y)” was pushed by a very specific group for a very specific purpose.

The word you want is Germanic. There is a very important distinction between the national and ethnic or cultural terms here.

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Thank you, seriously wasn’t trying to make fascist arguments, I promise. Just trying to make a comparison and why certain things can’t always be grouped together

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Goddamn don’t let Austrians hear you just called them German

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4 points

Hawaii would like a word.

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Please, they are like middle earth.

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And Puerto Rico would also

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