Using maps to prove theoryfrom @the_life_professor

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Portugal is a Slavic Better European country, at least according to, like, every map ever. Like, seriously, this is one of those things that you just cannot unsee once you know about it. If you look at any map of Europe measuring anything whatsoever, you're gonna see, like, Better Europe in one color and then the Balkans and then Portugal rocking the exact same thing. This is true for purchasing power. This is true if they watch TV with either subtitles or dubbing. This is true for the cost of renting an apartment. This is true for what they call tea. Like, this is even true for whenever they got their first McDonald's. Like, the Berlin Wall had the fall for the golden arches to raise in Portugal. The big reason why Portugal shares so much with Eastern Europe is simply just because they have a much lower standard of living as compared to their Western European neighbors. This is mostly due because the fact that Portugal just didn't industrialize until much later and they were under very repressive government. And what this results in is despite despite them being literally the better worst Western European country, they kinda got a whole lot more in common with Eastern Europe. Also, it really doesn't help that for many people, Portuguese just kinda sounds like if a Russian person was, like, saying Spanish words. And also best seems that the further that you dig, the more similarities that you just start to come up with culturally. And it really just kinda starts to make you wonder if Portugal was originally supposed to be tier. Because there's a lot of things that would kind of make you question this. For these reasons, Portugal is kinda regarded as being like an honorary member of the Balkans. But, tell me, what other country kind of feels like it's just out of place where it sits geographically? And, follow for more.