What are the two most culturally different parts of your country?

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Easy_Society4425@reddit

Prekmurje, I understand nothing from Prekmurščina. Also my native is not Slovenian but German dialect and the generation of my grade grandma were not speaking Slovenian in her village but that was only one small village in the Alps

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Incvbvs666@reddit

Subotica... looks like any Central European city, especially with the colorful secessionist architecture. Novi Pazar... you'll think you've ended up somewhere in Turkey.

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Typical-Froyo-642@reddit

Slovenia and Macedonia for Yugoslavia.

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Typical-Froyo-642@reddit

Slovenia and Macedonia for Yugoslavia.

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jaunmilijej@reddit

The east and South East vs the rest of the country.

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Overall-Passion8613@reddit

What’s the difference? I’ve never been to Turkey and I’m curious

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jaunmilijej@reddit

Majority Kurdish areas, so an entirely different language and culture. Overall way more conservative, clans are a real thing there. Economy mostly bases on agriculture. DEM Party strongholds (party for minority rights with ties to the PKK). It’s the part of Turkey that definitely IS middle eastern, not just a feeling or a melting pot of different cultures.

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defnotachicken@reddit

Even our own people spreading false information about our country. There is no city where Kurdish is the majority spoken language. In southeast yes you are right there is some cities like that but in the East Anatolia region you can't name a city that spokes majority Kurdish.

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jaunmilijej@reddit

denial is hell of a mental process

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defnotachicken@reddit

Denial of what? Kütük nüfus olarak Doğu Anadolu bölgesinde Kürt çoğunluklu 1 ya da 2 şehir vardı yanlış hatırlamıyorsam ve oranlar 50 55 civarında. Bütün Kürtlerin ana dili Kürtçe de değil. Bana örnek ver diyorum sen bana ne yazıyorsun.

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jaunmilijej@reddit

Erzurum ilinin güney yarısı, Muş, Ağrı, Iğdır’ın önemli bir oranı, Tunceli, VAN, HAKKARİ. Again, denial is hell of a mental process.

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defnotachicken@reddit

Tunceli'nin yarısından fazlası Zaza, Zazalar Kürt değil, Erzurum %75 oranında Türk, Igdirin çoğunluğu Azerbaycan kökenli Türklerden oluşuyor orada konuşulan Türkçe ile Azerbaycan Türkçesi çok benzerdir. Van ve Hakkari aklımda Güney Doğu diye kalmış, Ağrı ve Muş ise bahsettiğim 2 şehir çoğunluk olarak Kürtçe konusuyorlarmis orası da benim hatam. Ben ne kadar az hatirliyorsam sen de o kadar bol keseden salliyorsun bu arada. En azından ben yanlışimi kabul ettim.

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jaunmilijej@reddit

Iğdır -> karışık nüfus, etnik grupların siyasi tercihlerine göre istatistiklere bakıp seçim sonuçlarını göz önüne alırsak Kürtler çoğunluk veya yoğun bir azınlık oluşturmakta Tunceli -> hak veriyorum, Zazaca dilbilimsel bakımdan Kürtçeden farklı, ama genel konuya gelirsek, TR’nin gerisinden farklı (ve Kürtlere çok daha yakın) bir kültür ve dil oluşturduğundan burada genelleme yapılarak aynı kategoriye koyulabilir (çok titizden Kürt/Zaza diyelim) Erzurum -> dediğim gibi, ilin (şehir ve il farkını öğrenin artık tanrı aşkına) güney yarısı çoğunluk olarak Kürtçe konuşuyor. Şimdi bunları Van, Hakkari ve Muş’la birlikte Güneydoğu Anadolu ile birlikte topluyoruz ve ortaya Kürtçe’nin çoğunluk oluşturan coğrafi bir bölge oluşuyor ☺️ İdeolojik olarak sana uymayabilir ama gerçekler fikir ve hislerini umursamaz kanka

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defnotachicken@reddit

Malatya, Erzincan, Erzurum'un çoğunluğu, Kars, Ardahan, Bingöl Elazığ. Sırf şehir sayısıyla nasıl çoğunluk ilan ediyorsun? Nüfus bakımından Doğu Anadolu bölgesi genel itibariyle çoğunluğu Türkçe konuşan bir bölge. Tartışmanın başlarında yanlışlarım olduğunu kabul ediyorum fakat Doğu Anadolu'da Kürtçe konuşan insan çoğunluğu olduğunu iddia etmen hala çok absürt.

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jaunmilijej@reddit

Cevabımı Doğu ve Güney Doğu Anadolu’yu bir arada söylediğim için şu şekilde düşünmen gerekir (tamamen uydurduğum sayılar üzeri örnek vermeye çalışıyorum) Doğu Anadolu’da nüfusun %40’ı Kürtçe konuşsa Ve Güneydoğu Anadolu’nun %80’ı Kürtçe konuşsa, ikisini bir araya topladığında çoğunluk olarak Kürtçe konuşan bir bölge oluşuyor.

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Budget_Insurance329@reddit

The East has strong Caucasus influence too though

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Overall-Passion8613@reddit

I didn’t know the cultural and economic gap was that strong. Interesting explanation, thank you.

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Low_Skill_4096@reddit

Trakya (eastern Thrace) the european side of Turkey is like in the Balkans, you can compare with Bosnia or Kosovo etc. The Population there 4 Main Groups: Balkan Turks, Pomaks, Gajals and Chingene, only cultural Muslims, much use of Alcohol especially Raki, and Oilwrestling is there...Trakyalilar are funny people with funny accent. Here some Videos of Trakya: https://www.youtube.com/@trakyatv/videos While East Anatolia is totally different...Mostly Kurdish there..

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Overall-Passion8613@reddit

Thank you for the breakdown, really interesting.

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According-Cut-818@reddit

I have also heard that Central Anatolia is a conservative stronghold while Western Turkey is a liberal stronghold. Plus how is the Imamoglu trial going on I hope that true mandate of Turkish people wins.

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Proof-Junket6803@reddit

Ionian islands vs Crete or Rhodes

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CamelAmbitious7425@reddit

What are the differences? As an Tourist i didnt notice really any difference between Ionian Islands and Crete, except that Ionian Islands are much greener.

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Proof-Junket6803@reddit

Ionian islands have lots of Italian influence, Rhodes has a lot more Turkish

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crivycouriac@reddit

The littoral with the rest of the country

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standbymeme@reddit

Could you explain the differences?

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crivycouriac@reddit

Continental vs Mediterranean climate, more or less

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BlaggartDiggletyDonk@reddit

What about the flat part over by Hungary?

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crivycouriac@reddit

Nothing special

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KillerPalm@reddit

I guess technically...

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casual_philosopher02@reddit

as a Peloponneasean the Aegean and Thrace felt very different

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Happy-Hour88@reddit

I want to visit Peloponnese. I've only been to Athens and Thessaloniki and the Promachonas border store. :D

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casual_philosopher02@reddit

Oh you'll love it, if you come I'll give you all the good food spots and beautiful beaches

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No-Carpenter4346@reddit

I agree as a fellow Peloponnesian I often feel like the Aegean is a different place in its self like Cyprus. To be honest anywhere in the north of Greece is also weird as hell and the people definitely give off a different vibe

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casual_philosopher02@reddit

yeah the Pontian culture left a real mark. Men are very different too, In my 23 years in Patra I was almost never catcalled, 1 week in Thessaloniki.... AT LEAST 3 TIMES A DAY!!

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MartinBP@reddit

>KOPELIA I just checked the etymology of that word because it sounded similar and, what do you know, it's a cognate with the Bulgarian "kopele" (bastard) and Romanian "copilă" (young girl). Northern Greece definitely feels like home hah.

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casual_philosopher02@reddit

oh kopelia is for all of Greece, to say young woman

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veezy53@reddit

North Albania (Gheg) South Albania (Tosk) Social Structure: Ghegs (The North): The north is dominated by super rugged, hard-to-reach mountains (the Albanian Alps). Because of this terrain, people there were historically a lot more isolated. The society was heavily patriarchal and structured around tribal clans (Fise). For centuries, everyday life was strictly governed by traditional customary laws known as the Kanun (like the Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini). At the very heart of this was the concept of Besa, an unbreakable code of honor, a sacred oath, and the absolute guarantee of keeping one's word. Tosks (The South): The south has much flatter, open terrain and a longer coastline. This meant they historically had way more exposure to neighboring cultures, trade routes, and urban life. Instead of a tribal system, their society was shaped much more by large landowners and village communities. I Love my Tosk Brothers❤️

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Tardosaur@reddit

Dalmacija and Zagorje have more differences than most countries do

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Holiday_Pumpkin1279@reddit (OP)

It’s both funny and astonishing that in Croatia you can find a small town that feels like you’re in Hungary or the Czech Republic, and then within two hours reach a coastal town that feels like you’re on the cote d'azur. The same happens there and in Albania, you can visit isolated villages in the Alps and, after a 2–3 hour trip, arrive in a coastal city that feels like Greece. We are lucky as fuck, we just don’t appreciate it at all.

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JRJenss@reddit

Let's go even more radical: Međimurje and the islands

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MartinBP@reddit

Sofia versus the Turkish parts of the northeast like Shumen and Targovishte I guess. Or maybe Varna versus Kardzhali. In general there are big lifestyle differences between the seaside and the mountainous inland regions.

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Happy-Hour88@reddit

Yeah Sofia villages might as well be in Eastern Serbia. Same inland, mountaineer mentality. I'm from Sofia, so no hate (thought I prefer visiting seas and oceans to mountains). It's just I see them closer to the guys over the border than to someone from the Black Sea coast or even part in the middle of the country like Plovdiv.

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This-Wall-1331@reddit

Portugal is pretty much culturally homogeneous. And while we do have high immigration, immigrants and their children tend to quickly adapt to Portuguese customs.

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Holiday_Pumpkin1279@reddit (OP)

Oh, so there aren’t any significant differences between regions? For example, between Bragança, which is inland, and Lagos, which is further south and on the coast?

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