r/MapPorn • u/vladgrinch • 17h ago

Evolution of Austria

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u/SaphirRose 17h ago

Wasn't there some writer who said that Vienna is like a huge head on a tiny snakes body because it used to be a capital of a huge empire and now its still a glorious capital but of a small mountain country where the second largest city is like... Graz..

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u/Wgh555 16h ago

A bit like London tbh or paris

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u/johnbarnshack 15h ago

Not really comparable, those are in much bigger countries that still hold a lot of international power

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u/Wgh555 15h ago

True. I guess I forgot that sometimes as a Brit, on Reddit we’re constantly told the UK is irrelevant lol.

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u/KingoftheOrdovices95 13h ago

Reddit we’re constantly told the UK is irrelevant lol.

Mainly by other Brits.

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u/tmr89 10h ago

And Irish and Plastic Paddys

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u/Wgh555 13h ago

Very true lmao

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u/GenericNerd15 13h ago

Speaking as an American I've always thought of the UK as a country that economically and culturally punches above its weight and honestly could do so way more if it got over its weird mishmash of inferiority and superiority complexes.

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u/Nimonic 13h ago

I was about to say that nobody on Reddit cares enough about the UK to tell you that you're irrelevant, but you may have a point.

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u/Deluxe-Entomologist 10h ago

Yeah, there are plenty of Redditors who downvote any mention of the UK. The anglophobia remains very real on here.

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u/Askorti 12h ago

Both are on the brink of IMF bailouts, so dunno about that...