Budapest: HELLO BROTHERS!! I LOVE YOUUUUUU!!

The rest of Europe: Fuck off, dude, we just live in the same neighborhood.

Oof, thats gotta hurt for the UK, now that they’re part of Antarctica.

Also known as a map of narrow minded people. Eerily accurate.

I'm surprised that Sicilians are more connected to Country than region.

Why does this make people narrow minded?

As always, Switzerland being radically neutral.

So, not Europe, but specifically The European Union.

A tiny bit of context:

Hungary just had national elections about 2 months ago, finally pulling the handbrake and getting rid of the previous government's 16 year old reign. The previous PM (Orbán) had been inching closer to Russia every year, and this year the elections were (among many other things) basically about showing loyalty to Europe instead of taking the final step on the slippery slope and becoming a Russian lapdog again. Since the opposition was the strongest in the capital city, chances are the (only?) red colour on the map represents this, and not Budapest's all-time excitement over the EU.

EDIT: Heh, I didn't realise the map is from 2021. While the situation has been the case for a while (Orbán announced the opening toward the East way back in the 2010's), there is a good chance I have completely missed the point.

Also, historical Hungary used to be larger at one point in history, which could (partially?) explain the regional colours in Western Romania and Eastern Austria. Not even necessarily because of the nationality in mind, but it certainly had an influence over culture and politics.

I'm not an expert on Germany, but their regional divide might be in part due to the East-West divide after WW2 EDIT: I'm indeed not an expert on Germany. Please correct me if I'm wrong, since there's a good chance.

(also, OP, I think you wanted to spell 'feel' in the title)

UK out here like “Doot doo doooo, de doo doot . . . Bahp bah be dah doot. . . Pfftfthfyh . . . Well, guess I’ll go sort my pens again.”

Of course Åland feels most "regional attachment", they even have their own flag and ccTLD...

The image notes that the survey was conducted in 2021. Would that change your assessment?

The map is wrong for Germany. It's their car.

Haha, lol, I didn't even notice that : ). TBF it's been a topic for a few years already, but in that case it might have been a different reason just as well.

It overlaps significantly with areas where there are strong nationalist and sometimes separatist movements.

Compare region pride to map of where best wines and beers are made.

Not sure what ccTLD is, but they also have their own stamps and their own government. They are largely autonomous.

They’re basically Swedes under occupation by Moomin trolls

Hmm, I just realized that the Architect Sketch could also work as an interpretation of BrExit:

Based on a misconception, a complete meltdown and burning of bridges, followed by whiny begging to be let into the fold.

There isn't too much or outspoken whiny begging in the UK, but the sentiment is definitely there.

Ireland would probably be "region" if it was more fine-grained, nobody is attached to their 30-year old EU NUTS2 demographic division, they're attached to their counties.

Or at least Cork would be.

No option for "multi-country region"?

the car, the dog, perhaps their football club, their partner, kebab prices, gasoline prices and then maybe their country.

I've seen this before but what's up with Budapest?

I am pretty sure that attachment data in some places is split like 40% Europe / 50% country but this map doesn't show this nuance.

Dear Europeans, recognise what you have before you let some insane populist convince you that you don't need the EU.

Over the channel, we're economically 8% down from where we would have been if we hadn't left, there's no money for anything and we've lost a chunk of consumer protection, a lot of data protection and our supreme court seem to be busily dismantling our equalities legislation, despite all that supposedly wonderful parliamentary sovereignty we were told we would regain. It's all fucked up. Don't do it. The EU is flawed, but you so very much want to keep in it, trust me.

*feel

Whatever differences they may have, at least Europeans can rally around their true common interest: not being Americans. 🇪🇺 🥰

TIL I'm not necessarily an outlier with Europe > Region > Country > State

Hungary = Mongol horde

...for now....

Something about this comparison stinks. I don't know what it is, but it's statistics with an agenda. Something is implied and I don't like it.

The inventor of the Moomins was part of the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland, just like all of Åland's inhabitants are.

You simply must admire Switzerland's commitment to neutrality.

What a stupid propaganda piece

Lmao, like strong nationalism isn't being used to drive division

Our identities is more important than power.

Sure we need some power to protect them but it's pointless to gain power by throwing them away.

I wouldn’t have that expectation if I were you. Based on how both our comments got downvoted I suspect the beautiful Lemmings on here still live with a “no! I don’t accept, we’re better than this”

Yet once you go to those (especially orange) areas and you see how flamingly openly full racist and white nationalist those people have become in the last 10 20 years, it becomes harder to think of a culturally aligned Europe.

People forget this post WWII near 90 year on continuous peace time was extraordinarily exceptional and not how Europe typically fares through a century.

What the FUCK is a kilometer?!?!

Indeed. There’s a bunch of downvoted comments at the bottom that explain it and get downvoted because of what you described.

Yes the non racist viewpoint is that minorities should be assimilated aligned to a European culturr.

Where European means something Germanic with perhaps a splash of French. That will show white nationalism.

Not likely to change.

If Sweden or Finland invaded Åland, it would destroy the only resource that it has: Tax evasion.

They should be more interested in their public transport.

PS Fuck Merz.

'Attachment to Europe' appears maximum in countries neighbouring Russia

Don't worry, here in germany we also don't have money for anything, and costs for public healthcare are rising again soon, and other social services receive cuts as well. Our infrastructure is shit, digitization barely exists, rents are rising faster than wages, gasoline and Diesel are expensive, and our chancellor tells us we are lazy pieces of shit who don't work enough whereas in the very same moment companies are doing mass layoffs. The economy as a whole is stagnating and hasn't experienced meaningful boosts since pre-covid. Our education system is basically the same as it was in Prussia. We have a massive lack of teachers and school buildings are crumbling.
And the uncontrolled mass migration makes literally everything I just listed a lot worse.

So don't worry, you can be in the EU and still everything sucks.

So European Union countries specifically?

So edgy, so revolutionary, so brave. Please teach me how to be cool like you