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What Innocent Opinions Divide European Nations

Last Updated: August 8, 2024 3 Comments

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What Innocent Opinions Divide Nations

Map created by Atlasova
This map depicts various innocent opinions that divide countries in Europe into two camps.

Each country is labeled with a particular debate or preference that causes division among its people.

Here are some examaples organized by country:

  • Iceland: Is a toaster called ristavél or brauðrist?
  • Finland: Do you hit your companions in a sauna with a vihta or with a vasta?
  • Sweden: What side do you put butter on your knäckebröd?
  • Norway: Should the Christmas soda be red or brown?
  • United Kingdom: Chippy sauce or ketchup on fish and chips? and How to prounce Scone.
  • Ireland: Whether you keep your toaster in the cupboard or not
  • United Kingdom: How to pronounce “scone”
  • France: Where the Mont Saint-Michel is located?
  • Germany: How should a potato salad be made?
  • Belgium: Calling fries patat or frite?
  • Estonia: Should you put ham on cheese or the other way around?
  • Latvia: The pronunciation of November in Latvian
  • Italy: The Italian Christmas dilemma: Panettone or Pandoro?
  • Spain: The great omelette debate
  • Portugal: Which beer is better, Sagres or Super Bock?
  • Poland: Sernik should be with raisins or without?
  • Romania: Do you call indoor slippers tapuciu or slepi?
  • Ukriane: Should borsch be with smetana or without?
  • Bulgaria: Should the cucumber in tarator be grated or cubed?
  • Slovenia: Whether or not raisins belong in a potica
  • Austria: Erdapfel or Kartoffel?
  • Turkey: Should menemen be made with or without onion?
  • Greece: Souvlaki/gyro naming dispute

Which ones do you think are missing?

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Comments

  1. John Eastlund says

    August 9, 2024 at 4:04 pm

    “Each country is labeled with a particular debate or preference that causes division among its people.”

    Ireland vs. Scotland

    Do you spell it Whiskey or Whisky?

    Reply
  2. John Eastlund says

    August 9, 2024 at 4:06 pm

    Sweden vs. Norway

    Do you spell it lutfisk or lutefisk?

    Reply
  3. James says

    June 3, 2026 at 5:16 pm

    In southwestern England – when eating scones, does the jam go on before the cream, or the cream before the jam?

    Reply

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