Is Bavaria the Texas of Germany?

[Stefu]

The thread about German conservatives winning in Bavaria got me thinking about the old question - is Bavaria the Texas of Germany? My theory is that every country has a Texas. For instance, Finland's Texas is clearly the area of Pohjanmaa, which is big wide area that is conservative, religious, aggressive, and has a strong regional identity. Of course, there are differences - while everyone in Texas carries a gun, everyone in Pohjanmaa carries a knife.

Anyway, back to Texas and Bavaria, here's a chart of comparisons:

http://axolotl.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/users/dang/texbav.html

(Incidentally, this would probably make America the Texas of the world.)

[FrustratedPoet]

Texas: Home of mediocre music that the natives adore
Bavaria: Home of Wagner

Texas: Full of heavily-armed American citizens
Bavaria: Full of heavily-armed American soldiers

[MikeH]

Home of mediocre music that the natives adore
- Home of Wagner

[Proteus_MST]

Bavaria is also Home of Daniel Küblböck,
so the remark aout the music may be correct

[BeBMan]

They like pretzels in Bavaria

[Harovan]

Originally posted by BeBro
They like pretzels in Bavaria

Though I'm not a native here, pretzels, beer and good food sweeten my staying tremendously.

And the answer to the thread title is yes.

[BeBMan]

I never eat a pretzel

How do they taste?

[Harovan]

They are soft and salty. Ideal together with beer.

[Kropotkin]

...everyone in Pohjanmaa carries a knife.

So you mean that there's finns- elsewhere than Pohjanmaa- that do not carry a knife!?!

[Stefu]

As amazing as it sounds, it is so.

However, I refuse to believe that there's a Swede alive who doesn't go everywhere with his safety helmet on

[Harovan]

Are swedish helmets still pointy at both sides? That's how we got to know them.

[BeBMan]

Originally posted by Kropotkin

So you mean that there's finns- elsewhere than Pohjanmaa- that do not carry a knife!?!

Are there no knife-control laws in Finland?

[Kropotkin]

I take it off inside as it keeps bumping into the wall when I pass trough doorways. I have serious troubles about taking a shower. On one hand there's little point in taking a shower with the helmet on, on the other hand it's quite easy to slip in the shower with dire effects. I'm glad that I live close to a hospital!

[Saras]

Knives don't kill people.

[Harovan]

Finns do. And eat them afterwards.