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EavingO t1_jaw28jp wrote

Reply to comment by andyrocks in [OC] Argentina & Venezuela Produce More Cheese Than Switzerland by latinometrics

Yes but as 'just a state' it produces somewhere on the order of 5 to 6 times as much as Argentina per year on less than 1/7th the population.

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ca_kingmaker t1_jaw7qg5 wrote

It’s really amazing what massive government subsidies on milk can do!

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EavingO t1_jawlokl wrote

Hey, I never said it was a good thing that they produced enough cheese to give god an obesity problem, just that they produce an insane amount of cheese. Frankly I think quality wise the West coast beats them hands down.

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andyrocks t1_jaw33rr wrote

Yes but it's just a region of a country, everything else is a country. Just list the USA, nobody outside the US cares which region it cones from.

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Isaktjones t1_jawgohl wrote

Then let's just list the EU... each state is a different country. The laws, food, culture, architecture even holidays change from state to state.

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andyrocks t1_jawhn17 wrote

States aren't countries, my dude.

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Isaktjones t1_jawj3lo wrote

State

a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government.

"Germany, Italy, and other European states"

State was more commonly used in place of country in the past hence the reason it was used with the formation of the USA. Many countries in the North American continent teamed up and formed a union to protect against Europeans, now this union had grown and a lot of the uniqueness has left but each state is still it's own and has it's own constitution that governs it. The current EU is similar to the early USA and over time will likely become more homogenous.

Edit: The USA still currently uses the word state in place of country in lots of its news broadcasts.

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andyrocks t1_jawybs3 wrote

Not sovereign, not recognised as being countries by any other country. It's just a state bro.

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