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To me (born and raised in Spain) "Scandinavia" and "The Scandinavian Peninsula" have always been synonyms. I was not aware the term had different acceptions. T
by otikik 7y ago
To me (born and raised in Spain) "Scandinavia" and "The Scandinavian Peninsula" have always been synonyms. I was not aware the term had different acceptions.
To me, until now, Denmark was not in Scandinavia.
- eesmith 7y agoAs another example of the cultural difference in what seems like a standard definition - English cultures generally says there are 7 continents, while Spanish cultures generally says there are 6, and that North and South America are two subcontinents. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent#Number https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent#Number