> The US is not unusual in containing multitudes. The different regions are the size of countries though. Instead of comparing it to any European country, com

> The US is not unusual in containing multitudes. The different regions are the size of countries though. Instead of comparing it to any European country, comparing it to the EU might make more sense. You have Denmark, Sweden, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, but you also have Bulgaria, Romania, Portugal and Croatia, each with their distinct culture and much more autonomy than a region in the UK, more like US states.