It's a bit like this: - Amsterdam thinks the rest of the Netherlands is just greater Amsterdam - the rest of North Holland disagrees - the rest of the Nether

It's a bit like this: - Amsterdam thinks the rest of the Netherlands is just greater Amsterdam - the rest of North Holland disagrees - the rest of the Netherlands also disagrees, but thinks the province of North Holland is greater Amsterdam I'm oversimplifying for the sake of a joke of course, but like every good joke there's also a kernel of truth in it.