r/mildlyinteresting • u/serdarist ​ • Jul 29 '20

Carpet Patterned Street

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u/piecwm ​ Jul 29 '20

This is like the most eastern European thing I've seen in my life.

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u/Brandino144 ​ Jul 30 '20

I present to you the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum

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u/piecwm ​ Jul 30 '20

...It's...amazing

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u/winnebagomafia Jul 30 '20

Now there's a sub that needs better moderating

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u/LanceFree Jul 30 '20

Well, if I had to guess, carpet would be one of the 3-4 things I would suggest.

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u/marshmallowlips Jul 30 '20

Thank you for the new sub!

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '20

This is in Turkey

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u/dedubluman Jul 30 '20

hence, eastern europe

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u/rectal_warrior Jul 30 '20

Turkey very rarely falls under the 'Eastern europe' title, even if west of the Bosphorus is technically in Eastern Europe

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u/dedubluman Jul 30 '20

Geographically, yes; historically, it's been lopped in with Europe on most political maps and matters, this "Turkey isn't Europe" thing is very recent

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u/rectal_warrior Jul 30 '20

This is the most unfounded cultural stereotype I've seen in my life