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[–] Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Hello, Ivan from the Eastern European Times, I have a question: is Florida man somehow related to Balkan Uncle?

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 3 points 23 hours ago

Florida man and Balkan uncle are surprisingly unrelated to each other in any direct way and are instead examples of convergent evolution wherein similar pressures can create similar ecological adaptations which under the right circumstances result in similar aesthetics. Similarly the Pan American Redneck (Which Florida man is a sub species therein) actually represent merged hybrid populations derived from distinct but ancestorally related populations resulting in the Appalachian, Ozark, and California Rednecks. Though it should be noted that Redneck analogues populations are more than capable of interacting without issue as seen with Australians and California Rednecks or when Appalachian Rednecks interacted with Bosnians during the Bosnian war.

[–] floridaman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 day ago

distant cousins

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 16 points 1 day ago

We have our suspicions but as of right now the investigation is ongoing.

[–] the_fuckler@nord.pub 6 points 1 day ago

There's a guy on youtube I watch who has been making this joke that Florida was unlawfully stolen from Serbia this whole time. I'm starting to believe...