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* '''Exaggerated''': Spain and Tropeco are portrayed not only culturally and politically the same but also geographically the same with both having [[MisplacedVegetation rainforests]], [[{{Mayincatec}} mayan pyramids]], [[ArtisticLicenseGeography gold, deserts, volcanos, long mountain chains]], and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers basques]].

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* '''Exaggerated''': Spain and Tropeco are portrayed not only culturally and politically the same but also geographically the same with both having [[MisplacedVegetation rainforests]], [[{{Mayincatec}} mayan pyramids]], [[ArtisticLicenseGeography gold, deserts, volcanos, long mountain chains]], and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers basques]].basques.
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** The writer himself is from either country, and [[WeAllLiveInAmerica writes about the other country based on the culture he knows]].

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** The writer himself is from either country, and [[WeAllLiveInAmerica [[CreatorsCultureCarryover writes about the other country based on the culture he knows]].

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* '''Deconstructed''': Spain and Tropeco are mistaken for the same place so often that they try desperately to develop their own unique identity. This fails and results in the decline and eventual collapse of both countries.

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Spain and Tropeco are mistaken for the same place so often that they try desperately to develop their own unique identity. This fails and results in the decline and eventual collapse of both countries.countries.
** [[InnocentBigot Bob]] inadvertently refers to Carlos by the wrong nationality, the one which Bob would be more familiar with; this severely offends Carlos and strains their relationship.
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** This is what the [[UnreliableNarrator View-Point Character]] believes.

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* '''Exploited''': An unscrupulous travel agency manipulates unwitting travelers into booking for Spain instead of Tropeco, as it's more profitable to them than Tropeco.
* '''Defied''': A prospect travel educates themselves on the difference between Spain and Tropeco.

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An unscrupulous travel agency manipulates unwitting travelers into booking for Spain instead of Tropeco, as it's more profitable to them than Tropeco.
** Merchants from either country sell merchandise based on the other.
* '''Defied''': A prospect travel traveler educates themselves on the difference between Spain and Tropeco.

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* '''Enforced''': The work is released in a region that's more familiar with Tropeco than Spain, and the executives assume that ViewersAreMorons and will only recognize Spain if it has elements of Tropeco.

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The work is released in a region that's more familiar with Tropeco than Spain, and the executives assume that ViewersAreMorons and will only recognize Spain if it has elements of Tropeco.Tropeco.
** The writer himself is from either country, and [[WeAllLiveInAmerica writes about the other country based on the culture he knows]].
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Tropecan merchants sell clothing, food, goods; etc. that are characteristic of Spanish culture, or vice versa.
* '''Exploited''': ???
An unscrupulous travel agency manipulates unwitting travelers into booking for Spain instead of Tropeco, as it's more profitable to them than Tropeco.
* '''Defied''': ???A prospect travel educates themselves on the difference between Spain and Tropeco.

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** The work focuses on Spanish immigrants to Tropeco, or vice versa.



* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???The work is released in a region that's more familiar with Tropeco than Spain, and the executives assume that ViewersAreMorons and will only recognize Spain if it has elements of Tropeco.
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* '''Parodied''': Spain's and Tropeco's cultures end up so mixed that among other things you have mariachis accompaniying flamingo dancers with their music and/or during the San Fermines/bullfights, Madrid and Tropeco City are presented as surrounded by an improbable mix of jungles, volcanoes, oak and pine groves, a mountain chain, and plains, and the cuisine is an improbable and messy mix of both.

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* '''Parodied''': Spain's and Tropeco's cultures end up so mixed that among other things you have mariachis accompaniying flamingo flamenco dancers with their music and/or during the San Fermines/bullfights, Madrid and Tropeco City are presented as surrounded by an improbable mix of jungles, volcanoes, oak and pine groves, a mountain chain, plains and plains, deserts, and the cuisine is an improbable and messy mix of both.

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