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*UsefulNotes/{{Sudan}} to UsefulNotes/{{Egypt}}. They speak largely mutually intelligible varieties of Arabic, have similar customs and folkways, and are otherwise pretty similar to each other--largely because of the heavy Egyptian influence on the lands further upstream going back to the days of the pharaohs But Egyptians always notice Sudan's many cultural quirks, like the extensive use of peanuts and peanut products in Sudanese cooking.
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* Mexico also has all of Central America. They share a language (Belize is Anglophone though), and similar history (most Central American countries were actually part of Mexico at some point or another). However, each country is smaller than some Mexican states, and their combined population is not even half of that of their Northern neighbor. Mexicans often crack jokes at the expense of them, particularly Guatemala. Mainly, that they are just a bunch of Mexican states in denial, that they don't actually exist at all, or that they just plain suck (''De Guatemal a Guatepeor'', "from ''Guate''-bad to ''Guate''-worse" is a common pun). Central Americans are not always amused, shooting back that Mexicans are just smug North-America wannabes. It's all in good fun, and Mexico is more often than not in good terms with its neighbors. Just don't mention Chiapas to Guatemalans.

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* Mexico also has all of Central America. They share a language (Belize is Anglophone though), and similar history (most Central American countries (all of them except Panama were actually part of Mexico New Spain at some point, all except Panama[[note]]Which was part of Colombia[[/note]] and Belize[[note]]Which by that point or another).was ruled by Britain [[/note]] seriously considered joining Mexico after independence, and they all have overlapping pre-Columbian histories). However, each country is smaller than some Mexican states, and their combined population is not even half of that of their Northern neighbor. Mexicans often crack jokes at the expense of them, particularly Guatemala. Mainly, that they are just a bunch of Mexican states in denial, that they don't actually exist at all, or that they just plain suck (''De Guatemal a Guatepeor'', "from ''Guate''-bad to ''Guate''-worse" is a common pun). Central Americans are not always amused, shooting back that Mexicans are just smug North-America wannabes. It's all in good fun, and Mexico is more often than not in good terms with its neighbors. Just don't mention Chiapas to Guatemalans.
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* [[UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}} Los Estados Unidos Mexicanos]] (the [[UsefulNotes/TheFreeAndSovereignStatesOfMexico United Mexican States]]) to The United States of America (Los Estados Unidos de America). Both countries have "United States/Estados Unidos" in their names, both are [[TheFederation federal republics made up of states]], both are governed by a president, both have a high obesity rate, both have a national identity that override racial and ethnic boundaries, both spell color, favor, and honor without a "u", both have eagles as their national animals, both have owning a gun as a right, and both use a rattlesnake for symbolism (Mexico has the rattlesnake on its national flag and the USA has the rattlesnake on the Gadsen "Don't Tread on me." flag).

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* [[UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}} Los Estados Unidos Mexicanos]] (the [[UsefulNotes/TheFreeAndSovereignStatesOfMexico United Mexican States]]) to The United States of America (Los Estados Unidos de America). Both countries have "United States/Estados Unidos" in their names, both are [[TheFederation federal republics made up of states]], both are governed by a president, both have a high obesity rate, rate facilitated by their hearty working-people cuisine (featuring lots of beef and cheese when either can help it), both have a national identity that override racial and ethnic boundaries, both spell color, favor, and honor without a "u", both have eagles as their national animals, both have owning a gun as a right, and both use a rattlesnake for symbolism (Mexico has the rattlesnake on its national flag and the USA has the rattlesnake on the Gadsen "Don't Tread on me." flag).

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