Ever notice how people in some countries, provinces and states tend to very proud of their regions, but people in others are not quite as proud? No? Well, read on anyway.

If someone were to do a study, I’d be willing to bet a handful of dirt that the shape of that region is positively correlated to the amount of pride. Look at Newfoundland for instance. It’s a very rugged, forward looking, attractively shaped province with a large phallic peninsula. Who wouldn’t love that? On the other end of the scale is Saskatchewan, a province indistinguishable from a soggy cereal box. Pride in Saskatchewan must be worse than Britney Spears’ mothering skills.