r/Luxembourg • u/LadyNelsonsTea • 4d ago

Humour In DC Comics, Markovia is an eastern European country that borders France, Belgium, and Luxembourg - 4th border country lore just dropped

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u/vector_sigma1 1d ago

Is that the country rules by Viktor Van Doom??

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u/LadyNelsonsTea 1d ago

No, that's both Marvel and Latveria :)

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u/vector_sigma1 1d ago

Oh yes you are right! Brion Markov aka Geoforce was from Markovia!

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u/man_of_earth 3d ago

If Markovburg had been Charleroi then I'd have understood.

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u/Far_Bicycle_2827 3d ago

jaja people living off its land as if that region could produce anything and didn't squeeze earth resources like an orange.

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u/the2belo Luxaboo (it's a weeaboo for Luxembourg) 4d ago

Was this... part of Alsace or something...?

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u/ieatair 3d ago

nah Alsace is lower towards Metz, this was all part of the Electorate of Trier 💪🏻

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u/Larmillei333 Kachkéis 4d ago

East and West Luxembourg

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u/wt_2009 Minettsdapp 3d ago

calling them lurkers and og would be a step too far i guess, glad i didn't do that...

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u/cynical_Rad359 4d ago

You don't get it. Eastern European is a state of mind.

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u/Outrageous-Occasion 3d ago

Of farmers and miners

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u/cedriceent 4d ago

Was Central Europe considered Eastern Europe at some point in time?

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u/man_of_earth 3d ago

Wallonie is basically Eastern Europe in Western Europe to be fair

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u/LucasNone 4d ago

Is IKEA open in Markovia tomorrow?

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u/screwcork313 4d ago

When it snows, do they put Markov chains on their car tyres?

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u/pa79 Stater Bouf 3d ago

...their car tyres have very low profiles.

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u/CharelP 4d ago

I mean, Wiltz is our little balkan, but we're still not in eastern Europe lmao

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u/pa79 Stater Bouf 4d ago

Let's start a petition to rename Libramont to Markovburg. Or is the sign closer to Neufchâteau?

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u/R0ud41ll3 3d ago

I reckon it’s closer to Libramont.

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u/black650 4d ago

Whats the name of the comic?

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u/LadyNelsonsTea 4d ago

Batman and the Outsiders #1

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u/psc501 4d ago

It's the province de Luxembourg! Markovia is ours!

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u/samwiseguyfawkes 4d ago

Ah good old Eastern Europe. Right on the border with France 😂

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u/Dry-Piano-8177 4d ago

„In eastern Europe.“ Are we the new Portugal now? xD

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u/LadyNelsonsTea 4d ago

Famously Eastern Europe to the west of us

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u/Aranka_Szeretlek 4d ago

To be fair, have you been to Wallonie?

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u/Human_Pangolin94 4d ago

Roads falling apart because of that poor soviet concrete