Dutch person: the capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam
American: so that’s where the government is?
Dutch: no
American: where the embassies are?
Dutch: no
American: where the king lives?
Dutch: no
American: then how is it the capital?
Dutch: I don’t understand the question
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That resembles the Swiss situation, where formally there is no capital, but there's a larger-than-anywhere-else density of federal institutions in Bern.
@robryk @0xabad1dea interesting, I didn't know that (or had forgotten about it)
https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitale_de_la_Suisse