I also identify as Gascon (spent 20y in the Toulouse-Foix area, now am Rouergat/Ruthénois ~1w/month; blame Gaston Phœbus, d’Artagnan, Cyrano de Bergerac, and their romanticizations), Bruxellois (it's a long story, maybe for another time/toot), and in-the-making Vaudois and Lausannois (also).

The State of Vaud, my 🇨🇭 home for the past 10y, and where I intend to stay a bit longer if I may, has “Liberté et Patrie” on its flag.

I can confidently say it resonates in a complex way.

#introduction