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        "From Kaunas? Your city's biggest achievement was being capital for 20 years.",
      ],
    },
 +  // LATVIA
 +  latvia: {
 +    generic: [
 +      "Latvia? Where the population shrinks faster than the economy.",
 +      "From Latvia? How's being the Baltic state that's just Estonia's less successful sibling?",
 +      "Latvia: Where everyone's either in Riga or fled to Britain.",
 +      "Oh, Latvia? The country that's just Lithuania with less personality.",
 +      "Latvia: Where Art Nouveau buildings outnumber job opportunities.",
 +      "From Latvia? Let me guess, you're explaining you're not Russian for the thousandth time.",
 +      "Latvia: The only country where potato jokes are both stereotypes and dietary reality.",
 +      "Where 'culture' means whatever the Soviets didn't destroy.",
 +      "Latvia: Proof that being in the EU doesn't fill empty villages.",
 +      "From Latvia? Your country's biggest export is young people and sadness.",
 +      "Latvia: Where the storks have better migration patterns than citizens.",
 +      "The country where everyone's learning programming to leave faster.",
 +      "Latvia: Where independence meant trading Moscow for Brussels.",
 +      "From Latvia? You definitely have more friends in Ireland than at home.",
 +      "Latvia: Because someone had to make Lithuania look optimistic.",
 +    ],
 +    riga: [
 +      "Riga? Where Art Nouveau can't mask economic decay.",
 +      "From Riga? How's living in the Baltics' prettiest dying city?",
 +      "Riga: Where stag parties outnumber cultural events.",
 +      "Oh, Riga? The city that's just Tallinn's cheaper, sadder cousin.",
 +      "Riga: Where everyone's either serving British tourists or becoming one.",
 +      "From Riga? Let me guess, you work in tourism and hate tourists.",
 +      "Riga: The only capital where the old town is livelier than the new residents.",
 +      "Where 'development' means another hotel for bachelor parties.",
 +      "Riga: Proof that architectural beauty can't stop brain drain.",
 +      "From Riga? Your city's biggest achievement is being affordable for drunk Brits.",
 +    ],
 +    daugavpils: [
 +      "Daugavpils? Latvia's second city that Russia forgot to take back.",
 +      "From Daugavpils? How's living in Latvia's most Russian disappointment?",
 +      "Daugavpils: Where everyone speaks Russian but pretends to be Latvian.",
 +      "Oh, Daugavpils? The city that's just a Soviet ghost with a Latvian passport.",
 +      "Daugavpils: Where the fortress is the only thing defending against irrelevance.",
 +      "From Daugavpils? Let me guess, you're moving to Riga or already did.",
 +      "Daugavpils: The only city where depression is bilingual.",
 +      "Where 'culture' means whatever survived Sovietization.",
 +      "Daugavpils: Proof that being second doesn't mean being significant.",
 +      "From Daugavpils? Your city's biggest achievement is still existing.",
 +    ],
 +  },
++
 +  // ESTONIA
 +  estonia: {
 +    generic: [
 +      "Estonia? Where everyone's digital but the warmth is still analog.",
 +      "From Estonia? How's being Nordic treating you? Oh wait, you're still Baltic.",
 +      "Estonia: Where e-voting works better than human interaction.",
 +      "Oh, Estonia? The country that's just Finland's weird little brother who got into computers.",
 +      "Estonia: Where everyone's IT-literate but emotionally illiterate.",
 +      "From Estonia? Let me guess, you work in tech and avoid eye contact.",
 +      "Estonia: The only country where digital residency is easier than making friends.",
 +      "Where 'culture' means singing once every five years.",
 +      "Estonia: Proof that being digital doesn't make you warm.",
 +      "From Estonia? Your country's biggest export is Skype and social awkwardness.",
 +      "Estonia: Where the e-government is more advanced than the social skills.",
 +      "The country where everyone's online because nobody talks offline.",
 +      "Estonia: Where saunas are hot but the people are cold.",
 +      "From Estonia? You definitely have stronger wifi than social connections.",
 +      "Estonia: Because someone had to make Finns look outgoing.",
 +    ],
 +    tallinn: [
 +      "Tallinn? Where medieval meets digital and both are cold.",
 +      "From Tallinn? How's living in Europe's most digitized emotional freezer?",
 +      "Tallinn: Where the old town is for tourists and the new town is for depression.",
 +      "Oh, Tallinn? The city that's just Helsinki's cheaper, less fun cousin.",
 +      "Tallinn: Where everyone codes because talking is too difficult.",
 +      "From Tallinn? Let me guess, you're in IT or serving Finnish day-trippers.",
 +      "Tallinn: The only capital where wifi is stronger than human connections.",
 +      "Where 'nightlife' means staring at screens in different locations.",
 +      "Tallinn: Proof that being digital doesn't create warmth.",
 +      "From Tallinn? Your city's biggest achievement is making other Baltic capitals look social.",
 +    ],
 +    tartu: [
 +      "Tartu? Estonia's university town where students learn to leave.",
 +      "From Tartu? How's living in Estonia's 'intellectual capital' with no jobs?",
 +      "Tartu: Where everyone's educated but employment is science fiction.",
 +      "Oh, Tartu? The city that's just Tallinn's nerdy younger sibling.",
 +      "Tartu: Where the university is older than the job prospects.",
 +      "From Tartu? Let me guess, you're a student or never left after studying.",
 +      "Tartu: The only city where PhD stands for 'Probably Heading to Denmark'.",
 +      "Where 'culture' means student bars and Soviet hangovers.",
 +      "Tartu: Proof that education doesn't guarantee employment.",
 +      "From Tartu? Your city's biggest achievement is producing graduates for other countries.",
 +    ],
 +  },
++
 +  // SLOVENIA
 +  slovenia: {
 +    generic: [
 +      "Slovenia? Where everyone pretends they're Austrian but gets paid like Balkans.",
 +      "From Slovenia? How's being the only Yugoslav success story nobody knows about?",
 +      "Slovenia: Where the Alps are beautiful but the recognition is non-existent.",
 +      "Oh, Slovenia? The country everyone confuses with Slovakia.",
 +      "Slovenia: Where Melania Trump is your most famous export.",
 +      "From Slovenia? Let me guess, you're explaining you're not Slovakia for the millionth time.",
 +      "Slovenia: The only country where being confused with somewhere else is the biggest problem.",
 +      "Where 'culture' means being not quite Austrian, not quite Balkan.",
 +      "Slovenia: Proof that being successful doesn't mean being known.",
 +      "From Slovenia? Your country's biggest achievement is that people occasionally remember you exist.",
 +      "Slovenia: Where the caves are deep but international recognition is shallow.",
 +      "The country where everyone speaks four languages to compensate for being small.",
 +      "Slovenia: Where Lake Bled is more famous than the entire country.",
 +      "From Slovenia? You definitely have to point to where it is on a map constantly.",
 +      "Slovenia: Because someone had to make Croatia look famous.",
 +    ],
 +    ljubljana: [
 +      "Ljubljana? The capital so small you can walk across it during lunch break.",
 +      "From Ljubljana? How's living in Europe's most forgettable capital?",
 +      "Ljubljana: Where the dragon bridge is more famous than any achievement.",
 +      "Oh, Ljubljana? The city that's just Zagreb's richer, smaller cousin.",
 +      "Ljubljana: Where everyone knows everyone, unfortunately.",
 +      "From Ljubljana? Let me guess, you studied abroad because there's nothing here.",
 +      "Ljubljana: The only capital where traffic jams involve ten cars.",
 +      "Where 'cosmopolitan' means having an Irish pub.",
 +      "Ljubljana: Proof that being green doesn't mean being interesting.",
 +      "From Ljubljana? Your city's biggest achievement is being pronounceable, barely.",
 +    ],
 +    maribor: [
 +      "Maribor? Slovenia's second city that barely qualifies as first town.",
 +      "From Maribor? How's living in Ljubljana's forgotten sibling?",
 +      "Maribor: Where the wine is good but the opportunities are sour.",
 +      "Oh, Maribor? The city that's just a rest stop to Austria.",
 +      "Maribor: Where everyone's either making wine or whining.",
 +      "From Maribor? Let me guess, you tell people you're 'near Austria'.",
 +      "Maribor: The only city where being Cultural Capital was the peak excitement.",
 +      "Where 'culture' means the world's oldest vine and nothing else.",
 +      "Maribor: Proof that having history doesn't create future.",
 +      "From Maribor? Your city's biggest achievement is that old vine everyone forgets about.",
 +    ],
 +  },
 +  slovakia: {
 +    generic: [
 +      "Slovakia? Where everyone assumes you meant Slovenia.",
 +      "From Slovakia? How's being Czech Republic's forgotten divorce partner?",
 +      "Slovakia: Where the mountains are high but the wages are subterranean.",
 +      "Oh, Slovakia? The country that's just Hungary's less problematic neighbor.",
 +      "Slovakia: Where everyone works for German car companies or wishes they did.",
 +      "From Slovakia? Let me guess, you're assembling cars for companies that can't pronounce your name.",
 +      "Slovakia: The only country where independence meant becoming Germany's factory.",
 +      "Where 'culture' means whatever Czechs didn't take in the divorce.",
 +      "Slovakia: Proof that peaceful separation doesn't mean prosperity.",
 +      "From Slovakia? Your country's biggest export is cars you can't afford.",
 +      "Slovakia: Where the castles are beautiful but the economy is feudal.",
 +      "The country where everyone's Catholic but prays for German wages.",
 +      "Slovakia: Where EU membership meant becoming the assembly line.",
 +      "From Slovakia? You definitely have to explain you're not Slovenia constantly.",
 +      "Slovakia: Because someone had to assemble Europe's cars cheaply.",
 +    ],
 +    bratislava: [
 +      "Bratislava? The capital that's just Vienna's parking lot.",
 +      "From Bratislava? How's living an hour from a real city?",
 +      "Bratislava: Where everyone works in Vienna but can't afford Vienna.",
 +      "Oh, Bratislava? The city that's famous for being in that Hostel movie.",
 +      "Bratislava: Where the castle looks better from Vienna.",
 +      "From Bratislava? Let me guess, you commute to Austria for real wages.",
 +      "Bratislava: The only capital where being close to Vienna is the best feature.",
 +      "Where 'culture' means whatever Austria didn't want.",
 +      "Bratislava: Proof that being a capital doesn't mean being important.",
 +      "From Bratislava? Your city's biggest achievement is cheap beer for Vienna's bachelor parties.",
 +    ],
 +    kosice: [
 +      "Košice? Slovakia's second city that wishes it was in the first world.",
 +      "From Košice? How's being closer to Ukraine than to prosperity?",
 +      "Košice: Where everyone's either in the steel plant or stealing.",
 +      "Oh, Košice? The city that's just Bratislava's poorer eastern cousin.",
 +      "Košice: Where the Roma population has more culture than the city planning.",
 +      "From Košice? Let me guess, you're moving west as soon as possible.",
 +      "Košice: The only city where being European Capital of Culture couldn't hide the decay.",
 +      "Where 'development' means another shopping mall nobody needs.",
 +      "Košice: Proof that being second in Slovakia means third-world conditions.",
 +      "From Košice? Your city's biggest achievement is being mentioned when people need an example of forgotten towns.",
 +    ],
 +  },
++
 +  // JORDAN
 +  jordan: {
 +    generic: [
 +      "Jordan? Where stability is the only export because there's nothing else.",
 +      "From Jordan? How's being the Middle East's most boring success story?",
 +      "Jordan: Where everyone's Palestinian but has to pretend otherwise.",
 +      "Oh, Jordan? The country that's just a buffer zone with a flag.",
 +      "Jordan: Where the Dead Sea is dying faster than the economy.",
 +      "From Jordan? Let me guess, you work for an NGO or the royal family.",
 +      "Jordan: The only country where refugees outnumber opportunities.",
 +      "Where 'culture' means Petra and trying to stretch that into a whole identity.",
 +      "Jordan: Proof that being stable doesn't mean being prosperous.",
 +      "From Jordan? Your country's biggest export is stability in an unstable region.",
 +      "Jordan: Where water is scarcer than peace agreements.",
 +      "The country where everyone's educated but unemployed.",
 +      "Jordan: Where the king is cool but the economy isn't.",
 +      "From Jordan? You definitely have relatives in every neighboring country.",
 +      "Jordan: Because someone had to be the Middle East's sensible friend.",
 +    ],
 +    amman: [
 +      "Amman? Where the hills are seven and the job opportunities are zero.",
 +      "From Amman? How's living in the Middle East's most expensive boring city?",
 +      "Amman: Where everyone's a refugee, expat, or wishing they were either.",
 +      "Oh, Amman? The city that's just a waiting room for somewhere better.",
 +      "Amman: Where traffic circles are landmarks because nothing else is memorable.",
 +      "From Amman? Let me guess, you work for the UN or wish you did.",
 +      "Amman: The only capital where ancient ruins are more modern than infrastructure.",
 +      "Where 'culture' means overpriced coffee shops copying Dubai.",
 +      "Amman: Proof that being peaceful doesn't pay bills.",
 +      "From Amman? Your city's biggest achievement is not being Damascus.",
 +    ],
 +    aqaba: [
 +      "Aqaba? Jordan's sad attempt at having a beach resort.",
 +      "From Aqaba? How's being the Red Sea resort nobody chooses first?",
 +      "Aqaba: Where the coral is dead and the tourism is dying.",
 +      "Oh, Aqaba? The city that's just Eilat's poorer Arab cousin.",
 +      "Aqaba: Where everyone's in tourism or wondering why tourists go to Egypt instead.",
 +      "From Aqaba? Let me guess, you're competing with Sharm el-Sheikh and losing.",
 +      "Aqaba: The only port where the free zone isn't free from problems.",
 +      "Where 'development' means another hotel nobody fills.",
 +      "Aqaba: Proof that having a coastline doesn't make you a destination.",
 +      "From Aqaba? Your city's biggest achievement is being Jordan's only option for beaches.",
 +    ],
 +  },
++
 +  // KUWAIT
 +  kuwait: {
 +    generic: [
 +      "Kuwait? Where the oil money can't buy personality.",
 +      "From Kuwait? How's living in an air-conditioned shopping mall disguised as a country?",
 +      "Kuwait: Where everyone's rich but nobody's interesting.",
 +      "Oh, Kuwait? The country that's just a gas station with citizenship.",
 +      "Kuwait: Where the locals don't work and the workers aren't local.",
 +      "From Kuwait? Let me guess, you're counting days until you can drink somewhere else.",
 +      "Kuwait: The only country where diabetes is more common than democracy.",
 +      "Where 'culture' means whatever money can import.",
 +      "Kuwait: Proof that oil wealth can't create a society.",
 +      "From Kuwait? Your country's biggest export is oil and boredom.",
 +      "Kuwait: Where the heat is unbearable and the society is unliveable.",
 +      "The country where everyone's related to the royal family or serving them.",
 +      "Kuwait: Where Starbucks is considered local culture.",
 +      "From Kuwait? You definitely have a maid you treat poorly.",
 +      "Kuwait: Because someone had to make Saudi Arabia look progressive.",
 +    ],
 +    kuwait_city: [
 +      "Kuwait City? Where the towers are tall but the culture is flat.",
 +      "From Kuwait City? How's living in the world's most expensive sandbox?",
 +      "Kuwait City: Where everyone drives because walking means you're poor.",
 +      "Oh, Kuwait City? The city that's just Dubai without the fun parts.",
 +      "Kuwait City: Where the malls are bigger than mosques.",
 +      "From Kuwait City? Let me guess, you're at Avenues Mall right now.",
 +      "Kuwait City: The only capital where traffic is entertainment.",
 +      "Where 'skyline' is the only line that matters.",
 +      "Kuwait City: Proof that money can't build character.",
 +      "From Kuwait City? Your city's biggest achievement is having the tallest flagpole, seriously.",
 +    ],
 +  },
 +  // QATAR
 +  qatar: {
 +    generic: [
 +      "Qatar? Where the World Cup exposed what money can't hide.",
 +      "From Qatar? How's living in a country built on modern slavery?",
 +      "Qatar: Where the locals are millionaires and the workers are invisible.",
 +      "Oh, Qatar? The country that's just a natural gas leak with a flag.",
 +      "Qatar: Where sports washing can't clean the human rights record.",
 +      "From Qatar? Let me guess, you're defending the kafala system or benefiting from it.",
 +      "Qatar: The only country where citizens are the minority by design.",
 +      "Where 'culture' is imported like everything else.",
 +      "Qatar: Proof that hosting events doesn't create character.",
 +      "From Qatar? Your country's biggest export is sports controversy and gas.",
 +      "Qatar: Where the stadiums are air-conditioned but the labor camps aren't.",
 +      "The country where everyone's rich except the people building it.",
 +      "Qatar: Where money talks but workers can't.",
 +      "From Qatar? You definitely have opinions about the World Cup nobody asked for.",
 +      "Qatar: Because someone had to make Dubai look humble.",
 +    ],
 +    doha: [
 +      "Doha? Where the skyline is futuristic but the labor laws are medieval.",
 +      "From Doha? How's living in a city built by people who can't afford to stay?",
 +      "Doha: Where every building is competing to be the tallest waste of money.",
 +      "Oh, Doha? The city that's just Dubai's even more soulless cousin.",
 +      "Doha: Where the museums are world-class but built by world-class exploitation.",
 +      "From Doha? Let me guess, you're in oil, gas, or denial about workers' rights.",
 +      "Doha: The only capital where the pearls are cultured but the society isn't.",
 +      "Where 'development' means another vanity project.",
 +      "Doha: Proof that architecture can't hide atrocity.",
 +      "From Doha? Your city's biggest achievement is making people appreciate Dubai's subtlety.",
 +    ],
 +  },
++
 +  // OMAN
 +  oman: {
 +    generic: [
 +      "Oman? The Gulf country that everyone forgets exists.",
 +      "From Oman? How's being the region's most boring success story?",
 +      "Oman: Where the Sultan was the only interesting thing and he's dead.",
 +      "Oh, Oman? The country that's just Saudi Arabia's quiet neighbor.",
 +      "Oman: Where frankincense is more exciting than the nightlife.",
 +      "From Oman? Let me guess, you're explaining you're not UAE or Saudi.",
 +      "Oman: The only Gulf country where modesty is enforced by boredom.",
 +      "Where 'culture' means traditional but not interesting.",
 +      "Oman: Proof that being peaceful in the Middle East means being ignored.",
 +      "From Oman? Your country's biggest export is... wait, what do you export?",
 +      "Oman: Where the landscapes are beautiful but empty, like the opportunities.",
 +      "The country where everyone's polite because there's nothing to fight about.",
 +      "Oman: Where tourism means showing people rocks and forts.",
 +      "From Oman? You definitely have to explain where Oman is constantly.",
 +      "Oman: Because someone had to be the Gulf's wallflower.",
 +    ],
 +    muscat: [
 +      "Muscat? Where the white buildings are whiter than the entertainment.",
 +      "From Muscat? How's living in the Gulf's most sleepy capital?",
 +      "Muscat: Where everything closes at 9 PM including opportunities.",
 +      "Oh, Muscat? The city that's just mountains, mosques, and mediocrity.",
 +      "Muscat: Where the Sultan's palace is the only interesting architecture.",
 +      "From Muscat? Let me guess, you drive to Dubai for actual fun.",
 +      "Muscat: The only capital where the speed limit includes excitement.",
 +      "Where 'nightlife' is an oxymoron.",
 +      "Muscat: Proof that oil money can't buy vibrancy.",
 +      "From Muscat? Your city's biggest achievement is being stable and stable means boring.",
 +    ],
 +  },
 +  // YEMEN
 +  yemen: {
 +    generic: [
 +      "Yemen? Where the humanitarian crisis has a country attached.",
 +      "From Yemen? How did you get internet in an active war zone?",
 +      "Yemen: Where the past was glorious and the present is horrific.",
 +      "Oh, Yemen? The country that's just Saudi Arabia's bombing practice.",
 +      "Yemen: Where children starve while the world argues about who's responsible.",
 +      "From Yemen? Let me guess, you're not actually there anymore.",
 +      "Yemen: The only country where cholera is making a comeback.",
 +      "Where 'culture' is being destroyed faster than it can be preserved.",
 +      "Yemen: Proof that proxy wars destroy real people.",
 +      "From Yemen? Your country's biggest export is refugees and tragedy.",
 +      "Yemen: Where the architecture was beautiful before the bombs.",
 +      "The country where international aid is the only functioning system.",
 +      "Yemen: Where everyone's a victim of someone else's war.",
 +      "From Yemen? You definitely have lost someone to this meaningless war.",
 +      "Yemen: Because someone had to be the world's worst humanitarian crisis.",
 +    ],
 +    sanaa: [
 +      "Sana'a? Where the old city is older than the conflict but might not outlast it.",
 +      "From Sana'a? How's living in a UNESCO site turned battleground?",
 +      "Sana'a: Where the architecture survived centuries until modern warfare.",
 +      "Oh, Sana'a? The capital that's disputed by people who are destroying it.",
 +      "Sana'a: Where the buildings are from the Middle Ages and so is the conflict.",
 +      "From Sana'a? Let me guess, you remember when it was just poor, not war-torn.",
 +      "Sana'a: The only capital where airstrikes are weather events.",
 +      "Where 'preservation' means hoping tonight's bombs miss.",
 +      "Sana'a: Proof that being historic doesn't protect you from history.",
 +      "From Sana'a? Your city's biggest achievement was existing before this war.",
 +    ],
 +    aden: [
 +      "Aden? Where the port city became a war zone with shipping issues.",
 +      "From Aden? How's being Yemen's temporary capital working out?",
 +      "Aden: Where everyone's fighting over who controls the ruins.",
 +      "Oh, Aden? The city that's just a strategic location with strategic destruction.",
 +      "Aden: Where the British left and stability followed them out.",
 +      "From Aden? Let me guess, you fled or wish you could.",
 +      "Aden: The only city where 'government control' changes monthly.",
 +      "Where 'development' is measured in days without explosions.",
 +      "Aden: Proof that ports can't import peace.",
 +      "From Aden? Your city's biggest achievement is still having some buildings standing.",
 +    ],
 +  },
++
 +  // TUNISIA
 +  tunisia: {
 +    generic: [
 +      "Tunisia? Where the Arab Spring started and ended with disappointment.",
 +      "From Tunisia? How's that democracy working with an empty treasury?",
 +      "Tunisia: Where everyone's educated but unemployed.",
 +      "Oh, Tunisia? The country that's just Libya's slightly more stable neighbor.",
 +      "Tunisia: Where the revolution succeeded but everything else failed.",
 +      "From Tunisia? Let me guess, you're in tourism or trying to get to France.",
 +      "Tunisia: The only Arab Spring country that didn't collapse completely, congrats.",
 +      "Where 'culture' means whatever tourists expect from North Africa.",
 +      "Tunisia: Proof that democracy doesn't automatically create jobs.",
 +      "From Tunisia? Your country's biggest export is harissa and broken dreams.",
 +      "Tunisia: Where the beaches are beautiful but the economy is ugly.",
 +      "The country where everyone speaks French but dreams in European.",
 +      "Tunisia: Where phosphates and dates can't sustain an economy.",
 +      "From Tunisia? You definitely have a relative who self-immolated or wanted to.",
 +      "Tunisia: Because someone had to be North Africa's 'success' story.",
 +    ],
 +    tunis: [
 +      "Tunis? Where the medina is more organized than the government.",
 +      "From Tunis? How's living in North Africa's most disappointed capital?",
 +      "Tunis: Where everyone's protesting something but nothing changes.",
 +      "Oh, Tunis? The city that's just Paris's poorest suburb.",
 +      "Tunis: Where the jasmine revolution wilted quickly.",
 +      "From Tunis? Let me guess, you're at a café discussing politics uselessly.",
 +      "Tunis: The only capital where revolution fatigue is chronic.",
 +      "Where 'progress' means not getting worse.",
 +      "Tunis: Proof that overthrowing dictators doesn't solve everything.",
 +      "From Tunis? Your city's biggest achievement is inspiring other failed revolutions.",
 +    ],
 +    sousse: [
 +      "Sousse? Where tourism died with the terror attacks.",
 +      "From Sousse? How's living in Tunisia's ghost resort?",
 +      "Sousse: Where the beaches remember better times.",
 +      "Oh, Sousse? The city that's just empty hotels and memories.",
 +      "Sousse: Where everyone worked in tourism until tourism worked them over.",
 +      "From Sousse? Let me guess, you're nostalgic for when Europeans visited.",
 +      "Sousse: The only resort where security outnumbers tourists.",
 +      "Where 'recovery' has been coming since 2015.",
 +      "Sousse: Proof that one attack can kill an entire industry.",
 +      "From Sousse? Your city's biggest achievement is scaring away its own economy.",
 +    ],
 +  },
++
 +  // ALGERIA
 +  algeria: {
 +    generic: [
 +      "Algeria? Where the government is richer than the Sahara and just as transparent.",
 +      "From Algeria? How's that oil wealth working for anyone not in power?",
 +      "Algeria: Where everyone's young, angry, and unemployed.",
 +      "Oh, Algeria? The country that's just a gas station run by generals.",
 +      "Algeria: Where the revolution never ended, it just got institutionalized.",
 +      "From Algeria? Let me guess, you're trying to get a visa to anywhere.",
 +      "Algeria: The only country where the desert is more alive than the economy.",
 +      "Where 'culture' means whatever France left behind.",
 +      "Algeria: Proof that independence doesn't mean freedom.",
 +      "From Algeria? Your country's biggest export is natural gas and unnatural frustration.",
 +      "Algeria: Where the hirak protests more than the government provides.",
 +      "The country where everyone's waiting for the old guard to literally die.",
 +      "Algeria: Where bureaucracy is an art form and progress is abstract.",
 +      "From Algeria? You definitely have opinions about Morocco you share loudly.",
 +      "Algeria: Because someone had to be Africa's largest disappointment.",
 +    ],
 +    algiers: [
 +      "Algiers? Where the white city is stained by corruption.",
 +      "From Algiers? How's living in the Casbah of broken dreams?",
 +      "Algiers: Where the Mediterranean beauty can't wash away the ugliness.",
 +      "Oh, Algiers? The city that's just Paris if Paris gave up.",
 +      "Algiers: Where everyone's protesting but the generals aren't listening.",
 +      "From Algiers? Let me guess, you're in a traffic jam contemplating emigration.",
 +      "Algiers: The only capital where colonial buildings house post-colonial failures.",
 +      "Where 'development' means another half-finished project.",
 +      "Algiers: Proof that waterfront property can't fix systemic problems.",
 +      "From Algiers? Your city's biggest achievement is looking good from the sea.",
 +    ],
 +    oran: [
 +      "Oran? Algeria's second city with first-rate depression.",
 +      "From Oran? How's living in Algiers' less important sibling?",
 +      "Oran: Where the port ships out hope with the gas.",
 +      "Oh, Oran? The city that's just Marseille's abandoned North African twin.",
 +      "Oran: Where raï music is the only thing more depressing than unemployment.",
 +      "From Oran? Let me guess, you're planning your escape to France.",
 +      "Oran: The only city where the plague Camus wrote about seems optimistic.",
 +      "Where 'culture' peaked with Cheb Khaled leaving.",
 +      "Oran: Proof that being coastal doesn't mean being prosperous.",
 +      "From Oran? Your city's biggest achievement is being in a Camus novel.",
 +    ],
 +  },
++
 +  // LIBYA
 +  libya: {
 +    generic: [
 +      "Libya? Where there's more governments than governance.",
 +      "From Libya? How's that failed state with oil working out?",
 +      "Libya: Where Gaddafi was crazy but at least there was only one of him.",
 +      "Oh, Libya? The country that's just Mad Max with more oil.",
 +      "Libya: Where everyone has guns but nobody has control.",
 +      "From Libya? Let me guess, you're not there anymore or wishing you weren't.",
 +      "Libya: The only country where militias have better organization than the state.",
 +      "Where 'unity government' is an oxymoron.",
 +      "Libya: Proof that removing dictators requires a plan for after.",
 +      "From Libya? Your country's biggest export is oil and instability.",
 +      "Libya: Where the revolution ate its children and kept eating.",
 +      "The country where everyone agrees Gaddafi was bad but nothing since has been good.",
 +      "Libya: Where oil wealth funds warfare instead of welfare.",
 +      "From Libya? You definitely fled or are planning to.",
 +      "Libya: Because Iraq needed a North African sequel.",
 +    ],
 +    tripoli: [
 +      "Tripoli? Where being the capital depends on which militia you ask.",
 +      "From Tripoli? How's living in a capital that's occasionally the capital?",
 +      "Tripoli: Where government buildings change hands more than money.",
 +      "Oh, Tripoli? The city that's just Benghazi's equally dysfunctional rival.",
 +      "Tripoli: Where everyone's armed because the state isn't.",
 +      "From Tripoli? Let me guess, you know which neighborhoods to avoid (all of them).",
 +      "Tripoli: The only capital where the airport closes more than it opens.",
 +      "Where 'governance' is whoever has the most guns this week.",
 +      "Tripoli: Proof that being the capital doesn't mean being in control.",
 +      "From Tripoli? Your city's biggest achievement is still having buildings to fight over.",
 +    ],
 +    benghazi: [
 +      "Benghazi? Where American conspiracy theories meet Libyan reality.",
 +      "From Benghazi? How's being Libya's most infamous city?",
 +      "Benghazi: Where everyone knows the name but not for good reasons.",
 +      "Oh, Benghazi? The city that's just Tripoli's equally destroyed rival.",
 +      "Benghazi: Where the revolution started and never stopped revolving.",
 +      "From Benghazi? Let me guess, you're tired of Americans asking about emails.",
 +      "Benghazi: The only city more famous in American politics than Libyan.",
 +      "Where 'reconstruction' is a permanent state of destruction.",
 +      "Benghazi: Proof that international attention doesn't bring stability.",
 +      "From Benghazi? Your city's biggest achievement is being a Republican talking point.",
 +    ],
 +  },
++
 +  // MYANMAR
 +  myanmar: {
 +    generic: [
 +      "Myanmar? Where the military coup is as traditional as the longyi.",
 +      "From Myanmar? How's that democracy working? Oh wait, it's not.",
 +      "Myanmar: Where monks protest and generals profit.",
 +      "Oh, Myanmar? The country that makes Thailand's coups look amateur.",
 +      "Myanmar: Where ethnic cleansing is state policy but the state denies it.",
 +      "From Myanmar? Let me guess, you're whispering this criticism.",
 +      "Myanmar: The only country where Facebook enabled genocide.",
 +      "Where 'transition to democracy' transitions back to dictatorship.",
 +      "Myanmar: Proof that Nobel Peace Prizes don't prevent ethnic cleansing.",
 +      "From Myanmar? Your country's biggest export is refugees and jade.",
 +      "Myanmar: Where the Rohingya don't exist according to the government committing genocide.",
 +      "The country where isolation was self-imposed and suffering is government-imposed.",
 +      "Myanmar: Where everyone's Buddhist but forgot the compassion part.",
 +      "From Myanmar? You definitely can't say what you really think.",
 +      "Myanmar: Because someone had to make North Korea look open.",
 +    ],
 +    yangon: [
 +      "Yangon? Where the pagodas are golden but the future is dark.",
 +      "From Yangon? How's living in the commercial capital of a failed state?",
 +      "Yangon: Where everyone whispers dissent and shouts compliance.",
 +      "Oh, Yangon? The city that's just Bangkok's oppressed cousin.",
 +      "Yangon: Where the Shwedagon Pagoda can't shine light on the darkness.",
 +      "From Yangon? Let me guess, you're keeping your head down and planning escape.",
 +      "Yangon: The only city where colonial buildings outlasted colonial values.",
 +      "Where 'development' stopped when the generals took over again.",
 +      "Yangon: Proof that economic opening doesn't mean political freedom.",
 +      "From Yangon? Your city's biggest achievement is surviving another coup.",
 +    ],
 +    mandalay: [
 +      "Mandalay? Where the last kingdom fell and nothing rose to replace it.",
 +      "From Mandalay? How's living in Myanmar's cultural capital under military rule?",
 +      "Mandalay: Where the motorcycles outnumber opportunities.",
 +      "Oh, Mandalay? The city that's just Yangon's dustier, poorer sibling.",
 +      "Mandalay: Where everyone's fleeing to Thailand or hiding from authorities.",
 +      "From Mandalay? Let me guess, you're in jade or junta, no middle ground.",
 +      "Mandalay: The only city where Kipling's poetry aged worse than the politics.",
 +      "Where 'culture' is preserved because progress is prevented.",
 +      "Mandalay: Proof that being historic doesn't protect from history.",
 +      "From Mandalay? Your city's biggest export is jade and jaded youth.",
 +    ],
 +  },
 +  // CAMBODIA
 +  cambodia: {
 +    generic: [
 +      "Cambodia? Where the genocide museum is more functional than the government.",
 +      "From Cambodia? How's that strongman democracy working out?",
 +      "Cambodia: Where everyone's young because the Khmer Rouge killed their grandparents.",
 +      "Oh, Cambodia? The country that's just Vietnam's poorer, more corrupt neighbor.",
 +      "Cambodia: Where Hun Sen has been in power longer than most citizens have been alive.",
 +      "From Cambodia? Let me guess, you're in tourism or garment factories.",
 +      "Cambodia: The only country where landmines are still finding victims.",
 +      "Where 'development' means another Chinese casino.",
 +      "Cambodia: Proof that surviving genocide doesn't guarantee thriving.",
 +      "From Cambodia? Your country's biggest export is cheap clothes and dark tourism.",
 +      "Cambodia: Where Angkor Wat is the past and China owns the future.",
 +      "The country where corruption is so normal it's basically culture.",
 +      "Cambodia: Where everyone's Buddhist but the government forgot the teachings.",
 +      "From Cambodia? You definitely have relatives who disappeared in the 70s.",
 +      "Cambodia: Because someone had to make Laos look developed.",
 +    ],
 +    phnom_penh: [
 +      "Phnom Penh? Where the killing fields are better maintained than the roads.",
 +      "From Phnom Penh? How's living in a capital built on genocide memory?",
 +      "Phnom Penh: Where development means another mall for the corrupt elite.",
 +      "Oh, Phnom Penh? The city that's just Bangkok's tragic little brother.",
 +      "Phnom Penh: Where the riverside is pretty but the poverty is prettier.",
 +      "From Phnom Penh? Let me guess, you're an NGO worker or wish you weren't here.",
 +      "Phnom Penh: The only capital where genocide tourism is a major industry.",
 +      "Where 'progress' is measured in how many casinos China builds.",
 +      "Phnom Penh: Proof that dark history doesn't create bright futures.",
 +      "From Phnom Penh? Your city's biggest achievement is not being emptied again.",
 +    ],
 +    siem_reap: [
 +      "Siem Reap? Where Angkor Wat is magnificent and everything else is forgotten.",
 +      "From Siem Reap? How's living in Cambodia's Disneyland?",
 +      "Siem Reap: Where everyone's in tourism because what else is there?",
 +      "Oh, Siem Reap? The city that exists because of temples built a thousand years ago.",
 +      "Siem Reap: Where Pub Street has more development than actual streets.",
 +      "From Siem Reap? Let me guess, you sell something to tourists or serve them drinks.",
 +      "Siem Reap: The only city where tuk-tuk drivers have PhDs.",
 +      "Where 'culture' is performed hourly for tourist dollars.",
 +      "Siem Reap: Proof that world heritage sites can't feed modern families.",
 +      "From Siem Reap? Your city's biggest achievement happened during the Khmer Empire.",
 +    ],
 +  },
++
 +  // LAOS
 +  laos: {
 +    generic: [
 +      "Laos? The most bombed country that nobody remembers bombing.",
 +      "From Laos? How's being Southeast Asia's forgotten landlocked leftover?",
 +      "Laos: Where the bombs are still exploding 50 years later.",
 +      "Oh, Laos? The country that's just Thailand's communist storage unit.",
 +      "Laos: Where development moves slower than the Mekong.",
 +      "From Laos? Let me guess, you're in tourism or subsistence farming.",
 +      "Laos: The only communist country where capitalism is the only thing working.",
 +      "Where 'culture' means whatever survived American bombing.",
 +      "Laos: Proof that being peaceful doesn't mean being prosperous.",
 +      "From Laos? Your country's biggest export is hydroelectric power and human trafficking.",
 +      "Laos: Where unexploded ordnance is a daily hazard.",
 +      "The country where 'Please Don't Rush' is national policy.",
 +      "Laos: Where everyone's Buddhist but the government is brutal.",
 +      "From Laos? You definitely know someone missing a limb from UXO.",
 +      "Laos: Because someone had to be ASEAN's charity case.",
 +    ],
 +    vientiane: [
 +      "Vientiane? The capital that feels like a provincial town.",
 +      "From Vientiane? How's living in the world's sleepiest capital?",
 +      "Vientiane: Where the victory monument celebrates losing.",
 +      "Oh, Vientiane? The city that's just Thailand's boring communist neighbor.",
 +      "Vientiane: Where everything closes at sunset including opportunities.",
 +      "From Vientiane? Let me guess, you cross to Thailand for actual shopping.",
 +      "Vientiane: The only capital where the main attraction is leaving to Thailand.",
 +      "Where 'nightlife' is a contradiction in terms.",
 +      "Vientiane: Proof that being a capital doesn't require energy.",
 +      "From Vientiane? Your city's biggest achievement is being near Thailand.",
 +    ],
 +    luang_prabang: [
 +      "Luang Prabang? Where monks beg for alms and tourists beg for authenticity.",
 +      "From Luang Prabang? How's living in Southeast Asia's prettiest poverty?",
 +      "Luang Prabang: Where UNESCO status can't feed families.",
 +      "Oh, Luang Prabang? The city that's just a Buddhist theme park.",
 +      "Luang Prabang: Where everyone's serving tourists or serving Buddha.",
 +      "From Luang Prabang? Let me guess, you wake at 5 AM for the tourist alms giving.",
 +      "Luang Prabang: The only city where poverty is picturesque.",
 +      "Where 'preservation' means keeping locals poor for tourist photos.",
 +      "Luang Prabang: Proof that beauty can't pay bills.",
 +      "From Luang Prabang? Your city's biggest achievement is being photogenic while poor.",
 +    ],
 +  },
  };