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[quote="Cide";p="143504"]BTW, I though you Brits didn't really consider yourself "European"?[/quote]

Lol depends who you ask..plenty of people in Britain don't even consider themselves British instead favouring English, Scotish, Welsh and even Cornish lol.

Part of the reasons for this is not only is the British Isles geographically seperate from the European sub continent but there are significant cultural differences as well and the principle language spoken here, English, bears little if any resemblance to other European dialects even though it's constructed primarilly from the same proto germanic language as modern German, Dutch and Danish (and consequently Norwegian).

You also have to remember that for almost 1000 years the people of this island have been at war with one or more mainland European countries, it's only in the last century (WW1 and WW2 not withstanding) that there has been any sort of interaction between Europe and Britian that didn't involve conflict so it's hard for everyone on all sides of the channel to see Britian as a part of Europe. We're getting there slowly though and not as fast as our politicians would like lol.

I know plenty of people who cross out "European" and write "British" on forms that ask and I'm sure plenty of people in Europe itself do that too lol.

Europe-Slovenia

To be more exact Zagorje ob Savi.

Here's a piccy of a part of our capital city:



It's actually the oldest part of the city.

[/quote]You also have to remember that for almost 1000 years the people of this island have been at war with one or more mainland European countries, it's only in the last century (WW1 and WW2 not withstanding) that there has been any sort of interaction between Europe and Britian that didn't involve conflict so it's hard for everyone on all sides of the channel to see Britian as a part of Europe. We're getting there slowly though and not as fast as our politicians would like lol.[/quote]

Hi

I think it s a mistake to consider past conflicts a form of "non-interaction". I would say it s just the opposite.

People of any time of any ethnicity, took, during wars, the chance to know other cultures and customs thus evolving their own language. I think it was the ONLY way of interaction among people till the era of Market

During the ancient wars between Romans and Greeks, Rome, although winner, was litterally "colonized" by the kaleidoscopic, extremely refined Greek cultures.
Latin (and nowadays' Italian) is in fact full of Greek terms as well as English is "copious" of Latin ones due to the Roman invasions.

I lived part of my life in North Yorkshire, and I ve always seen a great, solid and stable spirit of constructive nationalism (in the positive semantic), rather than the localism and regionalism I expected to find there. And it s really normal for a country unified since Magna Charta: it s something I really would like to see in Italy, a country unified too damn late, till the point that every 70 km the dialect, the kitchen and the overall way of life is completely new. (along with many other side effects)

It s not a lack of cultural interactions nor frequent conflicts; If there is an "obstacle" to the development of a genuine "European spirit", it is mainly political (and/or economical) in my humblest view, being Politics very keen to listen, to preserve and to embody any need, common feeling, hopes nad fears of any population of any Sovereign State by its own nature.

PS I agree with a previous post: this is a perfect example of how diversity can and should work, giving a lesson of how things should go in the actual International Relations.

IRELAND WOHO drink ahem im from ireland  :D  :D

English  ;)

I'm not actually fussed about the whole European thing, and I don't get why people get so proud of the name "British".

I just say English... cos I'm from England lol

Oh and Fianna... you don't have to be from Ireland to appreciate LOTS OF DRINK lol

Scottish by birth, British by the Grace of God.... (Dad is English, Mum is Scottish and the Mrs is from Kansas City)  Born near Glasgow and now living in sunny Gloucestershire in the South West of England. (Good topic by the way!)  :D

@ Luciano - excellent point and well represented - glad you liked Yorkshire - try Scotland on your next visit  ;)

im from Northern Ireland.... to be exact Coleraine which is near the top




im waiting for soemone to say they live on the moon .......

Lithuania. if u know where it is ?

beautiful country with lakes forests and walleys.

For everyone his homeland is the most beautiful and best so dont worry  :D

im from england the northwest

i am from singapore..its in the south east asia...the bright sunny island  :D

yesterday was our country's birthday 9 august.....yaaaay

hey ward good post here i been wondering if theres any asian guys arnd..lol

Asmo and I are from Stoke on Trent, England.

NEW ZEALAND, and hella proud of it!!

Home of under appreciated music (which is, coincidentally, great), Landscapes better than ur mums cooking, ugly politisions, places that are Nuclear-free (thank God!), and an accent so unheard of, u would call us Aussies (that is, before we throw some rock hard Buzzy Bee toys at ur face and yell "GET IT RIGHT MATE, WE ARE KIWI!!!")

In other words, better than anything u can shake a twig at!!

Europa-Croatia-Zagorje

 I am from Sydney Austraila !  :D