British and dont feel European one bit. I mean, what's it supposed to feel like?
This, of course, would be a big disadvantage of my proposed idea. My sister said when she studied in Aachen, without fail a few Dutch people would show up whenever Germany lost a football match and she assumed the same thing happened whenever the Dutch lost (or failed to qualify for a tournament... again). It would be really sad to no longer have that.Oh but during the Euro or World cup the national knives come out. This is a common European tradition.
I have to say this. Lately, I feel very disenchanted with Northern Europe and how it has been neglecting the European project and abusing the south since the 2008 recession. I still have hope, but lately it's not the same feeling as it used to be.I feel less European than Mediterranean in a way. Food is a very culturally important to me, and Moroccan, Spanish, Algerian, southern French, Italian, and everything up to Turkey ring some very personal notes to me that other specialties don't. Must be the olive oil. Or the Roman Empire roots.
I'd say my identity is French=Mediterranean>European.
European identity is also something I feel, but it's as an attachment to a political project I believe is paramount for the survival of the other identities.
THIS!For your Benelux question, I don't know if i would call it a strong cultural bond but there is this sort of mutual bond between The Netherlands and (Flemish) Belgium in that we enjoy taking the piss out of eachother.
As for the rest, I don't feel European but i very much recognize the value the EU adds to the continent.
You're right, but in general, the EU is a force of good here as well. They're doing far more to recognise and support small languages than at least some national governments would do on their own. Support by institutions and governments is only one thing of course, people also need to actually (and actively) speak these languages.Any way, I am pro pan-European in general, but this is also resulting in problems because of how it affects enforcement of standardised language - erasure of many native minority languages in European countries, in countries like France and Germany we are seeing native languages disappear, like Saterfriesisch, Breton, Alemmanisch, etc.
Maybe for those countries outside of Schengen is difficult to understand. But trust me, when you start meeting people from all over Europe and traveling with no hassles and barely any border checks on a regular basis you definitely start to see yourself as European.
Do you feel British? I imagine it feels like that.
I'm was born and live in England and I don't feel English (or British), which is good as most people in England are scum.
But the dog named after region though?I identify as Dalmatian first, Croatian and European second and third.
No, not the dog.
I went to Slovenia for a few days and everyone was so friendly to outsiders there.I definitely see myself as Slovenian and European(have friends/family from Germany, Austria,Italy and travel a lot), but never as a part of Balkan. We lived together for so long but couldn't be more different. It always suprise me when people start "acting/talking/looking" like Balkans do(apparently).
But then again my country was always under an other lands regime so feeling divided and "switching it up" is nothing new. I love that Croatia is in EU tho, Zagreb is awesome.
ESC and Football is where european wars are fought in the 21st century.Oh but during the Euro or World cup the national knives come out. This is a common European tradition.
I'm guessing you come from somewhere East of Germany. I also wonder if there's a noticeable difference in Euro sentiment between those in Hungary & Poland, versus, say those in Belgium.
Since the Brexit referendum I've started to identify as more European than British, I just can't relate to this country anymore.
Hehe I was actually thinking about you while reading this topic, I remember you bringing this up in the Suomi OT =PHah, I've actually thought about this a lot. The more I've worked around Europe and made personal connections with people around the continent I've been feeling more European than a Finn many times, with Nordic identity rearing its head every now and then.