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Right, people living in those countries will tell you that it's Central Europe. What other cultural/delineation is there?
by adamnemecek 7y ago
Right, people living in those countries will tell you that it's Central Europe. What other cultural/delineation is there?
- carapace 7y agoThe Cold War had a pretty deep psychological effect all over. When I was growing up East vs. West was the fundamental political distinction. Check out this map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NATO_vs._Warsaw_(1949-1990).svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NATO_vs._Warsaw_(1949-199... The world was divided right down the to the physical Berlin Wall. It was so amazing when that finally fell.
- twic 7y agoAlthough the Berlin Wall was about 100 kilometres east of the Iron Curtain. And Greece was another several hundred kilometres east!
- empath75 7y agoEastern and Western Europe is a commonly understood in American media. Central Europe is not. Whether you’re in East or west depends on which side of the iron curtain you were on.
- marton78 7y agoThis distinction was relevant for a mere 45 years, a period which ended almost 30 years ago. It's time to get it over with. The Czech Republic is about as Central European as it gets.