> In Europe, people still don't really identify as being European before they identify as English, French, German, etc. My impression is that that's a dividing

> In Europe, people still don't really identify as being European before they identify as English, French, German, etc. My impression is that that's a dividing line in many European countries. Some (mostly the elite) identifies as European and sees the single nations as backwards and vulgar, while others identify as their nationality and consider the EU as an elitist project to shift the power away from individual nations.