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Technically…? Does anyone here believe that the EU and Europe is the same thing? Would you find it weird if someone said that a Norwegian company was in Europe?
by plufz 2y ago
Technically…? Does anyone here believe that the EU and Europe is the same thing? Would you find it weird if someone said that a Norwegian company was in Europe?
- xanderlewis 2y agoMany people certainly seem to! And it annoys me. I wasn’t talking about the EU, though. I was just commenting on the fact that in the UK, ‘Europe’ generally means ‘continental Europe’. > Would you find it weird if someone said that a Norwegian company was in Europe? I’d find it weird if a European did. But from Americans it’s to be expected.
- RandomThoughts3 2y ago[flagged]
- dgfitz 2y agoNo no no you missed it, clearly Americans are just stupid.
- Philpax 2y agoI'd suggest you level up your reading comprehension before suggesting the parent poster was in any way offended or in need of therapy.
- RandomThoughts3 2y agoParent is suggesting it would be weird for Europeans to call the UK as in Europe which as a European I can tell you is preposterous. That’s the kind of non sense you used to hear from Brexiter. They will have no sympathy from me.
- xanderlewis 2y agoYeah… I’m a bit surprised.
- User23 2y agoIf Norway isn’t in Europe where is it? Asia?
- eru 2y agoWell, Europe is a subcontinent of Asia. A bit like India or Arabia.
- 3836293648 2y agoNo? Europe is a subcontinent of Eurasia, as is Asia. Probably not the naming scheme in all languages, but this is English
- xanderlewis 2y agoI didn’t say Norway isn’t in Europe. Read my comment carefully.
- thrwthsnw 2y agoWhich Americans, North or South?
- xanderlewis 2y agoAs far as I know, Americans refer to themselves as Americans and South Americans do not.
- boomskats 2y ago> I was just commenting on the fact that in the UK, ‘Europe’ generally means ‘continental Europe’. It really depends on who you're speaking to.
- School-Cotton 2y agoAnd on the context
- maeil 2y ago> Would you find it weird if someone said that a Norwegian company was in Europe? > I’d find it weird if a European did. But from Americans it’s to be expected. Absolutely nothing weird about it, I'd find it very weird if they wouldn't. I'm from Europe and my social circle has people from all over Europe. It's really just the UK which has this weird usage of Europe.