5 ms·

I disagree with yo not to be contrarian, but because you're wrong. Firstly, inner-European differences are almost by definition smaller than, say, those betwee

I disagree with yo not to be contrarian, but because you're wrong. Firstly, inner-European differences are almost by definition smaller than, say, those between Europeans and Asians. Of course there are still cultural differences between Greeks and Irish. But to deny similarities is equally misguided. Secondly, these differences are getting smaller and smaller. Timothy G. Ash calls it "The Easyjet Generation": young university students, used to cheap airline travel, are creating a unified European culture. I know young people from almost every European country and I feel more connected to them to, say, my 50-year old working class neighbours.

tormeh 12y ago
Erasmus is also pretty good at this. I highly recommend it. It's kind of amazing. Which is something I can say without being hyperbolic.
Dewie3 12y ago
> Firstly, inner-European differences are almost by definition smaller than, say, those between Europeans and Asians. To say that the differences are smaller is one thing. To call them one culture is an entirely other. > I know young people from almost every European country and I feel more connected to them to, say, my 50-year old working class neighbours Yes, I bet you feel very connected to the English-speaking, or German-speaking, or whatever common language-speaking friends you have who have the inclination, interest and time to learn these common languages and to travel to several countries in order to meet new people (not just to go on a vacation and/or "meet new people while getting wasted"). But is that really such a big group that you would call them something relating to a generation? That's a big word to throw around.
- deleted 12y ago
  [deleted]
sillygoose 12y ago
> I disagree with yo not to be contrarian, but because you're wrong. You're wrong about him being wrong. He said there's no one European culture, and you even agree with him: > Of course there are still cultural differences between Greeks and Irish.
phaemon 12y ago
> I know young people from almost every European country and I feel more connected to them to, say, my 50-year old working class neighbours. I'm sure you do, in certain ways. But, for example, perhaps some of your friends have 50-year old neighbours, who work in a lower paid job, and yet it would simply never occur to them that they were a different "class" and therefore not to be associated with. That's part of your culture.
pjc50 12y ago
I feel more connected to them to, say, my 50-year old working class neighbours .. and vice versa, I'm sure, which is why some of them are voting for anti-Europe parties.

tormeh 12y ago

Erasmus is also pretty good at this. I highly recommend it. It's kind of amazing. Which is something I can say without being hyperbolic.

Dewie3 12y ago

> Firstly, inner-European differences are almost by definition smaller than, say, those between Europeans and Asians. To say that the differences are smaller is one thing. To call them one culture is an entirely other. > I know young people from almost every European country and I feel more connected to them to, say, my 50-year old working class neighbours Yes, I bet you feel very connected to the English-speaking, or German-speaking, or whatever common language-speaking friends you have who have the inclination, interest and time to learn these common languages and to travel to several countries in order to meet new people (not just to go on a vacation and/or "meet new people while getting wasted"). But is that really such a big group that you would call them something relating to a generation? That's a big word to throw around.

deleted 12y ago
[deleted]

sillygoose 12y ago

> I disagree with yo not to be contrarian, but because you're wrong. You're wrong about him being wrong. He said there's no one European culture, and you even agree with him: > Of course there are still cultural differences between Greeks and Irish.

phaemon 12y ago

> I know young people from almost every European country and I feel more connected to them to, say, my 50-year old working class neighbours. I'm sure you do, in certain ways. But, for example, perhaps some of your friends have 50-year old neighbours, who work in a lower paid job, and yet it would simply never occur to them that they were a different "class" and therefore not to be associated with. That's part of your culture.

pjc50 12y ago

I feel more connected to them to, say, my 50-year old working class neighbours .. and vice versa, I'm sure, which is why some of them are voting for anti-Europe parties.