> Firstly, inner-European differences are almost by definition smaller than, say, those between Europeans and Asians. To say that the differences are smaller i

> 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.