Europe, Eastern Europe
Everywhere else we've been—the Americas, Europe, Eastern Europe, Africa—the same pattern exists in most of the population. It may be a neurological bias that is built into our nervous system as a species.
Hi, the above words are from a book named Frogs into Princes by American authors Bandler and Grinder. This is not a book about politics, but I'm intrigued by the expression.
Did most Americans refer Western Europe as Europe and exclude Eastern Europe in default? Was it out of political factor? I think there was a cold war between them. The book was published in 1970s. If yes, do Americans and other native speakers still think so today?
By the way, I have an impression that Britons don't psychologically very seriously consider themselves as Europeans, comparing to the rest of the Europeans. I mean they don't have very much emotional attachment to the definition of Europeans. Do you think this is true?
Thanks!
Sorry, being dizzy, I wrongly posted this on Grammar. I intended to post on Vocabulary.
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iclearwater By the way, I have an impression that Britons don't psychologically very seriously consider themselves as Europeans, comparing to the rest of the Europeans. I mean they don't have very much emotional attachment to the definition of Europeans. Do you think this is true?
- iclearwater By the way, I have an impression that Britons don't psychologically very seriously consider themselves as Europeans, comparing to the rest of the Europeans.
- I mean they don't have very much emotional attachment to the definition of Europeans.
- Do you think this is true?
- For many, yes.
- Although I am British, I only weakly, if at all, think of myself as "European".
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iclearwaterBy the way, I have an impression that Britons don't psychologically very seriously consider themselves as Europeans, comparing to the rest of the Europeans. I mean they don't have very much emotional attachment to the definition of Europeans. Do you think this is true?
For many, yes. Although I am British, I only weakly, if at all, think of mysel
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