Is "Europe" a thing?

[Dandelion]

I happen to KNOW this movie, unfortunately. Just a silly teen-comedy, and a collection of national stereotypes aimed to brainless young Yankees. Very bad rated in Europe.

Film was rated poorly everywhere, but some people found it funny regardless. Almost everyone I know who has watched it admits they enjoyed it. Few actually see it it as anything other than a dumb film, but the film doesn't pretend to be otherwise anyway.

[Peterski]

These prefabs are a monument to the Red Army. It was inhabited by soldiers only...

http://www.radio.cz/en/section/ice_s...-lease-of-life

Equivalent of Pstrąże (Страхув) in Poland:

[Dandelion]

And then some tourist trap boutiques in Prague sell these ugly Soviet bear hats and matrioshki. You would want to slap any idiot buying those in the face.

[Magnolia]

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It is kind of absurd that we were occupied by The Soviet Army for more than 20 years and "now" is this place used as proof of our decadence.

[Dandelion]

It is kind of absurd that we were occupied by The Soviet Army for more than 20 years and "now" is this place used as proof of our decadence.

We do get the Prague Spring taught in our history classes regardless.

[Damião de Góis]

The movie Hostel painted a worse picture of Slovakia than Eurotrip imo.

[Grenzland]

No. There are nations on a clump of soil called "Europe" but that's about it.
Honestly, m8. Ashamed to share ancestry with you. Damn krauts.

Yeah, America is so great!

You don't have to know anything about Europa. That's ok.

[catgeorge]

The people make Europe but the politics is all wrong as usual.

[Turul Karom]

There is no "European" identity to me. We are talking about a place so diverse with so many groups, that saying "European" is only marginally better than using the term "human" to describe an identity. It is something technically true, but is so broad that in practice and practicality it means next to nothing. The only thing I can think of that could be generally described as a "European" identity that is commonly used is the "white" concept used most in the USA. However, even that identity doesn't function well within itself as it has been historically in flux throughout the centuries. For example, the US government considers Arabs "white" on their census, but in practice most Christian Anglo-Americans would never consider them "white" like they would an Englishman. The only way there could be a European identity is if we all lost our rich cultures and heritages in the bland soup that is the EU super-state.

[LoLeL]

There is no "European" identity to me. We are talking about a place so diverse with so many groups, that saying "European" is only marginally better than using the term "human" to describe an identity. It is something technically true, but is so broad that in practice and practicality it means next to nothing. The only thing I can think of that could be generally described as a "European" identity that is commonly used is the "white" concept used most in the USA. However, even that identity doesn't function well within itself as it has been historically in flux throughout the centuries. For example, the US government considers Arabs "white" on their census, but in practice most Christian Anglo-Americans would never consider them "white" like they would an Englishman. The only way there could be a European identity is if we all lost our rich cultures and heritages in the bland soup that is the EU super-state.

Related thread: Does European Identity or Unity Exist?