Which nation do you see as culturally closest to Greece, all factors considered?

[Zeus]

it's obviously south Italy or Cyprus(if you consider it a nation), but the balkans and turkey are up there too

[oszkar07]

Cyprus,Crete, Southern Italy, Albania, Turkey, Macedonia/Serbia

Aditt: a little bit Armenia too.

[Mortimer]

Sicily. Greek Cyprus. Orthodox Albania. Maybe serbia and bulgaria a bit and FYROM Macedonia but Greeks dont like Slavs really.

[Tauromachos]

Sicily. Greek Cyprus. Orthodox Albania. Maybe serbia and bulgaria a bit and FYROM Macedonia but Greeks dont like Slavs really.

We don't mind or dislike Slavs normally

In particular the Orthodox ones

With Bulgarians we had some trouble in the past but generally we don't have problems or dislike them

With Serbs we are rather friends normally

That there is a dislike for Fyromians should be understandable from a historical or political point of view.

Some Greeks may dislike Slavs because they are westernized and biased since the associate Slavs with the other side

Also when Slavic posters here post stuff about Slavs invading Greece and exterminating and replacing the real Greeks
or that 50% of Greeks paternal DNA is from Slavs then you should not expect a Greek to be fond of them

Because not only does it show a bad fascist and disrespectfull attitude towards Greece and its heritage but its also bullshit objectivly speaking

[arkas]

I just voted for Italy based on my experience with the Greek Australian and Italian Australian communities, I always thought they were similar and shared a European Mediterranean culture. I don't know enough about the other cultures.

[FinalFlash]

I would have to say Cyprus above all. The Italians followed by some Balkan nations next. Followed by Turkey and Armenia.

Lol @Afghanistan

[Bosniensis]

1. Turkey
2. Italy
3. Balkan nations
4. Southern Spain
5. Northern Africa, Levant

[Deneb]

Aside from Cyprus, Italy, by far. Then, Balkan countries.

[Ice]

Albania.