Most popular and admired nation in European history?

[Wulfhere]

This, undoubtedly, has to be the English, who are widely loved across the world for their warm and friendly nature, their peacefulness, their laid back attitudes and above all for their modesty.

[Jackson]

This will be an interesting thread.

I honestly don't know...

[American_Hispanist]

I say Italy.

[pinguino]

English? Give me a break. Theirs bloody colonial past and wars make it a very little loved country, actually. Worldwide, the most admired European country by far are the Greeks.

[Wulfhere]

English? Give me a break. Theirs bloody colonial past and wars make it a very little loved country, actually. Worldwide, the most admired European country by far are the Greeks.

Who are themselves no strangers to colonialism and wars. The only difference being that theirs were longer ago.

[Graham]

Next question -- European country with most Grandiose delusions?

[Jackson]

I can't think of anything bad to say about Luxembourg, so i'll go with them.

[safinator]

This, undoubtedly, has to be the English, who are widely loved across the world for their warm and friendly nature, their peacefulness, their laid back attitudes and above all for their modesty.

[Aredhel]

I'd go with Germany

[Permafrost]

Germans and Austrians, at least in this neck of the woods.

Why? Well, superior philosophy, discipline, and general progressiveness, add to that neat political ideas (autoritarianism and federalization) & at the same time opposition to degenerate ideologies (liberal democracy, communism) etc. etc.