Which countries make up Southern Europe?

[Tropico]

Whatever. You probably think all countries in Europe have the same exact culture. If anything, the problem is everyone wants to homogenize into sameness. Europe is not one monolithic entity. This is basically what leftists and one worldists want to think. EXCUSE ME.

Thats not what I think. I know Germany's culture and architecture is VERY different from Italys, Italys from Spain, Spain's from Belgium's, etc. Like I said, I lived there. I actually experienced all of them. While I doubt you have.

[Stormer99]

Thats not what I think. I know Germany's culture and architecture is VERY different from Italys, Italys from Spain, Spain's from Belgium's, etc. Like I said, I lived there. I actually experienced all of them. While I doubt you have.

People in diaspora can know about the recent cultures, especially if your family has immigrated very recently. Don't try to tell me what I can and can't understand.

[Tropico]

People in diaspora can know about the recent cultures, especially if your family has immigrated very recently. Don't try to tell me what I can and can't understand.

Then dont sit here and make accusations about being some ignorant American about Europe and its cultures when Ive actually experienced them first hand.

[Asgardsrei]

South Slavs are egoistic, but rarely arrogant.
btw, "hot temper" of Russians and all Eastern Euros (including Balkanites) is different than "hot temper" of Med people.
when E.Euro says he will kill you, he will do it. when a Med says he will kill you, he will just scream and shout for an hour than calm down.

South slavic temper and mentality is pretty much like any other southern europeans,and nothing like russians.
This is of course,from what I saw.

[Rencini]

South Slavs are egoistic, but rarely arrogant.
btw, "hot temper" of Russians and all Eastern Euros (including Balkanites) is different than "hot temper" of Med people.
when E.Euro says he will kill you, he will do it. when a Med says he will kill you, he will just scream and shout for an hour than calm down.

I have never been to Europe and have not lived in major urban centres; however, I do know many people that have lived in major US cities and partly knowledgeable on their culture. That being said, I think that the "hot temper" you are talking about is more due to urbanization and geographical location rather than genetics as anyone whom have lived in New York City could tell you, "I am going to kill you" is almost always not literal and people in New York City are much more unfriendlier than people in the South.

What I am trying to say is that the attitudes are not attributed to personalities but modern day side-effects of urbanization as well as social and political climate. Besides, I can think of many holes in your argument just at the top of my head (ever heard of the Sicilian Mafia?), and that the origin of your argument is that Montenegro is not a Southern European country, which has nothing to do with Eastern European vs Mediterranean genetics; moreover, if I were to apply your thought to Northern & Central Spain, it would be faulty were the Northern European-looking Spaniards would act exactly like the Southern European-looking Spaniards. I do not know about Italy, but it might be a similar case.

[Sikeliot]

moreover, if I were to apply your thought to Northern & Central Spain, it would be faulty were the Northern European-looking Spaniards would act exactly like the Southern European-looking Spaniards. I do not know about Italy, but it might be a similar case.

Well with Sicilians, from my own family all tend to have a very similar disposition and cultural mannerisms.. my cousin who looks almost Iraqi, my great grandmother who looked Central European, and my grandfather with a classical Greek look all act very alike.

[Rudel]

I'd add southern france.

The South of the South can be considered Southern Europe (ie. Provence and part of Languedoc), barely the rest.

[MelinusMargos]

The South of the South can be considered Southern Europe (ie. Provence and part of Languedoc), barely the rest.

I think the same applies for northern italy, areas such as piedmont, Lombardy and Trentino are definitely more central european while Liguria, coastal Veneto and Emilia-Romagna can be considered the beginning of the "Southern European".

[Ianus]

I think the same applies for northern italy, areas such as piedmont, Lombardy and Trentino are definitely more central european while Liguria, coastal Veneto and Emilia-Romagna can be considered the beginning of the "Southern European".

At least i think only the alpine zones could be Central European.

[Vukodav]

I have never been to Europe and have not lived in major urban centres; however, I do know many people that have lived in major US cities and partly knowledgeable on their culture. That being said, I think that the "hot temper" you are talking about is more due to urbanization and geographical location rather than genetics as anyone whom have lived in New York City could tell you, "I am going to kill you" is almost always not literal and people in New York City are much more unfriendlier than people in the South.

What I am trying to say is that the attitudes are not attributed to personalities but modern day side-effects of urbanization as well as social and political climate. Besides, I can think of many holes in your argument just at the top of my head (ever heard of the Sicilian Mafia?), and that the origin of your argument is that Montenegro is not a Southern European country, which has nothing to do with Eastern European vs Mediterranean genetics; moreover, if I were to apply your thought to Northern & Central Spain, it would be faulty were the Northern European-looking Spaniards would act exactly like the Southern European-looking Spaniards. I do not know about Italy, but it might be a similar case.

What I wanted to say is that South Slavic mentality was shaped by very specific environment and historical factors. which is very, very different from the rest of the geographical Southern Europe or what we call Mediterranean Europe. some goes for culture and many other things that make one ethnicity.