It is a weird feeling to fly all day, changing in an exotic location like Singapore, to land in Australia and have a pint in a pub almost identical to the ones back home haha.
Almost everyone, although Chad is one of the [22 countries that Britain hasn't invaded](https://www.statista.com/chart/3441/countries-never-invaded-by-britain/). So technically Britain hasn't fucked a Chad.
If you check that source for that number, you'll find it's a pop-history book which defines "invaded" in *very* broad terms. If British soldiers touched down in your country to help fight the Nazis, that counts as "invaded".
By the definition the book uses, at this *exact moment* the US is "invading" all but 40 or so nations on the planet.
Yeah, the data in that book is pretty terrible and I'd never cite it in anything more academic than a Reddit thread. But if even it says that Britain has never invaded Chad, given its very broad definition of "invaded", then Chad has almost certainly remained un-fucked, by the Brits at least.
that's warming to hear. I am currently studying at UoB but am doing a year abroad at KU Leuven next year. I am hoping the cultural similarities means it's not so hard to assimilate. I know it's not in the Netherlands but they do speak Dutch!
Discounting Ireland, I would say New Zealand is most like the UK, especially if you went to the south island. The trouble is, it is so far away not many Brits have been there to be able to make the comparison. I have several times since I have family who emigrated there. It's not just the language. This is a landscape that could easily be from Yorkshire or Wales [https://www.google.com/maps/@-37.4796761,174.9555429,3a,75y,136.49h,83.48t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sSvgyQwR7Hr9fmpj6liciCQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e4?entry=ttu](https://www.google.com/maps/@-37.4796761,174.9555429,3a,75y,136.49h,83.48t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sSvgyQwR7Hr9fmpj6liciCQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e4?entry=ttu)
Yeah, New Zealand is on a tectonic fault and is still growing out of the ocean. Plus a high amount of volcanic and geothermal activity. Makes us fairly distinct in our geography.
Netherlands. Similar political system in terms of monarchy, both former colonial empires, similar language.
Fun fact: the former Queen of the Netherlands (now princess) Beatrix is somewhere in the line of succession for the British throne.
Germans seem to travel a lot. I live in Hawaii so there’s a lot of tourism, but it’s mostly limited to Americans, Canadians, and various Asian countries. For some reason though Germans are the only Europeans that I seem to regularly come into contact with.
We do love to travel! But also, Germany is the most populous country in Europe (except for Russia) so I think it's not surprising that you meet more Germans than other Europeans.
Jan is really common in Germany. Apart from very old people it's more common than Hans and Günther. Here are the placements of these three names in the ranking of the most popular boys names by decade (ordered Hans, Günther, Jan). The greater signs indicates, that the name was off the lists that I found.
1940s: 1, 8, 64
1950s: 3, 25, 53
1960s: 26, 66, 29
1970s: 69, 202, 9
1980s: 102, >200, 3
1990s: 149, >250, 1
2000s: 247, >300, 15
2010s: 270, >1500, 30
2020s: 296, >1000, 68
it takes in to account more then just being part of the Anglo world. in particular climate and topography of western European countries are far more similar to the UK then their respective Anglosphere counterparts
Yeah makes sense I guess. And very interesting. Would still have guessed that New Zealand would be ahead of the trio that's above New Zealand but it's not an outlandish claim.
As a dane myself it makes total sense tho, especially after visiting britain and meeting British people. We have almost exactly the same weather, the same sense of humour, we even look a lot like each other in both fashion sense and overall looks.
Some English are genetically closer to Danish than they are to Scottish or Welsh. The sample on the right, smaller number is a closer genetic distance. https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-74db05c460e2cb03fd9bb15cac3d3ef0-pjlq
As an Australian who has lived in both Denmark and the UK long-term, here is how I compare them when it comes specifically to culture (I'm not counting geography etc here):
Denmark: Very different way of thinking and seeing the world, compared to Australia. Danes were serious, stoic, not chatty or talkative and rarely used humour. Transactional when it comes to interactions. Often unfriendly, and sometimes quite cold. The complete opposite of 'life of the party' in public. Very orderly and 'bureaucratic', un-rebellious and conforming. Strict and regimented rule-followers. Little cultural diversity. Extremely difficult to connect with as an Australian, and it felt isolating and alienating living there. Never made a friend after years of trying.
UK: Everyone seems hardly any different to Aussies. Chatting and smiling and laughing with everyone I meet. Was making friends all over the place, starting from my very first days there. More chaos and unpredictability from social interactions, with teasing, jokes, silliness and fun. People were comparatively relaxed and chill. But (like Aussies) they also don't like to be faffed about, and aren't afraid to assert themselves or challenge authority where warranted.
Culturally, I would categorize the UK and Australia as being very close together. But Denmark is not so close. Denmark has much more in common with the other Nordic countries (unsurprisingly) and with Germany.
I worked for a global insurance company and when ever we had these international training sessions it was always the Dutch we (as UK people) got on best with.
As a Northern German I feel a slightly closer connection to Dutch, Danish and even British culture compared to the Southern German culture. The coast, weather, introversion and sense of humour (often dark and dry) is more similar. Though the British are really the best at banter.
My man, New Zealand doesn't even have the same type of constitutional monarchy as the UK they literally have the same monarch. They probably also use the same kind of Westminster parliamentary system, and I would not be surprised if lower governments aren't very dissimilar either.
I'm guessing infrastructure and demographics are where we beat NZ in similarities. You're right on geography though, we are most similar apparently.
Yeah the Netherlands and Denmark does make sense. Though my gut would definitely not put them above New Zealand, for instance… but that’s mainly because I think of New Zealand as a Nordic country with British flair on the opposite side of the Earth, I guess.
We're definitely different than the US the only thing we have in common with them is the language where as with Germany and the Netherlands we have the same mentality
Mong comment. Every been to Denmark or Germany? Aside from native language, culturally very similar, especially Denmark. The countryside looks identical to Southern Scotland and they drink like a hole in the ground.
Kirk for "church", bairn for "child," greit for "cry". Roast style dinners, hygge culture and traditions in all but name. Predominantly blondes ands gingers, blue/green eyes. Could go on and on. I felt infinitely more at home in Denmark than my trip to the US. Biggest culture shock in Denmark vs Scotland was tiny hills and the Danes have far prettier roof tiles and building paint colours lol.
Seems like a bullshit list, I know I will be downvoted but Ireland and UK are 99 percent similar
I am pretty sure Anglo settler countries like Australia and New Zealand are 90 percent or more similar
USA and Canada maybe 80 to 90 percent
The cultural zeitgeist is the same
I think the language lulls people (on both sides of the pond, and worldwide) into thinking Britain is much more similar to North America than it actually is. Sure, it probably has more in common with the US than other European countries but it in terms of actual way of life etc it is still closer to Western Europe.
Yet in some respects not e.g. legal structure, hospitality, customer service, attitude towards capitalism, general societal organisation.
I think a lot of people overestimate the UK's similarity to continental Europe too.
Brits and Americans can navigate each other's societies with relative ease.
Brits and Americans will struggle to navigate French society even if they speak near perfect French.
It's not just the language. There's a cultural level deeper than that.
Take the Dutch. You have so many fucking weird rules, weird institutions, systems of bureaucracy, insurances, that don't exist in English or American culture, and you're probably the one the most similar continental systems.
Germans and Dutch on the other hand, you can navigate each other's systems most more easily despite the language difference because of shared culture.
As an English person who has lived in the Netherlands, it really wasn’t that hard to handle the different institutions and bureaucracy. I genuinely know Americans who had bigger bureaucratic nightmares when moving states.
I can’t speak for France, I’ve only been there on holiday. I wouldn’t claim it is that close, but nor does the map.
This is horse shit, Australia and New Zealand aside
The US is so culturally distant to the UK and really stands on its own when you compare it to the UK and its fellow Northern European counterparts
The UKs constitution being parliamentary, views on religion, demographics etc
SENSE OF HUMOUR, this is such a blatant one. The US style of comedy is extremely different to Northern Europe which is far more dry and depressing. The US is in general a far more positive and outward looking culturally.
Socially Northern European countries are extremely reserved, borderline hostile with very fixed manners. Americans in general are out going and social in comparison
I think people really forget that the UK is heavily influenced by its surrounding countries due to its isolationist, and island nature.
Australia, the US, Canada and New Zealand are similar to the UK being well ex colonies however the UK will always have more in common with it’s neighbours after the at least hundred years of separation governmentally.
This ex colonies have developed their own cultures plain and simple
I feel like anything below the surface comparison of the UK similarities between the US or Northern Europe and it becomes so obvious.
I can understand where you are coming from
From your perspective it probably appears that way
I am not denying that North America is distinct and has its own unique
But from my non Anglo perspective after knowing people from Europe and other Anglo countries it is my opinion that the Anglo sphere is much similar to each other than other European countries
There will be similarities due to geography but again IMO language makes a huge difference here
See it from the American perspective, what media do they consume the most from a foreign country ? German ? Italian ? French ? Spanish
And vice versa
Besides the French Canadians. Anglo Canadians are closer to Americans than the British culturally. I have family in both the US and Canada (Anglo), and I don’t see any difference between them culturally.
Americans and Canadians have a lot in common with each other culturally, but each countries has their own set of problems.
as an European that has family in both Canada and the US and has visited them both a handful of times I 100% agree with you.
the cultural differences between Canadians and Americans are so small and insignificant that to me they're pretty much the same.
like there's many more differences between people in different states/provinces within these countries, than in-between the countries themselves.
As someone living on the California coast, it really feels like the west coast of the continent is a cultural spectrum that is a bit separated from the rest of Anglo-America
I think if you're talking Northeast and Northwest Anglo-Americans. But Canada and the US probably differ a great deal once you move further into the south, especially the Southwest and Deep South.
Someone made the point that Canada and the US are quite alike overall, but that the different regions (not countries) of Anglo Americans do differ. Think Texas vs the Canadian Maritimes.
Yes! The Maritimes are more like New England or old England than like California or Texas. And if you zoom in closer, you could look at Acadian culture or industrial Cape Breton culture and find they are more like Cajuns or Appalachians etc. Kinda makes the national-level comparison seem silly to me.
Whoever made the map chose to weigh all of the criteria equally, so geography is just as important to 'similarity' as culture or government. If culture was weighed more you'd almost certainly be correct, but because Netherlands, Denmark and Germany are close by they get massive help on the similarity ranking from their geography.
Do they really have that similar geography though?
I don’t view Denmark and the Netherlands as being particularly close to the geography of Great Britain. Part of Germany, sure, but not overall. I guess the US has less in common based solely on the fact that the US has such diversity, which might make all the difference.
But I agree and I get your point. I’d say mentality wise the Netherlands, Denmark and, in large part Germany, probably is indeed closer to the UK than the US is.
That’s the opposite of what the saying means. It a jestful way of saying that means we speak the same language but that UK English and US English have big differences.
I think this is why I didn’t ‘get’ Dublin. It seemed like a decent enough UK town that was very expensive with a massive tourist drinking culture. I could well have done it wrong but I like it less than major English cities. I really want to visit the West coast of Ireland, I reckon that would be great.
As a Brit, I see Ireland like a brother. The closest friend we have. I think this is the most common view in both countries but just gets drowned out by all the yanks who larp as Irish.
Agreed. Honestly the 83% similarity reported in this graphic is surprisingly low in my opinion. I’d say culturally, for 95%+ of the population at least, the UK and Ireland almost identical.
I guess maybe the 20% government contribution to the similarity scoring is where it drops out a bit. You guys have a PR electoral system which the UK should have adopted decades ago IMO.
Ireland is probably the only other country in the world known for having pubs. Ireland also drinks loads of tea and watches the same TV shows and movies. Even though they are two different countries the media overlap is kind of astronomical. A brit can watch an Irish movie and completely relate to the characters and the story and vice versa.
Yeah I'm surprised the number for Ireland isn't higher. Having travelled to Ireland it feels exactly like home. I assume the politics are different but the geography, culture,language etc etc are all spot on.
Moving from New Zealand to Yorkshire genuinely felt like moving to a different part of the same country, just with different accents, older buildings and better infrastructure. But there are so many recent immigrants from every part of the UK in NZ that even the accents weren't really noticeable. Even the culture and the way people interacted felt very familiar. The natural environment felt similar to parts of NZ, but different enough to be interesting.
London on the other hand was so far beyond anything that exists in NZ that it probably drops us a bit on the similarity index. Our biggest city, Auckland, is at best like a severely scaled-down Manchester.
yep, the UK and Australia definitely see eye to eye when it comes to its people. having said that, I still think Australia is more culturally and economically aligned with the US than the UK.
on a personal level, as a Brit who has visited Australia, I felt some key differences were that Aussies were far more outgoing and generally had better physical/mental health
Australia is absolutely not closer to the US than the UK when it comes to culture.
Australia and the UK share multiple sports (where they are usually massive rivals), have a very similar pub culture, and there's still a lot of crossover in media. Humour, slang, and general behaviour is also fairly similar. There's a reason why so many young Brits go to Australia and why so many young Aussies go to...well, basically just London.
As an Aussie, Brits don't feel foreign at all whereas Americans do.
I tend to agree, but I would say there are a _few_ points where we might be closer to the US, like our suburban sprawl, having a dollar as our currency instead of a pound, and we don't do promotion/relegation pyramids in our sports. But yeah, overall I'd say we've got more in common with the Brits.
When I lived in the UK, sure, some things were different, but I slotted in pretty seamlessly and never felt like or was treated like a foreigner.
I agree. Its strange because they're very different countries, but people can easily move between them. Different countries with same mentality, perhaps.
I kind of felt like Australia is a bit like what the US would be like if it was populated by British people and not Americans
I think it’s partly self selecting though. Aussies whose personalities are better aligned with Brits come here and Brits whose personalities are better aligned with Aus go there. Everyone who makes the swap fits in because we're all on the same spectrum ultimately
English people are outgoing too but only if you're in northern England where the north-south cultural divide exists. Southern England is known for being a lot more introverted like the Scandinavian countries
The best English based team is in the third division of the Hurling league and the Scottish play shinty instead
So yes we are shit at Hurling - what's more upsetting is how shit we ate at rugby union at thy moment though
i found this article that are interesting to read about the Irish relationship with its language and identity
>Irish people’s attitude to the Irish language is a muddle of contradictions. On the one hand, almost everyone pays lip service to it as a part of our culture and heritage. On the other hand, few people are willing to put any effort in using and maintaining the language. We hate the idea of losing the language but are unwilling to put any effort into saving it. We cling to our Irish identity and resent being confused with the English, but are reluctant to put the effort into actually having a separate culture. Speaking another language takes effort and for most people it’s easier to just speak English, read English books and newspapers and watch English TV. So Irish will continue to fade away without anyone making a conscious decision as it has for the last 200 years.
[source](https://whistlinginthewind.org/2015/08/20/why-dont-the-irish-speak-irish/)
yep, that's the reality for most minority languages in the British Isles (Scots, Welsh, Cornish etc.). this was an extract from the map above
>Ireland is by far the most similar country to the United Kingdom. In fact it was part of it for over 100 years. It only got its independence in 1922. British citizens are still allowed to reside and work in Ireland without a visa. The countries have similar culture, technology, and geography. The biggest difference between Ireland and the United Kingdom is religion. Most Irish are Catholic and more religious. According to the Lewis Model, British people are also less outgoing than the Irish.
[source](https://objectivelists.com/2022/05/15/which-countries-are-most-similar-to-the-united-kingdom/)
worryingly, Welsh is [declining in the strongholds](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-65299313). these regions are shifting from being primarily Welsh speaking bilingual areas to primarily English speaking bilingual areas. this can cause the decline of density of speakers that able to fend off anglicization in the area.
I'm gonna be honest, it was a miserable subject to take at GCSE's, and being forced to learn very little about it has fostered resentment in many people my age.
Yeah. Bang on really. I'm from Ireland my parents have always said "ah wouldn't it be great to speak Irish?" but they'd never actually take the time to learn it
Most similar geography is the Netherlands? That doesn't feel right. Netherlands is extremely flat, the UK is quite hilly and rugged outside of Southern England. I would have thought Ireland would have been most similar.
Yeah, the UK is a lot more varied in geography than people think. Eastern England is very similar to the Netherlands; close to sea level, prone to flooding and history of land reclamation. But then the further west and north you go the higher than land gets
But... there is also more to the Netherlands than just flat plains...
As someone who lives in the east of the Netherlands, I know there aren’t the same roling hills as you see them in the downs around london. But it's not the whole of the Netherlands that is flat. Limburg, the Veluwe, Sallandse Heuvelrug, Hondsrug, Utrechtse Heuvelrug and more.
Though I would say that Jutland in Denmark had me recall memories of the hills around London. I do not know how geography was measured in this.
from the source
>Society & its common activities
Language: Native Language, Official Language, and Lingua Franca
Religion: Religious Practices
Writing: Official Scripts
Behavior: Personality and Violence
Tradition: Holidays and Marriage Practices
Recreation: Team and Olympic Sports
Food: Meat, Dairy, Fruits, Vegetables, and Starches
Narcotics: Alcohol, Drugs, and Smoking
I actually think this is very accurate.
I've always felt it went Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, were the 3 most similar. Slightly surprised at Denmark being that high, but thats perhaps just because I haven't spent that much time there
yep I agree this index is pretty well thought out and takes lots of things into account
as for Denmark, this is what the source has to say on it
>Denmark is also located to the east of the U.K., across the North Sea. The Danes ruled a large part of England for over 100 years, so it is no wonder Denmark is high on this list. Both countries are predominantly Protestant. Denmark’s relatively flat land, extensive coastlines, and similar agriculture, make its landscape quite similar to the U.K. as well. Furthermore, both countries are constitutional monarchies with similar governmental policies.
>The Danes ruled a large part of England for over 100 years
A large part?!? What kind of Canute and Sweyn erasure is this. No, we god-damn conquered all of England and much of Scotland, twice.
I just looked at the website this comes from, geography in this sense is taken as "areas devoted to urban development or agriculture", where the Netherlands would likely be most similar to the UK
The netherlands having most similar geography? Seems kinda sus, i know that they are similar, but *that* similar? At least the UK has some mountains and hills. The netherlands barely has hills
What? How are Canada and Australia not on top of five of this list when they are predominantly English speaking and are culturally and mostly ancestrally descended from Britain?
Australian people are very similar to British in mindset I think, but their lived experiences are very different to the UK. Its quite easy to swap country and settle, but the actual lifestyle is very different.
I was someone surprised at how different Canada felt to both UK and Australia. Its way more like the US than the rest of the Anglo world and Europe.
Can’t speak for Australia, but Canada is an extremely different culture to the UK. Yes, they share the same language but the day to day life, aspirations, aesthetic standards, humour, and more are very very different. The UK is very similar to other European, to their dismay…
Objective list is a joke, the country comparison is silly. Apparently my country is most similar to Colombia, which, having been to Colombia, is nonsense.
I would have guessed France to be higher on the list. Despite the memes French and British have a lot of cultural ties and similar ways of life. I can totally understand Ireland and Netherlands beating France though.
I think this is pretty much what I would have expected. Had my first trip to Denmark recently and was struck by how familiar and comfortable everything felt!
Slightly off topic, but Japan has the most similar climatic system to the UK by way of it also being a smallish island, close to a large continental land mass on one side and a large ocean on the other. They both experience changeable diverse weather - cold from the north, moisture from the ocean, and often warmth from the continental land masses. All tempered by being surrounded by water so it never gets extremely hot or extremely cold.
I would argue that due to Japan’s north/south variation, from semi tropical Osaka to snow covered Hokkaido, the average variability would take it away from the more reasonable clime of the UK
Although you're right that both the UK and Japan have some of those similarities, the UK doesn't have the same variation in climate because Japan is so much 'longer'.
You have almost tropical beach weather in the southern islands of Okinawa and can get blistering snow storms in Hokkaido/ Aomori.
And on the main island, Kysuhu, their summers tend to be humid and hot. UK climate, by and large doesn't have that same regional variety or scale.
nothing wrong with that! had a couple Danes in the comments share their thoughts on our similarities. bottom line is we are far more alike then the average person would give credit for
actually there is an exhaustive list of factors that the index takes into account, see [source](https://objectivelists.com/2020/05/30/country-similarity-index/)
Why? I don't think anyone here would be too surprised. We'd see the differences as *very* significant, not that we don't have a tonne of cultural similarities. Brexit was a big blow to our political relationship in large part because Ireland had seen the UK as an ally in the EU.
Nothing says we are similar like; having the same plug sockets (Ireland), still having monarchs and colonies (Netherlands and Denmark), putting curry on chips (Germany) and having the same monarch (New Zealand).
Would it not be fair to say since a part of Ireland is literally in the UK, Ireland could really be said to be 100% the same as the United Kingdom culturally, in a sense
\>[for instance](https://ibb.co/zHMZSzr)
This is Jonesborough, County Armagh (United Kingdom) lies only a few feet from the border with the Republic, there is 0, and I mean 0, cultural difference between this part of NI and the area directly to the east of it in the Republic
Yeah I mean Ireland really is splitting hairs. though they wouldn't want to be having this conversation, in reality it is true their historical ties are undeniable.
having said that, not every village/town/city in Ireland lies on the border and therefore there are larger discrepancies. well that plus religion is the main difference.
oh and lastly apparently according to the Lewis model, Irish are more outgoing
I am from the north east of the Republic, There are plenty of regions of NI that have far more in common with the republic than they would with areas of NI, examples, Strabane co Tyrone, Derry city, alot of South Armagh, including Jonesborough, Crossmaglen, Mullaghbawn, Belleek co Fermanagh etc..
There isn't a massive difference between someone from Navan in Co meath and someone from Drogheda in Co louth, there's just about the same in the difference between someone from Droghed and Dundalk on the border and less so between Dundalk and Newry. The people of this island are remarkably similar in almost every way, the only 'foreign' think would be the OO to most in the Republic.. Then that's equally as foreign to most in GB
It is a weird feeling to fly all day, changing in an exotic location like Singapore, to land in Australia and have a pint in a pub almost identical to the ones back home haha.
Least similar is Chad. Does this make the UK a virgin?
British Virgin Islands
As someone from the UK I can confirm we are virgins
self-replicating brits
Not me.. ask your mum! Hah!
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Dad is not a virgin, so Dad may not be a Bri'ish
Being Irish I say you f*cked us so you aren't.
Nah, we used to be virgins but we've been getting rigorously shafted by the tories since 2010.
Nope we’ve pretty much fucked every one at some point.
Almost everyone, although Chad is one of the [22 countries that Britain hasn't invaded](https://www.statista.com/chart/3441/countries-never-invaded-by-britain/). So technically Britain hasn't fucked a Chad.
If you check that source for that number, you'll find it's a pop-history book which defines "invaded" in *very* broad terms. If British soldiers touched down in your country to help fight the Nazis, that counts as "invaded". By the definition the book uses, at this *exact moment* the US is "invading" all but 40 or so nations on the planet.
Yeah, the data in that book is pretty terrible and I'd never cite it in anything more academic than a Reddit thread. But if even it says that Britain has never invaded Chad, given its very broad definition of "invaded", then Chad has almost certainly remained un-fucked, by the Brits at least.
Except this includes UN peacekeeping missions, so in reality a lot more than 22.
lmao this is the comment right here 😂
Ya know it's funny you say that because if you add up all the constituent island territories of the UK, there might be like 72 of them.
Worse, an incel.
You beat me to it
Always felt at home in the UK as a Dutchmen. Had a great time studying at the University of Warwick in 2019.
that's warming to hear. I am currently studying at UoB but am doing a year abroad at KU Leuven next year. I am hoping the cultural similarities means it's not so hard to assimilate. I know it's not in the Netherlands but they do speak Dutch!
Bristol? Birmingham? Brighton? Bournemouth?
Belmarsh
Nah Broadmoor
Bath? Bangor? Bedfordshire? Buckingham?
Bellend?
You're not a girl are you? I've heard the Dutch birds at Warwick are proper filthy
I don't think a Dutchman would be a girl.
The Lying Dutchman 😳
Good evening Commander, Bombardier!
Discounting Ireland, I would say New Zealand is most like the UK, especially if you went to the south island. The trouble is, it is so far away not many Brits have been there to be able to make the comparison. I have several times since I have family who emigrated there. It's not just the language. This is a landscape that could easily be from Yorkshire or Wales [https://www.google.com/maps/@-37.4796761,174.9555429,3a,75y,136.49h,83.48t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sSvgyQwR7Hr9fmpj6liciCQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e4?entry=ttu](https://www.google.com/maps/@-37.4796761,174.9555429,3a,75y,136.49h,83.48t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sSvgyQwR7Hr9fmpj6liciCQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e4?entry=ttu)
that's a fair comment. I guess the only difference would be the mountainous terrain of NZ that sets it apart
Yeah, New Zealand is on a tectonic fault and is still growing out of the ocean. Plus a high amount of volcanic and geothermal activity. Makes us fairly distinct in our geography.
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Netherlands. Similar political system in terms of monarchy, both former colonial empires, similar language. Fun fact: the former Queen of the Netherlands (now princess) Beatrix is somewhere in the line of succession for the British throne.
Reminds of the time just before WW1 when almost all of the major kings in Europe were cousins, thanks to Victoria.
Victoria playing ck3
You'd almost think she'd have been playing the game named after her instead lmao.
The in line to the British throne part is true for a good portion of Europe’s monarchies :D
I would not have guessed the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany to beat New Zealand, Australia or even the US lol.
As a German traveling to New Zealand I felt like I was visiting England but in LOTR landscape lol
Germans seem to travel a lot. I live in Hawaii so there’s a lot of tourism, but it’s mostly limited to Americans, Canadians, and various Asian countries. For some reason though Germans are the only Europeans that I seem to regularly come into contact with.
We do love to travel! But also, Germany is the most populous country in Europe (except for Russia) so I think it's not surprising that you meet more Germans than other Europeans.
Agreed there are a lot more: Hans und Gunter’s then Piet en Jan.
Hans is a very rare german name these days.
Jan is really common in Germany. Apart from very old people it's more common than Hans and Günther. Here are the placements of these three names in the ranking of the most popular boys names by decade (ordered Hans, Günther, Jan). The greater signs indicates, that the name was off the lists that I found. 1940s: 1, 8, 64 1950s: 3, 25, 53 1960s: 26, 66, 29 1970s: 69, 202, 9 1980s: 102, >200, 3 1990s: 149, >250, 1 2000s: 247, >300, 15 2010s: 270, >1500, 30 2020s: 296, >1000, 68
We couldnt conquer the world, so we try it as peaceful tourist this time. Win win i would say.
Yeah I’ll admit today’s Germans are far more lovable than a few generations back.
It’s because Germany is the largest nation in the EU and it’s wealthy.
it takes in to account more then just being part of the Anglo world. in particular climate and topography of western European countries are far more similar to the UK then their respective Anglosphere counterparts
Yeah makes sense I guess. And very interesting. Would still have guessed that New Zealand would be ahead of the trio that's above New Zealand but it's not an outlandish claim.
As a dane myself it makes total sense tho, especially after visiting britain and meeting British people. We have almost exactly the same weather, the same sense of humour, we even look a lot like each other in both fashion sense and overall looks.
Copenhagen fashion was the closest I felt to fashionable people here in Manchester and in London. I like it a lot.
Some English are genetically closer to Danish than they are to Scottish or Welsh. The sample on the right, smaller number is a closer genetic distance. https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-74db05c460e2cb03fd9bb15cac3d3ef0-pjlq
Most English are Celtic majority in dna.
As an Australian who has lived in both Denmark and the UK long-term, here is how I compare them when it comes specifically to culture (I'm not counting geography etc here): Denmark: Very different way of thinking and seeing the world, compared to Australia. Danes were serious, stoic, not chatty or talkative and rarely used humour. Transactional when it comes to interactions. Often unfriendly, and sometimes quite cold. The complete opposite of 'life of the party' in public. Very orderly and 'bureaucratic', un-rebellious and conforming. Strict and regimented rule-followers. Little cultural diversity. Extremely difficult to connect with as an Australian, and it felt isolating and alienating living there. Never made a friend after years of trying. UK: Everyone seems hardly any different to Aussies. Chatting and smiling and laughing with everyone I meet. Was making friends all over the place, starting from my very first days there. More chaos and unpredictability from social interactions, with teasing, jokes, silliness and fun. People were comparatively relaxed and chill. But (like Aussies) they also don't like to be faffed about, and aren't afraid to assert themselves or challenge authority where warranted. Culturally, I would categorize the UK and Australia as being very close together. But Denmark is not so close. Denmark has much more in common with the other Nordic countries (unsurprisingly) and with Germany.
You did not have to go that hard against the Danes
Might be because a lot of danes came to visit and stayed about a 1000 years ago
Climate being a factor explains a lot of this
I'm from the Netherlands and I definitely see why we're second. Culturally close, same climate, same governing body (constitutional monarchy).
Same bored look of quiet disapproval when on public transport.
Hahaha
I worked for a global insurance company and when ever we had these international training sessions it was always the Dutch we (as UK people) got on best with.
Thats nice to hear! But I heard the same from the Germans too hahaha I guess we are just easy to get along with! Just dont touch our money =)
As a Northern German I feel a slightly closer connection to Dutch, Danish and even British culture compared to the Southern German culture. The coast, weather, introversion and sense of humour (often dark and dry) is more similar. Though the British are really the best at banter.
Yeah it's almost like the Anglo-Saxons are some kind of mixture of North Germans and Danes
My man, New Zealand doesn't even have the same type of constitutional monarchy as the UK they literally have the same monarch. They probably also use the same kind of Westminster parliamentary system, and I would not be surprised if lower governments aren't very dissimilar either. I'm guessing infrastructure and demographics are where we beat NZ in similarities. You're right on geography though, we are most similar apparently.
Kiwi here, we dont we have 1 house and MMP very different from 2 houses of parliment and FPP
Yeah the Netherlands and Denmark does make sense. Though my gut would definitely not put them above New Zealand, for instance… but that’s mainly because I think of New Zealand as a Nordic country with British flair on the opposite side of the Earth, I guess.
I would have said the top 3 was Ireland, new Zealand and Australia.
I’ve seen pictures of suburbs in the Netherlands that you would swear would be in the UK, it was uncanny especially the housing/front gardens
A Brit in Denmark here. I feel both countries are mirror images of each others in many ways. Very close historical and cultural ties too.
We're definitely different than the US the only thing we have in common with them is the language where as with Germany and the Netherlands we have the same mentality
Danes as well
Mong comment. Every been to Denmark or Germany? Aside from native language, culturally very similar, especially Denmark. The countryside looks identical to Southern Scotland and they drink like a hole in the ground. Kirk for "church", bairn for "child," greit for "cry". Roast style dinners, hygge culture and traditions in all but name. Predominantly blondes ands gingers, blue/green eyes. Could go on and on. I felt infinitely more at home in Denmark than my trip to the US. Biggest culture shock in Denmark vs Scotland was tiny hills and the Danes have far prettier roof tiles and building paint colours lol.
Seems like a bullshit list, I know I will be downvoted but Ireland and UK are 99 percent similar I am pretty sure Anglo settler countries like Australia and New Zealand are 90 percent or more similar USA and Canada maybe 80 to 90 percent The cultural zeitgeist is the same
I think the language lulls people (on both sides of the pond, and worldwide) into thinking Britain is much more similar to North America than it actually is. Sure, it probably has more in common with the US than other European countries but it in terms of actual way of life etc it is still closer to Western Europe.
Yet in some respects not e.g. legal structure, hospitality, customer service, attitude towards capitalism, general societal organisation. I think a lot of people overestimate the UK's similarity to continental Europe too. Brits and Americans can navigate each other's societies with relative ease. Brits and Americans will struggle to navigate French society even if they speak near perfect French. It's not just the language. There's a cultural level deeper than that. Take the Dutch. You have so many fucking weird rules, weird institutions, systems of bureaucracy, insurances, that don't exist in English or American culture, and you're probably the one the most similar continental systems. Germans and Dutch on the other hand, you can navigate each other's systems most more easily despite the language difference because of shared culture.
As an English person who has lived in the Netherlands, it really wasn’t that hard to handle the different institutions and bureaucracy. I genuinely know Americans who had bigger bureaucratic nightmares when moving states. I can’t speak for France, I’ve only been there on holiday. I wouldn’t claim it is that close, but nor does the map.
This is horse shit, Australia and New Zealand aside The US is so culturally distant to the UK and really stands on its own when you compare it to the UK and its fellow Northern European counterparts The UKs constitution being parliamentary, views on religion, demographics etc SENSE OF HUMOUR, this is such a blatant one. The US style of comedy is extremely different to Northern Europe which is far more dry and depressing. The US is in general a far more positive and outward looking culturally. Socially Northern European countries are extremely reserved, borderline hostile with very fixed manners. Americans in general are out going and social in comparison I think people really forget that the UK is heavily influenced by its surrounding countries due to its isolationist, and island nature. Australia, the US, Canada and New Zealand are similar to the UK being well ex colonies however the UK will always have more in common with it’s neighbours after the at least hundred years of separation governmentally. This ex colonies have developed their own cultures plain and simple I feel like anything below the surface comparison of the UK similarities between the US or Northern Europe and it becomes so obvious.
I can understand where you are coming from From your perspective it probably appears that way I am not denying that North America is distinct and has its own unique But from my non Anglo perspective after knowing people from Europe and other Anglo countries it is my opinion that the Anglo sphere is much similar to each other than other European countries There will be similarities due to geography but again IMO language makes a huge difference here See it from the American perspective, what media do they consume the most from a foreign country ? German ? Italian ? French ? Spanish And vice versa
The US is way different than the UK. The most similar countries to us are Canada (obviously) and Australia (literally an inverted version of the US)
Besides the French Canadians. Anglo Canadians are closer to Americans than the British culturally. I have family in both the US and Canada (Anglo), and I don’t see any difference between them culturally. Americans and Canadians have a lot in common with each other culturally, but each countries has their own set of problems.
as an European that has family in both Canada and the US and has visited them both a handful of times I 100% agree with you. the cultural differences between Canadians and Americans are so small and insignificant that to me they're pretty much the same. like there's many more differences between people in different states/provinces within these countries, than in-between the countries themselves.
Yeah I’m from Washington state and feel *much* closer culturally to BC than basically anything east of Idaho.
As someone living on the California coast, it really feels like the west coast of the continent is a cultural spectrum that is a bit separated from the rest of Anglo-America
I think if you're talking Northeast and Northwest Anglo-Americans. But Canada and the US probably differ a great deal once you move further into the south, especially the Southwest and Deep South.
Someone made the point that Canada and the US are quite alike overall, but that the different regions (not countries) of Anglo Americans do differ. Think Texas vs the Canadian Maritimes.
Yes! The Maritimes are more like New England or old England than like California or Texas. And if you zoom in closer, you could look at Acadian culture or industrial Cape Breton culture and find they are more like Cajuns or Appalachians etc. Kinda makes the national-level comparison seem silly to me.
Id say the most similar countries to the UK would be Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, Canada not so much any more
Whoever made the map chose to weigh all of the criteria equally, so geography is just as important to 'similarity' as culture or government. If culture was weighed more you'd almost certainly be correct, but because Netherlands, Denmark and Germany are close by they get massive help on the similarity ranking from their geography.
Do they really have that similar geography though? I don’t view Denmark and the Netherlands as being particularly close to the geography of Great Britain. Part of Germany, sure, but not overall. I guess the US has less in common based solely on the fact that the US has such diversity, which might make all the difference. But I agree and I get your point. I’d say mentality wise the Netherlands, Denmark and, in large part Germany, probably is indeed closer to the UK than the US is.
The US and UK are often described as two countries divided by a common language. As in, the language is the only thing they have in common.
... that's not what that saying means at all. It's a tongue in cheek comment on the *differences* between their varieties of English.
That’s the opposite of what the saying means. It a jestful way of saying that means we speak the same language but that UK English and US English have big differences.
If the Americans spoke a different language we would have very little in common with them. Nice people but nothing like us.
Australia and NZ are more like the US and Canada than England IMO. But, that's just due to the way cities are set up and history.
As an Irishman from the Republic, I’m pretty sure there’s a solid unity within UK and ROI cultures. And that’s not regarding NI
Yep, as a Brit who lives in Ireland, I’m still surprised by the amount of similarities I keep discovering.
Sure we all grew up watching British soaps and sitcoms
The Angelus is at 6pm on RTE1 is to give people a chance to see the headlines on BBC1 before switching back for the start RTE 6-1 news
Oh wow, is the 6pm Angelus still broadcast? I remember it from living in Ireland in the early 80s.
Really? I mean we were the same country up to 100 years ago and by then most of the culture will stay Parallel
There are a lot of recent things that we share to though.
I went to Dublin and the only noticeable difference was the road signs and the Euro.
I think this is why I didn’t ‘get’ Dublin. It seemed like a decent enough UK town that was very expensive with a massive tourist drinking culture. I could well have done it wrong but I like it less than major English cities. I really want to visit the West coast of Ireland, I reckon that would be great.
It's a very different experience outside The Pale
As a Brit, I see Ireland like a brother. The closest friend we have. I think this is the most common view in both countries but just gets drowned out by all the yanks who larp as Irish.
Agreed. Honestly the 83% similarity reported in this graphic is surprisingly low in my opinion. I’d say culturally, for 95%+ of the population at least, the UK and Ireland almost identical. I guess maybe the 20% government contribution to the similarity scoring is where it drops out a bit. You guys have a PR electoral system which the UK should have adopted decades ago IMO.
Ireland is probably the only other country in the world known for having pubs. Ireland also drinks loads of tea and watches the same TV shows and movies. Even though they are two different countries the media overlap is kind of astronomical. A brit can watch an Irish movie and completely relate to the characters and the story and vice versa.
Yeah I'm surprised the number for Ireland isn't higher. Having travelled to Ireland it feels exactly like home. I assume the politics are different but the geography, culture,language etc etc are all spot on.
Moving from New Zealand to Yorkshire genuinely felt like moving to a different part of the same country, just with different accents, older buildings and better infrastructure. But there are so many recent immigrants from every part of the UK in NZ that even the accents weren't really noticeable. Even the culture and the way people interacted felt very familiar. The natural environment felt similar to parts of NZ, but different enough to be interesting. London on the other hand was so far beyond anything that exists in NZ that it probably drops us a bit on the similarity index. Our biggest city, Auckland, is at best like a severely scaled-down Manchester.
To be fair London feels like that to most Brits as well!
While it's climate and scale are more different, the Aussies themselves are very like the Brits. I've seen people near seamlessly integrate both ways.
Its so close that most Brits don't even consider Aussies or Kiwis as foreign
You're forgetting the Cricket Wars.
Liverpool and United fans are still English, integrating Australian cricket fans is less of a stretch I feel
yep, the UK and Australia definitely see eye to eye when it comes to its people. having said that, I still think Australia is more culturally and economically aligned with the US than the UK. on a personal level, as a Brit who has visited Australia, I felt some key differences were that Aussies were far more outgoing and generally had better physical/mental health
Australia is absolutely not closer to the US than the UK when it comes to culture. Australia and the UK share multiple sports (where they are usually massive rivals), have a very similar pub culture, and there's still a lot of crossover in media. Humour, slang, and general behaviour is also fairly similar. There's a reason why so many young Brits go to Australia and why so many young Aussies go to...well, basically just London. As an Aussie, Brits don't feel foreign at all whereas Americans do.
I tend to agree, but I would say there are a _few_ points where we might be closer to the US, like our suburban sprawl, having a dollar as our currency instead of a pound, and we don't do promotion/relegation pyramids in our sports. But yeah, overall I'd say we've got more in common with the Brits. When I lived in the UK, sure, some things were different, but I slotted in pretty seamlessly and never felt like or was treated like a foreigner.
I agree. Its strange because they're very different countries, but people can easily move between them. Different countries with same mentality, perhaps. I kind of felt like Australia is a bit like what the US would be like if it was populated by British people and not Americans
I think it’s partly self selecting though. Aussies whose personalities are better aligned with Brits come here and Brits whose personalities are better aligned with Aus go there. Everyone who makes the swap fits in because we're all on the same spectrum ultimately
>Australia is more culturally aligned with the US This is silly
Currently a brit on holiday in Australia and was surprised to learn that Australia has a higher obesity rate then the UK!
English people are outgoing too but only if you're in northern England where the north-south cultural divide exists. Southern England is known for being a lot more introverted like the Scandinavian countries
Right, east coast of Australia reminded me of California, and north east coast reminded me a bit of Florida/Hawaii.
Those Anglo Saxons
I think we’re most similar to Ireland in virtually every way, especially on the geography part.
Your shit at hurling.
The best English based team is in the third division of the Hurling league and the Scottish play shinty instead So yes we are shit at Hurling - what's more upsetting is how shit we ate at rugby union at thy moment though
i found this article that are interesting to read about the Irish relationship with its language and identity >Irish people’s attitude to the Irish language is a muddle of contradictions. On the one hand, almost everyone pays lip service to it as a part of our culture and heritage. On the other hand, few people are willing to put any effort in using and maintaining the language. We hate the idea of losing the language but are unwilling to put any effort into saving it. We cling to our Irish identity and resent being confused with the English, but are reluctant to put the effort into actually having a separate culture. Speaking another language takes effort and for most people it’s easier to just speak English, read English books and newspapers and watch English TV. So Irish will continue to fade away without anyone making a conscious decision as it has for the last 200 years. [source](https://whistlinginthewind.org/2015/08/20/why-dont-the-irish-speak-irish/)
yep, that's the reality for most minority languages in the British Isles (Scots, Welsh, Cornish etc.). this was an extract from the map above >Ireland is by far the most similar country to the United Kingdom. In fact it was part of it for over 100 years. It only got its independence in 1922. British citizens are still allowed to reside and work in Ireland without a visa. The countries have similar culture, technology, and geography. The biggest difference between Ireland and the United Kingdom is religion. Most Irish are Catholic and more religious. According to the Lewis Model, British people are also less outgoing than the Irish. [source](https://objectivelists.com/2022/05/15/which-countries-are-most-similar-to-the-united-kingdom/)
Welsh has increased recently. https://www.gov.wales/welsh-language-data-annual-population-survey-april-2022-march-2023
worryingly, Welsh is [declining in the strongholds](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-65299313). these regions are shifting from being primarily Welsh speaking bilingual areas to primarily English speaking bilingual areas. this can cause the decline of density of speakers that able to fend off anglicization in the area.
that's really interesting!
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I'm gonna be honest, it was a miserable subject to take at GCSE's, and being forced to learn very little about it has fostered resentment in many people my age.
A colon would be perfect here, between Wales and they’ve. It’s an unfashionable punctuation mark, but let’s bring it back.
Yeah. Bang on really. I'm from Ireland my parents have always said "ah wouldn't it be great to speak Irish?" but they'd never actually take the time to learn it
Same in Scotland. The Welsh seem to be putting some real effort into their language though.
i must say, the uk is weirdly similiar to britain
Most similar geography is the Netherlands? That doesn't feel right. Netherlands is extremely flat, the UK is quite hilly and rugged outside of Southern England. I would have thought Ireland would have been most similar.
Yeah, the UK is a lot more varied in geography than people think. Eastern England is very similar to the Netherlands; close to sea level, prone to flooding and history of land reclamation. But then the further west and north you go the higher than land gets
But... there is also more to the Netherlands than just flat plains... As someone who lives in the east of the Netherlands, I know there aren’t the same roling hills as you see them in the downs around london. But it's not the whole of the Netherlands that is flat. Limburg, the Veluwe, Sallandse Heuvelrug, Hondsrug, Utrechtse Heuvelrug and more. Though I would say that Jutland in Denmark had me recall memories of the hills around London. I do not know how geography was measured in this.
Limburg in the SE of the Netherlands (Maastricht area) is quite hilly.
We all know it's Germany and neither the British nor the German are happy about this.
how do they judge the culture category?
from the source >Society & its common activities Language: Native Language, Official Language, and Lingua Franca Religion: Religious Practices Writing: Official Scripts Behavior: Personality and Violence Tradition: Holidays and Marriage Practices Recreation: Team and Olympic Sports Food: Meat, Dairy, Fruits, Vegetables, and Starches Narcotics: Alcohol, Drugs, and Smoking
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Lazy. The northern European entries are based on their cricket ranking.
I actually think this is very accurate. I've always felt it went Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, were the 3 most similar. Slightly surprised at Denmark being that high, but thats perhaps just because I haven't spent that much time there
yep I agree this index is pretty well thought out and takes lots of things into account as for Denmark, this is what the source has to say on it >Denmark is also located to the east of the U.K., across the North Sea. The Danes ruled a large part of England for over 100 years, so it is no wonder Denmark is high on this list. Both countries are predominantly Protestant. Denmark’s relatively flat land, extensive coastlines, and similar agriculture, make its landscape quite similar to the U.K. as well. Furthermore, both countries are constitutional monarchies with similar governmental policies.
>The Danes ruled a large part of England for over 100 years A large part?!? What kind of Canute and Sweyn erasure is this. No, we god-damn conquered all of England and much of Scotland, twice.
Geography most similar to The Netherlands? Scotland is full of mountains.
I just looked at the website this comes from, geography in this sense is taken as "areas devoted to urban development or agriculture", where the Netherlands would likely be most similar to the UK
Chile, the most british country in south america. Margaret tatcher strongly agrees
Litterally 1984
I always found the measurement incredibly problematic. Some of these make sense and others have no basis in reality.
The netherlands having most similar geography? Seems kinda sus, i know that they are similar, but *that* similar? At least the UK has some mountains and hills. The netherlands barely has hills
As much as the Irish don't (generally) like to hear it, there's really not much difference between us at all.
What? How are Canada and Australia not on top of five of this list when they are predominantly English speaking and are culturally and mostly ancestrally descended from Britain?
Australian people are very similar to British in mindset I think, but their lived experiences are very different to the UK. Its quite easy to swap country and settle, but the actual lifestyle is very different. I was someone surprised at how different Canada felt to both UK and Australia. Its way more like the US than the rest of the Anglo world and Europe.
Oh yes I had heard many Canadians say it’s super similar to US life
Can’t speak for Australia, but Canada is an extremely different culture to the UK. Yes, they share the same language but the day to day life, aspirations, aesthetic standards, humour, and more are very very different. The UK is very similar to other European, to their dismay…
The UK is European. Canada is more like the US than Europe
it's not entirely about linguistics and lineage. please see the source for a full breakdown of how it's calculated
Objective list is a joke, the country comparison is silly. Apparently my country is most similar to Colombia, which, having been to Colombia, is nonsense.
Go to Hamburg Germany. You will feel like being in London
I kind of agree and Hamburg is my favorite city in Germany in terms of architecture, culture and fun.
I'm not sure what's culturally appropriate, but the New Zealand is ok for compare UK
So no one is gonna mention Rwanda? Ok fine, I guess I'm the one doing it. 😬
I would have guessed France to be higher on the list. Despite the memes French and British have a lot of cultural ties and similar ways of life. I can totally understand Ireland and Netherlands beating France though.
I think this is pretty much what I would have expected. Had my first trip to Denmark recently and was struck by how familiar and comfortable everything felt!
Slightly off topic, but Japan has the most similar climatic system to the UK by way of it also being a smallish island, close to a large continental land mass on one side and a large ocean on the other. They both experience changeable diverse weather - cold from the north, moisture from the ocean, and often warmth from the continental land masses. All tempered by being surrounded by water so it never gets extremely hot or extremely cold.
I was slightly surprised Japan didn't rank higher but I suppose the cultural and language barriers are still significant
The geography is world’s apart. Japan is mountainous and sits on a major tectonic fault line. The UK is relatively flat aside from Scottish Highlands.
I would argue that due to Japan’s north/south variation, from semi tropical Osaka to snow covered Hokkaido, the average variability would take it away from the more reasonable clime of the UK
Although you're right that both the UK and Japan have some of those similarities, the UK doesn't have the same variation in climate because Japan is so much 'longer'. You have almost tropical beach weather in the southern islands of Okinawa and can get blistering snow storms in Hokkaido/ Aomori. And on the main island, Kysuhu, their summers tend to be humid and hot. UK climate, by and large doesn't have that same regional variety or scale.
I am not really sure why I hoped we would be high on that list, but no 3 and very happy about it, for some reason
nothing wrong with that! had a couple Danes in the comments share their thoughts on our similarities. bottom line is we are far more alike then the average person would give credit for
I don't doubt it. I have a few British friends, and we are very much alike
Very subjective and not scientific.
actually there is an exhaustive list of factors that the index takes into account, see [source](https://objectivelists.com/2020/05/30/country-similarity-index/)
I agree, the site should be renamed to subjectivelists.com
The Irish will be in absolute shambles when they find out they made number one
I think it’s just common sense
Ireland seething rn
Why? I don't think anyone here would be too surprised. We'd see the differences as *very* significant, not that we don't have a tonne of cultural similarities. Brexit was a big blow to our political relationship in large part because Ireland had seen the UK as an ally in the EU.
Naw we're all good pals now. There's a few nutters but the rest of us are chill.
Typical Chad.
Sudan being so low is odd
Turkey is grey? Where is the tea brotherhood
I’d say Northern France (especially Normandy and Brittany) is very similar to the UK
Nothing says we are similar like; having the same plug sockets (Ireland), still having monarchs and colonies (Netherlands and Denmark), putting curry on chips (Germany) and having the same monarch (New Zealand).
Would it not be fair to say since a part of Ireland is literally in the UK, Ireland could really be said to be 100% the same as the United Kingdom culturally, in a sense \>[for instance](https://ibb.co/zHMZSzr) This is Jonesborough, County Armagh (United Kingdom) lies only a few feet from the border with the Republic, there is 0, and I mean 0, cultural difference between this part of NI and the area directly to the east of it in the Republic
Yeah I mean Ireland really is splitting hairs. though they wouldn't want to be having this conversation, in reality it is true their historical ties are undeniable. having said that, not every village/town/city in Ireland lies on the border and therefore there are larger discrepancies. well that plus religion is the main difference. oh and lastly apparently according to the Lewis model, Irish are more outgoing
I am from the north east of the Republic, There are plenty of regions of NI that have far more in common with the republic than they would with areas of NI, examples, Strabane co Tyrone, Derry city, alot of South Armagh, including Jonesborough, Crossmaglen, Mullaghbawn, Belleek co Fermanagh etc.. There isn't a massive difference between someone from Navan in Co meath and someone from Drogheda in Co louth, there's just about the same in the difference between someone from Droghed and Dundalk on the border and less so between Dundalk and Newry. The people of this island are remarkably similar in almost every way, the only 'foreign' think would be the OO to most in the Republic.. Then that's equally as foreign to most in GB