Is the UK more related to the EU or the U.S. ?

Question

Okay, politics aside....i am not an ignorant american, i know that the uk is an eu member....but i do know that we share a common language and history as well as a common culture with our british cousins and want to know their opinions on this...are they closer to the rest of the eu or us.....thanks.....

Answer 1

I'm English and can only speak from a personal point of view. I feel I have far more in common with our American allies than Europe. As you so rightly say, culture, language and history.

Answer 2

The closest countries to the UK culturally would be the Republic of Ireland, Australia and New Zealend.

The US has been massively influenced by all the European countries. Freeways for example were inspired by the Autobahn of Germany. American cuisine was by no means inspired by English, Scottish or Welsh. Hamburgers - German, Pizza - Italian, Cajun - French.

A national identity founded on beliefs of all men being created equally was shared with the French. Your founding fathers felt closer to the revolutionary France than they did to Britain.

The main things that connects you with the UK is language and your founding fathers trying to get away from there.

The people of the UK aren't even citizens they are still subjects of a monarchy. The form which you country takes, the Republic is closer to that of France or a federal state like Germany.

Language is a massive barrier to get over in cultural terms, but once you get past it you will see the US has alot in common with other European nations.

The UK owes its existance to Europe. Julius Caesar and William the Conqerer are the reasons the UK is the UK, least we forget the positive impacts of the Romans and Normans had on the island of Britain.

Napolean Bonaparte made the British Empire mobilise massive armed forces, both army and navy, which later helped create one of the most important Empires the Earth has ever seen.

The last thing I would like to mention is that the UK is made up of four kingdoms, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Each of these nations has had a seperate impact on the US and have different similarities that the others wouldn't have. But in turn each of these nations have different similarities to other European nations.

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are very close culturally to the Republic of Ireland since we are all celtic nations. England, begrudgingly has close cultural ties with France. The motto of the English crown is in French. England is also close to Germany, again due to the Monarchy this time due to family.

From a cultural point of view, the UK has a lot more in common with other European nations. Modern politics and little englander sentiment has blurred that fact that the UK is incredibly close to its European neighbours in all terms bar language.

Answer 3

The U.S. at the moment due to the close liaison between Tony Blair and George Bush with their common colonialist policy.
In reality with a decent government working properly in conjunction with the other nations of Europe we would be more related to them especially as we are physically connected by the channel tunnel.
The sinister side to the issue is that the U.K. with American influence is slowly becoming a fascist country, if you are in any doubt about this then read the book by Vernon Coleman, Living In a Fascist Country www.veroncoleman.co

Answer 4

The EU, the UK is part of Europe, do we share a common language, culture, histroy with our american cousins I don't think so.

Answer 5

we would desire to continuously destroy ties with the two the ecu and america - no longer thoroughly, yet no longer be as close as we at the instant are. america are purely attracted to having a rustic in Europe they might use as a base in the event that they ever had to (like they're doing with Israel in the midsection east), and the ecu is run via a series of corrupt, unelected and unaccountable idiots. i might particularly no longer have relatively close ties with the two. the destiny is in Asia, and that's the place we would desire to continuously be focusing now. China, India, Japan. those could be stable allies for us to have, and stable procuring and merchandising companions, if we get in there early, in the previous all human beings else does. Being extra friendly with Russia would not harm us, the two. we would desire to continuously be seeking to the place our maximum suitable hobbies lie, and that's in a commerce alliance with Asia and Russia. Oh, and we would desire to continuously in line with danger additionally enhance our commerce with commonwealth countries - some thing that could income the two us and them, tremendously the poorer ones.

Answer 6

Politics aside, I'd say the UK and US cultures and history make us closer. Politics included, we're better off with continetal Europe, at least there we are equals and not treated like lapdogs.

Answer 7

Unfortunately, with Tony Blair's "special relationship" with the whitehouse, we seem to be closer to America. But hopefully Gordon Brown will drag us from being America's lapdogs and back into a central part of the EU.

Answer 8

I have lived in both the UK and US and have traveled in Europe and I stongly believe the UK culture is much more similar to Europe than to us despite the shared language.

Answer 9

The US and Britain are divided by many things not least of which is language, attitude, historical background and philosophy. To suggest that we should seek stronger ties with the US is a form of lunacy. We have enough idiots over here with out adopting more.
Europe has never been any good for Britain since Julius Caesar, William the Conqueror, Napoleon and now Jacques Chirac. So they are out as well.
The best thing we could do is to go cap in hand to the British Commonwealth and hope that they will have us back.
Best idea is to

Answer 10

Economically and socially European. Culturally American.