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The Scandinavian nations.
I am Swedish and when I attended College in the US, I ended up being part of an ex-change program to the UK. I had never been to the UK, but I ended up being the cultural translater between the Brits and the "yanks". Yes, they spoke the same language BUT Swedish culture is closer to British culture, and having just spent 2 years in the US I was quite familiar with that culture and mindset.
Jut look at the EU. I once read in the Wall Street Journal an article called "reluctant europeans". This was back in 2003, before teh current economic mess. The UK and the two Scandinavian EU members (Sweden & Denmark) keept their own currency. Norway is not part of the EU and has their currency as well. I cannot speak for Denmark (or Norway) but when most Swedes speak of Europe, they mean countries SOUTH of Denmark. Britons tend to excude them selfs when using the term "Europe". We also have vey similar humor. (The first country that bought mMonty Python was Sweden, and before that the BBC bosses thought teh show waould be impossible to export)....
Sure there are differences, but there is more in common.
England is very different then continental Europe. It is weird the difference that language makes on a society. The Britney and Normandy Region of France look a lot like England.
English culture was heavly influenced by the vikings early on so I would have to say Denmark.
yes normandy is a lot like england, brittany is reminiscent of wales or scotland,
that viking culture was in a good part from France/Normandy, William the Conqueror was the 1st Norman king of England.
Netherlands, but even at that it isn't close. The closest to England is without a doubt other parts of the UK and/or Ireland, but that doesn't answer the question.
Netherlands, but even at that it isn't close. The closest to England is without a doubt other parts of the UK and/or Ireland, but that doesn't answer the question.
Netherlands Is closer to north-western germany,flanders and denmark than It's to England.
My bet would be northern france, both are kinda reserved people, with similar looks, usually medium height and brown haired (true blondes are relatively uncommon in britain compared to other places in northern/north-western europe I have been to), despite the fact of britain being in northern europe It always called my attention that the british don't look like other northern europeans but rather an intermediate group like the french people, specially northern half of france. They also have some unique things like trying to prove masculinity in both Uk and Ireland you dont see anything like this in countries like scandinavian ones, netherlands or germany, people are also much more direct in the latter ones, whom dont care about being overly polite (unlike the british), neither they have this obnoxious attitude that you can genrally find among British/Irish youngers.
And about the Angles and Saxons they affected more from a linguistical point of view, they didnt not take any major effect on the DNA of the whole population, even in eastern shores of the UK have been tested predominantly Native briton DNA.
The Scandinavian nations.
I am Swedish and when I attended College in the US, I ended up being part of an ex-change program to the UK. I had never been to the UK, but I ended up being the cultural translater between the Brits and the "yanks". Yes, they spoke the same language BUT Swedish culture is closer to British culture, and having just spent 2 years in the US I was quite familiar with that culture and mindset..
I am not sure if you are able to answer this question if you have never been to the UK.
Any European cultures are closer to the British culture than America.
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