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I've always been more interested in the countries of the Romance speaking world: primarily Italy, France, Spain, because of their longer history, I prefer their culture (more vibrant, outdoorsy), attitude to life/love of life, cuisine etc. I find the Germanic world interesting as well - especially Britain, for cultural reasons, but as a place I find southern and western Europe more attractive and interesting.
Germanic world for me - I like Sweden and Norway the most - but I dislike Spain and Italy doesn't appeal to me at all. France was nice when I went there.
It really depends on the criteria. To work and live I prefer Germanic countries. But to travel, the Romance countries are nice as well. Just wouldn't want to live there permanently.
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I've always been more interested in the countries of the Romance speaking world: primarily Italy, France, Spain, because of their longer history, I prefer their culture (more vibrant, outdoorsy), attitude to life/love of life, cuisine etc. I find the Germanic world interesting as well - especially Britain, for cultural reasons, but as a place I find southern and western Europe more attractive and interesting.
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I wonder if it partly depends on which part of Europe you have ancestry from. I.e. German Americans might relate more to Germany but may very well have a personal preference for say Italy.
Since I have no European ancestry (I know of, anyway) I don't have such a bias, although I have a cultural bias towards the UK, I still find say Italy more interesting, fun, beautiful etc. Sometimes I wish I were Italian, maybe back in the 60s or something, lol.
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It really depends on the criteria. To work and live I prefer Germanic countries. But to travel, the Romance countries are nice as well. Just wouldn't want to live there permanently.
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Romance countries got my vote, even though I do love Switzerland.
Switzerland is an interesting mixture of the two. I think the culture of the Alps doesn't neatly fit into either category - for instance Bavaria is mostly Catholic, like the Romance nations, but of course is linguistically German.
And what are, in your opinion, the main differences between the cultures of the Romance / Latin countries, and the cultures of the Anglo-Germanic countries?
And what are, in your opinion, the main differences between the cultures of the Romance / Latin countries, and the cultures of the Anglo-Germanic countries?
There are many differences. I think germanic countries are more orderly and efficient, less spontaneous, promote more autonomy as a value, interpersonal relations are cooler, respect more the laws, austere, more phlegmatic etc while mediterranean countries are more spontaneous, less organized, they have less vision of the future, more "carpe diem", are also more conspicuous, enjoy life on the street, more dependent on family, less politically correct, more temperamental and sociable...
Just my opinion
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