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When people hear "African", they'd generally think of subsaharan folks. And with "Asian", you'd think Chinese or Korean peoples. Of course, not everyone does, and these terms are pretty much continents or geographical landmasses. But people have usually associated them (rather ignorantly, but I don't blame them) for races.
Back to the topic (and this is just a fun thread) - When you hear "European", what European ethnicity or culture comes in mind? The Slavs, the Mediterraneans, the Nordics, the Celts, etc? What is the most quintessential European ethnicity or the one that is the "face" of Europe to you, just the same way Eastern Asia seem to be the face of Asia, and Central-Southern Africa for Africa?
For me, and I think most Americans, when I think of Europe, without thinking we get images of Paris, Rome and London in our minds for cities and when we think of people, a lot of the time it's stuff like French cafes in Paris and Lederhosen and beer festivals in Germany.
When people hear "African", they'd generally think of subsaharan folks. And with "Asian", you'd think Chinese or Korean peoples. Of course, not everyone does, and these terms are pretty much continents or geographical landmasses. But people have usually associated them (rather ignorantly, but I don't blame them) for races.
Back to the topic (and this is just a fun thread) - When you hear "European", what European ethnicity or culture comes in mind? The Slavs, the Mediterraneans, the Nordics, the Celts, etc? What is the most quintessential European ethnicity or the one that is the "face" of Europe to you, just the same way Eastern Asia seem to be the face of Asia, and Central-Southern Africa for Africa?
400+ years ago i would say Latins, since then Germanic.
Latins are they are the creators of a lot of Europe's modern traditions, and the base of modern European culture.
There is no ethnic group called "Latins", Latin is the language from Ancient Rome (and the Roman Empire). "Latinos" are broadly speaking the people of Latin America (Spanish and Portuguese speakers for the most part).
Latin had a huge influence on much of Europe, yes--it resulted in the development of the French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian languages, and some partial influence on other languages (English via the Norman Conquest, etc.).
There were many other linguistic and cultural influences too, though.
There is no ethnic group called "Latins", Latin is the language from Ancient Rome (and the Roman Empire). "Latinos" are broadly speaking the people of Latin America (Spanish and Portuguese speakers for the most part).
The topic is
Asians = Chinese, even though there are many groups out there
Subsaharan people = Africans, even though not all Africans are black or have subsaharan roots
Btw latino is a latin american ONLY in North America, outside of it people don't really use that term.
Since it's inaccurate in the first place, and rather arbitrary, then let's assume all Europeans are Breton. Striped Breton fisherman shirts are probably the most popular European fashion statement in the rest of the world today. Add a bottle of wine, and there you have it, a Euro-Breton.
(c) Southern Europe, but in my mind I link southern Europe with the entire Mediterranean region... so Italy, Spain, Greece, Croatia, Cyprus, Malta, plus the northern coastal parts of the Maghreb countries, even northern Libya, Egypt, the western coastal area of the Middle East.
1300+ years ago sure, today there is no connection.
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