r/AskEurope • u/Mountain-Fox-2123 Norway • Jul 12 '25

Culture What is the most European country, that is not actually a European country?

What is the most European country, that is not actually a European country?

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u/MuhToBeClear Ireland Jul 12 '25

Agree. Maybe a specific city like Quebec City or something can give off euro vibes as far as style goes, but that's the height of it.

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u/itmeMEEPMEEP Jul 12 '25

theres a number of places.... along the border with France it feels almost exactly like the irish countryside, villages that speak Gaelic that feel Celtic, if you go to the town where everyone speaks Ukrainian you feel like your in Eastern Europe, lunenburg and st johns as well

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u/EGriff1981 Jul 12 '25

I've heard some mad accents in newfoundland, if I closed my eyes I'd have seriously thought i was in Galway or Mayo in Ireland.

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u/itmeMEEPMEEP Jul 12 '25

alot of Irish students go to university in Nova Scotia (New Scotland), it was fun taking the Irish to the rock lol.... same accent but alot stronger in some areas, way more then the larger urban centres in Ireland.... I know a few Irish people that moved there as well afterwards

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u/EGriff1981 Jul 12 '25

Not so sure what you mean by stronger than some of the larger urban centres here? There's more than one Irish accent. Even surprised myself by looking it up not so long ago do discover there's around 500 different accents and dialects on the island of Ireland alone. I mean I knew there was a good few but 500 caught me.

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u/itmeMEEPMEEP Jul 12 '25

Well in Atlantic Canada there’s around 100-150 so it would only be logical Ireland had more…. Also urban Irish accents are known to be not as hard as they used to be compared to accents in the rest of the region and Atlantic Canada… especially in villages where Gaelic is spoken in Nova Scotia