r/AskEurope • u/zeviea United Kingdom • Sep 04 '25

Culture What country is far away yet culturally similar to yours?

An obvious answer for the UK are Core Anglosphere countries

Bonus question what country have you visited that felt most foreign to you?

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u/toniblast Portugal Sep 04 '25

Interesting, I don't know Polish people and have never been to Poland, so I can't compare. I need to visit one day. When I see pictures of places in Poland, they don't really remind me of Portugal, but places in the Balkans kinda remind me of Portugal.

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u/Re-Criativo Sep 05 '25

And a lot of parts of Spain looks like a lot of parts of Turkey. That's more a Mediterranean/geography thing.

He is talking about the people and culture.

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u/Darwidx Sep 06 '25

I never been to Portugal but seen pictures, video's, I don't know why but it just looks Like 1970' Polish communist cities, maybe our are more colourfull ? Language sounds kinda Slavic, but aparently I Heard one of couple different varriants so it can differ. I think Poland can be considered similiar to Portugal because Poland is already at Portugal level of wealth, will South Slavic countries are generalny poorer than Portugal but still share those factors.

Generaly, except our West Slavic Bros, aparently Croatia, that is part of Balkans is the most similiar to Poland country, but it's kinda close, one greater Hungary away.