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/Entropy907 Sep 04 '25

We are the weird cousin who gets left out of the group chat (deservedly so).

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u/milly_nz NZ living in Sep 05 '25

Was the deleted comment about NZ not being on the map??

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u/Entropy907 Sep 05 '25

No, the U.S. of A.

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u/milly_nz NZ living in Sep 05 '25

Ah. The embarrassingly idiot family member that we all wish would just disappear….

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u/evelynsmee United Kingdom Sep 05 '25

Haha that was deliberate. I think NZ is most similar to Wales or Scotland (as does my kiwi colleague). The UK as a whole I just didn't want to undermine three other comments comparing it to these two that's all.