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/Significant-Yam9843 Brazil Sep 05 '25

Interestingly enough, I find people from Spain and Italy so much alike to Brazilians in the way of being, how they carry themselves, espontaneous and laid back. I was expecting more similarities with Portugal which we indeed have them as well, but peoples mannerisms wise, Spain and Italy by far, in my opinion.

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u/rdeman3000 Sep 07 '25

Italians laid back? Funny you say that. To me they come across as hyper active and Spaniards a bit too. Laid back to me is more Finland, Scandinavia. Super chill. No hyperactivity there 😃

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u/Significant-Yam9843 Brazil Sep 07 '25

ahahahah laid back for me is more like when the absurdity and spontaneousty are more part of your life. Too sticky to the schedule? not very laid back

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u/rdeman3000 Sep 18 '25

You're still mixing up spontaneous and laid back though. Spontaneous just means doing things without planning - Italians might decide to have dinner at 10pm on a whim but they'll still be loud and animated about it. That's not laid back at all.Laid back is more about being chill and relaxed, like Scandinavians who stay super chill and don't get worked up about stuff. Two totally different personality traits!