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Originally Posted by Oberon
That also might have something to do with the fact that Europe is a collection of different nations that have been around for a darn sight longer than the United States of America.
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Actually you've only been around that long on paper.
The French have been around since the Roman Empire. No, wait, they like to say their revolution changed everything, yet it was based on ours.
The Germans have been around just as long. No, wait, there's really only been a Germany since 1870.
The Brits have been around forever, but they've changed governments so many times that they're really not much older than we are, if at all.
In fact, no European government or way of life is really all that old. In fact, my ancestors are mostly English, with some German thrown in, and we can trace the family name back to the 400s. How do I compare in all this?