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Re:UK triggers the official Brexit process in a letter to EU by badestrand on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @12:54PM (#13988184)
One huge difference: There just are no inner-EU discussions and there is no EU-wide media. Everything takes place at the nation level. This is probably due to 24 different languages being spoken and most people cannot speak english well. But this will not change in the next 20 years.

Also heterogenity: A Texan surely has more in common with a New Yorker than a Portugese with a Latvian. This is not only about "values", but about consumed tv shows in the childhood, about similar experiences in school and about learned history - in short, culture.

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Re:UK triggers the official Brexit process in a letter to EU by prodmerc on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @03:04PM (#13989527)
It's mostly about the language and acquired culture. If they spoke the same language, a Portuguese and a Latvian will find that they get along extremely well.

Hell, I'd say language is the only barrier for those open minded who can learn about new cultural phenomenons and think before deciding whether they like/approve/hate/reject it...

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