Re:Europe, but Not Quite
by mytailorisrich on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @04:55PM
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These terms have several meanings and are fuzzy.
Most commonly people in Europe still divide the continent between Western and Eastern Europe and Eastern Europe roughly means former communist countries.
So most people in 'Western Europe' will include Poles among Eastern Europeans (which may be pejorative depending on context).
I think that sometimes those pushing for the term 'central Europe' do so because they don't like being lumped into the same 'category' as their neighbours further East...
Most commonly people in Europe still divide the continent between Western and Eastern Europe and Eastern Europe roughly means former communist countries.
So most people in 'Western Europe' will include Poles among Eastern Europeans (which may be pejorative depending on context).
I think that sometimes those pushing for the term 'central Europe' do so because they don't like being lumped into the same 'category' as their neighbours further East...