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{{quote|''"And I grew up in Europe, where the history comes from."''|Eddie Izzard, '''Dress To Kill'''}}

 

Useful Notes on that place where a lot of Americans originate from via their ancestors. Nonetheless, American media often give the impression that Americans believe "Europe" to be one homogenous place with minor regional variations in language and an annoying propensity for [[World War Two|getting into wars]] and [[America Wins the War|requiring American help]] to get out of them.

 

In fact, the idea of Europe as a continent is more of a historical holdover than anything that can be objectively justified. There is no continental divide between Europe and Asia, (hence "Eurasian tectonic plate") and some even regard Europe as an Asian subcontinent with delusions of grandeur. Because of this, the exact definition of "Europe" has fluctuated wildly over time - for example, ''[[The Iron Man]]'' includes the line "all the countries of Europe can fit easily into Australia", which may confuse many modern readers unless they know that, to Ted Hughes, "Europe" stopped at the [[Iron Curtain]]. Areas whose "Europeanness" are open to debate include the [[With Europe but Not of It|British Isles]], Scandinavia, Cyprus, Turkey, Russia west of the Urals, the Caucasus, etc. etc...

 

== Modern Countries ==