GeoModder
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Not sure why you're so determined that the SF only be Russia.
That's 3 posts in a row now you fail to understand me.
I NEVER said the SlaFed is only Russia.
Not sure why you're so determined that the SF only be Russia.
Last edited by GeoModder; Sep 07, 2014 at 06:26 PM.
In that light, I'd expect (the remainder of?) Great Britain to have joined Franco-Iberia. Culturally seen much closer.
In addition to the absence of Britain and Central/Northern Europe, what happened to the Middle East?
I like to think their fates became somehow intertwined during the Great Mistake, which eventually led to something that left Germany and Scandinavia a smoldering crater.
That would also help explain why France and the Iberian peninsula decided to shack up while Eastern Europe fell back into Russia's sphere of influence.
I personally would see the majority of England except London and the Lowland sea-side areas near france, would associate more with a Slavic or Northern nation ideology. Especially if you go back culturally wise, English and Slavic / Nordic mythology has a lot of similar creatures,
and I'm assuming a "Great Mistake" would send the majority of earth dwellers back a couple hundred years or nearly 1000 years technologically and culturally.
Not sure whether this has been mentioned before, but there may be another - very simple - fact which may explain the current layout of Europe chosen by Firaxis and be an argument for the future implementation of an Anglo-Scandinavian-German faction: language. The nations allegedly part of Franco-Iberia all speak Romance languages (French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, etc.). Most nations of the Slavic Federation speak, well, Slavic languages. Now, English, Dutch, German and all Scandinavian languages (except Finnish) are all Germanic languages...
Eh, that's like saying "English and Iranian culture are pretty similar because if you go back far enough they spoke the same Proto-Indo-European language". It's a moot point to say the least. Sorry, but I can't see your average blue collar Scouser identifying with, say, liberal Dutch/Swedish/Danish culture just because once upon a time said peoples all believed in some incarnation of Wotan, I don't care what disaster preceded it.
Besides, ever seen middle-aged English tourists in continental Europe (or anywhere else for that matter)? I know I'm stereotyping, and it isn't all of them, but it's waaaaaaay too common to hear the English do nothing but complain about how foreign everything is.
Most of northen england has a high eastern european population, and likes to associate alot with its Anglo-saxon/Scandinavian past. I can't see them going any other way, especially as if it was a choice between the french and the slavs, the northern english which I obviously am one, would go with eastern europe, Northern England does not like the south, or france. So I think your Nationalism argument is moot, because England would be much more likely to pally up with the smaller Eastern European countries, like england and its "Dream of Albion" than france, too much bad blood.
Most middle aged tourists complaining about how foreign everything is are usually from the south, I love other cultures, I don't like the condescending watering down of culture to sort of fit everyone together in a non-culture, I love different cultures and traditions, hence when I travel I don't complain about the culture, try and speak the language and actually get along with their customs.