Bast
Protector of Cats
It depends. It has fused with a lot of indigenous cultures though. It's partially western I'd say but not purely like American, European or former British colonies like Canada and Australia.
Your Defenition of "the west"
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It depends. It has fused with a lot of indigenous cultures though. It's partially western I'd say but not purely like American, European or former British colonies like Canada and Australia.
plarq
Crazy forever
Why do you bump this thread?
BTW: "West" is "Wild West", which was seen in cowboy movies. Northern Mexico and SE US states are "the West".
plarq
Crazy forever
Cheezy the Wiz
Socialist In A Hurry
The Magrib.
Elta
我不会把这种
Because they go at legnth to describe what the west is and isn't and since they agree with me I thought I'd bump it.
As I predicted. You will now receive the prepared response:
"Go ahead and presume that when I said "more or less", those countries would count in the 'more' category."
I'm not going to go through them all one at a time, saying Sweden & Ireland are more, while Turkey is less, etc. See, I try to make short posts, and this is what happens... people don't accept them. Then I make long posts, and they complain it's too much. Can't win... but fortunately I always know what you guys are going to say, before you do so.
willemvanoranje
Curitibano
In the very strict sense I'd say USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, all European countries to the west of the German/Polish border, Finland, Austria.. I think I didn't leave one out.
When we losen up things a bit, we can add Japan, Greece, EU-Eastern Europe, Turkey, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil.. more or less in that order.
When we losen up things a bit, we can add Japan, Greece, EU-Eastern Europe, Turkey, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil.. more or less in that order.
Winner
Diverse in Unity
I fail too see why would Finland or Austria be considered Western if Estonia, Hungary or the Czech Republic wouldn't.
In a strictly CULTURAL sense, the West is defined by its shared culture, and taken from this perspective, there is absolutely no reason why to exclude countries which joined the EU in 2004.
Mirc
Not mIRC!!!
So Greece, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Croatia are all not western? What are they then?
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warpus
Sommerswerd asked me to change this
Don't forget Poland
Mirc
Not mIRC!!!
Crossposter strikes again?
Yeah, I was in such a hurry that I didn't even notice that I crossposted again... 
OK, Dubya. We're not forgetting Poland.
The 'questionable' areas/countries that just came to mind however are Belarus, and Ukraine. Historically these are (respecitvely) AKA Russia Jr., and Russia's red-headed stepchild that gets beaten when daddy gets drunk on Vodka. Then again the Baltic States (certainly part of the 'West') are similar, only daddy treated them a little nicer. So, Ukraine... MAYBE is potentially 'becoming part of the West', but Belarus... I just don't think so. If they had their way, they'd join w/ Russia. Russia itself just prefers having them as a sidekick, so they don't have to pay the child support. I dunno. It's tough, with these 2.
jprc
My dog is smarter than me
"the west"
... a place that you will never reach, only in your dreams.
As Terra is round, west is at any point...
... a place that you will never reach, only in your dreams.
As Terra is round, west is at any point...
TheBladeRoden
Deity
This thread keeps reminding me of that "Into the West" song from LOTR. What a geek I am amongst Civ players.
West definition is pointless and I don't get bothered by what it is
See how Turkey is only considered a western country after NATO?
Even though its the poorest country in Europe
EVEN worse is people who complain about what they are classified as
Does it matter even?
StOOpid people
See how Turkey is only considered a western country after NATO?
Even though its the poorest country in Europe
EVEN worse is people who complain about what they are classified as
Does it matter even?
StOOpid people
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