> Tom Wier wrote:
> >This is somewhat of an aside, but I've noticed that several of y'all =
seem
> >to refer to yourselves as members of the European Union, rather than
> >constituent members of your own countries. Does this reflect a =
general
> >attitude at present in Europe that people there are more and more =
first
> >Europeans, and then only later French or Dutch or Germans, much as =
most
> >Americans, as opposed to 100 or 150 years ago, now consider =
themselves
> >first Americans, and then only later members of a particular state?
No. Definitely not in Sweden, at least.
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Daniel Andreasson