Comment by ot
Is it so hard for people to understand that Europe is a continent, EU is a federation of European countries, and the two are not the same?
Is it so hard for people to understand that Europe is a continent, EU is a federation of European countries, and the two are not the same?
I honestly think it is. The amount of people who thinks Europe and EU are the same thing is really concerning.
And no, it's not only americans. I keep hearing this thing from people living in Europe as well (or better, in the EU). I also very often hear phrases like "Switzerland is not in Europe" to indicate that the country is not part of the European Union.
While Japan is part of Asia, and Asia is a continent, Japan is also separated from the Asian continent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Japan#Location
Europe isn't even a continent and has no real definition (none that would make any sense, anyway), so the whole thing is confusing by design