Thread 213699983

>Western Europe: every nation has their own distinct culture
>Eastern Europe: every nation has the same culture
Why is it so? Why are all slavx folx so alike? Even African cultures have unique characteristics

>>213699983 (OP)
Communism or something.

More time spent as part of the same empire

>>213700007
>>213700040
Each part of the former British Empire has their own culture

>>213699983 (OP)
language

>>213699983 (OP)
Eastern European nations are not real nations. You are either Russian or a Turk or a Habsburg Mutt. Since the Habsburg Empire was destroyed and replaced by Russian culture in many countries it looks a bit blurred in places like Czechia.

>>213699983 (OP)
Hungary has very distinct culture, so does Russia obviously. I agree the rest of them is just one big slop of various cultural influences from outside (mostly Russian, German and Turkish)