Actually working my way through this year Open University course on European culture and identities. It's amazing what Europe means to different people; the continent, the cutlure, the EU, the flag, the institutions, the land itself and of course it has different intreprations for us Europeans and for Americans, Africans, Asians, etc. and whether ones culture is sourced from Europe such as French and British former colonies. When people speak of Europe they often imply a particular definition of the term to meet the needs of the conversation. Sufficient to say Europe is all of these and one takes ones pick :-)

And to think, I was only wishing everyone a Happy Day :-)