What Does it Mean to be European? | Robert Phillips | TEDxAUBG

In May 2019, Europeans will vote in elections for the European Parliament-but what does this really mean? Robert Phillips Jr. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and European Studies at the American University in Bulgaria. He is one of the founding faculty members of the American University in Bulgaria. His teaching and research interests include foreign policy analysis and the internet and political activity. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@guhbjjjjk]

Very true! I'm a proud European myself ;-)

[@MidnightRambler]

of the EU? ask the greeks

[@pettalkingbrick5287]

@@MidnightRambler youre so bitter

[@vermillion8249]

Being European is your culture, heritage, history, and bloodline. Not because you live there. You can live outside of Europe and still be European.

[@pawl23]

So true!

[@dimonddust4318]

YES!

[@banaduck2445]

nope your bloodline says nothing about being european you have to live with other europeans to understand, to be part of the system and to be part of the culture
or you aint european
just because your heritage or nurture is a bit more diverse it doesnt change that you were never part of any european society so you cant be european when you live outside of europe because your life and your environment isnt european (excluding: you lived in europe for at least some few years and you really were part of the society)

[@tomyray2773]

@@banaduck2445 being european also means having european origins. Not only culture and tradition makes us, but also a shared bloodline with our ancestors.

[@banaduck2445]

@@tomyray2773 so a us-american who only knows texas and that culture but has german bloodline is also german? 🤡 i think no real german would ever consider that person german

[@koseku3]

armenians are european but turks not?

[@turco7097]

We Turks are Asians

[@martinvyslouzil2163]

Well no one know where Is the border of europe And asia

[@koseku3]

@@martinvyslouzil2163 i think it is ex roman empire countries and plus russia

[@martinvyslouzil2163]

@@koseku3 no i mean Europe i know that in Russia Europe end at Ural but but Down south from Ural i dont really know And iam european

[@pettalkingbrick5287]

that's very complicated

[@MidnightRambler]

Not being in the EU

[@nielsenaaa]

Yeah he said it : Money Money Money .. you are Abba .. Freeroaming walking purses, that is. An info brought to you by the US university. Enjoy

[@pricemutikisha4888]

European man asks what does it mean to be European?
All former European colonies scream at the same time, "COLONIZERS"

[@MichaelBrown-cf6qt]

That would only apply to like half of Europe..

[@HenriDucrocq]

Price lucky you, you are obviously a superior kind of human: your ancestors or the society in which you live have never done anything wrong, and would never have abused a position of power.