I'm back in the UK!

It's peculiar how nice it is to be here again. I had a really good time in Helsinki but still I feel almost like home here in Rochester, among the Chavs. Good god. Maybe I'm loosing my identity as a finn, becoming a cosmopolitan. Or maybe an europolitan, because I haven't had the chance to get to know people from outside of Europe.

Speaking about nationalities, how do you other europeans (or other finns for that matter) actually illustrate your nationality? Does it relate to your nature or the urban environment? Do you have a feeling of being a part of an age old continuum of culture? Finnish culture is so young and somewhat artificial (finnish identity was created by a group wealthy swedish-speaking men in the later half of the 19th century), that the illustration of Being a Finn is deeply related to our nature, both natural environments and the agriculture. E.g. if you go to a forest in Finland to get some wood for the fireplace you may experience a sensation of "being a finn", especially if it's snowing.

I had a conversation about this with my friend, and we came to a conclusion that maybe this strong feeling about nature should not be labeled as a feeling of nationality, but maybe humanity instead. So this is why I'm asking you other europeans to reveal a little something about your supposed feelings on your nationalities.