Why do people in the UK often pretend they're not in Europe?

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StokedUp said:
Possibly because the UK Is its own island and is not connected by land, also it has its own currency (POUND) while mainland europes currency is EURO, and in mainlad europe its all different countries that speak their own separate language while in UK they obviously only speak English as that where the language oriiginated. It is a bit more individual than the rest of europe.

There are other Islands in Europe (for example the capital of Denmark lies on an Island, and there are plenty others), and I'm not aware of people living in those islands pretending they're not in Europe.

Regarding currency... there are plenty of other currencies in mainland Europe. Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland and many other countries all have their own currency.

Regarding language, I don't really get your point. Almost every European country has its own separate language, including UK. How does this make the UK "more individual"?