Well, we all know we're part of Europe but culturally we're slightly different, and the historic rivalries between the UK and other European countries probably doesn't help. A few possible reasons:
1 The physical seperation does have an effect. You can't just drive somewhere and cross the border so there isn't as much communication at a base level between the UK and mainland European countries.
2.1 Politically and culturally we are probably closer to the US than most European countries. This is partly to do with language as we both speak English. Even small things like when we see Hollywood films we don't have to watch them dubbed. Might seem odd but little things like this can make the population respond more with American culture than if a film is dubbed where the voice can reflect the mannerisms of that particular country. Often the actors that do the dubbing are just as famous as the actual actors playing the role.
2.2 Culturally, Europeans appear to drink socially, in the UK we drink heavily and get pissed... a lot. Europeans probably see us as larger louts, not helped by certain UK people's behaviour in Europe.
2.3 We're also refered to as America's largest aircraft carrier... I don't say this as a good thing.
3 It's been a while since we were invaded. Traditionally it was European countries that invaded us, but it hasn't happened for a while so the UK populace have likely developed a greater sense of independence compared to other European countries where in recent history there has been more cross-over.
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