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

[Lord Flashheart]

Final-Fan said:

The continents would be pretty much the same, only bigger to greater or lesser degree depending on how shallow their coasts are.  Obviously the Bering Strait is shallow enough to have been above sea level at that time, connecting all the continents except Antarctica and (I'm pretty sure) Australia. 
Here's a map I found:  http://www.scotese.com/lastice.htm  Southeast Asia and Australia are the obvious big winners; Africa seems to have the least change. 

That map is from the Day after Tomorrow