The multilingual thesaurus EuroVoc, maintained by the Publications Office of the EU, identifies the Western Europe subgroup which includes Andorra, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Meanwhile, The Western European and Others Group, an unofficial Regional Group in the UN, is far more inclusive and identifies these countries as part of the region: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
Meanwhile, Australia, Canada, Israel, and New Zealand are also members of WEGO while the United States acts as an observer.
The beauty of travel is that you broaden your horizons, expand your knowledge about the world and different cultures, and understand your own identity better as a result. And that’s the entire point—being open to new experiences. If you’re traveling abroad and expect everything to be the exact same as in your hometown, you’re essentially setting yourself up for failure.
Before you start booking your tickets and packing your suitcase, do some background research about the country’s history and culture. If you can, take the time to learn a few basic phrases that you could use to communicate with the locals. It’s easy to make friends when someone sees that you’re putting in the effort to respect their language and customs.
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