They're still Europeans.
I very much enjoyed my time in France. The land is beautiful, the people were lovely and the food was delicious. The coffee's quite something, too, if you take it traditionally.
...Why?
Do I really need to go into it? Put simply, I'm American. The French would say the same about us as well.
We're the most hatful and murderous of enemies to never get around to having a war in the history of humanity, I think. :giggle: