Britain is trying to distance itself from all the Euro politics that's going on these days - now that the Lisbon Treaty has been ratified it'll take even more power away from us.
Most Brits feel that our sovereignty is slowly being eroded and we now longer have less of a say in our own affairs.
I personally don't see the European countries as inferior, just a bit different.
I would prefer to see the UK lean more towards the US in their political, social, and economic outlook rather than to Europe - we've got more in common with the Americans than we'll ever do with the European countries.