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| Ian |
| quote: | Originally posted by shaolin_Z
A somewhat related question, the terms UK, Britain, and England have always confused me somewhat. I tend to use them interchangeably to refer to "England," which ofcourse is kind of silly. I know the UK isn't just England. Could someone clarify these terms for me and which ones are appropriate refrences to what in formal and casual conversation? |
England is just the country, england
United Kingdom (UK) Is England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
and I believe GB (Great Britain) is just England, Scotland & Wales
I may be mixed up, nobody who lives here actually calls themselves british, or from the UK, they just say their country/nationality. |
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| Renegade |
| quote: | Originally posted by shaolin_Z
Could someone clarify these terms for me and which ones are appropriate refrences to what in formal and casual conversation? |
If you're not exactly sure what part of Britain they're from, I'd take the safe route and refer to them as "British". The Scots, Welsh and Irish tend not appreciate being referred to as "English"... ;) |
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| Ian |
| quote: | Originally posted by Renegade
If you're not exactly sure what part of Britain they're from, I'd take the safe route and refer to them as "British". The Scots, Welsh and Irish tend not appreciate being referred to as "English"... ;) |
And us English prefer not to have them referred to as being English either :p It's like asking a Kiwi if they're Aussie |
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| shaolin_Z |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ian
And us English prefer not to have them referred to as being English either :p It's like asking a Kiwi if they're Aussie |
^^ The first thought that came to my mind was "fruit" followed by "strawberry." :p |
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| George Smiley |
| quote: | Originally posted by shaolin_Z
A somewhat related question, the terms UK, Britain, and England have always confused me somewhat. I tend to use them interchangeably to refer to "England," which ofcourse is kind of silly. I know the UK isn't just England. Could someone clarify these terms for me and which ones are appropriate refrences to what in formal and casual conversation? |
The UK = The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Great Britain = England, Scotland and that other one, oh yea, Wales
The 'UK' is the technical international name for our sovereign state |
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| George Smiley |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ian
England is just the country, england
United Kingdom (UK) Is England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
and I believe GB (Great Britain) is just England, Scotland & Wales
I may be mixed up, nobody who lives here actually calls themselves british, or from the UK, they just say their country/nationality. |
Well I'm English, British and European!
My nationality is British and so is yours! (Technically there is no "English Nationality" as England is not a sovereign state so no passports, also I think I recall reading someone getting a bollocking for putting "English" on their census instead of British!!) |
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| George Smiley |
| Also I might point out that in terms of culture, areas of England have about as much in common with each other as they do with parts of Scotland, Wales, N Ireland or the Republic of Ireland (one of the 'home nations' too) |
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| shaolin_Z |
| quote: | Originally posted by George Smiley
The UK = The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Great Britain = England, Scotland and that other one, oh yea, Wales
The 'UK' is the technical international name for our sovereign state |
Cool, that make it alot more clear, except the last line, that makes it a little confusing. By "our sovereign state" do you mean line 1 or England? |
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| Ian |
| quote: | Originally posted by George Smiley
My nationality is British and so is yours! (Technically there is no "English Nationality" as England is not a sovereign state so no passports, also I think I recall reading someone getting a bollocking for putting "English" on their census instead of British!!) |
I don't care what my passport says, I'm english ;) |
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| Dervish |
This used to be my pet peave to the extent that I had it in my sig.
George is right though wales doesn't exist... it's not even on the union jack they got annexed :p |
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| Dervish |
| quote: | Originally posted by HardTranceProd
(I'm not even sure if Scotland and Wales are considered Anglo-Saxon cultures or not, can someone shed light on this?)
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Anglo = English so... no |
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| Ian |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dervish
This used to be my pet peave to the extent that I had it in my sig.
George is right though wales doesn't exist... it's not even on the union jack they got annexed :p |
I think the generation including us are mature enough to accept it's official but reasonable to realise nobody actually believes it except from on things like passports & those people stuck in the past :p |
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