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You lot should try being a colonial from a country that's not part of Britain. We've got to queue to get in and get grilled about why we're there and what we're doing and when we're leaving, we're not allowed to work without jumping through a thousand hoops and can't get the dole, but we're still lumbered with England's queen!sigpic
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Originally posted by Lahela View PostYou lot should try being a colonial from a country that's not part of Britain. We've got to queue to get in and get grilled about why we're there and what we're doing and when we're leaving, we're not allowed to work without jumping through a thousand hoops and can't get the dole, but we're still lumbered with England's queen!sigpic
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Originally posted by dipsofjazz View Post*sigh* She's the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Not England!
ETA. If we're going to get technical, isn't she the queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
But this is getting wildly offtopic.
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Originally posted by Tanith0709 View PostTo be honest I prefer to think of her as being the Queen of England (I'm sooooo not a royalist)sigpic
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Originally posted by dipsofjazz View PostI don't care one way or the other about them, but the point was that we've just had many posts about how the Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish don't like it when people think of the UK as England.
I am English by birth, but it offends me when England is used synonymously with British.
I consider myself British, and that means pride in all aspects of Britain, which includes the unique Welsh and Scottish cultures which I love.
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Originally posted by Flying Officer Bennett View PostNeither do I.
I am English by birth, but it offends me when England is used synonymously with British.
I consider myself British, and that means pride in all aspects of Britain, which includes the unique Welsh and Scottish cultures which I love.
I remember going to Spain once and the rep was seeing who from the coach staying at the hotel was from what part of the UK:
REP: Do we have anyone from England?
GUESTS: Yeah!!!
REP: Anyone here from Scotland?
GUESTS: Yeah!!!
REP: Do we have anyone here from Ireland?
GUESTS: Yeah!!!
At this point the Rep continues and gives the usual hotel welcome spiel, the time dinner is served etc. And I'm sat there thinking (hopefully with several others) "Errr...aren't you forgetting somewhere?? Wales maybe??" Before I could speak out someone else did and raised the question. Hopefully the rep won't make that mistake again. As I said above...it feels more difficult being in Wales and that we need to shout sometimes to remind people Wales does exist and that it most certainly does not fall under the "England" umbrella just as Scotland and Ireland don't.
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Originally posted by Alan View PostAt this point the Rep continues and gives the usual hotel welcome spiel, the time dinner is served etc. And I'm sat there thinking (hopefully with several others) "Errr...aren't you forgetting somewhere?? Wales maybe??" Before I could speak out someone else did and raised the question. Hopefully the rep won't make that mistake again. As I said above...it feels more difficult being in Wales and that we need to shout sometimes to remind people Wales does exist and that it most certainly does not fall under the "England" umbrella just as Scotland and Ireland don't.sigpic
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Originally posted by Spimman View PostI didn't understand Wales to be a separate country (or whatever) until the last few years and the whole thing (with all the countries being part of one country ) is still a little confusing to me but I kind of get it.
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Originally posted by Alan View PostThank you and I'm glad. I think its a good help for Wales, Scotland, and England (not so much Ireland I don't think) when explaining to others outside the UK that referring to the whole island as "England" is completely and utterly wrong. I have a friend in the US and I explained to them when we first started talking that Wales isn't in England it is in the UK just as England is also in the UK. Hopefully when anybody asks my American friend "hows your English friend?" they will correct them and with myself and other Brits hopefully explaining to others on-line in forums like this it will get people to spread the word to their friends where they live too.
And that's not me trying to put it down. I love Wales with all my heart, wish I still lived there. It's my favourite component of Britain, and where I consider 'home', if home is where the heart is...
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Originally posted by Flying Officer Bennett View PostThough am I not correct in saying that Wales is, in fact, not a country, but a principality?
And that's not me trying to put it down. I love Wales with all my heart, wish I still lived there. It's my favourite component of Britain, and where I consider 'home', if home is where the heart is...
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Originally posted by Spimman View PostIs the United Kingdom a(the) country? If so are England, Wales, Scottland...all countries as well? Counties within a country? This is where my head starts to hurt.
On a side note, assuming Gwen has a true Welsh accent...I love it!
Also, it is a real Welsh accent.
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Originally posted by SaberBlade View PostThe United Kingdom is four countries; England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. England, Scotland and Wales are collectively known as Great Britain, which excludes Northern Ireland, as Northern Ireland isn't connected to the same landmass that makes up the other three.
Also, it is a real Welsh accent.
How is the United States different from the United Kingdom? We called ours states and you call yours countries? Other than the vocabulary is there much of a difference?sigpic
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