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So would you say Dark Knight Send a noteboard - 20/11/2012 04:21:36 PM
Or not? I'm confused.

I think most non-British people are, it is good like that.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the country... but Scotland has some country like elements (Own legal code, the right to print money etc) and is refered to as a country, though strictly speaking it is just part of one.

Generally in conversation, how people label themselves is quite a subtle, context based thing that while British people find it easy (people will only argue over the labels if they are looking for an argument, in my experience), non-Brits find it a real struggle to get the hang of.


That the UK is like the United States and Scotland is like one of the states in the union? In other words, like a Federal/State kind of thing?
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So, I found this video explaining the differences between The UK, Great Britain, England, etc. LordPerrin - 19/11/2012 07:18:13 PM 1287 Views
Great Britain is an island containing England, Scotland and Wales. Joel - 19/11/2012 08:07:35 PM 864 Views
Is that why Andy Murray is getting credit for being British? *NM* Dark Knight - 19/11/2012 08:46:45 PM 498 Views
Ideally, yes; most likely, no. Joel - 19/11/2012 08:55:22 PM 842 Views
They keep saying "the first British man to win a Grand Slam title since 1938" Dark Knight - 19/11/2012 10:12:44 PM 841 Views
Mostly that's an indication of just how desperate they were before that happened. Legolas - 19/11/2012 10:30:40 PM 820 Views
Plus he is British snoopcester - 19/11/2012 10:49:38 PM 843 Views
I do believe I said so in my post, yes. Legolas - 19/11/2012 11:00:05 PM 863 Views
Barely so, I would say. snoopcester - 19/11/2012 11:14:08 PM 843 Views
But Scotland is a different country than England, yes? Dark Knight - 20/11/2012 12:34:07 AM 852 Views
The UK is one country, technically. Stephen - 20/11/2012 10:57:03 AM 810 Views
Yes and no. Mostly no. snoopcester - 20/11/2012 10:59:10 AM 845 Views
Because country is a difficult term. Rebekah - 20/11/2012 02:20:42 PM 883 Views
Only because the UK makes it one snoopcester - 20/11/2012 09:47:28 PM 791 Views
So would you say Dark Knight - 20/11/2012 04:21:36 PM 712 Views
Kind of, but not precisely. It's probably the easiest way to look at it, though. *NM* Rebekah - 20/11/2012 06:23:34 PM 485 Views
I am about as Anglophile as they come, as I dare say you may have noticed... Legolas - 20/11/2012 07:35:36 PM 708 Views
Yes snoopcester - 20/11/2012 09:35:54 PM 870 Views
Now you just had to go and remind me... Legolas - 20/11/2012 09:49:41 PM 876 Views
I'm speechless. snoopcester - 20/11/2012 10:08:53 PM 881 Views
What does it say about Belgium... Legolas - 20/11/2012 10:21:54 PM 806 Views
Something good, I'm sure? snoopcester - 22/11/2012 12:13:06 AM 867 Views
I find that hard to believe. majander - 21/11/2012 04:08:51 PM 816 Views
Can I be a pedant for a minute? Stephen - 20/11/2012 11:02:48 AM 914 Views
you can snoopcester - 20/11/2012 01:07:39 PM 846 Views
Re: you can Stephen - 20/11/2012 05:11:04 PM 865 Views
Well, it IS true. Joel - 20/11/2012 08:12:13 PM 853 Views
I didn't say uncomfortable, I said funny. Legolas - 20/11/2012 08:19:32 PM 787 Views
True, but it always felt very awkward to me, even when I considered mens tennis worth watching. Joel - 01/12/2012 05:10:21 PM 943 Views
The Andy Murray issue that riles us Scots is.... majander - 21/11/2012 03:57:44 PM 830 Views
As a Kiwi import to Scotland, that's always amused me. Rebekah - 21/11/2012 04:33:34 PM 790 Views
I thought we all knew that wasn't true by now? snoopcester - 21/11/2012 10:49:04 PM 810 Views
If you can call it credit *NM* Elaine - 20/11/2012 04:42:10 PM 476 Views
*NM* Rebekah - 20/11/2012 06:24:35 PM 450 Views
Well, yes. But the reason I put this up... LordPerrin - 19/11/2012 09:43:53 PM 794 Views
Not all Scots dislike being called British. Only the Nationalist ones. Tim - 20/11/2012 07:34:32 PM 832 Views
Well, that is more reasonable then. Joel - 20/11/2012 08:07:18 PM 860 Views
Uh, what? Rebekah - 20/11/2012 08:55:12 PM 751 Views
Oh dear, you had to ask *NM* snoopcester - 20/11/2012 08:58:52 PM 450 Views
Haven't you seen Braveheart? *NM* Dark Knight - 20/11/2012 09:12:21 PM 478 Views
Independence from England. Joel - 24/11/2012 01:37:11 PM 892 Views
The point I'm guessing Rebekah is referring to, and it's a fairly important one... Legolas - 28/11/2012 07:20:11 PM 765 Views
I'm not sure they really work at all snoopcester - 28/11/2012 10:50:54 PM 796 Views
And over here. Stephen - 29/11/2012 01:36:01 AM 726 Views
Except that England did, however briefly, conquer and control Scotland. Joel - 01/12/2012 04:55:08 PM 807 Views
Re: Not all Scots dislike being called British. Only the Nationalist ones. DomA - 21/11/2012 12:58:26 AM 834 Views
As a United Statesian, that bothers me a bit as well. Joel - 24/11/2012 01:45:54 PM 865 Views
Three edits to your message and you still got it wrong, Joel. Tom - 20/11/2012 09:43:12 PM 800 Views
I can be brief or strictly accurate: Which do you prefer...? Joel - 24/11/2012 01:25:27 PM 772 Views
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