that that kind of song only becomes a hit when sung in a language nobody in Belgium speaks as first language? 
Fair enough.
An understandable reaction. It must be painful to have it rubbed in so hard that you're not Belgian.
A lot of people saying the former is actually contributing to the latter, contradictory as that may seem. Separatism becomes a lot less adventurous when the new state will still be part of the EU and all of the European level laws and regulations remain - and, in the case of Flanders and Catalonia, the euro too. The more the EU gains centralised powers, the less need there is for that other centralised power in Brussels, Madrid or London (unless of course the UK quits the EU, that is).
I think they probably qualify, from your list I'd say only Jersey doesn't 100% qualify as British.
Fair enough.
Yup. Still speechless on this.
An understandable reaction. It must be painful to have it rubbed in so hard that you're not Belgian.
No, I can't see any of them becoming fully independent, just potentially more devolved. It is interesting, if the Euro survives then the EU is likely to be gaining centralised powers at the same time as individual countries are giving it away to their regions.
A lot of people saying the former is actually contributing to the latter, contradictory as that may seem. Separatism becomes a lot less adventurous when the new state will still be part of the EU and all of the European level laws and regulations remain - and, in the case of Flanders and Catalonia, the euro too. The more the EU gains centralised powers, the less need there is for that other centralised power in Brussels, Madrid or London (unless of course the UK quits the EU, that is).
So, I found this video explaining the differences between The UK, Great Britain, England, etc.
- 19/11/2012 07:18:13 PM
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Great Britain is an island containing England, Scotland and Wales.
- 19/11/2012 08:07:35 PM
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Is that why Andy Murray is getting credit for being British? *NM*
- 19/11/2012 08:46:45 PM
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Ideally, yes; most likely, no.
- 19/11/2012 08:55:22 PM
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They keep saying "the first British man to win a Grand Slam title since 1938"
- 19/11/2012 10:12:44 PM
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Mostly that's an indication of just how desperate they were before that happened.
- 19/11/2012 10:30:40 PM
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- 19/11/2012 10:30:40 PM
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Plus he is British
- 19/11/2012 10:49:38 PM
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I do believe I said so in my post, yes.
- 19/11/2012 11:00:05 PM
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- 19/11/2012 11:00:05 PM
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Barely so, I would say.
- 19/11/2012 11:14:08 PM
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But Scotland is a different country than England, yes?
- 20/11/2012 12:34:07 AM
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Yes and no. Mostly no.
- 20/11/2012 10:59:10 AM
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So would you say
- 20/11/2012 04:21:36 PM
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Kind of, but not precisely. It's probably the easiest way to look at it, though. *NM*
- 20/11/2012 06:23:34 PM
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I am about as Anglophile as they come, as I dare say you may have noticed...
- 20/11/2012 07:35:36 PM
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Yes
- 20/11/2012 09:35:54 PM
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Now you just had to go and remind me...
- 20/11/2012 09:49:41 PM
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I'm speechless.
- 20/11/2012 10:08:53 PM
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What does it say about Belgium...
- 20/11/2012 10:21:54 PM
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Well, it IS true.
- 20/11/2012 08:12:13 PM
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I didn't say uncomfortable, I said funny.
- 20/11/2012 08:19:32 PM
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- 20/11/2012 08:19:32 PM
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True, but it always felt very awkward to me, even when I considered mens tennis worth watching.
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Not all Scots dislike being called British. Only the Nationalist ones.
- 20/11/2012 07:34:32 PM
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Well, that is more reasonable then.
- 20/11/2012 08:07:18 PM
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Uh, what?
- 20/11/2012 08:55:12 PM
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*NM*
Independence from England.
- 24/11/2012 01:37:11 PM
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The point I'm guessing Rebekah is referring to, and it's a fairly important one...
- 28/11/2012 07:20:11 PM
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Except that England did, however briefly, conquer and control Scotland.
- 01/12/2012 04:55:08 PM
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Re: Not all Scots dislike being called British. Only the Nationalist ones.
- 21/11/2012 12:58:26 AM
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