THIS IS WHAT THE UK REALLY IS!

THIS IS WHAT THE UK REALLY IS!

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Posted 8 months ago

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62442

When I say on Omelgle I'm from Wales, everyone asks where that is, I say "it's in the UK", and they say "Ohh, you're English!"

Posted 2 weeks ago

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62442

Yep :) Can I also add that the ddraig goch (according to the legend) won a fight against the white dragon (English)

Posted 2 weeks ago

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RedCelt8

I learned all this on YouTube from cgpgrey. And calm the fuck dude. I don't expect you to know all 50 states or how they've changed over the years. It's always fun to learn though. I can even name all the provinces of Canada.

Posted 3 months ago

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Alynnra

< American who's glad to finally understand this. Doesn't make us ignorant bastards to not necessarily know everything. Always glad to learn, without the pretentious schmuckery...

Abandon Thread

Posted 3 months ago

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Alynnra

c-c-c-combo breaker!!!

Posted 3 months ago

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supatrollfaice

If you're in a hole, don't dig.

Posted 3 months ago

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paulgrills

oh i completely agree with you. I am from NI and it annoys me, not that people deliberatly leave NI out, but more that they do not realise that team GB includes NI. I would love nothing more than it to be called team UK. its just unfortunate that the IOC would never allow the change.

Posted 4 months ago

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dirm12

Well even so it was still annoying to here to term 'Team GB' batted all over the place, conveniently forgetting N.Ireland.
Not actually from there, btw x).

Posted 5 months ago

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Christina9310

She can veto any bill the government tries to pass - they all need her signature to become law. She just CHOOSES not to interfere with the passing of laws.

Posted 7 months ago

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Porkchop

you mean like how you were bailed out of your economy? plus you would lose out BIG TIME if you lost us.

Posted 7 months ago

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tomo123ful

There is not point in not just means we wont have to bail you out if your economy collapsed, this way we prop it up

Posted 7 months ago

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tomo123ful

No she really cannot

Posted 7 months ago

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pigpen

what?! *grabs encyclopedia britannica*

Posted 7 months ago

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ihateswag

nahh hes right, laws were set down hundreds of years ago giving all the power to the goverment, she literally does nothing except for inspire the nation and join us all together which i personally think is good

Posted 7 months ago

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ihateswag

Do you mean 'dictionary'?

Posted 7 months ago

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fredthemechanic

WHO CARES!!

Posted 7 months ago

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tcrudden844

Agreed dude.

Posted 7 months ago

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darthal

Okay, whilst your point is valid there, That is to say the UK is not a country, it is a collective of three kingdoms, a small democracy with limited powers and a selection of extra territories, the argument you used just reads so stupidly i felt the urge to disagree with your inherently correct statement.

Posted 7 months ago

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darthal

And Wight, don't forget Wight

Posted 7 months ago

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thetickler

do you know why william the conqueror invaded england? you clearly dont because it was very well justified! he was heir to the throne but harold got it because his father was a member of the witan which made the decision, admitedly it was neither harold nor william who were heirs but aedgar the aethling, but he was 14 or something and in no way prepared to rule a country. so how about you google it and learn some history, its not that bad you know

Posted 7 months ago

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Angrylittlemonkey

My answer would be a lot more cogent than this, however, the site will not for some reason or other allow me to post the full reply. You have obviously only researched this from a one sided point of view, and that must have shown you replies you didn't like, making you ignorant to the facts, and only after the point at which the true facts have been laid out. You are arguing from a non-tenable and false position. If you believe that the UK is the only discernable nation within that group of nations, then I ask you to type into Google the name of the nation followed by the word definition to reach (as the first result) the dictionary definition of each nation involved. You are very obviously ignorant and unwilling to accept something that is well accepted as fact to the rest of the world. Very few people refuse to accept the existence of these ancient nations, unfortunately for you, you have made yourself into one of those few ignorant people.

Posted 7 months ago

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Angrylittlemonkey

The UK is a kingdom formed of several NATIONS.

Posted 7 months ago

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jfcj96

How about we stop arguing and realise that there isn't actually a concrete answer. Here is the Definition of the UK http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/United%2BKingdom?q=United+Kingdom . As you can see it also starts with the definition country, so there seem to be contradicting ideas all over the internet, and not one place that clears it up. By the way that obviously wasn't the only website I looked at, but i felt it unnecessary to shower you with links when that one did the job

Posted 7 months ago

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Angrylittlemonkey

I wouldn't even try. I'm half Scottish, half Irish. And who the fuck thumbs down that the D-Day landings were justified? I think we have a Nazi hiding in our midst here somewhere.

Posted 7 months ago

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Angrylittlemonkey

There was no effort at humour there, merely statements of fact. You managed to find a single, erroneous reference that states that England is not a nation, it hardly constitutes "a lot of researching" England is a country in its own right, it has a capital, a national infrastructure and currency. It may be part of the UK, but it is a COUNTRY that forms part of the UK.

You want a reference?
http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/England?q=england

Posted 7 months ago

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jfcj96

Perhaps you should stop trying to be funny and clever in your comments and find me some references that oppose this idea, then maybe you will have some credibility and can have a say in this matter.

Posted 7 months ago

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tcrudden844

Okay true, but those we're completely different circumstances. You still can't justify the invasion of Ireland.

Posted 7 months ago

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Porkchop

so then why are you so afraid of losing us?

Posted 7 months ago

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bettybooop

Tbh just knowing that people have even heard of the isle of man is an achievement on its own , couldn't care less wether we are part of England or not hahaha

Posted 7 months ago

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SJH96

She gave the power to the government to use, she can use it whenever she wants

Posted 7 months ago

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pigpen

In my defense, mentally challenged 5-year-olds are ADORABLE! :-*

Posted 7 months ago

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pigpen

what?! *grabs thesaurus*

Oh You! (Dog)

Posted 7 months ago

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tomo123ful

You wouldn't make it on your own we own all your resources lolololololol

Posted 8 months ago

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tomo123ful

No the Queen actually has no power.

Posted 8 months ago

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tomo123ful

then you have to mention all the other parts of the world that are still British.

Posted 8 months ago

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papaioannou

Did you just admit to making a mistake on the internet....????? Thank you, my faith in humanity has been momentarily restored!!

Posted 8 months ago

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papaioannou

Also people from Northern Ireland are eligible to compete with either GB or Ireland, It is their choice...

Posted 8 months ago

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papaioannou

No I live in The United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Island)
Wales is aCountry that is part of the UK... However it is not part of England... That is like saying Hawaii is part of California... It's not... It's part of the USA...

Posted 8 months ago

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Angrylittlemonkey

The Normandy landings were an invasion.... I'd say they were pretty justified.

Posted 8 months ago

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Angrylittlemonkey

that's what you call a lot of researching? one reference? The information on it isn't even right, some of it is, but there is a lot of wrong information on there. I'll shove nothing up my arse. Maybe you should pull your head out of yours.

Posted 8 months ago

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SJH96

I love you

Posted 8 months ago

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jfcj96

Shove that up your arse http://geography.about.com/od/politicalgeography/a/englandnot.htm

Posted 8 months ago

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tcrudden844

They wouldn't be saying that if the British didn't come in the first place is what im saying. But i do agree with you. I live in northern Ireland, and am perfectly happy with my life (i am atheist). But there is still way too much conflict between protestants and Catholics. Both wanting more parades, trying to oppress the others. It causes more damage and death each year. Im not sure what should be changed, but something has to eventually.

Posted 8 months ago

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tcrudden844

But Ireland is not, it is a mix created through invasion until Britain invaded. And again, all the invasions were wrong, regardless of what was happening at the time. They were done out of pure greed. There is no way you can justify an invasion.

Posted 8 months ago

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SJH96

Do you mean 'geography'?

Posted 8 months ago

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tomtom9112

reading most of these posts from people who are trying to argue that Wales isn't a country and what not made me want to beat my face in with a globe. You all are the reason why the US education system is starting to fail. Because of your ignorance, instead of doing some research, you make the US look like were a bunch of mentally challenge 5 year olds. It's just down right sickening

Posted 8 months ago

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pigpen

what?! *grabs geometry book*

Surpised John

Posted 8 months ago

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Angrylittlemonkey

I really doubt you do with only a GCSE in the subject when professors of the subject don't know it allm and my comment wasn't aimed at you, it was a reply to the comment above it. Oh, and kudos on learning a new word. I'm assuming that's the reason you used the word chode as an insult rather than something that makes you come across as a 13 yr old school kid. Like a well reasoned comment or reply. Insults like that are normally a good sign you have nothing worthwhile to say anymore.

Posted 8 months ago

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thetickler

nah not really!! i sed we r epic as a joke, and the next bit is true, ok it wasnt acceptable but it was common practice. and i will have you know i get 100 fucking percent in my gcse history, i know every thing about britains fucking history you chode

Posted 8 months ago

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SJH96

Yes, the Falklands, Gibraltar, channel islands and many other countries are also part of the United Kingdom

Posted 8 months ago

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SJH96

It's not, it's in a federal district

Posted 8 months ago

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pigpen

i like how you paired a geography lesson with a complete generalization about another nationality. now tell me what state washington dc is in, without looking it up.

Ha Ha Ha, F*ck You

Posted 8 months ago

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mrtomothy

Downvote for being racist towards Americans.

Posted 8 months ago

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jakemytates

how can you generalize like that? i honestly dont understand the disdain brits have for americans... youre not doing anyone any favors by saying only americans do this. youre only making americans resent brits more

Posted 8 months ago

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wakawa

Can I just mention the Falklands? No? OK...

Posted 8 months ago

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wakawa

You just disproved the whole "educated Americans" theory.
If you want, I could start correcting your grammar?

Are You F*cking Kidding Me

Posted 8 months ago

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wakawa

Wales is a Principality. A Principality is a type of country. The only difference between a Principality and a Monarchy is that they call the head of state the Prince or Princess instead of King or Queen.
It's always been a country by itself.
You had silly info

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Posted 8 months ago

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Pixelol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10 this goes into more detail and talks about overseas territories and such.

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Posted 8 months ago

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Angrylittlemonkey

And the Scilly Isles

Posted 8 months ago

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Angrylittlemonkey

You mean like when the Romans did? or the Saxons? or the Normans? or any of the other invading nations that have swept up on the shores of this island? Your statement makes it seem as if you believe that the people of England have some form of racial purity, whereas, as a Brit, I know our history well enough to know that no part of the UK has historically not been invaded by foreigners of some form. It also seems as if you forget that England is an amalgamation of many ancient fiefdoms.

Posted 8 months ago

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Angrylittlemonkey

A principality is a form of country you poor, misguided fool. Go look up the definition of a principality before trying to argue this point. You're still wrong anyway, as Wales is not a principality anyway, even though it does have a prince titled after it, as the Prince of Wales is not in any way shape or form the head of the nation.

Posted 8 months ago

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Angrylittlemonkey

They probably think they're brand names rather than anything remotely sensible or factual. This reply was sponsored by Scotland.

Posted 8 months ago

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Angrylittlemonkey

If you did so much research how did you still end up so wrong dumbass? Where did you do the research? You obviously asked the magical rainbow mouse that the unicorn pooped from the clouds, and not in fact any form of reference documentation.

Posted 8 months ago

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Angrylittlemonkey

*Norfolk

Posted 8 months ago

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Angrylittlemonkey

Even if you were right and Wales was a principality, a principality is a type of country. Have you ever heard of Monaco or Andorra, just two fine examples?

For you perusal, should you (s you inevitably will feel like) dispute this fact:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality

Posted 8 months ago

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Wise

Aha, no problem Most people know what GB is, or what the UK is. Most people forget about The British Isles (as it is compromised of so many different nations many find it rude to associate Ireland with England etc political nonsense lets forget about)

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Posted 8 months ago

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bigeddkt

oh yeah my bad

Posted 8 months ago

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killer465

what you just said was the most dumbet thing ever, everybody on this post has become stupider..you sir are dumber than a guy on weed...

Mega Facepalm

Posted 8 months ago

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maoflro

wales is a country.

Posted 8 months ago

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madjock999

I like how we managed to debate in a sensible fashion Wd

Posted 8 months ago

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PresidentMayo

Stupid stuck up pretentious foreigners, no wonder we threw out all your shitty tyrannical tea

Posted 8 months ago

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SJH96

Read the first line: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales

Posted 8 months ago

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SJH96

Yes, but they aren't really states, more like provinces.

Posted 8 months ago

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SJH96

Wales is a country.

Are You F*cking Kidding Me

Posted 8 months ago

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xMindl3ss_Sou1x

I hate being accused of being stupid for living in America, some of us have fucking brain cells over here, especially since I already knew this.

Posted 8 months ago

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jakefell91

Yeah this happens on the reg but it's down to some of the English not knowing whether or not you can actually accept Scottish currency. Technically it's all the same as long as it's not a Euro. Aslong as it has the word Sterling on it then it's fine. Working in a shop in England even though i know i can accept it i still question myself.

Posted 8 months ago

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jakefell91

I don't know if anybody has said this yet but Im pretty sure that Wales doesn't officially count as a country as it's a Principality. I do know that it was lobbied for it to become a country but i don't know if this has happened yet. Feel free to correct me if it's been changed yet.

Posted 8 months ago

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csestrada77

so there is a large government with smaller governments underneath. sounds like a country with states.

Posted 8 months ago

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SJH96

Well that's the same with the Euro isn't it? There are 17 countries that use the Euro as their currency. Just because the UK, Gibraltar, Channel Islands and some other small countries use the Pound Sterling, doesn't mean it's all one country. It's all run by the same government and that doesn't necessarily mean the UK is a country, it's a Kingdom.

Posted 8 months ago

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kdeeg103

i know that none of you will see this, and i know that it doesn't mean anything to you, but there are educated americans. i have been to all of these "countries" except wales. if you want people to accept you as a country, why don't you set acceptable standards. such as people in different "countries" not accepting the common currency. i was in Scotland where i received the "British Pound" in paper money. however, a shop owner in "England" would not accept this "british pound".

Posted 8 months ago

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Smittaugh

tl;dr

Posted 8 months ago

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SpiderSam

www.tickld.com/t/25044

Posted 8 months ago

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tnargmatt

I also am afraid on toasters and like yellow

Posted 8 months ago

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tnargmatt

Yes but I don't see America on the map of the UK. After all it's like if we sent all the poeple from Essex and Devon and mabey just a lil bit of northfolk, gave them guns and sent them off to a new land for 100 years. The experiment failed. Get boris Johnson on the phone we need a new plan!

Posted 8 months ago

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paulgrills

it would never work. the reason that ireland was split in the first place was because it was the only way for there to be a peaceful free state. those in the north wanted to remain in the uk. and those in the south didnt (this is a generalisation but a fair one). this is still true today, statisticly 65% of people in northern ireland want to remain in the uk. so i dont think that a united ireland should or will happen. though i respect your point of view!

Posted 8 months ago

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orinoco

"Now we have..." "Aparthied in South Africa"? Have you missed the last 2 decades? "Wars in the North of Ireland"? Really? "Millions slaughtered in India" - link please. Idiot.

Posted 8 months ago

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skippo

Technically it is the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands

Posted 8 months ago

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jfcj96

Sorry I meant to add this link onto the last comment there nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom

Posted 8 months ago

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behemoth

I'm still confused

Posted 8 months ago

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SJH96

It should really be called the United Queendom

Posted 8 months ago

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SJH96

Good point

Posted 8 months ago

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jfcj96

Sporting events are not ideas of whether they are countries or not. In the olympics we were GB but Great britain is not a country. BTW I am also English.

Posted 8 months ago

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TheScythe

Apologies, bad link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England

Posted 8 months ago

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jfcj96

And here on wikipedia, Look how the second sentence starts. "The country...".

Posted 8 months ago

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SJH96

The UK is not a country, The UK is a kingdom, which means the king/queen is the highest authority of that land. England is a country, Wales is a country, Northern Irelend is a country, and Scotland is a country. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each have their own governments, but England's government covers the rest of the UK too. I don't know what research you did but whatever you found was from a very unreliable source.

Bullsh*t

Posted 8 months ago

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tigerlily1359

if theyre not countries what would you call them?

Posted 8 months ago

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tigerlily1359

oh my god i love you so much for that!

Posted 8 months ago

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emmyarty

Uhh, they ARE countries. Your research was probably taken from the answers of random people on Y! Answers, eh?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GB#Three_countries_and_one_province

Posted 8 months ago

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bigjon69

yes they are countries of their own right im english and if they were all the same country why would they have different international football teams?

Posted 8 months ago

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ss4adib

As I said somewhere earlier. Americans are fucking retards. Peace out.

Posted 8 months ago

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tcrudden844

Not under British rule, it should be independent Ireland, but where British and Irish can live in harmony.

Posted 8 months ago

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jfcj96

This post is wrong. I had a huge discussion with my friend about it, because he was saying that England is not a country, it is part of the UK which is the country. After a lot of researching we found out he is right.

There are Two countries in that picture, not 5. The countries are the United Kingdom and The republic of Ireland. Within the country of the UK there is England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, but they are not countries of their own right.

Posted 8 months ago

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tcrudden844

Just because you were not the only one doing it, doesn't make it any less morally wrong. You would be pissed to if another country took over England.

Posted 8 months ago

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swift777

Sorry to inform you that statistics have shown that the UK has better health for their teeth with less complications than the Americans. Perhaps you should focus on your health rather than worrying about them not being perfectly white?

Posted 8 months ago

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swift777

It's been a country for centuries however only recently have the ISO standards committee officially listed it as a country. I'm afraid that the narrow-minded English superiority complex has made people think otherwise.

Posted 8 months ago

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kennerz

Yea dude get your history straight. Ireland was the Irish Free State in 1922, not 1921. The Anglo-Irish Treaty was agreed and signed in December 1921 but it was not approved by the Dáil in January 1922. Further, the Irish Free State only became the Republic of Ireland in 1945. If you're going to be condescending then get your facts straight first.

Posted 8 months ago

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Chippybrady

1. Well, James McClean did leave but he hasnt done anything special so far besides making an idiot of himself tweeting hehe
2. Well money is needed, we could have a huge raffle or something hehe.
3. Put all the murderers and killers in jail for life, who wants to live next door to a murderer?

Posted 8 months ago

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garystu

Britain has the best oral health in the world so...

F*ck You (Queen)

Posted 8 months ago

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Dragonblaze052

Please don't insult me by grouping me with the idiots of our country.

Posted 8 months ago

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caoimhegunn

I barely understood what you were saying there

Posted 8 months ago

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paulgrills

id have no problem with that either, a 32 county ireland....under british rule

Posted 8 months ago

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paulgrills

actually, it is a uk team. however it is officially named team GBR. this is because the IOC has 3 letter names for all competitive countries. the uk sports council decided that team GBR sounded better any 3 letter abbreviation of united kingdom.

Posted 8 months ago

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Porkchop

Scottish independence!

Posted 8 months ago

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madjock999

1. Most of Northern Ireland's good footballers go to the rep anyway xD
2. Trust me we need money it is nice
3. Tbh I think if we joined then all the Ira etc fuckers (including everyone who wanted to be in the UK and Killed) should be put in prison for the rest of their lifes

Posted 8 months ago

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SJH96

What the fuck are you talking about? That has no relevance to this post whatsoever.

Posted 8 months ago

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tnargmatt

Chippy, my grandfather died at the hands of the IRA, a British (welsh) man died to protect an Irish shop owner. So what the FUCK do you mean it's not recognised by britain? Is his and other soldiers like him's sacrifice not enough, no of course not, for people like you nothing is ever enough.

Posted 8 months ago

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Wires365

It's easier if you just say: It's called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In Great Britain there are England, Scotland and Wales. Just watch the video on YouTube about it by CGPGrey, it's really simple and very informative. It tells you about crown dependencies and everything.

Posted 8 months ago

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serenity

I (an American) knew most of this, but it's nice to have it set down so clearly. When I was in high school, I asked my history teacher what the difference was between Great Britain and the United Kingdom, and he told me they were the same thing.

Posted 8 months ago

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Biggles471

Thank you, from Scotland.

Posted 8 months ago

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LeoAngel

One your grammar is appalling, two the stereotype that says British people don't brush their teeth is mean and completely untrue and three you're a jerk.

Posted 8 months ago

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rowan396

Isle of man? Thats in UK

Posted 8 months ago

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M0N5T3R5M4DN3S5

I was speaking to someone on Omegle and told them was in Scotland. "Oh, is that near London?"

Posted 8 months ago

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LeoAngel

Actually it's not anymore, Wales is offically recognised as a country now.

Posted 8 months ago

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KRAZYKIERAN4U

Your insult is bad and you should feel bad.

Posted 8 months ago

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SJH96

It's a country you bellend!

Posted 8 months ago

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Wise

LOL, it is. The British Isles is that big clusterfuck of land.

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Posted 8 months ago

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sasbean

Actually, Wales is not a country, it is a principality. It is part of England.

Posted 8 months ago

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dirm12

...><. I think the Olympics may have in part motivated this post, because if it is the team of GREAT BRITAIN (and not 'The United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)' ), then in historical and technical terms EXCLUDES all those great athletes from Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland is within the Kingdom and within the Isles, but not within Great Britain (the name actually comes from distinguishing between it and 'Lesser' Britain, present day Bretagne in north-west France.

Posted 8 months ago

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lordvoflh

A dragon is a lizard that breathes fire. That my friend is a ddraig goch and yes it is just pure awesome

Posted 8 months ago

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thechrisiot

just saying wales has the best flag in the world, a motherfucking dragon that is just pure awsome

Posted 8 months ago

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Chippybrady

1. You could have your Northern Irish and British identity . Also, Would you be in favour of an All-ireland soccer (football) team like the Rugby, Cricket, Golf, GAA? I dont see why one sport should be different.
2. If I was leader of Ireland 2moro, I wouldnt care if it bankrupted the country if we were all together in peace
3. No matter what the outcome of a conflict, murderers are always going to be happy unfortunately.
GB takes NI for granted and doesnt give it recognition, no distinction.

Posted 8 months ago

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mgsimmons1

Sorry, all Americans heard was this the country, almost as fat as us and would be as fat if they had all their teeth, but they dont. They dont brush their teeth.

Posted 8 months ago

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Madjock999

I'm From Northern Ireland And I don't mind people with your argument but I do disagree 1 as I am Northern Irish and British etc . 2 The republic can not afford us and it is broke already and 3. It would make murderers happy

Posted 8 months ago

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Chippybrady

Well, I have no quarrells with the Unionists, Protestants or Loyalists, they have the same right to live in Ireland as much as I do and I am happy to share my country with them . They see themselves as British and they have every right to, but all I want is for Irish and British to live in harmony in a 32 county republic, the British in the north can have their identity, passport and culture, ability to play with Team GB, I just want my six counties back to where they came from

Posted 8 months ago

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thetickler

yeh wat about Alderney???

Posted 8 months ago

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thetickler

cos we r epic, plus its cos in the times when these "Robbings" occured it was acceptable and england werent the onlly one doing it!!!

Posted 8 months ago

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paulgrills

and the BBC commentators from the olympics, i dont know how many times i heard them say team england. and fail to remember that NI is part of team GB

Posted 8 months ago

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paulgrills

Saor Éire 32- eh, no. Northern Ireland will always be a separate country to ROI. Because the majority of those in the north want to remain with the UK.

Posted 8 months ago

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bigeddkt

republic of ireland isnt in the british isles you tit

Posted 8 months ago

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Chippybrady

Why downvote it? Is it because its true? Look back at history, you mightnt agree with it but it happened and look at all the death and carnage that happened just because the English were greedy and wanted everything. Now we have wars in the north of Ireland, Aparthied in South Africa, millions slaughtered in India, Native americans and aborigines wiped out in America and Australia and native africans killed aswell just because 'Chivalrous' England wanted more land. Saor Éire 32 .

Posted 8 months ago

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XChaosStormX

As and Irish person thanks for clearing that up for the rest of the world.

Posted 8 months ago

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EdTrolling

And Everyone forgets about the channel islands

Double Fisted Finger

Posted 8 months ago

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lilhunter

Thank you! So many people seem to think Wales is in England, so annoying!

Bless This Post

Posted 8 months ago

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Chippybrady

The title of it should be 'And here are sme of the countries that England robbed'

Posted 8 months ago

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Pandagasmatron

All of which are part of the British Isles or Atlantic Archipelago.

Posted 8 months ago

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Didimau1

Isle of Man is a country of it's own asshole, we're protectorate to the crown.

Posted 8 months ago

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maoflro

LEAVE MY KARMA ALONE!

Posted 8 months ago

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adrianswall

'Americans' - lol. In my experience it's only those from the US who don't see the distinction.

Posted 8 months ago

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misswalden

actually IOM & the channel islands as the british isles are part of great britain (hence the british) but not the UK

Posted 8 months ago

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sweetkf

Well said

Applause

Posted 8 months ago

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TheScottishYeti

He was just telling the difference between GB and UK so there was no need to mention the British Isles :L

Posted 8 months ago

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SJH96

Isle of Wight counts as England, the Isle of Man isn't part of Great Britain, but yes it's in the British Isles

Posted 8 months ago

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Wise

The British Isles are;

- Scotland
- England
- Wales
- N. Ireland
- Republic of Ireland

(+ some smaller islands e.g. Isle of Man/Isle of Wight)

Posted 8 months ago

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Crimsonviper

I meant "form" not "from".

Posted 8 months ago

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aduro

Oops, IRA. Good thing there aren't any who saw me write that.

Posted 8 months ago

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goldenbug

its the IRA

Posted 8 months ago

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aduro

Tell that to the RIA.

Posted 8 months ago

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garystu

Unfortunately , it is.

Posted 8 months ago

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thompz

It is when the whole point of the post is to educate people on what they are all called collectively.

Posted 8 months ago

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maoflro

it's not really a neccesary piece of information

Posted 8 months ago

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thompz

yeah the super educated op forgot to mention that one

Posted 8 months ago

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Crimsonviper

And all the countries together from the British Isles.

Posted 8 months ago