The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained

[Bahnhof Strasse]

It actually is one of the things that persuaded me a little. It's always been an interesting country but not interesting enough.

I love the way he talks so quickly. Give the info right then right there and let people pause and replay if they want to.

"the Jews and the Arabs finally figured out which one should live in the Holy Land. Me, they both said."

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

The Great in Great Britain comes from our language formally being French, and Brittany, and Grande Bretagne, Big Brittany, which was mullered in to Great Britain.

 

[belboid]

A bit out of date - and boy does the bloke talk fast - but there was a few bits I didn't know before

I got as far as him describing Northern Ireland as a country and turned off.

 

[Supine]

I got as far as him describing Northern Ireland as a country and turned off.

Alternative facts

 

[belboid]

The Great in Great Britain comes from our language formally being French, and Brittany, and Grande Bretagne, Big Brittany, which was mullered in to Great Britain.

mm, not really. Both the Greeks and Romans knew the place as brittania, and Aristotle called it Great Britain.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

mm, not really. Both the Greeks and Romans knew the place as brittania, and Aristotle called it Great Britain.

Not sure Aristotle spoke English, what with English being non-existent when Aristotle was knocking about...?

 

[belboid]

Not sure Aristotle spoke English, what with English being non-existent when Aristotle was knocking about...?

No he used Greek, oddly. Thankfully that is easily translatable. Πρεττανοί

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

No he used Greek, oddly. Thankfully that is easily translatable. Πρεττανοί

Fuck him, and the slave galleon he sailed in on...

 

[Supine]

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Brexit means Brexit!

 

[likesfish]

Never heard of this place before:

Akrotiri and Dhekelia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

And a fuck off radar base in the troodos mountains.
The UKSB cops are Cypriots paid and equipped to UK police standards. They aren't armed but do enforce UK standard motoring laws. Speed limits and helmets for motorcycles. Backed by armed squaddies.
Which usually stops tourists who get arsey. Or the odd tosser who blows through the checkpoint. You may be doing over a ton but a telephone is quicker and there's a checkpoint at the other end as well. .
Which is fair enough we pay for the road.
The odd Cypriot famer gets pulled over because his load is unsafe once had to unload nearly a 100 chickens from a pickup truck that was half the load!
He came back for them after a couple of hours !
There is also an airbase there that U2 spyolabes don't fly from.

 

[Favelado]

Not as bad as lumping the Midlands and North together.

 

[likesfish]

Not as bad as lumping the Midlands and North together.

Is the change of being eaten by a dragon less than zero?
Then your in the north.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Not as bad as lumping the Midlands and North together.

 

[Favelado]

That cracked me up.

 

[brogdale]

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Bury, Preston, Clapham, Washington, Shoreham, Ashington?

Were the old locals a bit unimaginative and just decided to use place names from other areas?

 

[Favelado]

Bury, Preston, Clapham, Washington, Shoreham, Ashington?

Were the old locals a bit unimaginative and just decided to use place names from other areas?

You've got a Dale in your username - a dead giveaway that you're a Northener?

 

[brogdale]

You've got a Dale in your username - a dead giveaway that you're a Northener?

My friends from the Romney Marsh mountain rescue team in Dymchurch certainly regard Brogdale and its hinterland as the far North.

 

[Favelado]

dale is northern for 'valley' I thought but you've got one down south!

 

[purves grundy]

I like being called Great Britain because it means we are really, really good.

They don’t call it ‘Great France’ or ‘Great Luxembourg’ do they?

 

[scifisam]

dale is northern for 'valley' I thought but you've got one down south!

Winton?

 

[Raheem]

You've got a Dale in your username - a dead giveaway that you're a Northener?

And whatever a brog is, I'd br pretty sure they don't have them in Hackney.

 

[brogdale]

dale is northern for 'valley' I thought but you've got one down south!

North Kent, pal...clue's in the name.

 

[T & P]

It’d be interesting if (as the thread starter) editor could add a poll asking Urbanites from the various parts of the Union (NI, Scotland, England and Wales) how they would describe themselves as when they’re abroad and are asked where they’re from.

I’m far more people from Wales and Scotland would describe themselves as such rather than British. More puzzling is whether English folk describe themselves as English or British.

NI citizens are a whole different ballgame of course. I assume some call themselves Irish. But do the rest use ‘Northern Irish’ or ‘from the UK’? Not technically British, right?

I’m a filthy Continental btw so no hidden agendas in my post.

 

[weepiper]

I have never described myself as British or 'from Britain'. Always from Scotland.

 

[editor]

It’d be interesting if (as the thread starter) editor could add a poll asking Urbanites from the various parts of the Union (NI, Scotland, England and Wales) how they would describe themselves as when they’re abroad and are asked where they’re from.

I’m far more people from Wales and Scotland would describe themselves as such rather than British. More puzzling is whether English folk describe themselves as English or British.

NI citizens are a whole different ballgame of course. I assume some call themselves Irish. But do the rest use ‘Northern Irish’ or ‘from the UK’? Not technically British, right?

I’m a filthy Continental btw so no hidden agendas in my post.

That's a good idea. Why not start a new thread with that poll?

 

[editor]

As for me, I've always thought of myself as Welsh first - by a massive margin - and then British. More recently, I feel like I want to describe myself as Welsh first and European second.

 

[two sheds]

I was born and have lived in England but my dad was Scottish, I describe myself as British rather than English.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

It's one of the things I most like explaining in English lessons - though I leave out the overseas territories. It's not even that hard to understand once it's explained well.

Not so easy to explain that the Queen is also the Duke of Normandy, and rules the Channel Islands as such.

 

[cyril_smear]

and boy does the bloke talk fast

You're taking the piss?

 

[cyril_smear]

More puzzling is whether English folk describe themselves as English or British.

Hmm what's this? Should I just step on it and see what happens?