What's the difference....?

coyote

Well-known member

• May 24, 2010

• #1

Just exactly what is the difference between "Great Britain" and the "United Kingdom" anyway?

Which one includes Iceland?

 

Danfalc

Banned

• May 24, 2010

• #2

Great Britain is just England I think.The United Kingdom is England,Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

Though it gets murky with Northern Ireland which I think is part of Great Britain and we still have places like the Falkland Islands.

 

2+2=5

Member

• May 24, 2010

• #3

Great Britain = England, Wales and Scotland.
United Kingdom = England, Wales, Scotland + Northern Ireland.

 

market.garden

Well-known member

• May 24, 2010

• #4

coyote said:

Which one includes Iceland?

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Neither ::

 

Felgen

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• May 24, 2010

• #5

Great Britain is England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. The UK is the same + Bermuda, Falkland Islands and so on.

 

Danfalc

Banned

• May 24, 2010

• #6

Well I totally got it wrong didn't I ::

 

mrb

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• May 24, 2010

• #7

we british own the planet its our planet and were going to nuke the whole planet including ourselves why you say why ? ill tell you why , cos we feel like it thats why ........

 

Luke1993

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• May 24, 2010

• #8

Felgen said:

Great Britain is England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. The UK is the same + Bermuda, Falkland Islands and so on.

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Nice try but no cigar!

2+2=5's answer is the correct one. You Britons who got it wrong should be ASHAMED of yourselves! ::

 

Remus

Moderator

Staff member

• May 24, 2010

• #9

Danfalc said:

and we still have places like the Falkland Islands.

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They found lots of oil there now and the Argies want it back again!

I think it's for keeps now

 

coyote

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• May 24, 2010

• #10

What about the Isle of Man? Does anyone live there, or just tail-less cats?

 

Luke1993

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• May 24, 2010

• #11

Well the Isle of Man is a bit of a funny one... it isn't part of the UK, but the UK government runs it, it is technically a seperate nation.

Tail-less cats are the sole population there yes.

 

coyote

Well-known member

• May 25, 2010

• #12

so who owns Iceland?

(I do know how to use wikipedia, but this is far more entertaining)

 

coyote

Well-known member

• May 25, 2010

• #13

what about the Isle of Wight? where is that? is the "g" hard or silent?

 

Danfalc

Banned

• May 25, 2010

• #14

coyote said:

what about the Isle of Wight? where is that? is the "g" hard or silent?

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Silent,it's pronounced like white I think it is sort of half way between England and Ireland,but I could be wrong ::

 

market.garden

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• May 25, 2010

• #15

Isle of Wight is in the south in the English channel. I think more of it goes into the sea each year though :/

 

coyote

Well-known member

• May 26, 2010

• #16

If someone from the Isle of Man is referred to as "Manx," what do you call someone from the Isle of Wight?

"Wighty?" ....that could be taken the wrong way....

 

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Emily_G

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• May 26, 2010

• #17

I've never understood the difference in terms....I just call the countries by their name....and if I don't know exactly where it is I say "over there by England". haha, geography is not my strongest subject....