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Postby apc2010 » Sat Jun 19, 2010 12:49 am

I thought scotland and wales have they owm assembly ????
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Postby bigdog » Sat Jun 19, 2010 12:53 am

apc2010 wrote:I thought scotland and wales have they owm assembly ????


They do , and so has Northern Ireland .

Confusing eh :D .
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Postby Malapapa » Sat Jun 19, 2010 12:54 am

Get Real! wrote:What is this, the Paphos Expat’s junior quiz competition? :roll:

Try this…

What’s the difference between “Britain” and “Great Britain”?


These days they're synonymous but officially GB includes Scotland whereas Britain is England/Wales only.
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Postby apc2010 » Sat Jun 19, 2010 12:55 am

So nobody knows then ?
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Postby bigdog » Sat Jun 19, 2010 12:59 am

Get Real! wrote:What is this, the Paphos Expat’s junior quiz competition? :roll:

Try this…

What’s the difference between “Britain” and “Great Britain”?


Great Britain is the island containing Scotland , England and Wales .
UK is United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland .
Britain is used when referring to UK as a whole in a politically.
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Postby Malapapa » Sat Jun 19, 2010 1:00 am

The British Isles includes Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands (Guernsey, Jersey) Isle of Man, Isle of Wight plus a bunch of other islands in the seas around Great Britain and Ireland.
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Postby apc2010 » Sat Jun 19, 2010 1:03 am

Malapapa wrote:The British Isles includes Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands (Guernsey, Jersey) Isle of Man, Isle of Wight plus a bunch of other islands in the seas around Great Britain and Ireland.


The falklands ???
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Postby bigdog » Sat Jun 19, 2010 1:08 am

apc2010 wrote:
Malapapa wrote:The British Isles includes Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands (Guernsey, Jersey) Isle of Man, Isle of Wight plus a bunch of other islands in the seas around Great Britain and Ireland.


The falklands ???


:D :D
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Postby bsharpish » Sat Jun 19, 2010 1:35 am

Long and complicated but here are a few highlights -

Edward 2nd
James 1st ( or 6th depending on your viewpoint)
Darien Scheme
Acts of Union 1707 and 1800
And the Shamefull Scotland, Wales and Ireland Acts of 1998
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Postby bsharpish » Sat Jun 19, 2010 1:36 am

BTW .... I shamelessly wish the world was still pink !!!!!!
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