Thank you for the forum,but I thought it was U.K. based

their biscuits are Yum in the morning
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I might consider trading White Castles for Carl’s Jr, but a lot of east coast/midwest (esp Ohio) folks would hire a hitman. Besides, I secretly like the little greasy, smelly burgers in the cute little white box. :grin:
 

I'll have to try that, Ina :). We get coupons in the mail all the time. My splurge is their biscuits and gravy once a month maybe. I know how to make all that but don't anymore cause we don't need it...and getting just one biscuit is plenty. I love, love zucchini too. :love_heart:
 
Ameriscot said:
Yes, a lot of the world is sadly ignorant of geography. Look at all the people that call the UK or Great Britian 'England' and think Scotland is just a county in England.
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And the people who say Great Britain when they mean the UK!

Great Britain is just the big island (and that is what the "Great" refers to, not past world influence, as in Great Barrier Reef), and does not include Ulster, ot any of the smaller islands.
 
Laurie said:
And the people who say Great Britain when they mean the UK!

Great Britain is just the big island (and that is what the "Great" refers to, not past world influence, as in Great Barrier Reef), and does not include Ulster, ot any of the smaller islands.
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The one I hear the most is people calling the entire nation 'England'. And it's not just Americans who do it, I've heard some Dutch people. I've been asked by my family why I sometimes say Britain and sometimes say UK. They don't know the difference, and they are not alone.
 
Ameriscot said:
The one I hear the most is people calling the entire nation 'England'. And it's not just Americans who do it, I've heard some Dutch people. I've been asked by my family why I sometimes say Britain and sometimes say UK. They don't know the difference, and they are not alone.
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You're spot on, Ameriscot. The UK has four quite different countries - England Scotland Wales & N.Ireland. Great Britain is the Island consisting of England, Scotland & Wales. There are also a number of islands which have a different status eg Isle of Man
which is a self-governing British Crown dependency.
 
Capt Lightning said:
You're spot on, Ameriscot. The UK has four quite different countries - England Scotland Wales & N.Ireland. Great Britain is the Island consisting of England, Scotland & Wales. There are also a number of islands which have a different status eg Isle of Man
which is a self-governing British Crown dependency.
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The Channel Islands are also a Crown dependency but not part of the EU.
 
Capt Lightning said:
You're spot on, Ameriscot. The UK has four quite different countries - England Scotland Wales & N.Ireland. Great Britain is the Island consisting of England, Scotland & Wales. There are also a number of islands which have a different status eg Isle of Man
which is a self-governing British Crown dependency.
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Is there an easy way to remember this? I've been educated many times on this forum alone, but I will forget everything after a while, it's always very confusing to me.:(
 
Matrix said:
Is there an easy way to remember this? I've been educated many times on this forum alone, but I will forget everything after a while, it's always very confusing to me.:(
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I'll admit to ignorance about the status of the islands, but..

England + Scotland + Wales = Great Britain
Great Britain + Northern Ireland = United Kingdom

British Isles is a geographic term only and includes the UK plus the Republic of Ireland and all islands.

People in Great Britain are British. The term British always seems to be used to mean English, but in fact the Welsh and Scots are also British. But they prefer to call themselves Welsh and Scottish.
 
Ameriscot said:
I'll admit to ignorance about the status of the islands, but..

England + Scotland + Wales = Great Britain
Great Britain + Northern Ireland = United Kingdom

British Isles is a geographic term only and includes the UK plus the Republic of Ireland and all islands.

People in Great Britain are British. The term British always seems to be used to mean English, but in fact the Welsh and Scots are also British. But they prefer to call themselves Welsh and Scottish.
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That about sums it up!

(But perhaps only until after our election! Will you be back for that?)
 
Not forgetting that many N.Ireland residents very much consider themselves to be British. At the opposite ends of the British Isles, the Channel Islands lie very close to France and The Shetland Islands (never say The Shetlands) are close to Scandanavia. These islands have, respectively, a lot of French and Norse influences in their culture and language.
 
Two questions :
1. Should Scotland be independent ? Possibly yes and although there would be a lot of pain initially, it could well be worth it.
2. Would I like a Scotland as proposed by the SNP ? No way! They would compromise the security of the British Isles.

But let's not completely deviate from the original topic. If there's another referendum, we can talk about it then.
 
"Would I like a Scotland as proposed by the SNP "

And there you have the typical obfuscation beloved of the unionists.

A vote for independence does not mean a vote for the SNP.

In fact, in every election since the 60s, except the last one, Scotland has voted for a Labour government, but has had to accept whatever the larger English population chose.

A vote for independence is a vote for a government of Scotland's choosing, and that would almost certainly be a Labour one.

In fact, in the event of independence the SNP would disappear, as it would have no reason to exist.
 
You're quite right in what you say, Laurie. However, I think in the mind of many people, they are voting for SNP's vision of an independent Scotland. Post independence, the political map would be very different to what it is today.
 

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