Great Britain, UK, England .. wut?!

[KSav]

That's the difference, I've ehard about US toilets havig a sace at the top and bottom of the doors... ours generally don't they are full length...like this...

Ugh! Yes, I think the States is the only country that has bathroom stall doors with not only a large space at the top and bottom but also around the door itself. I hate that.

I have seen bathrooms that are fully enclosed, like in the photos you posted, @hollydolly, but I think I can count them on the fingers of one hand. I vastly prefer those; they're much more private.

 

[KSav]

Huuumph!

Oh my goodness; with my GI condition I would be absolutely obsessive about being sure to have 30p on me at all times.

 

[hollydolly]

Ugh! Yes, I think the States is the only country that has bathroom stall doors with not only a large space at the top and bottom but also around the door itself. I hate that.

I have seen bathrooms that are fully enclosed, like in the photos you posted, @hollydolly, but I think I can count them on the fingers of one hand. I vastly prefer those; they're much more private.

...all around the door as well?...OMG !!

 

[horseless carriage]

Bugger UK, Gt Britain, England etc I am really pissed off that as a dual national I now have to get a British Passport to visit the UK. I can no longer use my Australian passport. As my last British passport expired in 1982 I have to apply as a new applicant. Bastards!

On the bright side I guess I could sell it afterwards or register for the dole

Talking of toilets I still haven't got over my last visit when I was charged 30p to visit a toilet, I had forgotten that my mother used to call going to the toilet "Spending a penny", they wouldn't dare charge for toilets here.

The Covent Garden public toilets in London charge a pound just to enter. They claimed to be the most luxurious loos in the country but they are wrong. We, here in Dorset, have that prize at The Sherborne Art Gallery. Click here to see the most sumptuous public toilets in our Kingdom.

 

[horseless carriage]

The Great Britain Confusion
First, we have Great Britain. It’s an island. It’s not a country, but it contains three countries: England, Scotland, and Wales.
England: Famous for tea, the Royal Family, and losing football matches.
Scotland: Famous for kilts, whisky, and inventing most things, including modern engineering and bad weather.
Wales: Famous for having a dragon on their flag, a language with far too many vowels, and beautiful landscapes, but they often get forgotten.

Now, throw Northern Ireland into the mix. Northern Ireland is not on the island of Great Britain, but it is part of the United Kingdom. If you say "Great Britain" and include Northern Ireland, you get the United Kingdom. If you say "The British Isles," you include the whole island of Ireland, which makes people in the Republic of Ireland very, very angry, because they are a separate country.

Here is the best part: Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have their own parliaments, their own first ministers, and sometimes their own laws. Yet they all answer to the Parliament in London. In the Olympics, they compete as "Team GB," which is a lie because it includes Northern Irish athletes. In the World Cup, they all play as separate countries. So you can cheer for Scotland to beat England, while simultaneously sharing the same Monarch.

 

[Rakaia]

@Wombat
I can remember the cubicles in the underground dunnies in Cathedral Square, Christchurch NZ were accessible by putting a penny in to open the door.

EDIT. NZ used £ S/ d until 1967.

 

[-Oy-]

@Wombat
I can remember the cubicles in the underground dunnies in Cathedral Square, Christchurch were accessible by putting a penny in to open the door.

Same here now but you swipe your card and pay 80p. Scandalous. What if you don't have a card? I've rescued a few older folk by swiping mine for them. I even got the money off them occasionally but never ask for it.

 

[Wombat]

that's Australia ?

NO! London - Australia's money is dollars and cents and, like I said, we don't pay to use the toilet.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

Why does it say Northern Ireland, and not Ireland???

I was just reviewing my Ancestry DNA results and regions, which got updated. I noticed they've listed Northern Ireland & Central Scotland together and listed Munster, Ireland separately (for a total of 8%). I think @Nathan's reply helps to answer my question.

 

[Capt Lightning]

With regards to the term 'Team GB', I heard this being raised on a radio programme and it was explained as a 'shorthand term' for " the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"

As for the links between N.Ireland and Central Scotland, The name Scotland is derived from Scotti, the Latin for Gaels , initially those settled in Ireland. The culture of the north of Ireland and more especially Scotland is heavily influenced by the Norse people.

 

[KSav]

...all around the door as well?...OMG !!

Yes, in most places there is a gap of a few millimeters around the door. I really hate it. Which is why I try to avoid public bathrooms as much as possible.

 

[hollydolly]

The Great Britain Confusion
First, we have Great Britain. It’s an island. It’s not a country, but it contains three countries: England, Scotland, and Wales.
England: Famous for tea, the Royal Family, and losing football matches.
Scotland: Famous for kilts, whisky, and inventing most things, including modern engineering and bad weather.
Wales: Famous for having a dragon on their flag, a language with far too many vowels, and beautiful landscapes, but they often get forgotten.

Now, throw Northern Ireland into the mix. Northern Ireland is not on the island of Great Britain, but it is part of the United Kingdom. If you say "Great Britain" and include Northern Ireland, you get the United Kingdom. If you say "The British Isles," you include the whole island of Ireland, which makes people in the Republic of Ireland very, very angry, because they are a separate country.

Here is the best part: Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have their own parliaments, their own first ministers, and sometimes their own laws. Yet they all answer to the Parliament in London. In the Olympics, they compete as "Team GB," which is a lie because it includes Northern Irish athletes. In the World Cup, they all play as separate countries. So you can cheer for Scotland to beat England, while simultaneously sharing the same Monarch.

Wales also famous for Bad weather !!

Northern Ireland also famous for bad weather...

Only Southern England is famous for Good weather...but not the last 2 months lol

 

[hollydolly]

Yes, in most places there is a gap of a few millimeters around the door. I really hate it. Which is why I try to avoid public bathrooms as much as possible.

I would too...

 

[hollydolly]

With regards to the term 'Team GB', I heard this being raised on a radio programme and it was explained as a 'shorthand term' for " the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"

As for the links between N.Ireland and Central Scotland, The name Scotland is derived from Scotti, the Latin for Gaels , initially those settled in Ireland. The culture of the north of Ireland and more especially Scotland is heavily influenced by the Norse people.

Corrrrect!!!

 

[hollydolly]

NO! London - Australia's money is dollars and cents and, like I said, we don't pay to use the toilet.

but we don't either and your picture says Australia at the bottom right....