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In lugnet.lego.direct, Lawrence Wilkes writes:
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Scott Arthur writes:
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> > I am left wondering is LEGO does not understand that the UK, GB, Scotland,
> > England, Northern Ireland and even Wales all have quite strange national
> > identities. To officially consider one country to be part on another just to
> > ease marketing seems to me to be a little crass.
>
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> I would bet that many folks in England, and even more elsewhere could not tell
> you what England, Great Britain, or the UK actually represent. Geographically
> or politically speaking. They are all the same place to many people.
> E.g. You sometimes notice people chanting "England, England" at a sporting
> event, even though the team is a UK one. (Actually, what is a UK
> chant? "UK...UK..."?)
> (snip)
I know what you mean. These are all the geographical terms I know of for where
I live, and some of their definitions:
England: Obvioulsly, just England
British Isles: Basicly, all the land we own (not including our commonwealth,
but the Channel Islands, Orkney etc. are included.
UK: I think this is mainland Britain, including Northern Island, but not other
Islands.
Great Britain: I think this is UK excluding Northern Island
Correct me on any of these if I am wrong, they were just what I could remember.
Mike
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| (...) Nearly. You need to separate physical geography from political boundaries Geog: Great Britain is the single large island northwest of France. It is often mistaken as the polical boundary - for example in sports events where a UK team is (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.ie)
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