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Well, whether you like it or not, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales are
all subordinate to the sovereignty of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland, sharing her laws, defense, and currency.
But I'd be the first one to support an independent Scotland if they ever
manage to get that far. :) The Scottish Parliament is a good first step!
--
Paul Davidson
Scott A <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote in message news:G1GBBu.Kx4@lugnet.com...
> http://news.lugnet.com/lego/direct/?n=763
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> After my moan above about Scotland Wales and NI being transformed into • English
> Counties I scribbled a note of to LEGO. I got this reply:
>
> > thank you very much for your enquiry regarding the LEGO Shop at Home
> > service. Naturally the LEGO Company operates in the whole of the British
> > Isles and the distinction had to be made on the page so as to • accommodate
> > the fact that Éire is a different country operating with a different • price
> > structure. Your comment has, of course, been noted and should any
> > change be
> > necessary to the web page so as to make it obvious that the whole of the
> > United Kingdom is able to make use of the service, then this will be • done.
> >
>
> 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.
>
> Also, is "different price structure" just a euphemism for the so called • Ripp-
> off Britain effect?
>
> Scott A
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| (...) Is this a joke? The whole of Europe is getting closer and closer, but here in Scotland we have a bunch of nationalists who want to split from the the UK. Why do they want to do this? If you ask the average supporter on the street you'll get (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.ie)
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| First, I apologize for jumping into this off-topic discussion with another off-topic response but I'll do it anyhow. What Paul says below is MOSTLY true, with some reservations. My experience is now about a decade old, so you UK people can help me (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.ie)
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| (URL) my moan above about Scotland Wales and NI being transformed into English Counties I scribbled a note of to LEGO. I got this reply: (...) I am left wondering is LEGO does not understand that the UK, GB, Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.ie)
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