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In lugnet.lego.direct, Scott Arthur writes:
> 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.
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..."?)
So why would lego be any different?
Try asking a Yank! I once had a hard time with a Texas secretary who couldnt
spell Britain, then she confessed she didn't know what it was (i.e. she did
not know it was the name of a country) - she only knew of England.
regards
lawrence
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| (...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 25-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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