Someone explain this to me

[JB22]

SO reading the "where are you from thread got me thinking. I've had this conversation before and no one I know seems to know the answer. SO here goes: I know england is the country england, but what is the difference between Great briatain and the UK. Is great britain just the main island or...I dont even know...someone wanna clear this up for me?

[Godma]

Great Britain is made up of:

England
Scotland
Wales

The UK is made up of:

England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland

[Spike]

Then there's the British Isles.

[wern]

What other country styles itself with so many different names

[hugh g rection]

I think it mainly has to do with everyone hating everyone else. Like the scot's hate the brit's, the welsh hate the brit's, the irish hate everyone else and the other irish, the scot's are too drunk to really hate anyone, and then the brit's hate the scot's and the irish but have a secret deep love for the welsh. Right or am I way off? :mrgreen

[Godma]

Not quite.

[zwmusic]

Appart from what hugh g said about the scots being too drunk to hate anyone. Fooking hilarious that was.

[Ed]

Ah, but the real mine field is who to call English and who to call British! That's about as tricky as mistaking a Kiwi for an Oz or a Canuck for a Yank. Bullet proof vests please!

[hugh g rection]

Well yeah, I know dick all about anything for the UK or Great Britain. I just figured it was probably fairly close to how most people dislike people from other geographic areas within the same regions. North and South in the US, the coasts, and so forth.

Don't you limey's still can indian people wogs?

[Katsz]

So what's the Isle of Man? I hope it's not what it sounds like.

[Spike]

Don't you limey's still call indian people wogs?

Only The Duke Of Edinburgh gets away with it nowadays.

[Spike]

So what's the Isle of Man?

A Crown Dependancy - part of the British Isles. It's got it's own government and prints it's own money. Not in the EU, has 10% tax and no speed limits - nice place.

[Godma]

Yeah, I saw Jeremy Clarkson abusing their roads on Top Gear - looked like a scenic autobahn! :)

[zwmusic]

has 10% tax and no speed limits - nice place.

:D

I'll move there.

I have actually been there twice. Nice place indeed. Once I was going back to my B&B late at night in Port Erin when this girl came to me and sked if I wanted to fuck her cuz she needed a man. I said no.






Just kidding, I took her to my room. :P

[Godma]

http://www.cheekycherry.com/ccforums/showthread.php?t=316

[Clockers]

better be careful.

[zwmusic]

http://www.cheekycherry.com/ccforums/showthread.php?t=316

I know Goddy, I always take my pack of condom with me when I'm going somewhere, specially if I sense some action may take place.

[Clockers]

Smart Man!! :mrgreen

[smooth]

Where's oz?

[Ed]

Where's oz?
Cue Men at Work: ... come from a land down under...

[zwmusic]

Smart Man!! :mrgreen

:mrgreen :P

[Clockers]

:wink: :mrgreen

[wern]

Where's oz?

It's where the wicked witch of the west had a Mongolian Clusterfuck with the wizard, the lion, scarecrow and Dorothy's dog. Crikey

[Ed]

Isn't Oz where all the sharks eat the people with suntans?

[wern]

bloody sharks. You know I eat sharks whenever I get the chance. You can buy shark cuts at almost any supermarket in Sydney. We call it "flake". Pretty tasty and low in fat. See how pathetic they are in our environment??!? :evil:

bastards