Hi, are you British?

Onkel Neal · 02-03-11, 01:49 AM

...or is that English? WTH?

The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained

...maybe...

Matador.es · 02-03-11, 02:13 AM

Euhm, wait, let me grap my morning coffee first, this is going way to fast

Edit/ It is enlighting

Sailor Steve · 02-03-11, 02:23 AM

I knew dat!

*KICK*

Well, I knew some of dat. Lotsa Islands though.

Something he didn't mention was Great Britain. Well, he did, but he didn't mention where it came from (which was okay 'cause it wasn't part of his agenda, which was to tell us what it's all about, not what it was about a thousand years ago. But I know, and I'm gonna say it anyway).

Back when the Plantagenets ruled (that would be Henry II, Richard I (Lionheart) and Evil King John (who was no worse than his father and brother but gets a bad rap mainly for losing the crown jewels). The Island was called Great Britain because they also owned part of France. In their time it was called Less Britain, and today we call it Brittany. Oh, and John gave away that too.

So there.

Gargamel · 02-03-11, 02:36 AM

@ SS:

(J/k, impressed you know that)

Saw this on another site the other day, was very impressed with it. Couldn't figure out how to link it without being really spammy and NSFW. Wasn't a you tube video then.

I did learn alot from it.

And nice avatar Matador! (hey, i got picked on for hte same thing! :P)

McBeck · 02-03-11, 02:44 AM

TOO MUCH COFFEEEEE!!!!!

papa_smurf · 02-03-11, 04:24 AM

Quote:

The English are regarded as slave driving, colonial masters

We still like the think we are

.

Tchocky · 02-03-11, 09:18 AM

Bookmarked that for future use.

Herr-Berbunch · 02-03-11, 10:01 AM

That is great!

I never knew we had Tuvalu

Oberon · 02-03-11, 10:09 AM

Very nice, and very informative. Knew most of it already but had forgotten if Great Britain involved Ireland or not.

Nice choice of colour for Northern Ireland, Orange.

AVGWarhawk · 02-03-11, 11:52 AM

That clarified a lot for me. Now I know why Jim is the way he is.

Oberon · 02-03-11, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

That clarified a lot for me. Now I know why Jim is the way he is.

Well, that's more than the rest of us southerners know, please do tell.

XabbaRus · 02-03-11, 03:57 PM

OK continuing the history theme.

Here is a clip from the UK TV series Horrible Histories.

The Four Georges.

and the Viking report

the British Empire

jumpy · 02-03-11, 04:27 PM

Any one for a quick game of 'former empire top trumps'? lol

Kaye T. Bai · 02-03-11, 04:33 PM

Welshman: Are you British?

Englishman: No, I'm English.

jumpy · 02-03-11, 07:13 PM

On all of these damn 'equality and positive discrimination' forms you get with council paperwork and some job agencies there's about 10 million different ethnic categories to cover every possible variant of race and culture to promote 'inclusiveness', unless you're English... the choice for you is always 'White - British'.
I routinely put my mark next to the box 'Other', then in the space provided write 'English'. I was born in England, not Scotland, Wales, or that other place with all of the trouble

I don't get really bent out of shape by it, but everyone else gets a special label, so why shouldn't I positively discriminate my englishness on the stupid PC forms?
We're a mongrel lot here in the UK anyways, depends on how far back into history you want to take it, but I always go for where you were born as a safe bet on nationality - simplifies things somewhat.

Gotta keep those age old traditions alive, you know... Besides, how would the english know that they were better people than the miserly scots or the sheep-shagging welsh, if we were not constantly reminding ourselves and our western and northern cousins of the fact?

02-03-11, 01:49 AM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Hi, are you British? ...or is that English? WTH? The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained ...maybe... __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

02-03-11, 02:23 AM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I knew dat! KICK Well, I knew some of dat. Lotsa Islands though. Something he didn't mention was Great Britain. Well, he did, but he didn't mention where it came from (which was okay 'cause it wasn't part of his agenda, which was to tell us what it's all about, not what it was about a thousand years ago. But I know, and I'm gonna say it anyway). Back when the Plantagenets ruled (that would be Henry II, Richard I (Lionheart) and Evil King John (who was no worse than his father and brother but gets a bad rap mainly for losing the crown jewels). The Island was called Great Britain because they also owned part of France. In their time it was called Less Britain, and today we call it Brittany. Oh, and John gave away that too. So there. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	@ SS: (J/k, impressed you know that) Saw this on another site the other day, was very impressed with it. Couldn't figure out how to link it without being really spammy and NSFW. Wasn't a you tube video then. I did learn alot from it. And nice avatar Matador! (hey, i got picked on for hte same thing! :P) __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

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McBeck Admiral Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,027 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	TOO MUCH COFFEEEEE!!!!! __________________ "I like subcommanders...they dont have time for bull**!" Proud member of the Subsim army of zombies Becks website

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Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Bookmarked that for future use. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

02-03-11, 02:13 AM	#2
Matador.es Chief Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 327 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Euhm, wait, let me grap my morning coffee first, this is going way to fast Edit/ It is enlighting

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Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	That is great! I never knew we had Tuvalu __________________

02-03-11, 10:09 AM	#9
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Very nice, and very informative. Knew most of it already but had forgotten if Great Britain involved Ireland or not. Nice choice of colour for Northern Ireland, Orange.

02-03-11, 11:52 AM	#10
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,281 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	That clarified a lot for me. Now I know why Jim is the way he is. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-03-11, 03:57 PM	#12
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	OK continuing the history theme. Here is a clip from the UK TV series Horrible Histories. The Four Georges. and the Viking report the British Empire __________________

02-03-11, 04:27 PM	#13
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Any one for a quick game of 'former empire top trumps'? lol __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

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Kaye T. Bai Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Western Hemisphere, Earth, Milky Way Galaxy, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster Posts: 585 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Welshman: Are you British? Englishman: No, I'm English.

02-03-11, 07:13 PM	#15
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	On all of these damn 'equality and positive discrimination' forms you get with council paperwork and some job agencies there's about 10 million different ethnic categories to cover every possible variant of race and culture to promote 'inclusiveness', unless you're English... the choice for you is always 'White - British'. I routinely put my mark next to the box 'Other', then in the space provided write 'English'. I was born in England, not Scotland, Wales, or that other place with all of the trouble I don't get really bent out of shape by it, but everyone else gets a special label, so why shouldn't I positively discriminate my englishness on the stupid PC forms? We're a mongrel lot here in the UK anyways, depends on how far back into history you want to take it, but I always go for where you were born as a safe bet on nationality - simplifies things somewhat. Gotta keep those age old traditions alive, you know... Besides, how would the english know that they were better people than the miserly scots or the sheep-shagging welsh, if we were not constantly reminding ourselves and our western and northern cousins of the fact? __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life