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.

Jimbuna · 02-03-11, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon

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

Hey, I resemble those remarks!!

I couldn't help but notice Wales was white in colour....probably to allow all the sheep to blend in

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.

02-03-11, 01:49 AM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 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

02-03-11, 02:36 AM	#4
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.

02-03-11, 02:44 AM	#5
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

02-03-11, 09:18 AM	#7
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

02-03-11, 10:01 AM	#8
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: 28,253 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	#13
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	#14
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

02-03-11, 04:33 PM	#15
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.