UK, England or Great Britain?

I don't get it, why UK have three different names? And sometimes there's different flags, this is so confusing.

BTW I'm not from England/UK/Great Britain.

I don't get it, why UK have three different names? And sometimes there's different flags, this is so confusing.

BTW I'm not from England/UK/Great Britain.

stevoqwerty

Well thank god you're not from there because it would be a shame if you were and didn't know.:P I honestly think the UK is a couple of countries. As for Great Britain and England I have no diea why there are 2 names and I have no idea what British/English people would prefer so UK people start answering please lol

United Kingdom really stands for "The United Kingdom of Great Britan and Northern Ireland". That is England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland combined.

Great Britan is the Island in which England, Scotland, and Wales is on. Oh, and England is just one part of the UK.

BTW, England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are all different countries that are combined parts of the United Kingdom.

Hope that clears things up.

United Kingdom is the official country name.

Geographically, Great Britain is the name for the island on which the countries of England and Scotland are. The United Kingdom, or officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is, as the name implies, the combination of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. England is only the country. That should clear things up. Oh and btw, google would have been quite happy to answer this question for you.MindFreeze

You totally forgot Wales. :o

[QUOTE="MindFreeze"]Geographically, Great Britain is the name for the island on which the countries of England and Scotland are. The United Kingdom, or officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is, as the name implies, the combination of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. England is only the country. That should clear things up. Oh and btw, google would have been quite happy to answer this question for you.Hexagon_777

You totally forgot Wales. :o

United Kingdom is the official country name.

cheesyjon

[QUOTE="cheesyjon"]

United Kingdom is the official country name.

Bitter_Altmer

What is, then? There's no England here.

[QUOTE="Bitter_Altmer"][QUOTE="cheesyjon"]

United Kingdom is the official country name.

cheesyjon

What is, then? There's no England here.

[QUOTE="cheesyjon"]

[QUOTE="Bitter_Altmer"] No its not.MindFreeze

What is, then? There's no England here.

I don't know what to call England. It's not a state and it is pretty much a country, but the United Kingdom is the real country, so I really have no idea what England is considered.

[QUOTE="MindFreeze"][QUOTE="cheesyjon"]

What is, then? There's no England here.

cheesyjon

I don't know what to call England. It's not a state and it is pretty much a country, but the United Kingdom is the real country, so I really have no idea what England is considered.

[QUOTE="cheesyjon"]

[QUOTE="MindFreeze"] England is a country. It is part of the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales).MindFreeze

I don't know what to call England. It's not a state and it is pretty much a country, but the United Kingdom is the real country, so I really have no idea what England is considered.

Yes, but United Kingdom is the country. I don't see how a country can be 4 countries. It is a good point, though.

[QUOTE="killerfist"]Wait..doesn't great brittain refer to the great brittish empire? Including all colonies and stuff? UK for the countries England, Scotland, northern Ireland and Wales, and england just the country england?MindFreeze

Ya, and Great Britain is what they use in the Olympics. The Olympics also includes Hong Kong, which isn't an exact country, though, so the Olympics does do some different than official stuff.

England - A country in Great Britain and the United Kingdom.

Great Britain - England, Scotland, Wales.

United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

Doom_HellKnight

Yes, but it is the official country.

[QUOTE="Doom_HellKnight"]

United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

cheesyjon

Yes, but it is the official country.

The United Kingdom is Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England. (Today this does not include the Republic of Ireland). Note that this is defined as a Kingdom and not as a country.

England is the country. This does not include Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. The name originating from anglo-saxon heritage. You will not find Welshman or Scots ever refer to themselves as Englishman. (Though they may be defined as British).

Great Britain is the geographical landmass of England, Wales and Scotland (Ireland - Eire is a seperate island). This is named just as Europe is the continental landmass which is made up of several nations/countries. I believe this may be named based on the Briton people (I can't define clearly. but I think it goes back past the time of the Romans).

I'm from Australia, sheesh, Haven't any of you watched Braveheart or Michal Collins? :shock:

[QUOTE="cheesyjon"]

[QUOTE="Doom_HellKnight"]

United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

Doom_HellKnight

Yes, but it is the official country.

Ok. You must have an accent. And if you have an accent, do you think it's Americans that have the accents and you consider yourself not to have an accent?

What is, then? There's no England here.

[QUOTE="Doom_HellKnight"][QUOTE="cheesyjon"]Yes, but it is the official country.cheesyjon

Everybody on the planet speaks in different accents and dialects.

What's this Wales? How come we never hear about it? X360PS3AMD05

The United Kingdom is Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England. (Today this does not include the Republic of Ireland). Note that this is defined as a Kingdom and not as a country.

England is the country. This does not include Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. The name originating from anglo-saxon heritage. You will not find Welshman or Scots ever refer to themselves as Englishman. (Though they may be defined as British).

Great Britain is the geographical landmass of England, Wales and Scotland (Ireland - Eire is a seperate island). This is named just as Europe is the continental landmass which is made up of several nations/countries. I believe this may be named based on the Briton people (I can't define clearly. but I think it goes back past the time of the Romans).

I'm from Australia, sheesh, Haven't any of you watched Braveheart or Michal Collins? :shock:

Foxhound_AU

no offence but what does Braveheart have to do with this lol ? that was like 400 years before the act of union of 1707 ? .

Well, the UK means the United Kingdom of Great Britain (and Northern Ireland), so you can use UK and Great Britain interchangeably. As for England, that's the dominant country in the Union (Westminster Parliament is sovereign), that said, it is only one part of the Union along with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Hope it's clear now TC.

Well, the UK means the United Kingdom of Great Britain (and Northern Ireland), so you can use UK and Great Britain interchangeably. As for England, that's the dominant country in the Union (Westminster Parliament is sovereign), that said, it is only one part of the Union along with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Hope it's clear now TC.

T_P_O

[QUOTE="T_P_O"]

Well, the UK means the United Kingdom of Great Britain (and Northern Ireland), so you can use UK and Great Britain interchangeably. As for England, that's the dominant country in the Union (Westminster Parliament is sovereign), that said, it is only one part of the Union along with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Hope it's clear now TC.

LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="MindFreeze"]Geographically, Great Britain is the name for the island on which the countries of England and Scotland are. The United Kingdom, or officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is, as the name implies, the combination of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. England is only the country. That should clear things up. Oh and btw, google would have been quite happy to answer this question for you.Hexagon_777

You totally forgot Wales. :o

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="T_P_O"]

Well, the UK means the United Kingdom of Great Britain (and Northern Ireland), so you can use UK and Great Britain interchangeably. As for England, that's the dominant country in the Union (Westminster Parliament is sovereign), that said, it is only one part of the Union along with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Hope it's clear now TC.

T_P_O

I don't know what to call England. It's not a state and it is pretty much a country, but the United Kingdom is the real country, so I really have no idea what England is considered.cheesyjon

Ok. You must have an accent. And if you have an accent, do you think it's Americans that have the accents and you consider yourself not to have an accent?cheesyjon

meh, who cares

why does this thread always crop up every month?

Call it what you like, i'm there.

Call it what you like, i'm there.

Evil_Saluki

Yeah, usually I say I'm English and I'm from England, not Britain. :x

This thread is ****ing awful, even by OT standards. Christ. [QUOTE="cheesyjon"]Ok. You must have an accent. And if you have an accent, do you think it's Americans that have the accents and you consider yourself not to have an accent?Darwin_Award

I'm asking a question to the one guy.

[QUOTE="cheesyjon"]

What is, then? There's no England here.

Bitter_Altmer

That's true, but a country is a territory. Territories aren't always countries, but countries are always territories.

I thought England is a part of the Great Britain/United Kingdom, which is actually England, Wales, Scotland and north Ireland in one.

I thought England is a part of the Great Britain/United Kingdom, which is actually England, Wales, Scotland and north Ireland in one.

Crimsader

Only the United Kingdom fits that description. Great Britain is just like the United Kingdom but without Northern Ireland.

[QUOTE="Bitter_Altmer"][QUOTE="cheesyjon"]

What is, then? There's no England here.

That's true, but a country is a territory. Territories aren't always countries, but countries are always territories.

I'm asking a question to the one guy.cheesyjon

Wow..How did this thread go on so long? Didn't anyone read my OP? :?

I don't consider England to be a real country any more. When they formed the union I'm sure it was but now it's not. Scotland and Wales have some independence but I think most decisions are made in the Parliament of UK. Wales and England share the same laws. The UK have one currency and one central bank. They share seats in the EU parliament and the European Council. Therefore Wales is as much of a nation as Bavaria or Texas are. But then the British are known for how little sense their way of thinking does. For example 12 inches makes 1 foot. 3 feet are 1 yard, 220 makes one furlong, 80 furlongs makes 1 mile(have fun calculating volume scale!).

I don't think UK has won a single cross-country skiing competition or a ice hockey championship but from what I've heard they play a lot of football(sometimes they say that they even invented it). Let them believe that they are three separate countries which needs to have separate football teams splitting talents. As long as UK or Italy doesn't win the world cup I'm happy.

Besides England/UK isn't really a problem compared with USA. What are you supposed to call it's inhabitants? Americans? No since America consists of two continents and 35 countries. United states of Americans sound weird USAans is no good either and this has now been a problem for 300 years now.

What's this Wales? How come we never hear about it? X360PS3AMD05

Didn't anyone read my OP? :?

taj7575

Yeah, that all depends on which country a person is refering too..I hate it when somebody refers to the entire country as just 'England' - Usually seen in American movies.

I'm Welsh. =D

MushroomWig

Yeah, that all depends on which country a person is refering too..I hate it when somebody refers to the entire country as just 'England' - Usually seen in American movies.

I'm Welsh. =D