or there are british on here but i  wasn't sure  

 

Some of the of the developers are from the UK which is located in Britain

Might be?!

i know this is a little off topic,but has anyone come under the mistletoe with you yet?

Some of the of the developers are from the UK which is located in Britain

         i need to start paying attention more

Some of the of the developers are from the UK which is located in Britain

Including Sam, which was sort of his point there. (by the way: Great Britain is in the UK, but not vice versa - Northern Ireland isn't on Great Britain, which is properly the island containing England, Scotland, and Wales. Instead, Northern Ireland is on the separate island of Ireland.)

It's this time again!

 

 

 

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

• England (LONDON)
• Scotland (EDINBURGH)
• Wales (CARDIFF)
• Northern Ireland (BELFAST)

Ireland:

• Ireland (DUBLIN)

 

So Ireland isn't part of the UK, it's just part of the same set of islands that the UK is which are confusingly called the British Isles, even although Ireland has nothing to do with Britain.  Northern Ireland for all intents and purposes isn't part of Britain either, although it is part of the UK.  Generally, though, when someone is from the UK, irrespective of what part of the UK they are from, they will be called British, much in the same way that the Union Jack is the flag of the United Kingdom, but people just call it the British flag.

 

It is fairly complicated, but please, please, please don't just label us as English and think every city is called London.  That's probably cruel and unusual punishment.

It's this time again!

 

 

 

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

• England (LONDON)
• Scotland (EDINBURGH)
• Wales (CARDIFF)
• Northern Ireland (BELFAST)

Ireland:

• Ireland (DUBLIN)

 

So Ireland isn't part of the UK, it's just part of the same set of islands that the UK is which are confusingly called the British Isles, even although Ireland has nothing to do with Britain.  Northern Ireland for all intents and purposes isn't part of Britain either, although it is part of the UK.  Generally, though, when someone is from the UK, irrespective of what part of the UK they are from, they will be called British, much in the same way that the Union Jack is the flag of the United Kingdom, but people just call it the British flag.

 

It is fairly complicated, but please, please, please don't just label us as English and think every city is called London.  That's probably cruel and unusual punishment.

im going to have to read this a few times 

It's this time again!

 

 

 

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

• England (LONDON)
• Scotland (EDINBURGH)
• Wales (CARDIFF)
• Northern Ireland (BELFAST)

Ireland:

• Ireland (DUBLIN)

 

So Ireland isn't part of the UK, it's just part of the same set of islands that the UK is which are confusingly called the British Isles, even although Ireland has nothing to do with Britain.  Northern Ireland for all intents and purposes isn't part of Britain either, although it is part of the UK.  Generally, though, when someone is from the UK, irrespective of what part of the UK they are from, they will be called British, much in the same way that the Union Jack is the flag of the United Kingdom, but people just call it the British flag.

 

It is fairly complicated, but please, please, please don't just label us as English and think every city is called London.  That's probably cruel and unusual punishment.

It's more detaild then the other. I think.

All you need to know is England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all countries within a bigger country called the UK, and England, Scotland and Wales are the countries that make up Great Britain (which isn't a country, just a name).

 

And here's a list of UK countries with their capital cities and their stereotypes!

• Scotland is the second largest country in the UK, we have kilts, haggis, castles, etc.  Our capital city is Edinburgh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh) (I live here!)
• England is the biggest country in the UK, both by area and population, and it has tea and crumpets, etc.  The capital city of England is London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London)
• Wales is smaller than both England and Scotland, it has sheep and coal and its capital city is Cardiff (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiff)
• Northern Ireland is the smallest country in the UK, it has terrorists, bombings, etc. and its capital city is Belfast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast)

Could the British Isles be considered as part of Europe?

@Sam

From what I can tell, Great Britain isn't a country, but it isn't just a name. It's an island. As in, the geographic thingy which consists of land surrounded on all sides by water, but smaller than a continent. So "Great Britain" does refer to something specific, but it's a *geographic* feature, not a *human* feature (like political boundaries are).

@Michael

Well, the UK and Ireland are both in the European Union, so I'd say that the answer politically is "yes". Geologically, the island of Great Britain is almost part of continental Europe - the separation of the English Channel took place under 500,000 years ago, as a result of floods cutting out the Channel. Even 10,000 years ago, during the last ice age, they were also connected by land. So, geologically, also "yes".

This thread has become an geographic lesson.

This thread has become an geographic lesson.

 

Better than an "I AM MADNESS™!" thread.

I had a good laugh going through all 17 pages of this thread... Nice Mistletoe though hahahahahahaha Sam looks good there too LOL

Hasn't this got a little off topic now @Sam & @Jay

What should we call the English than? Londindians? or Englandians? :D no offence intended if it does.

Hasn't this got a little off topic now @Sam & @Jay

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Only 24 more days to go until Mongolian independence day! I'm getting excited just thinking about it! Who's bringing the cake?

I agree! I can't wait for it! 

I'll bring the doughnuts...

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Staff had deflected the real meaning of this thread in order to avoid the real meaning behind the 24 days left now counter

 

don't get me wrong the thread has been entertaining esp with the Christmas decor 

This part of the thread is still normal