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From: Brimstone on 19 Aug 2006 03:23 "Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:Xns9823E792F33E8adrianachapmanfreeis(a)204.153.244.170... > Brimstone (brimstone(a)hotmail.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they > were saying : > >>>> Where's this country called "UK"? > >>> There is a "State" called the United Kingdom (UK for short) :-) > >> Quite true, but it's not a country. > > So what IS it? A nation state comprising four countries England, Wales, Scotalnd and Northern Ireland. https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/uk.html
From: Brimstone on 19 Aug 2006 03:28 "Ivor Jones" <ivor(a)despammed.invalid> wrote in message news:4kn6d0Fcr5d5U1(a)individual.net... > "Conor" <conor.turton(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:MPG.1f5008aa227760eb98d41e(a)news.individual.net >> In article <4km2s4Fcm9mqU1(a)individual.net>, Ivor Jones >> says... > > [snip] > >> > I'm a UK resident not a European resident. There is no >> > such country as Europe. >> > >> However there is a geographical area called Europe which >> you are in and a political and administrative area called >> Europe which again, you are in. > > True, but that doesn't make me "a European" - my nationality is that of > the country I was born in, not the continent that country is part of. I > accept I live in Europe, but that does not make me "a European." I am an > Englishman, if you don't accept UK resident. You may well be an Englishman, but that is a nationality. You are also a human male (I assume) and many other things. No one has said that Europe is a country, it's clearly defined geographical region of which England is a part.
From: Brimstone on 19 Aug 2006 03:29 "Tony Raven" <junk(a)raven-family.com> wrote in message news:4knprnFcvlilU1(a)individual.net... > Ivor Jones wrote on 19/08/2006 02:04 +0100: >>>> >>> However there is a geographical area called Europe which >>> you are in and a political and administrative area called >>> Europe which again, you are in. >> >> True, but that doesn't make me "a European" - my nationality is that of >> the country I was born in, not the continent that country is part of. I >> accept I live in Europe, but that does not make me "a European." I am an >> Englishman, if you don't accept UK resident. >> > > So you don't believe there is such a thing as an American, Asian or > African either? Careful, you'll upset the Australians. You know how they need to be included in everything.
From: Brimstone on 19 Aug 2006 03:31 "Ivor Jones" <ivor(a)despammed.invalid> wrote in message news:4kn6e5Fd18mpU1(a)individual.net... > "Conor" <conor.turton(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:MPG.1f5008d9f55dea9a98d41f(a)news.individual.net >> In article <4km2s4Fcm9mqU1(a)individual.net>, Ivor Jones >> says... >> >> > I'm a UK resident not a European resident. There is no >> > such country as Europe. >> > >> Good. Does that mean you'll be sending a cheque to >> Brussels to repay all the money you've got out of them in >> both direct and indirect subsidies? > > Oy..! I'm not a farmer..! It's not only farmers that get European subsidies.
From: Brimstone on 19 Aug 2006 03:31
"Ivor Jones" <ivor(a)despammed.invalid> wrote in message news:4kn6gjFd0g43U1(a)individual.net... > "Willy Eckerslyke" <oss108no_spam(a)bangor.ac.uk> wrote in > message news:4km3haFct0e3U1(a)individual.net >> Ivor Jones wrote: >> > "Paul {Hamilton Rooney}" <craig(a)oil.com> wrote in >> > message news:a5hbe2ta9u0embo5tb9fhssc2r8knmfh66(a)4ax.com >> > >> > [snip] >> > >> > >> > > Wales is in Europe, innit. With a name like Ivor you >> > > must be Welsh or Russian. >> > >> > My name is Welsh, >> >> No it isn't. > > How so..? I was named after my father, who most certainly was. So you're an immigrant? |