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Neither England nor Wales is a country .
But the United Kingdom IS a country .
But try telling that to them !
I've lived in both ,one is wetter than the other but it's hard to tell sometimes .
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Scotland is allowed to call itself whatever it wants ,just so long as it keeps distilling scotch whisky .
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If Wales counts as a country, then Scotland and Northern Ireland count as well (that's upped my score by 3)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill Holland
If Wales counts as a country, then Scotland and Northern Ireland count as well (that's upped my score by 3)
Bill H
'05 F650GSPD
'00 Domi
'87 RMX250
'03 Honda Civic
'95 Fiat cinquecento
'98 Mountain Bike
'85 Skateboard
Hoop 'n Stick (age unknown)
Roller Skates
wellingtons (2 pairs)
Pogo Stick
'74 David Brown 995
Why do people
list everything with
Wheels that they
Have ever owned at
the end of their posts?
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A pogo stick doesn't have wheels .
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Why ?
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Originally Posted by Bill Holland
Why do people list everything with Wheels that they Have ever owned at the end of their posts?
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I don't know why people list everything with wheels that they have ever owned but I post the bikes I own now at the end of my post to show where my interest is in biking. This is a site about bike travelling isn't it ?
By the way, if you want to know what bikes I ever owned, look at my website. The list is to long for a signature.
I am interested what bikes other people ride so other people may want to know what bike(s) I ride.
I'm not interested in what kind of underwear the wear or if they have a skateboard or bicycle.
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here's a test!
Go into a pub in a dark alley in glasgow, late at night and try convince everyone thay they are english.
let me know your findings.
I am sure the same applies for Wales.
But seriously..
if it has its own flag...then count it. I even count Lesotho??
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One nation, one flag
Thats a lot of politics coming out of the cupboards - right place for it here?! If so, here goes:-
Anyway, they are definitely all separate countries with their own national sports teams (Scotland even has a cricket team nowadays), flags, national days, specific emblems on the coinage and parliaments/assemblies (except the English who do not have their own); but when it comes to taxes, the biggest population have to subsidise the smaller nations.
The UK is something else: only time will tell!!
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It's adding up ....
Brilliant !
I've been doing some serious international traveling, and didn't know it!
Let's see .... Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Georgia, and North Carolina in the US and Stockholms län in Sweden. That's 7 flags or seven "countries"!
Actually, I'm only half joking. As everyone knows, most US states are large enough in land, population, and economy to be considered "nations". Of course, the culture doesn't vary that much, although the barbeque can ....
I figure we should just count "nations" as areas with fully autonomous governments. So, Taiwan counts, even though it's not a member of the U.N., but I'm not sure about South Ossetia or other areas that are "de facto" independent or in open revolt.
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