I was interested in meeting someone from England. Anyone out there British?
2006-11-29 19:16:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Other - United Kingdom
I'm from England, so I'm English, but I'm living in France at the moment. Just to clarify something up, the terminology to do with the British Isles is very complex, and a lot of foreigners get confused, possibly causing offense.
So, here we go: off the North West coast of Europe is an archipelago made up of several thousand islands. This archipelago is called the British Isles. The archipelago has two main islands; Great Britain, and Ireland, and lots of smaller ones. The British Isles is mainly divided between two countries. The larger one, the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland", occupies (as its name suggests), the island of Great Britain (and surrounding islands) and the northern sixth of the island of Ireland, which is called, logically enough, "Northern Ireland". The rest of the island of Ireland belongs to the country of Ireland, also known as Eire or the Republic of Ireland. With me so far?
Now, to make things even more confusing, the United Kingdom, again as the name suggests is a country made up of more than one nation united together. There are four countries that are united to make up the UK (roughly equivalent to States in the US); they are England, Scotland, Wales and the aforementioned Northern Ireland. England is the largest and most populous nation, and the capital of the UK, London, is also in England. However, as you can see, England and the UK are NOT the same thing. England, Scotland and Wales make up the island of Great Britain
A person from Great Britain (the island), or the islands around it, is British, but if they are from England, they are also English, if they are from Wales, they are also Welsh, and if they are from Scotland, they are also Scottish.
A person from Ireland (the island) is called Irish. HOWEVER, as Northern Ireland is also a part of the UK, they are called "British citizens" (i.e. they get a British passport, etc.). To avoid this confusion, the term "Northern Irish" is generally used.
This is all very confusing. To help you understand more clearly, check out the wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles_%28terminology%29 which is very clear.
2006-11-30 23:07:34 · answer #1 · answered by sashmead2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm from England! Don't worry the above comments about getting the Geography right, some people get very over the top about the difference between britian and England!
2006-11-30 07:30:55 · answer #2 · answered by Robert D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I'm alive and reasonably well and living in West Yorkshire...
With all due respect a bit of Geography for you...
Great Britain =
England
Wales
Scotland
The United Kingdom =
England
Wales
Scotland
(Great Britain)
Northern Ireland
Commonly known as The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
2006-11-29 20:15:23 · answer #3 · answered by sarch_uk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yoooo I'm English
2015-12-17 08:11:29 · answer #4 · answered by Sian 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just for your information, Scottish, Irish and Welsh people are also British!
2006-11-29 19:19:03 · answer #5 · answered by f0xymoron 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cough - Robert - over the top, are we? I'm English - but I still recognise that "Texan" is not the same word as "American". It truly is on the same scale to equate "English" and "British".
2006-12-02 13:20:38 · answer #6 · answered by rissaofthesaiyajin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im from england
2006-11-30 01:08:42 · answer #7 · answered by isthisinuisetoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes!
2006-11-29 19:19:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
not interested alredy seeing a brit boy
2006-11-29 20:18:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋