OK I have a question, its not connected wit Poland really but since this forum has so many visitors from Isles, they can explain me this:
What is Great Britain? Does GB include: England, Scotland, Wales, NI? How about Ireland? Can I call english, scottish etc british or only english are british? When I think about Isles should I say that bigger Island is GB and smaller one Ireland? I never really understood this.
It doesn't include Ireland - they're a separate country they have Irish Passports, only Northern Ireland belongs to England, - We also have the British Isles, which encompass a few little Islands off the coast of England
We are the following
Great Brittan United Kingdom England
The Scottish have their own Parliament and the Welsh burn cottages and have their own language
Many of our old colonies have British passports and it would seem a British Passport is vastly becoming an object of every tom dick and harry's desire
It's Northern Ireland - the same as Scotland is called Scotland and Wales called Wales - they are part of Great Britain but they're separte, in Scotland they have different money, it's printed by the Bank of Scotland - the currency rate is the same but the bank notes are different.
The history of how Ireland became part of England is actually very interesting, have a read.
Although England conquered Ireland (North and South) in the late 1400's and early 1500's, opposition to the English continued. Eventually in 1800 an Act of Union brought the whole of Ireland officially into the Union. This was technically a negotiated Union, but in reality only about 10% of the Irish people could vote.
After World War I (1914-1918) civil unrest (specifically the Easter Uprising) resulted in the Irish Treaty of 1921 and thus created the current division of Ireland. The south half of Ireland became the Republic of Ireland and the northern six counties stayed with the UK and became known as Northern Ireland.
From 1922 for 50 years, Northern Ireland governed itself. However, in 1968 civil unrest between Catholics and Protestants started and in 1972 Westminster intervened, took over government, and deployed British troops.
In 1998 a general referendum was held in both halves of Ireland with a majority vote for a Northern Ireland Assembly. However at the time of writing this Assembly has been suspended.
Decorator - People in Northern Ireland dont want to be part of the South - lose all the benefits they get from the UK!!!!! I like to know who these many people are!
One more thing: scottish, welsh and english can all be called british. n irish are not british because NI isnt part of britain? so irish are irish and the rest is british? :(
Q "People in Northern Ireland dont want to be part of the South - lose all the benefits they get from the UK!!!!! I like to know who these many people are!"
The Catholics in NI do not want to be part of Britian...........what a crock of s***! Ireland is now the second richest country in the world and NO, England/Britian is not #1
Decorator - yep and you ask your average irish person - do they want to pay to go see a doctor do they want the Euro - I think you'll find they'll say no thank you !
As for try the Catholics - thats an old one now...move on even the IRA have moved on, I think it's time you did.
I pretty much think the same as poster myself. GB is only name of the "bigger" Island. Uk is the name of Union of 4 countries and N. Irish are not british but they are part of UK.
Not an old one at all girl. Did you say the same before Hong Kong was handed back.. Why should people forget their history? that's like saying forget about the war etc etc.
GB is only name of the "bigger" Island. Uk is the name of Union of 4 countries and N. Irish are not british but they are part of UK.
They all have british passports!!! does not your passport tell you what nationality you are????? unless you have taken on another nationality!
I'm in no way saying people should forget their history - I dont recall intimating that???? Look - Ireland will never be united, not in my life-time anyway.......give it up and stop starting age old arguments that are best left alone!
I hardly think I'm an oaf, my education was of a high standard hence the reason I'm not poxy painter....and as for the Northern thing, I'm quite proud of where I come from it's a damn site cleaner and prettier up here than it is down where you are!!!
No one???
Decorator = boring person who paints houses for a living and looks like an 80is throw back!
I'm not a Painter either shell my dear, I'm an Interior Decorator qualified in design too.. And listen to you.. trying to put down peoples careers. Many of the Polish men that work around me are those POXY PINTERS...your so shallow and transparent you thick twat.!! You need to go out and get laid, your frigidity is shocking Shell..
Put your picture in then Shell... or are you frightened you'll cause widespread online illness!
