Babylon 16 | 192 18 Feb 2007 / #61There is no English peoples but British peoples - they all use English language and there is minority of native Irish and Scottish peoples
daffy 23 | 1,500 18 Feb 2007 / #62minority of native Irish and Scottish peoplesyour just trying to provoke it now aren't you! :)There are english, irish, welsh and scottish people. Some unified under the term 'Great britain' with ENgland as its mainland.However, we are all European (geographically & politically)
Babylon 16 | 192 18 Feb 2007 / #63Irish that doesn't know Irish and speak only English is a Irish Citizen or also a "native Irish" if YES, where is the difference between Irish-speaking Irish and non-Irish-speaking Irish?
Frank 23 | 1,183 18 Feb 2007 / #64Irishness is a state of mind, state of belief, of up-bringing, of history, of denial, of anguish, of knowing........Merely speaking the language......is only an addition......Irish people speak English differently to English people......
daffy 23 | 1,500 18 Feb 2007 / #65where is the difference between Irish-speaking Irish and non-Irish-speaking Irish?that IS your only differnce! are americans who are not native, not americans because they cant speak cherokee or hudson?I am native irish, and i speak little irish - doesn't make me less irish at all.
Frank 23 | 1,183 18 Feb 2007 / #66Just the same as being Polish................plus at times one had to make changes in order to survive...ie...speak the language of your masters, landlord and employer......not easy.
sledz 23 | 2,250 18 Feb 2007 / #68Irish people speak English differently to English people......Ireland is awsome! I`m going there this summer to visit my Grandmother.I cant wait to have a real Guniess not the imported kind we get In the States.It tastes so much better there
Frank 23 | 1,183 18 Feb 2007 / #70It tastes so much better thereHave you been before?...if not how do you know?I`m going there this summer to visit my Grandmother.Oh, dear, I bet if I ask more than 3 questions, I will find out that I am a relation of yours....lol
sledz 23 | 2,250 18 Feb 2007 / #71Have you been before?...if not how do you know?My grandparents were from Shannon/Limerick area.They came to the states after the war.After my Grandfather passed my Grandma went back.I`ve been there several times. Waterford and Dublin also.Sledz, get here quick! the standard here is dropping fast!No dont tell me that...:( It was so good! do they still have Harp beer?
daffy 23 | 1,500 18 Feb 2007 / #72Sledz, please dont drink harp...it is made from the river liffey :)Ah no, im being mean sorry, The guiness is better here but we've noticed the taste not as good as it used to be
Frank 23 | 1,183 18 Feb 2007 / #73Phew...that was close Sledz.....only 200 miles out...lolSo you are Irish...but you don't really know it...its so funny( pleasant...not nasty...) Sledz...to see 2/3/4 th generation Irish who've gone to the USA and for all intentional purposes are Americans......but to us, you've just had an extended vacation.....Harp is still on the go.......brewed specially for absentee Irishmen....:)
sledz 23 | 2,250 18 Feb 2007 / #75Sledz, please dont drink harp...it is made from the river liffeyI tried it but soon switch to the Guiness...... Is the river liffey really polluted?The guiness is better here but we've noticed the taste not as good as it used to beIt tastes good here but I noticed a big difference in Irleand :)So you are Irish...but you don't really know it...its so funny( pleasant...not nasty...) Sledz...to see 2/3/4 th generation Irish who've gone to the USA and for all intentional purposes are Americans......but to us, you've just had an extended vacation.....I love it when I go there!!Always had a good timeand met some really good people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
Frank 23 | 1,183 18 Feb 2007 / #77Well.......same happens me when I go to Poland.....Never been to the states Sledz......and probably never will......c'est la vie as they say in downtown LA
daffy 23 | 1,500 18 Feb 2007 / #78yea, Poland is such a great country and Highly undervalued i thinkIt will become a huge economic entity within the EU in a decade!I wager a pint of WarkA or Piast, your choice!
sledz 23 | 2,250 18 Feb 2007 / #79Never been to the states Sledz......and probably never will......Youre not really missing that much... Irleand has plenty of everythingIts kind of the same but with different people.I have to admit the Emerald Isle has to be one of the most beautiful placesI`ve ever seen..:) :) :) :)
daffy 23 | 1,500 18 Feb 2007 / #80the Emerald Isle has to be one of the most beautiful placesI`ve ever seen..seconded!
OP ola123 18 Feb 2007 / #81Awwww my old thread!Ok if I remember correctly:UK = Scotland, Wales, EnglandGB = Scotland, Wales, England, NI :)
daffy 23 | 1,500 18 Feb 2007 / #82Ok if I remember correctly:UK = Scotland, Wales, England, NIYES! :) and the EU is Ireland, GB, Denmark, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Belgium, Holland, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, Finaland, Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia...and so on :P
Frank 23 | 1,183 18 Feb 2007 / #84Guys...its as follows......GB = England, Scotland and walesUK = England, Scotland and wales and N Ireland
Lee_England 25 Feb 2007 / #85Great Britain, or the UK is made up of the following countriesEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern Island.The following islands / territories are English owned and thus are considered part of the UK or "oversees territories". Most of them are accesable to british citizens:Isle of MannAnguillaBritish Antarctic TerritoryBermudaBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsCayman IslandsChannel IslandsFalkland IslandsGibraltarMontserratSt Helena and Dependencies (Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha)Turk and Caicos IslandsPitcairn IslandSouth Georgia and South Sandwich IslandsSovereign Base Areas on Cyprus.opps, I spelt Ireland wrong!
Frank 23 | 1,183 25 Feb 2007 / #86Nope, Lee......Great Britain.....is England, Scotland and Wales....all by themselves...3 of....and theUnited Kingdom is Great Britain (the three countries list above) and N Ireland:)
jacdiselv 15 Mar 2007 / #89im studing about great britain and the northerrn part of ireland is included in it
Huegel 1 | 296 15 Mar 2007 / #90The proper full title of our country is:The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.Any more help and i'd be doing it all for you. :)