Everyone knows that Wales is a principality

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:23, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Try telling the Welsh that
I'd love to see you learn - and pronounce - the Welsh for principality
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:25, Reply)

I have repeatedly told several Welsh people exactly that
not in Welsh though because the only thing I can say is "I love tortoises"

I did live there for 4 years, had 3 welsh housemates, one of whom was my long-term girlfriend.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:26, Reply)

Alright smartarse you win
Although my original point was that Wales is not part of England, which stands
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:28, Reply)

it fucking well is
just because we let them play at having their own flag and government doesn't mean they actually are their own people.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:29, Reply)

No, but it's part of the UK
England is not the country, is part of the country. That's the problem with you, Englishmen, that reduce all of Britain to England, and that upset Scotish, Welsh and Irish.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:29, Reply)

England is a country though
the United Kingdom is a union of countries

obviously we are the most important
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:30, Reply)

England is not a country
You're not represented as England in the EU, because it's not a country; you're represented as Britain. UK is a union of kingdoms, and all of them together form a country.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:32, Reply)

you are wrong
the UK is a sovereign state made up of several countries
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:32, Reply)

Which countries
Because a moment ago, only England was a country.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:37, Reply)

see below
argument about Wales not being a country is a facetious one.

Scotland is a country, as is England.

You try telling a Scotsman that it's not a country and see how far you get.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:40, Reply)

The UK is a United Kingdom (hence the name) under one monarch
Therefore the union is not of Kingdoms but of countries and/or principalities
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:36, Reply)

The UK is a United Kingdom (hence the name) under one monarch
Therefore the union is of Kingdoms
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:38, Reply)