Euler diagram of the terminology of the British Isles
Euler diagram of the terminology of the British Isles
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This chart: "England, Scotland and Wales are in Great Britain"
Wight, the Scillies, Anglesey, Sheppy, Anglesey, the Shetlands, the Orkneys, the Hebrides, and thousands more: "Are we a joke to you?"
19 2 ReplyI think Sheppey is a joke to everyone including the people that have to live there.
10 0 ReplyI’m trying to remember though, aren’t the Jersey, Guernsey, and Man somehow closer to Scotland or Wales status than say Sheppey or the Orkneys?
3 0 ReplyYeah, the channel islands and the Isle of Man have more autonomy. Officially they are "self-governing British Crown Dependencies".
Jersey and Guernsey have different VAT rates for instance. For years, play.com was based in Jersey solely so they wouldn't have to pay VAT on most of the cheaper stuff they sold to the mainland.
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Aren't those all part of one of the other three? The orkneys and Hebrides are part of Scotland.
9 1 ReplyThat's my point: they're all part of England/Scotland/Wales, but they aren't part of Great Britain.
4 0 ReplyI think if you are a part of those three then you are automatically part of GB
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None of those are in Great Britain, because they are islands and therefore not part of the island of Great Britain.
4 0 ReplyBut they are all part of England, Scotland or Wales which, according to the diagram, are within Great Britain...
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