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Forums - General Discussion - Why do people in the UK often pretend they're not in Europe?

pizzahut451 on 13 March 2010
Chairman-Mao said:
NJ5 said:
Chairman-Mao said:
1. They are not connected by land to most of Europe
2. Believe it or not, they're one of the only countries that speaks English in Europe
3. They have their own currency
4. They have the most history out of any European nation
5. They could kick France's ass whenever they wanted!

1. Has already been discussed earlier
2. So?
3. See 1.
4. Not true.
5. France has nuclear weapons :P

 

1. Yes it has

2. Its just another way they are separated from mainland europe. You don't think language barriers exist?

3. Yeah it has

4. Who has more history than Britain?

5. France is too chicken shit to ever use them. Plus France is a joke, how long did it take Germany in WWII? About 1 month right?

Greece and Italy.

 

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MontanaHatchet on 13 March 2010

Wait, how are we measuring history? If we're measuring it be the length of time that a country has existed, then no country has more history than China.



 

 

Pyro as Bill on 13 March 2010
MontanaHatchet said:
Wait, how are we measuring history? If we're measuring it be the length of time that a country has existed, then no country has more history than China.

China isn't the only one who had dragons. We had them too.



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Akvod on 13 March 2010
KylieDog said:
Because we ruled half the world.

ALL HAIL, BRITANIA~~~!

Oh wait, that's America, lols.



gurglesletch on 13 March 2010
KylieDog said:
Because we ruled half the world.

The americas ended that parade back in the 1700's.




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Kantor on 13 March 2010
gurglesletch said:
KylieDog said:
Because we ruled half the world.

The americas ended that parade back in the 1700's.



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NiKKoM on 13 March 2010

Cause it only rains in the UK.. we europeans only want people who see sunshine now and then...



 

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Rainbird on 13 March 2010
Kantor said:
gurglesletch said:
KylieDog said:
Because we ruled half the world.

The americas ended that parade back in the 1700's.

Just to add to Kantor's very informative post, this is current day, and the colored countries represent the Commonwealth (I assume), meaning the countries that still have ties to the British throne and/or government in some way.



Kantor on 13 March 2010
Rainbird said:
Kantor said:
gurglesletch said:
KylieDog said:
Because we ruled half the world.

The americas ended that parade back in the 1700's.

Just to add to Kantor's very informative post, this is current day, and the colored countries represent the Commonwealth (I assume), meaning the countries that still have ties to the British throne and/or government in some way.

I think it's a map of the British Empire in the 1930s.

Which is now the Commonwealth, anyway.

EDIT: Also, Britain never ruled the USA at any point.



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Rainbird on 13 March 2010

Close enough then