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Royal Wedding Coverage
- Thread starter Madhuri
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Lol! That must be frustrating.
I understand the difference but still sometimes make the mistake...
kai
ragamuffin
Hey,did you see the royal wedding,wasn't it great,didn't she look luscious,the crowds the..........
Yes i did British Pageantry at its best, and a day off too
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
You say that like it's a bad thing. For many Americans, that would definitely be an upgrade!
kai
ragamuffin
Sorry about that
So whats the right word, Brits?
depends who or what your talking about really.
The UK or Britain is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland , each are very proud of their own individual identities within it.
kai
ragamuffin
Wombat
Active Member
Um..........Did anyone notice that it was the most watched and >overtly religious< event in human history?
Kinda strange in this alledged rush towards Godless secularism
I liked the brides little brothers homily/reading...I'm sure someone in the Cathedral shouted out "YES" in afirmation towards the end...or maybe it was a muted cough...I wanted to shout "yes"....but I wouldn't have been heard over the ladies of the house talking hats.
Kinda strange in this alledged rush towards Godless secularism
I liked the brides little brothers homily/reading...I'm sure someone in the Cathedral shouted out "YES" in afirmation towards the end...or maybe it was a muted cough...I wanted to shout "yes"....but I wouldn't have been heard over the ladies of the house talking hats.
kai
ragamuffin
Where did you get that?
Great Britain (informally Britain[5]) (Welsh: Prydain Fawr, Scottish Gaelic: Breatainn Mhòr) is an island[6] situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles. With a population of about 60.0 million people in mid-2009,[3][7] it is the third most populated island on Earth. Great Britain is surrounded by over 1,000[8] smaller islands and islets. The island of Ireland lies to its west. Politically, Great Britain may also refer to the island itself together with a number of surrounding islands which comprise the territory of England, Scotland and Wales.
All of the island is territory of the sovereign state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and most of the United Kingdom's territory is in Great Britain. Most of England, Scotland, and Wales are on the island of Great Britain, as are their respective capital cities: London, Edinburgh, and Cardiff.
Great Britain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Are Britain, Great Britain and the UK the same country?
"Is Great Britain the same as Britain? Sometimes people use the shorten name Britain instead of Great Britain, to mean the same thing, but really Britain only refers to England and Wales."
"Is Great Britain the same as Britain? Sometimes people use the shorten name Britain instead of Great Britain, to mean the same thing, but really Britain only refers to England and Wales."
kai
ragamuffin
wow i I think thats a mistake. Britain is one island ,England ,Scotland and Wales or all on the same island.
Britain [ˈbrɪtən]
n
(Placename) another name for Great Britain or the United Kingdom
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003
Britain
noun /ˈbrɪt.ən/
Definition
England, Scotland and Wales
(Definition of Britain noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
You might also point out that these divisions have different flags, as well, Kai -- something I don't think many colonials are aware of.
England's flag's white with a red, vertical/horizontal cross.
Scotland's is blue with a white "X" from corner to corner.
Great Britain's is an artful combination of the two, (apparently Wales doesn't figure in).
The familiar Union Jack or Union Flag, which most Americans associate with England, is actually the British 'combination' flag with an Irish St Patrick's cross (the little red X pieces) wedged in, representing the union (read: annexation) of England, Scotland and Ireland.
England's flag's white with a red, vertical/horizontal cross.
Scotland's is blue with a white "X" from corner to corner.
Great Britain's is an artful combination of the two, (apparently Wales doesn't figure in).
The familiar Union Jack or Union Flag, which most Americans associate with England, is actually the British 'combination' flag with an Irish St Patrick's cross (the little red X pieces) wedged in, representing the union (read: annexation) of England, Scotland and Ireland.
kai
ragamuffin
Yes great idea ,accept "Great Britian" as such doesnt have a flag? The United Kingdom does which is the Union Flag.
List of British flags - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Geez! How does anyone keep them all straight?
OK, I googled Union Flag and it looks like there was a Great British flag at one point. Anyway, this is what the Great and Powerful Wiki has on it. Scroll down a bit: http://en.wikipedia.org/Union_Flag
OK, I googled Union Flag and it looks like there was a Great British flag at one point. Anyway, this is what the Great and Powerful Wiki has on it. Scroll down a bit: http://en.wikipedia.org/Union_Flag
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Alceste
Vagabond
I can't even be bothered to read this whole thread, since I do not believe in royalty (I think their assets should be redistributed to people who actually work). This wedding is as interesting to me as the wedding of any complete stranger.
Funnily enough, though, I started a new job this week. My first day on the job, my only workmate minimized a royal wedding website as she saw me stroll in - her first breathless words to me were "Are you a Royal Wedding junkie too??" I had only just shut off the radio in disgust on my way to work (unprecedented - the CBC is usually acceptable noise to drive to work to). I hedged my bets, being new, and offered that the event must strike a compelling "romantic" chord for anybody who used to daydream about being a princess as a child.
But really, I'd chop off both their heads, given half a chance.
Funnily enough, though, I started a new job this week. My first day on the job, my only workmate minimized a royal wedding website as she saw me stroll in - her first breathless words to me were "Are you a Royal Wedding junkie too??" I had only just shut off the radio in disgust on my way to work (unprecedented - the CBC is usually acceptable noise to drive to work to). I hedged my bets, being new, and offered that the event must strike a compelling "romantic" chord for anybody who used to daydream about being a princess as a child.
But really, I'd chop off both their heads, given half a chance.
I find the wedding interesting for a couple of reasons.
1) Its extravagance. How many times do you expect to see a wedding or event like that?
2) The location, history, significance and cultural story. I love English history, so seeing the location (really magnificent) and the costumes and traditions is also very interesting.
3) It is a significant historical event featuring people who have strong political connections with my country.
1) Its extravagance. How many times do you expect to see a wedding or event like that?
2) The location, history, significance and cultural story. I love English history, so seeing the location (really magnificent) and the costumes and traditions is also very interesting.
3) It is a significant historical event featuring people who have strong political connections with my country.