You left out Scotland and Wales, two more senseless designations enforced largely by languages that are practically indecipherable to speakers of American English. I spent three months in England on a Technology Assessment and the staff was mixed English, Scots, and Welsh. There may have been a couple of Irish, but they never really made a stink about their "national" heritage. In 1997, gasoline was the equivalent of about $1.75 a liter and many in the office complained about the high cost of living while smoking cigarettes at the equivalent of almost $7.50 a pack. The management thought they were earls and lords and that the staff should take the role of good and obedient serfs. They did not like me, because I was the prototypical freedom loving revolutionary colonist. And, damn son, trying to get a cup of coffee in the morning required almost herculean acts. But, I had a great time hobnobbing with the general population away from the office and many of the office staff really liked me and my different take on their politics.
I've traveled all through Scotland and Ireland and enjoyed the people immensely. The big difference I noticed was that Scotland was much cleaner. Much. And Dublin has the ugliest outdoor statues you've ever seen.
MMinAR, You mean like the "Tart with a cart"? She gone now, but years ago when I got wasted one night in Temple Bar I pissed on the lady's dainty foot.
Funny looking at the Brit Isle Diagrams I'm thinking they look like a Monkey trying to fuck a football.
Funny video about the difference between England, Great Britain, The United Kingdom, The Commonwealth Realm, The Crown Protectorates, The Crown, The Monarchy, and the Monarch. Given the results, stolen or otherwise, of the last election one wonders if we should not just rescind the Declaration of Independence since we seem to have rescinded the Constitution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10
If we're nitpicking: they've missed out the Shetland Islands (top, part of Great Britain) and the Channel Islands (bottom, part of the British Isles only).
You'll be in bother with the sheep-shaggers - no mention of Wales!
ReplyDeleteYou left out Scotland and Wales, two more senseless designations enforced largely by languages that are practically indecipherable to speakers of American English. I spent three months in England on a Technology Assessment and the staff was mixed English, Scots, and Welsh. There may have been a couple of Irish, but they never really made a stink about their "national" heritage. In 1997, gasoline was the equivalent of about $1.75 a liter and many in the office complained about the high cost of living while smoking cigarettes at the equivalent of almost $7.50 a pack. The management thought they were earls and lords and that the staff should take the role of good and obedient serfs. They did not like me, because I was the prototypical freedom loving revolutionary colonist. And, damn son, trying to get a cup of coffee in the morning required almost herculean acts. But, I had a great time hobnobbing with the general population away from the office and many of the office staff really liked me and my different take on their politics.
ReplyDeleteI've traveled all through Scotland and Ireland and enjoyed the people immensely. The big difference I noticed was that Scotland was much cleaner. Much. And Dublin has the ugliest outdoor statues you've ever seen.
ReplyDeleteMMinAR, You mean like the "Tart with a cart"? She gone now, but years ago when I got wasted one night in Temple Bar I pissed on the lady's dainty foot.
DeleteFunny looking at the Brit Isle Diagrams I'm thinking they look like a Monkey trying to fuck a football.
Funny video about the difference between England, Great Britain, The United Kingdom, The Commonwealth Realm, The Crown Protectorates, The Crown, The Monarchy, and the Monarch. Given the results, stolen or otherwise, of the last election one wonders if we should not just rescind the Declaration of Independence since we seem to have rescinded the Constitution.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10
If we're nitpicking: they've missed out the Shetland Islands (top, part of Great Britain) and the Channel Islands (bottom, part of the British Isles only).
ReplyDeleteSay what you may, but when Liz finally croaks their little Dominion will really go to fuck.
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