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Old 26 January 2007, 01:22 PM
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At what point did we become the United Kingdom?? Im sure years ago we were Great Britain, but now days we are refered to as the UK and not GB.

Is this the influence of the USA and there ability to abbreviate names?
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Old 26 January 2007, 01:23 PM
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The Act of Union in 1800 might have had something to do with it
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Old 26 January 2007, 01:25 PM
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If I remember right its the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland........so UK includes NI and GB is only England, Wales and Scotland.

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Old 26 January 2007, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by KiwiGTI
The Act of Union in 1800 might have had something to do with it
Why what happened at 6pm?
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Old 26 January 2007, 01:40 PM
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Neither. If anyone asks me my nationality I say English.
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Old 26 January 2007, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Midlife......
If I remember right its the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland........so UK includes NI and GB is only England, Wales and Scotland.

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If His Royal Tonyness get his way the UK and or GB will just be England.

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Old 26 January 2007, 01:51 PM
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GB for me

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Old 26 January 2007, 01:56 PM
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The act of union 1707 created The Kingdom of Great Britain. "GB"
The act of union 1800 created The United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Ireland) "UK". So as "UK" is more modern should that be the one to use?
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Old 26 January 2007, 02:12 PM
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Old 26 January 2007, 02:44 PM
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Old 26 January 2007, 02:54 PM
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[quote=ricardo_wrx;6592045]At what point did we become the United Kingdom?? [quote]

When we stopped becoming so Great.
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Old 26 January 2007, 03:23 PM
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We are part of the UK but not Great Britain.

Can I throw British Isles in to the hat! (Geographically rather than politically)
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Old 26 January 2007, 03:27 PM
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Old 26 January 2007, 05:16 PM
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I prefer UK, like mentioned above, what's 'Great' about Britain at the moment?
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Old 26 January 2007, 08:46 PM
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GB - cause thats what we should be..... 'Great!'

UK - sound too politically correct now. F-that!
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Old 26 January 2007, 08:53 PM
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Great Britain ! (We can always pretend). And the Americans will keep calling us "Great Britain" up until the day we don't do exactly what they want. Then we'll be part of "Old Europe".
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I just hope that we remain a united kingdom.

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We still got the GBP Though
GREAT BRITISH POUNDS

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Just to clarify the only reason "Great" is used in GB is to signify that it is the larger of the British Isles and to separate it geographically from "Brittany"

In fact it probably derives from the French anyway, Bretagne and Grande Bretagne.
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Old 27 January 2007, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by ricardo_wrx
At what point did we become the United Kingdom?? Im sure years ago we were Great Britain, but now days we are refered to as the UK and not GB.

Is this the influence of the USA and there ability to abbreviate names?

i assure you, we couldent care less......an last time i looked in my garage, my licence plate still says GB
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Old 27 January 2007, 01:21 PM
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tbh i'm not picky enough to see the difference, i live in england, which is part of the uk, so therefore i live in the uk as well. does it realy matter?
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Old 27 January 2007, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul3446
Neither. If anyone asks me my nationality I say English.
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Old 27 January 2007, 02:35 PM
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I am English. And by god this causes problems on forms etc !! I must be British !
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Old 27 January 2007, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Seamaster
I am English. And by god this causes problems on forms etc !! I must be British !
Can't all be perfect I suppose, eh ?
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Old 27 January 2007, 03:40 PM
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well I am close.... not been scottish or welsh gives me a head start in life
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well I am close.... not been scottish or welsh gives me a head start in life

Not a bad comeback me old Seafarer !
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Old 27 January 2007, 03:48 PM
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Great Britain died out in the 50's when the asian invasion started.

At the moment its uk

10 years there will be a new name a name to please all the ethnics......islamic republic of the united kingdom "iruk"?

the union flag will have the moon and star slap bang in the middle of it.
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