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Scotland is a country?!
by Hobbes on Tuesday 17/Oct/2006, @08:39

From abroad, one sees United Kingdom as a single country led by Tony Blair. Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland are just regions of it.

Well, on Wikipedia, I can read that Scotland, England, etc. are really countries... They are clearly not seen this way from abroad! For instance, the European Community includes 25 countries, not 28!

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Re: Scotland is a country?!
by Alistair John Strachan on Tuesday 17/Oct/2006, @11:31

Technically they're nations, unified as a single country. I'm Scottish and I consider myself British foremost, but a lot of Scots have a strong sense of cultural identity and would prefer to be Scottish.

Hope this helps clarify things.

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Re: Scotland is a country?!
by John Tapsell on Tuesday 17/Oct/2006, @14:27

Identity is strange.
I'm English but would identify myself as western, or European foremost. I suppose British second.

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