United Kingdom, Great Britain, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales... CONFUSED???
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- Опубликовано: 13 июн 2024
- The United Kingdom, Great Britain, England, or the British Isles: Which one should you use, and what’s the difference between them? And how do Ireland, Scotland, and Wales relate to all of this? It really is confusing, but in this video I will explain exactly what each name refers to, and what belongs where, so you’ll have no more confusion! We’ll also talk about the relationship of Northern Ireland to the UK, as well as the Crown dependencies - the Isle of Man, Jersey, and Guernsey. I’ll also touch upon identity issues such as the proportion of people who feel ‘British’ as opposed to just ‘English’, ‘Welsh’, ‘Scottish’, or ‘Irish’. This one is a really huge lesson, full of facts and interesting trivia about the differences between the countries that make up the United Kingdom. If you learn everything in this lesson and take the quiz at www.engvid.com/uk-gb-british-... you will truly be an expert on the geography and people of the UK!
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TRANSCRIPT
Hi, everyone. In this lesson we're going to look at the geography of the United Kingdom and we're also going to look at some culture related to all the different terms we use to describe Great Britain, England... All these different words, when do we use them? So we're going to break it down and look at that.
Let's start with the name. The official name is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, but often we just say "UK" because it's such a long country name, so we just say UK. I drew a map. My map is not to scale. And I tried my best, but it was hard to do it with the pens on the board, so we're going to show you a correct map. We've got England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. And the dotted line shows where Northern Ireland ends. This part is part of the United Kingdom; this part is not. More on that later.
So, the UK is a sovereign state or we could say a sovereign country. This means that they make all their own laws, and they govern themselves. So, the UK is a sovereign state or a sovereign country. But the reason that's confusing is that we... When we're talking or when we're describing a place in the world, we talk about Scotland, England, Wales, and Ireland as being countries. So, you think: "Is...? If the UK is a country, are Scotland, England, Wales, and Ireland also a country?" Well, they are, but they don't make their own laws. So, we have a word for it and we can call them "constituent countries". We can say England is a constituent country of the United Kingdom. We can say Scotland is a constituent country of the United Kingdom, etc. Okay.
Now it gets more confusing because when we're talking about the UK, we can say it's made up of those countries - Scotland, England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. We can also say it's made up of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain is this land mass, this island shape, here; and Northern Ireland is part of the land mass, the island of Ireland. So, if we put this bit and this bit together, we get the United Kingdom.
Great Britain has three constituent countries. Remember, this is Great Britain, Scotland, England, and Wales make up Great Britain. Britain... Now we're getting smaller. This is Britain, England, and Wales. So, I can say: "I'm from Britain", because I'm from... I was born about here in London, so I can say: "I'm from Britain".
Now, we have another term called "The British Isles". The British Isles is a geographic term, so we use it to describe a place on the map. And the British Isles would include everything we see here. Actually, perhaps except these islands. These islands are called Jersey and Guernsey, and they're closer to France. But the British Isles could describe everything here in a geographic sense. And I wasn't able to draw all the islands, but there's actually over 6,000 islands up in Scotland, some down here as well. So, many, many islands.
But the trouble with that term, to say the British Isles is that some people in Ireland don't like that term to describe... To include them because it makes it sound like Ireland, it's British, even though Ireland is independent. Ireland is a sovereign country by itself. So some people object to calling this the British Isles.
If you do object to calling it the British Isles, you can say the North Atlantic-I can never say this word-Archipelago. Archipelago. And this means, like, collection of islands. And the place in the world is in the North Atlantic. Right. […]
Can we just take a moment to appreciate that this was all done in one take? Even for native inhabitants, this is a seriously confusing subject. For example, I never knew Britain and Great Britain weren't synonyms.
easier if you remember 'Greater' Britain is Britain including Scotland.
Jade has become my favorite in this channel. She's a genuine charm to teach, she's smart definitely my number 1.
This is very helpful and informative.Thanks for sharing!
I've had my Scottish pounds rejected by shops in London which was quite annoying.
It is worth reading up on the status of Scotland and Northern Ireland bank notes.
Apparently they are not even legal tender in Scotland and Nothern Ireland.
Scottish shops could refuse to accept Scottish notes (and any other bank notes as no bank notes are legal tender there).
Very confusing.
If I’m right there are even about four different bank notes series in Scotland. As. far as I know this derives from 16th or 17 century when banks in general (beginning in Italy) issued their own money (before national central banks) as an >I Owe You< for deposited equivalent gold and silver (coins).
Well that's illegal for a start
Thank you for making me find out answers to my questions about this confusing issue.
I’m 35 - just learned this today. Thank you!
Im 25
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Thank You Jade.I have had always find this topic muddling...🙏
Really good try! Scots law is different and always has been. Also the people of Scotland are sovereign - not the monarch. Always have been. Scots language is not a dialect - it is as old as old English and both developed at the same time. Scotland also has Gaelic which is far older than Scots or English and has roots in indo european protolanguage. Other that all that - you did really well explaining it all!
Agreed @Henri Macaulay A good explanation but she needed to have done more research
You don't even know what the term sovereign means 😂
In relation to a country it means you are not subject to any other power and also have the authority to enter into agreements with other sovereign nations. Scotland has neither of these because its under the power of the UK government, and they cannot enter agreements with any other country.
Literally could not be simpler to understand, yet somehow you still fail massively in doing so.
@HenriMacaulary can you give examples referring to the aspects of language and manners 🙏
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Thank you for this effort! Much clearer explanation than many other videos. Ends somewhat abruptly. Thanks again. Much appreciated.
I found this video very interesting and informative. Jade is a good teacher. Being born and raised in The States, the terminology always confused me, such as England, Great Britain, the UK, The Commonwealth, et cetera. This video cleared out a considerable about of the confusion.
Thank you, Ronnie, for the tip! 😉
And thank you, Jade, for the explanation! 😀
Thank you so much all the way from Richmond, Virginia. You broke it down perfectly. Now I just have to remember everything. Your students must love you.
I've had to reengage on this thread recently because someone replied to my comments. I noticed yours and I would just tell you that a lot of Irish people object strongly to British representations of our country. I would just say I think the young lady in this video is very good and very nice and obviously a great teacher. However, she inevitably only speaks to a British perspective which is not an agreeable one to Ireland. These are no small matters for Irish people and many of us feel the need to push back at the tide of British narrative regarding our country. It's as comparable as receiving an account of US history and its terminology from a Mexican or Canadian source. It just will not concur with the US account, and the same applies to Ireland and Britain. Calling Ireland a British isle is not acceptable in Ireland and it was removed from all official documentation a long time ago. My comments are above if you have any further interest. Good luck to you in Richmond Virginia.
This is the best explanation I've ever heard about this topic, thanks a lot.
You explained this in a pretty simple way. Thank you for your effort.
Thanks for clarity. I admire the way you speak
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Great lesson. I'll have to come back to it - I'm confused!
Very nice way to clarify this confusing subject.
Great, and an excellent presentation for all. May God bless all of us around the world. Thanks and best wishes.
Also Scotland makes it's own laws!
And Wales do....
They all make their own Laws within their respective Countries. The UK government make laws in areas that effect all the nations (TRADE AND DEFENCE, ETC). With the exception of Wales, who has about 20 to 30% made in London. Which only cover things like law and order.
@@taffyducks544 god bless those devolved powers lol
Jade,.. thank you so much for your explanation. I learned a lot.
There are tons of videos over the UK being a country as well as E, W, S, NI being countries but never clarifying at this length like yours. Thank you aplenty.
I'm doing a presentation on this exact topic so your video helped me a lot! Thank you :)
How'd the presentation go in the end?
I have never seen such a perfect explanation about a country.Thank you very much..
Well, speaking as a citizen of a former British colony, I would have to say this video is very informative and opened my eyes to a lot of things I never realized before. British people no matter where they are from, England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland - have a lot to be proud of.
You want the colonizer to come back to make them more proud?
Yea I wouldn’t call someone from Scotland or Ireland British to their face though mate
@@knightofrose115 sorry but I am from Northern Ireland and I am very much Both British and Northern Irish so youre wrong id slap you if u said i was NOT British
@@bs3513 You wouldn't be saying that if you were a Catholic in Northern Ireland
Hi Jade, I have a great doubt, I perfectly know that Simple Present Tense with singular third person, the letter "S" is added, but I really want to know why is this, what is the root of this, what is the reason if is there any, I want to know if that is because of "does" or if "does" has nothing to do with that "s" and simply the "s" is added and that is. I wonder this because when you use "does", the "s" in the main verb dissappears. I have researched on Internet but I have found nothing. Thanks so much
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Thank you so much I learned a lot, your accents is a little bit hard for me understand, but it's good because I can learn much more, thank you again.
This is very useful, thank you so much!
Pretty complicated! But then as a Swiss I am used to a complicated political system 😊 Good explanation. Learned a lot.
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I'm still confused but understand more than I did before watching this video. Thanks for the explanation
Basically England and the UK is not the same thing and it infuriates the hell out the rest of us when people are referring to the UK as a whole and say England.
wow! great video! thanks for the info! beautiful video! hello from 'across the pond' too! (from the USA)
I just learned today that all this was one big mess. and you explain it nicely, Jade! thanks again!!
is it the union jack when flown at sea and the union flag otherwise?
I believe you're correct John.
That was great social studies class. Thank you Jade
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Thanks for translating this video! great teaching...
You're an excellent teacher. I greatly appreciate your work. Please keep it up!
Both good and interesting video.
I am going to watch it once again.
Greetings from México.
Hi Jade! What a nice dress you have on this time! It looks gorgeous on you! The lesson is very useful as well, thank you so much for videos! Have a great time!
Thank you for clearing things up.
I was clueless about the differences and I appreciate your lesson.
Thx a lot! This lesson is extraordinary!
Thanks for your explanation about UK and other states/countries.
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have separate governing bodies that have legislative power over their regions.
Scotland even has a different education and legal system.
Great efforts and explanations!
love the way you explained such complex geography in a sweet and simple way .. appreciate your efforts as i learned a lot of new things which was unaware of.. thank you
You're a perfect teacher of British Constitution. Congratulations! It would be great if you could add to your excellent lecture on Political Geography, lectures on British Government and Parlamentary procedures, as well as the British legal system (differences between English, Welsh and Scottish laws). Obviously in different videos. That would keep you busy for some time, but you're a very good lecturer. Thank you.
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Very clear information. Thanks a lot for explaining.
This is the best video on the subject. How about different islands like Falkland, Diego Garcia etc? Where they are included?
It was very interesting! Thanks Jade!
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That sounds really confused.
Thanks for the information.
Small point about the national anthem thing: in Scotland we also use "Flower of Scotland", "Scots Wa' Hey" and another one I forget about.
"Scots Wa' Hey" used to be the one most commonly used until about midway through the last century, but by that point we'd already started using "Scotland the Brave" and became more popular somewhere along the way.
"Scotland the Brave" still gets played before international sporting events for Scottish national teams, but it's mostly used for rugby.
"Flower of Scotland" has been used by the Scottish football team since about the 80s or 90s and is gradually being seen as the national anthem. I think that's mostly down to football being more popular than rugby, so more people being exposed to it.
Thank you! This video is very helpful!
Dear Jade! Thank u for awesome lesson👍👍👍please make lesson about usage of some words like "people peoples " I always confuse them
At 11:20 : THANK YOU, JADE. The naming of the Olympic team representing what I thought of as the United Kingdom was confusing to me. It seemed to be incorrect to name the team "Great Britain", since that is a geographic term, being the name of the largest island in the British isles archipelago. It seemed to be that it should be "team UK". However, it hadn't occurred to me what the situation was for athletes from Northern Ireland. Understanding a bit about the 20th century history of Ireland (the island), and how there came to be Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland, it seems appropriate that athletes from Northern Ireland have the option to choose their team. Team GB seems a correct name.
Thank you so much for the lesson 👍🙂
I am an American. I majored in history as an undergraduate student with a concentration in English history. This is one of the best explanations of the make up the United Kingdom.
Scotland has its own separate legal system, it makes its own laws, it always has.
James the VI decreed in 1603
well yeah but if the boy in westminster set up certain laws the rest have to take them to. I think scotland has only to follow taxes & stuff as the age of what you call it criminal responibility is different.
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@@vikramshetty8334 He is English, born in Southampton!
@@thedrammed345 but ethnically Indian. decended from indian people. he is the first indian pm in british history.
I like your nice, sincere manner, Jade.
Very nice geography lesson ! Thanks for sharing this.
Your english is so soft and easy to understand that i got each and every point.It is the easiest English ever be spoken by a English person May be due to the reason that we follow the british english here in Pakistan.
Lots of love from peshawar,Pakistan
From this American : THANK YOU!!!! The UK is our closest ally, and our historical " motherland", yet this issue of names in context is not understood.
You did a beautiful job explaining the political & cultural dimensions that encompass the entity that is the UK. The point about the name, used in the Olympics, cleared up confusion I used to have. Excellent!!!! 👍👍👍
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I was watching a show called Vinland Saga and it has a lot to do with the wars with Danes and England and Wales and all that. So I was curious where all those places were. I didn't realize how much there was to those islands.
Hello. I had been fortunate to have stayed in King's Lynn, Norfolk county, England for two years and then another three years in Edinburgh, Scotland. Well , this
is definitely a so useful lesson about British Isles. During my student days there, I had not taken the opportunity to learn about the geography and other related British matters. Thank you very much, Jade.🇬🇧
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thank you Jade, i was confused about these names and now i am not so thanks :)
Thank you ever so much for your interesting video. I love it. Best wishes from Spain.
Awesome, learned a lot about the UK :)
not from this video you , Scotland has many laws that dont apply in england this is the usual english biased pish
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Unfortunately, you got the views of a person. ( perhaps unintentionally) who pedals history and geography from the viewpoint of the colonial country ( England in this case ) that controls the other countries .
Don’t believe everything you see on RUclips ,
Government types like to push their view on the unsuspecting viewer
nogingerfool not really, because the law of the uk is not what the video is talking about
@@DannydantimpatWhat a ridiculous comment. She is stating undisputed facts. What is so biased and colonialist about that?
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Undisputed ?
That was so beneficial. God bless you.
You are excellent! Thanks for your time to us.
Thank you very much Jade!
Much clearer. Thanks so much
Amazing, you filmed this video on 2017 and was uploaded so close to 2019 (december of 2018) 😂 btw i love your channel is one of my favourites 💕
😳😳😳 Wow… watched 100% of this randomly suggested video… understood about 10% then freaked out another 100% when the professor stated there was a quiz!!!! I don’t understand you, piece of earth just west of France, but I can’t wait to visit!!! ☀️❤️👍🏽
Great presentation
Great lesson. Thank you
Thank you for this!
I have wanted to know this for years.
Thank you! This is even more complicated than the situation of Bessarabia. Romanian Moldavia, Republic of Moldova, autonomous republic of Gagauzia and the breakaway republic of the PMR (Transnistria/Pridnestroviye).
Hi from Indonesia. I'm learning more about the U.K. from this video. Thank you!
Good explanation. Learnt a lot on the UK. Thanks
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This video was meaningful to me because I learned more than I thought I would. Thank you..
Thank you dear sister for describe about the geography of UK. I've learned a lot about UK. This video is very informative for all of us . We want more videos about UK . Thank you so much. Love and respect from Bangladesh ❤️🇧🇩
If there were an Oscar for Best Teacher of the English Language... the award goes to you! There are loads of information to be learned in your videos. Though English is my mother's tongue I am constantly learning new stuff from your videos. Why do I still have problem pronouncing "three". You would laugh hearing how I say it. Please continue making these videos. Good luck from Guyana.
I finally understand! Thank you.
Thanks, it is really helpful.
I m highly thankful to you for this valuable knowledge
thank you for the UK history and geography and language lesson i love that whole kingdom . i was born in america in wisconsin- my ancestors came ulster and england/scotland. centuries ago. i could write a book about it and should. this information was useful and i thank you for sharing this. i love world history. i study all the time
Hi. Thanks for your videos.
I want to know about UK education system.
Please do a video on that.
Hello from Panama 🇵🇦 I am studying British History and Culture at UMECIT University. I really like this video, interesting and easy to understand. Regards.
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Thank you teacher very interesting I learned about UK
Great Britain = England + Wales + Scotland
UK = England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Ireland = Republic of Ireland + Northern Ireland
British Isles = England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland + Republic of Ireland
Btw ma’am, I don’t understand the one with “Britain = England + Wales” what is that supposed to mean? Scotland should be there.
It was from when the Romans were around. They stopped on what would become the border of England and Scotland over a thousand years later.
England and Wales were the area's that was controlled by the Romans for a couple of centuries. Ofcourse they were called that then. It was known as Britannia
Both of those areas were under the controll of the Romano Britons after the Romans left, with their stronghold in South Wales, and Ynys Mon. The area in which England would arise out of Was named after the Anglo Saxon pagans. And Wales was named after the Christian Romaniced Britons (later known as the Welsh, it's called Cymru in their own language)
Because Scotland is "Great Britain". Britain is just Wales/England
Scottish not British
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