The Reason why the UK is so confusing!
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Ireland isn't part of great Britain but is part of the British isles....just to confuse the situation further.
Although (some) Irish people really hate it when you call it the British isles
I learned it at school but I forgot
Lets call it the Irish Isles why not? Goes both ways
@@cianw2942 yeah but there's 7 million people on the island of Ireland and 67 million people on the island of britain. It makes more sense calling it the British isles given Britain is the biggest island and has almost 10x the number of people
Oh my goodness, I feel so ashamed to not know all these specificities, while I'm from Australia, my great/grand parents are half from Scotland and half from irland, this is so helpful thanks
The EU is an organisation of countries not a continent
This dude is dumb af ofc we are in Europe this dude don’t think the uk in the same continent of Europe LMFAO
Organisation of countries in the continent of Europe
@@OfficialDenzyrussia and the uk are in europe but not the EU. Also probably others too. Like ukraine, Switzerland,serbia, belarus, turkey, andora, iceland, albania and Azerbaijan , lichensien, the vatican, monaco also many hotly contested areas and others I diddnt mention, theres almost as many not in the eu as there are in it.
@@oscarpenn4038 yes I know? But what I meant that only countries in Europe could join the EU
Exactly. And the UK is purely a 'political entity' comprising of four separate countries. So the Union Jack is not really a 'national flag', but a 'political' one. Each constituent part of the UK has their own national flag. Confusing? ....you bet!!
Saying the EU is Europe is like saying the UN is the World.
Lmao true 😂
World is not a name, so it’s capitalised
@@Samghnaganwhy do you give a shit
Works well
@@Samghnaganbro took that personally
I don’t how people get confused over this Just because we’re not in the EU anymore doesn’t mean we’ve left the continent ffs 😂
Nah, leaving a union actually broke the tectonic plate or some shit idk
@@kyloluma "england when the sea split or smth i didnt read the manga"
Idk if this is what he was saying but I thought the confusion came from the fact that yall are an island not connected to the rest of Europe and therefore not really a part of the continent Europe
Brexit means brexit. Didn’t you notice the engines flinging us into orbit?
@kingyeti15 neither is Ireland
The terms ‘Europe’ and the ‘EU’ are not the same. Europe is the name of the continent, it is purely geographical. The EU (European Union) is the name of the political union of various European countries. A country may be located in Europe but not necessarily part of the EU.
Finally someone understands
bro thinks the EU is Europe 💀
some people...
No he doesn't, he's explaining to the ppl who think tha he doesn't
Bro thinking this whilst Norway is not in the EU. like is Norway just its own fucking continent now??
Do ya’ll need to put the word bro and then a skull emoji at the end of your sentence in every comment section of all the RUclips shorts
@@mal_3157bro thinks he's the comment police 💀
As a British person I can confirm he made this 10 times more confusing then it had to be
@@Milburt🤓, No one actually cares about simple mistakes on the internet… we can still understand the sentence.
@@MilburtI bet you’re fun at parties
@@Milburt learn to be nice
@@Milburthow rude, this person might be dyslexic!!!!!
@@MilburtHe/she is just stating a possibility.I do not think he means it in a rude manner.
Ok quick break down
UK- England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (+British isles)
Great Britain- England, Scotland and Wales
Europe- continent where the uk is located
EU- organisation designed to make trade easier across countries (not immigration) (not Europe)
The uk is a country made up of countries.
Europe is the continent
The EU is a trading organisation
EU is a terrorist organisation rather the trading one...
N Ireland should just be Ireland
The EU is criminal organisation.
@@benfisher1376It’s quite complicated, but they are seperate country’s soooooo I don’t think it’s possible
Great Britain is technically geographic term. So Orkney Islands doesn’t count.
It’s really not that confusing lol
American geography is even more confusing
Ikr
As an irish we just live from are past of civil war knowing that we lost the North
@@rgaviation5143 I love how they say we are not part of Europe but we are wtf is this dude on
@@lukewalker3 I think he meant it’s not part of the European Union
In the UK, our schools go over this 100 times in Geography
Nah my stupid teacher Wendy McDonald says you have to pay a tenner to go to toilet I took a piss in her coffee cup she puke lmao
Really? We never did as we all kind of knew since reception or year 1. I also never really did geography. Maybe like for 3 years in High School. ( Also I know high school is an American term but the area where I lived in Birmingham (which used to be under Hereford and Worcester)actually used the middle school and high school system but changed before I joined but since the locals called it the high school, we all do.) went off on a slight tangent but oh well
England are selfish and don’t teach about there connections about ireland bc ireland is seen to be a pheasant country to them and it’s not also the English killed a lot of people in Ireland and they done teach that in England
@@AlwaysRightAllNightI never knew high school was an American term we just called it primary school and high school
@@OPOwen . Where I am from in south Birmingham we went through a border crisis where for a time we were under Hereford and Worcester, but now we are under Birmingham. So when my mom grew up it was called “middle school and high school” but now it’s under Birmingham I grew to knew it as “Primary School” and “Secondary School”.
Secondary = high school
Primary = middle school.
Even though it should be switched in my opinion 😂
“Is UK a country” “yes”
“Is England a country” “yes……….”
No and yes
Us having 4 kingdoms
Them having 50 states:
The states aren’t countries.
@@jayr6839neither are ours
The last time I checked, England, Scotland and Wales are all countries.
@@omgtherenonames69 The last time I checked, England, Scotland and Wales are all countries
@@jayr6839 they're kingdoms part of the uk apart for half of Ireland for some reason
“And to make things more confusing, the United Kingdom is a part of the continent of Europe!”
Wow that’s so confusing!
The EU is just an economic alliance which includes only but not all European countries, it does not determine what countries are a part of the continent. The UK also used to be a part of the EU but we left. Norway and Switzerland are also countries not in the EU.
@@elijahknox4421 And? Everyone knows that the UK is part of Europe, it's like saying: ''Hey! look! this is so confusing, Spain it's in Europe!'' or ''Germany is in Europe!'' Like c'mon.
@@elmuffintristea4523 what? I know the UK is a part of Europe.
I was explaining the difference between Europe (the continent) and the European Union to make it less confusing
@@elijahknox4421 I think people are smart enough to know that Europe isn't the same as the EU
@@elmuffintristea4523 this person sounded confused
This is like saying it’s confusing that Canada isn’t part of the USA
Well, not yet anyway😏
@@LofiDreamy999you're already doing bad enough adding Canada will just make it worse at this point
Saying Ireland is part of the eu is ridiculous cuz it's an independent county and not every European country is European Union
That's like saying that Switzerland isn't European
ireland is literally an eu member are you feeling ok ?????
But Ireland IS part of the EU
Also your loop includes the Isle of Man which is it's own self-governing British Crown Dependency.
But it is not part of the UK or European Union.
But once you live in it and grow up to learn the ways, it is simple
@0:35 The UK is part of Europe geographically, it’s just not part of the EU(the economic and political union between the 27 member states).
You’ve just made it more confusing than it really is. Great Britain is the three on the island, UK is NI and GB, and we can travel to Ireland without visa. We are part of Europe, because Europe is a continent and the EU is an organisation of countries
The UK is not apart of the European Union (EU) anymore, since it left in 2020 (This was commonly known as 'Brexit'). The EU is an Intergovernmental Organisation (IGO). Whereas Europe is a Continent, and The UK has always been in Europe. They're completely different things. Just to correct you, but the rest was spot on 👍
The way to think of it is like US States, they have their own governments within the Country's government
Exactly
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Not really! As each place developed differently and at different times and founded by different people. England = Anglo Saxon. Scotland = Scoti. Wales = Britons (British)
It's a bit like that but also quite different.
Yes, but the Isle of Man is also circled in the ‘UK’ section, and it is not part of the UK. It is a crown dependency of the UK ( another example would be the Channel Islands) however places like Gibraltar or Cayman Islands are overseas territories, and there are other things like Akrotiri and Dhekelia or the Antarctic territory which are not any of the things I mentioned which I won’t even get into lol
Edit: just realised 2 parts of Scotland aren’t circled either! Shetland islands and St Kilda. Sorry to be picky lol
Yeah, the Isle of Man is only part of the British Isles
it is it’s own nation but it is still part of the U.K. as it is not a sovereign state
It’s independent, but is run by the uk and it’s lord is the British monarch
Correct
@@marklee2588 The Isle of Man is 100% its own state and NOT part of the UK although it is part of Great Britain, with its own laws and does not follow the laws of the UK (the lack of a speed limit makes it the best place for racing). Guernsey and Jersey are also not part of the UK and were part of the German nation during WWII with a Jewish concentration camp being built on Alderney (also not part of the UK but still part of Great Britain).
Ireland is actually a part of the Eu travel visa and have their agreements with the UK. Essentially in terms of travelling to and from the UK, nothing shaw changed for Irish in the wake of brexit
It isn't confusing at all, the UK is a country and Ireland is a country. If you call the country Great Britain its not that deep
I live in the UK and it's not that confusing
Same bro this dude is saying we are not in Europe but we are but we are not wtf is he talking about 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Exactly, if this is confusing then what isn’t?
I used to live in the UK and to be honest, I agree
@@lukewalker3 he is saying that we are in Europe but we're not a part of it anymore
@@Sugarstar11 we are i think you mean the E.U they are diffnt things
As a northern irish person, it isnt that confusing
Same
From Donegal? Lol.
@@johnmc3862 bro that's in the republic🤦
Yes, I learned it in Yr 8 geography 😂 (I'm from belfast btw)
@@usssouthdakota5541 lol
FINALLY SOMEONE TALKS ABOUT WHERE I LIVE!!
I'm Welsh and the Welsh government say they want to be independent frome the UK so if that happens it will be more confusing.
No they don’t. Labour are in government in Wales, it isn’t Labour policy for Wales to leave the union.
I think you make it sound more complicated than it is
You’ll get used to it. Greetings from England!
Can i be your slave for eternity..... Please
I live in Northern Ireland and we are part of the uk but as he said we aren’t part of Great Britain it’s kinda confusing
Ireland is part of EU "travel visa" as in we don't need a visa to travel to any other EU nations. We can work and live anywhere in Europe.
However, we can also travel to England/Great Britian and live and work there without visas. We can also claim social welfare there.
Same for British people. They can work and live here no problem. No visa is required. It's called the Common Travel Area (CTA)
Anywhere in Europe? What about Switzerland, eh? You are full of shit!
I just asked this same thing because I was confused by why he said what he said. Your comment is the first I see to correct him.
@@lovey980He's trying to say that Ireland isn't part of the Schengen visa arrangement. Which is true. But that is only relevant to non-EU citizens. That is, if you are from, say, China, and you want to travel to Italy on holiday, you will receive a Schengen visa from the Italian consulate or embassy. But with that visa, you can travel from Italy to any other EU state that is in the Schengen zone - France, Germany, Spain etc. No need for any more visas. Ireland isn't in the Schengen zone, so a separate visa would be required for this Chinese example tourist to enter Ireland.
However, all EU citizens have the automatic right to move to and live and work in any other EU state - no visas of any type required. Schengen is not relevant to citizens.
Ireland also has a common travel area with the UK, for historical reasons. Meaning that Irish citizens can live and work in the EU and the UK with no visa barrier, Brexit madness making no difference.
Great Britain isn’t Scotland, Wales, and England, it’s the largest island in the British Isles, and all three of those countries have land outside of the main isle, eg; Anglesey in a Welsh island that isn’t apart of Great Britain.
Northern Ireland’s existence isn’t confusing, South Sudan, North Korea, and even the US States of North and South Carolina exist as well.
The travel stuff can be quite odd, but it can be easily explained with a quick history lesson on the British and Irish governments trying to stop terrorism and that was their solution.
The 4 nation country thing… the UK is the last of its kind, what can I say. Entities like the UK were far more common long ago, things like the Two Sicilies, Poland-Lithuania, and even the Russian Empire are all examples of this.
I’m from N Ireland but I still consider myself Irish and JUST irish
samee
Im from northern ireland and british, whatever floats ur boat
Whats your passport say ?
@@alllove2792 it’s an Irish passport
@@alllove2792 irish passport i have
Also to note there is North of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Ireland has four provinces with Ulster containing 9 counties… 6 of which are in the UK while 3 are Irish; but all are in the province of Ulster.
Therefore there is North of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland is NOT its own country its just a by product of British plantation - they are run by British still.
Re: Currency
Ireland uses the Euro while Northern Ireland uses Sterling with England and Wales but Scotland uses the Scottish pound.
They are not countries, The UK is the country and Wales Scotland England and Northern Ireland are regions or nations with their own languages and culture.
Northern Ireland isn't a country. It's technically described as a statelet.
It's also know as a province
Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland that is variously described as a country, province or region.
The part I love about the place.
Northern Ireland is not a country, but it is in fact a kingdom… without being a country… somehow.
No is isa a contry stop lied are
@@killerboygaming5629 English...?
It's like how people think Mexico, Central America, Cuba and the Caribbean isn't part of North America, but it is, they're just not included because they don't speak English.
Yeah but those countries are also part of Latin America. That's the big distinction. You could say Latin America won't let North America be a part of it, because they don't speak Spanish (or any of the other languages there) and also be correct.
Sssssssh, the septics still have not worked out that Canada is part of America either.
Wait till you find out how absurdly complicated it is to avoid getting ripped off when buying train tickets in the UK; that's a whole new level of confusion to non-enthusiasts. Each route has its own unique quirks that you have to exploit to get cheaper tickets.
oh my gosh the eu (european union) is a political/economic alliance not a continent. europe is a continent. the uk isn’t in the eu but that doesnt mean that it isnt in europe. thats like saying that the usa isnt a country because it isnt in brics. do ur research.
It really isn’t that confusing unless you're American.
then explain to me, an american. This video made it only more confusing😂 and why does it seem like their is a general dislike from irish to british people?! 😂
@@summoning.redemption The United Kingdom is a kingdom consisting of four countries those being Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and the ruling country England. Ireland and Northern Ireland are 2 completely separate countries.
There is a long tradition of anti-British sentiment, specifically anti-English sentiment since the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland and often more specifically Anglophobia, within Irish nationalism. Much of this was grounded in the hostility felt by the largely Catholic poor for the Anglo-Irish gentry, which was mainly Anglican.
However, it is important to note that not all Irish people dislike the British. In fact, many Irish people have British ancestry and many Irish people have moved to Britain for work or study
@@Fans.of.Darth.Vaders.Empire man that explanation was great thank you. And as naive as it sounds, many people from america(myself included), generally think/thought the U.K is just england itself. I had no clue the U.K represents those four countries. Especially how northern ireland is a separate country! Geography is not nearly taught widely enough throughout america. It makes us look very ignorant and self absorbed. Thank you for your time to enlighten me.
@@summoning.redemptionYou're most welcome. It was our pleasure to assist you.
@@Fans.of.Darth.Vaders.Empire that's a general misconception. England isn't the ruling country of the UK as it's the only country of the UK not to have a devolved parliament. It is ruled directly from the UK parliament that contains English,Scottish,Welsh and Northern Irish ministers and members.
I'm from England 🏴 and when you've been living in the UK your whole life you get used to it
And there is no border control between Ireland and Norther Ireland. You just pass the border like in Schengen space in EU
Slough used to be very lively during my childhood. I do agree with the others saying it started declining 10+ yrs ago. The Queensmere and Observatory shopping centres were bought by an Abu Dhabi company back in 2017 but still no developments. Planning permission was given in October 2022 but no new updates as of January 2024. Quite sad to see the decline 🥲 That guy has said what any other person living in Slough would say about how its like to live here.
I'm from Northern Ireland I thought this was basic knowledge
Am I the only one who knows that because I am from the UK
I live in England and all I know is I’m apart of Europe ,UK and Great Britain 🤷♀️🇬🇧
Northern Ireland isn't part of the republic of Ireland but is part of Ireland but is also part of the UK but not part of Great Britain and Ireland and Britain are both part of the British Isles (These Islands) depending on who you ask. I understand why people get confused. You gotta live here to get it
I almost had an heart attack when he said four countries 😅
When you Google England it says it's a country
Yeah, what about it
I’m northern Irish and so many people forget we’re a country
It's not a country
province or region seems more appropriate occupied irland seems most appropriate
@@splashafrica province isn't appropriate because it doesn't make any sense. Northern Ireland is 6 counties of the province of Ulster, so how could it be a province inside a province. There is also no occupation of Northern Ireland, we want to be British
@@pingu255 fair enough it just looks silly on a map to divide the island a united ireland would make more sense to me. As a South African we have parks the size of whales so your sub divisions doesn't make sense to me on the scale of my thinking pretty sure we have municipalities with bigger boundaries the UK surface area
@@splashafrica we're a densely populated nation, 281 people per km² versus 25 in SA. The division exists based on population. In the 1600s there were attempts to bring Ireland under greater protestant control, so settlers from Scotland especially were brought to Ireland. This created a bitter divide and struggle, with Catholics being treated worse than the protestants. In early 20th century Ireland wanted independence, but in the North East of Ulster (the province which is basically northern Ireland now) there was a majority of protestants who wanted to be British, so northern ireland was created, and then developed to give the protestants total control. This failed though and the divisions it created led to The Troubles, a thirty year ethno nationalist conflict where about 3500 were killed ending in the 1990s. There's now a fairly even split between the number of catholics and protestants, sightly more Catholics now though, and NI is a fairer country. A majority of people though still want to remain in the UK. It's a difficult subject. Unionists have done a lot of damage to the catholics (mostly people who want to be in Ireland) in the past, I myself am a unionist and a descendant of the Protestant settlers from Scotland, but the problem is we've been here so long now, longer than Europeans have been settling in America, that we can't just leave, this is our home too now. There are many more things at play but there's no easy solution. I anticipate though that there will be a United Ireland within my lifetime, even though for my beliefs I would prefer it not to happen
I'm Fae scotland but I consider myself scottish JUST SCOTTISH I'm not English and English people needs to accept we are SCOTTISH NOT ENGLISH!!!
The UK is part of Europe, just not the European Union.
I live in ireland and to us northern Ireland is not a separate country
I live in Northern Ireland, and to me it is a separate country
@@JMBProits not even a fucking country
@@JMBPro A "country" is extremely generous, considering Northern Ireland only exists because a minority of British colonist descendents had a statelet created to keep themselves an artificial majority.
Call it a country if you want. Delude yourself.
@@vonbeedle554 oh sorry am I not allowed to exist...??
@@JMBPro You can exist. Northern Ireland has no right to, on the other hand.
Geography teachers be like 😅
Not geography
History teachers be like
Strange case of britain 😅
Nah, more like:
*American trying to tell about the geography they study in their school in US and why Europe is so confusing*
Ireland is also a island, which the republic of Ireland is on, as well as northern Ireland, which is part of the United kingdom
Nah I don't find the arrangements confusing! Think of it in accending order from biggest to smallest; The British Isles (all including Ireland), The UK (with N Ireland), Great Britain (mainland only) then finally England, Scotland, Wales & NI.
I wish the Uk voted to stay in the EU.
British people don’t know what they want ✌️
Looking at the current economic growth from nations within such as Germany and France, I think we’re good.
@@carwyngriffiths You’re deluded look at the state of the UK you idiot
@@carwyngriffithslook at your growth lol
@@carwyngriffiths uk was better in the EU freedom of Travel Movement honesty in years to come there won’t be a UK anymore it will Separate because Scotland will leave
ngl it is easy when YOU LIVE IN THE UK LIKE I DO
want a cookie
I live in The Netherlands but the UK isnt that confusing since i dont Reginize Scotland, Wales, England and Northern ireland as an country But rather an State of The United Kingdom
@@DUTCH-CHRISTIAN2008then you’re an idiot😂
They’re nations, not countries.
Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland are nations, the UK is a country. Great Britain is Wales, Scotland and England as it is the island of Great Britain, whereas Northern Ireland is on the island of Ireland.
Northern Ireland is a lot like Azad Kashmir in Pakistan and strangely enough 70 percent of Pakistanis in the UK are actually Azad Kashmiri.
You must come to Wales as its one of the best countries(imo) because of the culture and we also have to most castles in the world with over 600 Castles the food is awesome and if you go to Swansea then they have some really beautiful beaches
Cardiff is beautiful
Fun fact: most of the castles in Wales were built by the English
There is no culture in wales (as someone from wales)
Wrong, Germany has the most castles in the world, wales has more castles per square miles
@@CaffeinatedMoustacheI will build a big stone wall between them and turn them into a singular super long castle. Victory for wales!
I am from Ireland and I don’t like when people say Northern Ireland is a country.
As a brit I can confirm northern ireland is not a country
Because its not northern ireland belongs to ireland
your right iy should be part of ireland@@PatrickMapper
@@sammynoise It’s part of the UK but I agree that it should rightfully be Irish. I’m not sure we should combine them yet though as it would be very unstable. I’m in the minority of brits that believe that unfortunately
@@PatrickMapper "I'm not sure we should combine them yet..." Why should anyone in Britain decide? The destiny of Ireland is nobody's business but the Irish people's.
In short Ireland and NI are different countries and the U.K. is not in the European UNION
As someone from the uk, it’s actually super simple. So Great Britain is England, Wales and Scotland. The UK are Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the British isles is The UK and Ireland. Simple.
The reason there’s a Northern Ireland instead of it being all Ireland is because I’m pretty sure the uk decided to attack Ireland and wouldn’t stop until they got Ireland or a little bit of it
Hope that helps
Ireland was invaded by the UK several times and was a colony of Britain for centuries. Northern Ireland was colonised directly with British people, which is why in 1921, after the Irish War of Independence, the UK carved Northern Ireland out specifically to keep a British Unionist majority population within those borders.
Basically ensuring Ireland would never reclaim the entire island without fighting Britain, which has a larger army, bigger population, and NATO behind it.
Americans trying to study basic geography.
Lol, average school system in america that's probably the only thing they get taught.
doesnt sound american to me
@@eezoraptor420I know he’s Australian or something, I was just saying he’s pretty dumb
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Great Britain (island): England, Scotland and Wales
United Kingdom (country): Great Britain and Northern Ireland
British Isles (islands): Great Britain and the island of Ireland (incl. Northern Ireland)
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are nations within the United Kingdom. These nations also have their own capital cities, food, culture, etc... but make up the U.K. as a whole.
Great Britain is sometimes also used to refer to the United Kingdom as a country, including Northern Ireland.
EU is an organisation not a continent
Jesus, these arguments in the comments are getting out of control.
Here is a little explanation to help y’all who are confused.
Countries : England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Isle of Man.
Great Britain : England, Scotland, Wales
United Kingdom : England Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
British Isles : England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Isle of Man.
Isle of Man isn’t a country...
Everything correct except isle of Mann.
Ireland isn't a British Isle.
@@Jonesyb90no I know I just couldn’t be bothered to write it somewhere separately
@@AA_Equestrian haha, this made me chuckle, tip of cap!
Without the Northern Ireland, it's the Great Britain. With the Northern Ireland, it is the *United Kingdom of the Great Britain and the Northern Ireland.*
I live in Wales and we're not confusing I speak fluent Welsh but I'm getting better English!
Americans: "Ireland is an island in the U.K right?
Irish: For feck sa-
Nobody said that
😂😂😂
@@nakkaduit was a joke! I’m guessing you are not British or Irish!
@@oceansunset6147 I am British, I've never heard an American saying that though. Your joke didn't work
Sorry I was just saying that because there’s an American guy I know that asked me that.
Hello from liverpool
Scousers
Ok let me just clear this up. The EU is an organisation of countries. It’s not a continent. So it’s a common misconception that the UK is not part of Europe just because it left the EU. Just because a country isn’t in the EU doesn’t mean that it’s not part of Europe. By that logic countries like Iceland, Serbia, Switzerland, Norway, Russia and Turkey wouldn’t be in Europe because they aren’t in the EU. So the UK is part of Europe! We left the European Union! Not the continent.
The EU isn't a continent, it's an organisation. Europe is the continent, which everyone in that geographical area is in, regardless of whether they're in an organisation.
*Brain left the chat*
There’s no ‘Northern Ireland’ it’s just Ireland 🇮🇪
So you're saying I don't exist?
Well… what do you call the growth on your island’s north with its own flag, name, and internationally recognised borders called then?
@@lordbonney9779 a fake border
@@JustLorcan a fake border which Ireland recognises as being very real
Keep crying and copeing😂😂
Really isn’t confusing we are 4 countries with another country who we don’t fight with and we are all part of Europe. Just explained it in 1 sentence
Some people use "Europe" when they are referring to the EU, this does not help with clarity at all, in fact it just makes understanding meaning that much harder. The EU is a supranational organisation comprising of many countries that are IN Europe. Europe is a continent whose borders are somewhat ill-defined*, and contains the countries of the EU and a number of others that are NOT in the EU (such as, for example, Switzerland).
*E.g. is Turkey in Europe or Asia? Same goes for Russia. Some people will include one or both of these countries in Europe, but there are also some who would class them both as Asia!
There's not 4 countries in the uk 💀
Yeah there are 💀
There are 4 countries american
@@estbgti424 well you’re wrong. NI is not a country.
@@MrRoz121 Yes it is. I'm from the UK I think I would know.
@@estbgti424 good for you. I’m from Ireland. Northern Ireland isn’t a country.
Are you apart of europe?
Uk: well yes, but actually no.
its in the continent not in the eu bc eu is a union
Its actually 100% part of europe,
Are you a part of Europe?
UK: yes
Part of Europe, not part of the EU anymore.
Europe is a continent, but the EU is an organisation that not all European nations joined
If you look at it the right way, the UK and Ireland are just the geographically accurate Rayman™ N.Ireland and Ireland are the hand, Scotland the head, England and Wales are the torso and near Plymouth and Essex are the "feet"
Ahh the UK. I must admit it’s very fun watching it all fall apart, greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪, the e.u are here they say hi as well 👋 🇪🇺 and to not forget to que in that very long line in every E.U airport. You know the one it’s next to the express line for E.U citizens, it has the British flag and all the other flags that nobody can identify 🇸🇴 🇦🇫 🇰🇿 🇬🇧
Have a GREAT holiday
I can hear the tears hitting your keyboard... bitter ginger leprechaun... using my language too ahhh
Small price to pay for freedom…. And that’s really the best you could come up with?
Never been stuck in a queue at the airport, didn’t the EU ignore your votes to leave twice and made you keep voting till you said yes to staying.very democratic not.
@@deborahhatcher6214 No sorry Im afraid you’ve no idea what your talking about
There’s a shocker
Vote leave 😆 quality
@@user-vk8zy6re4t Lisbon treaty
The 4 parts that make up UK are nations, the UK is the country
You make it too confusing, here is how to make it simpler to an American
Think of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as states eg. Texas or Arizona
And the counties inside of them like districts in American states.
-From a Brit 🇬🇧
There’s a difference between the European Union and Europe, if France leaves the EU that doesn’t mean it isn’t part of the European continent anymore.
It’s crazy when you look at how small Britain is and then realize it was the even smaller England that started what became to be the largest empire in human history.
This bloke wouldn't know this but there are four countries in Britain on paper only. In reality, every part of Britain feeds London because Westminster has full control of finance. All because we are not federated.
For people who don’t understand how the Uk is part of Europe: There was this area called doggerland [What the fu- is that kind of name!?] and due to rising sea levels, doggerland sunk. [Let me know if that was what he meant on UK being part of europe or not]
Ok, so he’s explained what is part of what and whatever… but he actually hasn’t explained WHY there is Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. So as a person who does know, here you go:
England ruled Ireland from the 13th century (can’t remember the reason why, but I think they invaded). Back quite a few centuries ago (1845-1852) Irish had a famine. The famine was caused by their potatoes, which made up 1/3 of their diet, being ruined by blight. This meant they had very little food to live off. However, as England owned Ireland, they were exporting lots of food from them still (making the famine even worse). In the later years of the famine, they gave them corn, but corn was very expensive and not very nutritious. After this, they had a lot of resentment and a lot of Ireland wanted to become their own area (we call these people republicans) but some wanted to stay part of the Uk (we call these the Unionists). Thing is, as a lot of conflicts are often about, there was issues between catholics and Protestants. Most of the Republicans were catholic, and most of the unionists were Protestant. Eventually, Ireland was split in the early 1920s. Only about 40 years later though, the troubles came. This was where the two places would attack each other. These include the Birmingham pub bombings and Bloody Sunday. Eventually, they settled it just before 2000, with the Good Friday agreement. Since then, they stuck to this, and haven’t had much conflict since, but that doesn’t stop some people wanting to become their own place.
TL:DR: England owned Ireland for a long time, didn’t help them during a famine which set off groups called republicans and unionists, and then Ireland split in early 1920s. The troubles took place in late 1900s for about 30 years, and Ireland and England haven’t had much conflict since.
(Please correct me in the comments if I got anything wrong! I only recently learned this 😅)
Of course Britain is part of Europe, just not the European Union. Two very different things
Actually Northern Ireland is a province.
NI is part of the old province of Ulster but is not a province itself, it is a country.
To try and make sense of the last one the uk is part of the CONTINENT Europe but not the European Union
It’s called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
It’s on the British passport.
exactly dude, the united kingdom of great bitain and northern ireland makes sense. yourr valid
Northern Ireland is not its own country idc what you say
You must have graduated out of a McDonald’s to find this confusing but for those who do the uk is a part Europe that does not mean it is a part of the Eu (European union) also you said that one is in the uk and the other is in the eu you do realise those two things aren’t necessarily separate the uk was in the eu for years
As a Scottish person. I want nothing to with being part of England or the UK. Let me leave
You voted to stay… you had your opportunity to leave
then leave?
53% of those born in Scotland did vote to leave but when the 76% of the English people living in Scotland voted No it swung it. You don't know this because you know the sum of fuck all about Scotland, its people or it's cultural values. Do you think it's strange there hasn't been any reprisals against English immigrants? Or do you think that it maybe because they are Democrats and not ethnic nationalists like Farage, Reform and all these other English fascists?
For people that dont understand
British isles is all of it
Great britian is wales, england and scotland
United kingdom is northern ireland england wales and scotland
“But it’s not, but it is” No. It’s a part of Europe, that was never up for a debate, you can’t leave a continent, that’s a geographical categorisation. The EU is a union that it left, there’s other European countries that aren’t in the EU such as Switzerland, Norway Iceland, Albania, Ukraine, Serbia and more. The EU only has 27 countries, Europe is made up of 44 countries