Why do most people on here think that the UK is just England?

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mike j

I am from the USA and i am very familiar with the UK. I know it's not just England. I admire all the history from your country (countries) that make up the UK. Scotland is a beautiful place from what i've seen. I just can't understand why some of those who answer have to bash America, call us stupid and such. It's really not fair, we're a lot like you since the majority of our people descended from somewhere in the UK or Ireland (and Germany and Italy). Obviously your question was pointed at Americans, most people i am acquainted with know that the UK is made up of seperate countries. Most people i know here in America still consider the UK our closest friends, too bad you have turned your back on us just because of our stupid leader. Hasn't Scotland, England, Wales, or Ireland had terrible leaders in their past??? it's really a double standard, i wonder what the world thought of Britain when they were pushing the rest of the world around????

Princess B2B 29/11/08

they are prob ppl from usa and most americans only know about america and not about other countries. when i have ever visited the usa and ppl ask if im from england they automatically think im from london..as though london is the only place in england.

dels replies

And those of us who live here know that. But there are a lot of foreigners on this page who don't know that.. They also think that Britain or Great Britain is the same. And do not understand the British Isles either..

Alfa

I am not sure, maybe I did not pay attention in the school, but I thought for along time, that England was synonym for UK ( I am Mexican).

Now, living in Europe a colleague from UK explained me the mistake. The same with the flag, I did not know, that it is a combination of flags ( I saw the white flag with red banners during a football match...).

CLIVE H

For about two or three hundred years, the Island of Britain has been called England by many folk. Reason why is because in history, Wales, Scotland and even dear old Eire were FORCED to become part of England. So, the name England stuck.

Let's get modern shall we. The American Colonies of the 17th and 18th centuries were part of the ENGLISH empire and not a part of something which later became known as the BRITISH EMPIRE.

It's all tooo much for me. I'm going down the pub.

WALES FOREVER

Alison G

When you say the UK; most people (me included) think of mainland Britain - Britain and England; England being the bit that isn't Scotland and Wales are almost interchangeable in most peoples minds.

Michael M

Whats worse is that they think all the British speak with cockney accents.

chric43

simple most people are just stupid and why is it every time an American celebrity is in England they think there in London regardless of where they actually are

fruitdog69

for the same reason you wouldn't be able to name which of our country's states are considered south and which ones are considered north (the answer isn't as easy as you may think)... cause nobody in america gives a fudge.

ZzozZ Zombie Reincarnated!!

HEY!!! Not everyone from North America is ignorant!

I'm Canadian and I knew.

jss26

american people dont even know anything about the geography of their own country so you cant expect them to know anything about that other thing... what's it called?? oh yeah, the world!

I Was At Your Piano Recital

coz they're idiots

ANF

The American people usually refer to England when they mean the UK. They are confused by the terms that come our way. There is Great Britain, The British Isles, The United Kingdom and just plain England.
I think that in general those that refer to England are in fact our American friends that share this forum with us.

rodmod

Thats the education standard combined with ignorance,England is following its bum chum USA and their teaching standards!

will_r_day

Because the Americans have brainwashed us with tat such as Edinburgh, England and even worse Wales, a county in England!!

Julia H

Because they are thick.

iNsTaNt pUdDiNhEaD

And the Isle of Man, too, right?

Mostly they are uneducated. I'd be really concerned if they were British and thought the UK was just England!

Katherine X

Be quiet, we don't want anything to do with those English people, I'm all for the UK being just England I want nothing to do with it, I'm Welsh.

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