What's so GREAT about Britian?

[joel]

Had read in the broadsheets that the 'Great' in GB was to distinguish the larger island landmass from the smaller land mass of Brittany. The 'Britons' being the indigenous Welsh (as we now know them), all others being immigrants. The Britons having migrated to populate the island from the areas we now refer to as France and Spain.

Regarding the supposed "confusion" between britain and "uk" which was remarked on, I believe its deliberate on the part of posters. The "uk" is an idea, a political construct, not unlike the USSR, USA, or Gross Deutschland. It is only alive in the minds of people and entirely variable. The issue of this islands geography and proximity to the island of britain and its inhabitants is whats real and static. That posters of a certain political outlook will emphasize land over imagined political systems should not be unexpected.

You want a piece of Ireland? I don't think I imagine that.

[Odyessus]

Great Britian is a reference to the British Isles, as in the largest of the isles. Even with all the British Isles problems and faults we must be doing something right as it seems the worlds immigrants will do almosts anything to get here. Try traveling outside of western europe and north america, see how crap life can realy be. Then you will understand that life on the British Isles is not so bad.

Great Britain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Great Britian is a reference to the British Isles, as in the largest of the isles.

Nonsense. Try reading your own link. It take a particularly stupid poster to post a link which proves he's talking nonsense.

[pete2]

You want a piece of Ireland? I don't think I imagine that.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5kNHiGIKGQ"]YouTube - Braveheart-myisland[/ame]

[macdarawhitfield]

Oh yes he does, He just drew attention to the fact that I made a misspelling on another thread.
So guys when 'Macdarawhitfield' is about, do watch your spelling.

Alright ,already,mea culpa! It's just that when I see one crap spelling ( eg Britian) I keep seeing more and more.And when the subject of the post actually is 'Britian' I can't help thinking 'right,what else doesn't she/he know?'. Daft I know - blame Br.Kearns aka Dracula.I won't do it again,honest.

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Greasy trucker
The trolls troll.
seriously go away, or actually join in with something sensible, you attract other trolls like flies and you all screw up every thread you infect.

Everyone else I am still waiting on Information on clotted cream in Ireland- pref munster

[Guinnesslad]

Ireland has horrible fruit and veg selection. Most veg is grown outside Ireland, when infact it could (and should) be grown here.
Aside from potatoes and cabbage, the quality is fairly low unfortunately.

[martino]

Greasy trucker
The trolls troll.
seriously go away, or actually join in with something sensible, you attract other trolls like flies and you all screw up every thread you infect.

Everyone else I am still waiting on Information on clotted cream in Ireland- pref munster

You could try Marks and Spencers, they do a thick, clotted cream. I had some today with dessert.