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	Create New Topic   My Posts   My forum buddies   Invite friends   Private messages Russian brides > Main Forum > A Girl in Moldova Author Post kingarthur Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/3/2007 3:55:28 PM   It is not an argument. It's facts. danny3777 Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/3/2007 3:55:31 PM   Kingarthur, That's because the UK is not just one country, it is 3 countries plus a province of the country of Ireland! What about North & South Korea, what about Ireland & Northern Ireland, those countries have two teams and other countries also, the countries of England, Scotland & Wales only have one team each :) kingarthur Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/3/2007 3:58:16 PM   Luckily, someone can reply politely. Adman Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/3/2007 4:04:08 PM   Almost everyone knows that kingarthur, thats why it is silly arguing about. kingarthur Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/3/2007 4:14:02 PM   Adman, I did not want to argue. I thought this is just a chat forum. Maybe I have something to learn about the difference between "nation", "country", "province" and so on. I do not pretend to know everything. Anyway, what about the Six Nations Championship? Adman Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/3/2007 4:29:46 PM   Kingarthur, If you are asking about soccer? Well we only play rugby down under, and we will be coming up there to win the world cup this year.)) Adman Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/3/2007 5:00:01 PM   For clarity kingarthur, my first remark was not a reply to your post, but concerning the "England English" nonsense. danny3777 Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/3/2007 5:43:53 PM   Who's arguing, we're merely having a discussion ..... kingarthur Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/4/2007 2:20:31 AM   This is the result of my homework. I hope it can be useful also to someone else. From Wikipedia: In political geography and international politics a COUNTRY is a geographical entity, a territory, most commonly associated with the notions of state or nation. In common usage, it is used casually in the sense of both "nation" (a cultural entity; see below) and "state" (a political entity; see below). Definitions may vary. It is sometimes used to refer to both states and some other political entities, while in some occasions it refers only to state. It is not uncommon for general information or statistical publications to adopt the wider definition for purposes such as illustration and comparison. There are dozens of non-sovereign territories which constitute geographical countries, but are not sovereign states. Several states have overseas dependencies, with territory and citizenry separate from their own. They are sometimes listed together with states on lists of countries. A NATION is a group of humans who assume that they share a common identity, and share a common language, religion, ideology, culture, and/or history. They are usually assumed to have a common origin, in the sense of ancestry, parentage or descent. NATIONALITY is a relationship between a person and their state of origin, culture, association, affiliation and/or loyalty. Nationality affords the state jurisdiction over the person, and affords the person the protection of the state. A STATE is a set of institutions that possess the authority to make the rules that govern the people in one or more societies, having internal and external sovereignty over a definite territory. In Max Weber's influential definition, it is that organization that has a "monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory." It thus includes such institutions as the armed forces, civil service or state bureaucracy, courts, and police. Within a federal system, the term state also refers to political units, not sovereign themselves, but subject to the authority of the larger state, or federal union, such as the "states and territories of Australia" and the "states" in the United States. In casual usage, the terms "country," "nation," and "state" are often used as if they were synonymous; but in a more strict usage they can be distinguished: COUNTRY denotes a geographical area NATION denotes a people who share common customs, origins, and history. However, the adjectives national and international also refer to matters pertaining to what are strictly states, as in national capital, international law STATE refers to set of governing institutions that has sovereignty over a definite territory A PROVINCE is a territorial unit, almost always a country subdivision. kingarthur Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/4/2007 3:38:11 AM   That said, I wonder why the 3 countries plus a province that constitute the UK merge into one team when it comes to the Olympic Games, for instance. I also wonder why, for instance, the USA do not participate to the FIFA world cup with 50 (or 51) teams :-) saxophone Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/4/2007 5:30:10 AM   PS...About my girl in Moldova !! I am English and she is Moldavian..right lol danny3777 Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/4/2007 5:44:18 AM   Kingarthus, Because the USA is states and not countries. You talk of common languages, customs, laws etc. but in England the first language is English with a few ethnic languages now being taught in schools. In Wales the first language is becoming, more and more, Welsh and all children in school must learn Welsh, it's quite a number of years since I was in Scotland but Scottish television used to be quite a lot in the Gaelic language with this language being taught in schools, probably moreso now, and there is one law of England and Wales but Scotland have their own law and the national Capital of England is London, of Scotland it is Edinburgh and of Wales it is Caerdydd (Cardiff). As for sharing a common history, well if you call England and Scotland having war(s) against each other then sure this is common, as for customs and cultures, well let's not even go there :) jetmba. Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/4/2007 8:00:30 AM   So kingarthur, I guess Italy should participate in the Olympics with 107 teams representing each of the provinces individually (110 in 2009) then? jetmba. Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/4/2007 8:11:15 AM   Martin: The most pressing question about the English that the rest of the world aches to know. Why was George Lazenby the only Bond to ever be pictured wearing a kilt as formal wear? kingarthur Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/4/2007 9:26:14 AM   jetmba, you know what a paradox is, don't you? danny3777 Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/4/2007 9:34:51 AM   jetmba, What has George Lazenby got to do with an 'English' topic? He's Australian! Indeed Sean Connery has often been pictured wearing a kilt and I believe Pierce Brosnan also but they would feel entitled to, the likes of David Niven, Roger Moore etc. should not! jetmba. Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/4/2007 10:50:27 AM   Scotsman Sean Connery was never shown wearing a kilt as James Bond. But Australian George Lazenby was. How can the rest of the world be anything but confused? jetmba. Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/4/2007 10:52:26 AM   Beides Martin - this is not REALLY an "English topic". Its a thread entitled "A Girl in Moldova". kingarthur Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/4/2007 11:11:13 AM   Admittedly, the girls in Moldova can be more interesting than the kilt of Sean Connery :-) danny3777 Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/4/2007 1:40:13 PM   Jet, But it was only in the movies, if we are to take seriously everything we see screened in the movies then one may question how Madonna became the first lady of Argentina!!! Your Reply: Your name:   New Registration Password:   Forgot password?   refresh Code:   Russian brides > Main Forum > A Girl in Moldova
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