Mr_Blott@feddit.uk to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months agoThe UK section of my local supermarket is taking the pissfeddit.ukimagemessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1409arrow-down19
arrow-up1400arrow-down1imageThe UK section of my local supermarket is taking the pissfeddit.ukMr_Blott@feddit.uk to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square79fedilink
minus-squareResol van Lemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoStill can’t understand how some people think England is synonymous with the entire United Kingdom, when in reality it’s only a fraction of it.
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoProbably because it’s the centerpiece of the whole UK? Probably because it’s the country that created Britain and the UK to begin with? It’s really not that confusing if you put even a little thought into it.
minus-squareResol van Lemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 months agoI suck at putting thoughts into things. The downvote button is right there, waiting to be pressed.
minus-squareFozzyOsbourne@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoBritain is the island and there have been Britons there since before the Romans showed up, England has only been a thing for around a millennium (though the Angles were around since before then)
Still can’t understand how some people think England is synonymous with the entire United Kingdom, when in reality it’s only a fraction of it.
Probably because it’s the centerpiece of the whole UK?
Probably because it’s the country that created Britain and the UK to begin with?
It’s really not that confusing if you put even a little thought into it.
I suck at putting thoughts into things.
The downvote button is right there, waiting to be pressed.
Britain is the island and there have been Britons there since before the Romans showed up, England has only been a thing for around a millennium (though the Angles were around since before then)