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It can happen within countries too. Most UK websites will require you to enter a "county". That's fine in England, because England is divided in to lots of coun

It can happen within countries too. Most UK websites will require you to enter a "county". That's fine in England, because England is divided in to lots of counties (e.g. Essex, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire etc.). However, Scotland does not have counties any more. They were abolished before I was even born and replaced with regions. It might sound nit-picking, but it's one of these things that adds to the chip on our shoulder that suggests folk in Engerland don't really care what is going on in the rest of the UK (I don't know how Wales and N.I. are organised).

petercooper 17y ago
They were abolished before I was even born and replaced with regions. And then, in 1996, "regions" were replaced with "council areas:" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Scotland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Scotland that adds to the chip on our shoulder that suggests folk in Engerland don't really care what is going on in the rest of the UK I suspect most in "Engerland" care as much about Scotland as the average Scot cares about English affairs (well, except for holding positions of power within our parliament).
spatulon 17y ago
FWIW, not all parts of England are in counties either, so don't feel like you're being singled out. York isn't in Yorkshire, for example. It is its own unitary authority. Even Amazon demands a county, so I put North Yorkshire. Close enough. The Royal Mail are happy for old curmudgeons and the like to use traditional counties in addresses, if they wish: http://www.abcounties.co.uk/bpa/bpacontents.htm http://www.abcounties.co.uk/bpa/bpacontents.htm All that Royal Mail cares about is your house number and postcode, so you could probably even get away with telling websites that you live in Wibbleton in Foobarshire.
- petercooper 17y ago
  York isn't in Yorkshire, for example. It is its own unitary authority. Even Amazon demands a county, so I put North Yorkshire. Close enough. It's not just "close enough" - it's entirely correct. York is in the "ceremonial" or "geographical" county of North Yorkshire. And addresses are geographical references, after all: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial_counties_of_England http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial_counties_of_England (though, technically, you should probably just go with whatever the Royal Mail determines is valid)
  - andyking 17y ago
    Correct. They messed around with the local authorities where I live last year - I was in Cheshire and I'm now in something called "Cheshire East". My neighbours are in "Cheshire West and Chester". The address "52 High Street, Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester" would reflect the correct local authority name but is incredibly confusing - are we in Northwich or Chester? "Cheshire" is still correct.
TeHCrAzY 17y ago
I just wanted to point out (with humor!) that you are grumpy about English folk not understanding the rest of the UK, and yet you yourself (as a Scot) have no idea how Wales and N.I are organised!

petercooper 17y ago

They were abolished before I was even born and replaced with regions. And then, in 1996, "regions" were replaced with "council areas:" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Scotland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Scotland that adds to the chip on our shoulder that suggests folk in Engerland don't really care what is going on in the rest of the UK I suspect most in "Engerland" care as much about Scotland as the average Scot cares about English affairs (well, except for holding positions of power within our parliament).

spatulon 17y ago

FWIW, not all parts of England are in counties either, so don't feel like you're being singled out. York isn't in Yorkshire, for example. It is its own unitary authority. Even Amazon demands a county, so I put North Yorkshire. Close enough. The Royal Mail are happy for old curmudgeons and the like to use traditional counties in addresses, if they wish: http://www.abcounties.co.uk/bpa/bpacontents.htm http://www.abcounties.co.uk/bpa/bpacontents.htm All that Royal Mail cares about is your house number and postcode, so you could probably even get away with telling websites that you live in Wibbleton in Foobarshire.

petercooper 17y ago
York isn't in Yorkshire, for example. It is its own unitary authority. Even Amazon demands a county, so I put North Yorkshire. Close enough. It's not just "close enough" - it's entirely correct. York is in the "ceremonial" or "geographical" county of North Yorkshire. And addresses are geographical references, after all: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial_counties_of_England http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial_counties_of_England (though, technically, you should probably just go with whatever the Royal Mail determines is valid)
- andyking 17y ago
  Correct. They messed around with the local authorities where I live last year - I was in Cheshire and I'm now in something called "Cheshire East". My neighbours are in "Cheshire West and Chester". The address "52 High Street, Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester" would reflect the correct local authority name but is incredibly confusing - are we in Northwich or Chester? "Cheshire" is still correct.

TeHCrAzY 17y ago

I just wanted to point out (with humor!) that you are grumpy about English folk not understanding the rest of the UK, and yet you yourself (as a Scot) have no idea how Wales and N.I are organised!