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I was born in Wales and live currently in England. These are two different countries of the four that form the UK. My personal impression is that within the UK

I was born in Wales and live currently in England. These are two different countries of the four that form the UK. My personal impression is that within the UK these are not seen so much as different countries but more as different administrative areas within the one country, and from without the UK you'd generally be lucky to find someone who is aware that Wales is a country and the UK is not. Technically I should vote 'yes' but that doesn't feel right.

geoffw8 13y ago
Well, not technically.... they are very much different countries! Although we're 'appy to 'av ya. :)
- webignition 13y ago
  Yes, they certainly are different countries. I say technically as by definition they are but in the way they are treated I'd say they're not. I'd say the difference between Wales and England as a whole is no different in spirit to the difference between Yorkshire and Essex or Cornwall and East Anglia.
  - lotsofcows 13y ago
    Wales' counties have the same powers as any other county in the UK. However, Wales as a country also has devolved powers in it's own right. As anywhere else, different areas have different levels of cultural self-identity - in that sense I can understand a comparison between Wales (country) and Cornwall (county) although not to Yorkshire, etc.
ronaldx 13y ago
The UK is a country: it's just that it's a country composed of 4 countries. Technically, you should vote both 'yes' and 'no'.
- webignition 13y ago
  I think my point was that it is commonly regarded as a country, at least in my experience when it comes to people who don't live in the UK. Technically the UK is a sovereign state composed of four countries and not a country itself.
gioele 13y ago
The word "country" is perhaps a bit too overloaded. Maybe it is better to say "I was born in Wales (GB-WLS) and live currently in England (GB-ENG). There are two different ISO 3166-2 subdivisions of the four that form the ISO 3166-1 entity GB."

geoffw8 13y ago

Well, not technically.... they are very much different countries! Although we're 'appy to 'av ya. :)

webignition 13y ago
Yes, they certainly are different countries. I say technically as by definition they are but in the way they are treated I'd say they're not. I'd say the difference between Wales and England as a whole is no different in spirit to the difference between Yorkshire and Essex or Cornwall and East Anglia.
- lotsofcows 13y ago
  Wales' counties have the same powers as any other county in the UK. However, Wales as a country also has devolved powers in it's own right. As anywhere else, different areas have different levels of cultural self-identity - in that sense I can understand a comparison between Wales (country) and Cornwall (county) although not to Yorkshire, etc.

ronaldx 13y ago

The UK is a country: it's just that it's a country composed of 4 countries. Technically, you should vote both 'yes' and 'no'.

webignition 13y ago
I think my point was that it is commonly regarded as a country, at least in my experience when it comes to people who don't live in the UK. Technically the UK is a sovereign state composed of four countries and not a country itself.

gioele 13y ago

The word "country" is perhaps a bit too overloaded. Maybe it is better to say "I was born in Wales (GB-WLS) and live currently in England (GB-ENG). There are two different ISO 3166-2 subdivisions of the four that form the ISO 3166-1 entity GB."