Question for European Apolyton Members

[Bas]

AFAIK, it is still a part of Denmark. With a lot of autonomy probably, but not a country in itself. The same goes for the Orkneys and Shetlands (part of GB) and Greenland (Denmark).

And calling Sealand an actual country is a bit dubious, although they declared themselves independent I don't think anyone actually recognized it.

[Lars-E]

Originally posted by MikeH
Wales and Scotland have their own regional parliments but they aren't independent. They just have their own football teams.

Some degree of autonomy then.

Scottish terrorists really want a complete separation. How about Wales? And we all know about NI.

[Eli]

Re: Question for European Apolyton Members

Originally posted by MrFun
And for the younger adult-aged and teenage European Apolyton members, to what extent today, was/is the history of United States taught in your primary educaiton classes/courses??

I'm not European, but who cares.
In the 7-9 grades we learned about the first 13(? ) states, the Boston Tea Party thingie and ummm.... that's it I think. In those grades the grades you get aren't important at all, so everything we learn is immediately forgotten. In the 10-12 grades we have exams which make our history grade, but all we learn about the US is what you did in the world wars.

[MikeH]

Only as much as individual US states have.

Scottish terrorists? Nope, there really aren't any. Some Scots and Welsh want independence as do some people in NI. Vast majority in NI want to stay part of the UK which is why they are still part of it.

[Lars-E]

Originally posted by Bas
AFAIK, it is still a part of Denmark. With a lot of autonomy probably, but not a country in itself.

Yes, but I think they recently gained a lot more independence and self-rule. The Danes should loosen their damp sticky grip. We have been there - it was called the dark night. 400 years long

The same goes for the Orkneys and Shetlands (part of GB) and Greenland (Denmark).

I suspected that, but at least the Orkneys and Shetland have their own flag. And they have capitals. Name them.

And calling Sealand an actual country is a bit dubious, although they declared themselves independent I don't think anyone actually recognized it.

Well, in practical policy and thru legal trials Britain has in effect recognised them. Even a diplomat from The Netherlands(? ) had to solve a hostage situation there. Britain was first contacted, but could do nothing.. Apparently.

The country was invaded. Hope it happens again. And this time blow up the piece of junk. A certain obsessive mad(?) German seem to have the power to do it. He's attacked before. Charge!

But agreed, the whole concept is ridiculous. Prince Roy of Sealand

Why do the Brits play along with this sick joke and farce?! They built the dang thing! And should claim ownership. Yes, yes I know about international sea and the British territorial waters... But still!!

[MikeH]

What's the point? Too much effort over a tiny little offshore platform.

[Lars-E]

Originally posted by MikeH
Scottish terrorists? Nope, there really aren't any. Some Scots and Welsh want independence as do some people in NI. Vast majority in NI want to stay part of the UK which is why they are still part of it.

There are Scottish separatists. They have sent at least one package to pothead prince Harry with some mildly dangerous contents. And they have threatened the whole royal family as well.

[Lars-E]

Originally posted by MikeH
What's the point? Too much effort over a tiny little offshore platform.

I guess it's not a big deal, but the "royal family" pay no taxes and neither does HavenCo Ltd.. And they're a thorn in the side like the Philistines And it's....sick. But no big matter. It's a curiosity.

[Dauphin]

Re: Question for European Apolyton Members

Originally posted by MrFun
Do most Europeans know all 50 of our states? I am ignorant when it comes to knowing the districts or provinces of any European country.

I do, but then I have visited ~40 of them.

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by Lars-E


Counties? Like Essex, Wessex, Cumbria, Northumbria, Wales, Cornwall,... fill in the rest.

I've played the board game Brittania. Great game.

Wessex is not a county.

[MikeH]

Nor is Wales. They keep changing them all the time.

[Dauphin]

Bring back Rutland!

[MikeH]

Bring back The Royal County of Berkshire! (Dunno if that's changed yet actually...)

[MikeH]

England

Bristol
Bedfordshire
Berkshire
Buckinghamshire
Cambridgeshire
Cheshire
Cornwall
Cumbria
Derbyshire
Devon
Dorset
Durham
East Riding of Yorkshire
East Sussex
Essex
Gloucestershire
Greater Manchester
Hampshire
Hereford & Worcestershire
Hertfordshire
Kent
Lancashire
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
Merseyside
Norfolk
Northamptonshire
Northumberland
North Yorkshire
Nottinghamshire
Oxfordshire
Rutland (Rutland is now a ceremonial county, but for administrative purposes is a Unitary Council of Leicestershire)
Shropshire
Somerset
South Yorkshire
Staffordshire
Suffolk
Surrey
Tyne and Wear
Warwickshire
West Midlands
West Sussex
West Yorkshire
Wiltshire
Worcestershire

London and it’s Constituent Boroughs

There are 32 London Boroughs and these are listed below. Two of them, Corporation of London and Westminster have City status.

Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Corporation of London, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Newnham, Redbridge, Richmond-upon-Thames, Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth, Westminster City

Wales

Blaenau Gwent
Bridgend
Caerphilly
Cardiff
Carmarthenshire
Ceredidgion
Conwy
Denbighshire
Flintshire
Gwynedd
Isle of Anglesey
Merthyr Tydfil
Monmouthshire
Neath Port Talbot
Newport
Pembrokeshire
Powys
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Swansea
Torfaen
Vale of Glamorgan
Wrexham


Scotland

Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee City, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow, Highland, Inverclyde, Midlothian, Moray, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney, Perth and Kinross, Renfrewshire, Scottish Borders, Shetland, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirling, West Dunbartonshire, Western Isles (Na H-Eileanan An Lar), West Lothian

Northern Ireland

Antrim
Armagh
Down
Fermanagh
Londonderry
Tyrone

[Roland]

What's the capital of the Austrian Bezirk (~destrict/county) Landeck ?