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Was is really called the United Kingdom at the time Virgina was a colony of it?
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Originally posted by pchang
Was is really called the United Kingdom at the time Virgina was a colony of it?
Hmmm. Apparently not, as the Act of Union with Ireland had not yet taken place (1800) So it would actually have been the Kingdom of Great Britain. Or the Former Kingdoms of England, and Scotland, if you prefer. FKGBCOV?"A person cannot approach the divine by reaching beyond the human. To become human, is what this individual person, has been created for.” Martin BuberComment
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historical accuracy is not nearly as entertaining is it?“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of ManComment
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Yeah, prior to this thread I never heard anyone say Czechs had an obsession with Cuba. More likely the original author has an obsession with Cuba.Originally posted by lord of the mark
"Today, the Czech Republic is principally known internationally, as well as within the EU, for a muscular antipathy towards Castro as the main characteristic of its diplomacy."
its known more for that, than for, say, its stance on EU integration, on brining Turkey into the EU, its concerns about Putin, its position on Iraq, etc, etc. I find it really hard to fathom that, and suspect the source may have its own obsession.Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.Comment
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When I was in Prague, I was struck by how tall everyone was. At 1.778 meters tall (5 feet 10 inches), I felt short.“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of ManComment
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It was known as the UK after the first Act of Union with Scotland in 1707.Originally posted by lord of the mark
Hmmm. Apparently not, as the Act of Union with Ireland had not yet taken place (1800)12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
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Ultima Ratio RegumComment
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does Greece refer to the Republic of Macedonia as the FSFRYROM - the Former Social Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Republic of Macedonia? No, they dont, they call it the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, even though there was no country formally called Yugoslavia at the time that Macedonia was a component republic.Originally posted by pchang
historical accuracy is not nearly as entertaining is it?
Im not sure if KH is right - Wiki seems to contradict him - but even if hes not I can call the Kingdom of Great Britain the United Kingdom, just as Greeks call the Federal Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia, simply Yugoslavia."A person cannot approach the divine by reaching beyond the human. To become human, is what this individual person, has been created for.” Martin BuberComment
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On most matters, I would personally advise people to rise above the standard set by Greeks.Comment
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I could be wrong, but I was under the impression that (even though the official title might have been GB) England+Scotland were at least colloquially known as the UK12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
Ultima Ratio RegumComment
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huh? Why to mention catholicism here?Czechs have aggressively adopted the cliché that a convert to Catholicism will tolerate none of the slack frequently found in the behavior of born members of the faith."I realise I hold the key to freedom,
I cannot let my life be ruled by threads" The Web Frogs
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Re: Czech republic hates Cuba intensely!! too intensely, weird. interesting article
Forgive my ignorance, but what precisesly was Cuba's inexcusable conduct?Originally posted by Brachy-Pride
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• Czech officials can neither forgive nor ever forgot Cuba’s inexcusable conduct regarding the Prague Spring in 1968, but that tragic event – when Soviet troops invaded Czechoslovakia – is long gone and it’s time to put diplomacy to work in order to achieve democratization."The French caused the war [Persian Gulf war, 1991]" - Ned
"you people who bash Bush have no appreciation for one of the great presidents in our history." - Ned
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They sent troops and slaughtered civilians...
or maybe that was Red Dawn with Patrick Swayze....“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
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