[unishisse]

Ireland's not part of the UK.

[kuzbaslachek]

An Irish couple are planning to defy the law and get married later this month, despite being half brother and sister.

Corrected the article - talk about crap biased reporting.

Not saying it changes how I feel about it - but the reporter should at least get the facts straight.

And as Bungle pointed out, Ireland is not in the UK.

[yatrahnualenu]

just curious so whats United Kingdom in respect to Great Britain, England?
they are still the same country then?

I'm guessing Scotland, England, Wales is UK then?

[derty]

just curious so whats United Kingdom in respect to Great Britain, England?
they are still the same country then?

I'm guessing Scotland, England, Wales is UK then?

Great Britain is made up of England, Scotland and Wales. The United Kingdom is made up of Great Britain, Northern Ireland, The Isle Of Man and The Channel Islands (and a few more I can't think of).

[Roxanjbra]

I reported this for a racist thread title. I don't see why you should get away with it either.

[Saqwnht]

Great Britain is made up of England, Scotland and Wales. The United Kingdom is made up of Great Britain, Northern Ireland, The Isle Of Man and The Channel Islands (and a few more I can't think of).

The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands aren't part of the UK either.

[karkinadze]

N.Ireland = UK

Ireland = Ireland

[derty]

The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands aren't part of the UK either.

Good point, they are crown dependencies.

[illiderob]

as Bungle said the isle of man , and the channel islands are not part of the UK but are in fact Crown Dependencies.

they have own laws , district currency , vehicle registrations , internet domains (.gg , .je and .im for gurnsey, jursey and isle of man) and isle of man has its own aircraft registration letter , M-.

also they are not part of the EU.

district currency - they still issue `pounds` but a local flavour , gurnsey and jersey pounds are not legal tender (like scottish notes) in england , but are usually accepted anyway - sadly the same cant be said of manx pounds, which do get rejected in england.


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boring fact - whilst we know them as `the channel islands` technically gurnsey and jersey are 2 seperate idenities (bailwicks) - and as such each does not have jurisdiction in the other , gurnsey has its own immigration policy , legal system and heathcare seperate to jersey (and subtley different)

[Stappipsy]

as Bungle said the isle of man , and the channel islands are not part of the UK but are in fact Crown Dependencies.

they have own laws , district currency , vehicle registrations , internet domains (.gg , .je and .im for gurnsey, jursey and isle of man) and isle of man has its own aircraft registration letter , M-.

also they are not part of the EU.

district currency - they still issue `pounds` but a local flavour , gurnsey and jersey pounds are not legal tender (like scottish notes) in england , but are usually accepted anyway - sadly the same cant be said of manx pounds, which do get rejected in england.

Our local currency also gets rejected in england, but scotland usually has no problems taking it [thumbup]

[Roxanjbra]

do we have no sense of humor today??

notice my country as well as yours is in the title, and there is nothing racist about the title,

nice attempt tho..

That is ok then. Since this is a joke of a thread...

A native american man walks into a hotel in Las Vegas.

The receptionist asks "Do you have a reservation?"

[LasTins]

Scottish money is legal tender in England.

as long as its sterling its legal.

people tend not to take Scottish money is because they are dubious of forgery's as these notes are not usually seen that often

[illiderob]

Scottish money is legal tender in England.

as long as its sterling its legal.

people tend not to take Scottish money is because they are dubious of forgery's as these notes are not usually seen that often

bank of england says your wrong OHP im afraid.

http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/bankn...ut/faqs.htm#16

Are Scottish & Northern Irish notes legal tender?
In short ‘No’ these notes are not legal tender; only Bank of England notes are legal tender but only in England and Wales.
The term legal tender does not in itself govern the acceptability of banknotes in transactions. Whether or not notes have legal tender status, their acceptability as a means of payment is essentially a matter for agreement between the parties involved. Legal tender has a very narrow technical meaning in relation to the settlement of debt. If a debtor pays in legal tender the exact amount he owes under the terms of a contract, he has good defence in law if he is subsequently sued for non-payment of the debt. In ordinary everyday transactions, the term ‘legal tender’ has very little practical application. whilst not `legal tender` they are aceppted as they are stirling and thus can be banked - as can gurnsey/jersey/NI and manx pounds