Great Britain, British Empire, United kingdom, etc ----- Never Could Keep Them Straight. So . . . .

[Skwim]

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I looked 'em up and decided to share.

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[SalixIncendium]

Nah. I didn't grow up in the British Empire. My neck of the woods was out long before 1997...

 

[Secret Chief]

It is confusing. Simply put: the UK consists of just England aka London

 

[whirlingmerc]

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Don't forget London and The City of London.
not the same

 

[Skwim]

Don't forget London and The City of London.
not the same

I wasn't aware there's a difference. I'm so stupid I didn't know how ignorant I was.

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[whirlingmerc]

I wasn't aware there's a difference. See, I was so stupid I didn't know how ignorant I was.

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The city of London is a small part of London like a burrough is in NYC

 

[Skwim]

The city of London is a small part of London like a burrough is in NYC

So like when talking about New York City and people say New York, New York, it's perfectly fine to say London, London when talking about London City?

Do people actually say London, London?

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[Erebus]

It can certainly get confusing but there's a very easy trick people can use if they're struggling to remember.

Just head into any Dublin pub and shout, "So you lot are all English, right?"

They'll explain things to you in a way you aren't likely to forget.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

So like when talking about New York City and people say New York, New York, it's perfectly fine to say London, London when talking about London City?

Do people actually say London, London?

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It's kind of like Beverly Hills and Hollywood are basically next to LA, but they aren't the same all though they are all a part of a single concrete ocean. Or Long Beach and Torrance being in the LA Metro area, but not actually being LA.

 

[whirlingmerc]

So like when talking about New York City and people say New York, New York, it's perfectly fine to say London, London when talking about London City?

Do people actually say London, London?

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So like when talking about New York City and people say New York, New York, it's perfectly fine to say London, London when talking about London City?

Do people actually say London, London?

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they call it 'the City' captial C

 

[Secret Chief]

So like when talking about New York City and people say New York, New York, it's perfectly fine to say London, London when talking about London City?

Do people actually say London, London?

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No, I think they'd just say The City. But that could be a reference to Manchester City.

 

[ChristineM]

Manchester City.

My team when i was coerced in to choosing a football team.

I suppose i had to return the favour, they were the only team that supported me when i was bad

 

[Altfish]

It is confusing. Simply put: the UK consists of just England aka London

How to upset most people in the UK

 

[ChristineM]

So like when talking about New York City and people say New York, New York, it's perfectly fine to say London, London when talking about London City?

Do people actually say London, London?

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London has a population of close to 9 million and covers an area of over 600 square miles

The City of London is the financial district and is just over 1 square mile (also known as the square mile). It was founded by the Romans.

 

[Secret Chief]

How to upset most people in the UK

Well it does me!

 

[ChristineM]

It is confusing. Simply put: the UK consists of just England aka London

Well Londoners seem to think the world ends at Watford gap

 

[Skwim]

Curiously, I found

Greater London county (red)
City of London (red & white stripes)
London region (both)
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Question: in as much as there's a "Greater London" is there a Lesser London, something in between the City of London and Greater London?

The City of London
The City of London is also known as the Square Mile, the financial district and historic centre of London.

It is one of the 33 areas with local authority responsibilities into which London is divided. Administratively, London is divided into 32 boroughs and the City of London. Local authority services are provided by the City of London Corporation. The residential population of this small area is approximately 8,000 people. However, over 500,000 people commute into the City every day for work and over 10 million visit as tourists every year.

COOL!
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[Laika]

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If you find that confusing, you should visit Wales.

The road signs are bilingual (or just Welsh as you get deeper in to the country).

And don't even try to pronounce where the hell you are going to....

 

[Erebus]

And don't even try to pronounce where the hell you are going to....

To be fair, sometimes they try to make things easier by breaking down the pronunciation:

 

[Stevicus]

To be fair, sometimes they try to make things easier by breaking down the pronunciation:

I would definitely be looking for a way out after seeing that sign.