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Originally Posted by MrMuse
Wales is a country within a supposedly united kingdom in exactly the same way that England, Scotland and Ireland are (well Ireland is a country divided as half of it is not part of Britain). Britain is a united nation - by definition that is several nations united as one (like the UN). Gaul does not exist any more and Camelot is a dutch owned company that runs the UK national lottery and a court in mythology that, in all likelihood, never existed. The word "national" is subjective - it depends how you see yourself in relation to where you live. It is a testament to ignorance that many outside the British Isles think that 'England' and 'Britain' mean the same thing. People who live in these countries generally prefer to call themselves English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish regardless of their position in relation to whether they feel "British" or not. To say that Wales is not an acceptable nation is directly comparable to saying that France is not a nation because it is "just part of the EU". Therefore, your ridiculous "you are all part of the same thing" attitude is the same as saying a German person and a French person are "just Europeans". And before some idiot decides to point out that Europe is a continent they would do well to look at a map and decide whether or not any of Britain is linked to that continent as a land mass. Try going into certain parts of Ireland and shouting "you are all just UK nationals" and I think you will realise your mistake fairly quickly; A bomb isn't just a kind of throw in American Football in the same way that "nationality" doesn't mean only one thing. Your post is SO stupid that it makes a good case for the establishment of a national identity called "generic redneck" - my mistake, that would be a "race".
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Thank you for proving my point: there is no logical basis whatever for considering Wales a country (or whatever. You did not answer my question as to what the proper legal status--if any--Wales has), simply the arrogance of its residents.