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Re:Motorola secures Europe-wide sales ban on iPhone, iPad by arethuza on Monday December 12, 2011 @08:18AM (#3343438)
Not to mention the fact that, as far as I am aware, the term used for the constituents parts of the UK is "country":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countries_of_the_United_Kingdom

I don't think many people answer "British" to the question "What country are you from?".

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Re:Motorola secures Europe-wide sales ban on iPhone, iPad by SimonB86 on Monday December 12, 2011 @10:05AM (#3343693)
Not many people would answer "British" to the question "What country are you from?", because "British" is not a place, but a nationality. ;)

If you asked me what I am, I might respond "British" - whereas if you asked where I'm from, I might respond "Britain".

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Re:Motorola secures Europe-wide sales ban on iPhone, iPad by mc32 on Monday December 12, 2011 @11:49AM (#3344016)
Where are the isles of man, guernsey and jersey in that list of constituent "coutries"? That is, where do they fit within the kingdom?
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Re:Motorola secures Europe-wide sales ban on iPhone, iPad by eCa on Monday December 12, 2011 @12:59PM (#3344275)
None of them are part of the UK, and they are also outside the EU. Somewhere I have a Jersey Pound...
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