Was I the only one...

SEE I TOLD U ENGLAND WAS A COUNTRY

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Originally Posted by Eight.

I'm really stupid when it comes to geography. What do you call people from Denmark?

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Danes or Danish people

Holland is the name given to North and South Holland (Noord-Holland/Zuid-Holland). I used to think this until year 7 or 8 :P

As Stephen Fry said, "Holland is like calling England 'East Anglia'", however, North and South Holland are provinces, so they're technically both considered seperate regions, much like East Anglia, where East Anglia has Suffolk, Essex and Norfolk (and maybe Cambridge, can't remember).

Amsterdam is the capital, but Den Haag (The Hague) is where the power is, where the Queen works etc.

I know way too much about the Netherlands, but it's awesome so it's fine <3

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Originally Posted by GommeInc

Holland is the name given to North and South Holland (Noord-Holland/Zuid-Holland). I used to think this until year 7 or 8 :P

As Stephen Fry said, "Holland is like calling England 'East Anglia'", however, North and South Holland are provinces, so they're technically both considered seperate regions, much like East Anglia, where East Anglia has Suffolk, Essex and Norfolk (and maybe Cambridge, can't remember).

Amsterdam is the capital, but Den Haag (The Hague) is where the power is, where the Queen works etc.

I know way too much about the Netherlands, but it's awesome so it's fine <3

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uve jus contradicted urself..

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Originally Posted by danzooo

Britain/United Kingdom is the country, England/Scotland/Wales/N.I. are the regions that make it up.

And I didn't know Holland was a region, I thought it was a country aswell.

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***** THIS THREAD IS BARE FUNNY

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Originally Posted by Stryderman

uve jus contradicted urself..

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How? It's like saying North and South Devon - Holland is the name given to the western reach of the country, Devon is like saying North/West/South/East as a collective name, same applies to Holland which is the name given to the two provinces Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland :P

Look up the word contradiction ;)

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Originally Posted by Cod

***** THIS THREAD IS BARE FUNNY

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yh but i didnt realize danzooo put tht

thats like sayin the EU is a country..

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Originally Posted by GommeInc

How? It's like saying North and South Devon - Holland is the name given to the western reach of the country, Devon is like saying North/West/South/East as a collective name, same applies to Holland which is the name given to the two provinces Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland :P

Look up the word contradiction ;)

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... DO I HAVE TO SAY MORE?

YOUR SAYING THATS THE NAME OF THE COUNTRY... YOU JUST CALLED IT A COUNTRY HOW IS THAT POSSIBLY NOT CONTRADICTING YOURSELF?

HOLLAND IS A FRIGGING COUNTRY

END OF CLOSE THE DAMN THREAD

Oh my God we've got a strange one boys - I said "of the country", that's not saying Holland... Let me put it in lame man terms (re-written):

"Holland is the name given to the western reach of the Netherlands."

If I meant Holland, it would come out like this:

"Holland is the name given to the western reach of Holland."

^ Above makes no sense, which you're suggesting is what I'm trying to say :P

Country = The Netherlands
Western Reach = Holland

I'm shocked you're so confused :P

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Originally Posted by GommeInc

Oh my God we've got a strange one boys - I said "of the country", that's not saying Holland... Let me put it in lame man terms (re-written):

"Holland is the name given to the western reach of the Netherlands."

Country = The Netherlands
Western Reach = Holland

I'm shocked you're so confused :P

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*** then why didnt you say that :@

Because the country is "the Netherlands", since that was established we might as well call it "the country" :P