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[SlartyBartFast]

Anyway, isn't Wales in Britain?

Perhaps, but neither the Welsh, nor the rest of the Brits want to admit to it...

[MarkM]

Perhaps, but neither the Welsh, nor the rest of the Brits want to admit to it...

Mute point but Wales is Wales and Britain is Great Britain which includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Hence the Union Jack which is the three major countries flag combined.
Scotland has had semi self rule for years 9making it's own laws etc and has always produced it's own banknotes but full devolution (sp?) won't be any time soon. The Welsh I can't see getting any self rule although they do complain from time to time, the Irish thing will just go on and on as there is no ideal result to the issues.

[VFX_Fenix]

was that a sunny day or an average day? i went to arcata to check out HSU, and the nicest day we were there was like in those pics.

That's actually a typical day depending on when you're up here. Bearing in mind that it rains through most of late Winter and the Spring but Summer to Fall usually is pretty nice up here for sun. The rest of the year most of what you can expect is overcast with occational sun if it isn't just outright raining. I think the longest stint I've been up here for without sun has been the shady side of a month and a half during the Spring.

[SlartyBartFast]

Mute point but Wales is Wales and Britain is Great Britain which includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Not a "moot" point, I said the rest of the Brits.

Being Scottish, I know far more about Scottish history (although still frightfully little) and English history (at least in so far as popular stories and where it intersects with Scottish events) than I do about Welsh history (which is nothing).

Wales is part of Great Britain, but is not included in any version of the Union Jack. Or some will argue "Union Flag" as a "jack" is what you fly on a ship, but I digress...

Of course the components of the "union flag" are demonstrative of the United Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and later (Northern) Ireland. I'm not sure if my understanding that Wales was part of England before that.

What is interesting is the Flags of the WOrld database listing Scotland and Ireland as "UK Constituent Country". Leads to strange things such as England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland participating in some events and organisations as different countries, while others as the UK/Great Britain.

Whatever. As long as the ignorant don't refer to us all as "English".

End of OT...

[MarkM]

Not a "moot" point, I said the rest of the Brits.

Being Scottish, I know far more about Scottish history (although still frightfully little) and English history (at least in so far as popular stories and where it intersects with Scottish events) than I do about Welsh history (which is nothing).

Wales is part of Great Britain, but is not included in any version of the Union Jack. Or some will argue "Union Flag" as a "jack" is what you fly on a ship, but I digress...

Of course the components of the "union flag" are demonstrative of the United Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and later (Northern) Ireland. I'm not sure if my understanding that Wales was part of England before that.

What is interesting is the Flags of the WOrld database listing Scotland and Ireland as "UK Constituent Country". Leads to strange things such as England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland participating in some events and organisations as different countries, while others as the UK/Great Britain.

Whatever. As long as the ignorant don't refer to us all as "English".

End of OT...

Take a read of this and if you follow the arrows it will expalain why the Welsh Flag is not included, I was unsure of the date of siezure (which effectively what it was but the creation of the First prince of Wales was the olive branch after several bloody conflicts/skirmishes any how the link http://woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/...unionjack.html.
Note the way in which is flown as if flipped it signifys distress, but to the untrained eye it apears correct, the offsetting of the consitute flags is deliberate, the reasons are explained in the link above.
I understand what you mean about the definition of the countrys can be awkward to understand, as whenever a sporting event is held and a Scot does well they become 'English' but if they do badly (most of the time and that includes true english people) they become Scots, the nationality is interchangable with Irish and Welsh so it isn't exclusive, it for certain isn't fair. You are either English or not. At all times not when it suits you or the media.
I have a Scottish name (with full rights to wear Tartan) but was born in England and am Welsh on my mothers side so unless I have a Irish ancestor tucked away somewhere I am probably more a Great Britain than most. But I call myself English not Welsh English or Scottish English, as that is what I regard myself as since I was born here not in a Welsh Valley or in a Scottish Glen. Sure be mindful of your parents roots but if they were born in the same country as you by definition you become that same nationality more so if you were also born in that same country