British Counties?

[Valberg]

I'm from the UK and I always say "I'm from Surrey" rather than Camberley. So I guess I acknowledge my own county at least.

[CaptainOzz]

Yorkshire, largest county in England.
Second largest, North Yorkshire.

Aye, I am.

Can you say t' word t'?


Shitty Scottish county here :/

'ear all, see all, say nowt, eat all, sup all, pay nowt.
An' if th'ever does owt fer nowt, mek sure y'doin fer thi'sen.

[Neo Arcad]

You guys have too many states. Please get rid of three so we don't have to try and remember them.

[The Matthew Islands]

Northamptonshire here.

I'm sorry. Have you contacted the UN to get refugee status to move somewhere else?

[Chinese Regions]

You guys have too many states. Please get rid of three so we don't have to try and remember them.

We don't need to remember all of them at most times.

[H-Alba]

I'm from Sutherland, Highland Council Area. But I live in Inverness, Inverness Lieutenancy area, Highland Council Area. ^_^ lol

But I say I am from The Highlands, not Sutherland

[Oterro]

'ear all, see all, say nowt, eat all, sup all, pay nowt.
An' if th'ever does owt fer nowt, mek sure y'doin fer thi'sen.

'Hear all, see all, say nothing, eat all, eat all (again), pay nothing
And if you ever do something for nothing, make sure you do it for me'?

All I know about Yorkshire is that it's the setting for A Kestrel for a Knave (good book), has a pretty amazing accent and mines.

A good list, all told.

[Insanitea-Infinitea]

I identify with Warwickshire as my county, not 'West Midlands', a bizarre 1970s creation that applied a broad geographic term for a large part of England to a small conurbation.

Here's a map of the traditional British counties (which generally have medieval origins), before the map was revolutionised under Ted Heath, for reasons best known to him and his government.

Well, I was born after the 70's, so I've been brought up with 'West Midlands'.

[Call to power]

Have you contacted the UN to get refugee status to move somewhere else?

do I look like I want to live in Leicester?

[Deoraby]

I'm from Derbyshire ^_^

[CaptainOzz]

'ear all, see all, say nowt, eat all, sup all, pay nowt.
An' if th'ever does owt fer nowt, mek sure y'doin fer thi'sen.

'Hear all, see all, say nothing, eat all, eat all (again), pay nothing
And if you ever do something for nothing, make sure you do it for me'?

All I know about Yorkshire is that it's the setting for A Kestrel for a Knave (good book), has a pretty amazing accent and mines.

A good list, all told.

Close enough, hear all see all, say nothing, eat all drink all, pay nothing.
And if you ever do anything for free, make sure to do it for your own.

[Angleter]

I identify with Warwickshire as my county, not 'West Midlands', a bizarre 1970s creation that applied a broad geographic term for a large part of England to a small conurbation.

Here's a map of the traditional British counties (which generally have medieval origins), before the map was revolutionised under Ted Heath, for reasons best known to him and his government.

Well, I was born after the 70's, so I've been brought up with 'West Midlands'.

So have I. Indeed, West Midlands itself was made ceremonial only (even though in the '70s they said the old counties would remain the ceremonial ones, and the new ones were only administrative, but there we go) when I was 2.

I'm from the UK and I always say "I'm from Surrey" rather than Camberley. So I guess I acknowledge my own county at least.

So you're straight outta Surrey? Which brings me onto cricket, which has done a great service in being practically the only institution to retain the traditional counties.

[Kentauroi]

I'm from Shropshire. There are three people living here. I think some counties have more 'pride' than others. The Cornish want to create their own freaking country, for example.

[Georgizm]

The only time I use middlesex is for writing my address.

[Farnhamia]

Seine and Piave are silver spoons,
But the spoonbowl-metal is thin and worn,
There are English counties like hunting-tunes
Played on the keys of a postboy's horn,
But I will remember where I was born.

I will remember Carquinez Straits,
Little French Lick and Lundy's Lane,
The Yankee ships and the Yankee dates
And the bullet-towns of Calamity Jane.
I will remember Skunktown Plain.

Heh.

But interesting.

[Ookawauso]

im from cheshire. why is no one else?

[Neo Arcad]

Have you contacted the UN to get refugee status to move somewhere else?

do I look like I want to live in Leicester?

You look like a fish.
A very angry fish who refuses to move to Leicester.

[Angleter]

The only time I use middlesex is for letters.

You're not meant to. Even though you're miles away from London itself, you're meant to put 'Greater London'. Although Middlesex will work just as well, and I fully endorse you putting it down.

[Farnhamia]

I'm from Shropshire. There are three people living here. I think some counties have more 'pride' than others. The Cornish want to create their own freaking country, for example.

In summertime on Bredon
The bells they sound so clear;
Round both the shires they ring them
In steeples far and near,
A happy noise to hear.

And some, like Shropshire, gain better poets than others.

[Namabia]

Northamptonshire here, it feels sort of normal I guess to think of the likes of Daventry as part of home (albeit a shit part, perhaps an airing cupboard) so yeah I guess I can see the logic in the division but I'd say more of a connection exist for the Midlands in general

Would they be aware of our counties?

presumably they can put two and two together but don't hold me to that

As an American, yes. However do you know all our counties? Here's a history lesson.

The United States is actually somewhat like the UN. State actually can mean nation. The original 13 colonies all had their own legislative body. Now in response to the British' unfair representation and taxation, the colonies rebelled. The 13 Colonies came together and formed the Continental Congress. After the war was won against the British the states form the United States of America or the United Nations of America if you wanted to look at it like that. For instance here is the county map of the United States:
Notice, these are all states that begin with the letter A. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona
http://www.censusfinder.com/mapar.htm
http://www.censusfinder.com/mapal.htm
http://www.censusfinder.com/mapalaska.htm
http://www.censusfinder.com/mapaz.htm

Alaska does not refer to her counties as counties ,but as boroughs.
Counties are not the equivalent of States. States are the equivalent of nations.

And yes, in a state the counties all have representation to the state capital.

[Farnhamia]

Northamptonshire here, it feels sort of normal I guess to think of the likes of Daventry as part of home (albeit a shit part, perhaps an airing cupboard) so yeah I guess I can see the logic in the division but I'd say more of a connection exist for the Midlands in general



presumably they can put two and two together but don't hold me to that

As an American, yes. However do you know all our counties? Here's a history lesson.

The United States is actually somewhat like the UN. State actually can mean nation. The original 13 colonies all had their own legislative body. Now in response to the British' unfair representation and taxation, the colonies rebelled. The 13 Colonies came together and formed the Continental Congress. After the war was won against the British the states form the United States of America or the United Nations of America if you wanted to look at it like that. For instance here is the county map of the United States:
Notice, these are all states that begin with the letter A. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona
http://www.censusfinder.com/mapar.htm
http://www.censusfinder.com/mapal.htm
http://www.censusfinder.com/mapalaska.htm
http://www.censusfinder.com/mapaz.htm

Alaska does not refer to her counties as counties ,but as boroughs.
Counties are not the equivalent of States. States are the equivalent of nations.

And yes, in a state the counties all have representation to the state capital.

Only in a not very accurate analogy to the UN and the world, are US states the equivalent of nations. Member nations of the UN are perfectly free to ignore the dictates of that body. American states are not free to ignore Federal law, and the Federal Constitution overrides all state constitutions.

[Namabia]

As an American, yes. However do you know all our counties? Here's a history lesson.

The United States is actually somewhat like the UN. State actually can mean nation. The original 13 colonies all had their own legislative body. Now in response to the British' unfair representation and taxation, the colonies rebelled. The 13 Colonies came together and formed the Continental Congress. After the war was won against the British the states form the United States of America or the United Nations of America if you wanted to look at it like that. For instance here is the county map of the United States:
Notice, these are all states that begin with the letter A. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona
http://www.censusfinder.com/mapar.htm
http://www.censusfinder.com/mapal.htm
http://www.censusfinder.com/mapalaska.htm
http://www.censusfinder.com/mapaz.htm

Alaska does not refer to her counties as counties ,but as boroughs.
Counties are not the equivalent of States. States are the equivalent of nations.

And yes, in a state the counties all have representation to the state capital.

Only in a not very accurate analogy to the UN and the world, are US states the equivalent of nations. Member nations of the UN are perfectly free to ignore the dictates of that body. American states are not free to ignore Federal law, and the Federal Constitution overrides all state constitutions.

Very true, it wasn't very accurate, sorry for that.

American states can ignore Federal Law and the Constitution if they wanted to. The Constitution states we can not cede from the Union. However Texas is actually not a state of the United States and the Southern States proved that theory wrong in the 1860s. The States hold more power then the world gives them credit for.

For instance, the Health Care Bill was rejected by several states in the Union and they did not get in trouble because the people of those states voted against the bill being enacted in their states. Does this make them traitors? No. Like many world organizations the states opted out of the bill even though Democratic Majority in Congress voted it in.

[Farnhamia]

Only in a not very accurate analogy to the UN and the world, are US states the equivalent of nations. Member nations of the UN are perfectly free to ignore the dictates of that body. American states are not free to ignore Federal law, and the Federal Constitution overrides all state constitutions.

Very true, it wasn't very accurate, sorry for that.

American states can ignore Federal Law and the Constitution if they wanted to. The Constitution states we can not cede from the Union. However Texas is actually not a state of the United States and the Southern States proved that theory wrong in the 1860s. The States hold more power then the world gives them credit for.

For the Health Care Bill was rejected by several states in the Union and they did not get in trouble because the people of those states voted against the bill being enacted in their states. Does this make them traitors? No. Like many world organizations the states opted out of the bill even though Democratic Majority in Congress voted it in.

Texas is a state exactly like all the others. The attempt to secede in the 1860s was stopped by force. The States have power within their boundaries, yes, but are still subject to Washington. And the only thing the States are trying to ignore in the PPACA is the individual mandate. The Supreme Court will decide whether they can or not.

[Georgizm]

The only time I use middlesex is for letters.

You're not meant to. Even though you're miles away from London itself, you're meant to put 'Greater London'. Although Middlesex will work just as well, and I fully endorse you putting it down.

I'm in London, just not in the City.

[Call to power]

You look like a fish.
A very angry fish who refuses to move to Leicester.

Not a drug dealer from Bangladesh would be the correct answer.

Alaska does not refer to her counties as counties ,but as boroughs.

aye we also have boroughs in the UK which donates to the level of self government. The western world is a horribly uniform place isn't it?