Many of us refer England, Great Britain and Great Britain as a synonym. Nothing could be further from reality. It is also very common to call English people British, whether they belong to England or not. Another mistake we are used to and which we must take into account is explained in the following.

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Difference between Great Britain, England and Great Britain

First of all, we must pay attention to geographical criteria. Between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea there are several islands. The most famous is island of great britain And ireland island. In this first division we observe that three of the four countries that make up the UK are located in the UK: England, Scotland, and Wales. This is where political criteria emerge. fourth country, Northern Ireland, is located on another major island. It should be noted that the Republic of Ireland (not to be confused with Northern Ireland) gained independence from England in the last century.

Hence the importance not to call an Englishman an Englishman, because he could be Scottish or Welsh. It will always be better to use English.

Strange case from the Olympics

Although England, Scotland and Wales compete as independent teams in sporting competitions, their athletes do so under the flag of Great Britain in the Olympics. At the last Olympics in Tokyo, for example, they competed under a name Britain and use the term ‘GB Team‘ refers to the team, although the British Olympic Association (BOA) clarified that the team’s full title is Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team. That being said, who could compete on this team?: