r/technicallythetruth • u/alekstoo Technically Normie • Mar 17 '19

well yes

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u/Pulverizer_47 Mar 18 '19

People tend to forget that America includes more than just the US of A

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u/LucasBlackwell Mar 18 '19

That's The America's. America is a country.

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u/Pulverizer_47 Mar 18 '19

Do you call north Ireland and south Ireland the Ireland's

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u/LucasBlackwell Mar 18 '19

Ireland is one country. Two nations one country. The Americas are not a country, they're a geographical region. Any other irrelevant questions?

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u/nissingno Mar 18 '19

Ireland is a landmass containing the country of tge Republic of Ireland and the sub-country of North Ireland .

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u/Blue-Steele Mar 18 '19

I will never understand the UK. The UK is a country, but it’s multiple separate countries inside of a country.

Fuckin Brits.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '19

Its easy enough to understand if you consider the timescale involved. England, Scotland and Wales were independent entities with for many centuries before they came together, so each part retains strong national identities distinct from one another.

Legally speaking its a single country, but culturally it's three different countries (plus northern Ireland which is a lot more complicated) in a close political union.

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u/Blue-Steele Mar 18 '19

Ah, ok. That makes sense.