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0:07
Man: So where are you from?
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Woman: Scotland. Are you Scottish too?
0:10
Man: Well, no, I'm English actually, but, you know, it's all, like, the same thing,
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isn't it?
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Woman: Not exactly.
0:14
Man: Go on! Isn't Scotland just like, well, a bit of England?
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Woman: No, it is not!
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Man: Sorry, Britain I mean.
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Woman: Britain is not England!
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Man: Well, yeah, I know that. I'm not stupid or anything, but Britain's, like, England,
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Scotland and Wales, isn't it?
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Woman: Not exactly.
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Man: Yeah, it is – the UK, the United Kingdom.
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Woman: The United Kingdom is Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
0:33
Man: Oh, I see, but we're all, like, the same nation, aren't we?
0:36
Woman: Not really. Four nations, one state.
0:38
Man: Oh, I get it! So the UK (is), like, the same as Great Britain.
0:42
Woman: Great Britain is a geographical term – it's a big island with Scotland, England
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and Wales on it.
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Man: All right, but we all have the same prime minister, don't we?
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Woman: Yes, and the same head of state.
0:53
Man: The Queen!
0:54
Woman: Exactly.
0:55
Man: And the same government?
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Woman: Well, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own local parliaments.
0:58
Man: Oh. I see.
1:00
Woman: It's complicated.
1:01
Man: Yeah, I can see that.
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