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Man: Oh, I get it! So the UK (is), like, the same as Great Britain. Woman: Great Britain is a geographical term – it's a big island with Scotland, England and Wales on it. Man:...
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What Great Britain means
Man: Oh, I get it! So the UK (is), like, the same as Great Britain. Woman: Great Britain is a geographical term – it's a big island with Scotland, England and Wales on it. Man:...
Course: Britain and its EnglishSection: The UK and Great BritainSubtitles: en-gb
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0:38
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
0:47
and Wales on it.
0:48
Man: All right, but we all have the same prime minister, don't we?
0:51
Woman: Yes, and the same head of state.
0:53
Man: The Queen!
0:54
Woman: Exactly.
0:55
Man: And the same government?
0:56
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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