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What's your favorite UK constituent country?
England 56%  56%  [ 24 ]
Scotland 33%  33%  [ 14 ]
Wales 9%  9%  [ 4 ]
Northern Ireland 2%  2%  [ 1 ]
Total votes : 43

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18 Apr 2011, 6:56 pm

What's your favorite UK constituent country?



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18 Apr 2011, 7:03 pm

My favorite is England, but I do like the other countries as well. I remember going through a phase where I obsessed over Ireland because I was listening to a lot of Flogging Molly at the time.



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18 Apr 2011, 7:45 pm

I'm from England but I chose Scotland


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18 Apr 2011, 8:09 pm

Mine's England because that's where all my favourite musical performers are from. :)


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18 Apr 2011, 9:28 pm

I suppose my default selection would be England, since I know more about its history than the others. I do also have an interest in Scotland, though.


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19 Apr 2011, 1:42 am

Northern Ireland, then England, then Scotland, then Wales.

I'm English. :)



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19 Apr 2011, 2:24 am

Probably england. Then scotland. England because of the buildings and archaeology side of things especially in Bath but Scotland next because i have always wanted to see Hadrian's wall.


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19 Apr 2011, 1:43 pm

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Probably england. Then scotland. England because of the buildings and archaeology side of things especially in Bath but Scotland next because i have always wanted to see Hadrian's wall.


Although Hadrian's Wall was built to defend the Roman province of Britannia from the Scots and Picts,both sides of the wall are actually
now within the borders of England.If you visit Scotland you could always see parts of the Antonine Wall,which the Romans built further north as a temporary measure.The remains aren't as spectacular as Hadrian's Wall but are still worthy of World Heritage status.

Although I'm Scottish I like England and Wales equally too.I find the Roman history in England fascinating and I've been to most of the major sites like Bath,Chester and York.London also has good archaeology apart from all its other attractions.

I've been to Wales a couple of times too.Cardiff is an impressive city.Have yet to visit Northern Ireland but it has a good reputation nowadays as a place to visit,despite all the troubles it's come through.


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19 Apr 2011, 1:49 pm

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Have yet to visit Northern Ireland but it has a good reputation nowadays as a place to visit,despite all the troubles it's come through.


It's very easy for you to visit Northern Ireland - easier than even for me (I fly from Blackpool). Just get the train from Paisley to Stranraer, hop on the ferry and you'll be in Belfast three hours later.

An even easier way of doing it is to go to Glasgow airport and fly to Belfast. You'll be there in ten minutes.

Can you drive? If you're going to see Northern Ireland properly you need a car.



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19 Apr 2011, 1:52 pm

Tequila wrote:
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Have yet to visit Northern Ireland but it has a good reputation nowadays as a place to visit,despite all the troubles it's come through.


It's very easy for you to visit Northern Ireland - easier than even for me (I fly from Blackpool). Just get the train from Paisley to Stranraer, hop on the ferry and you'll be in Belfast three hours later.

An even easier way of doing it is to go to Glasgow airport and fly to Belfast. You'll be there in ten minutes.

Can you drive? If you're going to see Northern Ireland properly you need a car.


Northern Ireland is beautiful. I lived there for a few years as a child. Go to Donegal as well if you go to the North. Lovely.



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19 Apr 2011, 1:53 pm

I have half Scottish background so I voted Scotland, though I think all of the U.K. is pretty cool.

What about Cornwall? 8) Ever expect it to get more recognition?


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19 Apr 2011, 1:57 pm

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Northern Ireland is beautiful.


I love South Down! Reminds me very much of the rural areas where I live, in fact.

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Go to Donegal as well if you go to the North. Lovely.


But very, very wet. And County Donegal is absolutely huge - it's the fourth largest county in Ireland. You don't really get to see it all if you just go for a day trip from Londonderry. We tried to do all the main bits but it's not easy.



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19 Apr 2011, 2:03 pm

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I miss South Down.



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19 Apr 2011, 2:19 pm

Tequila wrote:
Henbane wrote:
Northern Ireland is beautiful.


I love South Down! Reminds me very much of the rural areas where I live, in fact.

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Go to Donegal as well if you go to the North. Lovely.


But very, very wet. And County Donegal is absolutely huge - it's the fourth largest county in Ireland. You don't really get to see it all if you just go for a day trip from Londonderry. We tried to do all the main bits but it's not easy.


I lived on Inch Isle for a year when I was 5. It was utter paradise.

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I lived in Derry after that for a few years, which was less idyllic as it was the late 70s/early 80s, and there were soldiers everywhere. Not that I really noticed, being in a world of my own all of the time. And we had lots of day trips, to places like the Giants Causeway, Buncrana, Ballycastle. We had holidays in Mulranny in County Mayo. Which was heaven. Empty beaches and moors. Hardly any people.



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19 Apr 2011, 2:22 pm

What is actually at Buncrana? Is it a nice place, worth going to?



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19 Apr 2011, 2:34 pm

Ah, its a nice place for a 7 year old. I once lost a soft toy of mine there and was inconsolable. I imagine it's changed a lot now anyway. It was quite quiet then, but had a fair where you could win soft toys. It's probably become very bustly and touristy now. I haven't been back to the North since the early 80s.

My Irish ancestors came from villages near Newry. There are cousins of mine still living there, but I don't know any of them. Most of the rest ended up in Saltcoats in Scotland.