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1 Unit Country and People
1 Unit Country and People
1 Unit Country and People
England
Patron saint
Saints Day
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Wales
Scotland
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Ireland
England
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John Bull
Briton
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Population in 1995
England
48.9 million
Scotland
5.1 million
Wales
2.9 million
Northern Ireland
1.6 million
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UK total
58.6 million
These figures are estimates provided by the Government Actuarys Department
of the UK, based on the 1991 Census. It is expected that the total population of
Britain will continue to rise by very small amounts until around the year 2025.
QUESTIONS
1. Think of the most well-known symbols and tokens of nationality in Macedonia.
Are they the same types of real-life objects (e.g. plants, clothes) that are used in
Britain?
2. In 1979 the BBC showed series of programs about the history of the British
Empire. Before the series started they advertised it. The advertisement mentioned
Englands history. Within a few hours he BBC had received thousand of angry
calls protest and it was forced to make an apology. Why did the BBC apologize?
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3. In 1991 UEFA (the Union of European Football Association)introduced a new
regulation. This limited the number of foreign players who were allowed to play
for a football club in European competitions. For example, a German club team
could have only a certain number of players in it who were not German. Under the
new regulation a player in the Liverpool team, Ian Rush, was classified as foreign
, even though he was born only twenty miles from Liverpool and had lived in the
same area all his life. Many other players of English club teams found themselves
in the same position. Many people in England though that this was ridiculous. How
did this happen? Do you think it was ridiculous?
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4. The dominance of England in Britain is reflected in the organization of the
government. There are ministers for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, but
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there is no minister for England. Do you think this is good for the people of the
other British nations( they have special attention and recognition of their distinct
identity) or is it bad (it gives them a kind of second-class colonial status?
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5. Are there any distinct national loyalties in Macedonia (or are they better
described as a regional loyalties)?If so, is the relationship between the nations
in any way similar to that between the nations in Britain? If not, can you think of
any other countries where such loyalties cause problems in those countries?
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