American Couple Reacts "The Difference Between The UK, Great Britain & England Explained" 

@@teviottilehurst no. Nearly half. Christians, Muslims, Hindus combined make up for over half of the population.

And today it has been announced that the 2021 census results show that the number of Christians in England and Wales has fallen below half of the population for the first time.

English law mate definitely not Scottish law,get it right!! This is pure fiction! Bollox!

@@georgejob2156 it’s definitely British law as a collective since the English King or Queen sits on what would be the Scottish and Welsh thrones if they still existed within reality

@@georgejob2156 Colony resident

@@jamesmccarthy2655 such a shame imho. The British and English spread the gospel throughout the world at one time and had very important men of God, as well as revivals, like the Welsh revival. To think how far they have rejected today is a thing if sadness imho. People even act as if it's a badge if honour to reject God.

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@John T I've read comments that make it clear that the writer believes that Crown Land is personally owned by the King. Mostly written by anti-monarchists!

@@charleswatson1093 ell, guess that's their problem.

@@johnt8636 Indeed!

No we are a family of four with three brothers and a Germanic step brother that is not really loved by the rest of the Celtic family.

Though there are many republics in the Commonwealth. Some members of the Commonwealth have their own monarch too.

There are two different groups of countries that use the word Commonwealth. First is The Commonwealth Realms. 14 former Empire countries that have the UK monarch as head of state. Second is the Commonwealth Countries. 54 including Commonwealth Realm countries. That maintain ties of friendship and practical cooperation. Any country can join the group. Regardless whether or not they have had previous links to the UK. Although King Charles III is the head. The position is not hereditary. The other countries leaders have to agree on who the head will be.

@@grahamsmith9541 The the UK Monarch is not Head of State of any of them except the United Kingdom though .Same person , different " office" Otherwise you might say the Monarch of the Bahamas is Head of State of the UK. I thought there were 15 Commonwealth Realms , including the UK .

@@reluctantheist5224 There were 15 untill 2021. When Barbados decided to remove the Monarch as head of state and become a Republic. The Monarch is still head of state for the other 14.

@@grahamsmith9541 No I just looked it up , 15 now , there were 16. As of 2022 there are 15 Commonwealth realms: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and the United Kingdom

Leave that can of worms alone!

Hmm this is interesting. What do the people who believe in more than one religion say they believe?

@@TheDemouchetsREACT There are many reasons why people choose to worship more than one religion. Especially since for the majority of human history, human civilizations were polytheistic rather than monotheistic. Fun fact, some of the main deities early civilizations worshiped were goddesses, not gods. Returning to the topic, it may be due to the persons upbringing, they may have been exposed to people who worshiped different gods, they may have abandoned their previous religion due to toxicity (a lot of Christians, Mormons, and Muslims do this, and more often than you may think), or they wish to expand their wisdom by practicing different religions. The reasons vary wildly. I am an omnist/mild agnostic, both of which are more of a philosophical/spiritual lifestyle that a religion. Omnist's believe/acknowledge all religions and believe that all religions have varying degrees of truths/universal lessons that humans can use as guidance. However, an Omnist will never say that one religion is true while the rest are false (Omnist's find that hypocritical), we also don't turn a blind eye to the many toxic things that exist in many religions. For example, I have no issues with Christians especially since I was one, but I do take issue with the fanatics such as the ones who bash the bible saying its gods word when the book their holding is made and manipulated by human hands. I know of a lot of Christians who share this same issue and so they look for different religions that are less dogmatic. For example, many Pegan faiths have no dogma, its based more on the individuals interpretation as well as various moral guidelines, with the universal rule being "do no harm". As an Agnostic, I do acknowledge the existence of gods and goddesses of various religions, but I believe that there is a lot we will never know/are not deserving to know when it comes to the divine and their will. To me, what god or goddess, in their cosmic power and knowledge, would want to talk to ungrateful, murderous, homophobic, misanthropic little parasites such as us. "Do you think that god stays in heaven because he too lives in fear of what he has created?" is the mindset I have when it comes to the gods and goddesses and how they choose to deal with us. I believe in them, but I do not believe they interact directly with humans, nor do they play favorites. With this mindset, I focus more on living in the moment rather than worrying about things I know will never be answered, I already know that gods and goddesses exist in some way, shape or form, why should I dwell on it further. I'm also certain that they would not want me to waist the little time I have in this life worrying about how I express my faith towards them, they would call me a workaholic 😂 To me, one of the biggest joys in worshiping/practicing/researching different religions is that it exposes a person to the various cultures and people tied to said religions. It helps broaden ones views of the world and leaves one with a greater appreciation for life and humanities existence. Personally, its very therapeutic. Lastly, worshiping/practicing different religions removes the bigotry and arrogance that often plagues religion. Since time immemorial, humans have slaughtered each other simply due to having different faiths. More wars have been fought over religious differences than anything else. However, when you start to look at different religions, their codes, and principals, you start to see that all religions are more alike than people like to think. For too long have humans used differences such as religion to divide ourselves. But when you look past the differences and look at the similarities, you begin to see how equal we humans actually are, regardless of our individual faiths or lack-there-of.

Never call a Scotish person English!. But then you wouldn't call an English person Scottish. We are both British but that's the only thing the same. Personally I'm Irish/English so it has always made more sense to state I'm British as I was born and raised in England but majority of my family are actually from Republic of Ireland.

They did have the referendum though for Scotland to choose to stay in the UK or to leave, they voted to stay.

@@sylviasworld9397 that referendum in which the people of Scotland were told that if they chose to leave, that they would no longer be in the EU and their only option of being a part of it would be to stay in The Union? Then, even though overwhelmingly voting to remain a part of the EU, Scotland has been dragged out of it through Brexit. Also, in the last Scottish Parliamentary elections the majority of votes went to parties that offered another referendum as part of their manifestos, so the Scottish government has a mandate for having a referendum. The position being taken by Westminster clearly shows that they do not see the U.K. as a voluntary coalition of countries, they see it as the last vestiges of empire. Nobody should have to go cap in hand to beg for the option of leaving any type of relationship and as such, the people of Scotland have indicated through a recent vote that they want a new referendum due to the post Brexit reality and that choice should belong to whichever country is thinking of leaving and not the central government that is being run by posh boys who have no idea about real life and the everyday choices of most people. It really doesn’t matter whether you feel that Scotland should be independent or not or whether you think that the relatively close vote from the better part of a decade ago should stand. When it boils down to it, it is actually quite undemocratic to force a nation to abide by the will of someone who is not of there nor really cares for their people.

I'm pretty sure the court ruled that Scotland couldn't hold a referendum without Westministers permision, not that they couldn't have one, they just need the UK goverments permission, which I think does make sense, no country would want to allow a part of itself to split without their goverments permission. UK is still considered a country after all. As far as I'm aware the UK can't actually say no, never, they can say not now, we should focus on other things which they currently are doing. I also think it makes sense the UK goverment is currently saying no, with the recent political mess going on, if the UK was in a stable position I would say that they should say yes. If Scotland does vote to leave, for things to work more smoothly it best interest for both sides for the UK to be stable state as Scotland splits as Westminister would need to work together, deciding borders, finance, trading and all that. This all would go hay wire if Westminister wasn't in a stable political state if Scotland decides to leave then.

@@pipercharms7374 I don’t think I actually mentioned the ruling of the court case, just that Westminster were refusing to allow a referendum. I also cannot comprehend why the opinions of 356 tory MP’s (only 6 of which represent Scottish constituencies) should be more important than the opinions of the people of Scotland or even why 650 MP’s only (59 of which represent Scottish constituencies) should be more important than the views of the Scottish population. You say that the U.K. is in a mess, well Scotland neither voted for the tories nor Brexit, so why should they be penalised due to results that are essentially down to the wants of English voters? The current PM was asked on his stance about issues pertaining to Scotland and answered with tales of time spent with constituents in the North of England! Yet you expect Scotland to bend to the will of a man who cannot determine where one country ends an another begins on an island that only holds three nations. You say that the Scots should wait to ask permission to determine their own future until such times that there is more stability, would the Westminster government have cared about the stability within the EU before calling for the Brexit referendum? I highly doubt that thought would have been anywhere near being taken into consideration. Reasons will always be found for Westminster to say “Not Now!” so why should Scotland have to wait, why should 591 MP’s who do not represent the Scottish electorate have more of a say than the people who live and work there?

@@lynnejamieson2063 don’t quite understand why people like to compare the U.K. leaving them EU and Scotland leaving the U.K. unless there is some confusion between the difference between the EU and the U.K. The U.K. is considered a country. The EU is not considered a country and is an agreement between countries. Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland are not recognised as a country in the same way the U.K. or in fact any other country in the EU like Spain or Germany. Internationally they are seen as regions of the U.K. No country is going to let a region of itself break away without its permission. There’s a obvious difference between a country wanting to leave a trading agreement, and a part of a country wanting to leave said country. Like it or not but Scotland is seen as a important part of the U.K, a important part of a country. Though of course the U.K. is an optional union and so everyone has a right to a referendum. People have been acting like the U.K. government is outright saying no to a referendum which is not the case, they are saying not now. No and not now are two completely different things yet they are being treated like the same thing. Considering the Scottish Government will have to work with Westminster to untie themselves from the U.K. if they vote to leave I don’t know how you expect them to do that properly if Westminster isn’t stable. In the past it does make sense to break away from something when that authority is weakened yet it makes no sense now a days because the two sides are expected to still co exist and work together closely even if Scotland leaves. It makes no sense for Scotland to try and break away while Westminster is struggling just as it makes no sense for Westminster to say sure to a referendum that if Scotland votes to leave Westminster won’t be focus on properly that’ll likely cause even more rows between the Scottish Government and Westminster. Scotland eventually having a referendum and voting to leave makes sense when Westminster is in a stable state, it’ll be good for Scotland to be negotiating with a stable UK government. I think Brexit was a mess, do you know what a bigger mess will be? It’ll be if Scotland and Westminster aren’t prepared properly if Scotland votes to leave. Leaving EU was untying an agreement that lasted about 50 years. Try leaving a union which your laws have been wrapped around for around 300 years and this time it won’t be mainly loads of laws to do with trade but likely hundreds of laws to do with every single thing about being a nation that Scottish Government and Westminster will try and untie each other from. Do you seriously think it’s best interest for both parties involved to do all this if one is unstable? Sure it’ll still be a mess if Scotland leaves but a hell of LESS of a mess if Westminster is stable.

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50% of Scotland wants to leave the UK

Yeah, I was wondering this in the video.

@@TheDemouchetsREACT Northern Ireland dont like the Republic of Ireland, more than they dislike the English. Wales is economically dependant on the English, but dont like them. Scotland has voted for independence multiple times and the Scottish representatives in UK parliament are all pro-independence, they really dont like the English. Main land Europe dont like how special the English wants to feel, so cheer when they lose matches in Football etc. but still a lot of trade is happening even after Brexit

How did England mistreat Wales over Aberfan?

@@peterellis1307 to condense it 144 people (116 of which were children) were killed. This was only 56yr ago. The Queen initially refused to visit sending Philip then only coming 8 days later, the locals and local officials have long been concerned with it saying it's a disaster waiting to happen but were ignored by the National Coal Board, they owned the coal tip. Ater it happened the National Coal Board kept dancing around to avoid blame in court and eventually they were deemed to hold no blame instead putting it on a few individuals. And spent years producing propaganda. They initially offered families £50 compensation then £500 instead (will say I don't know what this would be in today's money) but parents weren't able to get this easily having to prove that they were close to their kids beyond just the fact they were the parents and legal guardians. The kicker is the National Coal Board was owned by the UK Government (aka with how our system works/balance of power owned by England). This wasn't just a private company but a government organization which was to blame for this perfectly avoidable disaster that was a case of concern well before that in the eyes of many were protected and covered up by the English government and the leader of the UK (the Queen) didn't want to have anything to do with it initially sending Philip over. Obviously it wouldn't bring back who died but at least would if been a symbolic show of grievance, unity and taking responsibility as the head. That made many Welsh feel like it truly showed them how they and their country is viewed.

@@peterellis1307 again not speaking for every single person just this is the general view of people here

@@peterellis1307 and keep in mind this isn't a one off incident. This is in combination with all the other issues, people being evicted from their homes to make reservoirs to provide England with water, the language beaten out of kids and in the current day English buying homes up to use for holiday homes, English landlords buying up homes here cause it's cheaper then whacking the rent prices up, English government dictating how Welsh farmers need to raise livestock on land which they don't know the layout/situation on land that's been in the families for generations and the communities getting poorer and poorer but resources being directed to London and South England (obviously leading to more crime/substance abuse though granted North England is in a similar position I'd say with that). Obviously with that last point there are other factors like a lot of people here are unemployed... But they're unemployed cause there's no job opportunities. Like even in the few years I've lived where I live now in North Wales I've seen our highstreet go from being full of shops and people in town to now dead (this happened before COVID so can't be blamed on that). Not because people weren't going to town either but because rates are insanely high and still getting higher so shops can't keep up even with regular customers... Something the government need to get involved with. Btw if it comes across as self hating cause I'm English it's not 🤣 I'm realistic as much as our Government sucks (I don't like the Tory or Labour party imo just as bad as each other) I'm very much aware we are still very lucky with our Government when looking at other parts of the world... But especially when combined with recent and historical history I get why people here are frustrated....

Countries and states.

States are part of the same country, the UK is 4 countries grouped together but are still individual countries

100% agree - this is a good video- but narrator significantly overstates dislike of countries within UK - i'm English but perfectly ok with being called either English or British - you will have to look long and hard to find a foaming at the mouth swivel eyed English/Welsh/Scots nationalist who will take issue with being called British!

i was born in Gibraltar (though i now live in the UK ) , we refer to it as "A small slice of Britain in the Mediterranean" it really is like walking into a British town. we regard ourselves as being British and are incredibly proud of our heritage

@@SirZanZa As you should 😊👍🏻! I loved going there. I’m Swedish, so to me it’s exotic either I’m in Spain or the UK but it was an interesting experience crossing borders with one of the countries just feeling strictly geographically like it should be much further away 😂🤷‍♀️.

UK Monarch wasn't Head of State of Barbados.

@@reluctantheist5224 Yes, it was!! Our official swore allegaince to the Crown and we were entitled to use the word "Royal" in the name of some of our agencies such as the Police Force.

@@randychampion184 Ah yes , to the Queen of Barbados not the Queen of the UK .

@@reluctantheist5224 yes, I get what you are saying but we would never have called her that tho jn practice tho lol. goes to show the ridiculousness of that situation that should have been fixed in 1966

@@randychampion184 Well , that aside , it appears the people of 1966 thought otherwise . The Barbados Monarch is no longer Head of State of the United Kingdom ! ( As you might say )😉

This is more accurate 😂

People who are from Northern Ireland who are not natives of Ireland (decendents of colonisers) call themselves British. They would be offended if you called them Irish even with their Irish accent. I'm from London UK. I found this out the hard way when I asked if they were Irish years ago and quite abruptly, they said no, they are British. As a Black woman, when people ask if I am English (due to my accent), I say no, I'm Black British, as many of our grandparents great-grandparents and furthermore were immigrants to the UK not natives.

@@NaeNae23 Ow okay thank you. But it's doesn't make sense cause Northern Ireland is not part of the great Britain; and they don't have the British accent. Do you know why they don't wanna be called Irish?. What is their problem?.

@@eextheprinceisdope7662 they don't have a "problem", they just adopt a British culture and not an Irish culture, this is probably partly due to a issue referred to as "the troubles", if you want to know more if you RU-vid the troubles it will give you reasons why some northern Irish want to be known as British and why some want to be known as Irish

@@tonilando Okay I here you. But I think they should identify themselves as Irish not British because Northern Ireland is adjacent to the Republic of Ireland; and they are not part of the Great Britain and they are separated by the ocean with the 3 British countries. It doesn't make sense why they adopting the British culture and identify themselves as British knowing very well they not part of the Great Britain.

@@eextheprinceisdope7662 You need to look into the long strange confusing history of Island, especially northern Ireland. When I visited Northern Ireland I was dumbfounded by the British patriotismisim. Curb stones along the road were painted red white and blue. The union Jack flying everywhere. Even the local working man's club ran on jokes about the thick bloody Irish to the south. They were more English than the English.

@Shoomer1988: We have two main religions, beer and football 🙂

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Well this video had us wondering 😩

Yeah, countries asked for their independence. So there slowly "devolved", well seemingly, anyway, lol.

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The British Isles is the common term in Britain for the whole archipelago. We are sort of aware that the Irish object to the term but not what they would replace it with

The island of Ireland is the second largest island in the archipelago called ' The British Isles'. The largest is Great Britain so called because it is the biggest.

@@gillianrimmer7733 It was called Great Britain to distinguish it from Brittany ( Brittany was called Petite Bretagne to distinguish it from Grande Bretagne) Great Britain.

@duane8228: The term "British Isles/islands" is a geographical term, not a political one.

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But this is also the reason for the rivalry against England mainly, especially in sport.....the rest of us seem to get on a lot better 🤣

England first invaded Wales and claimed it in the 13th century. Ireland was first invaded in the late 12th century

@@Westcountrynordic but didn't "conquer" until later, after wales had fallen

Hey fam!

I’m English and I haven’t encountered hate or xenophobia in any of these three countries. I understand you might be referring to the Government in London.