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Originally posted by saralk
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Originally posted by Dr4g0n
They are part of the United Kingdom, just as The Netherlands is a part of the European Union.
That is a bad comparison, since United Kingdom is part of the EU too.
Also, when people say country, usually they mean soverign state, and neither Wales, nor Scotland are soverign states.
So United Kingdom should be the only flag.
Actually, comparing it to Europe isn't that bad. It is actually a very close comparisson...
As you said also (which I also agree upon):
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Originally posted by saralk
There should be some common sense applied to everything. Yes technically Wales, Scotland, England and NI are all countries. Just in the same way East germany still exists.
Having Wales, Scotland, England and NI as selectable countries sets a precident. What if members of ETA want the Basque Country as a selectable flag, or someone who has a passport to Sealand wants a flag.
Either you have all the flags like Wales, Scotland, etc, or either you don't.
If the flag of the United Kingdom is selectable so should the European flag, the flag of the former Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union for example. Heck, then I demand the flag for the Benelux too...
Wales, Scotland, etc are
constituent countries which make up the United Kingdom. Just as many other countries make up the European Union, the Sovjet Union and the former Yugoslavia. Just as Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium make up the Benelux. And there are probably more....
So, either you have the flags of Wales, etc, and the UK
and Europe, Benelux, etc... or either you don't and that would mean you also don't have a flag for the United Kingdom...oh-oooh!!!.
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Originally posted by Adeptus
...adding them to please the UK citizens here is silly and confusing for others....
Best to stick to an international list or something... ISO whatever... those who don't like it can write a letter to the international standard commissions.... What I mean is, it is indeed wrong to treat some people differently than others (because they are nationalistic?), there should be a fixed standard.
(Maybe I am pulling this too far, but still... you all know how much I love standards
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