如何区分UK和Great Britain: 是按地理意思区分吗? 分辨UK和Great Britain的不同。

　　How to understand the difference between the UK, Great Britain, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. 

　　A: So where are you from?

　　B: Scotland. Are you Scottish too?

　　A: No, I’m English, but....I mean...it’s all, like, the same thing, isn’t it?

　　B: Not exactly. No. Actually. Not at all.

　　A: Go on! Scotland’s just well, like a bit of England, isn’t it!

　　B: (horrified) No it is not.

　　A: No, well, sorry, Britain I mean.

　　B: But “Britain” is not “England”.

　　A: No. I know that. I mean, I’m not stupid or anything. Britain – that’s like, well, England, Scotland and Wales, isn’t it?

　　B: Not exactly.

　　A: Yes it is. The UK – United Kingdom.

　　B: (sighs) The United Kingdom is England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

　　A: Yeah, but, like, we’re all the same nation, aren’t we?

　　B: No, actually. Four nations, one state.

　　A: Erm, yeah, I get it. The UK, the same as Great Britain...

　　B: (sighs) Erm, no. Not exactly. Great Britain is a geographical name – it’s the big island with England, Scotland and Wales.

　　A: OK, right, but we all have the same prime minister, don’t we?

　　B: Yes. And the same head of state.

　　A: The Queen!

　　B: Exactly.

　　A: And the same government...

　　B: Well, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own local parliaments.

　　A: Oh.

　　B: It’s complicated.

　　A. I can see that.