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You're not trolling? Blimey. lol.

Soth [Muninn and Myrddin]May 2, 2006 3:04:11 pm
some states, such as Italy, Palau, Philippines, Russia and Spain, there is an official language for the state, but minority languages are used in some important regions. Some states, such as Sweden, Tuvalu, the United Kingdom, and the United States have no official language, although in most such cases there is a single de facto main language, as well as a range of government regulations and practices on which languages are expected to be used in various circumstances
Lord Iffy BoatraceMay 2, 2006 3:09:37 pm
GB = England, Scotland, Wales.

Places like the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands have a different status, they are Crown dependencies, and are not actually part of the UK.
Silk [Judas was Framed]May 2, 2006 3:09:56 pm [NT]
PnbMay 2, 2006 3:10:11 pm [NT]
QarikMay 2, 2006 3:12:59 pm [NT]
Soth [Muninn and Myrddin]May 2, 2006 3:16:27 pm [NT]
Lord Iffy BoatraceMay 2, 2006 3:21:42 pm
It's what's spoken by most in the UK, but I don't know about the official status.
QarikMay 2, 2006 3:11:27 pm [NT]
QarikMay 2, 2006 3:12:16 pm [NT]
PnbMay 2, 2006 3:12:52 pm
Your family heritage from North or South Korea?
QarikMay 2, 2006 3:13:53 pm
sorry I ahve no clue heh
Lord Iffy BoatraceMay 2, 2006 3:14:40 pm [NT]
QarikMay 2, 2006 3:18:46 pm
I do seem to recal that there is a lot of terrorism, IRA, sinn fein, etc in the region but not sure of history behind it. heh
QuickMay 2, 2006 3:19:42 pm
lawl
Lord Iffy BoatraceMay 2, 2006 3:20:33 pm [NT]
QarikMay 2, 2006 3:22:46 pm
ireland?

only cultural references really
Lord Iffy BoatraceMay 2, 2006 3:32:38 pm
Succesive US Presidents have contributions towards trying to find a peaceful solution.

It's also alleged that for many years, the IRA received funds from Irish Americans. I don't know what evidence there is for that apart from anecdotal - maybe Pnb may have heard about that?
PnbMay 2, 2006 3:42:22 pm
A great deal of the Union's armies were populated by Irish immigrants. Many of whom were forced, culminating in the NYC riot during the Civil War.

When Ireland finally got independance the United States was the first to recognize it as an independant state (if you ever go to dublin you'll notice the US embassasy has the nicest spot in the town - right between St. Stephen's Green and Trinity College).

Then there's the whole Joe Kennedy thing. American with very strong Irish (among many other illegal) roots.

There's also the IRA and terrorism problems (The Troubles) that mostly has been funded by American sources. It's been a goal of many US presidents to end it because it would give them a nice chunk of political capital.

There's a few there in short, but there's a multitude of Irish-American political influences over the years. Not so much as say England or even France, but it's there.
PnbMay 2, 2006 3:15:49 pm
Yeah, little less than a century ago.
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