A popular term in the UK is "continental Europe" or "the continent" for the mainland, whereas the islands are considered to not be "on the continent". Continents are basically a made up structure anyway, their definition is more by convention than geology.
From the perspective of the UK, "the continent" means quite explicitly "not the UK". Geographic reality not withstanding.
They feel rather strongly about this and other issues that might not seem entirely correct to people with a different perspective. I suppose that's what ultimately caused this situation in the first place.
bigiain|7 years ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent#/media/File:Continen...
Which continent do you think the UK is on?
freehunter|7 years ago
A popular term in the UK is "continental Europe" or "the continent" for the mainland, whereas the islands are considered to not be "on the continent". Continents are basically a made up structure anyway, their definition is more by convention than geology.
mcv|7 years ago
They feel rather strongly about this and other issues that might not seem entirely correct to people with a different perspective. I suppose that's what ultimately caused this situation in the first place.
donaldihunter|7 years ago
lucb1e|7 years ago