Mythicc said:Bene isn't a country, the UK is. Nice IQ
Kiano said:This should probably be nipped in the bud before the same misinformed arguments appear from previous years. The UK is a country and as such is entitled to play in the NC, no alliance is present or required.
Apollo~ said:Belgians should be allowed to play for france instead imo, not like Netherlands needs them. France really does
Alyss said:If it were indeed one nation there would be a UK team for international events in all sport. However it’s multiple nations forming a country which explains why there are Scottish, Welsh and North Irish sport teams
Fietta said:Alyss said:If it were indeed one nation there would be a UK team for international events in all sport. However it’s multiple nations forming a country which explains why there are Scottish, Welsh and North Irish sport teams
Yes, in global sporting events such as the Olympics they're represented by the Nation (UK) and not by the constituent country. I'm telling you facts Alyss. Constituent countries aren't nations by their own right, hence the meaning constituent.
Tardet said:Fietta said:Alyss said:If it were indeed one nation there would be a UK team for international events in all sport. However it’s multiple nations forming a country which explains why there are Scottish, Welsh and North Irish sport teams
Yes, in global sporting events such as the Olympics they're represented by the Nation (UK) and not by the constituent country. I'm telling you facts Alyss. Constituent countries aren't nations by their own right, hence the meaning constituent.
That's actually interesting and I must admit I didn't know/forgot that so I am forced to retract my earlier comment, there is indeed one event (and there are actually probably more). Is there any particular reason why the UK play the Olympics as one and other sports events involving nations fighting each other (World Rugby Cup, World Football Cup) separated?
Fietta said:Tardet said:Fietta said:Alyss said:If it were indeed one nation there would be a UK team for international events in all sport. However it’s multiple nations forming a country which explains why there are Scottish, Welsh and North Irish sport teams
Yes, in global sporting events such as the Olympics they're represented by the Nation (UK) and not by the constituent country. I'm telling you facts Alyss. Constituent countries aren't nations by their own right, hence the meaning constituent.
That's actually interesting and I must admit I didn't know/forgot that so I am forced to retract my earlier comment, there is indeed one event (and there are actually probably more). Is there any particular reason why the UK play the Olympics as one and other sports events involving nations fighting each other (World Rugby Cup, World Football Cup) separated?
There's always been rivalry between home countries of the UK when it comes to sport, such as the British home championship in 1884, so they've probably been separate for traditional reasons, 'I'm the better UK country' scenario - I'm not really a historian or a master of sport so I can't really tell you as to exactly why but, seems it's been around for time, far before sports went truly global I imagine.
Surkan said:A nation is a stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, history, ethnicity, or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups or communities: the Dutch-speaking, mostly Flemish Community, which constitutes about 59 percent of the population
Historically, Belgium was part of an area known as the Low Countries, a somewhat larger region than the current Benelux
The country emerged in 1830 following the Belgian Revolution when it seceded from the Netherlands.
history
ethnicity
territory
language
dopey said:**** love how the same people manage to go through the same arguments every year