Geography 101: England, GB, UK or BI

There's still a huge amount of confusion, not just with foreigners, but also with the citizens of this great land regarding what certain places are called. The main reason I decided to bring this up is because where the house is that I currently live in is supposedly in about 4/5 different named areas... and it causes major confusion when I try explaining it. Anyway, this isn't about me, it's about this wonderful nation/country/whatever... do we call it Britain? Great Britain? United Kingdom or the British Isles?

To save the confusion, I believe this quick Geography 101 I've... [read more]

Beijing Olympics 2008

The ceremony has just finished with a bloke running around the upper area of the stadium. All the countries have also entered and the torch has been lit. Loads of fireworks too... it was cool. Anyways, good luck Great Britain.