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BRITISH GEOGRAPHY

STEREOTYPESBRITISH EMBLEMS

AUSTRALIAN DIMENSION

SOME CURIOSITIES ABOUT AMERICA

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BRITISH GEOGRAPHY

THE BRITISH ISLES: GREAT BRITAIN vs IRELAND

THE U.K. (GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND)

GREAT BRITAIN: ENGLAND, WALES, SCOTLAND

IRELAND vs NORTHERN IRELAND

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BRITISH EMBLEMS

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There are several symbols which represent Great Britain and Ireland.

ROSE SHAMROCK THISTLE DAFFODIL

(England) (Ireland) (Scotland) (Wales)

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STEREOTYPES

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Each country is represented according to the features applied to its people. The Anglo-Saxon Stereotypes in the British Isles are the following on your right.

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STEREOTYPES

… . . H i s n a m e i s J i m m y . H e s p e a k s w i t h a s t r a n g e a c c e n t a n d m o s t o f t h e t i m e h e i s d r u n k . H e u s u a l l y w e a r s a k i l t w i t h s p o r r a n a n d a b a g p i p e .

… . . H i s n a m e i s D a v i d . H e i s t h e m o s t l i k e l y t o h a v e a c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h s h e e p . H e ’ l l b e w e a r i n g a w o o l e n p u l l o v e r a n d s i n g i n g “ D e l i l a h ” . O l d s t o r i e s t e l l t h a t D a v i d i s a t h i e f , a s h a m a n d a c h e a t a s t h e t h e o l d r h y m e ‘ T a f f y w a s a W e l s h m a n ’ p o i n t s o u t .

… . . H i s n a m e i s J o h n . H e e a t s b a c o n a n d e g g s , r o a s t b e e f a n d Y o r k s h i r e p u d d i n g s . H e d r i n k s t e a . H e i s a l w a y s i n s h i r t a n d t i e , t w e e d j a c k e t a n d s t r o n g s h o e s . W h e n w o r k i n g , h e w e a r s a p i n -s t r i p e d s u i t , b l a c k s h o e s a n d a b o w l e r h a t .

… . . H i s n a m e i s P a d d y . H e ’ s f r i e n d l y , t a l k s a l o t , a l t h o u g h h e i s a l i t t l e d i m . H e ’ l l b e w e a r i n g s o m e t h i n g g r e e n , f e a t u r i n g a s h a m r o c k , t h e n a t i o n a l e m b l e m a n d i f g o i n g t o p l a y a n i n s t r u m e n t o f a n y s o r t , i t w i l l b e t h e h a r p . H e l o v e s d r i n k i n g d a r k b e e r c a l l e d “ G u i n n e s s ” .

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AUSTRALIA'S DIMENSION

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Australia's dimension is huge. Look at the following map and see how big it is in contrast to Europe...

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W A L L S T R E E T

T h e D u t c h w e r e t h e f i r s t E u r o p e a n s t o s e t t l e M a n h a t t a n . T o p r o t e c t t h e m s e l v e s f r o m a t t a c k s , t h e y b u i l t a s t u r d y w o o d e n w a l l . A l t h o u g h i t ’ s n o w l o n g g o n e , t h i s w a l l g a v e i t s n a m e t o a s t r e e t i n L o w e r M a n h a t t a n a n d t h e s t r e e t , i n t u r n , b e c a m e s y n o n y m o u s w i t h A m e r i c a n c a p i t a l i s m . T h e s t r e e t , o f c o u r s e , i s W a l l S t r e e t .

I t ’ s e a s y t o s e e w h y “ W a l l S t r e e t ” m e a n s c a p i t a l i s m ; t h e N e w Y o r k S t o c k E x c h a n g e a n d t h e A m e r i c a n S t o c k E x c h a n g e a r e b o t h i n t h e W a l l S t r e e t a r e a .

AMERICAN CURIOSITIES..

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AMERICAN CURIOSITIES

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AUSTRALIA:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia's_big_things

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