Quoting cyrano:

Turkish seems not to differentiate 'British' and 'English' much. 'Britanyalı', except in particular cases such as historical and geographical, is hardly used. We use mostly 'Ingiliz'. After all most of you are the same and arrogant, regardless of whether you are biritish or english, or whether you speak the same english language or not.

Quoting libralady:

All arogant are we?

Quoting cyrano:

Turkish seems not to differentiate "British" and "English" much. "Britanyalı", except in particular cases such as historical and geographical, is hardly used. We use mostly "Ingiliz". After all most of you are the same and arrogant, regardless of whether you are biritish or english, or whether you speak the same english language or not.

Quoting Joey:

Quoting Joey:

Quoting darrenmania:

Quoting Joey: Quoting cyrano: Turkish seems not to differentiate "British" and "English" much. "Britanyalı", except in particular cases such as historical and geographical, is hardly used. We use mostly "Ingiliz". After all most of you are the same and arrogant, regardless of whether you are biritish or english, or whether you speak the same english language or not. Whats up with you cyrano? Though I am not English I am British so I suppose your comments are aimed at me as well. I think its time somebody planted "The Kick" in your profile on your posterior

Quoting cyrano:

You both really broke my heart! Really! Whereas I always presumed and observed that both of you were very polite and kind people. I have just seen, unfortunately, that I was wrong. I was just wondering why everybody lately has broken my heart! I always thought that I am a good, very very good, though very ugly, person!

Well... I don't think I will forgive you! I can't be angry with you, but with myself, because I should not have expected you to be humble and kind. You both are British, after all.

Quoting erdinc:

This is how the majority of Turks understands this issue:

England > İngiltere
Scotland > İskoçya
Wales > Galler Ãœlkesi
Northern Ireland > Kuzey İrlanda
United Kingdom > İngiltere
Great Britain > İngiltere
Britain > İngiltere
United Kingdom of Great Britain > İngiltere

As you see the last four are incorrect. The correct translations would be as follows:

United Kingdom > Birleşik Krallık
Great Britain > Büyük Britanya
Britain > Britanya
United Kingdom of Great Britain > Büyük Britanya Birleşik Krallığı

If I know corectly (still a little confused) these are correct:

a. "United Kingdom" covers England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
b. "Great Britain" covers England, Scotland and Wales.
c. "Britain" covers exactly the same as Great Britain.
d. "United Kingdom of Great Britain" covers exactly the same as "United Kingdom".

Anyway the average Joe, "sokaktaki adam" (the "man on the street" we say) thinks like I have shown in bolds. They consider these as different countries (e.g they consider England, Scotland and Wales as different countries).

To be honest, I was surprised to read United Kingdom on my visa when I got my first visa. I was expecting to read England.

I work for the Tukish Government as a Turkish teacher and during all the paperwork, applications the word UK, Britain or their Turkish translations was never used. It was always İngiltere where they were sending us. Even in offical issues we use the term İngiltere only. For instance we say 'İngiltere vizesi'. We never say 'Birleşik Krallık vizesi' or 'Britaya vizesi'.

Quote:

cyrano,joey and libralady

Quoting ramayan:

its futile

Quoting Joey:

I don't think politeness is one of your strong points either cyrano.When somebody asks a reasonable question in the language section I don't think they expect a response such as yours.

Quoting cyrano:

Turkish seems not to differentiate "British" and "English" much. "Britanyalı", except in particular cases such as historical and geographical, is hardly used. We use mostly "Ingiliz". After all most of you are the same and arrogant, regardless of whether you are biritish or english, or whether you speak the same english language or not.

Quoting aenigma x:

I would like to have seen the reaction if we had spoken about Turkish people in this manner...

Quoting sophie:

Ehh, Rain would appear, to advice you to cook smth new or change your hair style, pointing out that you're sick if you talk about Turks in such an impolite manner , I would add that Turks have been always polite and friendly to me (as if I havent mentioned that 1000 times already ) and then libralady would start wondering why on earth are we writing this boring old stuff again...

Quoting aenigma x:

Quoting cyrano:

I was looking up my dictionaries to be sure about the sense of "arrogant". I was given two synonms of arrogant: haughty and disdainful. Then when I checked the sense of "haughty" I came across the following sample usage which is worth to be mentioned:

"A haughty British aristocrat" (Oxford Dictionary of English)

So, I wonder if being "arrogant, haughty, disdanful" is one of the British customs.

Quoting libralady:

This is getting tiresome now, can we leave it at that?

Thanks
Your royal Hautiness

Quoting cyrano:

I was looking up my dictionaries to be sure about the sense of "arrogant". I was given two synonms of arrogant: haughty and disdainful. Then when I checked the sense of "haughty" I came across the following sample usage which is worth to be mentioned:

"A haughty British aristocrat" (Oxford Dictionary of English)

So, I wonder if being "arrogant, haughty, disdanful" is one of the British customs.

Quoting teaschip:

Quoting cyrano:

Still I suspected its origin and found this.

arrogant:
- Origin late middle English: via old French from Latin arrogant- 'claiming for oneself', from the verb arrogare (see ARROGATE) (Oxford Dictionary of English)

This is where we reach to "British" again. You see, where there is "arrogant", there is "British" there.

Quoting CANLI:

lol @ aenigma,
İ'm laughing and laughing then laughing again,,lol

İ'm sitting a far,watching you ,see how will you solve this Cyrano-British thing, lol

Quoting cyrano:

Quoting teaschip: Quoting cyrano: I was looking up my dictionaries to be sure about the sense of "arrogant". I was given two synonms of arrogant: haughty and disdainful. Then when I checked the sense of "haughty" I came across the following sample usage which is worth to be mentioned: "A haughty British aristocrat" (Oxford Dictionary of English) So, I wonder if being "arrogant, haughty, disdanful" is one of the British customs. Cyrano, I think it's more of an American thing "arrogant". I painfully admit.

Quoting Joey:

Quoting cyrano: Quoting teaschip: Quoting cyrano: I was looking up my dictionaries to be sure about the sense of "arrogant". I was given two synonms of arrogant: haughty and disdainful. Then when I checked the sense of "haughty" I came across the following sample usage which is worth to be mentioned: "A haughty British aristocrat" (Oxford Dictionary of English) So, I wonder if being "arrogant, haughty, disdanful" is one of the British customs. Cyrano, I think it's more of an American thing "arrogant". I painfully admit. Still I suspected its origin and found this. arrogant: - Origin late middle English: via old French from Latin arrogant- 'claiming for oneself', from the verb arrogare (see ARROGATE) (Oxford Dictionary of English) This is where we reach to "British" again. You see, where there is "arrogant", there is "British" there.