From: "John Beamish" 

Venn diagrams to the rescue

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On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 14:23:56 -0500, Phil Payne
 wrote:

>> > Scotland with England.
>
>> I wasn't sure if Scotland was part of the UK or not, so I played it safe
>> with Norway, but yes Scotland would be a closer example if not part of
>> the UK.
>
> It is part of the UK, but that distinction is less important - with the
> EU,
> just about any EU country can be considered part of the same "space".
>
> But with Scotland and England you not only have a migratory pressure from
> the one to the other, but also an easy land border and a shared language.
> Most of it, anyway.
>
>

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