Hello Ward!

23 Jul 20 16:54, Ward Dossche wrote to Gerrit Kuehn:

 GK>> Nope, England is a part of an island (the other parts being Scotland 
 GK>> and Wales) which is by the way part of the European continent.

 WD> My fiends in EastAnglia are of a different opinion.

So they enjoy quibblings. Others don't and adhere to well-established
standards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe#/media/File:Europe_orthographic_Caucasus_
Urals_boundary_(with_borders).svg

 WD> They claim 
 WD> EastAnglia is separated from Europe by England. Which would mean that 
 WD> England is not ... part of Europe.

England as a part of the United Kingdom is (even after Brexit) part of the
continent Europe, part of the Council of Europe, part of the Organisation for
Security and Co-operation in Europe, part of the European Space Agency and many
other European outfits. Put up with it.

 WD> But as stated before, continental drift eventually will take care of 
 WD> it 

Says who?

 WD> and the USA will become a kingdom with a monarch and honoring the 
 WD> Magna Carta as their constitution..

Says the happy citizen of just another kingdom...

 WD> A pity we'll be losing Ireland in 
 WD> the process probably.

England was formed from three primeval continents. Can we expect you to hold
your breath until everything joined back into a single super-continent?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqjHmtZ9240


Regards,
Gerrit

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