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How many countries are there in the United Kingdom?
# Three.
# Four.
What happens if you tell a Scotsman or Welshman that he's English?
# He's got
very angry.
# He gets
Is the bowler hat worn much today?
# Yes, it is.
# No, it isn't.
Do Scotsmen wear pants under their kilts?
# No, they don't.
# No, they haven't.
What do Scottish people play?
# They play the bagpipes.
# They're played on bagpipes.
What must you call whisky?
# Scotch.
# Scottish.
How are Welshwomen dressed when they're wearing their national costume?
# Tall, black hats and long dresses.
# In tall, black hats and long dresses.
How do the Welsh sing?
# Good.
# Well.
What languages do the Welsh speak?
# English and Welsh.
# English and Gaelic.
What flags is the Union Jack made of?
# The English, Scottish and Irish flags.
# The flag of the United Kingdom.
When people talk about England, they ofte
n mean Great Britain.
# People often say England, although they mean Great Britain.
# People often say Great Britain, although they mean England.
If you tell a Scotsman that he's English, he gets very angry.
# If you say "You're English" to a Scotsman, he gets very angry.
# If you say "That Scotsman's English", he gets very angry.
The bowler hat's what the Englishman wears when he goes to his office.
# When the Englishman goes to his office, he has his bowler hat.
# When the Englishman goes to his office, he has his bowler hat on.
The bowler hat's worn much less today than it was forty years ago.
# The bowler hat isn't worn as much today as it was forty years ago.
# The bowler hat was worn less forty years ago than it is today.
The Scottish are usually shorter than the English.
# The English aren't usually as tall as the Scottish.
# The Scottish aren't usually as tall as the English.
Always remember to call them 'Scottish'.
# Never forget to call them 'Scottish'.
# Never start calling them 'Scottish'.
Thousands of Welsh people meet for a week to listen to poetry-
# Thousands of Welsh people meet, so they listen to poetry.
# Thousands of Welsh people meet, because they want to listen to poetry.
They write their poetry in Welsh.
Their poetry's
# written in Welsh.
# writing in Welsh.
It's possible that you won't understand them.
# Perhaps you'll understand them; perhaps you won't.
# You won't be able to understand them.