Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Commonwealth is probably the only organisation of states which, to a great extent, is "One big happy family" regardless of politics, religion, colour or whatever. If the USA hadn't been so impatient they could have been there too ;-) Douglas Hmmm. Probably not, when I come to think of it, you don't play cricket and you drink too much coffee. Ted Grant schrieb: >Gene asked: > > > You will have to excuse this Igornant 'Merican, but isn't Canada a part >of > > >>the United Kingdom? ;-)<<<<<<<<<< >> >> > >Oh no mon ami, we are a sovereign Nation unto our own as you are! > >We are part of what's known as a Member of the Commonwealth Countries which >at one time was the British Empire now we stand as our own and the Queen as >such is more of a figurehead. > > > >>>>the United Kingdom?<<<<< >>>> >>>> > >Is really England, > Northern >Ireland, Scotland and Wales. As also countries in the >Commonwealth like Canada. > >ted > Yorkshire was never asked if they wanted to be part of it ! > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- Ihre bevorzugten Shops, hilfreiche Einkaufs-Hilfen und gro?artige Geschenk Ideen. Erleben Sie das Vergn?gen online einzukaufen mit Shop@Netscape! http://shopping.netscape.de/shopping/