Re: Is Being Part of the UK and Member of the Commonwealth The Same Thing???

Posted by Shelby (current Canadian, former Bahamian) on November 29, 1999 at 19:44:35:

In Reply to: Is Being Part of the UK and Member of the Commonwealth The Same Thing??? posted by Steve Rutledge on November 29, 1999 at 18:20:41:

I don't believe the Commonwealth and the UK are the same thing. As I understand it, the United Kingdom is England, and the group of islands that surround it... (I'm fairly geographically challenged, but I believe it includes Wales, Scotland, etc...) The Commonwealth is countries that are (or were at one time???)under British Rule... Canada, for example, is part of the Commonwealth, but we are independent from England today. We are not part of the United Kingdom.

How's that? Clear as mud?? :)

Follow Ups:

• Re: Is Being Part of the UK and Member of the Commonwealth The Same Thing??? Tony 20:37:31 11/29/99 (3)
  • The Same Thing???/Dependencies, Bahamas Not! Steve Rutledge 21:02:42 11/29/99 (2)
    • Re: Quite the discussion!! Andrew 09:10:44 11/30/99 (1)
      • Amen......... HiTide 09:49:11 11/30/99 (0)