Didn't you know? bbc.co.uk is an international site. That's why a significant portion of the site is about US politics and US finance (even before the elections and current crisis).

Wales is a tiny place (relatively speaking) that is easy for our international visitors to the site to not know where it is.

I'm glad that someone is reading BBC news though because the journalism is as bad as the dailymail these days. Stories with facts anyone? It's all hype and opinion portrayed as truth.

Bill because he's also good at taking people's money by the billions and not producing the goods.

... the BBC website is hugely popular around the world. It's quite conceivable that there are some Americans reading it who might well need the hint.

Surely not - it's at least the size of Wales...

(The one without the leek in its pocket, thanks.)

Knowing how the BBC likes to treat us, I'm very surprised not to see it labelled as the 'regions' or some such bollocks

There may be students reading and we all know the quality of British teaching leaves something to be desired.

obviously up to speed with how well Labour are doing at dumbing down the UK education system.

In my world, we're ALL brothers, brother (and sister).

Not everyone in the world knows (or gives a crap) where England is...

I'm sure you do, But its not the britain wide web... its the World Wide Web...

Yay for the moderatrix! That is all. :¬)

A few years ago I was working with somebody from the US of A, and spent ages trying to explain how England was playing Wales in the 6 Nations. He just couls not seem to get it in to his head that Swansea is in Wales, not in England. Luckily has were watching rugby, and not football, there was no trouble with him cheering England.

Of course the England/Wales things is nothing complared getting him to understand the rules of rugby.

Dw i'n byw yng Nghymru!

Dear Colonialist Cousin,

You might be surprised how DNA travels, and how closely we humans are all related. By one measure, we are all at least cousins.

Now that the Beeb has got the location of Wales sorted, perhaps you could tell me where I might find my friend Jones...

Well if that's the case fuck off and read a US only site if our Britishness offends you. After all,

"The Register is produced by Situation Publishing Ltd, a UK registered company based at...."

Cigarettes are truly evil as it's their fault we decided to settle your horrible inhospitable land!

"You know how it goes:

Scot: "I'm from Edinburgh"

American: "That's near London isn't it? I 've got a friend who lives in London called John. Do you know him?"

<sound of Scot grinding teeth>"

Could be worse - I was getting a tour of Stirling by my wife, as it was her granny's final place of living before she died - and so we went up to see the William Wallace monument. We were there feeling all proud and such (even though I'm actually English) and then we heard this shrill american lady stand back and go "Oh wow - all this for a movie" - then cue conversation of how it compares to other things, such as the palace at disney world. It took all my strength not to push her over the wall and to her death... obviously screaming FREEEEEDOMMMMM whilst doing it.

Thinking I'd seen everything, I got back to the b&b, and the kind lady who owned the place told us of another time when some merkins booked a room there, and said they would arrive by midday. The day they were to get there, it got to 8pm, and no show, so she let the room out as it was peak season. At 10pm there was a knock on the door... turned out they thought they could just hop on the tube in Euston and get to Stirling in less than a few minutes.

Sad thing is, the ones who actually know there is a London, a Scotland and an England are actually the smart ones! :'(

Perhaps, when they finish doing that, somebody would like to tell HMG.

Err.. I DO have cousins in the US and Canada especially actually.. They may be distant cousins but they are still cousins.. The only problem here is the un-inherited trait of selfdenial and world domination that they all seem to have?

The BBC need this info for themselves 'cos they have no idea.

I sit in an office in the home counties but cannot get streaming news 24....

BBC think I am a foreigner cos this particular company has its pipe pour out onto to t'internet in Germany somewhere.... Even after registering and telling the BBC exactly where in the country I am.

The first time I went to the USA (early 1970s), it was hard to avoid the following conversation.

"Where ya from?"

"Wallasey - near Liverpool "

"Gee! D'ya know the Beatles?"

I did know Jacquie & Bridie though, but nobody ever asked me that.

I was on Holiday in Egypt recently when one of the First Choice reps preceded to tell everyone as part of a dances of the world routine, "last but not least, Ireland, the most favourite place to visit in the UK" - He left the resort the following week to come home and start teaching (I kid you not...).

I met two English women in Cape Town a few years back and they were adamant that Ireland was part of the UK, I had to show them my Irish Passport and that I had Euros with me before they believed me. I'm afraid to say not everyone has had great geography lessons....

... when I first met my American girlfriend (now ex-wife) she seriously believed Wales was an island.

Of course I probably didn't help matters by explaining that, while it was still attached to the mainland, quite a lot of English folk wished it was a feckin' island!

We, as a nation (the UK, that is), have no real identity.

British Isles - An archipelago in North Western Europe. Including Great Britain, Ireland, Hebrides, Shetlands, Orkneys, Man and others (does not include the Channel Islands, no matter what the jersey tourist board say). The term British Isles is controversial in Ireland though, as it implies UK ownership over the whole archipelago.

Great Britain - Not a country, but the largest island in the British Isles. Includes Scotland, England and Wales, which together make up 3/4 of the United Kingdoms constituent nations.

Ireland - Not a country, but the second largest island in the British Isles. Includes the nation of the Republic of Ireland and also the Northern Ireland part of the United Kingdom (which is technically the sole surviving part of the Kingdom of Ireland).

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (or UK) - A nation made up of the whole of Great Britain, plus the northern part of the island of Ireland. It's capital is London, the head of state is HM Queen Elizabeth II, and the Prime Minister is Gordon Brown.

Scotland - A constituent nation of the UK, taking up the northern 1/3 of Great Britain. Many, many miles from London. Has devolved powers, and is self-governing in respect to domestic policy. Immigration, defence and foreign policy are still handled by the UK gov. Also includes most of the islands on the northern and western coasts of Scotland.

England - A constituent nation of the UK, taking up the southern 2/3 of Great Britain. This contains London, though London has many devolved powers and is becoming increasingly self-governing.

Wales - A principality of the UK, on the western side of England. Was annexed by England long before the act of union, and has only been recognised as seperate to England in the latter part of the 20th Century. Is largely self-governing, with a strong gaelic speaking community and identity.

Northern Ireland (or Ulster) - A province of the UK. On the NE part of the island of Ireland. Is populated by a majority of Scots protestant descendants, which is the primary reason why it did not gain independence at the same time as the catholic dominated Republic.

Republic of Ireland (or Eire) - A sovereign nation, taking up most of the southern and NW parts of the island of Ireland. Has not been part of the UK since the early part of the 20th Century.

Isle of Man - Not a part of the UK, but a self governing Crown dependency.

Channel Islands - A chain of islands of NW France. Not a part of the UK, but a group of self governing Crown dependencies.

Now, try explaining that to our colonial cousins.

"Wales - A principality of the UK, on the western side of England. Was annexed by England long before the act of union, and has only been recognised as seperate to England in the latter part of the 20th Century. Is largely self-governing, with a strong GAELIC speaking community and identity."

We speak Welsh or Cymraeg luv, which is more similar to Breton and Cornish than Gaelic, Scots or Manx.

It's summit to do with P & Q goedelic if I remember tidy.

Gash

x

Go back to school dumbass, a whale is not a fish, it's a mammal.

@ chris hamilton, nice one for pointing out that wales is a principality, not a country, I was going to do it myself, but you beat me to the punch :)

"... which is more similar to Breton and Cornish than Gaelic, Scots or Manx."

Hey - don't bring Manchester into this!! Mahd four it.

I for one welcome our Cymraeg overlords.....

I can spell, honest!