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It's totally normal to call the United States "the States", but it would be weird to call the United Kingdom "the Kingdom", amirite?

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I think it'd be awesome telling people that I live in 'The Kingdom'

Unicornss avatar Unicorns No Way +26Reply
@Unicorns I think it'd be awesome telling people that I live in 'The Kingdom'

There are so many kingdoms in Europe though, it would be hard to be sure which one they were talking about.

TommyUK1234s avatar TommyUK1234 Yeah You Are 0Reply

I thought of The Lion King...and I have no explanation for why...

runnerdudes avatar runnerdude Yeah You Are +7Reply

Forever calling it "the Kingdom".

Chells avatar Chell Yeah You Are +3Reply

I think the answer to this is rooted in the more complex relationship that has existed between elements of the UK when compared to the US. The UK proved much more difficult to unite as one under a common cause, since so few really felt the fervor of it all. Changes made had little real effect on ordinary people. Even now the UK is starting to fracture, with Scotland planning an independence referendum in 2014. It could precipitate the end of the UK, with Wales and N. Ireland using the precedent to take advantage of London's policy of supporting self-determination. We used to call America "the colonies" - it follows that they called themsleves "the states" following independence, it was a great symbol of defiance to Britain's imperialism

TommyUK1234s avatar TommyUK1234 Yeah You Are +2Reply

When I read this I thought of The Kingdom Bionicle alternate universe...

The Emirates

Jankofetts avatar Jankofett Yeah You Are 0Reply

Well, it would be more accurate it call it a Queendom anyway.

Axolotls avatar Axolotl Yeah You Are 0Reply
@Axolotl Well, it would be more accurate it call it a Queendom anyway.

Not really, because the first monarch was a king, and the Queen won't be the last monarch, so would you change it to the Queendom everytime there's a queen and back to Kingdom everytime there's a king again?

Spinaceouss avatar Spinaceous Yeah You Are 0Reply
@Axolotl Well, it would be more accurate it call it a Queendom anyway.

You might call it a different thing when the monarch changes. But it's a moot point anyway, since nobody calls it either.

Axolotls avatar Axolotl Yeah You Are 0Reply
@Axolotl Well, it would be more accurate it call it a Queendom anyway.

Well it's not really moot, we don't change the name to the UQ whenever there's a queen, so why would it be the queendom?

Spinaceouss avatar Spinaceous Yeah You Are 0Reply

probably cause there is only one country with "The States" in its title, whereas there are plenty of kingdoms.

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well i guess i learn something new everyday.

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