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[bronzite]

Note to self: When in England, do not refer to continental Europe as "The Mainland".

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[petercooperjr]

I told you that those differences between en-US and en-UK would be a problem sometime. :)

[purly]

why?

re: The Continent

[etherial]

They look down on Europeans. Referring to Europe as "The Mainland" implies, not only that they're *part* of Europe, but that they're not the most important part.

[petercooperjr]

According to Wikipedia, the source of much knowledge :), People in Great Britian would tend to consider the main island "The mainland", with the other British isles being not the mainland.

Which is a reasonable view from the perspective of someone who lives there.

[anonymous]

I thought they called it "the continent" or something along those lines.

[rgfgompei]

The continent, which always struck me as funny because it implies that the UK is not part of the continent, ie not part of Europe.