On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:50:43 +0100, "Mike........"
> wrote:

>Following up to Mark Thorson
>
>> In the UK, "Europe" begins on the other side
>> of the English channel.
>
>no, *continental* europe does. *some* people talk of "europe" that way,
>meaning the operation of the EU, if they dislike it, but generally thats a
>50 years out of date view.
>
>>But in the US,
>> we consider the UK to be part of Europe.
>
>So do we, although we are of course an archipelego or whatever off the
>coast.

round these parts, we refer to the u.k. as 'perfidious albion.'

your pal,
blake