The United Kingdom is an island just north of France, comprised of the kingdoms of Britain, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Each was an independent country at one time or another, but were all brought under the British crown by conquest or by treaty, or sometimes both.
The official language is English, with dialects of Gaelic spoken in Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Other languages are spoken by immigrant groups, just like anywhere else. The differences between the US and the UK are extensive; read the Wikipedia article and watch BBC America to get an idea.
Alin75 answered Wednesday December 26 2007, 5:15 pm: I am sure some of the British people here can do a more thorough job than me, but this is the short version. The United Kingdom is primarily composed of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. It is located in Europe, the main part being the island of Great Britain. The official language is English thought they recognise some local languages as well (e.g. Welsh).
The United States is on the other side of the Altantic. They are two seperate entities.
orphans answered Wednesday December 26 2007, 4:31 pm: well alot of them are brits and brits pretty much speak english but its kinda "fancy" english like good day kind sir its bruttaly chilly out today dont you think or somthing like that its pretty easy to understand them a couple words are diffrent like lou is the bathroom and stuff like that i hope i helped good luck and if your going on a trip there have a nice vacation [ orphans's advice column | Ask orphans A Question ]
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