> Scotland is not a part of England, as the Belle and Sebastian review implies ("In England, the Scottish septet Belle and Sebastian have actually had a Top 40 hit and appeared on the British show Top of the Pops.")
England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland together form the political union known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This is often shortened to `the United Kingdom' or `Britain', but is not, as so many North Americans continue to believe, `England'. The Scots would no doubt be dispirited to find that despite becoming the hippest nation of the decade, people still think they live in England.
- Andrew S., Cambridge, England{Ed. note: I must have missed the vote on hippest nation...but apologies for potentially causing some confusion on the wording. Scottish band, British TV show)
