Recent questions tagged united kingdom

Description : What are your thoughts on the latest attack in the UK?

Last Answer : Yep, sad but hardly surprising. This is our world.

Description : When is Mother's Day and Father's Day in England, Scotland and Wales?

Last Answer : Mothering Sunday is the equivalent of Mothers’ Day and is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent. Fathers’ Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June.

Description : How do I call a UK company with their phone number?

Last Answer : Nothing like Google to answer this kind of question.

Description : If, like me, you're helplessly fascinated, what's your prediction on the royal baby's birth?

Last Answer : Male child with autism, somewhere near the end of August.

Description : Would Scotland be better off being independent?

Last Answer : I think Scotland is too small to make it in today’s world economically.

Description : Know the name of a writer who publishes (or has published) in Scottish Life magazine?

Last Answer : It sounds like it could be Lillian Beckwith?

Description : Will you join the FB group to try to help stop the riots?

Last Answer : Probably not. It's not that I'm in favor of the riots, it's that there are a lot of Facebook groups for and against different issues, and I'm not sure they have done much good. It's my ... difference, and the warm fuzzy feeling that they've done something about a problem and can go about their day.

Description : Interesting Travelers aka Gypsies question #1: Are there Travelers in the US or Canada, and if so, how do they differ from those of the UK?

Last Answer : When I went to Ireland about 6 years ago, we saw travelers in trailer homes by the side of the road, in little communities. From what I heard at the time, they’re called tinkers because they fix pots and pans.

Description : In the UK, are bank holidays regularly on Mondays or Fridays?

Last Answer : It is a difficult question to answer because each country that makes up the United Kingdom has different bank holidays. Here is a link to a list of bank holidays by country. Link Note: The Republic of Ireland is not part of the UK.

Description : Should this UK teen be banned from US for life?

Last Answer : You’re getting your news from The Sun? Really?

Description : Vat back on amazon marketplace goods?

Last Answer : answer:Amazon UK has a page on the subject. The best thing to do would be to contact the seller. If they are VAT registered, then they should be able to issue you with a VAT receipt (in fact, I' ... to). If they're not VAT registered then you can't claim anything back, as VAT wasn't charged.

Description : Map to show interest rates across the UK?

Last Answer : Um I meant inflation. meh delete this thread.

Description : Is there a native Welsh speaker here who can translate some sentences for me?

Last Answer : Why not use Google translator ? it would be faster Edit : Google doesn’t have a welsh translator so forget what i just said . Still tho am sure if you Googled it they would work might still be faster .

Description : are there any country music radio stations in the UK?

Last Answer : 3C Continuous Cool Country broadcasts out of Scotland (which is, obviously, part of the UK). http://www.3cdigital.com/

Description : Is there anyone from the UK on here, if so where are you?

Last Answer : Why not add yourself to the google map?

Description : Anyone remember this ditty about George VI, sung to "God Save the King" or "My Country, Tis of Thee"?

Last Answer : Nope. But King George was sleeping in the parlor that night.