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Yes, Pitcairn, in the Pacific, was settled by Brits, mutineers off the British ship HMS Blighty, and their descendants still live there. English is the Language.
Tristan da Cunha was disccovered by the Portuguese, hence the name, but they scarpered when the Scots arrived, and the capital of the island is actually called Edinburgh, although more people live on my road than do on the whole island. Language - English.
Ascension, also in the Atlantic, was claimed by Britain in 1815, and is now an important staging post. Language - English.
Lundy Island is a rocky island off the coast of Devon, England, and is a seabird colony, is home to herds of goats, has a few houses, a church, a shop and....most important of all...your typical English pub....and it issues its own postage stamps. Language - it's obvious, but the few people who live there are mostly transients, and come from all corners of the UK, and even further afield.
Brits have a strange affiliation with islands - we are drawn to them mainly because we live on one, and in any case many hundreds of islands make up our country.
Brits can no longer comprehend living in a country bordered by other nations, but I reckon all EU countries can be considered to be "as one" now, seeing that you can drive in and out of all other Continental EU countries freely and unimpeded by border controls. The only exception to that is the UK - as ever - you still have to pass through UK Border Controls, and show your passport, even if you've just nipped over from Calais or Zeebrugge to buy a scrumptious lamb shanks hotpot and strawberry mousse at Marks and Spencers Food department.
Yes, Pitcairn, in the Pacific, was settled by Brits, mutineers off the British ship HMS Blighty, and their descendants still live there. English is the Language.
Tristan da Cunha was disccovered by the Portuguese, hence the name, but they scarpered when the Scots arrived, and the capital of the island is actually called Edinburgh, although more people live on my road than do on the whole island. Language - English.
Ascension, also in the Atlantic, was claimed by Britain in 1815, and is now an important staging post. Language - English.
Lundy Island is a rocky island off the coast of Devon, England, and is a seabird colony, is home to herds of goats, has a few houses, a church, a shop and....most important of all...your typical English pub....and it issues its own postage stamps. Language - it's obvious, but the few people who live there are mostly transients, and come from all corners of the UK, and even further afield.
Brits have a strange affiliation with islands - we are drawn to them mainly because we live on one, and in any case many hundreds of islands make up our country.
Brits can no longer comprehend living in a country bordered by other nations, but I reckon all EU countries can be considered to be "as one" now, seeing that you can drive in and out of all other Continental EU countries freely and unimpeded by border controls. The only exception to that is the UK - as ever - you still have to pass through UK Border Controls, and show your passport, even if you've just nipped over from Calais or Zeebrugge to buy a scrumptious lamb shanks hotpot and strawberry mousse at Marks and Spencers Food department.