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Ask for help > What nationality is a person from UK?
What nationality is a person from UK?
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Olindalima ( F )
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XIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Almaz
What can I say, such a misgeography...... GOD HELP ME!!!
Portugal became an indepedent countryin 1140; we kind of " cut " relations with the reigh of Le�o ( LION ). The other territory of the Peninsula consisted of several independent reigns - Le�o, Navarra, Castela, Arag�o. The Portuguese part was a small territory, in the north, called Condado Portucalense. Our kings conquered all the rest of the southward , till the Algarve, in less than a century. By 1230 our frontiers were already the ones we have, nowadays.
Spain, in the meanwhile, took a little longer to conquer the " sultanato " of Andaluzia and to get its frontiers as we know them nowadays.
Can �t leave without saying that we, Portuguese and Spanish, conquered our territory to the Arabian, from the North Africa.
Hugs
Linda
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21 Nov 2010
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Fabiola R
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When I read about tango, I thought.. NOOO.. COme on! People from Argentina dance Tango.. I have to say it..
It made me laugh...Thanks God Linda said it..
What a mess this discussion is..
See u all.. Have a nice weekend  |
21 Nov 2010
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ldthemagicman
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Thank you, Linda.
You can send me a Private Message to ask me any other questions that you have about the UK.
But please remember, I am VERY STUPID!
When you send me an email, please, type VERY SLOWLY, because I can not read very quickly.
I am sorry that I thought that Portugal was in South America. I was thinking that Portugal is the UK �s oldest ally, and that Carmen Miranda is my favourite Portuguese singer, who was named after the Spanish opera heroine, �Carmen �, wtitten by the French composer, Georges Bizet, and that she lived in Brazil, which is in South America, and I was singing "Mam�e eu quero", and I was trying to remember her song, "Ta�", and she was dancing, "Chica-Chica-Bum-Chic", and that �s why I was confused!
I know that there is a song: "Never do the Tango with an Eskimo", but I didn �t know that there was another song: "A professora nunca dan�a com um polvo!"
Muito obrigado.
Les
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21 Nov 2010
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stuartallen77
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I thought Portugal was a province of Spain?
Rule Britannia! haha. |
21 Nov 2010
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ldthemagicman
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Encantado, Querida Fabiola R,
�Tienes un diccionario? Buena. Busque la palabra "iron�a", por favor.
Muchas gracias.
(Porque estoy MUY tonto - pero est�pido, No!)
Buenas noches.
Les
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21 Nov 2010
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alefunes
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Afloja Les tanta iron�a is tiring
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21 Nov 2010
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sanchezos
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Hahahaaa, e sva�ta!!!
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21 Nov 2010
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zailda
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Yes, there are some confusing facts about countries, their history and culture. Let�s take Les� example: Carmen Miranda. She�s the most famous Brazilian singer, although she was Portuguese. LOL
Thanks a lot for the explanation, my students always get confused when learning about The Great Britain, British Isles, etc. WOW, there are too many details one has to learn� but it�s very interesting to understand people and their culture, when we want to learn their language.
Cheers
Zailda |
21 Nov 2010
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aliciapc
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Yes, Alex, you are right about the Pen�nsula Ib�rica :
Have a good Sunday, everyone! |
21 Nov 2010
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