Do YOU count the UK as one country or separate entities?

Posted by Emergency_Mistake_44@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 144 comments

Inspired by another post asking how many different countries you've been to, there's debate about the UK. I'm not looking for the exact definition and rules of it here, I'm asking what do YOU view them as. Personally, I'd count them as different countries if I was giving a list. Of course they're within the same kingdom but different flags, cultures, anthems, languages (albeit not widely spoken within) and sports teams just to name a few are enough reason *for me* to see them as different countries. For parity, I see the Faroe Islands as it's own country too despite being in the Kingdom of Denmark, or Curacao and Kingdom of the Netherlands. What about you?