How many countries have you been to?

[DionneB]

I have been to 4
England
Scotland
Wales
France

Gaelic???

Two that just shows your reasoning is a bit shit too. They are separate countries.

and still all represented in UK parliament, depends in your definition of a country really.

Count I PURPOSELY put first language

13 Europe (counting the UK as one because it’s just one nation state)
2 Africa
2 Asia
USA
So 18

Actually no it doesn't depend on MY definition of a country. Or YOUR definition of a country. It depends on the ACTUAL DEFINITION. They are separate countries .

@Twomonthstogo you don't need a passport to go between france and Belgium and they soeak the same language.

Whatever

I bet Belgians everywhere will be delighted to discover they actually come from the same country as France

But all the nation states of the UK have the same passports where as obviously the French and Belgians don't.

Not having to show your passport doesn't mean they are the same.

50!
England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
France
Spain
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Switzerland
Liechtenstein
Italy
Austria
Croatia
Slovenia
Bulgaria
Romania
Czech
Slovakia
Ukraine
Russia
Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Georgia
Greece
Turkey
Israel
UAE
Algeria
South Africa
Singapore
Thailand
Malaysia
Indonesia
Laos
China
Philippines
Hong Kong
Macau
South Korea
Mongolia
Australia
New Zealand
USA
Antigua
Dominican Republic

We are a unitary sovereign state, obviously France and Belgium aren't. They have an agreement whereby they can cross each other's borders without having to show passports. Wasn't always that way. Anyhow, I'm not looking for an argument, it's an interesting point of discussion though.

Twomonthstogo honestly, you're wrong. A quick google will tell you you're wrong. I appreciate you're embarrassed but let it go. You've learnt something new. Call it a win.

If you insist that they are different countries then, for the benefit of the tally I'm adding them to my total which is now 35 in that case

I could copy a load of stuff to show that I'm in fact correct but really cannot be arsed. Good day to you

You just changed the goalposts that you set in.your earlier post!

Not me. Im not insisting theyre different countries. They are different countries.

I’m playing by Pointless rules,
“And by country we mean a sovereign state which is a member of the UN in its own right”.

This rules out the constituent countries of the UK, the Isle of Man, Gibraltar, the Balearics and, most disappointingly, the Vatican City.

I’ve just remembered that when I visited Kenya we did a safari that went just over the border into either Uganda or Tanzania for fifteen minutes. Does it count towards my total if I can’t remember which it was?

I’m not counting countries where I didn’t leave the plane/airport.

My 50 were by travelling (2 inter rail trips aged 16 & 18), lived in Far East for 5 years. Had a job that involved travel then worked in travel.
Travel was very much a passion - have no money now, spent what I had on seeing the world!
Today I booked a trip to Paris and we’re planning a road trip to Croatia in the summer. My dts (10) have been to 10 countries already.

What does Pointless say about the issue of England, Wales, NI and Scotland being or not being separate countries?

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
France 🇫🇷 Spain 🇪🇸 Greece 🇬🇷 Italy 🇮🇹 Netherlands 🇳🇱 USA 🇺🇸 China 🇨🇳 Turkey 🇹🇷
11 in all
Europe: I love to visit Ireland and Northern Ireland. Switzerland, Belgium, Portugal, Vatican City, Sweden, Denmark. Mostly I visit cities!

Long haul: South Africa, Kenya, Thailand, Kerala in India, Bhutan

19- though some are islands rather than countries...

England
Wales
France
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Denmark
Sweden
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Portugal
Spain
Lanzarote
Tenerife
Gran Canaria
Fuerteventura
Cyprus
Kenya
Seychelles

@Myotherprofile
Scotland, England, Wales, and Northern Ireland are not independent countries but are four somewhat autonomous regions which are part of the country known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or just United Kingdom for short”

Also not entirely recognized by the UN:
The status of Scotland is not really comparable to that of the US states, but it is similar. It is identical in that the UN and other countries will not deal directly with Scotland unless invited by Westminster to do so. To this end, Scotland has no embassies and no own representation at the UN.

Within the United Kingdom, a unitary sovereign state, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have gained a degree of autonomy through the process of devolution. ... England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are not themselves listed in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) list of countries

Ok so Vatican City comes off my list. . I had trouble also with historical shakeups. I counted countries as they are now. Ie went to east Germany as a child (as well as west) but subsumed that in my ‘germany’. Also Yugoslavia which would now count me 3 or 4(?) but for some reason went the other way with that one and just counted ‘yugoslavia’. Hmmm complex! By the way did not count any Spanish or Indian or Turkish or Greek islands as separate countries not even Andaman Islands which are so a world apart from India they feel it !!!