England versus Holland tonight

[LondonManc]

There is free porn on the telly here in Milan, 3 channels infact. So do you expect me to watch football?

What did you do for the other 89 minutes and 40 seconds of the match?

[Eirikur]

The country is called "The Netherlands" not Holland

This is as annoying as calling the UK "England"

[oracleslave]

The country is called "The Netherlands" not Holland

This is as annoying as calling the UK "England"

Kingdom of the Netherlands

[FatLazyContractor]

What did you do for the other 89 minutes and 40 seconds of the match?

"Played"

[Eirikur]

Kingdom of the Netherlands

No, The Kingdom of The Netherlands contains of 3 more countries: Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten and have their own national teams (well at least Curacao, don't know about the others)

[Dactylion]

The country is called "The Netherlands" not Holland

This is as annoying as calling the UK "England"

Presumably you mean "The Kingdom of the Netherlands" and "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".

I would argue that "Holland" is very often, albeit erroneously, used interchangeably with "The Netherlands".
"England" on the other hand is hardly ever used interchangeably with "GB" or "UK".

[stek]

The country is called "The Netherlands" not Holland

This is as annoying as calling the UK "England"

I beleive this was explained by the commentators during the match, in football terms the Dutch have always been referred to as Holland WRT to sports for some reason, hence that fixture is billed as 'England vs Holland'

[Eirikur]

Presumably you mean "The Kingdom of the Netherlands" and "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".

I would argue that "Holland" is very often, albeit erroneously, used interchangeably with "The Netherlands".
"England" on the other hand is hardly ever used interchangeably with "GB" or "UK".

Foreigners, especially Americans, but also many Europeans say England when they mean "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" especially the Great Britain bit of it.

[sasguru]

The country is called "The Netherlands" not Holland

This is as annoying as calling the UK "England"

I suggest we call it the Nether Regions, henceforth.

[Eirikur]

I suggest we call it the Nether Regions, henceforth.

Some progress at last