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by zensavona 3858 days ago
I've never really heard of it being called the Scilly Isles. Only the Isles of Scilly.

Not many people even in the UK know it exists though (I only do because my ex girlfriend grew up there)

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I imagine more people in the UK know they exist than you perceive. Anyone who still watches the weather updates on the TV or listens to them on the radio instead of getting it from their phone will have heard mention of the...

Though... the more time goes on, the more I expect to hear "oh, they still broadcast the weather on TV? I thought they just did that during the war"... and by war, they're referring to the Gulf war... along with "Walkman/Discman? What's that?"

There are people in the UK who don't know the Scilly Isles exist!?