"Jesteśmy z Francji, ale mieszkamy w Wielkiej Brytanii."

Translation: We are from France, but we live in Great Britain.

[Neil395069]

I know it's the direct translation, but why is "we live in Britain" not acceptable?

[Jellei]

It is, it should have worked.

[Nhcuongplus]

Why I can't say: We come from France, but we live in Great Britain. ? Why?

[Jellei]

You can, added.

But the closest translation of your sentence will be "Pochodzimy z Francji [...]"

[Nhcuongplus]

Zgoda. Thanks a lot.

[Lauri621558]

Why not ''the UK"?

[Jellei]

Added now.

[Weylin366674]

Isn't the UK Zjednoczone Królestwo?

[JerryMcCarthy99]

Yes, it is, and they are not actually the same.....

[Weylin366674]

Best if we don't mention the British Isles.

[Jellei]

Yes, it is, yes, these are not the same... and yet we just use "Wielka Brytania" almost all the time - probably only apart from serious political contexts, when this difference is really crucial. In such a sentence as this one, I would be surprised to hear someone say "mieszkamy w Zjednoczonym Królestwie".

In fact, I just checked Wikipedia (sure, not a perfect source, but still), and the English article on "United Kingdom" and the Polish one on "Wielka Brytania" are considered equivalent articles.

I guess this is kinda similar to using "America" for the United States - technically wrong, but used all the time.