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Great Britain is the big island next to Ireland. So the Scots, Welsh and English are British. Most Irish people would not take kindly to be called British, but
by mikl 1y ago
Great Britain is the big island next to Ireland. So the Scots, Welsh and English are British.
Most Irish people would not take kindly to be called British, but then there’s Northern Ireland with all its complexities.
- us-merul 1y agoThat’s my point. There’s not really a singular “Brit” unless you designate one group to decide, and various other groups may also want to be considered British or not. Since I’m from the US, I won’t say more, because I’m sure there’s more to this I’m missing.
- mikl 1y agoI don’t really think pedantry about terms changes the overall point.
- hackbinary 1y agoMost Scots and Cymry do not identify as British, and do not like it when you refer to them as British. I'm Scots, not British. Roughly 50% of us support independence from the UK.
- chris12321 1y agoA majority of people in North West England has Irish ancestry. Are those people not British?