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It takes place in the UK, which many Europeans (British and non-British) do not include when they say "Europe."
by KPGv2 10mo ago
It takes place in the UK, which many Europeans (British and non-British) do not include when they say "Europe."
- kulahan 10mo agoImagine Chinese saying they aren’t Asian, or Brazilians saying they aren’t South American! It would be equally as hilarious and important to ignore.
- showsover 10mo agoThe UK in general is left out when talking about Europe or the EU because of a mix of historical behaviour and geography (i.e. not on the continent).
- kulahan 10mo agoNobody does this, it’s a disconnect between the UK’s believed place in the world vs. their true one. Literally nobody does this. They might say UK to differentiate from Europe because they’re SO intertwined that it can be legitimately difficult to separate the two in any other way.
- birksherty 10mo agoAmericas do it themselves. Imagine Americans (and they don't live in Asia, so have no right) saying Iranian Iraqi Saudis are not Asians.
- kulahan 10mo agoCorrect, this is just as stupid. You only say “Middle East” to differentiate from the rest of Asia because they’re so similar and intertwined otherwise. Pakistan is literally just India.
- jama211 10mo agoAnd it would be accurate if you were talking about political or legal safety nets which are common across Asia except in china, for example. Your attempt at being geographically correct is dismissive and counter productive to the conversation about something that is obviously not about the specific geographic usage of the word.
- kulahan 10mo agoNope, it still wouldn’t make any sense whatsoever. Nobody cares if the UK wants to pretend to be Asian or American or simply “not living on a continent” or whatever worthless distinction they’re clinging to. They’re European. Chinese are Asian. Brazilians are South American. They’re the ones deviating from the usage the rest of the world uses. It would be identical to them pretending they’re the only ones driving on the correct side of the world. Nobody cares.
- jama211 10mo agoIt makes perfect sense to everyone but you who’s intentionally being obtuse and argumentative. Show yourself out.
- kulahan 10mo agoIs this a new meme or something?
- KPGv2 10mo ago"I am the only arbiter of how words ought to be used" is the totality of your argument.
- kulahan 10mo agoNo, it’s “people don’t get to randomly decide not to be part of the land they live on”, or even shorter: “words have meaning”