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It isn't wrong to call Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Irish people 'British', amirite?
by Schowalteralthe1 week ago
Well, people from Northern Ireland aren't British, as Britain is a different island
by Ok-Introduction55511 week ago
The British Isle's include Ireland. Great Britain is just the largest island in the British Isles.
by Anonymous1 week ago
True. That does not mean people from Ireland (Northern or Republic of) are automatically "British." If you want to get down to the semantics of the name of the nation, it's "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland." The proper name of the nation specifically notes that there is a separation based on the islands in question. Irish people (and Scots and Welsh people for that matter) are perfectly correct in not accepting a homogenized British (read: English) identity as their de facto cultural identity based on what's stamped on the cover of a passport.
by Ok-Introduction55511 week ago
Their passports say they are...
by Schowalteralthe1 week ago
Say it to their face and find out.
by Single_Tone_97301 week ago
Britain is made up of England, Scotland, and Wales. Northern Ireland is not a part of Britain. However, they are all part of the United Kingdom. Its full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
by Xlueilwitz1 week ago
Northern Irish people are legally British. It says in (most) of their passports. British is a nationality, and an island.
by Schowalteralthe1 week ago
I mean by that logic Canadians are just Americans…
by Anonymous1 week ago
Well, it seems OP means citizenship, so probably not quite the comparison I would make.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Then they are still wrong. The are welsh citizens which is part of the United Kingdom. They are different countries under the same flag
by Anonymous1 week ago
*Outlander music intensifies*
by Kaylieebert1 week ago
Technically yes they are British but ask anyone in those countries if they are the majority will say they're Scottish welsh or Irish.
by Able_Season1 week ago
The English are English, the Welsh are Welsh, the Scottish are Scottish, the Irish are Irish, England, Scotland, Wales are countries on the island of Britain. They are referred to as British.
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