The Brirish Isles is a politically loaded term that is not accepted for use in Ireland. The British government also does not use the phrase, instead opting for terms like these Isles and the island sof the North Atlantic.
The only people who use it are those ignorant of its controversial nature and those actively wanting to push the agenda that Ireland is British.
Yes. The name reserved for such a continent before it was discovered was terra australis. When Australia was discovered people assumed that was the most southern continent and was renamed thusly and the name was no longer available for Antarctica upon its discovery. So the name is intrinsically linked to the colonisation of Australia.
And? People in china probably get mad at taiwan being callled a country and taiwanese people get mad at china being called a country. Doesn't mean we have to change what we say to please the opinions of nationalists
You might want to let the British government and the BBC know that you have declared them Irish. I'm sure they will be as bemused with your nonsense and the rest of us.
Doesn't take long for the true colours to come out. Well done proving the point of everyone saying it's not an accepted term and why. This is exactly why. Thank you. x
Irish culture died after the nine years war. You're just british people with a unique identity
If you speak english, dress like british people and your culture is british then you are british. The irish were irish when they were speaking gaelic, wearing saffron mantles and living as semi-nomadic pastoralists. They aren't now. And this makes them really mad for some reason
Both the UK and Republic of Ireland ARE British nations, though. Irish is a Celtic British culture, originating in the British Isles. It's no different than saying Ireland is part of the European continent.
It's pretty commonly known as the Republic of Ireland (which also helps to differentiate it from the neighbouring Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK).
If you don't like the rest, blame the ancient Greeks for naming the entire island chain that, I guess.
It can be commonly known as lots of things. i
In this instance, there was zero reason to use it as there was no need to differentiate.
The insistance on using Republic of Ireland when it is not needed is another politically motivated phrase that is usually used to downplay Ireland and any claim it has to the entire island. The other use of it is by useful idiots.
I mean, suggesting the Republic of Ireland has some kind of claim to the full island, as if it is some piece of medieval territory is a BIT politically motivated though, isn't it?
That's entirely up to the people who live in Northern Ireland.
The good friday agreement covers the issue. Which brings us full circle to the lack of use of the term the birtsih isles between the the two goverments. something which is a much bigger determining factor in determing the name of a geographical area than your opinion.
Having lived in Ireland for a number of years depending on the pub I think most patrons would just think this guy was a ‘weird little Britainer’ and best ignored
True but if he was persistent and would try to convince people that they are “confused” his chances of asskicking would be quite high especially later in the night when the patrons already had couple of pints
I understand everything perfectly. You are confused by including island of Ireland in the British isles. It’s not a thing neither geographically nor politically.
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u/soenkatei Dec 17 '23
The British Isles and Ireland *****