lars@lemmy.sdf.org to Data Is Beautiful@lemmy.ml · 5 months agoEuler diagram of the terminology of the British Isleslemmy.sdf.orgimagemessage-square118fedilinkarrow-up1489arrow-down111file-text
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minus-squareHabahnow@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 months agoCan someone do one for terminology? Is calling people British mainly socially acceptable? I imagine the exception is the Irish from Ireland, but those from northern Ireland may give that a pass?
minus-squareGeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 months ago northern Ireland may give that a pass? Never push a national identity onto someone from Northern Ireland. Because that’s also a political Identity In general British is a national identity. English/Scottish/Welsh would be a cultural identity. You would call them what they say they are.
minus-squarehemko@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoI’d think calling Scot a Brit is like calling Peruvian an American. Technically true but kinda rude
minus-squaresmeg@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·5 months agoDepends on their own views on the union. Don’t go lumping people together as all having the same opinion now!
minus-squareramble81@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·5 months agoCall someone from Scotland British and see how that works out for you….
minus-squareHeartyBeast@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·5 months agoSeems to work very well in most cases.
minus-squaresmeg@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·5 months agoGoing by the last polls it’s about an equal chance whether they’d approve or not
Can someone do one for terminology? Is calling people British mainly socially acceptable? I imagine the exception is the Irish from Ireland, but those from northern Ireland may give that a pass?
Never push a national identity onto someone from Northern Ireland. Because that’s also a political Identity
In general British is a national identity. English/Scottish/Welsh would be a cultural identity.
You would call them what they say they are.
I’d think calling Scot a Brit is like calling Peruvian an American. Technically true but kinda rude
Depends on their own views on the union. Don’t go lumping people together as all having the same opinion now!
Call someone from Scotland British and see how that works out for you….
Seems to work very well in most cases.
Going by the last polls it’s about an equal chance whether they’d approve or not