July 30, 2012 Arthur, King of the Britons
Sometimes, I don’t know why I doubt myself. The Monty Python boys have way more education than I ever will and they done tole me and tole me that the citizens of the United Kingdom were British, but I just didn’t trust them. This handy video about the UK vs. Great Britain vs. England explains the whole thing quite well. The part that’s been troubling me my whole life is cleared up by looking at this
They’re all British! Unless they’re (not Northern) Irish.
My confusion stemmed from people preferring to be called Welsh or Scottish, but they’re all Brits. Now all I’ve got to do is stop the violence inherent in the system.
Tags: history, Monty Python
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brightbluesaturday
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Trying to explain to French people that Scotland is a small country inside a big one and is not just “the top part of England” is difficult! Living in France has tought me that their word for “British” is generally treated as “anglais”, or English. Many a drunken argument… But, hey, if we go independant they’ll have to learn it!
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le cul en rows
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But the question is: are you offended if someone calls you English or British? From what I understand, Brit is the more neutral term, as “English” implies neither Welsh, Scottish or Irish. Is that all right? I want to say the right thing!
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brightbluesaturday
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I would get offended by English, and slilghtly offended by British. It’s technically correct, but we’re going for independance, so might not be for much longer. If you ever call an Irish person British, God save you!
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Lee Weishar
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Genius!
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le cul en rows
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I do aim to please, but I fear that in this case, others did all the real work.