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[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Thank you

King of Britain is ok too tho

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Eh, we don't really use Britain. UK is more inclusive

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

You say "we" but there are an awful, awful lot of people in NI who would disagree with you

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Well certainly but the Brits tend to ignore that part of the UK - it's a little uncomfortable so we just pretend that NI doesn't exist

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

If UK is short for The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, wouldn't UK be inclusive of NI?

As someone who is a UK national I did have to google this as I never remember the differences between GB / UK.

Ahh, on rereading perhaps you're talking about NI people who don't want to be part of the UK!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

So I should call it Britain so colonies are reminded they're conquered by a foreign parasite.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Sweet joke, have you got any from after the 19th century?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Are you suggesting Scotland isn't a joke? Because I have a Glenrothes to tell you about