IRELAND: excuse me we have an opinion about this fourth amendment case SCOTUS: *heavy sigh* okay what IRELAND: well first of all, let me explain the difference between ireland, britain, and the isle of man,pic.twitter.com/LGaefxurr9
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The "Government of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" also filed an amicus brief in this case, and the difference between their brief and Ireland's brief is understatedly amusing
Ireland tl;dr: excuse me but we weren't consulted UK: ALSO WHAT ABOUT US WHAT ABOUT US I KNOW WE AREN'T IMPLICATED IN THIS CASE IN THE SLIGHTEST BUT WHAT ABOUT US
so.... what do you say if, for instance, you're Irish and 5000 miles away from Irelandhttps://twitter.com/EXECUTIVESTEVE/status/966842272674385921 …
look, I get you, my people know how to get worked up into a lather over .187 square kilometers of deserted rock in the middle of the ocean
I also find that the more I age, the stronger of a compulsion I feel to explain a 16th century kidnapping of ceramic artisans to nearby strangers whenever I see a Japanese vase
"British Isles" is considered grossly offensive by a significant chunk of Irish people and the preferred term here is usually "these islands".
("IONA" or "Islands of the North Atlantic" has been gaining traction in niche circles too but it's obviously got its flaws too)
Many in the Republic of Ireland would be shocked to hear the Republic to be considered part of the "British Isles". That is a very British perspective nomenclature.
Yes so that map is wrong https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles_naming_dispute … At least in my opinion.
Great graphic, but majority of Irish people would reject the term British Isles.
TIL Guernsey and Jersey were different places. I honestly thought Guernsey was how British people spelled Jersey. LMAO
They are also different breeds of dairy cow.
I used to think this was a pretty good own until I read the Wikipedia entries for Kansas City
This is my favorite explanation of ithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10 …
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