Baldini Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 ... firstly, quick geography lesson. Ireland isn't part of the British isles. ..... Oh yes it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Barrett Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Oh yes it is. 67145[/snapback] He's right. It's part of the British Isles. Though it's not British ( as in part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) Wales, Scotland and even Cornwall are after( recieved various degrees of) succesion. It's like Canada and North America and the USoA Anyway we're Europeans now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belfastguzzi Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 He's right. It's part of the British Isles. Though it's not British ( as in part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) 67146[/snapback] Yes, Ireland is, geographically, part of the British Isles. The Republic is not part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. My experience in trying to deal with mail order from England is that although companies bill themselves as being 'THE BEST [whatever] in the UK!!', some of them actually mean England and they have refused to sell to / deliver to N.I. :!: After complaining to one major company, they changed their advertising (could have been coincidence) from being 'the best... in the U.K.' to 'the best... in the Nation.' Nation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nogbad Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 There is no such thing as society, or the nation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldini Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 ...He's right. It's part of the British Isles. Though it's not British.... Geography v politics. Any word means nothing more than the meaning two people agree to give it. KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldini Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 There is no such thing as society, or the nation.... Oh yes there is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nogbad Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Oh yes there is. 67166[/snapback] Thats not an argument. It's just a contradiction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guzzirider Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Well if HDGoose is moving to Donegal that is in the Republic so he won't be living in Britain, although the border is not far. Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Barrett Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Thats not an argument. It's just a contradiction 67171[/snapback] Oh no it isn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big J Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Oh yes it is. 67145[/snapback] Nope,it isn't. We have the euro currency,speeds in km/h and all politics come from the Dail,the Irish government. Don't go telling any Irishman he's British! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguzzi Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Oh no it isn't Oh yes it is. Yeah, I thought I'd raise a few hackles with this one! I'm not sure that there's a right or wrong to this. I know people in the republic don't like being referred to as being part of the British isles, its smacks a bit of people referring to U2 or Thin Lizzy as British bands, or Barry Mcguigan or Eddie Jordan as British. I dunno, it's probably just the paddies being too sensitive,as usual. Mind you ,I told my Canadian wife (from BRITISH Columbia) about this thread, and she got incensed that anyone would say she lives in the British Isles. I think I may have created a monster! I was in a Dublin pub a few years ago with a visiting friend of mine, who at the time was a British army helicopter pilot, and he happened to say something about "returning to the mainland". The conversation kind of died a death( think piano player stopping in mid-tune), until someone started slagging him of, by saying that he was referring to France! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 I say we all meet at some pub and discuss this like real men do - over many pints!!!! (If you decide on Nummies Pub in Newry though count me out) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Hey Ferguzzi! yes, a can of worms has been opened, and yes, l can kinda understand it, as Martin says, it does seem to be like the Canada/USA/North America thing. Say, did l hear someone mention sharing a pint or several?? Glad to see the Canadian perspective kicking in !! Cheers Van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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