"The Irish are the blacks of England. And Dubliners are the blacks of Ireland. And west Dubliners are the blacks of Dublin. So say it with me: I'm black and I'm proud!"
Not west Dublin - NORTHSIDERS! :-P
Officially, there is "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" and "The Republic of Ireland". "British" can be used to describe anyone from the UK (though it might get you a dirty look, depending on who you're talking to, if you use it in Scotland or Wales and it would have a 50/50 chance of ingratiating you with or alienating you from someone from NI). I seem to recall a Vampire sourcebook spending about a page outlining all the differences quite accurately :-)
I can't think of a single term to describe "People who inhabit all of the various countries on that cluster of islands off the coast of France from the Orkneys to the Cliffs of Dover and all points west", though...
Shite and bugger-all, but I knew I was going to misremember that quote! LOL
I knew about the wales-and-scotland thing. Kind of like using Yank to refer to any US citizen. I'm from the deep south (Louisiana) and in many parts of the U.S. South, Yank means Yankee means fought on the wrong (ie, winning) side in the Civil War, means carpetbagger means Reconstruction means horrible insult to you and your forebearers. Didja get all that?
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Not west Dublin - NORTHSIDERS! :-P
Officially, there is "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" and "The Republic of Ireland". "British" can be used to describe anyone from the UK (though it might get you a dirty look, depending on who you're talking to, if you use it in Scotland or Wales and it would have a 50/50 chance of ingratiating you with or alienating you from someone from NI). I seem to recall a Vampire sourcebook spending about a page outlining all the differences quite accurately :-)
I can't think of a single term to describe "People who inhabit all of the various countries on that cluster of islands off the coast of France from the Orkneys to the Cliffs of Dover and all points west", though...
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I knew about the wales-and-scotland thing. Kind of like using Yank to refer to any US citizen. I'm from the deep south (Louisiana) and in many parts of the U.S. South, Yank means Yankee means fought on the wrong (ie, winning) side in the Civil War, means carpetbagger means Reconstruction means horrible insult to you and your forebearers. Didja get all that?