Apologies. This might not be the perfect community for the post.
The term British Isles is, of course, disputed by the Irish.
this post was submitted on 30 Jan 2024
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They had a signpost in the Atlantic saying “Irish Isles” for weeks before we noticed.
I think this chart is out of date
Interesting though as it shows what "hard Brexit" was. Not in the customs union, economic area or council; just yeeted all the way out.
The best part is the voting slip never defined any of it and, if taken literally, the UK would still be in the EEA.
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eg Croatia is now in the EU and Eurozone (maybe Schengen area too).
OK, looking at this I can now understand why it may not all make immediate sense to someone who didn't grow up here.
And in the US, there’s definitely a subset that believes England means Great Britain or even the United Kingdom.
Same folks that referred to the entire USSR as Russia, probs.
There are plenty of people in the US that refer to England as "London".
Using any country's capital as shorthand for its current government is a common form of metonymy to be fair!
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This chart: "England, Scotland and Wales are in Great Britain"
Wight, the Scillies, Anglesey, Sheppy, Anglesey, the Shetlands, the Orkneys, the Hebrides, and thousands more: "Are we a joke to you?"
I think Sheppey is a joke to everyone including the people that have to live there.
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Aren't those all part of one of the other three? The orkneys and Hebrides are part of Scotland.
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British Isles is not the term the Irish use. Atlantic Archipelago or just the isles is proffered.
Atlantic Archipelago
this is totally the Bahamas. Or Palm Beach condos.
Well they're just as much in the Atlantic as us so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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FYI "British Islands" isn't a specific name whereas all the others are
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what about canada and australia?
show the entire commonwealth, and every place the UK has ever colonized?
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I did not wake up this morning expecting to read someone claiming that Canada is an island.
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For a moment, I thought, this comment was in response to the Europe map someone else posted. There the answer would have been easy, of course: Eurovision. 🙃
The Scots wouldn't agree with this. I've spent a lot of time there.
The Shetlands, Orkneys, Harris and the rest of the Hebrides aren't even mentioned. Haha
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Huh, is that the old Jersey?
Yup. Though original is probably the better description.
The OJ
The new jersey is extra crispy
They prefer the term "Jersey Classic"
Ye Olde Jersey
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they call the state ROI (republic of ireland) to distinguish between the island
The words that ultimately gave us “Britain” have been in use for about 2,000 years, give or take a century or two. Politically and culturally a tremendous lot has happened in the meantime. Which is probably why we’re left with this almost indecipherable mine field.
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This is a good way to distinguish the terms. I wonder if there is a good colour scheme to also indicate the nation states as district from the landmasses
Now if someone can tell me what exactly "Britain" is? People say it all the time, like this is the largest statue of a vulva in Britain. Just shorthand for Great Britain, or is it something else?
Just that - shorthand for Great Britain. Easier to use when you don't think it's so great, like if you live in the Republic of Ireland!
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The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland should pull an epic gamer move and simplify this chart.
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