Ireland getting shown as part of the UK on New Zealand holiday ad.

Shacklebolt · 28-09-2008 2:42pm #1

Just seen an ad on Channel 4 enticing British people to come to New Zealand... But it showed a map of the islands including Ireland as part of the UK. Now tis may seem a small deal but I seen examples of it before on TV. The worst I can recall is a competetion winning poster on Blue Peter which showed Ireland painted over with the colours of the Union Jack-it was the Northern woman who selected it I cant recall her name.

Whats your opinion on this?

Mossy Monk · 28-09-2008 3:01pm

I couldn't care less. Anyone with an ounce of intelligence will know the south is not part of the United Kingdom.

pickarooney · 28-09-2008 3:11pm

Hardly a big deal that some Australians mix up the UK and Ireland.

Basq · 28-09-2008 3:13pm

Shacklebolt wrote: »

Whats your opinion on this?

To be honest, I couldn't give a crap!

J-blk · 28-09-2008 3:21pm

Really not a big thing... and this happens with other places around the world too.

Like the "Flight of the Conchords" episode "Drive-by" were a fruit stand salesman hates the two show leads, who are New Zealanders, because he thinks they are Australians

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K4t · 28-09-2008 5:10pm

It would grind on me actually. The Easter Rising wasn't for nothing you know (above posters) :rolleyes:

People should educate themselves and respect other countries. Republic of Ireland FFS.

Latchy · 28-09-2008 5:17pm

Some people also think that jersey and isle of mann are part of Britain .They are not but what the IOM has in common with ROI is it geographicly part of the British isles and that sometimes is were the confusion is. In the wider scheme of things it's not that important to people around the world

BroomBurner · 28-09-2008 5:17pm

I've been to NZ and they know full well that Ireland is not part of the UK, they come under similar probs being referred to as part of Australia. So, in short, I couldn't care less.

orestes · 28-09-2008 5:19pm

Couldn't give a fiddlers tbh

Mossy Monk · 28-09-2008 6:16pm

pickarooney wrote: »

Hardly a big deal that some Australians mix up the UK and Ireland.

Excellent.

Mossy Monk · 28-09-2008 6:16pm

K4t wrote: »

It would grind on me actually. The Easter Rising wasn't for nothing you know (above posters) :rolleyes:

People should educate themselves and respect other countries. Republic of Ireland FFS.

Stop trying to troll.

ejmaztec · 28-09-2008 6:34pm

Perhaps they don't have Tippex in New Zealand.

ChewChew · 28-09-2008 7:31pm

OP, if you go to the website, www.newzealand.com and on it it is divided into 2 sections: travel or business. under the travel section it is then split into different catagories and one is UK & Ireland!!

Guy:Incognito · 28-09-2008 8:19pm

Wont somebody think of the children.

This thread gets a big giant WHO CARES from me.

Carturo · 28-09-2008 8:24pm

Stekelly wrote: »

Wont somebody think of the children.

This thread gets a big giant WHO CARES from me.

+1. Couldn't give a toss.

estebancambias · 28-09-2008 8:30pm

bothers me, but its not like a new zealender is going to think too deeply about it, unless they are intelligent and say 'lol its not part of britian'

K4t · 28-09-2008 9:02pm

Mossy Monk wrote: »

Stop trying to troll.

Oh sorry. "I don't care". Is that better? Sort yourself out.

It was the story about the Blue Peter competition that really annoyed me tbh. A British person would hardly not know ffs. :rolleyes:

I don't think Austria, France etc. would be too happy if another country showed a map of them covered in the German flag.

Some people take pride in their nationality, especially when thousands died to protect it.