Protestants should not learn Irish

The Corinthian

IrishProd wrote: »

Technically because Ireland is culturally and geographically different to Britain we are not.

I see you didn't actually bother to read the rest of what I wrote on the subject:

The Corinthian wrote: »

Problem is that when creating the union, they used the wrong word, they actually should have called the country Albion.

What I was doing was illustrating the difference between how things are commonly perceived and how they, if one were pedantic, should be perceived. Pedantically speaking the British Isles are an archipelago of islands, of which the two largest are Albion (later referred to Great Briton) and Hibernia.

Problem is, the origin of the terms and what the should mean are irrelevant now, just as the original meaning of the tricolour has become irrelevant. British no more means what it originally was meant to any more than the tricolour represents both nationalist and unionist communities. It is how they are perceived that matters and this perception has deviated radically from the original intention for whatever reason.

But perhaps such concepts are a bit complicated for you? Not black and white enough?

oscarBravo

IrishProd wrote: »

By your logic Canadians are American because they live in North America. Good luck with explaining that to them.

Interestingly, on a recent visit to Chile, the locals were often puzzled by references to "America" - they think of themselves as Americans. You need to explicitly refer to los Estados Unidos to avoid confusion.

Carry on.