Isn't "Britain" just "mainland Britain"? England, Wales and (for the moment) Scotland.
So "Britain" is a geographical term, but "British" is a national designation. Northern Ireland (and the other islands) are part of the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". So Northern Ireland is not in "Britain" from a geographical point of view, but people who are born there are "British". There's an American chap who did a good job of explaining it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10 -----Original Message----- From: uknof [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charlie Boisseau Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 9:28 AM To: Tom Hill Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [uknof] Belfast > And Belfast was utterly awesome. Anyone that didn't fancy leaving > Britain to get over there really did miss out. Erm.. I hate to break it to you, but Belfast is in Britain. We might not be able to say the same about Scotland soon :-(, but Northern Ireland is still part of Britain. Charlie Boisseau Fluency Communications Ltd T: +44 (0) 330 121 1000 Twitter: @charlieboisseau www.fluency.net.uk [email protected] On 10 Sep 2014, at 21:32, Tom Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > On 10/09/14 11:10, Will Hargrave wrote: >> Absolutely! I was pleased to see so many folks from south of the >> border too, and the interesting Ireland-related content. > > Yes, this: it was great to have such an interesting & integrated meeting > of the two isles. The ION conference added another helping of great > people, too. > > And Belfast was utterly awesome. Anyone that didn't fancy leaving > Britain to get over there really did miss out. I'd like us to go back as > soon as possible, please. :) > > Thanks for being such a good host as well, Dave! > > Tom > >
