Although (some) Irish people really hate it when you call it the British isles

I learned it at school but I forgot

Lets call it the Irish Isles why not? Goes both ways

@@cianw2942 yeah but there's 7 million people on the island of Ireland and 67 million people on the island of britain. It makes more sense calling it the British isles given Britain is the biggest island and has almost 10x the number of people

Oh my goodness, I feel so ashamed to not know all these specificities, while I'm from Australia, my great/grand parents are half from Scotland and half from irland, this is so helpful thanks

This dude is dumb af ofc we are in Europe this dude don’t think the uk in the same continent of Europe LMFAO

Organisation of countries in the continent of Europe

@@OfficialDenzyrussia and the uk are in europe but not the EU. Also probably others too. Like ukraine, Switzerland,serbia, belarus, turkey, andora, iceland, albania and Azerbaijan , lichensien, the vatican, monaco also many hotly contested areas and others I diddnt mention, theres almost as many not in the eu as there are in it.

@@oscarpenn4038 yes I know? But what I meant that only countries in Europe could join the EU

Exactly. And the UK is purely a 'political entity' comprising of four separate countries. So the Union Jack is not really a 'national flag', but a 'political' one. Each constituent part of the UK has their own national flag. Confusing? ....you bet!!

Lmao true 😂

World is not a name, so it’s capitalised

@@Samghnaganwhy do you give a shit

Works well

than* it had to be. Learn English.

@@Milburt🤓, No one actually cares about simple mistakes on the internet… we can still understand the sentence.

@@MilburtI bet you’re fun at parties

​@@Milburt learn to be nice

@@Milburthow rude, this person might be dyslexic!!!!!

Nah, leaving a union actually broke the tectonic plate or some shit idk

@@kyloluma "england when the sea split or smth i didnt read the manga"

Idk if this is what he was saying but I thought the confusion came from the fact that yall are an island not connected to the rest of Europe and therefore not really a part of the continent Europe

Brexit means brexit. Didn’t you notice the engines flinging us into orbit?

​@kingyeti15 neither is Ireland

some people...

No he doesn't, he's explaining to the ppl who think tha he doesn't

Bro thinking this whilst Norway is not in the EU. like is Norway just its own fucking continent now??

Do ya’ll need to put the word bro and then a skull emoji at the end of your sentence in every comment section of all the KZfaq shorts

​@@mal_3157bro thinks he's the comment police 💀

EU is a terrorist organisation rather the trading one...

N Ireland should just be Ireland

The EU is criminal organisation.

@@benfisher1376It’s quite complicated, but they are seperate country’s soooooo I don’t think it’s possible

Great Britain is technically geographic term. So Orkney Islands doesn’t count.

American geography is even more confusing

Ikr

As an irish we just live from are past of civil war knowing that we lost the North

@@rgaviation5143 I love how they say we are not part of Europe but we are wtf is this dude on

@@lukewalker3 I think he meant it’s not part of the European Union

Nah my stupid teacher Wendy McDonald says you have to pay a tenner to go to toilet I took a piss in her coffee cup she puke lmao

Really? We never did as we all kind of knew since reception or year 1. I also never really did geography. Maybe like for 3 years in High School. ( Also I know high school is an American term but the area where I lived in Birmingham (which used to be under Hereford and Worcester)actually used the middle school and high school system but changed before I joined but since the locals called it the high school, we all do.) went off on a slight tangent but oh well

England are selfish and don’t teach about there connections about ireland bc ireland is seen to be a pheasant country to them and it’s not also the English killed a lot of people in Ireland and they done teach that in England

@@AlwaysRightAllNightI never knew high school was an American term we just called it primary school and high school

@@OPOwen . Where I am from in south Birmingham we went through a border crisis where for a time we were under Hereford and Worcester, but now we are under Birmingham. So when my mom grew up it was called “middle school and high school” but now it’s under Birmingham I grew to knew it as “Primary School” and “Secondary School”. Secondary = high school Primary = middle school. Even though it should be switched in my opinion 😂

The states aren’t countries.

@@jayr6839neither are ours

The last time I checked, England, Scotland and Wales are all countries.

@@omgtherenonames69 The last time I checked, England, Scotland and Wales are all countries

@@jayr6839 they're kingdoms part of the uk apart for half of Ireland for some reason

ireland is literally an eu member are you feeling ok ?????

The EU is just an economic alliance which includes only but not all European countries, it does not determine what countries are a part of the continent. The UK also used to be a part of the EU but we left. Norway and Switzerland are also countries not in the EU.

@@elijahknox4421 And? Everyone knows that the UK is part of Europe, it's like saying: ''Hey! look! this is so confusing, Spain it's in Europe!'' or ''Germany is in Europe!'' Like c'mon.

​@@elmuffintristea4523 what? I know the UK is a part of Europe. I was explaining the difference between Europe (the continent) and the European Union to make it less confusing

​@@elijahknox4421 I think people are smart enough to know that Europe isn't the same as the EU

@@elmuffintristea4523 this person sounded confused

Anywhere in Europe? What about Switzerland, eh? You are full of shit!

I just asked this same thing because I was confused by why he said what he said. Your comment is the first I see to correct him.

​@@lovey980He's trying to say that Ireland isn't part of the Schengen visa arrangement. Which is true. But that is only relevant to non-EU citizens. That is, if you are from, say, China, and you want to travel to Italy on holiday, you will receive a Schengen visa from the Italian consulate or embassy. But with that visa, you can travel from Italy to any other EU state that is in the Schengen zone - France, Germany, Spain etc. No need for any more visas. Ireland isn't in the Schengen zone, so a separate visa would be required for this Chinese example tourist to enter Ireland. However, all EU citizens have the automatic right to move to and live and work in any other EU state - no visas of any type required. Schengen is not relevant to citizens. Ireland also has a common travel area with the UK, for historical reasons. Meaning that Irish citizens can live and work in the EU and the UK with no visa barrier, Brexit madness making no difference.

Well, not yet anyway😏

Same

From Donegal? Lol.

@@johnmc3862 bro that's in the republic🤦

Yes, I learned it in Yr 8 geography 😂 (I'm from belfast btw)

​@@usssouthdakota5541 lol

Yeah, the Isle of Man is only part of the British Isles

it is it’s own nation but it is still part of the U.K. as it is not a sovereign state

It’s independent, but is run by the uk and it’s lord is the British monarch

Correct

Exactly

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Not really! As each place developed differently and at different times and founded by different people. England = Anglo Saxon. Scotland = Scoti. Wales = Britons (British)

It's a bit like that but also quite different.

When you Google England it says it's a country

Yeah, what about it

Same bro this dude is saying we are not in Europe but we are but we are not wtf is he talking about 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Exactly, if this is confusing then what isn’t?

I used to live in the UK and to be honest, I agree

​@@lukewalker3 he is saying that we are in Europe but we're not a part of it anymore

@@Sugarstar11 we are i think you mean the E.U they are diffnt things

It's also know as a province

Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland that is variously described as a country, province or region.

The part I love about the place. Northern Ireland is not a country, but it is in fact a kingdom… without being a country… somehow.

No is isa a contry stop lied are

@@killerboygaming5629 English...?

samee

Im from northern ireland and british, whatever floats ur boat

Whats your passport say ?

@@alllove2792 it’s an Irish passport

@@alllove2792 irish passport i have

Can i be your slave for eternity..... Please

No they don’t. Labour are in government in Wales, it isn’t Labour policy for Wales to leave the union.

It's not a country

province or region seems more appropriate occupied irland seems most appropriate

@@splashafrica province isn't appropriate because it doesn't make any sense. Northern Ireland is 6 counties of the province of Ulster, so how could it be a province inside a province. There is also no occupation of Northern Ireland, we want to be British

@@pingu255 fair enough it just looks silly on a map to divide the island a united ireland would make more sense to me. As a South African we have parks the size of whales so your sub divisions doesn't make sense to me on the scale of my thinking pretty sure we have municipalities with bigger boundaries the UK surface area

@@splashafrica we're a densely populated nation, 281 people per km² versus 25 in SA. The division exists based on population. In the 1600s there were attempts to bring Ireland under greater protestant control, so settlers from Scotland especially were brought to Ireland. This created a bitter divide and struggle, with Catholics being treated worse than the protestants. In early 20th century Ireland wanted independence, but in the North East of Ulster (the province which is basically northern Ireland now) there was a majority of protestants who wanted to be British, so northern ireland was created, and then developed to give the protestants total control. This failed though and the divisions it created led to The Troubles, a thirty year ethno nationalist conflict where about 3500 were killed ending in the 1990s. There's now a fairly even split between the number of catholics and protestants, sightly more Catholics now though, and NI is a fairer country. A majority of people though still want to remain in the UK. It's a difficult subject. Unionists have done a lot of damage to the catholics (mostly people who want to be in Ireland) in the past, I myself am a unionist and a descendant of the Protestant settlers from Scotland, but the problem is we've been here so long now, longer than Europeans have been settling in America, that we can't just leave, this is our home too now. There are many more things at play but there's no easy solution. I anticipate though that there will be a United Ireland within my lifetime, even though for my beliefs I would prefer it not to happen

then explain to me, an american. This video made it only more confusing😂 and why does it seem like their is a general dislike from irish to british people?! 😂

@@summoning.redemption The United Kingdom is a kingdom consisting of four countries those being Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and the ruling country England. Ireland and Northern Ireland are 2 completely separate countries. There is a long tradition of anti-British sentiment, specifically anti-English sentiment since the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland and often more specifically Anglophobia, within Irish nationalism. Much of this was grounded in the hostility felt by the largely Catholic poor for the Anglo-Irish gentry, which was mainly Anglican. However, it is important to note that not all Irish people dislike the British. In fact, many Irish people have British ancestry and many Irish people have moved to Britain for work or study

@@Fans.of.Darth.Vaders.Empire man that explanation was great thank you. And as naive as it sounds, many people from america(myself included), generally think/thought the U.K is just england itself. I had no clue the U.K represents those four countries. Especially how northern ireland is a separate country! Geography is not nearly taught widely enough throughout america. It makes us look very ignorant and self absorbed. Thank you for your time to enlighten me.

@@summoning.redemptionYou're most welcome. It was our pleasure to assist you.

​@@Fans.of.Darth.Vaders.Empire that's a general misconception. England isn't the ruling country of the UK as it's the only country of the UK not to have a devolved parliament. It is ruled directly from the UK parliament that contains English,Scottish,Welsh and Northern Irish ministers and members.

Not geography History teachers be like Strange case of britain 😅

Nah, more like: *American trying to tell about the geography they study in their school in US and why Europe is so confusing*

I live in Northern Ireland, and to me it is a separate country

​@@JMBProits not even a fucking country

​@@JMBPro A "country" is extremely generous, considering Northern Ireland only exists because a minority of British colonist descendents had a statelet created to keep themselves an artificial majority. Call it a country if you want. Delude yourself.

@@vonbeedle554 oh sorry am I not allowed to exist...??

@@JMBPro You can exist. Northern Ireland has no right to, on the other hand.

want a cookie

I live in The Netherlands but the UK isnt that confusing since i dont Reginize Scotland, Wales, England and Northern ireland as an country But rather an State of The United Kingdom

@@DUTCH-CHRISTIAN2008then you’re an idiot😂

British people don’t know what they want ✌️

Looking at the current economic growth from nations within such as Germany and France, I think we’re good.

@@carwyngriffiths You’re deluded look at the state of the UK you idiot

​@@carwyngriffithslook at your growth lol

@@carwyngriffiths uk was better in the EU freedom of Travel Movement honesty in years to come there won’t be a UK anymore it will Separate because Scotland will leave

As a brit I can confirm northern ireland is not a country

Because its not northern ireland belongs to ireland

your right iy should be part of ireland@@PatrickMapper

@@sammynoise It’s part of the UK but I agree that it should rightfully be Irish. I’m not sure we should combine them yet though as it would be very unstable. I’m in the minority of brits that believe that unfortunately

@@PatrickMapper "I'm not sure we should combine them yet..." Why should anyone in Britain decide? The destiny of Ireland is nobody's business but the Irish people's.

actually i think the definitions are a bit muddy. they are still generally considered countries in their own right.

Lol, average school system in america that's probably the only thing they get taught.

doesnt sound american to me

@@breydon4607I know he’s Australian or something, I was just saying he’s pretty dumb

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@@breydon4607you’re right he’s Australian

I'd love to visit Wales if you could give me an invitation

Cardiff is beautiful

Fun fact: most of the castles in Wales were built by the English

There is no culture in wales (as someone from wales)

Wrong, Germany has the most castles in the world, wales has more castles per square miles

exactly dude, the united kingdom of great bitain and northern ireland makes sense. yourr valid

So you're saying I don't exist?

Well… what do you call the growth on your island’s north with its own flag, name, and internationally recognised borders called then?

@@lordbonney9779 a fake border

@@JustLorcan a fake border which Ireland recognises as being very real

Keep crying and copeing😂😂

Isle of Man isn’t a country...

Everything correct except isle of Mann.

Ireland isn't a British Isle.

@@Jonesyb90no I know I just couldn’t be bothered to write it somewhere separately

@@AA_Equestrian haha, this made me chuckle, tip of cap!

Scousers

Nobody said that

😂😂😂

@@nakkaduit was a joke! I’m guessing you are not British or Irish!

@@oceansunset6147 I am British, I've never heard an American saying that though. Your joke didn't work

Sorry I was just saying that because there’s an American guy I know that asked me that.

Ireland was invaded by the UK several times and was a colony of Britain for centuries. Northern Ireland was colonised directly with British people, which is why in 1921, after the Irish War of Independence, the UK carved Northern Ireland out specifically to keep a British Unionist majority population within those borders. Basically ensuring Ireland would never reclaim the entire island without fighting Britain, which has a larger army, bigger population, and NATO behind it.

Yeah there are 💀

There are 4 countries american

@@estbgti424 well you’re wrong. NI is not a country.

@@MrRoz121 Yes it is. I'm from the UK I think I would know.

@@estbgti424 good for you. I’m from Ireland. Northern Ireland isn’t a country.

its in the continent not in the eu bc eu is a union

Its actually 100% part of europe, Are you a part of Europe? UK: yes

I can hear the tears hitting your keyboard... bitter ginger leprechaun... using my language too ahhh

Small price to pay for freedom…. And that’s really the best you could come up with?

Never been stuck in a queue at the airport, didn’t the EU ignore your votes to leave twice and made you keep voting till you said yes to staying.very democratic not.

@@deborahhatcher6214 No sorry Im afraid you’ve no idea what your talking about There’s a shocker Vote leave 😆 quality

@@user-vk8zy6re4t Lisbon treaty

You voted to stay… you had your opportunity to leave

then leave?

ah yes, england, my favourite continent 💀💀