2006-11-26 08:06:29 · 10 answers · asked by johnie walker 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Good God how many people still get this worng. British is a group term meaning Scottish, Welsh and English as they are on the island of Britain.
English are the inhabitants of England specifically.
Irish are on the island of Ireland. British is not an ethnic group but a political/geographical term. Irish is never under the term British.
The UK refers to England Scotland Wales and Northern(As opposed to the Republic of) Ireland for those answerers that got that wrong.
2006-11-26 23:43:01 · answer #1 · answered by eorpach_agus_eireannach 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
English come from England, British from Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England and off shore Islands. Irish come from Eire or Irish Republic and Northern Ireland
2015-04-04 08:59:30 · answer #2 · answered by KENNETH D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland are regions within Great Britain(the 50 states in the US is best analogy) Much like in US they share many common traits, but also like the US there are many differences as well.
England is the region
Britain is the big Island
Great Britain is the set of Islands
United Kingdom is all land holdings around the world.
"The sun never sets on the British Empire" is an old saying from back in the days when they had land holdings in every time zone.
a common joke, was to add "because even god doesn't trust an Englishman in the dark."
2006-11-26 08:15:34 · answer #3 · answered by janssen411 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
english live in england. that particular kingdom comprises the southern end of the island of britain. british can be any subject of the queen living on that island, whether they be english, scot, or welsh. the irish live on another island altogether and have their own country.
the english, irish, welsh, and scots are of different tribal lineages. the differences used to be very clear but interbreeding among them has mixed their DNA a bit. there are no less than 10 different ethnicities in britain and ireland
2006-11-26 08:18:59 · answer #4 · answered by Stand-up Philosopher 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
do you mean as far as language? if so, the american english and british are the same, as to the basic core language, although each has its on dialects both nationally and locally (coloqueal or however you spell it), the irish, while many speak english,, have the gaelic language, i believe ,,,,
2006-11-26 08:10:07 · answer #5 · answered by dlin333 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buhhh, human beings come from u . s ., British come from Britain, English come from England, Russian come from Russia, Scottish come from Scotland and Irish come from eire. have been given it now?
2016-10-04 09:42:14 · answer #6 · answered by regula 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
britain is all of england and ireland and some other country. But theyre individual too like the 50 states they each have their own laws and governments but theyre still one.
2006-11-26 08:09:10 · answer #7 · answered by kadmarco 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It is the same thing as American sport fans.
Our barbarism history proves our DNA and other genetic information are all the same (BROTHER - SISTER) but muslims are killing themselves.
2006-11-26 08:21:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Whooooh boy, don't say that near my mom or you'll have a skillet upside the head....LOL, she's an O'Riley all the way!!!!
2006-11-26 08:44:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't tell an IRIHSMAN that
2006-11-26 08:15:17 · answer #10 · answered by shelly 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋