Why is there no England, Scotland etc. option in country options on every site ever

[2012 Wont Happen]

Scotland, Ireland, and Wales are owned by Britain. So no.

 

[Faster76]

You're right! I should be able to display my scottish nationality with pride! what's 4 extra countries anyway?

because if they do it for the UK then they have to do it with every of bloody country and that just wastes time and productivity which they could be directing elsewhere,what about all the european countries that dont have it?

 

[Dr_Matt]

Eh, no. N. Ireland is part of an Island called Ireland, how the the hell are they British? They are Irish.

No, they're part of the United Kingdom. The majority of people in Northern Ireland would consider themselves British (or they ought to, since that's what's on their passports). Geographically, it's all the Britsh Isles.

 

[HerrBobo]

Eh, no. N. Ireland is part of an Island called Ireland, how the the hell are they British? They are Irish.

No, they're part of the United Kingdom. The majority of people in Northern Ireland would consider themselves British (or they ought to, since that's what's on their passports). Geographically, it's all the Britsh Isles.

Yes they are part of the UK but they are Irish part of the Island of Ireland, not British. UK and British are not the same.

Scotland, Ireland, and Wales are owned by Britain. So no.

Typical Yank. Ireland is no more owned by Britain the the US is.

 

[Dr_Matt]

Yes they are part of the UK but they are Irish part of the Island of Ireland, not British. UK and British are not the same.

Geographical location doesn't come into this - if you want to argue the point, it's all the British Isles. From a legal standpoint, those folk born in England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland are all British.

Technically, many of these website menus are wrong - country should be United Kingdom, nationality is British.

 

[LuntiX]

Is it just me, probably is, but I hate the fact that all sites only give us the option of United Kingdom, should it not give us the option to choose between England, Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales? Each of these are individual countries, aren't they?

They are usually grouped together as UK or United Kingdom, since well, they all fall under the United Kingdom...

 

[internutt]

The only thing I find annoying is how the Country Options tend to have a scroll bar list of Countries in alphabetical order...

With the United States of America at the top of the list! Completely wrong end of the list.

 

[HerrBobo]

Yes they are part of the UK but they are Irish part of the Island of Ireland, not British. UK and British are not the same.

Geographical location doesn't come into this - if you want to argue the point, it's all the British Isles. From a legal standpoint, those folk born in England, Northern Island, Wales, Scotland are all British.

Technically, most of these website menus are wrong - country should be United Kingdom, nationality is British.

Yes, well I use the term North Adlantic Archipelago.

I agree with you that people born in N. Ireland are subject to British rule but they are not British. Its N. Ireland, the clue is in the name.

Edit; You know given the history, ect of N.Ireland I guess people who live there are free to call them selves British or Irish. A man is after all what he feels himself to be.

It will always be Irish to me though.

 

[Dr_Matt]

I agree with you that people born in N. Ireland are subject to British rule but they are not British. Its N. Ireland, the clue is in the name.

I'm not getting dragged into an argument over whether Northern Ireland should be part of the UK or not, just stating the fact that it is.

 

[Sanguinius- The Angel]

Because they can just say, "Europe" and move on.

 

[HerrBobo]

I agree with you that people born in N. Ireland are subject to British rule but they are not British. Its N. Ireland, the clue is in the name.

I'm not getting dragged into an argument over whether Northern Ireland should be part of the UK or not, just stating the fact that it is.

Well, I never said otherwise. N. Ireland is part of the UK. I was debating weather or not it was British.

 

[fuckthisshit]

For the same reason there's an option for the United States but not for California or Wyoming.

 

[hippykiller]

They all speak English, right?

déan mar a dhéanaimse an fear seo folláin is maith liom Béarla? a ionraic smaoinigh gan mhoill. now that was an example of another language spoken in the British isles.

Dia dhuit. I had to get an exemption before I sat the JC, so I don't understand some of that. I got half of it, but that's about all, sorry.

we take Irish notes

You take Euros?

Northern Ireland, England, and Scotland have their own paper money. Same currency, different notes. Though many places in Northern Ireland, especially near the border, accept Euros as well.

Actually, them up North speak Irish (Gaeilge), and them in Scotland speak Scottish (Gàidhlig, and I'd like to know how that differs from the Irish pronounciation).

It's pronounced gaah-lik, rather than gay-lik.

Go raibh míle maith agat.

yeah i started speaking Irish regularly just a couple of weeks ago just to freak my foreign friends out. but you doing good your self. (oh and just between you and me, my message that i wrote in Gaelic was only like 1/2 made proper sense. it works but it just doesn't make sense at first) Slán Go foill.

 

[ClaMs]

Of course it doesn't make bloody sense. Because if we split it up into the states, we can split up every country into regions, and into districts and regions, and even into counties and cities. Where will you stop? Should we also include towns and villages?

Now that would be a bloody long list to choose from in the online application form now would it?

IRBaboon: You are British.

 

[thisisyournamenow]

try being northern irish its never an option anywere

 

[Fraught]

Does it really matter?

 

[TheBarefootBandit]

Does it really matter in regards to the internet?

 

[Antlers]

This is such a non-issue. Indignant pointless patriotism which is potentially quite dangerous (leading to dislike of other countries etc etc.).

Here's a mind-blowing fact for you. I'm Irish. The Scots, Welsh, English and most probably the Irish are basically THE SAME. At least as the same as the English are to other English people.

So stop whining. You're British. Suck it up.

 

[Dr_Matt]

Well, I never said otherwise. N. Ireland is part of the UK. I was debating weather or not it was British.

Ah, I misunderstood your meaning. While NI is not part of Great Britain, the nationality is still British. Anyone born in the UK is a British subject.

 

[tsb247]

Seeing that all of the respective countries you mentioned generally speak the same language, I don't see that as being beneficial in the least.