A Welsh council bans the term ‘British’ and ranks it with ‘negroes’ as not to offend Scots, Welsh, or minorities. Creepy and much too PC, usually when I think of ‘British’ I think of English though (not Scottish or Welsh).
According to the BBC
In a section on what words or phrases not to use to avoid causing offence, the leaflet solemnly informs the council’s 9,000 workers: ‘The idea of “British” implies a false sense of unity – many Scots, Welsh and Irish resist being called British and the land denoted by the term contains a wide variety of cultures, languages and religions.’
But the article may have a point. I ask my Scottish friend if he considers himself British.
“It’s hard to say, Britain is some made up union of 3 nations, to the outside world (America especially ) British is English and vice verca so I can never feel I am truly a ‘Briton’, I’m 100% a Scot, at the end of the day I’m pro independence. If Ireland can go it alone then we can. “
