Euler diagram of the terminology of the British Isles

The term British Isles is, of course, disputed by the Irish.

OK, looking at this I can now understand why it may not all make immediate sense to someone who didn't grow up here.

This chart: "England, Scotland and Wales are in Great Britain"

Wight, the Scillies, Anglesey, Sheppy, Anglesey, the Shetlands, the Orkneys, the Hebrides, and thousands more: "Are we a joke to you?"

FYI "British Islands" isn't a specific name whereas all the others are

British Isles is not the term the Irish use. Atlantic Archipelago or just the isles is proffered.

The Scots wouldn't agree with this. I've spent a lot of time there.

The Shetlands, Orkneys, Harris and the rest of the Hebrides aren't even mentioned. Haha

what about canada and australia?

Huh, is that the old Jersey?

I just call em all cunts, except for the irish those cunts are cool.

This is a good way to distinguish the terms. I wonder if there is a good colour scheme to also indicate the nation states as district from the landmasses

The words that ultimately gave us “Britain” have been in use for about 2,000 years, give or take a century or two. Politically and culturally a tremendous lot has happened in the meantime. Which is probably why we’re left with this almost indecipherable mine field.

they call the state ROI (republic of ireland) to distinguish between the island

Now if someone can tell me what exactly "Britain" is? People say it all the time, like this is the largest statue of a vulva in Britain. Just shorthand for Great Britain, or is it something else?

The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland should pull an epic gamer move and simplify this chart.

Can someone do one for terminology? Is calling people British mainly socially acceptable? I imagine the exception is the Irish from Ireland, but those from northern Ireland may give that a pass?

Why the hell is it so complicated

I though it was complicated here in Australia where our states/territories (idk the differencd) all can have some very different rules and stuff at least we have mostly clear borders

The state Irland shouldn't be republic of Irland ?

No one outside of the UK includes Ireland in the British Isles.

Cool!

I wonder... how do/does Shetland islands?/ Archipelago? fit into this?

So I'm late to the party here, but this is a very early version of a diagram I'm putting together that corrects a couple of issues with the diagram OP posted.

As I said: very early and also very incomplete, but what's there is accurate.

Now add the EU.

Ireland wtf?

Apparently, Scots and Irish believe British == English. Or, they can't stand the thought of being labeled in any similar category as the English.