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[–] DillyDaily@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Makes sense, as a geographical location I imagine it has had many names over history based on who controls the narrative. Can I ask what other names there are for the area that isn't supportive of British colonialism?

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You can call us the South Eastern Icelandic archipelago if you'd like. Or the British and Irish islands.

[–] DillyDaily@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Thank you, British and Irish Islands seems like it would be more easily understood by the general populous. When I hear South Eastern Icelandic Archipelago, I get a bit geographically turned around because I'm an idiot and I picture Iceland near Greenland which is near Canada, and I picture Ireland near England which is near France, so in my tiny brain Ireland and Iceland are a whole ocean apart (even though paleo-geographically, it's the same soil)

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I was more joking with that one to be fair but yeah just include Ireland in the terminology and you're good. It is better than the implication that we are a part of Britain.