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Originally Posted by clairebear
It's not really a Japanese thing, it's a worldwide thing. Most people think that Britain = England. If I tell someone I'm British, they're going to assume I'm English (the biggest insult to a Scot LOL). I always have the depressing job of explaining that Britain is in fact an island consisting of 3 countries...
Somebody thinking Wales or Scotland are part of England...well...that's just a whole new level of fail.
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To be fair, the British themselves, and particularly the English, are largely to blame for this, since previous generations of Britons often used "England" and "English" when they meant the U.K. and British.
Today's British seem to more careful in this regard, and I try to be as well.