I mean, come on, man.... (No Norn Iron, let alone republic of Ireland, 'Irish'-Americans are too annoying)

T'was not until the early 19th century when yer dialects and identity were separated...

  • SpiderFarmer [he/him]
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    2 months ago

    I got Polish ancestry, so that will really sting 'em twice over.

  • Moss [they/them]
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    2 months ago

    Americans are absolutely forbidden from becoming Irish. Also don't call Northern Ireland British

    • Lemmygradwontallowme [he/him, comrade/them]
      hexagon
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      2 months ago

      Americans are absolutely forbidden from becoming Irish.

      Also don't call Northern Ireland British

      I mean, I can do a whataboutism and say you contradicted yourself, since the first one implies that Ireland is part of that Britain

      But I understand your concern... considering the annoying amount of Americans that call themselves Irish

      Want me to just say British isles, and remove Norn Iron...?

  • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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    edit-2
    2 months ago

    Oh no b’rer fox, please don’t send me to the island where the sun doesn’t hurt and it never gets above 80F

    Every time I walk outside and the sunlight hits my skin I’m reminded of the sins of my ancestors who never should’ve come this far south. One look at me and it’s obvious I evolved to live on a cold damp island where vitamin D is hard to come by

  • WittyProfileName2 [she/her]
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    2 months ago

    I am terrified by the idea of yanks LARPing as Welsh like they do Irish. My countrymen've been through enough shit, we don't need some cracker mangling Welsh as they try to act like they've got some blood quantum right to our culture (and by culture I mean whatever shitty stereotypes about us they gleaned from the TV).

  • Misanthropic_Stork@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    Why stop at the brits ? Send them back to Spain, Germany, France, etc... Imagine the big week of silence on Hexbear because 90 percent of its user base is too busy migrating 🤣

  • Huldra [they/them, it/its]
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    2 months ago

    I have no idea if theres any significant Cornish immigration history to the US but the concept of Cornish Americans in particular tickles me, and also the language is critically endangered so it would be good to boost it in whatever ways possible.

    • Lemmygradwontallowme [he/him, comrade/them]
      hexagon
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      2 months ago

      Cornish language-speakers? Their existence is based on the contrast against the imperial British one...

      Uncritical support for their national liberation!

      • Saeculum [he/him, comrade/them]
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        2 months ago

        Uncritical support for their national liberation!

        The Cornish languages speakers can take turns having each government job, though some of them will need to double up since there aren't enough to fill every office otherwise.

  • Vampire [any]
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    2 months ago

    More protestants in Norlin Airlann 👏👏👏