[Buddha-l] What's wrong with a little Dharma?

Stephen Hodge s.hodge at padmacholing.freeserve.co.uk
Thu Sep 1 11:36:43 MDT 2005


Gregory Bungo wrote:

> I thought "English" was the term that excluded Scottish and Welsh
> people, and that "Briton" and "British" included them.  Isn't "UK" 
> intended
> to include the Northern Irish, as in the United Kingdom of Great
> Britain and Northern Ireland?

Yes, you are right -- although Northern Ireland is problematic.  As you 
suggest, the WElsh and Scots rightly do not like being labelled "English".

Best wishes,
Stephen Hodge 



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