Quote Originally Posted by OC Richard View Post

Which reminds me, at the last World Cup (South Africa) some eejit American reporter was interviewing people in the England supporters' campsite and she kept referring to the English side as "the Britain team" and as "British". The supporters were too polite, or too drunk, to correct her.
Don't worry, it's not just American reporters that get it wrong, it's also official British organizations! For example, did you see the UK team at the last Olympics - in London yet - referred to as "Team GB"? Wrong, it included competitors from Northern Ireland, so should have been "Team UK". See the UK passport - "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". If we can't get it right, we can't really complain when others don't!