It depends- some of the irish get very tetchy about being called british and many scots get tetchy at being called english.
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dotted for extra pleasure, or chronic inbreeding that does it too.
As @vitriol said not really some do but most don't, however never get some one from Merseyside confused with the Welsh the resulting health issues are not worth it.
I live in Scotland and can confirm that most Scottish people really hate being grouped with the English. Many of them really want to be seen as a separate nation.
It's more that America seems to have an obsession with perfectly straight, unnaturally white teeth. Our overall dental health is actually very good due to the our healthcare system and the ease of access to dentists. Sure, many kids will get braces when they're younger, but we just don't feel the need to have corrective surgery done to fix fairly minor imperfections.
Meh, we don't like being called English, but virtually anybody here will know this only arises when somebody from overseas doesn't actually know the difference. If a canadian came over here, most people would hear the accent and say "you're American, huh?" Same kind of thing. If anybody gets properly angry at a genuine mistake, they're just being a twat.
Yeah, that's a fair point. It just depends on where you live and what people you interact with, really. I wasn't meaning to generalise ALL Scottish people and their views.
To summarize: There is a Northern Ireland, and a Southern (Republic of) Ireland. The Republic is not part of the U.K., the North is part of the U.K. There are two basic parties in the North, the Nationalists and the Unionists. The Nationalists do not consider themselves British and strive to be part of the Republic. The Unionists consider themselves British, and want to maintain the status quo.
