I'm English, never refer to myself as 'British', one of my biggest irks to be honest.

Britain's not a country it's an island. The union Jack is a relic from the days of imperialism and slavery. I spent 6 months living in Scotland once, and for all the similarities to England, they have different ways. Lots in Scotland want to be independent again. Most of Ireland refuses to be part of the UK because they are smart enough to know all that means is 'ruled from Westminster', and when most people in the world say 'British' they actually mean 'English'. The Olympics were a joke with 'Team GBR', I didn't cheer for anyone on principle.

Don't even get me started on flag wavers in the Falklands...