Comments by "Iazzaboyce" (@Iazzaboyce) on "Gravitas: Why are shelves empty in the UK?" video.

@readesiun988 I think he meant in Southern Ireland.
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@readesiun988 It's what everyone calls Southern Ireland - even most people that live in Southern Ireland call it Southern Ireland.
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@readesiun988 Hang on a minute - I'm not calling your people 'ignorant'. If English are 'ignorant' when it comes to the name of your country - why do you want to call it by the name English people gave to it?
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@readesiun988 The point I was making is the word 'Ireland' is an English word. The way I see it a country's name is whatever people call it. If I say 'Ireland' to people they ask 'Northern Ireland or Southern Ireland? That's just the way it is. People in Germany use 'Deutschland' but I bet you don't.
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@readesiun988 Honestly, no one thinks it's a problem, so there's no disrespect. People in UK do use 'Ireland' but if it's necessary to indicate the country they will use 'Northern Ireland' or 'Southern Ireland'. It seems odd to use 'Ireland' for one part of it - like using 'Britain' for 'England'.
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