It ' s not about not liking it . You refuse to accept that the Republic of Ireland does not recognise the term British Isles . You try to come up with some skewed logic about how it ' s easier to just lump them all together in a group . Yet when I differentiate between the two and call the group Britain and Ireland you come back with the twisted logic about the smaller Islands . Yet , your initial point was about naming the entire group of islands one name . I call the entire group of islands two names . It ' s not that big of a deal . Yet you say it is a geographical and not political term . Sorry sweetie , but don ' t be so damn naive . Of course it has a political connotation and nothing you can say changes that . It of course gives the impression that the entire group is under British rule . If you think it doesn ' t then you are ignorant to the nuances of the last 900 years . My country simply does not accept the term British Isles . You ' re the one with the problem . Now , I can ' t be arsed continuing to bang your thick head against the proverbial wall any further . So as I said before piss off .