@Soph03 I think you stumbled on the problem they had with the troubles. Catholic Irish in the north identify with the south and some of the Protestants consider themselves British even though their families have been there for centuries.

Plus she should have just said thanks!

@JonLosAngeles66 she could have been classy about it

@leahlikes correct

@canusernamebemyusername it's clear that I said something that I didn't know would be contentious

@RosaMarie I had a friend from Belfast who was very proud of being Irish. She used to tell me about the Troubles and growing up among Irish Catholics (her family and friends) and descendants of Protestant British who also live there.
I wasn’t aware of the situation until someone who had lived there [b]told[/b] me about it. I got the impression that the OP has no quarrel with the person identifying as British, or whatever, just that she was nasty to her about it and expected her to know.

@bijouxbroussard no I didn't understand the significant of it. I wouldn't have sent flags if I knew the situation but she could have been classier about it

@SW-User Not ethnically Japanese, but if you’re a Japanese citizen competing in a sport, representing Japan, why wouldn’t someone cheering you on send a Japanese flag ?

@bijouxbroussard And that makes sense. I would be a Japanese citizen, but I am not Japanese by birth.

@SW-User I think you are missing the point. Thank you for commenting but no thank you for your advice

@RosaMarie then why are there irish flags if it's all part of the UK?

@RodionRomanovitch I know of a divide between protestants and Catholics but what has that to do with Ireland?

@Soph03 hmmm ..... quite a lot actually.

@RodionRomanovitch ok I'm not going to plead the answer out of you

@Soph03 Yes on the island or Ireland. But the technicalities are extremely important to some people.

@Ozymandiaz she could have been classy about it

@Soph03 Agreed