What is Northern Ireland's problem?

There was a highland dance competition in Northern Ireland today. Afterwards I texted the winner to congratulate her and I her some Irish flag icons. She texted me back that she wasn't from the Republic of Ireland so I texted her back that there is no Northern Irish flag. She then told me that she's British even though she lives in Ireland and was born there and she was very rude about it. What is her problem why can't she just be Irish?

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canusernamebemyusername · M

The island is divided between the UK and Ireland. With the UK holding Northern Ireland as part of the commonwealth. And the rest of the country being their own independent country. It you want a history of it look up "The Troubles".

RosaMarie · 46-50, F

@canusernamebemyusername I'm well aware of the history. Are you contending that a person born in Northern Ireland can't think of themselves at British? Does the lady in question get no say? She must follow the will of a group of people that tried and failed to gain independence decades ago? I fail to see how a person born in a UK territory is wrong to say she's from the UK.

Soph03 · 22-25, F

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

bijouxbroussard · F

@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 told 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.

Soph03 · 22-25, F

@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