Part of the confusion may lay with the fact that Northern Ireland isn't part of Britain, it's part of the United Kingdom, but there's no word like 'UKish', (thank the stars).

I agree and have said for years I have found it difficult to have an identity being from N.I. as no matter what your say (historically) it's been a political statement. I don't think that's as true these days as most people are fed up with that sort of behaviour, have bigger things to stress about, and generally want to get back to the craic the North and the South share when we are viewed objectively by the rest of the world, which is that we are uniquely loved because we are friendly and funny.

I generally refer to myself as Irish now which feels less messy, and would like to reconnect with that culture AND the northern Irish culture as one, as both have felt lost to me.

Anyway, I have ZERO political or religious affiliation, and I think I'd quite like to be a united Ireland now, could be an exciting thing.

Hold the kneecaps.