Inggeris and Britain<\/p>\n
Jeremy Gibbons gave a public service in the April l7, 1995
\nissue of The Jakarta Post when he raised the subject of the
\nirksome habit of Indonesians naming the United Kingdom of Great
\nBritain and Northern Ireland Inggeris. Although I am English, I
\ncan well understand the Scots, Welsh and Irish displeasure at
\nbeing lumped together with the English in this casual way. No
\nSumatran or Balinese would wish to be called Orang Jawa. The
\nparallel is exact. In calling a Scot or Welshperson -- let alone
\na citizen of the Republic of Ireland -- Orang Inggeris, you
\ninvite trouble.<\/p>\n
It is worse than that. Recently, in deference no doubt to her
\nIndonesian audience, the ineffable Rosemary Church on Australia
\nTelevision News has been heard to entitle Queen Elizabeth II The
\nQueen of England; which seems a bit odd, and a trifle
\ndisingenuous. Unless I missed something, Queen Elizabeth is still
\nQueen of Australia. If there are any royalists left to act upon
\nsuch treachery, heads should roll before Australia Television
\nbecomes a nest of republican vipers.<\/p>\n
When did all this start? With that quintessential Englishman
\nSir Stamford Raffles, perhaps? Might I suggest the Indonesian
\nGovernment begins to change this long-ingrained habit? Persatuan
\nKerajaan seems an appropriate translation of the United Kingdom,
\nand, with the Indonesian penchant for abbreviating everything in
\nsight, PerKeraj has a ring about it. But then, Britain and
\nBritish are not exactly difficult words to get one's tongue
\naround. TVRI reporters have shown their mettle and persevered
\nadmirably with \"Uzbekistan.\"<\/p>\n
ROBERT WALKER<\/p>\n
Karangasem, Bali<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/inggeris-and-britain-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }