[cpncrunch]

It doesn't mean they'll actually carry through with it. How many people threatened to emigrate to Canada after Trump got elected?

The options are: move to a non-English speaking country (assuming those countries don't shut off their borders with the UK). Or try to get a visa to emigrate to Canada, USA, Australia or NZ. Canada is probably the easiest, as you can get in as a skilled worker, if you fit the criteria and you're prepared for a long wait.

[tzs]

Shouldn't Ireland be on the English speaking list?

It's true that the Irish is the official national language, but the country is officially bilingual with English as the other official language. In practice, Ireland is an English-speaking country with a large Irish language presence (about 40% consider themselves competent in Irish).

For comparison, that's about the same relationship that English and Spanish have in the Los Angeles/Long Beach/Santa Ana area, or in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale/Pompano Beach area.

[cpncrunch]

>Shouldn't Ireland be on the English speaking list?

Yes, of course. I should know that as I'm from there :)

I kind of just lump Ireland with the UK in my mind (as part of it is in the UK, and the people and culture are virtually identical to Scotland).

[amriksohata]

exactly, just more scare mongering