[michaelt]

Northern Ireland has unionist-associated and nationalist-associated names [1] - using one of them without knowing you're doing so might make people think you've got strong opinions on something you actually don't know much about.

So if you hear someone using a country name you've never heard before, I can understand being cautious about adopting it :)

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_names_for_Northern...