An American TikToker has received a furious backlash from Welsh people after posting a video claiming that Wales is "not a country" and simply does whatever England tells it to do. TikTok user Nate, who has 35,000 followers on the video-sharing platform, sparked outrage by telling people to stop referring to Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland as countries and comparing them instead to American states.
The bizarre clip, which has been viewed more than half a million times, also sees him claim that the state of New Jersey has more of a right to be a country than any of the constituent nations of the UK apart from England. During the 30-second video Nate claims that Wales cannot be considered a country as it doesn't have its own independent army, its own currency ,or seats at the United Nations.
Its population of around 3.1m, despite being larger than the likes of Albania, Namibia, and Jamaica, also makes it more of a state than a country, in his eyes. He explains: "Quick PSA to British people. These are not countries. Whenever other people hear you call these things countries they're laughing at you okay? Especially Scotland and Wales.
