Barack Obama made a rather stunning geographical gaffe during his COP26 speech in Glasgow, when he referred to Scotland as “the Emerald Isles” – a poetic name which, when used in the singular at least, refers to Ireland.
“Since we’re in the Emerald Isles here,” former US President Barack Obama said while speaking in Scotland’s biggest city, Glasgow, which is hosting the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference.
The name ‘Emerald Isle’ refers to Ireland’s lush green landscapes, and was coined by Irish poet William Drennan in 1795; it has been widely used ever since.
To add insult to injury, the former president proceeded to “quote the Bard, William Shakespeare,” apparently unaware of the fact that Scotland has its own beloved national bard, Robert Burns.
The blunders came on Monday as Obama was delivering a speech on day nine of the UN climate summit where, among other things, he warned companies that they “will lose customers and top-flight employees if they’re not on the right side of this issue,” and called on climate activists to “stay angry”.
The former president did not pass up the opportunity to take a swipe at his successor in the Oval Office, Donald Trump, for pulling the US out of the Paris Climate Accords. He also blasted China and Russia for their “dangerous lack of urgency” on climate change.
Obama is no stranger to geography gaffes – in 2008, when he was on the presidential campaign trail, he told his supporters he had been to 57 states within the US (50 being the actual total).
Împotriva articolelor redacției noastre, persoanele nemulțumite pot formula Contestație în termen de 10 zile de la publicarea articolului, la judecătoria Orășenească nr. 1 München Bayern Deutschland, in conformitate cu Legea federală Germană. Considerăm că nu se pot formula acțiuni la instanțele din România deoarece nici o persoană care activează în trustul nostru nu poate fi extrasă de sub jurisdicția federală germană. Considerăm că redacția noastră nu răspunde în fața autorităților din România ci doar celor federale sau civile germane. deoarece legea română nu are efecte de extraneitate asupra redacției chiar dacă subiectul știrilor face obiectul unor evenimente sau persoane din România și sunt scrise în limba română. Limba română nu este izvor de extraneitate a legii.
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