are you British?

[Ezteq]

This is one for those of us who live in the UK.

I read a lot of books, mainly by american authors and everytime they have an english character they call them British, if they are scotish/welsh or irish then they are referred to as scotish, welsh or irish but english characters are always british.

Personally i never refer to myself as being british, if someone asks me where i am from i say i am english *waits for English to post and say "no your not...i am!"*, even on forms where i have to state my nationality i put other rather than british.

So how do you refer to yourself are you british or english, welsh, scotish or irish?

 

[leviathane]

wheres the other, not english but live here

 

[megadave]

I'm not just English, i'm a Londoner. Don't associate me with them god damn fucking northern fuckers !

 

[Amildin]

Went to Cardiff the other week, started chatting to an American lass in the union, KEPT calling it england, oh the looks i got. Havent felt that uncomfortable in a while lol.

Bloody proud welsh, if you called our country wales i'd just laugh, or is that worse?

 

[soze]

Im the type of person Brittish was made for one English one Scot parent. But born in England so i pick other English on everything

 

[Mey]

I'm an "English Born" celt.

 

[Laddey]

English & Proud! :england:

 

[ilaya]

Geordie.

TOON ARMY!!

 

[Sharma]

English.

The Irish are alright, the welsh are weird and have annoying accents and the scots....well they're just ***** because they're still pissed at us for being the better country.

 

[georgie]

Rob Brydon did a program on BBC3 or 4 not to long ago about wondering what it means to be from a particular country. He's lived in London for 20 odd years so felt as though he'd forgotten what it meant to be Welsh.

I'm a Taff and I'm happy to be Welsh. I don't speak Welsh, can't remember all the words to our national anthem (though I did know them in school) and have no problem with English people. I'm even friends with some.

Went to Cardiff the other week, started chatting to an American lass in the union, KEPT calling it england, oh the looks i got. Havent felt that uncomfortable in a while lol.

Bloody proud welsh, if you called our country wales i'd just laugh, or is that worse?

Not really surprised you got dodgy looks tbh. I suppose if you went to a pub in Newcastle and started talking about how much you loved Sunderland you might get a similar reaction. Same the world over though, I don't imagine the Belgians would like being called French, the Canadians being called American, etc.

Stands to reason you wouldn't mind being called Welsh though, it's because we're better than the English.

 

[Dukat]

English - British.

To me the words "British" and "Great Britain" conjure up images of the Union Jack, World War 2 and alot of other things from our history that make me very proud, "English" is the same but to a lesser extent I think, it somehow sounds more medieval to me for some reason, or atleast oldfashioned. I know they dont refer to the same things, and I am aware of the differences, however to me they mean more or less the same thing.

If someone asked my nationality I'd say "British" I suppose, either of the two

 

[Imgormiel]

I am Scouse and I just voted for independence

 

[Sharma]

If Liverpool got their own independance then it'd implode within 2 weeks because the government would try and decide a currency system for hub caps.

 

[fettoken]

Isn´t U.K somewhat like Scandinavia? You have Sweden in the middle, and those annoying countries on every side. Just a thought....

 

[Imgormiel]

If Liverpool got their own independance then it'd implode within 2 weeks because the government would try and decide a currency system for hub caps.

No, we'd put a tax on foreigners wanting our parmos and who needs hub caps when you can take the whole car?

 

[preacherboypip]

Coventry born and bread strong in the arm thick in the head


Half italian- half Red Indian

but ye British

 

[Dukat]

Isn´t U.K somewhat like Scandinavia? You have Sweden in the middle, and those annoying countries on every side. Just a thought....

I dont think so - there's a British government, I didnt think there was a Scandinavian government?

For example: Wales comes under the British Monarchy, so Queen Elizabeth II is Wales' head of state. I didnt think it worked like that in Scandinavia? I thought each of the countries were self-governed soveriegn nations that were indepentent from each other?

 

[fettoken]

I dont think so - there's a British government, I didnt think there was a Scandinavian government?

For example: Wales comes under the British Monarchy, so Queen Elizabeth II is Wales' head of state. I didnt think it worked like that in Scandinavia? I thought each of the countries were self-governed soveriegn nations that were indepentent from each other?

Mmmyes.. i know.

 

[Lamp]

At least we got no Fenians throwing punches and saying "ballocks" all the time ;p

 

[Chronictank]

Born in england but i consider myself British
For the same reason if they want me to swear allegiance to the relic that is the queen they can f** right off

 

[Raven]

English first, British second.

I am also very much a royalist what the whining lefties don't realise or appreciate is that if it wasn't for the royals we wouldn't be one of the biggest and best countries in the world (despite our size) Its something to be proud of that we still have a monarchy.

 

[Afran]

On forms I just put British.

 

[Nate]

Your not English, EMOGLISH WHERE ARE YOU!?!!

I'm English! I don't drink tea though..

and Northerners aren't English..there some form of evolved cave man with there high pitched gruntish language.

 

[Sharma]

We northerners don't need to try and boast about being the better half since we all know it's inherant that the North is the better half but we don't need to keep trying to prove it.

 

[Nate]

Can someone translate?

 

[Sharma]

Us > you.

 

[Ixnay]

From England but nationality is British, so I'm British
But mixed scot/english blood anyhoo.


I was born under a Union Jack

 

[Chronictank]

I am also very much a royalist what the whining lefties don't realise or appreciate is that if it wasn't for the royals we wouldn't be one of the biggest and best countries in the world (despite our size) Its something to be proud of that we still have a monarchy.

What the archaic right wing don't realise is that without a democratic government the monarchy would have collapsed, it was made because of the failures of the monarchy.
The current monarchy is nothing but a tourist attraction, a relic from the past which people come and oo and ahh at.

To clarify I have no problem pledging allegience to england or rather Britain as i am part welsh too , however i refuse to do so to a person irrespective of who they are

 

[Dukat]

English first, British second.

I am also very much a royalist what the whining lefties don't realise or appreciate is that if it wasn't for the royals we wouldn't be one of the biggest and best countries in the world (despite our size) Its something to be proud of that we still have a monarchy.

Sums up my feelings on the subject pretty well ^^

I dont see what problem anyone could possibly have with swearing allegiance to a monarchy which, whilst being largly ceremonial these days, represents - directly or indirectly -the proud history and tradition of this country which dates back for hundreds of years.

I guess everyone has thier own opinions on this matter though.

 

[TdC]

and the scots....well they're just ***** because they're still pissed at us for being the better country.

half Scots. screw all of you