Are you British or English?

[Stoo82]

I think a lot of Northern Irish people would disagree with that statement about them being Irish !! Ireland is a separate country all together from NI !!
As is England separate from Scotland and Wales simple geography really. Northeren Ireland has pounds and pence Rep Of Ireland has the Euro etc totally different country

Erm they are Irish wether they like it or not. They are not from the Republic of Ireland for sure and they hold a United Kingdom passport, but they are neither English, Scottish or Welsh.

Or am I asuming there is a new nationality called Northen Irish? I suposse that would work.

Just to add my view on thw whole troubles thing, I believe that should Northen Ireland whish to remain part of the UK then I am very happy about this. In fact I would prefere it if they did so.

 

[Lincoln Imp]

If people "feeling British" is what it was feared would be lost, then yes those fears were clearly misplaced.

But, if losing, for all intents and purposes, an independent and sovereign armed forces, head of state, and parliamentary process, was in fact what was feared, then in fact, those fears have been realized.

Yes, although my point was that as most people here regard themselves as being of a nation (England) that has no head of state, parliament or armed forces, any concerns that pooling sovereignty with EU countries would lead to a loss of identity are surely misplaced. I am extremely pleased to be English in spite of the fact that England has less autonomy than, say Wisconsin.

National identity goes much deeper than the posturing of politicians.

 

[dingodan]

Yes, although my point was that as most people here regard themselves as being of a nation (England) that has no head of state, parliament or armed forces, any concerns that pooling sovereignty with EU countries would lead to a loss of identity are surely misplaced. I am extremely pleased to be English in spite of the fact that England has less autonomy than, say Wisconsin.

National identity goes much deeper than the posturing of politicians.

I think it has always really been about the legislature. People have expressed fear of losing the national identity, but I think that is because they see the national identity is kind of a protector of national sovereignty and autonomy. The criticisms of the superficial stuff, like flags and anthems always seems to me to be more about what they represent, and what they undermine, than those things themselves.

 

[HovaGirl]

Wrong, the british Isles includes the island of Ireland.

Geographically but not politically. We live in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

 

[HovaGirl]

I was born in Scotland of an Anglo-Irish mother and father from The Continent but have lived most of my life in England. I do think of myself as English, even though I'm not really English at all. So I have to be British, because I'm not actually Scottish. And not an ounce of Welsh blood fills my veins.

 

[Dick Head]

Brightonian English British European Earthling

 

[Gullys Cats]

Both

 

[grawhite]

You are what you speak, British is not a language English is,, so therefore I am English.

 

[User removed 4]

Geographically but not politically. We live in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

It was a rebuttal of a geographical statement.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

No comment

 

[User removed 4]

No comment

Plastic, wannabe kraut ?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Plastic, wannabe kraut ?

Damn. I had one minute, the wife was spot on with two minutes

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Plastic, wannabe kraut ?

But there again, the English race are Germans after all anyway.

 

[User removed 4]

Damn. I had one minute, the wife was spot on with two minutes

, I was way off with you, I'd have bet a years wages that you'd have been all over this wiith sneering disparaging comments yesterday !

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Plastic, wannabe kraut ?

You normally call me an English self-hater so I'll take this as a compliment

 

[Notters]

You are what you speak, British is not a language English is,, so therefore I am English.

But lots of languages aren't places and, for example, a lot of people in Sri Lanka speak English as their first language. Does that make them English?

 

[User removed 4]

You normally call me an English self-hater so I'll take this as a compliment

When do you leave mate? I think I really need to make the effort to get to hove for a combined first ever/farewell pint

 

[BadFish]

I am me!

 

[topbanana36]

British by Birth, English by the grace of God. New Zealand by residency.

 

[User removed 4]

I would suggest that the "united" kingdom is no more , and i'm not sure that it's retrievable , especially with the advent of the braveheart style films, and the welsh hate us more than the scots
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