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Mon Aug-22-05 03:35 AM
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Poll question: What are you? |
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I mean in terms of nationality - which do you feel primarily?
For the record, I feel primarily English - but I do support the U.K. (as long as the Scots and Welsh want to stay in it), and do feel partially British.
I've totally avoided the question of Northern Ireland - it only ever seems to raise grief.
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Mon Aug-22-05 04:02 AM
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I've got a bit of everything, including Irish, in me.
I was born in England, to Welsh parents, whose ancestors included a lot of Irish and Scots.
There's some French as well, I believe.
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Mon Aug-22-05 05:19 AM
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Dad's English, Mum's English-Welsh
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Mon Aug-22-05 06:11 AM
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I was born in Scotland to one English and one Scottish parent, and my life's been split between England and Scotland. Although I do consider myself Scottish, I feel primarily British.
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Mon Aug-22-05 08:01 AM
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mom is Italian ,Dad is french Canadian and I was born in Canada.
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Mon Aug-22-05 08:28 AM
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I know we're all British, and I'm glad it's that way, but I still feel English more than anything else. But I do think that the sooner we all feel European, the better.
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Mon Aug-22-05 10:40 AM
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On both sides except for one English grandfather. the others from Counties Cork and Mayo. Am eligible for and applying for Irish citizenship, which I understand is valid in most European countries.
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Mon Aug-22-05 10:42 AM
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English, mainly, with a bit of German thrown in.
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Mon Aug-22-05 12:17 PM
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Ethnically I'm predominantly Irish but both my parents and myself were born in England, so I support English cricket, soccer and rugby teams. I do identify as British more than English, but I like to define myself more as a European.
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Mon Aug-22-05 04:20 PM
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9. Re. the cricket test, we support the Welsh, French and US first XIs |
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Mon Aug-22-05 04:49 PM
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10. How have your guys been doing recently? |
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All pretty strong teams there :rofl:
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Tue Aug-23-05 02:02 AM
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12. Thought the French first XI did well against the Andorran All-Stars ... |
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... coupla months ago.
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Mon Aug-22-05 08:07 PM
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11. I'm an Italian at heart |
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what with all the bread and olive oil and red wine and laughing I do. Oh, I also idealize foreigners, too.
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Tue Aug-23-05 06:28 AM
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13. Yorkshire born & bred |
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and then I'm British. :-)
I've never been too keen on the whole "English" thing. For one thing the Union Jack is a much nicer looking flag then the cross of St George, and it means a lot more too IMHO.
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Tue Aug-23-05 06:35 AM
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14. lol - I really should have put Yorkshire on the list |
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Even though I wasn't born there, and only lived there for 3 years my whole family is from there (traced back a couple of hundred years on my mothers side) and I definitely identify with it.
Interestingly I always felt British until I went to university in Scotland. It's not that I don't like Scotland or the Scots (both are marvellous), it just made me aware of a perception that it wasn't quite the same as England.
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