Do you consider yourself English/Irish/Scottish/Welsh or British?

[DuplicateValue]

Republic of Ireland, so nope - not British.

 

[Frequen-Z]

I call myself English. 'British' is vague.

 

[Hoplon]

But British isn't a nationality.

Actually it is, certainly that's what my passport calls it.

Scots/Irish decent born in England, Brit fits as well as any other label.

 

[Mockingjay]

I don't like to use the word British to describe myself as although I live within the UK I also am not Scotish, Welsh or Irish. So just English thanks

 

[Ryank1908]

English. I have Irish blood in me, but I'm an English person. There's too much difference between the different British nationalities to classify them as the same thing.

 

[Jack and Calumon]

I'm a part Irish, British bloke who lives in the midlands. I just say British for the sake of making it easy to understand.

Calumon: I say Digimon.

 

[MentalBakura]

I consider myself Scottish.

 

[Sevre]

I will say though, a lot of Irish people reject the term British Isles and prefer to call them either the Atlantic Islands (Not that common) or the more colloquial but more common "These Islands".

Furbie I've never heard any of those terms used. I think the closest thing I've heard to it is "UK and Ireland". This is quite sad for the Faroe Islands but last I heard Denmark made them feel at home.

 

[Jark212]

Irish, Scottish, German, Swiss/Italian and all American...

 

[Cmwissy]

Ethnically? Yes. Yes I do. British and Irish. Nationality, no. Culturally? Slightly. More importantly, where is the poll?

I have no bleeding clue, I set it up, posted it, not here.

It's probably gone walkies, it'll be back.

 

[Undeadpope]

I have had this conversation on the Escapist Team fortress 2 server a few times.

I was born in Cornwall,but moved to Dublin before I was 1 and have spent the rest of my live in Ireland.

Would I say I am Irish?

No,personally I don't think anyone,save a few communities in the far west of Ireland can claim to be Irish.I find that others on the the more eastern side of things have become more English.Some people are still bitter about the whole "700 years thing" but personally,I think its unfair to hold a grudge agaisnt anyone today just because of what their father's father's government might of done,but in fairness,although some of the Irish culture is still there,I personally feel we have become largely English.

I mean no offence to anyone,and might I also add if someone wanted to be Irish,anyone could be,nothing stops anyones from using Irish commonly,playing tradition music and such.

I also don't mean to say you must do EVERYTHING possible to be Irish(by which I mean talking Irish CONSTANTLY,listening ONLY to tradition Irish music etc) I just think alot of Irish life has,along with the country's technology,ecomony and just about everything esle,I feel its grown as close to England as possible-and thus,lost alot of its modern cultural development,because they were so vital to becoming modern.

At this stage I may have lost myself abit so I'll leave it that.

 

[Corporal Bill]

I consider myself both.

Just don't assume by British I mean English or you'll get a Scottish punch to the face(Hint: It involves using my head)

The Glasgow kiss to be precise a hink

 

[RMcD94]

I only think of myself as Scottish due to the HOLY MOTHER HELL TRUCK LOAD SWARMS of people who do British = English, and that pisses me off to no end.

I'd much prefer if we didn't have separate countries, it's stupid.

United we stand, divided we fall.

I consider myself both.

Just don't assume by British I mean English or you'll get a Scottish punch to the face(Hint: It involves using my head)

The Glasgow kiss to be precise a hink

That's right. Glasgow kiss. Luckily enough I've not had to enjoy one.

 

[Lawyer105]

Although for some reason most Americans seem to think Britain/United Kingdom only = England for some reason, weird that)

I think that's the results you get when your schooling system focuses almost exclusively on your own country. You can name every state, every state capital, every state governor etc. but still not know the names of the other CONTINENTS! Well done, America.

[Yes, yes... I'm well aware that there ARE well-educated Americans. They're just hard to locate, hidden amongst all them hillbillies don't ya know. ]

OT : I consider myself to be British. But the proper sort of British. The English sort. The rest of 'em sort of live here. Bit of a poor cousin thing, really.

None of that sheep bothering, singing, Guinness quaffing and dress wearing for me. Whatever would I do without my brolly and bowler hat? And my tea. NEVER forget the tea. With lemon. And crumpets. And stereotypes. Love me some stereotypes with my tea!

 

[wooty]

I'd always say British as my official nationality. But in a few circumstances in the past, it was always a hell of lot safer to say I was a Liverpudlian.

But British isn't a nationality.

I'm just going with what my passport says, thats why I said British is my official nationality, at least in the eyes of ID puposes

 

[Cmwissy]

HOLY MOTHER HELL TRUCK LOAD SWARMS of people who do British = English, and that pisses me off to no end.


United we stand, divided we fall.

Agreed, was just looking at a thing about accents and they had split up 'British' (Meaning English) and Scottish, They're the same thing.


It's a shame that whenever the media thinks British they think upper-class English.

 

[Cmwissy]

Double post; my bad.

 

[RMcD94]

European > British > Scottish > Hometownian > Homecountyian

My order of patriotism.

Don't think I've ever been homecountyian, but I've often stuck up for my town; IT'S NOT PART OF IRVINE DAMN YOU!

I'd also prefer a federated Europe.

If there was a war of Scottish independence I would be fighting with the Unionists against the Separatists.

HOLY MOTHER HELL TRUCK LOAD SWARMS of people who do British = English, and that pisses me off to no end.


United we stand, divided we fall.

Agreed, was just looking at a thing about accents and they had split up 'British' (Meaning English) and Scottish, They're the same thing.


It's a shame that whenever the media thinks British they think upper-class English.

It is even worse when it's meant to be a professional thing, instead of a colloquial mistake.

 

[Booze Zombie]

I'm Welsh, born in Cardiff, living in Wales... with an English accent.
I'm Welsh, but the English part of me seems to come into my life a lot, basically.