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

[R4ptur3]

Both really. depending on who i'm talking to i say either that i'm English or British, however if i have to pick one or the other i would say i'm british.

 

[dannymc18]

Question is flawed: Britain isn't the UK, Ireland isn't in either.

 

[Cmwissy]

Question is flawed: Britain isn't the UK, Ireland isn't in either.

Britain is the name of the mainland island, yes. We're being quite liberal though, plus most Norn Irish would consider themselves part of the British isles.

Plus 'British' is more recognizable than 'Member of the UK'.



Also, must repeat, please please please Americans. Don't confuse Britain as just being England.

 

[Airsoftslayer93]

English/Scottish/Irish, in a half/quarter/quarter split, yer.... i like to think of myself as scottish, even though ive never lived there and i sound exceedingly english, but most of my family does live there and all sound exceedingly scottish, so yer, scottish

 

[Freeze_L]

I wish i could call my self any of those, i want a cool accent so badly! Alas, i come from the home of the brave and land of the free. We don't get cool accents.
we get annoying ones and mixed ones, if your lucky you get off with a neutral accent, if you not you may get a new jersey accent despite never going to jersey.

lucky pepole with your' cool accents...

 

[Nothankyou]

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[Rebellious_Gate]

Born and raised in Scotland to a Scottish family.

I consider myself British.

 

[dannymc18]

Question is flawed: Britain isn't the UK, Ireland isn't in either.

Britain is the name of the mainland island, yes. We're being quite liberal though, plus most Norn Irish would consider themselves part of the British isles.

Plus 'British' is more recognizable than 'Member of the UK'.

More people identify themselves as Irish than British in Northern Ireland according to a new poll in Monday's Belfast Telegraph.
A total of 42% of those surveyed told the pollsters they were Irish while 39% identified themselves as British. 18% saw themselves as Northern Irish.

 

[Xskills]

I have Jewish, Irish, and Welsh ancestors but first and formost I consider myself to be an American because of my mixed heritage.

 

[Cmwissy]

More people identify themselves as Irish than British in Northern Ireland according to a new poll in Monday's Belfast Telegraph.
A total of 42% of those surveyed told the pollsters they were Irish while 39% identified themselves as British. 18% saw themselves as Northern Irish.

Doesn't mean anything. Most Scots consider themselves Scottish and don't want anything with the English, but Scotland and Norn. Ireland are still part of the British Isles and can still be considered as such.


EDIT: And I must repeat myself, we're being liberal.

 

[ejb626]

I have British and Irish ancestry but I'm most definitely neither. So no I don't.

 

[gutterball17]

I am scottish. I live in america but i am scottish from my parents.

 

[Woodsey]

I'm an English American. My dad is a third generation American and my mom a second generation.

So why don't you just say you're an American?

OT: British when I feel like it, English when I feel like it. Usually British though; these days calling myself English makes me feel like I should be in the EDL or some such bullshit.

You know they're a bunch of morons when they make an English person feel embarrassed for describing themselves as English.

 

[EightGaugeHippo]

Half English, Half Irish. I just say British. Its easier than typing out half English and half Irish.

 

[The Giggling Pin]

I consider myself English. Not because I hate the term British but to me its a grouping term for all the nationalities previously mentioned. As I am not a Scot, Welsh or Northern Irish and there are enough differences between us to make it worth noticing, I consider myself English.

Also, I feel that all the time there are International Sporting events played between us we can easily consider ourselves different countries. If being from a different country isn't enough to recognise yourself as a different nationality then I shall call myself Spanish and I will have just won the world cup. YAY for me!!!

Right, does all that make sense??? I think so...

 

[Cmwissy]

Gotta admit guys, not a big fan of people who call themselves Irish-American when they're great-grandparents were 1/4 Irish.

The term is 'Plastic paddy' if I'm correct.

 

[Palademon]

Am I gunna be the only one to point out that Britain and the United Kingdom are two different things?

 

[SuccessAndBiscuts]

I wish i could call my self any of those, i want a cool accent so badly! Alas, i come from the home of the brave and land of the free. We don't get cool accents.
we get annoying ones and mixed ones, if your lucky you get off with a neutral accent, if you not you may get a new jersey accent despite never going to jersey.

lucky pepole with your' cool accents...

This is a reason I want to visit the states, preferably in a kilt for bonus points.

 

[Cmwissy]

Am I gunna be the only one to point out that Britain and the United Kingdom are two different things?

Already been pointed out, already been shot down.

We're using the UK and British isles interchangeably for the sake of argument.

But just for people confused.


UK = The government formed after the joining of the countries England, Scotland and Wales, and then later Northern Ireland.

British Isles = The Islands themselves.