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

[.Ricks.]

Portuguese! All the way!

 

[HerrBobo]

Irish. I was born in the Republic of Ireland. I have lived here all my life.

 

[JAWZxZ]

I'm English and I would hate if someone called me European. There's a reason we're not in the EU people, it's called independence. (The Americans appreciate that too, I hear

We are in the EU. We're not in the Euro, if that's what you meant.

I meant, fully, as in, using a universal currency etc.

 

[Sonearage]

EN-GER-LAND EN-GER-LAND EN-GER-LAND!!!!
Yeah go the english!

 

[Mr Cwtchy]

I'm English and I would hate if someone called me European. There's a reason we're not in the EU people, it's called independence. (The Americans appreciate that too, I hear

We are in the EU. We're not in the Euro, if that's what you meant.

I meant, fully, as in, using a universal currency etc.

Ah, well, fair enough then.

I'd rather us not join the currency any time soon either. The whole Greece fiasco doesn't exactly instill confidence

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

I'm an Englishman, but I spend most of my time feeling ashamed of England, so I prefer to call myself British.

And no Mountbatten jibes from any Irish Republicans by the way. I was in favour of reunification, if you researched me. See? Now you know why I'm ashamed of England.

 

[Dags90]

If your English, Welsh, Scottish or Northern Irish you are British.

Kinda like saying do you consider this a Banana, or a fruit?

It's a banana! Don't you dare put bananas in the same category as oranges. Oranges are gross, what's the deal with that pulpy shit? And why is it so hard to eat?

That actually mirrors most of what I've heard from English/British people who dislike being called British/European. It's almost always followed by some sort of derision about mainland Europeans/The Welsh.

 

[JAWZxZ]

I'm English and I would hate if someone called me European. There's a reason we're not in the EU people, it's called independence. (The Americans appreciate that too, I hear

We are in the EU. We're not in the Euro, if that's what you meant.

I meant, fully, as in, using a universal currency etc.

Ah, well, fair enough then.

I'd rather us not join the currency any time soon either. The whole Greece fiasco doesn't exactly instill confidence

Exactly, but when the Euro does plummet (trust me, it'll happen) they'll go for the country closest to home that uses its own currency to bail them out...again.

 

[DeASplode]

I'm Welsh to people who have heard of Wales and British to those who have never heard of it.

I don't mind being called either to be honest.

 

[Cmwissy]

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)

Basically this. Calling Britain England is basically the same as calling America Texas and I've never got how so many people are able to make that mistake.

+1 to this comment, annoys the hell out of me.

 

[Shock and Awe]

Well, this could be applied to the US. I consider myself American before I would consider myself Georgian.

 

[Cmwissy]

Well, this could be applied to the US. I consider myself American before I would consider myself Georgian.

Georgia isn't a country though, it isn't the same sort of patriotic 'feeling'.

 

[Dags90]

Georgia isn't a country though, it isn't the same sort of patriotic 'feeling'.

You'd be surprised, a number of States (Texas and Alaska in particular) have fairly large independence followings. Ditto for Puerto Rico.

 

[Arafiro]

I've noticed some British people who absolutely loathe being called European.

Ooh I hate that. D:<
I mean.. I'm British, damnit! *cue flag*

But yea, I consider myself "British". Which is funny, because my family is almost 100% English for multiple generations and centuries. It might have something to do with my frequent interactions with Americans and generally with people outside of Europe and Britain.

 

[Captain Pancake]

I like to use both British and Scottish, depending on the context.

 

[Willwillwritehiswill]

English, british, shortish. I don't give any kind of fuck.

 

[Cmwissy]

Just found this handy image, might help clear things up for people not within the British isles.

 

[willsham45]

British...I am the most unwelsh man you have ever encountered...but that does not spot me from taking advantage.

 

[McShizzle]

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.

You would perhaps be surprised at how many people in Canada (even as late as my generation) still strongly identify with/as being from a certain part of of the U.K. or Ireland. Might have something to do with us not being a part of that whole revolution business.

I myself, although my family has been here for a few generations, often refer to myself as Irish. Although I can trace both of my families bloodlines to what's called the "Peter Robinson Emigration" to Ontario (Upper Canada then) in the early 1800's. I also have the Devil's red hair (see avatar). Just thinking of some of the more prominent families from the old neighbourhood, Doherty, O'Brian, Devlin, Crough, Heffernan, Leahy, Hartwick (not sure if that one is Irish) and that's not all of them.