Who is British if the Irish are Irish, Scots are Scottish and Welsh are Welsh?

Question

I am English but there is never a box to tick on forms for 'english' so I now tick 'other' and write it in is possible. Is anyone else aggrieved by not being allowed to be officially english?

sorry, IF possible, not 'IS'

Answer 1

I'm a Scot and I think you have a serious point. What's a nation to make of itself if it's not allowed benign nationalism like that?

People who are secure in themselves and their culture are the best at enjoying the presence of other cultures in their midst - they don't feel threatened, just interested.

Go wave your St George's Cross, it's a healthy and positive thing to do.

Answer 2

The English, Scots and Welsh are British, but I have never, ever seen a box in which to state which of these we are. We only have the British option, so I go along with that.

When I fill in my place of birth, the Officials soon can see that I am Welsh.

P.S. Why do so many people think the Scots and Welsh hate the English? Talk about a sweeping statement! I have a great many friends from England and Scotland.

Answer 3

The problem is that the Scottish don't like to be thought of as British. Even though the English brought them civilisation and good manners. For hundreds of years the prospering English economy has been dragging Scotland along with it. The Scottish want to separate but they wouldn't be able to cope outside of the British economy.

If there are boxes for Scottish and Welsh, there should be a box for English too. In fact, all the above are British.

Answer 4

The Scots, the Welsh, the Irish, and the English are all British.

Just like Canada - the Ontarians, The Newfoundlanders, the Cape Bretoners, the British Columbianians etc. etc. are all Canadian.

Answer 5

Northern Irish people are British via inheritence of nationality through the United Kingdom;

However Northern Ireland is NOT part of Britain it is an individual territory.

People in Northern Ireland have Dual Ntionality:

Irish [Primary]
British [Secondary via legality not imposed]

Similarly Scotland and Wales hold dual nationality hrough thier legislature:

Wales:

Welsh [Pimary]
British [Secondary via inheritance (imposed)]

Scotland:

Scottish [Primary]
British [Secondary via governance (imposed)]

What this means is that Welsh and Scotish people are British due to legislature and remain so.

Northern Irish residents can choose whether or not they wish to be British. [During the war between Israel and Lebanon Britain held no obligation to help evacuate anyone from NI unless they held a British Passport]

Answer 6

The Scots hate the English because you are always slagging the sh!t out of them - and you rub everything in their faces, football, rugby, and anything else that you think you are superior at! Well, are you lot slagging them now after their great wins for the Euro 2008 qualifiers, they deserve some positive from the English! ALSO another reason the English are hated is because when Great Britain are doing well at the Olympics or at anything else, mainly sport! Then it's "WOOHOO Way to go England" but when they are doing bad, it's "Oh Dear look at GB aren't they awful!" Scotland has never been recognised for being good in their own right, but thanks to Miller/Caldwell/Maloney and the rest of Scotland's team, they're going to eventually get the praise they deserve.

Answer 7

Anyone born within the British Isles are British first and then their country nationality second i.e. Brit/Scottish, Brit/Welsh, Brit/English, Brit/Irish

Answer 8

British are English,Scottish and Welsh.
Northern Ireland are part of the UK but not British. Southern Irish are really foreigners

Answer 9

English.

Answer 10

The Irish arn't British.
Great Britain = Scotland, Wales, England.
The Welsh and Scots collectively hate the English due to God knows why.