St George forever
2006-11-04 10:14:51 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I am of mixed race, but I was born and raised in Liverpool, England, and I'd rather fly the flag of England, not the Union Jack.
2006-11-04 10:28:37 · answer #1 · answered by colin.christie 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not proud to be English actually. Technically I can claim to be since I was born here and my dad is English, but I always, always self-identify as British. That's partly because it's accurate (I have a UK Passport, after all), and partly because my mother is Scottish and I feel a strong connection to that part of my family, but it's also partly because the people I meet who describe themselves as English tend to be aggressively and unpleasantly so - racist, xenophobic, hateful and violent about things like football which have little relevance in the grand scheme of things, and often very ignorant of the contributions made by other parts of the UK.
I'm not saying that everyone acts like this, nor that there aren't unpleasant self-identified Scots, Welsh and Irish folk out there who behave the same way - seems like they're all here on Yahoo Answers. It's just been my real life experience that people from other parts of the UK tend to whip out their national identity because they're fed up of being called English by people who think that British and English are equivalent terms.
I don't completely reject my English heritage though, I wear a white rose on St. George's Day, but a thistle on St. Andrew's Day, a daffodil on St. David's Day and a shamrock on St. Patrick's Day as well! If I were absolutely forced to choose between the two I'd probably plump for Scotland, but to be honest I'm one of the (apparently) few people who identifies with the United Kingdom as a nation, I love being British - it's the only regional tie I ever really claim, apart from occasionally European. I'll be devastated if (I live in hope) and when the Union dissolves.
2006-11-04 21:56:16 · answer #2 · answered by lauriekins 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah I'm proud to be english. I wish we had more national identity though and people would fly the st george flag for St George's day and not just the football! I don't think english people are allowed to be english by the government without being accused of racism. The media stir up alot of issues too. I would like to see an english parliament one day.
Unfortunately, I think we put up with alot and we don't help ourselves sometimes. I have no problem with ethnic minorities, but I do not think English people are a priority here, that is why there is tension and frustration when it comes to certain issues like immigration etc.
I like all the things that come with being english though like our culture, tea, pubs, red telephone boxes etc.
2006-11-04 19:53:21 · answer #3 · answered by Dana T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm Welsh and proud to be Welsh BUT I don't see that as a reason to be aggressive to anyone else from the UK or spout anti-English stuff.
My BF is English and proud to be English and I think he has the right to do that. Sadly some of the losers round here don't agree (he was threatened when he tried to put a St George cross on his car).
I see no reason why you can't be proud to be who you are without having to get on anyone else's case about who they are.
2006-11-04 19:08:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am proud to be a nice person who happens to be English. I would love to represent my country and be a positive role model to others in some kind of way. I love England as a place and have a really diverse group of friends who also love England as a place and some but not all of our traditions should be continued. Except maybe stuffing ones face with two helpings of meat and tatty pie as I have done tonight at a bonfire party. Boy have I got indigestion now!
2006-11-04 18:21:28 · answer #5 · answered by Rizzo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am English, not British. I always put English on any form I need to fill out, and I will bring my children up as English, NOT British. I'm not anti Britain, but I'm anti the fact that so many British people today can barely speak English, weren't born anywhere near, and are the wrong skin colour...I don't want my children thinking they are British along with all the foreigners who have conned their way into being British...I want them to know they are English, and that no matter HOW hard the immigrants try, they will NEVER be English....so being English is actually a privilege, so YES I am PROUD!
2006-11-04 18:22:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anon 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
My ancestors were English and I'm proud of that i guess. But im american and proud of it
2006-11-04 18:18:16 · answer #7 · answered by zack 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if I was english I would be too. I'm Irish! but I love the English! Ye rock!
2006-11-04 18:22:49 · answer #8 · answered by Niamhie R 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes the Welsh are proud to be Welsh the Scot's are proud to be Scottish so why shouldn`t we be proud to be English
2006-11-04 18:32:13 · answer #9 · answered by puzzled? 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-04 18:18:21 · answer #10 · answered by Colin T 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋