how would you define Brittish?

Question

What i mean by this is when can you call your self Brittish, i dont belive that just having a visa and a passort you are Brittish but is there something more??

Answer 1

Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a
Belgian beer, and then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese TV.
Oh and...... only in Britain ... can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.
Only in Britain ... do supermarkets make sick people walk all the way to the back of the shop to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.
Only in Britain ... do people order double cheeseburgers, large chips and a DIET coke.
Only in Britain ... do banks leave both doors open and chain the pens to the counters.
Only in Britain ... do we leave cars worth thousands of pounds on the drive and lock our junk and cheap lawn mower in the garage.
Only in Britain ... do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place.
Only in Britain ... are there disabled parking places in front of a skating rink.
NOT TO MENTION...
3 Brits die each year testing if a 9v battery works on their tongue.
142 Brits were injured in 1999 by not removing all pins from new shirts.
58 Brits are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of
screwdrivers.
31 Brits have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while the fairy lights were plugged in.
19 Brits have died in the last 3 years believing that Christmas decorations were chocolate.
British Hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after cracker pulling accidents.
101 people since 1999 have had broken parts of plastic toys pulled out of the soles of their feet.
18 Brits had serious burns in 2000 trying on a new jumper with a lit cigarette in their mouth.
A massive 543 Brits were admitted to A&E in the last two years after opening bottles of beer with their teeth.
5 Brits were injured last year in accidents involving out of Control
Scalextric cars.
and finally.........
In 2000 eight Brits cracked their skull whilst throwing up into the toilet!
Ah....... Great to be a Brit !!!!

Answer 2

Well for a start we spell British with 1 T not 2 and we also like T for 2 (or 2 for T).

Answer 3

This is the type of question that only serves to illuminate the ever expanding ignorance of neo-marxists (Guardian readers), who cannot distinguish between political idealism and pragmatic solutionism. Whom under the rather sad pre and misconception seem to think that "because I watch a foreign television/drive a foreign car, etc etc" that gives a government 'carte blanche' to import 500,000 new workers min a year to an already failing job arena, to little avail to anybody, save the CBI.

Answer 4

would define Caymanians people from Cayman Islands as British or do the people from there need something more to prove their British ?
Cayman Islands = British Overseas Territory

On 21 May, 2002 the British Overseas Territories Act came into force and all existing British Overseas Territories Citizens (BOTC) (with the exception of those deriving their citizenship from a connection with the Sovereign Base Areas of Cyprus) automatically became British Citizens. They are not, therefore, subject to UK immigration control. This does not apply to those who acquired BOTC status by registration or naturalisation after 21 May 2002.

Answer 5

I think most people that live in the UK describe themselves as either Scottish, Welsh, Irish or English rather than British. I think the term British was made up by politically correct politicians who are terrified someone may be offended if we descibe ourselves as one definate nationality

Answer 6

I think that you should only call yourself British when your parents and all the previous generations are from Britain. By that I mean white and born here. Anyone who is an immigrant and their offspring, even if born here, can not possibly be called British and as for having a visa and a passport that is just ridiculous.

Answer 7

Of or relating to Great Britain or its people, language, or culture.
Of or relating to the United Kingdom or the Commonwealth of Nations.

Answer 8

somebody who has been born and raised in England, or lived there for many of their lives. some immigrants/babies of immigrants could be considered British. while English means to be a community of england. You and your loved ones originate from England. Thats my opinion besides.

Answer 9

White with generations of UK dwellers going back 100 years

Answer 10

British sounds old fashioned to me, most people would rather see themselves as belonging to one of the constituent countries these days, i.e English, Scottish or Welsh.