Do you have roots in England, Scotland, N.Ireland or Wales.
Are you peed off with having to generalise your heritage for the sake of a questionnaire?
Why is it that you can't answer a form stating "English,Welsh, Scottish" etc.
What happened to our identiy as a "United Kingdom"?
2007-02-22 09:44:58 · 48 answers · asked by Ilkie 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Welcome Americans: sorry you can't answer this one.!
2007-02-22 09:57:20 · update #1
You can answer a form with different things..eg. your citizenship may be British because you hold a British Passport , However your nationality can be English etc..as that relates to the country to which you were born. I am English first then a British citzen.
2007-02-22 09:51:31 · answer #1 · answered by mickey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes mate! I'm definately British but I have to say that, were someone to come up to me and ask which country I came from, England would be my first answer.
Still, the sovereign nation I live in IS the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, not England, and I'm ruled by a Bitish Parliment, not an English one, etc, so I have no qualms identifying myself as British, because I am.
2007-02-22 10:27:57 · answer #2 · answered by AndyB 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes I'm British, born in England, and no i could not care less, we are still the UK, but so what what good is it doing us right now? people worry to much about where they are from, why not all just get on together, never mind what part of the world, or colour of skin, or what faith, just get with each other
2007-02-22 09:59:54 · answer #3 · answered by ringo711 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3/4 British blood but born in USA
2007-02-22 09:49:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
British and live in Northern Ireland
2007-02-22 09:50:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's nothing wrong with saying we're British. It's like someone from France saying they are European.
2007-02-22 09:49:00 · answer #6 · answered by stevengordonwilson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello There
I am from the UK and i am extremely proud of that. Im English, British, whatever you want to call me il be happy with it because i believe im all those things and on forms il answer either or. Our small Islands hold a vast amount of heritage and speaking as a white Britain i think its fair to say my blood is probably filled with celtic, viking, roman, pict ancestory thats part of our history in me and im proud of it :)
2007-02-22 12:44:51 · answer #7 · answered by Silent Doe 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have roots that are English, Irish and Scottish. I hate having to generalize my heritage, because it's diverse (my UK roots are only a bit of my heritage). I don't know what's happened about answering forms...it's ridiculous if you ask me!
2007-02-22 09:48:18 · answer #8 · answered by Misscheerios2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes i'm British and i do write 'English' on forms, if there isn't a choice, i tick the UK, then bracket 'English'...I don't get peed off with having to do this, it's no big deal, one sec and it's done.
2007-02-22 09:51:15 · answer #9 · answered by Susie2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am British and have some Irish roots.
2007-02-22 09:49:05 · answer #10 · answered by Heathcliff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋