What is the difference in being British and being English? Or are they the same?
2007-03-15 13:59:32 · 4 answers · asked by Tina 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
ok if your not either british or english please don't try and answer the question!
2007-03-15 14:14:16 · update #1
Being British means you're from the UK (except for Ireland) being English means you're from England, which is a part of the UK. But I think people oddly use British and English as the same thing sometimes...
2007-03-15 14:02:39 · answer #1 · answered by Serenity 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You call all citizens of the Great Britain, British. Great Britain consists of 4 countries England, Wales, Scotland and North Ireland.
Citizens of England are called English.
2007-03-15 21:04:53 · answer #2 · answered by arienne321 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
British is the what you call the citizens of United Kingdom(England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland).
"Being English" describes their manners and public etiquette which is based on their tradition, social standing and beliefs.
2007-03-15 21:22:56 · answer #3 · answered by ethyl_alcoholol 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
British is where the English are from(Brittain). Brits formed our modern day language which is English. They just speak English with a different dialect.
2007-03-15 21:03:29 · answer #4 · answered by apple_bottomz_28 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋