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Title: What are you? Post by: ACE2M on June 20, 2006, 03:13:47 PM Primarily do you consider yourself to be British or English, Welsh etc?
Title: Re: What are you? Post by: Sark79 on June 20, 2006, 03:16:09 PM I am British. Not European and not Scottish. I will support Scotland against another UK side though. This is just like supporting your favorite club team. My favorite club team is Scotland, but I am a Brit.
Title: Re: What are you? Post by: matt674 on June 20, 2006, 03:17:22 PM Irish - but holding a British passport.
Title: Re: What are you? Post by: patman on June 20, 2006, 03:29:31 PM i`m scottish its a fact and scotland is a country
i`m british because i have a passport that says so. how do i feel....36, unfit and tolerant Title: Re: What are you? Post by: Chili on June 20, 2006, 04:14:03 PM Interesting topic. I always have struggled with this topic in the past through no fault of my own.
I was born in Liverpool, my parents were born in Cyprus. Which of course makes me what?? I used to say English with Greek blood, or Greek scouser. My parents say I'm Greek, I replied you came to this country, I am therefore English! So I start school and because I didn't look English (and used to go to Cyprus over the summer holidays and return every September a shade off black) I used to get called all the names under the sun. So I wanted more than anything to be English just to fit in and not get bullied at school. As I got into secondary school the bullying stopped because I got hard, and It was an all girls school so somehow colour of skin wasn't as much of an issue. So I woke up in the mornings and i was good little Greek girl. I'd arrive at school and I was hard nut English girl wanna be. Back at home, Greek again. Very confusing for a teenager to say the least. To top all this off, as i got into my late teens and started going to Cyprus with my mates, I suddenly became a foreigner in Cyprus now! All the "English Greeks" would go over for holidays and get called names that they were English and get back to England! Unreal. So I was a foreigner in England AND a foreigner in Cyprus! It was at this point where I thought I couldn't give two hoots as to what categories people tried to put me in. I am Maria, born in England from Cypriot parents with a very international attitude. Title: Re: What are you? Post by: matt674 on June 20, 2006, 04:17:56 PM Interesting topic. I always have struggled with this topic in the past through no fault of my own. I was born in Liverpool, my parents were born in Cyprus. Which of course makes me what?? I used to say English with Greek blood, or Greek scouser. My parents say I'm Greek, I replied you came to this country, I am therefore English! So I start school and because I didn't look English (and used to go to Cyprus over the summer holidays and return every September a shade off black) I used to get called all the names under the sun. So I wanted more than anything to be English just to fit in and not get bullied at school. As I got into secondary school the bullying stopped because I got hard, and It was an all girls school so somehow colour of skin wasn't as much of an issue. So I woke up in the mornings and i was good little Greek girl. I'd arrive at school and I was hard nut English girl wanna be. Back at home, Greek again. Very confusing for a teenager to say the least. To top all this off, as i got into my late teens and started going to Cyprus with my mates, I suddenly became a foreigner in Cyprus now! All the "English Greeks" would go over for holidays and get called names that they were English and get back to England! Unreal. So I was a foreigner in England AND a foreigner in Cyprus! It was at this point where I thought I couldn't give two hoots as to what categories people tried to put me in. I am Maria, born in England from Cypriot parents with a very international attitude. Did they not create a special catagory just for you chili? Hubba Hubba i believe.............. (http://monavis.canalblog.com/images/Wolf1s.gif) Title: Re: What are you? Post by: bolt pp on June 20, 2006, 04:35:30 PM A mug and a fish.
As to what nationality i am what the f**k difference does it make? this debate keeps going round and round in circles on different threads. Title: Re: What are you? Post by: Colchester Kev on June 20, 2006, 04:36:57 PM Tell em what you said to me in the chat box on blonde last night Chili ... go on tell them .... SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS !!
Title: Re: What are you? Post by: Chili on June 20, 2006, 04:45:50 PM erm....."you fish?"
Oh no not that one. Did I say I loved you Kev? Well It's true I cant hold it in anylonger. p.s thanks matt for making me smile. Title: Re: What are you? Post by: Chili on June 20, 2006, 04:48:52 PM Not wishing to ignore Bolt, Dont put yourself down mate :D
Title: Re: What are you? Post by: El Yortle on June 20, 2006, 04:52:02 PM I call myself English when I'm over here, and British when I'm abroad.
Title: Re: What are you? Post by: tikay on June 20, 2006, 06:58:14 PM erm....."you fish?" Oh no not that one. Did I say I loved you Kev? Well It's true I cant hold it in anylonger. p.s thanks matt for making me smile. What? Eh? Kev who? Title: Re: What are you? Post by: RED-DOG on June 20, 2006, 06:59:05 PM I am an Earthling
Title: Re: What are you? Post by: Newmanseye on June 20, 2006, 07:03:26 PM I am an Earthling Sorry Red, you are infact a comical genius. :D Title: Re: What are you? Post by: GlasgowBandit on June 20, 2006, 07:04:48 PM Irish - but holding a British passport. I have two passports Matt you can apply from an Irish one you'll get it no bother. Where does your Irish blood come from Matt what coundty will you be supporting in the GAA?? Title: Re: What are you? Post by: RED-DOG on June 20, 2006, 07:07:06 PM I am an Earthling Sorry Red, you are infact a comical genius. :D It's true, the sooner we are all citizens of the world instead if being segregated by borders and politics, the better Title: Re: What are you? Post by: londonpokergirl on June 20, 2006, 08:54:06 PM i'm a uk girly ;)
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