What nationality do you consider yourself to be?

[Eoin]

For all of you from the home nations..

What do you class your nationality as?
British?
English?
Scottish?
Welsh?
Northern Irish?
A combo of British as well as...?
The country you were born?
Where you live now?
Other?

All our foreign friends feel free to answer aswell

[Blinger1]

Well I am dual citizen in Australia and switzerland. But I do prefer australia

[dirrty]

british...

[jackass]

British. :)

[Caution]

Scottish. :)

[FlyingJesus]

English or British, I'm not really bothered which. Seems to usually be Scots who prefer calling themselves after the country than Britain as a whole, dunno why it's not exactly the greatest place on earth

[kk.]

my dads friend wrote down his nationality as 'English'. Apparently we're not allowed to write that since english is a lnaguage thats used worldwide and would be too generic. Im english as im from england, but apparently we have to use british, whereas others can use scottish, welsh and irish.

[Ardemax]

welsh/british

[Jordy]

I tend to say British but I'm increasingly more tempted to say I'm English.

There's really nothing worse than a nationalist Scot.

[Abbie.]

british

[syko2006]

British! :D

[Caution]

I tend to say British but I'm increasingly more tempted to say I'm English.

There's really nothing worse than a nationalist Scot.
Why is that? :rolleyes:

[AlexOC]

English.

But i do have strong Welsh and Irish roots.

[Stryderman]

I was born in cyprus but i consider myself british as i never actually lived over there.

[Recursion]

1/2 English 1/2 Scottish :]

[Meree.]

Well i'm Liverpudlian, so yeah. :) But im 1/4 Irish.

[clueless]

i don't think i've ever said british it sounds all posh

english

[Alkaz]

British! :D

[RedStratocas]

american i suppose.

[Judge Judy]

Welsh or British either way

[Jordy]

Why is that? :rolleyes:Just how they feel the need to make a point about being Scottish and not British. By all means be proud of where you come from but some nationalists would take it as an insult to call them "British". There's nothing wrong with being labelled British and at the end of the day, they are British (As well as Scottish) and should be able to handle them both. I'm also not a fan of Scottish independence as I think it would be bad for Scotland as well as the the rest of the UK, I also hate how it is currently seeing as you get your own laws, free university and better healthcare, why can't England?

[Recursion]

Just how they feel the need to make a point about being Scottish and not British. By all means be proud of where you come from but some nationalists would take it as an insult to call them "British". There's nothing wrong with being labelled British and at the end of the day, they are British (As well as Scottish) and should be able to handle them both. I'm also not a fan of Scottish independence as I think it would be bad for Scotland as well as the the rest of the UK, I also hate how it is currently seeing as you get your own laws, free university and better healthcare, why can't England?

Because here in England, the people who run our country are asshats and think that buying 270,000 laptops to give to people is more important than making Universities cheaper for students that might actually work (not saying the people who get free laptops won't, but you get the idea).

[CJW93]

English

[Eoin]

Scottish

[leah]

english :)

[Black_Apalachi]

English but I might sometimes refer to myself as Irish just in conversation (both parents Irish). Never referred to myself as British before.

[Smits]

English...

[Caution]

Just how they feel the need to make a point about being Scottish and not British. By all means be proud of where you come from but some nationalists would take it as an insult to call them "British". There's nothing wrong with being labelled British and at the end of the day, they are British (As well as Scottish) and should be able to handle them both. I'm also not a fan of Scottish independence as I think it would be bad for Scotland as well as the the rest of the UK, I also hate how it is currently seeing as you get your own laws, free university and better healthcare, why can't England?

I know Scots are Brits as well, but the question is what do you consider yourself to be. Just because Scotland isn't totally governed within Scotland, it's still a country. I think Scotland should be independent from the UK, but not under the SNP and I don't know enough about this to argue really, but surely a Scot could argue that we should be able to get free laptops if England can?

[Smits]

I know Scots are Brits as well, but the question is what do you consider yourself to be. Just because Scotland isn't totally governed within Scotland, it's still a country. I think Scotland should be independent from the UK, but not under the SNP and I don't know enough about this to argue really, but surely a Scot could argue that we should be able to get free laptops if England can?

Trust me, the whole of britain would rather have free education.

[-:Undertaker:-]

my dads friend wrote down his nationality as 'English'. Apparently we're not allowed to write that since english is a lnaguage thats used worldwide and would be too generic. Im english as im from england, but apparently we have to use british, whereas others can use scottish, welsh and irish.

Thats a damn lie by whoever is saying that (guessing the PC brigade) - out of all the nationalities and 'diversity' in this country they English are the worst treated, strange really because most of it belongs to the English people anyway last time I checked.


Why is that? :rolleyes:


I know Scots are Brits as well, but the question is what do you consider yourself to be. Just because Scotland isn't totally governed within Scotland, it's still a country. I think Scotland should be independent from the UK, but not under the SNP and I don't know enough about this to argue really, but surely a Scot could argue that we should be able to get free laptops if England can?

Why is it?

Because the Scottish are so 'proud' of their country but don't realise that it is the English which subsidise the Scottish under the Barnett formula. What you spend up in Scotland; free uni and so forth isn't sustainable for Scotland and is only provided because the spineless MPs here (mostly Labour) make sure Scotland recieves this money because if they didn't, Labour would lose the vital support it recieves from Scotland.

Why should my mother and father pay more taxes than that of a scottish family when we recieve less and the scottish family recieves more? - they shouldn't and it really winds people up, especially when we see people like the SNP and Scottish Nationalists moaning about what England is getting (rarely anything more than Scotland gets). Scottish MPs can also vote on English issues, how on earth is that fair? - its not.

On the topic, I call myself British.

[HotelUser]

I am and always will be Canadian (H)

[Meanies]

japanese

nowait
english

[kuzkasate]

Russian ;)

[buttons]

Because the Scottish are so 'proud' of their country but don't realise that it is the English which subsidise the Scottish under the Barnett formula. What you spend up in Scotland; free uni and so forth isn't sustainable for Scotland and is only provided because the spineless MPs here (mostly Labour) make sure Scotland recieves this money because if they didn't, Labour would lose the vital support it recieves from Scotland.

Why should my mother and father pay more taxes than that of a scottish family when we recieve less and the scottish family recieves more? - they shouldn't and it really winds people up, especially when we see people like the SNP and Scottish Nationalists moaning about what England is getting (rarely anything more than Scotland gets). Scottish MPs can also vote on English issues, how on earth is that fair? - its not.

On the topic, I call myself British.
:S no. i understand england can do fine without us whereas we'd just struggle without england. i understand that - as do many other people. we don't need someone who doesn't need to worry about it to tell us what we should or shouldn't believe. WE can't do anything about the system, nor can you. take it out on the MPs all you want but it doesn't mean we can't be "proud" of being scottish. i'm 100% sure if you were in our shoes you wouldn't be complaining but of course you'll just deny that.

i actually fnd it funny how many of you claim you'd say you were british yet you're slagging off part of britain? i don't believe it. if anyone would ask you in a real situation i reckon you would say you were english and i don't think there's anything wrong in that but i'm guessing I'M the wrong one here because you and others will deny it (let's be honest there's more english people here than scottish, i know literally nothing about politics/economy/countries/history but i'm not a ******)

also i might be wrong but isn't nationality your COUNTRY of birth? i was born and raised in scotland and i'm therefore scottish, yeah i'm british too but first i'm scottish and proud so.... pretty sure you're proud of being english as you've already proved with your "scotland needs england" :rolleyes:

[Ardemax]

come to think of it, i've only referred to myself as british to like americans or foreigners because they don't know where Wales is

[-:Undertaker:-]

:S no. i understand england can do fine without us whereas we'd just struggle without england. i understand that - as do many other people. we don't need someone who doesn't need to worry about it to tell us what we should or shouldn't believe. WE can't do anything about the system, nor can you. take it out on the MPs all you want but it doesn't mean we can't be "proud" of being scottish. i'm 100% sure if you were in our shoes you wouldn't be complaining but of course you'll just deny that.Oh course it doesn't, the MPs across the country are out of touch. The Scottish people aren't ripping everyone off, its the SNP and the Labour Party who are - and thats what i'm saying, when we see Scottish people moaning about 'England gets this, England gets that' - it winds people up. On in your shoes, if my country was being run by French cash and the French people did not want it then I would be against it, I am also against EMA yet I recieve EMA - so no, my opinions would be the same.


i actually fnd it funny how many of you claim you'd say you were british yet you're slagging off part of britain? i don't believe it. if anyone would ask you in a real situation i reckon you would say you were english and i don't think there's anything wrong in that but i'm guessing I'M the wrong one here because you and others will deny it (let's be honest there's more english people here than scottish, i know literally nothing about politics/economy/countries/history but i'm not a ******)I always say I am British and always will, both on the internet and real life.


also i might be wrong but isn't nationality your COUNTRY of birth? i was born and raised in scotland and i'm therefore scottish, yeah i'm british too but first i'm scottish and proud so.... pretty sure you're proud of being english as you've already proved with your "scotland needs england" :rolleyes:The United Kingdom (Britain) is a sovereign state, I was born in the United Kingdom and so were you. I am not slating normal Scottish people, I am slating the ones who moan constantly about the Union and the English. On pretty sure, yeah of course I am proud of English history. However I believe in our history our glory days so to speak came from the Union, hence why I refer to myself as British.

British first, English second.

[Geraint]

welsh.

[Pix]

british.

[ItsDave]

English.

[cocaine]

english/british whatever takes their fancy

[Swearwolf]

technically am scottish

[Arch]

Canadian :)

[ecstasy]

English. Dont think I've ever referred to myself as British, sounds too posh.

[hah]

irish.....

[alexxxxx]

British or English if we're around football time. =D But I'm eligible if i could find all the paperwork to become Italian due to their easy laws on citizenship.

It's not fair because for some odd reason i've got a perma-tan (darker than everyone in my family) and people ask me like where my parents are from and stuff when all my parents and all but one of my grandparents are born in england :S:S:S:S

[hah]

does that not ever make you think lol

[alexxxxx]

does that not ever make you think lol

i won't say it hasn't lol

[-:Undertaker:-]

British or English if we're around football time. =D But I'm eligible if i could find all the paperwork to become Italian due to their easy laws on citizenship.

It's not fair because for some odd reason i've got a perma-tan (darker than everyone in my family) and people ask me like where my parents are from and stuff when all my parents and all but one of my grandparents are born in england :S:S:S:S

Yeah i'm darker aswell, my Grandad is darker aswell. It must come from somewhere along that side of the family. I want somebody to research it, would be interesting to see wheres its come from etc.

[-K8T!E-]

Irish.

[brandon]

English or.... European ;)

[Richie]

Irish..

[Black_Apalachi]

British or English if we're around football time. =D But I'm eligible if i could find all the paperwork to become Italian due to their easy laws on citizenship.

It's not fair because for some odd reason i've got a perma-tan (darker than everyone in my family) and people ask me like where my parents are from and stuff when all my parents and all but one of my grandparents are born in england :S:S:S:S

Yeah I'm pretty sure I could get an Irish passport if I wanted. I've got a mate who is like that too. He was born in Gibraltar of English parents but he's much darker and we sometimes call him the Spaniard lol.

[flatface]

English or British, I'm not really bothered which. Seems to usually be Scots who prefer calling themselves after the country than Britain as a whole, dunno why it's not exactly the greatest place on earth

I agree

British

[Axel]

British. Doesn't sound 'posh' at all?

[CrazyColaist]

british but im german aswell.

(im hitlers gr8 grandson blates)

[Eoin]

I would never think calling myself irish, but I could play football for ireland due to irish parents. But I'd never be in that situation because I'm bawz at football haha

[alexxxxx]

I would never think calling myself irish, but I could play football for ireland due to irish parents. But I'd never be in that situation because I'm bawz at football haha

you've got irish flags in your sig tho

[Circadia]

1/3 cockney 1/3 manchunian 1/3 sandrugan so ye ime english :D

[Black_Apalachi]

I would never think calling myself irish, but I could play football for ireland due to irish parents. But I'd never be in that situation because I'm bawz at football haha

I'd definitely choose Ireland if I was a professional footballer :D

[Grippz]

I am English, *Removed*

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[clueless]

British. Doesn't sound 'posh' at all?

i think it does!

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what the hell so if you're black and were born and raised in england you're not english?!

[Grippz]

i think it does!


what the hell so if you're black and were born and raised in england you're not english?!


before transport, all of England was white :-) Since the invention of transport people haven't stopped taking advantage

[Black_Apalachi]

I am English, they class anyone as British these days, If you wasn't born here or your not white you aint English ;/

You sound like Nick Griffin.

[Catzsy]

before transport, all of England was white :-) Since the invention of transport people haven't stopped taking advantage

You may like to know that ethnic/black people living in this country date back to before the romans and anyone born here or granted citizenship is British whatever colour they are. I would be greatful if you could read my pm as to these type of remarks, also. Thanks. =]

[-:Undertaker:-]

You may like to know that ethnic/black people living in this country date back to before the romans and anyone born here or granted citizenship is British whatever colour they are. I would be greatful if you could read my pm as to these type of remarks, also. Thanks. =]

Of course they did (a very very very small minority), but he/she is making the point that in their view for somebody to be English/British they have to be white. We may not agree with it but thats no reason to punish/show the racist card just because you don't agree with somebody.

[Jordy]

before transport, all of England was white :-) Since the invention of transport people haven't stopped taking advantageIf transport didn't exist how did we get here? If my memory serves me right, I'm pretty sure all humans originate from Africa?

It's impossible to be this so called "British" for so many reasons, we're all immigrants at some point, the vast majority of us have a bit of Germany, Norway and Denmark in us.

[Catzsy]

Of course they did (a very very very small minority), but he/she is making the point that in their view for somebody to be English/British they have to be white. We may not agree with it but thats no reason to punish/show the racist card just because you don't agree with somebody.

Sorry I didn't do anything of the sort - I DO NOT penalise anybody just because I do not agree with them. The statement that you have to be white to be english is a racist remark and very inappropriate for the forum. If some party gets in and changes the laws on what 'racism' is perceived to be then that would be a different thing. Thanks.

[Gibs960]

British, us Brits should stick together :D

[Kowther]

From where my parents came from, and from where I was born.
So Palestinian/Australian.

[-:Undertaker:-]

Sorry I didn't do anything of the sort - I DO NOT penalise anybody just because I do not agree with them. The statement that you have to be white to be english is a racist remark and very inappropriate for the forum. If some party gets in and changes the laws on what 'racism' is perceived to be then that would be a different thing. Thanks.

How on is that racist, its merely that users view on who they consider British which they have stated in a non-racist fashion. We may disagree with it but thats no reason to punish somebody for it. There was no malicious comment on behalf of that user and no racism incited; they merely said that in their view you have to be white to be British which is a sterotype in itself.


I DO NOT penalise anybody just because I do not agree with them.You just have, you have punished somebody for something which you consider racist yet the comment has no hatred towards another race mentioned. That is not racism.

[Neversoft]

I am an Englishman.

[GommeInc]

British, though English if it was allowed.

[Mikey]

If a form says scottish, I'll tick scottish but if only british is there then i'll tick that.

scottish ftw :)

[nat965]

mum & dad say i have German & British in my blood. I think i'm Australian though :)