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Are you English or British?
- Thread starter Herr Tubthumper
- Start date
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
Sod that. I'm from the Kingdom of Sussex.
Sent by yolk folk
Sent by yolk folk
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
TWOCHOICEStom
Well-known member
ALWAYS ENGLISH.
Unless I'm in Morocco, Turkey or any other country where I may pass as being from, then I'll say I'm from there so I'll get cheap taxi rides and discounts in shops.
Unless I'm in Morocco, Turkey or any other country where I may pass as being from, then I'll say I'm from there so I'll get cheap taxi rides and discounts in shops.
The Merry Prankster
Pactum serva
British by birth, English by the Grace of God, I believe the saying goes.
Tricky Dicky
New member
Yes.
this
Mo Gosfield
Well-known member
- Aug 11, 2010
- 6,317
If you recognise a country called England....THEN YOU ARE ENGLISH.
We speak English...not British. All the main teams we support are ENGLAND.
Wales, Scotland and the Irelands are countries in their own right and so are we. Never be ashamed to call yourself English.
Too many people seem to have an agenda to dissolute identity. Its ' British this and British that ' all the time...I fill in every form as English.
" If England means as much to you as England means to me "
We speak English...not British. All the main teams we support are ENGLAND.
Wales, Scotland and the Irelands are countries in their own right and so are we. Never be ashamed to call yourself English.
Too many people seem to have an agenda to dissolute identity. Its ' British this and British that ' all the time...I fill in every form as English.
" If England means as much to you as England means to me "
chucky1973
New member
English with out a shadow of doubt, i bet your bottom dollar if you asks our celtic friends they are definatley not British.
The only time I am remotely british is when the Lions play.
The only time I am remotely british is when the Lions play.
Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
- 26,121
Aye. I stopped regarding myself as British years ago.
chucky1973
New member
Goodbye to my England, so long my old friend
Your days are numbered, being brought to an end
To be Scottish, Irish or Welsh that's fine
But don't say your English, that's way out of line.
The French and the Germans may call themselves such
Also Norwegians, the Swedes and the Dutch
You can say your are Russian or maybe a Dane
But don't say you're English not ever again.
At Broadcasting House the word is taboo
In Brussels its scrapped, in our parliament too
Even schools are affected, staff do as they're told
They must not teach children about England of old.
Writers like Shakespeare, Milton and Shaw
The pupils do not learn of them anymore
How about Agincourt, Hastings, Arnhem or Mons
When England lost lots of her very brave sons.
We are not Europeans, for how can we be?
Europe is miles away over the sea
We're the English from England, let's all be proud
Stand up and be counted - Shout it out loud.
Let's tell our Government and Brussels too
We're proud of our heritage, the Red, White and Blue
Fly the flag of Saint George or the Union Jack
And let the world know - we want ENGLAND BACK !!!
Your days are numbered, being brought to an end
To be Scottish, Irish or Welsh that's fine
But don't say your English, that's way out of line.
The French and the Germans may call themselves such
Also Norwegians, the Swedes and the Dutch
You can say your are Russian or maybe a Dane
But don't say you're English not ever again.
At Broadcasting House the word is taboo
In Brussels its scrapped, in our parliament too
Even schools are affected, staff do as they're told
They must not teach children about England of old.
Writers like Shakespeare, Milton and Shaw
The pupils do not learn of them anymore
How about Agincourt, Hastings, Arnhem or Mons
When England lost lots of her very brave sons.
We are not Europeans, for how can we be?
Europe is miles away over the sea
We're the English from England, let's all be proud
Stand up and be counted - Shout it out loud.
Let's tell our Government and Brussels too
We're proud of our heritage, the Red, White and Blue
Fly the flag of Saint George or the Union Jack
And let the world know - we want ENGLAND BACK !!!
Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
- 26,121
George Bernard Shaw was Irish...and that's a piss poor poem.
daveinprague
New member
To overseas foreigners, im British....to home country foreigners, im English.
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
Flawed too, as the Union Jack (or Union Flag) is the flag of the United Kingdom not England.
Sent by yolk folk
English, but nowadays I don't think thats anything to be particularly proud of.
BensGrandad
New member
I am English and to repeat an elderly resident of Ditchling 'There always be an England'
Arkwright
Arkwright
English, sadly it is not recognised. Years back went to France on a day ticket and was not allowed in unless the nationality was changed from English to British.
If the Welsh, Scots and Irish can be what they are why can't we be English and celebrate St George's Day with a Bank Holiday.
If the Welsh, Scots and Irish can be what they are why can't we be English and celebrate St George's Day with a Bank Holiday.
I'm English. I'm British during the Olympics and but European only during the Ryder Cup. If you'd asked me that question when I was younger I'd have replied that I was European or an Internationalist and that nationalists of all types (Irish, Scottish, British, whatever) where all just prejudiced, twisted bigots. Changed my mind now.
Hillian1
( . ) ( . )
British*
*I'm half Welsh so can't consider myself English.
*I'm half Welsh so can't consider myself English.
The Merry Prankster
Pactum serva
Dear God, that is a dreadful attempt at a poem.