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| 2011 Census; Question 15: How would you describe your national identity? | |
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| newtonscat | Nov 4 2010, 04:18 AM Post #1 |
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I've been showing people this question and getting, in most cases, a "bewildered" response - even from English people ... (who thought they were 'British' 'cos the foreigners keep telling them they are). What is needed I think is a clear explanation of what 'National Identity' is ... so that people who are not born here can feel that they can be more than just "British Citizens". People need to know that 'National Identity' is not the same as 'Nationality' or 'Nation of birth'. A Latvian friend of mine got the gist of it when I said he could tick 'English', 'British', & 'Other' and write in "Latvian" (he's been here for 20 years) ... or even 'Japanese', his wife's from Japan. My housing trust is still refusing to even consider changing 'British' to English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British in their "what Ethnic whatnot are you" questions ... the idea really annoys them. |
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| Deleted User | Nov 4 2010, 09:23 AM Post #2 |
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I'm English - my culture's not the same as the 'Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish'. I view the term British as more of a military thing. I think we (the 4 nations) become British when it's necessary for us to unite as one giant kingdom; then we kick arse, come home, and separate back into our 4 slightly different ways again... We do other things under the British tag too I suppose (sport for example), but I think the British Empire was our greatest achievement. |
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| Deleted User | Nov 4 2010, 10:30 AM Post #3 |
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I would say Northern Irish, unlike alot of other Unionists. Although as a post above says, Its better being British, "Unite & Fight". With things going the way they are atm, Patriots from each country in the UK will begin to co operate alot more i feel. Rule Britannia!
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| harry | Nov 4 2010, 09:51 PM Post #4 |
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I've always used English as my nationality, but let's say for instance that my wife and I emigrated to China and my wife gave birth to a child whilst we were living there, I wouldn't for one minute think that my child was Chinese, after all Chinese is a race. |
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| Night_Crawler | Nov 4 2010, 10:17 PM Post #5 |
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I know a foreigner who calls me English.
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| baigohshiong | Nov 12 2010, 02:21 AM Post #6 |
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When the council send this rubbish I ignore it as I am not prepared to be other... |
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| SamD | Nov 12 2010, 02:24 AM Post #7 |
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white - english |
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| BigChris | Nov 12 2010, 02:35 AM Post #8 |
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English and if this is not an option I put "other" and then write in "English", it really gets up the noses of the PC Lefty Pillocks
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| Deleted User | Nov 12 2010, 03:31 AM Post #9 |
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I do the same, infact i failed a job interview because of it once, they saw me as a bit to challenging. |
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| Deleted User | Nov 12 2010, 02:10 PM Post #10 |
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English. |
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| tobias malachi | Nov 12 2010, 02:16 PM Post #11 |
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ENGLISH |
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| Northants.EDL.1991 | Nov 12 2010, 02:20 PM Post #12 |
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British as British me, family tree has never lived outside of Britain, all old school, always had a huge family at each generation. im currently in England and class myself as white-British, nothing else, my nan is Scottish (late family are all From Glasgow) father is also Scottish but have never met the mug. mother is English, so if u want to be technical id be 3/4 Scottish. but no i class myself as ye old white-British. till i die. |
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| chunky | Nov 12 2010, 03:08 PM Post #13 |
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english er no french, er no english, no maybe french, oh i don't know you decide, as i'm a immigrant not illgeal you no, but my family came over with willam the conqurer in 1066, and decided to stay chunky |
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| Deleted User | Nov 12 2010, 03:09 PM Post #14 |
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eh, under threat. |
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| Aden30 | Nov 12 2010, 04:48 PM Post #15 |
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You don't have to pre-fix English with the word "white" because to hold English ethnicity, you have to be of the Northern European race, which by default is white. Just English will do nicely! |
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9:08 AM Jul 11
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I would say Northern Irish, unlike alot of other Unionists. Although as a post above says, Its better being British, "Unite & Fight". With things going the way they are atm, Patriots from each country in the UK will begin to co operate alot more i feel. Rule Britannia!


9:08 AM Jul 11