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22 April, 2012 at 3:48 pm #17559
I had an interesting debate the other day about being “British”. I’m not British – I’m English – and wouldn’t represent Great Britain at anything. That sort of rules me out of the Olympics then. :roll:
22 April, 2012 at 5:22 pm #49384333 views and not one reply. Free pizza anyone..?
22 April, 2012 at 5:35 pm #493844Er… Surely you’re European?
:P
22 April, 2012 at 5:42 pm #493845Interesting question
But it is a question on several levels
Firstly I am English and always will be
Secondly I am British as England is part of the UK
Lastly we choose to live in France because we enjoy the lifestyle here, but that does not make us French though we do try to avoid the British cliques in this area.
These days being nationalistic still can be important but society is these days multi-national and so whether we are English British or European we still have our own identities, and saying that I choose the friends I have from their personalities and if I like them rather than from their nationality
England for the Euro Football Championships and Britain for the Olympics
22 April, 2012 at 5:49 pm #493846Just had an idea – if in doubt check what it says on your passport. :P
Or passports if you have dual nationality.
22 April, 2012 at 5:55 pm #493847For some though their passports are fake
Mine says GB & NI and always will but whether the kids choose to change nationalities is up to them
22 April, 2012 at 6:01 pm #493848@panda12 wrote:
Just had an idea – if in doubt check what it says on your passport. :P
Or passports if you have dual nationality.
United Kingdom.
I’m still not British. Being British takes away your identity.
22 April, 2012 at 6:05 pm #49384922 April, 2012 at 6:06 pm #493850@terry wrote:
@panda12 wrote:
Just had an idea – if in doubt check what it says on your passport. :P
Or passports if you have dual nationality.
United Kingdom.
I’m still not British. Being British takes away your identity.
Perhaps you should go more granular and get it down to the town or county you were born in?
22 April, 2012 at 6:09 pm #493851@j_in_france wrote:
@terry wrote:
@panda12 wrote:
Just had an idea – if in doubt check what it says on your passport. :P
Or passports if you have dual nationality.
United Kingdom.
I’m still not British. Being British takes away your identity.
Your identity is you not what country you come from
Depends what Terry means by identity. In this context, I don’t think he’s talking about his name.
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